Paras (Pokémon)

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Paras (Japanese: パラス Paras) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into starting at level 24.
==Biology==
Paras is an orange, that resembles the nymph stage of a . Its ovoid body is segmented, and it has three pairs of legs. The foremost pair of legs is the largest and has sharp claws at the tips. There are five specks on its forehead and three teeth on either side of its mouth. It has circular eyes with large pseudopupils.
Red-and-yellow mushrooms known as tochukaso grow on this Pokémon's back. The mushrooms can be removed at any time and grow from spores that are doused on this Pokémon's back at birth by the mushroom on its mother's back. Tochukaso are parasitic in nature, drawing their nutrients from the host Paras's body in order to grow and exerting some command over the Pokémon's actions. For example, Paras drains nutrients from tree roots due to commands from the mushrooms. The mushrooms are also popular among collectors and have medicinal uses, usually involving extended life. Prior to Generation III, was its signature move.
Paras can often be found in caves; however, it can also thrive in damp . In the Alola region, the mushrooms on its back do not grow well. This is thought to be from a lack of moisture or nutrients.
===Evolution===
Paras evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Paras in the
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Paras is available in and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Erika's Paras (Gym Challenge 71)
 	Paras (Supreme Victors 119)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
In The Problem with Paras, Cassandra owns a Paras that is extremely weak, but she needed it to evolve into a Parasect so she could use its giant mushroom to aid her in her medical research. It did so towards the end of the episode.
===Minor appearances===
Multiple Paras debuted in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, where they were 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.
In Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village, a Paras was under Melanie's care. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
In Pokémon Fashion Flash, a Paras was on Scissor Street.
A Paras appeared in A Chansey Operation.
A Paras appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Paras was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Paras were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Two Paras of the appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
In In the Pink, a Paras was a resident of Pinkan Island.
In Tracey Gets Bugged, a Paras was on Murcott Island.
In The Power of One, a Paras sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Paras appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In The Fortune Hunters, a Paras was stolen by Butch and Cassidy.
In The Bug Stops Here, a Paras was chased away by Misty after it scared her.
In The Grass Route, a Trainer's Paras competed in the Grass Tournament.
A Paras appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
In Got Miltank?, a Paras was an inhabitant of a Pokémon-exclusive oasis.
A Paras appeared in A Bite to Remember.
A Paras appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
A Paras appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A 's Paras appeared in Harley Rides Again.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Paras participated in the .
A Paras appeared in Borrowing on Bad Faith!.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Paras were residents of Pokémon Hills.
A Trainer's Paras appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Paras was playing in 's garden. It reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.
In I Choose You!, a Paras taking shelter from the rain in a cave alongside .
In Alola, Kanto!, multiple Paras were seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Five Trainers' Paras appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.
Five Paras appeared in The Power of Us, with four under the ownership of different Trainers and the fourth being .
Three Paras appeared in Securing the Future!, with two under the ownership of different Trainers and the third being wild. They joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Paras was watching and put on a performance in their hot springs.
In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh caught a . It has since made further appearances in .
Multiple Paras appeared in a fantasy in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.
A Trainer's Paras appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
A Paras appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
A Paras appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
A Paras appeared in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Purrrr-sian, , disguised as , used a Paras during an attempt to Pika, who was with at the time. It used its spores, attacking alongside his and .
In The Last Battle XIII, a Paras was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A 's Paras appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Paras appeared in A Match For Pokémon.
A Paras appeared in The Challenge at Celadon University!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Early English promotional material for Pokémon Red and Blue listed Paras's name as Parasyte.
* In Generation I, attacks were super effective against Pokémon, making Paras and the only Pokémon to have ever had three 4× weaknesses.
* No other Pokémon has the same Egg Group combination as Paras and its evolution.
** Paras and its evolution are also the only Pokémon in the .
* Paras and share their species name with , , , and . They are all known as the Mushroom Pokémon.
** All six Pokémon also share a common move, ; and Ability, .
** In Pokémon GO, they all give more Stardust than most other Pokémon upon capture.
* Paras can be seen as a counterpart to . Both share the type, the same base stat total of 285, evolve at Level 24, both are mushroom-based Pokémon and thus can learn , and both can be found in the wild in Pokémon Sun and Moon, taking the place of the other depending on the time, with Paras being found during the day and Morelull at night.
* Paras and are the first in the trend of odd-numbered generations introducing Pokémon that appear to be based on fungi, followed by the , , , and lines, as well as .
===Origin===
The fungus on Paras is identified as tochukaso, an that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its host. The base insect appears to be a . In concept, it could be inspired by ants that are infected with mushroom spores that take control of the host ant's brain and sprout from its head or back. It may also draw inspiration from , a genus of fungi which include species that specifically infect cicadas.
====Name origin====
Paras may be derived from , referring to the parasitic growing on its back.
==In other languages==
==External links==
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