Paras

Vileplume

Parasect

#0046

Gen 1

Types

Bug

Grass

Appearance

Category		Mushroom Pokémon
Color		Red
Height		0.3m / 0'12"
Weight		5.4kg / 11.9lbs

Shape

Footprint

Cry

Size Comparison

1.8m / 5'11"Trainer

0.3m / (0'12")Pokémon

Regional Pokédex Numbers

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug,Grass
Hatch Time	20

Gender Ratio

Training

Base Friendship (Gen 3-7)	70
Base Friendship (Gen 8+)	50
Base Experience	57
Catch Rate	190
Leveling Rate	Medium Fast
Experience to 100	1,000,000

EV Yield: 1

HP0

ATK1

DEF0

SP.ATK0

SP.DEF0

SPE0

Abilities

PRIMARY	Effect Spore	Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis , poison , or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
SECONDARY	Dry Skin	Causes ⅛ max HP in damage each turn during harsh sunlight , but heals for ⅛ max HP during rain . Increases damage from Fire moves to 1.25x, but absorbs Water moves, healing for ¼ max HP.
HIDDEN	Damp	Prevents Self Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Base Stats

HP	35	180 - 274
Attack	70	130 - 262
Defense	55	103 - 229
Special Attack	45	85 - 207
Special Defense	55	103 - 229
Speed	25	49 - 163
Total	285	min - max
		Lvl. 100 range

- Minimum values assume 0 IV, 0 EV and a hindering nature (→ -10%)- Maximum values assume 31 IV (→ +31), 252 EV (→ +63) and a helpful nature (→ +10%)

Type Weakness

Multiplier

× 0
× ¼	Grass Ground
× ½	Water Electric Fighting
× 1	Normal Psychic Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy
× 2	Ice Poison Bug Rock
× 4	Fire Flying

Evolutions

Paras

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Lv. 24

Parasect

Movesets

Moves marked with

get a same-type attack bonus

PokéDex Descriptions

E	A PARAS has parasitic tochukaso mushrooms growing on its back. They grow by drawing nutrients from the host. They are valued as a medicine for long life.
S	As its body grows large, oriental mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.
SS	As its body grows, large mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.
LG	Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.
B R	Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by draw ing nutrients from the bug host.
Y Y LGE LGP	Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.
FR X	Growing out of the bug’s back are mushrooms called tochukaso. The mushrooms grow with the bug host.
G HG	It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.
M	Mushrooms called tochukaso sprout from its back. They can be dried and powdered to make a medicine used to extend life.
D P PL	Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host PARAS.
B B2 W W2	Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host Paras.
S	No matter how much it eats, the mushrooms growing on its back steal away most of the nutrients it consumes.
R	PARAS has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from the BUG POKéMON host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.
S	PARAS has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from this BUG POKéMON host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.
AS OR	Paras has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from this Bug Pokémon host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.
LA	Sometimes seen at the foot of trees in humid forests. The mushrooms on its back—called tochukaso—are not present on infant specimens and instead emerge as Paras matures.
UM	The mushrooms, known as tochukaso, are controlling the bug. Even if the bug bugs the mushrooms, they tell it to bug off.
C	The tochukaso growing on this POKéMON's back orders it to extract juice from tree trunks.
US	Whether it’s due to a lack of moisture or a lack of nutrients, in Alola the mushrooms on Paras don’t grow up quite right.