Paras – #046

Paras has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from this Bug Pokémon host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.

Type: Bug/Grass

Category: Mushroom

Ability: Effect Spore, which may poison or cause paralysis or sleep on the Pokemon that makes contact with it. Or Dry Skin, which reduces HP if it’s hot and restores HP through water.

Hidden Ability: Damp, which prevents the use of self-destructing moves.

Weaknesses: Fire, Flying, Ice, Bug, Poison and Rock.

Resistances: Fighting, Water, Grass, Electric and Ground.

Immunity: None

Evolutions: It evolves into Parasect starting at level 24.

Height: 1′ 00″ Weight: 11.9 lbs