Parasect · Scarlet & Violet 151, what to know.
About the Parasect card
Parasect is card 47 of 207 in Scarlet & Violet 151, released in September 2023, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 120 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Paras, which places Parasect deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Yoriyuki Ikegami.
The card's flavor text gives Parasect a line of lore: "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."
About Parasect in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Paras. Larger mushrooms; in-game lore suggests the mushrooms have taken control of the crab. Jungle Rare Parasect has thin standalone demand.
What is Parasect worth?
Parasect is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Parasect before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Parasect grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Parasect
Raw copies of Parasect are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Parasect is the practical move.
