Gen 1 Parasect UU Mini [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Ctown6]

This is part of a project to get rid of the poor quality, misinformation-ridden RBY analyses from over a decade ago. These works are low-priority and should be treated as such.

[OVERVIEW]

Parasect's niche is being the only fully evolved Pokemon in RBY with access to the 99.96% accurate sleep-inducing Spore, which it can pair with Stun Spore for dual status. It also has access to Swords Dance to boost its Attack and damage output with Hyper Beam, which can be effective with paralysis support from its teammates, allowing it to threaten crippled teams. If it wishes to focus on supporting its teammates it can stick to Slash and Mega Drain, making it more self-sufficient and less reliant on setup and allowing it to focus on spreading status for its teammates. Defensively, Parasect has a nice 4x resistance to Ground and a resistance to Water and Electric, meaning it can switch in on Raichu and Dugtrio. For example Dugtrio's Earthquake only does a maximum of 9.9% of Parasect's health, and Rock Slide does a maximum of 40.2%. This allows Parasect to get on the field if it isn’t badly chipped and get off a free status-inducing move, Swords Dance, or pure damage from Slash or Mega Drain.

Unfortunately Parasect's positive traits aren't nearly enough to give it a legitimate role in RBY UU, and as such it should not see use on any serious competitive team. It's entirely outclassed by the other sleep-spreading Grass-types, Venusaur and Tangela. Tangela has superior bulk and a better defensive typing in pure Grass while similarly having access to dual status. Venusaur has superior Speed, letting it take advantage of Swords Dance more effectively, and access to Razor Leaf, a better Grass-type move that Parasect lacks. Spore's almost perfect accuracy simply isn't enough to make Parasect viable. Its stats are all-around mediocre, and its Speed is tied for the lowest in the game alongside Snorlax and Slowbro. One hinderance of Parasect's Speed is that it can't even truly take advantage of Slash, which ends up being a critical hit only 46.88% of the time. This is opposed to another Pokemon like Persian, whose Slash is STAB-boosted and a critical hit almost 100% of the time. Its defensive typing is also among the worst in the game, being weak to common attacking types like Ice and Rock, with a 4x weakness to Flying, Fire, and Poison. Parasect is also brutally ruined by Haunter, which resists Mega Drain and has an immunity to Normal, which takes away all of Parasect's viable offensive options.

[SET]

name: Setup Sleeper
move 1: Spore
move 2: Stun Spore
move 3: Swords Dance
move 4: Hyper Beam

[SET COMMENTS]

Parasect's game plan is simple: put something to sleep with Spore and either go on the offensive with Swords Dance and Hyper Beam or cripple something else with paralysis from Stun Spore on the switch. After this it can come back in late-game when the opposing team is crippled with paralysis and weakened and go for a sweep. After a Swords Dance it can OHKO the common Kadabra and take out the omnipresent Hypno and Tentacruel from 70%.

Running Slash is still an effective option for immediate damage, being able to 2HKO Kadabra with critical hits, and Mega Drain is a Grass-type STAB option for handling Dugtrio, Omastar, and Golem. With Mega Drain it can get solid chip damage, being able to 3HKO all of them. Stun Spore can be dropped to maintain Swords Dance and Hyper Beam while making room for an immediate offensive option such as Slash or Mega Drain. This comes with the additional benefit of not having a recharge turn if your target survives Hyper Beam. Toxic could be used over Stun Spore to help Dragonite and Tentacruel immobilize opposing Pokemon with Wrap more effectively, but its atrocious Speed makes this very difficult to pull off and isn't truly worth using.

[CREDITS]
Written by: [[Ctown6, 509438]]
Quality checked by: [[phoopes, 96315]], [Plague von Karma, 236353]]
Grammar checked by: [[Kris, 241023]]

 

[phoopes]

Got a few things:

It also has access to Swords Damce to boost its Attack and Slash for an immediate offensive option.

I'd change the "and" here to an "or," since you wouldn't use Swords Dance and Slash together. Maybe try something like, "It also has access to Swords Dance to boost its Attack and damage output with Hyper Beam, or Slash for a more immediate offensive option."

It’s stats are all around decent but it’s Speed is tied for lowest in the entire game.

Being nitpicky, but its Speed is tied for lowest among full evolved Pokemon, not the entire game. Also now is a good time to point out to watch your "it's" vs. "its," there's a bunch of those that need to be switched around, along with other grammar-related stuff throughout the analysis. Read it over again and you'll catch a bunch of them.

It’s Speed is so low that it can’t even truly take advantage of Slash, which ends up being a critical hit 46.88% of the time.

To the uninitiated, this sounds pretty good actually, since that's a better rate than in the modern games. New players might not know about the Speed/crit mechanics in RBY, so I'd throw in a comparison to something like Persian, which gets STAB on Slash and crits nearly 100% of the time. It'll better emphasize your point about Slash.

Venusaur has superior Speed letting it take advantage of Swords Dance more effectively and Razor Leaf for an immediately effective Grass STAB move.

Since Parasect has Mega Drain, which is also an "immediately effective Grass STAB move," I'd reword this to say that Venusaur's Razor Leaf is generally a better move than Parasect's Mega Drain. Maybe something like, "Venusaur has superior Speed, letting it take advantage of Swords Dance more effectively, and access to Razor Leaf, a better Grass-type move that Parasect lacks."

It also carries Swords Dance in its move pool and with Hyper Beam it can take out the Omni-present Kadabra in one hit.

I would lead into this with something like "Instead of Slash and Mega Drain, Parasect can use..." to show that those are the two moves that should be replaced with the package deal of Swords Dance and Hyper Beam. Also, I would use a different word than "omni-present" to describe Kadabra. I'd only use that adjective for Tentacruel and maybe Hypno.

 

[Ctown6]

Aright! Implemented all changes, let me know what you think. Also I changed Omni present to common. I don’t know if you think that should be kept or if I should drop the adjectives all together and just say Kadabra. Also I think I caught all the it’s vs its. Gonna blame that one on autocorrect haha

 

[phoopes]

Unfortunately these traits aren’t nearly enough to give Parasect a legitimate role in RBY UU, and as such it should not be used in serious competitive play. Its stats are all around decent but it’s its Speed is tied for lowest in the entire game among fully evolved Pokemon. Its Speed is so low that it can’t even truly take advantage of Slash, which ends up being a critical hit only 46.88% of the time. This is opposed to something like Persian who’s whose Speed makes slash Slash a critical hit almost 100% of the time and gets a STAB boost on top of that. Its defensive typing is also absolutely terrible, being weak to common attacking types in like Ice and Rock, and with a 4x weakness to Flying and Fire. This combined with its atrocious speed means The the only thing it can do quickly is be defeated in battle. it’s It's entirely outclassed by the other sleep spreading Grass types, Venusaur and Tangela. Tangela has superior bulk and a better defensive typing in pure Grass while similarly having access to dual status. Venusaur has superior Speed, letting it take advantage of Swords Dance more effectively, and access to Razor Leaf, a better Grass-type move that Parasect lacks. Spore's almost perfect accuracy simply isn’t enough to make Parasect viable.

This is by no means a GP amcheck, but I cleaned up some stuff in the main paragraph of the analysis.

Once that's in, QC 1/2

 

[Ctown6]

Implemented, thank you phoopes! Ready for QC 2

 

[Plague von Karma]

It may be worth considering SD+HB as the main set, as it has far more potential for Parasect's explosive damage output and synergizes with paraspam teams. This should also be incorporated into the set details, in that case. Besides, it's mentioned far more throughout the analysis and Slash won't even crit most of the time. Slash and MD may as well be OOs put into a second paragraph. Let me know what you think.

Parasect's niche is being the only fully evolved Pokemon in RBY with access to the 99.96% accurate sleep inducing Spore, which it can pair with Stun Spore for dual status. It also has access to Swords Dance to boost its Attack and damage output with Hyper Beam, or Slash for a more immediate offensive option.

This can do with a tiny bit of expansion. Parasect can be serviceable with paralysis support, since after a Swords Dance, anyone's Hyper Beam can work fairly well. Plus, Swords Dance will reapply the Speed drop from paralysis.

While its typing is horrible, Parasect is capable of coming in on a Surf and the like if need-be, as it resists Water-type moves. It also has a 4x resistance to Ground, which makes it surprisingly effective at coming in on - and punishing - Dugtrio. In fact, switching in on Dugtrio is literally a free Spore if Parasect isn't chipped. Here are some calcs to demonstrate;

• Dugtrio Earthquake vs. Parasect: 27-32 (8.3 - 9.9%) -- possibly the worst move ever
• Dugtrio Slash vs. Parasect on a critical hit: 98-116 (30.3 - 35.9%) -- 41.7% chance to 3HKO
• Dugtrio Rock Slide vs. Parasect: 110-130 (34 - 40.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
• Parasect Slash vs. Dugtrio on a critical hit: 144-170 (52.7 - 62.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

It's not much, but the opening paragraph is a bit bare at the moment, so adding these minor niches would help.

Its stats are all around decent but its Speed is tied for lowest in the entire game among fully evolved Pokemon.

It may be better to say "slowest in the tier", fwiw, or mention Snorlax and Slowbro as what it's tied with. Both work.

Parasect's game plan is simple: Sleep something with Spore and either go on the offensive or cripple something else with paralysis on the switch. Running Slash is still an effective option for immediate damage, being able to 2HKO Kadabra with critical hits. Mega Drain is used to chunk Dugtrio and Omastar, 3HKOing both. Instead of Slash and Mega Drain, Parasect can use Swords Dance with Hyper Beam. After a dance it can even take out the common Kadabra in one hit. However no combination of these traits make Parasect worth using over Venusaur or Tangela in RBY UU.

I don't think it's worth saying "However no combination of these traits make Parasect worth using over Venusaur or Tangela in RBY UU." as this is already established in the overview. If they're reading to this point, they're likely using Parasect.

Considering the above things, I'd suggest giving the Set Details a hard look after implementing these and seeing what you can do to expand on things.

 

[Ctown6]

Alright, implemented a lot of things and changed around quite a bit, let me know what you think

 

[Plague von Karma]

Overview
This could be restructured a bit. I've highlighted areas that should go into the other paragraphs in some form, as it's explained more easily that way.

[OVERVIEW]

Parasect's niche is being the only fully evolved Pokemon in RBY with access to the 99.96% accurate sleep inducing Spore, which it can pair with Stun Spore for dual status. It also has access to Swords Dance to boost its Attack and damage output with Hyper Beam, which can be effective with paralysis support from its teammates, allowing it to grab an Attack boost and threaten crippled teams. If it wishes to focus on supporting its teammates it can stick to Slash and Mega Drain. This will allow Parasect to spread status and get off chip damage to help its team clean up late game.

Parasect has all around decent Stats but its Speed is tied for lowest in the entire game among fully evolved Pokemon, only tied with Snorlax and Slowbro. However the aforementioned 2 have great bulk, good typings in Normal and Psychic / Water respectively, and great move options. One hinderance of Parasect's Speed is that it can’t even truly take advantage of Slash, which ends up being a critical hit only 46.88% of the time. This is opposed to something like Persian whose Speed makes Slash a critical hit almost 100% of the time and gets a STAB boost on top of that. Its defensive typing is also bad, being weak to common attacking types like Ice and Rock, with a 4x weakness to Flying and Fire. It does however have a nice 4x resistance to Ground and a resistance to Water and Electric. Meaning it can switch in on a Raichu or Dugtrio. For example Dugtrio's Earthquake only does a maximum of 9.9% and Rock Slide does a maximum of 40.2%. This allows Parasect to get on the field if it isn’t badly chipped and get off a free status inducing move, Swords Dance, or pure damage from Slash or Mega Drain. (move this to the first paragraph and reword accordingly, this is all positives) Unfortunately these traits aren’t nearly enough to give Parasect a legitimate role in RBY UU, and as such it should not see use on any serious competitive team. Its entirely outclassed by the other sleep spreading Grass types; Venusaur and Tangela. Tangela has superior bulk and a better defensive typing in pure Grass while similarly having access to dual status. Venusaur has superior Speed, letting it take advantage of Swords Dance more effectively, and access to Razor Leaf, a better Grass-type move that Parasect lacks. Spore's almost perfect accuracy simply isn’t enough to make Parasect viable. (move this to the start alongside the last line about Spore)

On a side note, mention that Haunter brutally destroys Parasect due to it resisting Mega Drain and being immune to everything else it can viably use. Except like, Leech Life, but who's using that? Don't actually mention Leech Life...

Set Details

Parasect's game plan is simple: Sleep something with Spore and either go on the offensive or cripple something else with paralysis on the switch. After this it can come back in late game when the opposing team is crippled with paralysis and weakened and go for a sweep. After a Swords Dance it can take out the common Kadabra in one hit and take out the Omni-present Hypno and Tentacruel from 70%. Running Slash is still an effective option for immediate damage, being able to 2HKO Kadabra with critical hits and Mega Drain is a Grass STAB option for Dugtrio, Omastar, and Golem. With Mega Drain it can get solid chip damage being able to 3HKO all of them. Toxic could be used over Stun Spore to help Dragonite and Tentacruel Wrap opposing Pokemon more effectively, but its atrocious Speed makes this very difficult to pull off and isn’t truly worth using.

Be a bit more direct with what you're saying. When "going on the offensive", mention SD+HB, then when going over paralysis, mention Stun Spore. It's not much to us, but it just helps be clearer to newbies. Mention that Parasect appreciates paralysis support to help it go on the offensive.

Separate the bit about Slash into a second paragraph, as you're going over OOs by that point. The first paragraph should focus on your main set. Mention that dropping Stun Spore is a valid option if you want to maintain SD+HB.

 

[Ctown6]

Implemented! Lmk what you think

 

[Plague von Karma]

Almost there, a few things. Some sentences can probably be shortened and grammatically improved, but I think GP would better handle it.

If it wishes to focus on supporting its teammates it can stick to Slash and Mega Drain. This will allow Parasect to spread status and get off chip damage to help its team clean up late game.

This implies that Slash and Mega Drain spread status, which they don't. I think what you mean is something like "this will allow Parasect to be more self-sufficient and less reliant on setup, allowing it to focus on spreading status".

Its Stats are all around decent but its Speed is tied for lowest in the entire game among fully evolved Pokemon, only tied with Snorlax and Slowbro.

Shorten this to "Its stats are all-around mediocre, and its Speed is tied for the lowest in the game alongside Snorlax and Slowbro".

However the aforementioned 2 have great bulk, good typings in Normal and Psychic / Water respectively, and great move options.

Cut this, as it implies they're in UU and are "better options", which is false. Focus on Parasect's Speed and what shortcomings it brings.

Its defensive typing is also bad, being weak to common attacking types like Ice and Rock, with a 4x weakness to Flying and Fire

It's also 4x weak to Poison, though it hardly matters. Worth noting if you're going the full nine yards, though. I wouldn't describe its defensive typing as "bad", but "among the worst in the game". Maybe even among the worst in the series...

Implement this and I'll give a QC 2/2.

 

[Ctown6]

Implemented, Thanks pvk! Ready for GP

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Parasect's niche is being the only fully evolved Pokemon in RBY with access to the 99.96% accurate sleep inducing-inducing (AH) Spore, which it can pair with Stun Spore for dual status. It also has access to Swords Dance to boost its Attack and damage output with Hyper Beam, which can be effective with paralysis support from its teammates, allowing it to grab an Attack boost and (redundant) threaten crippled teams. If it wishes to focus on supporting its teammates it can stick to Slash and Mega Drain. This will allow Parasect to be, making it more self-sufficient and less reliant on setup, and allowing it to focus on spreading status for its teammates. Defensively, Parasect has a nice 4x resistance to Ground and a resistance to Water and Electric. Meaning it can switch in on a Raichu or, (AC) meaning it can switch in on Raichu and Dugtrio. For example Dugtrio's Earthquake only does a maximum of 9.9% of Parasect's health, (AC) and Rock Slide does a maximum of 40.2%. This allows Parasect to get on the field if it isn’t badly chipped and get off a free status inducing-inducing (AH) move, Swords Dance, or pure damage from Slash or Mega Drain.

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[SET]
name: (space) Setup Sleeper
move 1: (space) Spore
move 2: (space) Stun Spore
move 3: (space) Swords Dance
move 4: (space) Hyper Beam

[SET COMMENTS]

Parasect's game plan is simple: Sleeput something to sleep with Spore and either go on the offensive with Swords Dance and Hyper Beam or cripple something else with paralysis from Stun Spore on the switch. After this it can come back in late game-game (AH) when the opposing team is crippled with paralysis and weakened and go for a sweep. After a Swords Dance it can take outOHKO the common Kadabra in one hit and take out the Omni-presentomnipresent Hypno and Tentacruel from 70%.

Running Slash is still an effective option for immediate damage, being able to 2HKO Kadabra with critical hits, (AC) and Mega Drain is a Grass-type STAB option for handling Dugtrio, Omastar, and Golem. With Mega Drain it can get solid chip damage, (AC) being able to 3HKO all of them. Stun Spore can be dropped to maintain Swords Dance and Hyper Beam while making room for an immediate offensive option such as Slash or Mega Drain. This comes with the additional benefit of not having a recharge turn if your target survives Hyper Beam. Toxic could be used over Stun Spore to help Dragonite and Tentacruel Wrapimmobilize opposing Pokemon with Wrap more effectively, but its atrocious Speed makes this very difficult to pull off and isn’'t (ASCII apostrophe) truly worth using.

GP 1/1

 

[Ctown6]

done and done! Thanks Kris

 

[Plague von Karma]

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