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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus. 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

Physical

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.

DampHA

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

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.

Legends: Arceus

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

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 Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Magmortar Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 175-210%KO View Magmortar builds →
Flareon Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 150-180%KO View Flareon builds →
Rapidash Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 125-150%KO View Rapidash builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 100-120%KO View Staraptor builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 125-150%KO View Golbat builds →

Legends: Arceus 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 is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Paras Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Paras gets Energy Ball and X-Scissor for same-type damage, and Poison and Normal coverage and more rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 5

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 9

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 15

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 21

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 29

Spore

C—10015Grass

Lv 37

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Lv 47

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM Moves

Paras can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Paras doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Tutor

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

Tutor

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

Tutor

Leech Life

C8010010Bug

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

Tutor

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Legends: Arceus Paras Locations

Paras starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 8 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Paras in Legends: Arceus

Walking encounters at walking across 8 spots for Paras. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.

Cloudpool Ridge

Grass Sky

Uncommon

Cottonsedge Prairie

Grass

Uncommon

Diamond Heath

Grass

Uncommon

Golden Lowlands

Grass

Uncommon

Heavenward Lookout

Grass

Uncommon

Nature’s Pantry

Grass

Uncommon

Wayward Wood

Grass

Uncommon

Windbreak Stand

Grass

Uncommon

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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus. 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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