Paras
buggrass
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
BugGrass
Dex
#070
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug, plant
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
Base Exp
70
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×4ice ×2poison ×2bug ×2rock ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.25fighting ×0.5ground ×0.25
How to Obtain
You can catch Paras in Safari Zone Area4 (uncommon), in Mount Moon B1F (rare), and in Mount Moon B2F (rare), among four other areas. Wild ones range from level six to 27. One-time encounters await in Ilex Forest at level eight and Mount Moon 1F at level 12, and more.
| Location | Level | Method | Form | Held Item | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilex Forest | Lv. 8 | static | - | - | - |
| Ilex Forest | Lv. 10 | static | - | - | - |
| Mount Moon 1F | Lv. 12 | static | - | - | - |
| Mount Moon B1F | Lv. 12 | static | - | - | - |
| Mount Moon B2F | Lv. 12 | static | - | - | - |
| Mount Moon 1F | Lv. 22 | static | - | - | - |
| Mount Moon B1F | Lv. 22 | static | - | - | - |
| Mount Moon B2F | Lv. 22 | static | - | - | - |
Wild Encounters (7)
Level Up Moves (10)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches with sharp claws. | ||||||
| Stun SporeLevel: 6 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 75 | 30 | ||
| A move that may paralyze the foe. | ||||||
| PoisonpowderLevel: 6 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 75 | 35 | ||
| A move that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Leech LifeLevel: 11 | ||||||
| bug | | 20 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| AbsorbLevel: 15 | ||||||
| grass | | 20 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Fury CutterLevel: 20 | ||||||
| bug | | 20 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Successive hits raise power. | ||||||
| SporeLevel: 25 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A move that induces sleep. | ||||||
| SlashLevel: 29 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| GrowthLevel: 34 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises the user's ATK and SP.ATK. | ||||||
| Giga DrainLevel: 39 | ||||||
| grass | | 75 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||