#045 VileplumeAll 251 Pokémon#047 Parasect
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#046 Paras
BugGrass
- SpeciesMushroom Pokémon
- Japanese nameParas
- PronunciationPAR-ISS
- Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
- Weight12.0 lb 5.40 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from PARASECT (see Pokémon Parasect), into which Paras evolves.
Evolution
ParasLevel 24Parasect
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition. |
| Stadium | Grows by sucking nutrients from the roots of trees. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing extracts from the bug host. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout out from its back. |
| Silver | As its body grows large, oriental mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back. |
| Crystal | The tochukaso growing on this POKEMON’s back orders it to extract juice from tree trunks. |
Where to find Paras
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Mt. Moon, Safari Zone | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | NA | Many | |
| Gold | Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, National Park (Contest) | Mostly Morn. or Night | Many |
| Silver | Mostly Morn. or Night | Many | |
| Crystal | Any | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×4
- Water×0.5
- Electric×0.5
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×2
- Fighting×0.5
- PoisonG/S/C ×2R/B/Y × 4
- Ground×0.25
- ×4
- Psychic×1
- Bug×2
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 6 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 6 : 5 (120%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 6 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 6 : 5 (120%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses in GSC as RBY, but in RBY it is 4x weakness to POISON.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Bad 1st (RBY): Good 2nd (RBY): Bad
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 6 advantages and 13 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 6:13 (~46.15%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 6 advantages and 11 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 6:11 (~54.55%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Scratch | Normal | Physical |
| 13 | 7 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status |
| — | 13 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status |
| 20 | 19 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical |
| 27 | 25 | Spore | Grass | Status |
| 34 | 31 | Slash | Normal | Physical |
| 41 | 37 | Growth | Normal | Status |
| — | 43 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM12Sweet Scent
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM36Sludge Bomb
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
- HM05Flash
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM03Swords Dance
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM20Rage
- TM21Mega Drain
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM01Cut
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Plant Pokémon group 1 Bug Pokémon group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Bellsprout Family
- Bulbasaur Family
- Chikorita Family
- Exeggcute Family
- Hoppip Family
- Oddish Family
- Paras Family
- Sunkern Family
- Tangela
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Counter | Mate with a male Heracross. |
| False Swipe | Mate with a male Scyther/Scizor. |
| Flail | Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family, then breed the male offspring (Horsea) with a female from Squirtle Family. Breed the male offspring of that union (Squirtle) with a female from Chikorita Family and breed the male offspring (Chikorita) to a female Paras/Parasect. |
| Light Screen | Mate with a male from Chikorita or Ledyba Family. |
| Psybeam | Mate with a male Butterfree or Venonat/Venomoth. |
| Pursuit | Mate with a male Beedrill or Scyther/Scizor. |
| Screech | Mate with a male Gligar, Spinarak/Ariados, or Yanma. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 35 | 243-273 | 41/4513.57% | 38/4214.72% |
| Attack | 70 | 208-238 | 22/4948.01% | 22/4546.02% |
| Defense | 55 | 178-208 | 34/5532.66% | 29/4430.85% |
| Speed | 25 | 118-148 | 44/476.08% | 40/424.46% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 45 | 158-188 | 34/4621.19% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4130.85% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 55 | 178-208 | — | 20/2929.14% |
| Total | 285 G/S/C 240 R/B/Y |
1083-1263 925-1075 |
70/8711.51% | 53/659.68% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library