Compared with other species it is not impressive; its strongest stat is Attack. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 96% of species. Its base stat total is weak: lower than 89% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 6 weaknesses and 5 resistances at its disposal. Watch out for the Fire, Flying types — damage from them is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: HP.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (70) is 25 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 5
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #046 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #070 | Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Alola | #147 | Sun / Moon |
| Alola | #180 | Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon |
| Hisui | #053 | Legends: Arceus |
Abilities
- Effect Spore Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Dry Skin Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
- Damp Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Pokédex entry
Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by draw ing nutrients from the bug host.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Paras takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Paras appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (13)
All Paras cards →Paras has 13 cards in 13 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 176 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (11)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Orre
Sinnoh
Moves (87)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (55 via TM/TR, 19 via Egg, 19 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 2 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 15 |
| 5 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 30 |
| 9 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75% | 35 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 15 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 17 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| 21 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 23 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 29 | Spore | Grass | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 33 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 37 | X Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 38 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100% | 10 |
| 43 | Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 47 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 49 | Rage Powder | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |