We'll defend Pokémon's Paras to the death, because while this little friend may not pack the punch that some of its peers can, it has a charm that is needed in Pokémon teams. If you've overlooked this lad, check out its evolution, moves, strengths and weaknesses, locations, and stats in this guide.
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Here's everything in our Paras guide:
Here's the key information you need to know about Paras:
| National Pokédex # | 0,046 |
| Type | Bug/Grass |
| Abilities | Effect Spore or Dry Skin |
| Hidden ability | Damp |
| Gender ratio | Female - 50% Male - 50% |
| Catch rate | 190 (35.2%) |
| Egg groups | Bug, Grass |
| EV yield | One Atk |
Paras's evolution
Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24, which is the final evolution.
Paras's locations
Here are all the locations you can find Paras in each Pokémon game:
Gen 1 locations
| Red / Blue | Mt. Moon, Safari Zone |
| Yellow | Mt. Moon, Safari Zone |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold / Silver | National Park's Bug-Catching Contest (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday only), Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon |
| Crystal | National Park's Bug-Catching Contest (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday only), Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby / Sapphire | Trade |
| Emerald | Trade |
| FireRed / LeafGreen | Mt. Moon, Safari Zone |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Cipher Key Lair (Shadow) |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond / Pearl | Great Marsh |
| Platinum | Great Marsh |
| HeartGold / SoulSilver | National Park's Bug-Catching Contest (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday only), Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, Safari Zone - Swamp |
Gen 5 locations
| Black / White | Trade (Black), Route 11 (White) |
| Black 2 / White 2 | Trade |
Gen 6 locations
| X / Y | Bug Friend Safari |
| Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | Petalburg Woods (hidden) |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun / Moon | Route 11, Brooklet Hill, Lush Jungle (day) |
| Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon | Brooklet Hill, Lush Jungle (day) |
| Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | Mt. Moon |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword / Shield | Unobtainable |
| Isle of Armor | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl | Great Marsh, Grand Underground - Grassland Cave, Sunlit Cavern, Swampy Cave, Bogsunk Cavern |
| Legends: Arceus | Obsidian Fieldlands - Nature's Pantry, Crimson Mirelands - Golden Lowlands, near Ursa's Ring, near Cloudpool Ridge, Diamond Heath, near Cottonsedge Prairie, Droning Meadow, Cobalt Coastlands - near Windbreak Stand, Coronet Highlands - Heavenward Lookout, Wayward Wood |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet / Violet | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | Unobtainable |
How do I get Paras in Pokémon Pokopia?
To get Paras in Pokopia, you need to create an Elevated Flower Bed or a Flower Garden. To do the former, you need to place four wildflowers in a high-up location, and the latter requires any four hedges with four wildflowers.
Paras's base stats
Paras's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.
- HP - 35
- Attack - 70
- Defense - 55
- Sp. Atk - 45
- Sp. Def - 55
- Speed - 25
Paras's type strengths and weaknesses
Paras is both a Bug- and Grass-type Pokémon, and consequently has a great number of types that it's both weak and resistant to. Unfortunately, Paras isn't immune to any Pokémon type.
| Normal damage | Dragon, Dark, Fairy, Ghost, Normal, Psychic, Steel |
| Weak | Bug, Flying, Fire, Ice, Rock, Poison |
| Resistant | Electric, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Water |
| Immune | N/A |
Paras's moveset
In the latest generation of Pokémon games in which it appears, Paras can learn the following moves:
Level up moves (Diamond/Pearl)
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Scratch | Normal |
| Six | Stun Spore | Grass |
| Six | Poison Powder | Poison |
| 11 | Absorb | Grass |
| 17 | Fury Cutter | Bug |
| 22 | Spore | Grass |
| 27 | Slash | Normal |
| 33 | Growth | Normal |
| 38 | Giga Drain | Grass |
| 43 | Aromatherapy | Grass |
| 49 | Rage Powder | Bug |
| 54 | X-Scissor | Bug |
Level up moves (Legends Arceus)
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Absorb | Grass |
| Five | Stun Spore | Grass |
| Nine | Poison Powder | Poison |
| 15 | Venoshock | Poison |
| 21 | Slash | Normal |
| 29 | Spore | Grass |
| 37 | X-Scissor | Bug |
| 47 | Energy Ball | Grass |
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Aerial Ace | Flying |
| Attract | Normal |
| Brick Break | Fighting |
| Bullet Seed | Grass |
| Cut | Normal |
| Dig | Ground |
| Double Team | Normal |
| Endure | Normal |
| Facade | Normal |
| False Swipe | Normal |
| Flash | Normal |
| Giga Drain | Grass |
| Grass Knot | Grass |
| Light Screen | Psychic |
| Protect | Normal |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Rock Smash | Fighting |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison |
| Solar Beam | Grass |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Swagger | Normal |
| Swords Dance | Normal |
| Thief | Dark |
| X-Scissor | Bug |
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Agility | Psychic | Beedrill, Scyther, Scizor, Ledyba, Ledian, Spinarak, Ariados, Surskit, Masquerain, or Ninjask |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Caterpie, Butterfree, Weedle, Beedrill, Pinsir, Ariados, Pineco, Forretress, Shuckle, Wurmple, Beautifly, Dustox, Ninjask, Kricketot, Kricketune, Burmy, Mothim, Combee, Skorupi, Drapion, or Yanmega |
| Counter | Fighting | Heracross or Breloom |
| Cross Poison | Poison | Parasect, Spinarak, Ariados, Skorupi, or Drapion |
| Fell Stinger | Bug | Beedrill, Ariados, Kricketune, Skorupi, or Drapion |
| Flail | Normal | Lotad, Lombre, or Ludicolo |
| Grassy Terrain | Grass | Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Tangela, Tangrowth, or Roserade |
| Leech Seed | Grass | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunkern, Sunflora, Shroomish, Breloom, Roselia, Roserade, Cacnea, Cacturne, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Cherubi, or Cherrim |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Scizor, Nincada, or Ninjask |
| Psybeam | Psychic | Butterfree, Venonat, Venomoth, Dustox, or Mothim |
| Screech | Normal | Yanma, Yanmega, Gligar, Gliscor, Ninjask, Vibrava, Flygon, or Kricketune |
| Sweet Scent | Normal | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Surskit, Masquerain, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Combee, or Carnivine |
| Wide Guard | Rock | Paras or Parasect |
You're a certified Paras friend now, so go out and give this little guy some love, and maybe even a spot on your team.