Paras

No. 0046 · Gen 1

Paras weakness and type

BugGrass

Hit PARAS with Fire and Flying for 4× damage. Ice, Poison, Bug and Rock also deal 2×.

Moves against Paras

4×Hits hardest
FireFlying
2×Super effective
IcePoisonBugRock
½×Not very effective
WaterElectricFighting
¼×Barely scratches it
GrassGround

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Effect SporeNo change to type matchups
  • Dry SkinImmune to Water, takes 1.25× from Fire
  • DampNo change to type matchups

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP35
  • Attack70
  • Defense55
  • Sp. Atk45
  • Sp. Def55
  • Speed25
  • Total285

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Paras gives 1 Attack EV.

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How Paras evolves

ParasBugGrass
All evolutions

What Paras can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalSkull BashPhysical130
GrassSolar Beamsame typeSpecial120
PoisonSludge BombSpecial90
GroundDigPhysical80
BugLeech Lifesame typePhysical80
FightingBrick BreakPhysical75
PsychicPsybeamSpecial65
DarkKnock OffPhysical65
FlyingAerial AcePhysical60
SteelMetal ClawPhysical50

Type counters to Paras

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.