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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* On early English promotional material for [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|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 {{wp|Parasyte|graphic horror manga series}}.
* On early English promotional material for [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|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 {{wp|Parasyte|graphic horror manga series}}.
* In [[Generation I]], {{t|Poison}} attacks are super effective against {{t|Bug}}, making Paras and {{p|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.
* In [[Generation I]], {{t|Poison}} attacks are super effective against {{t|Bug}}, making Paras and {{p|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 prior to the introduction of the [[Fairy (type)|Fairy type]] in [[Generation VI]].
* 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 {{a|Dry Skin}}, they both take 5× damage from {{type|Fire}} attacks).
* 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 {{a|Dry Skin}}, they both take 5× damage from {{type|Fire}} attacks).
* No other Pokémon has the same [[Egg Group]] combination as Paras and {{p|Parasect|its evolution}}.
* No other Pokémon has the same [[Egg Group]] combination as Paras and {{p|Parasect|its evolution}}.
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