Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Parasect
Mysterious Treasures · #58 · Uncommon · 2007
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Market reference
$0.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 58 / 124
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Paras
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 47
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Parasect plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Extend Fungus) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Parasect
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Parasect?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A mushroom grown larger than the host's body controls PARASECT. It scatters poisonous spores."
GWild Spores — 20
If Parasect evolved from Paras during this turn, this attack does 40 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.
GGCExtend Fungus — 60
Remove 2 damage counters from Parasect.
Weakness:R+20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.19 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.33 | $0.30 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.99 | $1.27 | $19.98 | $1.22 | $1.31 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.22 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.58 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.70 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Parasect is real?
Parasect is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Parasect worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Parasect is $0.33; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Parasect from?
Parasect is from the Pokémon set "Mysterious Treasures" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Parasect?
Parasect is a Uncommon card in the Mysterious Treasures set.
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Other Parasect printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
