No.0046 · Mushroom Pokémon
Paras
パラス
Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 97%
- Attacktop 58%
- Defensetop 71%
- Sp. Atktop 80%
- Sp. Deftop 71%
- Speedtop 96%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Evolution
05 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SVZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| 6 | Page → | Poison | — | 75 | 35 | ||
| 6 | Page → | Grass | — | 75 | 30 | ||
| 11 | Page → | Grass | 20 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 17 | Page → | Bug | 40 | 95 | 20 | ||
| 22 | Page → | Grass | — | 100 | 15 | ||
| 27 | Page → | Normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 33 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 20 | ||
| 38 | Page → | Grass | 75 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 43 | Page → | Grass | — | — | 5 | ||
| 49 | Page → | Bug | — | — | 20 | ||
| 54 | Page → | Bug | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Learnset from Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
Sometimes seen at the foot of trees in humid forests. The mushrooms on its back—called tochukaso—are not present on infant specimens and instead emerge as Paras matures.
The mushrooms, known as tochukaso, are controlling the bug. Even if the bug bugs the mushrooms, they tell it to bug off.
Whether it’s due to a lack of moisture or a lack of nutrients, in Alola the mushrooms on Paras don’t grow up quite right.
Mushrooms called tochukaso sprout from its back. They can be dried and powdered to make a medicine used to extend life.
No matter how much it eats, the mushrooms growing on its back steal away most of the nutrients it consumes.
As its body grows, large mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.
09 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- パラス
- Rōmaji
- Paras
- Korean
- 파라스
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 派拉斯
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 派拉斯
- French
- Paras
- German
- Paras
- Spanish
- Paras
- Italian
- Paras
10 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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