Pokédex

Paras

Explore Paras #0046: bug / grass types, base stats, evolution methods, abilities and regional Pokédex entries. View artwork, shiny and pixel variants, and related coloring pages.

About Paras

Mushroom Pokémon. National Pokédex #46. Bug / Grass. Introduced in generation 1, Kanto. Height 0.3 m; weight 5.4 kg.

Abilities: Effect Spore, Dry Skin, Damp (hidden)

Egg groups: Bug, Plant. Growth rate: Medium. Catch rate: 190. Base friendship: 70.

Base stats

Hp: 35
Attack: 70
Defense: 55
Special Attack: 45
Special Defense: 55
Speed: 25

Base stat total: 285

Evolution family

Paras

Paras → Parasect: Level 24

Recorded species evolution methods; regional forms and requirements can vary by game.

Pokédex descriptions

Legends Arceus

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.

Lets Go Eevee

Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.

Ultra Moon

The mushrooms, known as tochukaso, are controlling the bug. Even if the bug bugs the mushrooms, they tell it to bug off.

Artwork variants

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Regional entries

Type matchups

Fire: 4× · Water: 0.5× · Electric: 0.5× · Grass: 0.25× · Ice: 2× · Fighting: 0.5× · Poison: 2× · Ground: 0.25× · Flying: 4× · Bug: 2× · Rock: 2×

Full type chart

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