What does Paras evolve into?

Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 295 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 Red & Blue, you can run Paras through the first few routes without issues. 295 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 Red & Blue. 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 stat exp. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP35

Attack70

Defense55

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def55

Speed25

Total295

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight5.4 kg

Base XP57

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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

Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.

Paras Weakness

Type-wise, Paras takes extra damage from Fire, Poison, Flying, Ice, Bug, and Rock. Watch out for Fire, Poison, and Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

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

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-11

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

Fire Poison Flying

2xWeak

Ice Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Grass Poison Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Paras in Red & Blue (Best Counters)

Charmander Fire	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 95-114%KO View Charmander builds →
Ekans Poison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 10 Damage vs Paras Poison Sting 4x 48-57% View Ekans builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 95-114%KO View Spearow builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 83-100%KO View Pidgey builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Poison Sting 4x 36-43% View Weedle builds →

Red & Blue Evolution

Paras starts a line toward Parasect. Can't breed this Bug/Grass type (295 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 110 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Red & Blue Paras Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

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

Moves

TMs carry this one. Paras learns Solar Beam and Leech Life naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Ground and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 13

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 20

Leech Life

C2010010Bug

Lv 27

Spore

D—10015Grass

Lv 34

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 41

Growth

D——20Normal

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—10010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM21

Mega Drain

D4010010Grass

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM40

Skull Bash

C10010010Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM03

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Paras doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Paras can't learn any Tutor moves

Red & Blue Paras Locations

Paras starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 10 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 Red & Blue

You can catch Paras through 10 walking encounters from Lv. 8-23, but availability differs between Red and Blue. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Mt. Moon - B2F

RedGrass Lv.10-12 Cave

15%Early

Mt. Moon - B2F

BlueGrass Lv.10-12 Cave

15%Early

Mt. Moon - B1F

BlueGrass Lv.10 Cave

10%Early

Mt. Moon - B1F

RedGrass Lv.10 Cave

10%Early

Mt. Moon - 1F

BlueGrass Lv.8 Cave

5%Early

Mt. Moon - 1F

RedGrass Lv.8 Cave

5%Early

Safari Zone - East

RedGrass Lv.22 Facility

10%Mid

Safari Zone - East

BlueGrass Lv.22 Facility

10%Mid

Safari Zone - North

RedGrass Lv.23 Facility

10%Mid

Safari Zone - North

BlueGrass Lv.23 Facility

10%Mid

Paras Guide

Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 295 BST.
Paras evolves into Parasect at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Red & Blue, you can run Paras through the first few routes without issues. 295 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Parasect as fast as you can.
Paras is catchable in Red & Blue. 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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Growlithe Fire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 18 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 104-124%KO View Growlithe builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 24 Damage vs Paras Acid 4x 82-97% View Oddish builds →
Charmander Fire	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 97-115%KO View Charmander builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 26 Damage vs Paras Acid 4x 112-132%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 82-97% View Vulpix builds →

Growlithe Fire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 18 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 106-125%KO View Growlithe builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 24 Damage vs Paras Acid 4x 85-100%KO View Oddish builds →
Charmander Fire	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 92-108%KO View Charmander builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 26 Damage vs Paras Acid 4x 113-133%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 85-100%KO View Vulpix builds →

Venomoth BugPoison	C
Available Move Moves Leech LifeLv. 27 Damage vs Paras Leech Life 2x 96-114%KO View Venomoth builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 275-324%KO Peck 4x 113-134%KO View Fearow builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 18 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 107-126%KO View Growlithe builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AcidLv. 24 Damage vs Paras Acid 4x 87-103%KO View Oddish builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Drill PeckLv. 30 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 261-308%KO Drill Peck 4x 234-276%KO Peck 4x 107-126%KO View Doduo builds →

Articuno IceFlying	B
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Blizzard 2x 166-196%KO Ice Beam 2x 137-162%KO Fly 4x 255-300%KO Peck 4x 103-121%KO View Articuno builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 43 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 353-415%KO Fire Punch 4x 239-283%KO Ember 4x 132-156%KO View Magmar builds →
Venomoth BugPoison	C
Available Move Moves Leech LifeLv. 27 Damage vs Paras Leech Life 2x 92-110%KO View Venomoth builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Drill PeckLv. 34 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 264-312%KO Drill Peck 4x 235-277%KO Peck 4x 108-127%KO View Fearow builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 1 Fire SpinLv. 39 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 250-294%KO Ember 4x 98-115%KO Fire Spin 4x 83-98% View Ponyta builds →

Zapdos ElectricFlying	S
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sky AttackTM43 FlyHM02 Drill PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Sky Attack 4x 426-502%KO Fly 4x 278-327%KO Drill Peck 4x 245-289%KO View Zapdos builds →
Articuno IceFlying	B
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sky AttackTM43 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 FlyHM02 Damage vs Paras Sky Attack 4x 407-480%KO Blizzard 2x 175-207%KO Ice Beam 2x 144-169%KO Fly 4x 264-311%KO View Articuno builds →
Moltres FireFlying	B
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sky AttackTM43 Fire BlastTM38 FlyHM02 Fire SpinLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Sky Attack 4x 464-545%KO Fire Blast 4x 440-518%KO Fly 4x 301-355%KO Fire Spin 4x 144-169%KO View Moltres builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves Sky AttackTM43 Fire BlastTM38 FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Sky Attack 4x 482-567%KO Fire Blast 4x 164-193%KO Fly 4x 315-371%KO Wing Attack 4x 213-251%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 43 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 365-431%KO Fire Punch 4x 250-295%KO Ember 4x 139-164%KO View Magmar builds →