About
Sometimes seen at the foot of trees in humid forests. The mushrooms on its back—called tochukaso—are not present on infant specimens and instead emerge as Paras matures.
- Abilities
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Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
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Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from Fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Damp Hidden ability
Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
- Height
- 0.3 m 1′00″
- Weight
- 5.4 kg 11.9 lb
- Gender
♂ 50% ♀ 50%
Base stats
| Stat | Base | Distribution | Range at level 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 35 | 180–274 | |
| Attack | 70 | 130–262 | |
| Defense | 55 | 103–229 | |
| Sp. Atk | 45 | 85–207 | |
| Sp. Def | 55 | 103–229 | |
| Speed | 25 | 49–163 | |
| Total | 285 | ||
Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.
Type matchups
Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.
Taking hits
- Weak 4×
- FireFlying
- Weak 2×
- IcePoisonBugRock
- Resists ½×
- WaterElectricFighting
- Resists ¼×
- GrassGround
Same-type attacks
- Super effective 2×
- WaterGrassGroundPsychicRockDark
- Not very effective ½×
- FirePoisonFlyingSteel
Evolution
Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb STAB Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 5 | Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75% | 30 |
| 9 | Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75% | 35 |
| 15 | Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 21 | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 29 | Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 37 | X-Scissor STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 47 | Energy Ball STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Grass | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
Training and breeding
Training
- EV yield
- 1 Attack
- Catch rate
- 190
- Base friendship
- 70
- Base experience
- 57
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Wild held items
- Tiny Mushroom, Big Mushroom, Balm Mushroom
Breeding
- Egg groups
- Bug, Plant
- Egg cycles
- 20 (about 5,140 steps)