Paras (Pokémon)
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Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a Bug/Grass-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Paras is an insectoid creature, with the unique feature of having mushrooms known as tochukaso growing from its back. They grow from a spores that are doused on this Pokémon's back at birth by the mushroom on its parent's back.
Though tochukaso are parasitic in nature, Paras manages to make use of the mushrooms creating a semi-symbiotic relationship, the mushrooms draw their nutrients from the host Paras's body in order to grow, and Paras is able to use the mushrooms spores along with its own pincers for self-defense.
Paras may have fairly long life spans, because the tochukaso is known for having properties that are beneficial for longevity.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
The mushrooms growing out of its back will release irritating spores that can paralyze, poison, or put to sleep.
Behavior
Habitat
Paras can often be found in caves, since sunlight and dry air hurt their skin. They can also thrive in dank forests with lots of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
A group of Paras can be seen briefly in Clefairy and the Moon Stone.
Paras is first featured in The Problem with Paras. Team Rocket helps it get stronger and evolve.
Paras had a small cameo in Tracey Gets Bugged as one of the Bug Pokémon on Murcott Island.
It also appeared in The Bug Stops Here during the Bug-Catching Contest.
In the TCG
- Main article: Paras (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Trozei | Secret Storage 1 Secret Storage 10 Endless Level 25 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Silent Chasm (7F-9F) |
Pokémon Ranger | Krokka Tunnel |
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 35
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95 - 142 | 180 - 274 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
45
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
25
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27 - 84 | 49 - 163 | |
Total: 285
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Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
In Generation I, the effectiveness of Template:Type2 moves is 4×.
If Paras has the ability Dry Skin, the effect of Water becomes 0×, and Water attacks will heal 25% of Paras's HP. In addition, the effect of Fire becomes 8×.
Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
Move | Type | Cat. | Father |
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Bug Bite | Ariados Ninjask Yanmega | ||
Counter | Heracross Breloom | ||
Cross Poison | Parasect Skorupi, Drapion | ||
False Swipe | Scyther, Scizor Nincada, Ninjask | ||
Flail* | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo | ||
Light Screen | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Ledyba, Ledian Dustox | ||
Metal Claw | Scizor Nincada | ||
Psybeam | Butterfree Venonat, Venonat Dustox | ||
Pursuit | Beedrill Scyther, Scizor Yanma, Yanmega | ||
Screech | Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava, Flygon Gliscor | ||
Sweet Scent | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume Bellsprout,Weepinbell, Victreebel >Bellossom Surskit, Masquerain Roselia Tropius | ||
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding. |
Special Moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Paras knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Paras's name was originally "Parasyte". The name was probably abandoned because it was also the official English name of an extremely graphic Japanese horror comic.
- Paras and its evolution, Parasect, have similar cries to Mewtwo's.
- In Generation I, Poison attacks are super effective against Bug, making Paras and Parasect the only Pokémon to have ever had three 4x weaknesses.
- Paras and Parasect share the same species name with Shroomish and Breloom. They are all known as Mushroom Pokémon.
Origin
There are many forms of fungus that grow on insects, any one of which could have inspired Paras's design, like the entomophthora muscae, which grows on the back of the common housefly. As for the insect itself, one could say it is based from a tick with coconut crab-like characteristics.
Name origin
Paras's name is a shortening of the word parasite, referring to the parasitic mushroom growing on its back. It is also interesting to note that Paras means "the best" in Finnish and "you prepare" in Latin.
In other languages
- German: Paras
- French: Paras
- Korean: 파라스 Paraseu
- Chinese (Taiwan): 派拉斯 Pai La Si - Transliteration of Paras.
External links
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