Parasect 47/165 · 151

Parasect is Pokédex #047, generation 1 (Kanto). Parasect is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Paras. In this catalog that name is Paras (#046).

Parasect sits at 47/165 in 151, position 47 of 207. Before it is 46 Paras, and after it is 48 Venonat. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Spread Filaments lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip 2 coins. Search your deck for a number of Grass Pokémon up to the number of heads and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Claw Slash is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The bug is mostly dead, with the mushroom on its back having become the main body. If the mushroom comes off, the bug stops moving." The regulation mark is G.

Parasect (#047) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Parasect 41/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yoriyuki Ikegami illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Parasect list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yoriyuki Ikegami. I count 19 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Parasect can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.