Paras (Pokémon)

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Paras パラス Paras #046
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Bug Grass Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Mushroom Pokémon
Abilities Effect Spore or Dry Skin Dry Skin Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #046 Johto #070 Hoenn #235 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1′00″ Imperial 0.3 m Metric 1′00″/0.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 11.9 lbs. Imperial 5.4 kg Metric 11.9 lbs./5.4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Red	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Bug and Plant groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 70 Battle Exp.: 701*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a dual-type Bug/Grass 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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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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 5×.

Learnset

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By leveling up

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By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
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, Bellossom Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel 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

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Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
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

For other sprites and images, please see Paras images on Bulbagarden Archives.

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.
• In Generation I, Poison attacks are super effective against Bug, making Paras and Parasect the only Pokémon to have ever had three 4x weaknesses.
• Due to the ability Dry Skin, Paras and Parasect are also the only Pokémon to have a 5x weakness (to Fire).
• 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

• Article on Wikipedia

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