Pooka
Parasect
#55/130 in Base Set 2, Uncommon, 60 HP, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Card number
- #55/130
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60 HP
- Type
- Grass
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 24, 2000
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes
Parasect
Parasect appears in the English print of Base Set 2, released on February 24, 2000. Parasect is a uncommon rarity and 60 HP. The Base Set 2 set contains 130 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Parasect is a Grass-type Pokémon with 60 HP. It features two attacks: Spore, which costs two Grass energy and puts the defending Pokémon to sleep, and Slash, requiring three Colorless energy to deal 30 damage. The card has a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It is weak to Fire-type attacks, which deal double damage. The flavor text describes it as a host-parasite pair where a mushroom has overtaken a bug, thriving in damp environments. Designed by artist Ken Sugimori, this card is part of the Base Set 2 released in February 2000. It carries a rarity of Uncommon and is numbered 55 in its series. The card’s theme color is a warm golden hue, aligning with its Grass-type identity.
A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.
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