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Height
1'00" Imperial
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0.3 m Metric
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1'00"/0.3 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
11.9 lbs. Imperial
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5.4 kg Metric
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11.9 lbs./5.4 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 1
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 70
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Battle Exp.: 701*
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Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a dual-type Bug/Grass Pokémon.
It evolves into Parasect starting at level 24.
Biology
Physiology
Paras is a coconut crab-shaped insectoid creature, with the unique feature of having mushrooms known as tochukaso growing from its back. They grow from spores that are doused on this Pokémon's back at birth by the mushroom on its parent's back. The tochukaso can be removed at any time, although researchers suggest that Paras only do so under extreme measures.
Though tochukaso are parasitic in nature, Paras manages to make use of the mushrooms by 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.
The mushrooms on Paras's back are often prized by collectors.
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
The mushrooms on its back have a very commanding influence over Paras and order it to extract juice from tree trunks. It is also very timid as shown in the anime when it runs away from a battle with a Charmeleon.
Habitat
Paras can often be found in caves, since sunlight and dry air hurt their skin. They can also thrive in damp forests with high amounts of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi. It is most commonly found in Kanto and Johto, but occasionally can be found in Sinnoh as well.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
It is unknown if Paras eats regular food in the wild or if it gets all of its nutrients from the roots that it sucks, though most of the food is absorbed by the mushrooms on its back. However, they have been known to prey on Weedle.
In the anime
Major appearances
Paras is featured in The Problem with Paras under the ownership of Cassandra. It is extremely weak, but Cassandra needed it to evolve into a Parasect so she can use the giant mushroom to aid in her medical research. It does so towards the end of the episode.
Minor appearances
Paras made its debut in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, in which a group of Paras can be briefly seen removing the mushrooms on their backs. Seymour explained that this behavior was due to someone stringing lights in the caves of Mt. Moon, and implied that this was not good for them.
A differently patterned Paras appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
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.
A Paras appeared in A Bite to Remember.
A pink Paras appeared on Pinkan Island in In The Pink
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP044
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Paras
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Ash's Pokédex
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Paras, the Mushroom Pokémon. Rare mushrooms grow on its back.
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EP044
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Paras's type
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Ash's Pokédex
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Paras has qualities of both Bug and Grass Pokémon.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Super Nerd Miles used a Paras to try and capture Pika using its spores alongside his Persian and Marowak.
In the TCG
- Main article: Paras (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation I
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Red
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Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.
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Stadium
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Grows by sucking nutrients from the roots of trees. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing extracts from the bug host.
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Generation II
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Gold
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It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.
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Silver
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As its body grows large, oriental mushrooms called tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.
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Crystal
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The tochukaso growing on this Pokémon's back orders it to extract juice from tree trunks.
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Stadium 2
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It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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Growing out of the bug's back are mushrooms called tochukaso. The mushrooms grow with the bug host.
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LeafGreen
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Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host Paras.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.
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SoulSilver
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As its body grows, large mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.
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Generation V
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Black
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Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host Paras.
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White
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Black 2
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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35
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95 - 142
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180 - 274
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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Total: 285
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 55.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paras
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Paras
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Paras can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Paras cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paras
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Paras
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, 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 is the only Pokémon with a total EV yield of 1 to evolve at a fixed level directly into a Pokémon with an EV yield of 3, Parasect. In Generation II, the 1 EV yielding Slowpoke, who previously only evolved at Level 37 into the 2 EV yielding Slowbro, gained the ability to evolve directly into the 3 EV yielding Slowking when traded with a King's Rock, and in Generation IV the 1 EV yielding Nosepass was given the 3 EV yielding direct evolution Probopass when gaining a level in Mt. Coronet.
- In Generation I, Poison attacks are super effective against Bug, making Paras and Parasect the only Pokémon to have ever had three 4× weaknesses or double weakness to Poison.
- Due to the ability Dry Skin, Paras and Parasect are also the only Pokémon to have a 5× weakness (to Fire).
- No other Pokémon has the same egg group combination as Paras and its evolution.
- Paras and its evolved form, Parasect, share their species name with Shroomish, Breloom, Foongus, Amoonguss. They are all known as Mushroom Pokémon.
- Paras can be seen as a parallel to Shroomish. Both of them are Grass-type Pokémon. Paras is exclusive to Pokémon White, while Shroomish is exclusive to Pokémon Black, with both Pokémon found in a Mass Outbreak in the same location in their respective versions. Additionally, both are based on fungi.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
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, it bears a resemblance to a cicada larva, more so than Nincada.
Name origin
Paras's name is a shortening of the word parasite, referring to the parasitic mushroom growing on its back.
In other languages
Language
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Name
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Name Origin
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German
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Paras
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French
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Paras
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Korean
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파라스 Paraseu
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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派拉斯 Pàilāsī
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Transliteration of Paras.
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Chinese (Cantonese)
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蘑菇蟲 Mòhgūchùhng
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Literally "Mushroom bug".
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Notes
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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