Paras (Jungle 59)

Paras LV.8 パラス Paras Team Plasma

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Paras Type Grass Hit Points 40 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Jungle Rarity English card no. 59/64 Japanese expansion Pokémon Jungle Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 85/130 Card GB set Mystery Card GB ID C07 Card GB 2 set Psychic Battle Card GB 2 ID D10 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Paras.

Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Jungle expansion.

Card text

Scratch ひっかく 20

Spore キノコのほうし

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Pokédex data

Paras - Mushroom Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
046	1'0" (0.3 m)	12 lbs. (5.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.
虫の背中にはえているのはトウチュウカソウというキノコ。育つとキノコも大きくなる。

Release information

This card was released in the English Jungle expansion, originating from the Japanese Pokémon Jungle expansion. It was later reprinted in the English Base Set 2 expansion.

Trivia

Origin

Scratch and Spore are both moves in the Pokémon games that Paras can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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