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Parasin Pokémon Sour Crystal

buggrass

Pokédex Entry

Mushroom Pokémon

The tochukaso growing on this Pokémon's back orders it to extract juice from tree trunks.

Paras in Pokémon Sour Crystal

Paras is #46 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Sour Crystal. This page covers its bug/grass typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 8 encounter locations.

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Type
BugGrass
Dex
#070 Johto Dex · #046 National
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug, plant
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
pokeball
Poké Ball15.6%
greatball
Great Ball21.3%
ultraball
Ultra Ball26.1%
Base Exp
70
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Tinymushroom(50%)Bigmushroom(5%)
Weak To
fire ×4ice ×2poison ×2flying ×4bug ×2rock ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.25fighting ×0.5ground ×0.25

How to Obtain

You can catch Paras in Safari Zone Area4 (uncommon), in Mount Moon B1F (rare), and in Mount Moon B2F (rare), among five other areas. Wild ones range from level five to 27. One-time encounters await in Ilex Forest at level eight and Mount Moon 1F at level 12, and more.
LocationLevelMethodFormHeld ItemPrerequisite
Ilex ForestLv. 8static---
Ilex ForestLv. 10static---
Mount Moon 1FLv. 12static---
Mount Moon B1FLv. 12static---
Mount Moon B2FLv. 12static---
Mount Moon 1FLv. 22static---
Mount Moon B1FLv. 22static---
Mount Moon B2FLv. 22static---

Wild Encounters (10)

Level Up Moves (10)

ScratchLevel: 1normal
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Scratches with sharp claws.
Stun SporeLevel: 6grass
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A move that may paralyze the foe.
PoisonpowderLevel: 6poison
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A move that may poison the foe.
Leech LifeLevel: 11bug
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Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
AbsorbLevel: 15grass
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Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Fury CutterLevel: 20bug
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Successive hits raise power.
SporeLevel: 25grass
PWR0ACC100PP15
A move that induces sleep.
SlashLevel: 29normal
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Has a high critical hit ratio.
GrowthLevel: 34normal
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Raises the user's ATK and SP.ATK.
Giga DrainLevel: 39grass
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Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
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Type Summary

6
Weaknesses
5
Resistances
0
Immunities
7
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Paras. Use these types to counter it effectively.

fire4×flying4×ice2×poison2×bug2×rock2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Paras resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

grass0.25×ground0.25×water0.5×electric0.5×fighting0.5×
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