#4 Parasect - Darkness Ablaze (swsh3)
Parasect is a Grass-type Pokémon with 120 HP, featured in the Sword & Shield series within the Darkness Ablaze set released on August 14, 2020. It has a retreat cost of two Colorless energy and is weak to Fire attacks, which deal double damage. The card’s artist is Miki Tanaka, and it is classified as an Uncommon rarity. Parasect’s attacks include Mushroom Tackle, which costs one Grass energy to deal 30 damage and has a 50% chance to paralyze the opponent’s Active Pokémon, and Solar Beam, requiring two Grass and one Colorless energy to strike for 110 damage. The flavor text describes the Pokémon as a bug mostly dead, with the mushroom on its back becoming the main body, and notes that if the mushroom detaches, the bug stops moving. Its regulation mark is D, and it belongs to the Pokémon supertype. The card’s design and mechanics align with its thematic focus on the symbiotic relationship between the bug and the mushroom.
Type
Pokémon
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Miki Tanaka
Release Date
8/14/2020

Darkness Ablaze
Sword & Shield
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