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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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.

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

Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host PARAS.

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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Paras Sky Attack 4x 276-326%KO Fly 4x 181-214%KO Pluck 4x 123-146%KO Aerial Ace 4x 123-146%KO View Noctowl builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 261-309%KO Wing Attack 4x 181-214%KO Pluck 4x 181-214%KO Aerial Ace 4x 181-214%KO View Murkrow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Sludge BombTM36 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 254-300%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 109-129%KO Leech Life 2x 74-89% U-turn 2x 64-77% View Golbat builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 261-309%KO Flamethrower 4x 219-257%KO Ember 4x 101-120%KO Fire Spin 4x 94-111%KO View Ponyta builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 13 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 90-107%KO Aerial Ace 4x 160-189%KO Gust 4x 137-163%KO View Beautifly builds →

Diamond & Pearl 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 48 breeding partners from the Bug and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bug Bite, Counter, Cross Poison and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Paras Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Breeding's the move. Bug Bite and Counter give Paras options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Energy Ball. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 6

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 6

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 11

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 17

Spore

D—10015Grass

Lv 22

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 27

Growth

———20Normal

Lv 33

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

Lv 38

Aromatherapy

D——5Grass

Lv 43

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Poison

D7010020Poison

Egg

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Paras can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Paras Locations

Paras starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 2 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 Diamond & Pearl

Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon

PearlGrass Lv.20-26 Facility

UncommonMid

Post-game

Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon

DiamondGrass Lv.20-26 Facility

UncommonMid

Post-game

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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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 Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 253-300%KO Ember 4x 105-126%KO View Growlithe builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Wing Attack 4x 161-189%KO View Staravia builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 105-126%KO View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 239-284%KO Ember 4x 92-111%KO View Chimchar builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 66-79% View Combee builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Wing Attack 4x 169-200%KO Pluck 4x 169-200%KO Peck 4x 104-122%KO View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 131-156%KO View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 254-300%KO Flame Wheel 4x 150-178%KO Ember 4x 104-122%KO View Growlithe builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 94-111%KO View Drifloon builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 PluckTM88 Damage vs Paras Wing Attack 4x 150-178%KO Pluck 4x 150-178%KO View Staravia builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 32 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Paras Sky Attack 4x 269-317%KO Fly 4x 177-209%KO Air Slash 4x 221-260%KO Silver Wind 2x 58-70% View Noctowl builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 264-311%KO Wing Attack 4x 177-209%KO Pluck 4x 177-209%KO Aerial Ace 4x 177-209%KO View Murkrow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Sludge BombTM36 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 250-294%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 108-127%KO Leech Life 2x 74-87% U-turn 2x 65-77% View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 U-turnTM89 ChatterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 216-255%KO U-turn 2x 56-66% Chatter 4x 202-238%KO Aerial Ace 4x 144-170%KO View Chatot builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 48 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 BounceLv. 44 Damage vs Paras Flare Blitz 4x 346-408%KO Fire Blast 4x 259-306%KO Flamethrower 4x 216-255%KO Bounce 4x 166-196%KO View Ponyta builds →

Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Paras Earthquake 20-23% Ice Fang 2x 69-82% View Gliscor builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Paras Earthquake 18-21% Stone Edge 2x 216-255%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Paras Rapid Spin 26-30% Explosion 126-149%KO Payback 26-30% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Paras Ice Shard 2x 97-114%KO Pursuit 48-57% View Weavile builds →