Paras
Pokédex Entry

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

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Paras

Gen 1
buggrass
Height0.3 mWeight5.4 kgBST285
Abilities
Effect SporeDry SkinDamp(hidden)
SpeciesMushroom Pokémon
Egg GroupsBug / Plant
HabitatForest
Capture Rate190
Growth RateMedium
Base Happiness70

Paras Base Stats

HP
35
Attack
70
Defense
55
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
55
Speed
25

Paras Type Matchups

Weak 4×
fireflying
Weak 2×
icepoisonbugrock
Resists 0.5×
waterelectricfighting
Resists 0.25×
grassground
Move CoverageLevel-up moves
nor3fir0wat0ele0gra5ice0fig0poi1gro0fly0psy0bug3roc0gho0dra0dar0ste0fai0

paras Evolution Chain

Paras Moves

Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Lv.MoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPP
1ScratchnormalPhysical4010035
6Poison PowderpoisonStatus—7535
6Stun SporegrassStatus—7530
11AbsorbgrassSpecial2010025
17Fury CutterbugPhysical409520
22SporegrassStatus—10015
27SlashnormalPhysical7010020
33GrowthnormalStatus——20
38Giga DraingrassSpecial7510010
43AromatherapygrassStatus——5
49Rage PowderbugStatus——20
54X-ScissorbugPhysical8010015

Paras Pokédex entries

19 entries
Platinum

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

Emerald

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.

Crystal

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

Yellow

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

Red

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

Gold

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

Silver

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

Ruby

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.

Sapphire

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.

Firered

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

Leafgreen

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

Soulsilver

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

Black

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

Omega 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.

Sun

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

Moon

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

Ultra Sun

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 Moon

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

Legends Arceus

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.

About Paras

Paras is a Bug / Grass-type Mushroom Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Its base stat total is 285. Its highest stat is Attack at 70, and its lowest is Speed at 25.

It can have the abilities Effect Spore, Dry Skin, Damp (hidden).

It evolves into Parasect at level 24.

It takes super-effective damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock.