046 rbspr046.gif gby046.gif Paras パラス (Parasu) Mushroom Pokémon Bug/Grass PAR-iss 1'00" 12 lbs. Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host. Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.

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35 70 55 25 55 240 Flying (4x), Poison (4x), Rock (2x), Bug (2x), Fire (4x), and Ice (2x) Normal (1x), Ghost (1x), Psychic (1x), and Dragon (1x) Fighting (½x), Ground (¼x), Water (½x), Grass (¼x), and Electric (½x) None Few Mt. Moon, Safari Zone Few Mt. Moon, Safari Zone Few Mt. Moon, Safari Zone Scratch Start Start Normal 40 100% 35 (max. 56) Hard, pointed, and sharp claws rake the foe to inflict damage. Stun Spore 13 13 Grass - 75% 30 (max. 48) The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. It may paralyze the target. Leech Life 20 20 Bug 20 100% 15 (max. 24) A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. Spore 27 27 Grass - 100% 15 (max. 24) The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep. Slash 34 34 Nomrmal 70 100% 20 (max. 32) The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio. Growth 41 41 Normal - -% 40 (max. 64) The user's body is forced to grow all at once. It raises the Sp. Atk stat. Swords Dance TM03 TM03 Normal - -% 30 (max. 48) A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user's Attack stat. Toxic TM06 TM06 Poison - 85% 10 (max. 16) A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Body Slam TM08 TM08 Normal 85 100% 15 (max. 24) The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It may leave the foe paralyzed. Take Down TM09 TM09 Normal 90 85% 20 (max. 32) A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little. Double Edge TM10 TM10 Normal 120 100% 15 (max. 24) A reckless, life-risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however. Rage TM20 TM20 Normal 20 100% 20 (max. 32) While this move is in use, it gains attack power each time the user is hit in battle. Mega Drain TM21 TM21 Grass 40 100% 15 (max. 24) A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. Solar Beam TM22 TM22 Grass 120 100% 10 (max. 16) A two-turn attack. The user gathers light, then blasts a bundled beam on the second turn. Dig TM28 TM28 Ground 80 100% 10 (max. 16) The user burrows, then attacks on the second turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons. Mimic TM31 TM31 Normal - -% 10 (max. 16) The user copies the move last used by the foe. The move can be used for the rest of the battle. Double Team TM32 TM32 Normal - -% 15 (max. 24) By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Reflect TM33 TM33 Psychic - -% 20 (max. 32) A wondrous wall of light is put up to suppress damage from physical attacks for five turns. Bide TM34 TM34 Normal - -% 10 (max. 16) The user endures attacks for two turns, then strikes back to cause double the damage taken. Skull Bash TM40 TM40 Normal 100 100% 15 (max. 24) The user tucks in its head to raise its Defense in the first turn, then rams the foe on the next turn. Rest TM44 TM44 Psychic - -% 10 (max. 16) The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user's HP, and heals any status problem. Substitute TM50 TM50 Normal - -% 10 (max. 16) The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user's decoy. Cut HM01 HM01 Normal 50 95% 30 (max. 48) The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. Paras is an insectoid creature, with the unique feature of having mushrooms known as tochukaso growing from its back. They grow from spores that are doused on this Pokémon's back at birth by the mushroom on its parent's back. Though tochukaso are parasitic in nature, Paras manages to make use of the mushrooms by creating a semi-symbiotic relationship; the mushrooms draw their nutrients from the host Paras's body in order to grow, and Paras is able to use the mushrooms spores along with its own pincers for self-defense. Paras may have fairly long life spans, because the tochukaso is known for having properties that are beneficial for longevity. The mushrooms growing out of its back will release irritating spores that can paralyze, or put to sleep. The mushrooms on its back have a very commanding influence over Paras, and order it to extract juice from tree trunks. It is also very timid when it runs away from a battle with Charmeleon. Paras can often be found in caves, since sunlight, and dry air hurt their skin. They can also thrive in dank forests with lots of humidity where conditions are ideal for fungi. It is unknown if Paras eats regular food in the wild or if it gets all of its nutrients from the roots that it sucks, though most of the food is absorbed by the mushrooms on its back. There are many forms of fungus that grow on insects, any one of which could have inspired Paras's design, like the entomophthora muscae, which grows on the back of the common housefly. As for the insect itself, it bears a resemblance to a cicada larva, more so than Nincada. Paras's name is a shortening of the word "parasite," referring to the parasitic mushroom growing on its back.