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Paras's Type

BUG

GRASS

Paras's Pokédex #s

National #: 46

Paras's Base Stats

HP:: 35

Attack:: 70

Defense:: 55

Sp. Atk:: 45

Sp. Def:: 55

Speed:: 25

Total:: 285

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'0" (0.3m)

Weight:: 11.9 lbs. (5.4 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug / Grass

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 57

Catch Rate:: 190

Base Happiness:: 70

Paras's Abilities

Here are what abilities Paras can possibly have, along with their effects.

Effect Spore: 30% chance of inflicting the attacker with paralysis, poison, or sleep when Paras is damaged by a contact move.

Dry Skin: Paras heals during rain and when hit by Water moves; it takes damage in the sun and takes more damage from Fire moves.

Damp: Prevents all effects of Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath while Paras is on the field.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Paras's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: FIRE

FLYING

2×: ICE

POISON

BUG

ROCK

½: WATER

ELECTRIC

FIGHTING

¼: GRASS

GROUND

Paras's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Paras evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Paras: starting form

Parasect: at level 24

Paras's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Paras can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Paras learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
6	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	GRASS	--	75%	30	One Target
6	Poison Powder Poisons the target.	POISON	--	75%	35	One Target
11	Absorb Heals Paras by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
17	Fury Cutter Each consecutive hit increases Fury Cutter's power by 40.	BUG	40	95%	20	One Target
22	Spore Puts the target to sleep.	GRASS	--	100%	15	One Target
27	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
33	Growth Raises Paras's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, or two stages if the weather is sunny.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
38	Giga Drain Heals Paras by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
43	Aromatherapy Heals all major status conditions for your entire party.	GRASS	--	--	5	All Allies
49	Rage Powder Draws attention towards Paras in a Double or Triple Battle, forcing the opponent's single-target moves to target it.	BUG	--	--	20	User
54	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Paras can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM09	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM16	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM17	Protect Protects Paras from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM19	Giga Drain Heals Paras by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM22	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Paras's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Paras is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Paras restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM54	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Paras's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM81	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Paras's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM86	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Paras's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Paras can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Paras.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Paras's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Sweet Scent Lowers all nearby enemies' Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Paras's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
EGG	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Paras consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Cross Poison 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	70	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Agility Raises Paras's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
EGG	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Paras by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Wide Guard Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.	ROCK	--	--	10	User's Field
EGG	Fell Stinger If the target is knocked out by Fell Stinger, it raises Paras's Attack by two stages.	BUG	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Grassy Terrain Activates Grassy Terrain for 5 turns, which heals non-airborne Pokémon for 1/16 max HP each turn and powers up Grass-type moves by 50%.	GRASS	--	--	10	Entire Field

Paras's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Paras's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Paras's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Paras is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	180	211	243	274	35
Attack	145	176	208	239	70
Defense	115	146	178	209	55
Sp. Atk	95	126	158	189	45
Sp. Def	115	146	178	209	55
Speed	55	86	118	149	25
Total					285

Where to Find Paras in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Paras in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Paras

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

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

Y

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

Omega Ruby Alpha 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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

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

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

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

HeartGold

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

SoulSilver

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

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

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.

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.

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.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

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.

Crystal

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

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by draw ing 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.