Real Life Pokémon: Parasect – Cordyceps Takes Over

What if Parasect wasn’t a Pokémon evolution —
but the final stage of a fungal infection?

This documentary-style short explores Paras and Parasect as if they were real organisms, filmed in a contaminated forest environment. Through observed behavior, environmental collapse, and slow biological takeover, we examine what happens when a host loses agency and becomes a vector.

There are no battles here.
No villains.
No recovery.

Only a fungus that no longer needs its host to survive —
and a forest that quietly adapts to its presence.

Inspired by real-world parasitic fungi and filmed in a natural history style, this episode treats Parasect not as a monster, but as a walking ecological condition.

This is not a story about evolution.
It is a record of replacement.

🔬 Series: Real Life Pokémon | NatGeo
🌱 Subject: Paras → Parasect
🎥 Style: Wildlife documentary / environmental horror
⚠️ Disclaimer: Fictional organisms depicted through speculative biology

Soundtrack by Scott Buckley:
'Cicadas' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Nightfall' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Signal to Noise' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au


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