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#0046Gen I

Paras

Mushroom Pokémon

buggrass
Paras

Type matchups

Damage taken when attacked
Weak to
flying4×fire4×poison2×rock2×bug2×ice2×
Resists
ground¼×grass¼×fighting½×water½×electric½×
  • Dry Skin: immune to Water, takes 1.25× from Fire.

Its STAB attacks

Super effective against
groundrockwatergrasspsychicdark
Walled by
flyingpoisonsteelfire
Full type chart

Base stats

HP35
Attack70
Defense55
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def55
Speed25
Total 285
EV yield
1 Attack
Base experience
57

Evolution

Abilities

Effect Spore

Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, the move's user has a 30% chance of being paralyzed, poisoned, or put to sleep, chosen at random. Nothing is done to compensate if the move's user is immune to one of these ailments; there is simply a lower chance that the move's user will be affected.

Dry Skin

This Pokémon takes 1/8 of its maximum HP in damage after each turn during strong sunlight, but it heals for 1/8 of its HP each turn during rain. This Pokémon takes 1.25× as much damage from Fire-type moves, but whenever a Water move hits it, it heals for 1/4 its maximum HP instead.

DampHidden

While this Pokémon is in battle, Self-Destruct and Explosion will fail and Aftermath will not take effect.

Profile

Height
0.3 m 1′00″
Weight
5.4 kg 11.9 lbs
Gender
♂ 50%♀ 50%
Egg groups
Bug, Grass
Hatch time
20 cycles ~5,100 steps
Habitat
Forest
Catch rate
190 Easy≈ 35.2% with a Poké Ball at full HP
Base friendship
70
Growth rate
Medium Fast

Moves

Legends: Arceus
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PwrAccPP
1Absorbgrass2010025
5Stun Sporegrass—7530
9Poison Powderpoison—7535
15Venoshockpoison6510010
21Slashnormal7010020
29Sporegrass—10015
37X-Scissorbug8010015
47Energy Ballgrass9010010

Where to find it

Legends: Arceus

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Pokédex entries

Sometimes seen at the foot of trees in humid forests. The mushrooms on its back—called tochukaso—are not present on infant specimens and instead emerge as Paras matures.

Legends: Arceus
All 19 Pokédex entries

Sometimes seen at the foot of trees in humid forests. The mushrooms on its back—called tochukaso—are not present on infant specimens and instead emerge as Paras matures.

Legends: Arceus

Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.

Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee! · Y · Yellow

Whether it’s due to a lack of moisture or a lack of nutrients, in Alola the mushrooms on Paras don’t grow up quite right.

Ultra Sun

The mushrooms, known as tochukaso, are controlling the bug. Even if the bug bugs the mushrooms, they tell it to bug off.

Ultra Moon

No matter how much it eats, the mushrooms growing on its back steal away most of the nutrients it consumes.

Sun

Mushrooms called tochukaso sprout from its back. They can be dried and powdered to make a medicine used to extend life.

Moon

Paras has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from this Bug Pokémon host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.

Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire

Growing out of the bug’s back are mushrooms called tochukaso. The mushrooms grow with the bug host.

X · FireRed

Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host Paras.

Black 2 · White 2 · Black · White

It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.

HeartGold · Gold

As its body grows, large mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.

SoulSilver

Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host PARAS.

Platinum · Diamond · Pearl

Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.

LeafGreen

A PARAS has parasitic tochukaso mushrooms growing on its back. They grow by drawing nutrients from the host. They are valued as a medicine for long life.

Emerald

PARAS has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from the BUG POKéMON host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.

Ruby

PARAS has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from this BUG POKéMON host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.

Sapphire

The tochukaso growing on this POKéMON's back orders it to extract juice from tree trunks.

Crystal

As its body grows large, oriental mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.

Silver

Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by draw­ ing nutrients from the bug host.