Paras

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**Paras** (Japanese: **パラス**  *Paras*) is a dual-type {{Bug}}/{{Grass}} Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Parasect starting at level 24.

## Biology

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Paras is an orange, insectoid creature resembling the nymph stage of a cicada. 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 pupils.

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. The mushrooms are also the source of its former signature move, Spore.

The anime has shown that Paras can often be found in caves. However, it can also thrive in damp forests with high amounts of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi. It is also very timid as shown in the anime when it runs away from a battle with a Template:TP.

### 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 debuted 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 appeared in *Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village*. It was one of the Pokémon in Melanie's care. It reappeared in a flashback in *Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!*.

A Paras appeared in *Pokémon Fashion Flash*, *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.

A Paras was one of the Pokémon stolen by Butch and Cassidy in *The Fortune Hunters*.

A Paras appeared in *The Bug Stops Here* where it was chased away by Misty after it scared her.

A Paras belonging to an unnamed competitor appeared in *The Grass Route* competing in the Grass Tournament.

A Paras was one of the inhabitants of an oasis just for Pokémon in *Got Miltank?*.

Paras appeared in *The Power of One*, *Celebi: The Voice of the Forest*, and *Destiny Deoxys*.

A Paras appeared in *A Bite to Remember*.

A Paras appeared in the opening sequence of *Lucario and the Mystery of Mew*.

A group of Paras appeared in *Genesect and the Legend Awakened* at Pokémon Hills.

A Trainer's Paras appeared in *Alola to New Adventure!*.

A Paras appeared in *Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!*, where it was among the Pokémon playing in Template:An's garden. It appeared again in *The Ol' Raise and Switch!*.

A Paras appeared in *I Choose You!*.

Multiple wild Paras appeared in *Alola, Kanto!*.

### Pokédex entries

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### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In *Purrrr-sian*, 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.

A Paras appeared in *The Last Battle XIII* as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

## Game data

### Held items

 Diamond | Pearl | TinyMushroom TinyMushroom (50%)
 Black | White | TinyMushroom TinyMushroom (50%)
 X | Y | Tiny Mushroom Tiny Mushroom (50%)
 Omega Ruby | Alpha Sapphire | Tiny Mushroom Tiny Mushroom (50%)
 Sun | Moon | Tiny Mushroom Tiny Mushroom (50%)
 Ultra Sun | Ultra Moon | Tiny Mushroom Tiny Mushroom (50%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

 * Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

* This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was **55**.

### Side game data

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 **Skill Swapper:** Paralyze+

### Sprites

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## Trivia

* Early English promotional material for Pokémon Red and Blue listed Paras's name as *Parasyte*.
* In Generation I, {{Poison}} attacks are super effective against {{Bug}}, making Paras and 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.
* Paras and Parasect share their species name with Shroomish, Breloom, Foongus, and Amoonguss. They are all known as the Mushroom Pokémon.
* Paras can be seen as a counterpart to Morelull. Both share the {{Grass}} type and the same base stat totals, both can learn Spore, 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.
* In the 1.0 release of the English versions of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Pokédex entry of Paras refers to it as **BUG POKéMON**. In the 1.1 release, this was modified to mention **BUG/GRASS POKéMON** instead. The Pokédex entry in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire says **Bug Pokémon** like Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire version 1.0, however.

### Origin

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The fungus on Paras is identified as tochukaso, an endoparasitoid that replaces the host tissue and can affect the behavior of its insect host. The base insect appears to be a cicada nymph.

#### Name origin

Paras is a shortening of *parasite*, referring to the parasitic mushroom growing on its back.

## External links

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