>Paras will DIE when it evolves and the mushroom takes overWhere is the Paras regional evolution that gets rid of the mushrooms, because I can't do this anymore.
We’ve known this since it was introduced right
>>59048861Yes, we've known through dex entries that Paras dies but, I don't think we've ever seen what Paras is actually thinking.
>>59048855>>59048871o7
>>59048855Nah parasect is based
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>>59048964Fuck you
>>59048855Its sense of self dies, but the body continues to live, albeit fully reliant on the mushrooms to survive, as was noted in Ultra Sun and Legends: Arceus's dex entries.Honestly, if Primeape can get an evolution where it basically fucking kills itself from maximum rage and then gets reborn as a being that controls its anger rather than being controlled by its anger, I believe in Parasect getting an evolution where the bug reclaims itself, its autonomy, maybe even learns to harmonize with the mushrooms.
>>59049006That makes them way less cool.The interesting part is that they are controlled by the fungus, just like an ant.
>>59048855>>59048871>>59048964;_______;
>>59049006I would prefer a regional variant where they evolved to remove the mushrooms off of their back before they could be taken over, and they evolved into some kind of bigger bug entirely.>>59049027Please trust me, it's not that interesting.
but have you ever stopped to think about how the mushroom feels? huh? huh? huh???
>>59049049>Please trust meWhy? You're incorrect.
>>59049065fuck off Toad
>>59048855>Tags: Corruption
>>59048855A Ghost/Grass Parasect evolution where the bug is just completely dead feels so obvious at this point that I'm certain that if they ever decide to make a Parasect evolution (big if, they're terrified of making high BST mushroom Pokémon), they're gonna do something different.
>>59049006>>59049027>>59049065>>59049071>>59049103Why does the theoretical Paras evolution have to be a Ghost? Why can't we get a good ending where Paras got rid of the mushroom??
They should give it a Bug/Psychic evo where Paras fought off the mushroom through sheer force of will and unlocked its ancient dna in the process. Give it mind control powers too so that it goes from being possessed to being the one doing the possessing
You get a regional Paras that's free of mushroomsBUTYou also get a regional mushroom that's infecting a different bug PokemonWhich bug would you condemn?
>>59049117So it loses Spore and becomes a pure Bug type?
>>59049143Lets just keep making weird Scyther evolutions.
>>59049163Parascyther?
>>59048871>>59048964The early Venusaur sprites make it look like they were going that route with it originally. The toad part of the Pokemon looks like it's been almost completely taken over.
>>59048855Pokemon UI is so soulless and shit
>>59049143Vespiquen.
>>59049214That could be really interesting. Something like Chalkbrood look to Combee and using them as spreaders and a stationary Vespiquen that spreads out.
>Paracelium>Grass/Ghost"The mycelium within the Paras has consumed its host and now wears it as a shell">Essentially it's the headcrab from The Thing
>>59048855>regional varient doubles down and makes it a ghost/grass type inside a hollowed out bug exoskeleton
>>59048855>Where is the Paras regional evolution that gets rid of the mushroomsNincada?
>>59049232I wish we got more pokemon based on biological interactions like this.
>>59049195Wrong! This is Animal Crossing UI
>>59049143ledian
>>59048861No, it was actually added as lore to Japanese Blue (the one the original English dex entries were translated from).The original Japanese Red/Green entries were:>Paras: Growing out of the bug's back are mushrooms called tochukaso. The mushrooms grow with the bug host.>Parasect: It scatters toxic spores from the mushroom cap. In China, the spores are used as herbal medicine.This explains why that gen 1 anime episode was the way it was too.
>>59049292Anon, I'm 89% sure "tochukaso" just means "cordyceps fungus" in Japanese. We technically always knew.
>>59048871Christ, that's horrifying
I like Paras/Parasect in spite of the whole zombie bug aspect, but this whole discussion is making me sad
>>59049240best I can do is penguin with an ice block for a head
>>59049995that club penguin piece of shit design still pisses me off
>>59049324>look identical to those mushrooms that grow on Paras and Parasect>sell for a high price, implying they're sought after>has culinary applications (a gourmet maniac in Gen5 buys those, some characters in the anime used them for cooking)Only a matter of time until these parasitic mushrooms jump species. Potential TLoU scenario.
>>59049065I understood this reference
>>59049143It would have to be a moth I'd say. Cordyceps Frosmoth or Venomoth
>>59049143Wouldn't it make more sense if nothing in the region has mushrooms?
>>59050820I could see counterpart regional Parasects and Venomoths. Kinda always saw them as counterparts anyway. Maybe a regional Venonat that enjoys eating the mushrooms off of a regional Paras
>When nothing's left to extract from the bug, the mushrooms on its back leave spores on the bug's egg.>The bug is mostly dead, with the mushroom on its back having become the main body. If the mushroom comes off, the bug stops moving.
>>59049995kek
I would feel bad for it if it wasn't a disgusting looking bug
>>59049232>cordyceps is the only parasitic mushroom I hate pop sci
I can't read runes, but this little manga is speaking to my soul
>>59050912Cute
>>59050912
>>590509183/4
>>590509204/4
>>59048855That's always been the case, they're based on cordyceps-infected cicada nymphs. Did people think Parasect's eyes were fully white/vacant for no reason?
when paras evolves, is it still parasect who loves you or the fungi...?
>>59048855https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWrNkZFvI2EThey already showed what happens to it when it evolves officialy
>>59050992I hate this so much. Justice for the little bug...
>>59050969look at its eyes. there is no love, no thoughtthe little bug is gone, all that is left is pain
>>59050992Why the FUCK are they still doing the "Pokémon say their names like humans" thing in 2026? This will be the weirdest decision in the entire franchise that I'm surprised they never retconned.
>>59050992>they even added the pokedex entry at the enddamn
>>59050992They weren't kidding about it being dead guy doesn't even eat
>>59051009Develop a cure. Or make a stronger breed immune to the mushroom's spores.
>>59049049Why not truly symbiotic mushrooms? Perhaps this time the shrooms smell nice and smoky to attract prey.
>>59050369Yeah I'm surprised this specifically stays within its species. If you connect every Pokemon ever who share Egg Groups no one will be left out and with enough chaining every Pokemon ever could theoretically be related. You know, GENETICALLY related.
>Its poisonous spores are also used in traditional medicine. Apparently, spores produced in Alola are not of very good quality.what's wrong with Alola?
>>59049117Retroactively giving Kanto more Ghost types is always nice, but they're allergic to making a Kanto game where you can get all the cross-gen evolutions evolutions in the main story (FRLG) or even at all (LGPE).I guess it's retroactively giving Johto more Ghost types in a way too since Paras is in the Johto regional dex, thoughie.
>>59051258What isn't wrong with Alola
>>59048855What about a regular evolution where the soul of the bug comes for vengence and destroys the mushroom while it controls the corpse. Bug/Ghost and have the evolution requirements include not knowing any status/grass moves at the time. Still fits ecologically as destroying the mushroom spreads its spores to baby Paras. It can have an ability or move where it fucks over Grass types even more than a Bug type normally does.
>>59048871Damn, this reminds me of that Jojo's game where adult Jotaro meets young Kakyoin, the latter is surprised to see an adult version of his friend and asks what his own adult version is like, Jotaro is speechless.
>>59049117Because mushroom pokemon have the right to live as well.
>>59050927>doesn't need to eat as much because no more mushrooms stealing nutrientsCute!
>>59050920>mushrooms already starting to grow backI'd cut them off every night I don't care
>mushrooms removed because it received treatment for it's fungal infectionPokopia is going to bring us a Paras Renaissance
>>59050992This is literally body horror.
>>59051258Too much sunlight kills the mushroom spores, and what areas aren't naturally well-lit are contested territory between Parasect and Morelull & Shiinotic. >>59052150The mushrooms are just reproductive organs for the fungus. Paras are infected from before they're even born, the fungus has already fully colonized their internals by the time those caps sprout. :(
>>59052160
>>59051074It's a spore, all it thinks about is how to spread more of itself aka procreation.
Parasect evo is a metaphor for becoming an adult. Kids need to understand and accept the painful truth.
>>59052202technically the parasect mushroom is a pokemon like any other. it can follow commands, act and think like a paras wouldit's sad what happens to the bug but the mushroom is not some kind of automatonit's also technically a symbiotic parasite, because to spread itself, the parasect mushroom also spreads more paras bugs in the processshit like this is nasty from our point of view but irl evolution has selected multiple times similar organisms, who develop a balance with their hosts in the process
>>59052178>Too much sunlight kills the mushroom spores>Pokedex entry says the mushrooms don't grow properly in AlolaAh yes, thank you Pokemon Sun and Ultra Sun, for giving us insane bangers like Alolan Ninetales, Raticate, Golem, Sandslash, Dugtrio, and Persian instead of a mushroom emancipated Alolan Parasect. Mentioning Persian makes me even more angry because Meowth got both Alolan and Galarian forms back to back. The wrong Kanto mons are getting a spotlight.
>>59051096>why is thing that is canon to the franchise continue to be canonGood question anon
>>59052222That doesn't sound very symbiotic here, more parasitic.
>>59052249Symbiote is what a parasite that wants better branding goes by.
>>59048855>>59050912Only a matter of time now till we get a new form for Paras...
>>59052178Do you think the other mushroom pokemon look down upon the Parasect shroom for being a pathetic parasite rather than standing on its own?
>Talks like a robot
I don't want them to change Paras, because he is one of the few relic's of darker storytelling left from pokemon's early years. I really appreciate the cubone and paras dialogues. definitely designed to stab long time fan's in the heart. Darkest form of fanservice. At the same time I wish they spelled it out more what was going on. Like, parasect is still a loyal pokemon, in some way it isn't changing. To add to that, evolution isn't simply aging. A pokemon can live indefinitely without evolving. It might be a fun twist to make a variant of paras without the mushroom to be hyper aggressive. Everyone thinks that paras is a cutesy bug and its the evil parasite mushroom that is the problem.Shroomless Parasect being an even more agressive souless murder machine could be fun. Or maybe thats too much subversion.
>>59052396A detritivore and two families of mimics? They probably respect the hustle. If Parasect and Morelull weren't direct threats to each other and competing for the same patch of dark jungle floor on a tiny island, they probably wouldn't be as hostile.
>>59052483I bet you liked The Last Jedi.
>>59052388are these special pokemons truly so special if everybody else keeps getting stuff before them?
>When Paras evolves it dies and the mushroom on its back takes over>When Primeape evolves it dies and comes back as a ghost>When Rellor evolves it dies and rebirths itself, using psychic power to control the husk of its previous life to safeguard its new larval form
>>59052396>>59052485I did a little further digging into the topic and it's actually pretty complex. When two different colonies of fungus are introduced to each other in real life, they establish communication by smelling each other's chemical signals and tasting one another's cell proteins. If they're a matching species, they'll merge into a super colony, which is how we end up with ecological marvels like the mile-wide colony running below Central Park in New York. If the fungus colonies are of different species but share the same niche, they immediately start creating borders of thickened mycelium and chemically-enforced demarcation lines where no fungus can grow in order to deny area access, and then ramp up enzyme production in order to starve out their enemy until only one colony remains. If they don't have the same niche, they'll just ignore each other. Trychoderma is an outlier that actively predates other fungi by drilling into their mycelium cells and vampirising their nutrients. Some species of fungus are known to trade nitrogen-rich compounds from deep underground with plant roots to nourish the plant in exchange for the plant releasing carbon-rich sugars to feed the mushroom; and likewise fungi and bacteria can work together to break down compounds that neither species could process on their own. Fungi could theoretically use these same channels to exchange nutrients between different species, but mushrooms are so poorly researched that we haven't proven this yet. So the answer is: the mushroom Pokemon will ignore each other if they can get away with it, will avoid each other if possible, and then commit war crimes if they have to fight. Breloom will start throwing hands, Amoonguss will flood the air with poisonous spores to choke out their neighbors, Toedscruel and its little shadows will run for the hills, Parasect will try to eat its enemies' children and Shiinotic unleashes 11,000 lumens of fuck-you to cook the spores of their enemies.
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>>59052667Actually, Foongus and Paras are friends. c: (I can't read Japanese) >>59052660>>59052669
>>59052667>So the answer is: the mushroom Pokemon will ignore each other if they can get away with it, will avoid each other if possible, and then commit war crimes if they have to fight. Breloom will start throwing hands, Amoonguss will flood the air with poisonous spores to choke out their neighbors, Toedscruel and its little shadows will run for the hills, Parasect will try to eat its enemies' children and Shiinotic unleashes 11,000 lumens of fuck-you to cook the spores of their enemies.That'd be an interesting dungeon to explore, a "mushroom warzone forest". Different sections are populated by different fungal Pokemon, and depending on the area different field effects could take place.>In Breloom-controlled areas, Breloom can ambush you and get the first turn in battle>In Shiinotic-controlled areas Flash is automatically used the first turn, reducing your accuracy>In Amoonguss-controlled areas poisonpowder fills the air, poisoning any Pokemon sent out to battle>In Toedscruel-controlled areas they will attempt to flee the first turn
>>59052697You're lucky that we're friends or else I'd start throwing hands too. >>59052704Yeah,>mach punchI >mach punchreally>mach punchlike >mach punchthat area,>gets poisonedbut holy fuck man,>DELELELEshiny-hunting there is>DELELELEa real pain in >DELELELEthe >flash
>>59052749You'd leave that forest with a mushroom growing on your neck.
>>59050992
>>59053330The mushroom is our friend. You should have a mushroom too. Come here. Let us help you.
>>59054403Oh fuck the spores got him
>>59049995Fuck that faggot
