Paras (Pokémon)
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Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a dual-type Bug/Grass Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Paras is a coconut crab-shaped insectoid creature, with the unique feature of having mushrooms known as tochukaso growing from its back. They grow from spores that are doused on this Pokémon's back at birth by the mushroom on its parent's back. The tochukaso can be removed at any time, although researchers suggest that Paras only do so under extreme measures.
Though tochukaso are parasitic in nature, Paras manages to make use of the mushrooms by 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 long life spans, because the tochukaso is known for having properties that are beneficial for longevity.
The mushrooms on Paras's back are often prized by collectors.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
The mushrooms growing out of its back will release irritating spores that can paralyze, poison, or induce sleep in its foes.
Behavior
The mushrooms on its back have a very commanding influence over Paras and order it to extract juice from tree trunks. It is also very timid as shown in the anime when it runs away from a battle with a Charmeleon.
Habitat
Paras can often be found in caves, since sunlight and dry air hurt their skin. They can also thrive in damp forests with high amounts of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi. It is most commonly found in Kanto and Johto, but occasionally can be found in Sinnoh and Unova as well.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
It is unknown if Paras eats regular food in the wild or if it gets all of its nutrients from the roots that it sucks, though most of the food is absorbed by the mushrooms on its back. However, they have been known to prey on Weedle.
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, Pokémon Fashion Flash and 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.
It also appeared in The Bug Stops Here during the Bug-Catching Contest.
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.
Pokédex entries
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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
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
In events
Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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List of Nintendo event Pokémon in Generation II#Paras | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! | United States | 2003 | 5 | Never |
Held items
Game | Held Item(s) | ||
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Red* | Blue* | MysteryBerry (25%) | |
Yellow* | |||
Gold | Silver | Tinymushroom Tinymushroom (25%) | Big Mushroom (8%) |
Crystal | |||
FireRed | LeafGreen | Tinymushroom Tinymushroom (50%) | Big Mushroom (5%) |
Diamond | Pearl | Tinymushroom Tinymushroom (50%) | Big Mushroom (5%) |
Platinum | |||
HeartGold | SoulSilver | Tinymushroom Tinymushroom (50%) | Big Mushroom (5%) |
Black | White | Tinymushroom Tinymushroom (50%) | Big Mushroom (5%) |
BalmMushroom (1%) |
Stats
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
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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Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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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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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring. | |||||||||||||
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Special moves
Shadow moves | <span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 28+ | Purified moves | ||
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Shadow Blitz | File:Box xd 046.png | Refresh | Normal | |
Shadow Shed | Spore | Grass | ||
-- | Slash | Normal | ||
-- | False Swipe | Normal | ||
Side game data
Pokémon Pinball
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Pokémon Pinball RS
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Pokémon Trozei!
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Pokémon Ranger
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Evolution
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Level 24 → |
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Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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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 | ||
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, 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.
- Paras is the only Pokémon with a total EV yield of 1 to evolve at a fixed level directly into a Pokémon with an EV yield of 3, Parasect. In Generation II, the 1 EV yielding Slowpoke, who previously only evolved at Level 37 into the 2 EV yielding Slowbro, gained the ability to evolve directly into the 3 EV yielding Slowking when traded with a King's Rock, and in Generation IV the 1 EV yielding Nosepass was given the 3 EV yielding direct evolution Probopass when gaining a level in Mt. Coronet.
- In Generation I, where Poison attacks were super effective against Bug, Paras and Parasect were the only Pokémon to have three 4× weaknesses, or a double weakness to Poison.
- Due to the ability Dry Skin, Paras and Parasect are also the only Pokémon to have a 5× weakness (to Fire).
- 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 Mushroom Pokémon.
- These are also the only Pokémon that can have the Ability Effect Spore other than as a Hidden Ability.
- 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
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, it bears a resemblance to a cicada larva, more so than Nincada.
Name origin
Paras is a shortening of parasite, referring to the parasitic mushroom growing on its back.
In other languages
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Notes
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |