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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Early English promotional material for [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue]] listed Paras's name as ''Parasyte''. The | * Early English promotional material for [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue]] listed Paras's name as ''Parasyte''. The name may have been shortened to ''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. | * 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. | ||
* No other Pokémon has the same [[Egg Group]] combination as Paras and its evolution. | * No other Pokémon has the same [[Egg Group]] combination as Paras and its evolution. | ||
* Paras and Parasect share their species name with {{p|Shroomish}}, {{p|Breloom}}, {{p|Foongus}}, and {{p|Amoonguss}}. They are all known as the Mushroom Pokémon. | * Paras and Parasect share their species name with {{p|Shroomish}}, {{p|Breloom}}, {{p|Foongus}}, and {{p|Amoonguss}}. They are all known as the Mushroom Pokémon. | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Paras and Parasect}} | {{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Paras and Parasect}} | ||
The fungus on Paras is identified as [[tochukaso]], an {{wp|Parasitoid|endoparasitoid}} that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its insect host. The base insect appears | The fungus on Paras is identified as [[tochukaso]], an {{wp|Parasitoid|endoparasitoid}} that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its insect host. The base insect appears to be a {{wp|cicada}} {{wp|nymph (biology)|nymph}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||