Battle Spot: Parasect Trick Room and Doubles strategy

Build set as off Gen 6

• Ability – Dry Skin
• Stats – HP (252), Defence (126), Special Defence (126), Attack (4)
• Nature – Brave
• Item – Focus Sash
• Moveset – Leech Seed (stab), Bug Bite (stab), Spore, Protect

In the Pokemon kingdom, Spore users reign terror on every trainer because of that 100% sleep accuracy. There are currently three Pokemon that can learn Spore. First, we have the overused tank Amoongus. Secondly, the 'grass' cannon Breloom who possesses an extremely high Attack stat and is capable of dealing massive damage with Technician ability combining with Bullet Seed. Thheeennnn, we have Parasect. 

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Parasect is largely ignored for good reasons. It’s as slow as Amoongus, but between the two, Parasect has several type weaknesses due to its Bug/Grass type and a not-so-impressive HP, Defence and SpD stats. Even its respectable Attack stat remains inferior to Breloom. Despite these, it’s still usable as long as it has a compatible partner(s), a Focus Sash, and being in Trick Room...or does it?

Nope, Parasect is just not cut out for a Trick Room team. And I'll tell you why.

Strength

Assuming we're going for a Trick Room build, Parasect is best used against physical attackers due to its ability Effect Spore, I've used it a couple of times against Mega Kangaskan when it Fake Out twice, causing it to cripple with either Paralyze, Sleep or Poison. What's more, it has some good resistance against Fighting, Water, Grass, Electric and especially Ground (x4). 

Ah, of course, there's Spore as well. Scary af. Not to mention, it's immune to Rage Powder and Spore too so that's nice. Not so shabby there, huh?

Weakness

Now for its weakness...oh boy, how do I even begin? Although it does 'ok' against physical attackers, its dual typing also opens a glaring 6 weaknesses - Fire (x4), Flying (x4), Poison, Rock, Ice and Bug. Also, the stats distribution between HP, Defence and SpD is just BAD. So bad, and even worst against Special Attackers which Effort Spore can't be used.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how horrible Parasect is, defensively. So because of this, it's easily replaceable by other better bulky Grass-types like Amoongus, Tangrowth, even Vileplume and many others. 

Moveset
In addition, for a Trick Room attacker, it lacks several options and its only best moves are Seed Bomb (which you must learn from a move tutor) and X-Scissors. 

For the third move, there's nothing much to consider actually. Bug Bite is not strong enough, Cross Poison? Uhh...Brick Break could do something I guess, even Flail doesn't do much damage with Focus Sash equipped (because it's a normal-type move). So that leaves Knock Off for some support damage or Spore which I prefer. 


Speaking of Spore, Parasect actually possesses a lot of supporting moves, like Wide Guard (egg move), Leech Seed, Synthesis, Worry Seed, Rage Powder, Aromatherapy, Poison and Stun Powder. 

Closing thoughts

Honestly, Parasect is best used in a Rainy Team due to Dry Skin ability + Leech Seed, along with your partner spamming Surf all round. It does a much better role in supporting rather than in an offensive Trick Room team, if only its dual typing changes to just Bug-type then it might still have its usefulness, but oh well...it is what it is. 

So Parasect, I choose you (for a Rainy Team in Doubles)! Glhf.