Paras #070(Nat. #0046)

The Mushroom Pokémon

Typing	BugGrass
Classification	The Mushroom Pokémon
National ID	#0046
Regional ID	#0070

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

FlyingFire

Weak x2

PoisonRockBugIce

Resists x½

FightingWaterElectric

Resists x¼

GroundGrass

View all Typings:

Sprite and Official Artwork

Gold

Silver

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	35	95—142
Attack	70	75—122
Defense	55	60—107
Sp. Attack	45	50—97
Sp. Defense	55	60—107
Speed	25	30—77
Total	285	Calculated

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 24

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Grass Bug
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.3 m (1'0")
Weight	5.4 kg (11.9 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	35 HP 70 Attack 55 Defense 45 Sp. Attack 55 Sp. Defense 25 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	70
Catch Rate	190
Catch Chance	~25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Gold

"It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back."

Silver

"As its body grows large, oriental mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Paras via level-up in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
7	Stun Spore	—	75	Grass	Stat.
13	Poison Powder	—	75	Poison	Stat.
19	Leech Life	20	100	Bug	Phys.
25	Spore	—	100	Grass	Stat.
31	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
37	Growth	—	—	Normal	Stat.
43	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Paras as Egg Moves in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
Pursuit	40	100	Dark	Spec.
Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Paras via TM in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Curse	—	—	???	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM008	Rock Smash	20	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Sweet Scent	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM013	Snore	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM020	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM035	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Spec.
TM049	Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Paras via HM in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM05	Flash	—	70	Normal	Stat.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Paras via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bide	RB Y	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Body Slam	RB Y	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Double-Edge	RB Y	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mega Drain	RB Y	40	100	Grass	Spec.
Mimic	RB Y	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Rage	RB Y	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Reflect	RB Y	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Skull Bash	RB Y	100	100	Normal	Phys.
Substitute	RB Y	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swords Dance	RB Y	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Take Down	RB Y	90	85	Normal	Phys.