#0046
Paras
Mushroom Pokémon
Sometimes seen at the foot of trees in humid forests. The mushrooms on its back—called tochukaso—are not present on infant specimens and instead emerge as Paras matures.
Details
Height0.3 m
Weight5.4 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP57
Abilities
Effect Spore
Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
Dry Skin
Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from Fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
DampHidden
Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Base stats
HP
35
Attack
70
Defense
55
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
55
Speed
25
Total
285
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
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Where to find Paras
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Yellow
Silver
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
Lv. 24
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Paras can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 2 | Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 9 | Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 13 | Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 15 | Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 17 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 20 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 27 | Spore Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 37 | X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 43 | Aromatherapy Cures the entire party of major status effects. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 47 | Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 49 | Rage Powder Redirects the target’s single-target effects to the user for this turn. | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Paras can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Paras.
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Cite this page
“Paras”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/paras.
Species data from PokéAPI.