# Parasect #55/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Parasect is an uncommon from the Base Set 2 reprint, a mid-tier pull that nobody chased, though Spore's guaranteed Sleep earned it a modest place in Wizards-era Grass decks. Ken Sugimori's name draws completionists, and the mushroom-host oddity keeps Gen I fans fond of it. At a $1.36 modelled guide, up 11% over 30 days on 24 copies traded, with 860 days of inventory sitting on the board, 87% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.18 out of Journey Together; a PSA 10 brings $55, 40 times raw, but a 28% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 55/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Paras |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Spore | cost Grass/Grass — The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. |
| Attack: Slash | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Parasect #047](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/parasect) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.36** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-14
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: 0.00% · 7d change: +4.60% — as of 2026-11-14
- Floor delivered ask: $2.42 — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z
- Quant score: 47/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-14T22:38:18.321Z — 7 of 11 inputs · 72% weight · -14% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-14T03:42:44.844Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-14T03:42:44.150Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-12T07:00:21.803Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-14T03:42:44.149Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-11T10:57:16.909Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/parasect-55)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-55%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)