Rosita's Parasect

**Rosita's Parasect** (Japanese: **ロジータのパラセクト** *Rojita's Parasect*) is the second Pokémon that Rosita was known to possess.

## **History**

### **Background**

Parasect, along with Cubone, Hitmonchan and Natu, were once wild Pokémon living at Mt. Mortar. One day, Rosita was attacked by a wild Arcanine and suffered two broken arms. When she regained consciousness, Parasect and the other Pokémon had nursed her back to health and placed her arms into custom-made casts.

When Rosita set out to find the wild Arcanine, Parasect and the other Pokémon followed her. Upon noticing Arcanine's eye injury and realizing its effect on Arcanine's behaviour, Rosita had Parasect successfully Arcanine's injury, causing Arcanine to calm down. Subsequently, Rosita captured Arcanine, Parasect and the other Pokémon that nursed her back to health.

### **Johto**

Parasect first showed up alongside Rosita's other Pokémon to help prove her capturing skills to Professor Oak.

While looking for Suicune on Route 39, Rosita decided to have Parasect use its Sweet Scent to lure Suicune towards them. With a glance, Rosita notices that the mysterious Pokémon might be Suicune, and checks her Pokégear. Confirming that the Pokémon is indeed Suicune, she sets out to capture it.

Despite being lured out by Parasect's Sweet Scent, Suicune returns to the grass. In order to bring it out, Rosita tells Hitmonchan to use Mach Punch, causing Suicune to run in a different direction. She then tells Hitmonchan to continue using Mach Punch in the direction that Suicune runs. Soon, most of the grass is cleared away, and Rosita returns all of her team, except for Natu, back into their Poké Balls.

When Rosita and Eusine defeat a wild Ditto shape-shifting as Suicune, Rosita decides to have Parasect use Spore at a specific range in order to stop Ditto's Trainer from chasing Suicune. Meanwhile on Route 38, the Team Rocket Elite Trio are chasing Suciune, when they are suddenly hit by Spore and fall asleep.

While trapped at the Indigo Plateau's control room and battling against Team Rocket's Sham and Carl, Rosita has Parasect combine its Giga Drain attack with Miguel's Oddish's own Giga Drain to knock out their opponents's Magcargo and Slowking, with Miguel's Oddish evolving into Gloom. Then, Rosita prepares a mix of spores from Parasect, which, combined with Gloom's Sludge Bomb, tear a hole through the locked door.

### **Battle Frontier**

Parasect was summoned alongside Gwendolyn's Donphan, Jethro's Gardevoir and Magna's Dusclops to restrain Guile Hideout, but their efforts failed as Guile Hideout used Jirachi's wish-granting powers to create a Kyogre-shaped monster, sending them all flying.

### **Arceus Arise**

Rosita summons Parasect to use hers spores to relieve Martinez's pain in his left arm, as Rosita explains that Parasect had the ability to create medicine from her spores.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Parasect is shown to be a friendly and kind-hearted Pokémon, as Parasect, along with Cubone, Natu and Hitmonchan, nursed Rosita back to health after she was attacked by a wild Arcanine at Mt. Mortar despite having never seen Rosita before.

Despite not being used in battle very often, Parasect's skills are incredibly polished, as Parasect uses its variety of moves for other purposes, such as trapping enemies, escaping tight spots, or supporting his teammates in battle.

## **Moves used**

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.