What does Paras evolve into?

Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 285 BST.

At what level does Paras evolve?

Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

For Emerald, you can run Paras through the first few routes without issues. 285 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Parasect as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Paras?

Paras is catchable in Emerald. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Paras - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Paras's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP35

Attack70

Defense55

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def55

Speed25

Total285

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight5.4 kg

Base XP57

Abilities

Effect Spore

Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.

Dry Skin

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.

DampHANot in game

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Dry Skin grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

A PARAS has parasitic tochukaso mushrooms growing on its back. They grow by drawing nutrients from the host. They are valued as a medicine for long life.

Emerald

Paras Weakness

Type-wise, Paras takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Bug, and Rock. Watch out for Fire and Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Paras Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire, Flying
2x (Weak)	Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-9

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

Fire Flying

2xWeak

Ice Poison Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

Water

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Paras in Emerald (Best Counters)

In Emerald, Forretress can KO Paras with Explosion (126-148%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (488-574%).

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Paras Rapid Spin 26-30% Explosion 126-148%KO Earthquake 12-15% View Forretress builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 488-574%KO View Charizard builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Paras Earthquake 22-26% View Gyarados builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Paras Ice Beam 2x 190-223%KO Thunderbolt 31-37% Explosion 94-111%KO View Regice builds →
Regirock Rock	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Explosion Rock Slide Thunder Wave Superpower Damage vs Paras Explosion 191-224%KO Rock Slide 2x 173-203%KO Superpower 45-54% View Regirock builds →

Emerald Evolution

One evolution ahead. Paras grows into Parasect through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 120 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#046Paras

Level 24

#047Parasect

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Paras

BugGrass

Parasect

BugGrass

60+25

ATK

95+25

DEF

80+25

SP.ATK

60+15

SP.DEF

80+25

SPE

30+5

BST

285D-Tier

405C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Paras easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, False Swipe, Flail and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

BugPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Paras Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding's the move. Counter and False Swipe give Paras options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Leech Life. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 13

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 19

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 25

Spore

D—10015Grass

Lv 31

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 37

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 43

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

Lv 49

Aromatherapy

D——5Grass

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

How to Get Paras in Emerald

Paras can't be caught in Emerald. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or White instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Paras is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

FireRedWalking · Mt. Moon

Then trade to Emerald.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold Crystal Diamond Platinum

Paras Guide

Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 285 BST.
Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Emerald, you can run Paras through the first few routes without issues. 285 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Parasect as fast as you can.
Paras is catchable in Emerald. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Paras has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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