Paras

←(#045) Vileplume

Paras (#046)

Parasect (#047)→

Paras #046
Type Bug Grass	Catch rate 190
Abilities Effect Spore/Dry Skin	Hidden Ability Damp
Spawn time Dawn/Dusk/Night	Level range in wild None
Spawn location Land	Gender ratio 50% ♂, 50% ♀
EV yield 1 Attack
Mount None Egg Groups Bug/Grass	Behavior Timid 80% Neutral 0% Aggressive 20%
Modeled by Unknown	Textured by Unknown
Animated by Unknown	Voiced by N/A

Paras is a Bug/Grass-type Pokémon that evolves into Parasect at level 24.

There are myths that the mushrooms on Paras's back grow to gross proportions and overtake its brain, turning its eyes white.

Spawn rate

Biome	Time	Location	Rate
Mushroom Island	Dawn/Dusk	Land	33.613%
Mushroom Island	Night	Land	42.553%
Mushroom Island Shore	Dawn/Dusk	Land	33.613%
Mushroom Island Shore	Night	Land	42.553%
Roofed Forest	Dawn/Dusk	Land	14.44%
Roofed Forest	Night	Land	12.012%
Roofed Forest M	Dawn/Dusk	Land	14.164%
Roofed Forest M	Night	Land	11.82%
Swampland	Dawn/Dusk	Land	14.235%
Swampland	Night	Land	11.955%
Swampland M	Dawn/Dusk	Land	14.235%
Swampland M	Night	Land	13.396%

Drops

Drop	Chance	Quantity
Brown Mushroom	40%	2
Mycelium	1%	1
Nether Wart	10%	1
Red Mushroom	40%	2

Stats

HP: 35

Attack: 70

Defense: 55

Sp. Atk: 45

Sp. Def: 55

Speed: 25

Total: 285

Type effectiveness

With Effect Spore/Damp

2×	1×	1×	½×	1×	½×	4×	4×	1×	¼×	¼×	2×	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	½×

With Dry Skin

2×	1×	1×	½×	1×	½×	5×	4×	1×	¼×	¼×	2×	1×	2×	1×	2×	1×	0×

Moves

By level

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP 001 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35 066 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75% 30 066 PoisonPowder Poison Status — 75% 35 1111 Leech Life Bug Physical 20 100% 15 1717 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 20 95% 20 2222 Spore Grass Status — 100% 15 2727 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20 3333 Growth Normal Status — — 40 3838 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10 4343 Aromatherapy Grass Status — — 5 4949 Rage Powder Bug Status — — 20 5454 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paras.

By TM/HM

TM Move Type Category Power Accuracy  PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status — — 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Varies Special — 100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status — — 5 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status — — 30 TM17 Protect Normal Status — — 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical — 100% 20 TM22 SolarBeam Grass Special 120 100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical — 100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status — — 15 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100% 10 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 — 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status — — 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status — 100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 40 100% 10 TM48 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 80 100% 10 TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100% 40 TM70 Flash Normal Status — 100% 20 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 30 TM76 Struggle Bug Bug Special 30 100% 20 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100% 15 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special — 100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status — 90% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status — — 10 TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30 HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paras.

By breeding

Parent   Move   Type   Category   Power   Accuracy   PP  BeedrillScytherLedybaLedianSpinarakAriadosScizorVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula Agility Psychic Status — — 30 CaterpieMetapodButterfreeWeedleKakunaBeedrillAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaLarvestaVolcarona Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Heracross Counter Fighting Physical 100% 20 ParasectSpinarakAriadosSkorupiDrapion Cross Poison Poison Physical 70 100% 20 HeracrossSewaddleSwadloonLeavanny Endure Normal Status — — 10 SewaddleSwadloonLeavannyDwebbleCrustle Flail Normal Physical 100% 15 BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurExeggcuteExeggutorHoppipSkiploomJumpluffSunkernSunfloraTurtwigGrotleTorterraSnivyServineSerperiorCottoneeWhimsicott Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10 Scizor Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35 OddishGloomVileplumeExeggcuteExeggutorTangelaChikoritaBayleefMeganiumBellossomSunkernSunfloraPinecoForretressTropius Natural Gift Varies Physical 100% 15 ButterfreeVenonatVenomoth Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100% 20 BeedrillScytherYanmaScizorYanmegaVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 YanmaGligarYanmegaGliscorVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula Screech Normal Status — 85% 40 BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurOddishGloomVileplumeBellsproutWeepinbellVictreebelChikoritaBayleefMeganiumBellossomTropius Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100% 20 TurtwigGrotleTorterra Wide Guard* Rock Status — — 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paras. An asterisk (*) indicates a move that must be chain bred onto Paras.

Gallery

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  Shiny Paras

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  Shiny Paras