Paras (Pokémon)
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| Paras パラス Paras | |
| Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #046 |
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| Johto Dex | #070 |
| Hoenn Dex | #235 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-050 |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Bug / Grass |
| Species | Mushroom Pokémon |
| Height | 1′00″ (0.3m) |
| Weight | 11.9 lbs. (5.4kg) |
| Abilities | Effect Spore |
| Dry Skin | |
| Egg groups | Bug |
| Plant | |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 70 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Red |
| Catch rate | 190 |
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Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a Bug/Grass-type Pokémon.
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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
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host. |
| Blue | ||
| 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. | |
| II | 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 called tochukaso start sprouting out of its back. | |
| Crystal | The tochukaso growing on this Pokémon's back orders it to extract juice from tree trunks. | |
| Stadium 2 | It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back. | |
| III | 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. |
| 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. | |
| IV | Diamond | Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host Paras. |
| Pearl | Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host Paras. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | Few | Mt. Moon, Safari Zone |
| Pokémon Yellow | Few | Mt. Moon, Safari Zone | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | Few | National Park, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon |
| Pokémon Crystal | Few | National Park, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | Common | Mt. Moon, Safari Zone | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | One | Cipher Key Lair (Shadow) | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Rare | Great Marsh |
| Pal Park | Forest |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| 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
| HP: | 35 | |
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| Attack: | 70 | |
| Defense: | 55 | |
| Special: | 55 | |
| SpAtk: | 45 | |
| SpDef: | 55 | |
| Speed: | 25 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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In Generation I, the effectiveness of Poison-type 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
Paras is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
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 Yanma Scizor 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
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| | Acquisition: Catch |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| | Rarity: Common | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 11.4% | Friend Area: Mushroom Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | The mushrooms on my back are my friends! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Hey, my health is half gone... | |
| 1%-25% HP | Please... I'm about to fall with my mushrooms... | |
| Level Up | Yay! I leveled up! That makes me happy! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
| Group: | Loops: 4 | Minimum Experience: 13 |
| Poké Assist: | Field Move: Cut | Maximum Experience: 24 |
| Paras cuts the Capture Line with its front claws to avoid being caught. | ||
Evolution
Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | ||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Back | |||
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Trivia
- Paras's name was originally "Parasyte". The name was probably abandoned because Parasyte is also the official English name of an extremely graphic Japanese horror comic.
- Paras and its evolution, Parasect, have similar cries to Mewtwo's.
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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