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Parasect

Jungle 41/64 • uncommon

Set: Jungle
Number: 41/64
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 1999
Energy type: grass energy
Market price: $3.01
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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$3.01market price via TCGplayer · Sep 20, 2026$3.01 – $3.63 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As part of the Jungle expansion released in the late 1990s, this Parasect card reflects the early expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game beyond the original base set. Collectors prize these early additions for their nostalgic artwork and their role in establishing the foundational Grass-type mechanics of the game's formative years.

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Card face

What it does

60 HPStage 1

Cost: grass energy grass energySpore

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Cost: colorless energy colorless energy colorless energySlash30

Weaknessfire energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

A host-parasite pair in which the parasite mushroom has taken over the host bug. Prefers damp places.

Formats

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Provenance

Where it came from

Released in 1999 as part of the Jungle expansion, this card represents the second set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game released in English by Wizards of the Coast. The expansion was designed to follow the original Base Set by introducing new Pokémon found in the Kanto region’s wild areas, specifically focusing on Grass and Bug-type species that added depth to the game's evolving mechanics.

The illustration was created by artist Mitsuhiro Arita, whose work became a cornerstone of the early TCG aesthetic. Arita utilized a distinct, vibrant style that captured the creature's bioluminescent characteristics and its symbiotic relationship with the mushroom on its back. At the time of its release, the card was well-received by players for its thematic consistency with the Jungle set's emphasis on nature-themed encounters and for its role as a solid, uncommon-tier grass type in casual deck compositions.

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