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'''Paras''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''パラス ''' ''Paras'') is a dual-type {{2t|Bug|Grass}} Pokémon. | '''Paras''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''パラス ''' ''Paras'') is a dual-type {{2t|Bug|Grass}} Pokémon. | ||
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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

Paras is an orange, insectoid creature resembling the nymph stage of a cicada. Its ovoid body is segmented, and it has six pairs of legs. The foremost pair of legs is the largest and has sharp claws at the tips. There are five specks on its forehead and three teeth on either side of its mouth. It has circular eyes with large pupils.
Red-and-yellow mushrooms known as tochukaso grow on this Pokémon's back. The mushrooms can be removed at any time, and grow from spores that are doused on this Pokémon's back at birth by the mushroom on its mother's back. Tochukaso are parasitic in nature, drawing their nutrients from the host Paras's body in order to grow and exerting some command over the Pokémon's actions. For example, Paras drains nutrients from tree roots due to commands from the mushrooms. The mushrooms are also popular among collectors and have medicinal uses.
Paras can often be found in caves, but can also thrive in damp forests with high amounts of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi. It is also very timid as shown in the anime when it runs away from a battle with a Charmeleon.
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 Paras also appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village. It was one of the Pokémon in Melanie's care. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
A Paras appeared in Pokémon Fashion Flash, A Chansey Operation and The Breeding Center Secret.
Multiple Paras were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
Two differently patterned Paras appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
A pink Paras appeared on Pinkan Island in In The Pink.
Paras had a small cameo in Tracey Gets Bugged as one of the Bug Pokémon on Murcott Island.
A Paras was one of the Pokémon stolen by Butch and Cassidy in The Fortune Hunters.
A Paras appeared in The Bug Stops Here where it was chased away by Misty after it scared her.
A Paras belonging to an unnamed competitor appeared in The Grass Route competing in the Grass-type tournament.
A Paras was one of the inhabitants of an oasis just for Pokémon in Got Miltank?.
Paras also appeared in The Power of One, Celebi: Voice of the Forest and Destiny Deoxys.
A Paras appeared in A Bite to Remember.
A Paras appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
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In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Yellow arc, Super Nerd Miles, disguised as Red, used a Paras to attempt to capture Pika (at that time with Yellow) using its spores alongside his Persian and Marowak.
In the TCG
- Main article: Paras (TCG)
Game data
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Pinball | Mt. Moon Safari Zone |
Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 1 Secret Storage 10 Endless Level 25 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Silent Chasm (7F-9F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Apple Woods (1F-12F) |
Pokémon Ranger | Krokka Tunnel |
Pokémon Rumble | Silent Forest Normal Mode C |
Pokémon Rumble Blast | Treetops: Soothing Shore |
In events
Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Synthesis Paras | English | United States | 5 | January 3 to 9, 2003 |
Held items
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Red* | Blue* | Berry (100%) | |
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Stats
Base stats
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HP: 35
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95 - 142 | 180 - 274 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
45
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
25
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27 - 84 | 49 - 163 | |
Total: 285
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Agility | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 30 | |||||
Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | |||||
Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 | |||||
Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90% | 10 | |||||
Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 | |||||
Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 | |||||
Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 | |||||
Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 | |||||
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B | W | B2 | W2 | After You | Normal | Status | — | —% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | —% | 5 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100% | 10 | ||||
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Dream Park | Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 | ||||
Dream Park | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | —% | 5 | ||||
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Evolution
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
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V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
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Trivia
- On early English promotional material for Pokémon Red and Blue, Paras' name is listed as "Parasyte". The name may have been shortened to just "Paras" because Parasyte is the official English name of a graphic horror manga series.
- In Generation I, Poison attacks are super effective against Bug, making Paras and Parasect the only Pokémon to have ever had three 4× weaknesses, as well as the only Pokémon to have had a 4× weakness to Poison.
- Paras and Parasect are the only Pokémon in the game to take more than 4 times as much damage from any one type of attack under normal battle conditions (if they have the Ability Dry Skin, they both take 5× damage from Fire-type attacks).
- 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 the 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
The fungus on Paras is identified as tochukaso, an endoparasitoid that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its insect host. The base insect appears to be a cicada nymph.
Name origin
Paras is a shortening of parasite, referring to the parasitic mushroom growing on its back.
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