Parasect 4/189 · Darkness Ablaze

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 4/189 in Darkness Ablaze, position 4 of 201. Before it is 3 Paras, and after it is 5 Carnivine. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Mushroom Tackle lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Solar Beam is another attack lists 110 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, 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 D.

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 Miki Tanaka 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 Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Darkness Ablaze set binder is where a full Darkness Ablaze 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.