#046 Paras
Paras
Male: 50%   Female: 50%
Types
Bug Grass
Name Number Japanese Name
Paras 046 Paras
Pronunciation Species
PAR-ISS Mushroom Pokémon
Name Meaning
Comes from PARASECT (see pokémon Parasect), into which Paras evolves.
Height Weight
1' 0" 0.30 m 12.0 lb 5.40 kg
Evolutions
Paras Level 24⇨ Parasect
Pokedex Entries
Red Blue Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.
Yellow Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.
Stadium Grows by sucking nutrients from the roots of trees. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing extracts from the bug host.
Gold Stadium 2 It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout out from its back.
Silver As its body grows large, oriental mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.
Crystal The tochukaso growing on this POKEMON's back orders it to extract juice from tree trunks.
Locations Found Time Rarity
Blue Mt. Moon, Safari Zone NA Many
Red NA Many
Yellow NA Many
Gold Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, National Park (Contest) Mostly Morn. or Night Many
Silver Mostly Morn. or Night Many
Crystal Any Many
How to Catch
Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B X            
Yellow X            
G/S X           X   X  
Crystal X           X   X  
Weaknesses (Defense)
Normal = x1 Fire = x4 Water = x0.5 Electric = x0.5 Grass = x0.25 Ice = x2
Fighting = x0.5 Poison =
GSC: x2
RBY: x 4
Ground = x0.25 Flying = x4 Psychic = x1 Bug = x2
Rock = x2 Ghost = x1 Dragon = x1 Dark = x1 Steel = x1
G S C
Total Weaknesses= 6/17
Total Resistances= 5/17
Defense Ratio= 6 : 5 ⇨ 120%
R B Y
Total Weaknesses= 6/15
Total Resistances= 5/15
Defense Ratio= 6 : 5 ⇨ 120%
GSC vs RBY: This pokémon has the same number of weaknesses in GSC as RBY, but in RBY it is 4x weakness to POISON.
Advantages (Offense)
Normal =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Fire =
1st: Bad
2nd: Bad
Water =
1st: Normal
2nd: Good
Electric =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Grass =
1st: Good
2nd: Bad
Ice =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Fighting =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal
Poison =
1st (GSC): Bad
2nd (GSC): Bad
1st (RBY): Good
2nd (RBY): Bad
Ground =
1st: Normal
2nd: Good
Flying =
1st: Bad
2nd: Bad
Psychic =
1st: Good
2nd: Normal
Bug =
1st: Normal
2nd: Bad
Rock =
1st: Normal
2nd: Good
Ghost =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal
Dragon =
1st: Normal
2nd: Bad
Dark =
1st: Good
2nd: Normal
Steel =
1st: Bad
2nd: Bad
Total Advantages (GSC)= 6/34
Total Disadvantages (GSC)= 13/34
Offensive Ratio (GSC)= 6:13 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ ~46.15%
Total Advantages (RBY)= 6/30
Total Disadvantages (RBY)= 11/30
Offensive Ratio (RBY)= 6:11 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ ~54.55%
Natural Learned Attacks
Note: Attacks in white are physical attacks, Attacks in blue are special attacks, and Attacks in yellow are techniques with no direct damage. To view what an attack/ability is Click Here for Red/Blue/Yellow or Click Here for Gold/Silver/Crystal. (Opens in new window)
R B Y G S C Attacks Type
- Scratch NRM
13 7 Stun Spore GRS
  13 Poison Powder PSN
20 19 Leech Life BUG
27 25 Spore GRS
34 31 Slash NRM
41 37 Growth NRM
  43 Giga Drain GRS
Moves Learned from Move Tutor (Crystal)
None
TM/HM Capibilities - Gold/Silver/Crystal         (Move cursor over TM/HMs and hold it to find out what it is)
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05 HM 06 HM 07  
TM/HM Capibilities - Red/Blue/Yellow
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05  
Breeding Information (GSC Feature Only)
Note: When ever a pokémon "Family" is mentioned, it means all of the pokémon that are related by evolution. The lowest level adult pokémon of a Family are always used in front of the word "Family". (for example: the Chikorita Family refers to Chikorita, Bayleef, and Meganium)
Breeding Groups: Group 1 - Plant Pokémon Group 2 - Bug Pokémon
Pokémon Compatibility:
Egg Moves: Counter Mate with a male Heracross.
False Swipe Mate with a male Scyther/Scizor.
Flail Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family, then breed the male offspring (Horsea) with a female from Squirtle Family. Breed the male offspring of that union (Squirtle) with a female from Chikorita Family and breed the male offspring (Chikorita) to a female Paras/Parasect.
Light Screen Mate with a male from Chikorita or Ledyba Family.
Psybeam Mate with a male Butterfree or Venonat/Venomoth.
Pursuit Mate with a male Beedrill or Scyther/Scizor.
Screech Mate with a male Gligar, Spinarak/Ariados, or Yanma.
Stats Base Min-Max (L100) GSC
%ile
GSC
Rank
RBY
%ile
RBY
Rank
Hit Points: 35
243-273 13.57% 41/45 14.72% 38/42
Attack: 70
208-238 48.01% 22/49 46.02% 22/45
Defense: 55
178-208 32.66% 34/55 30.85% 29/44
Speed: 25
118-148 6.08% 44/47 4.46% 40/42
Special Attack (G S C): 45
158-188 21.19% 34/46  
Special Defense (G S C): 55
178-208 30.85% 30/41
Special (R B Y): 55
178-208   29.14% 20/29
Total: G S C: 285 R B Y: 240 G S C:
1083-1263
R B Y:
925-1075
11.51% 70/87 9.68% 53/65

⇦ #045 Vileplume | #047 Parasect ⇨

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