Paras (Jungle 59)

Paras LV.8
パラス Paras

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

40

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Jungle
Rarity
English card no.	59/64
Japanese expansion	Pokémon Jungle
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	85/130

Card GB set	Mystery
Card GB ID	C07
Card GB 2 set	Psychic Battle
Card GB 2 ID	D10

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Paras.

Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Jungle expansion.

Card text

	Scratch ひっかく	20

	Spore キノコのほうし

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Pokédex data

Paras - Mushroom Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
046	1'0" (0.3 m)	12 lbs. (5.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.
虫の背中にはえているのはトウチュウカソウというキノコ。育つとキノコも大きくなる。

Release information

This card was included in the Jungle expansion, first released in the Japanese Pokémon Jungle expansion. It was later reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.

Gallery

GB1 Mystery sprite

GB2 Psychic Battle sprite

Trivia

Origin

Scratch and Spore are both moves in the Pokémon games that Paras can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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