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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver. 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. Atk45

Sp. Def55

Speed25

Total285

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

It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.

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.

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

0Immune

Score-9

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

Fire Flying

2xWeak

Ice Poison Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Paras in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 83-100%KO View Natu builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 95-114%KO View Cyndaquil builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 95-114%KO View Spearow builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 60-71% View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 83-100%KO View Pidgey builds →

Gold & Silver 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 23 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)

Gold & Silver Paras Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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 Normal and Ground coverage and more 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

C——20Normal

Lv 43

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM49

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

TM19

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

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

Paras can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Paras Locations

decent spawn rates across 8 locations for Paras in early-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Paras in Gold & Silver

Paras appears in 8 walking locations at Lv. 5-17 across Silver and Gold. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Ilex Forest

SilverGrass Lv.5-6 Forest

15%Early

Morning/night

Ilex Forest

GoldGrass Lv.5-6 Forest

15%Early

Morning/night

Ilex Forest

GoldGrass Lv.6 Forest

15%Early

Ilex Forest

SilverGrass Lv.6 Forest

15%Early

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

SilverGrass Lv.10-17 Facility

UncommonEarly

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

GoldGrass Lv.10-17 Facility

UncommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 1F

GoldGrass Lv.12 Cave

10%Early

Mt. Moon - 1F

SilverGrass Lv.12 Cave

10%Early

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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver. 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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Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 114-136%KO View Spearow builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Learns Ember at Level 12 View Cyndaquil builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Learns Peck at Level 11 View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves GustLv. 9 Learns Gust at Level 9 View Pidgey builds →
Spinarak BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Poison Sting 2x 32-41% View Spinarak builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
TM Move Moves Fury CutterTM49 Damage vs Paras Fury Cutter 2x 74-88% View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 SmogLv. 13 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 352-414%KO Fire Punch 4x 245-290%KO Ember 4x 131-155%KO Smog 2x 34-41% View Magmar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 78-93% View Noctowl builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 114-134%KO View Farfetch'd builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 272-321%KO Ember 4x 105-124%KO View Growlithe builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Fury CutterTM49 Damage vs Paras Wing Attack 4x 213-250%KO Fury Cutter 2x 74-88% View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 SmogLv. 13 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 354-417%KO Fire Punch 4x 247-292%KO Ember 4x 133-158%KO Smog 2x 32-39% View Magmar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 176-208%KO Peck 4x 78-92% View Noctowl builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 28 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 78-92% View Butterfree builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 268-317%KO Peck 4x 113-133%KO View Farfetch'd builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Fury CutterTM49 Damage vs Paras Wing Attack 4x 207-243%KO Fury Cutter 2x 72-85% View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 SmogLv. 13 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 345-405%KO Fire Punch 4x 234-276%KO Ember 4x 130-154%KO Smog 2x 31-38% View Magmar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 172-203%KO Peck 4x 76-89% View Noctowl builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 28 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 76-89% View Butterfree builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 261-308%KO Peck 4x 109-130%KO View Farfetch'd builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Fury CutterTM49 Damage vs Paras Wing Attack 4x 207-243%KO Fury Cutter 2x 72-85% View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 SmogLv. 13 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 345-405%KO Fire Punch 4x 234-276%KO Ember 4x 130-154%KO Smog 2x 31-38% View Magmar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 172-203%KO Peck 4x 76-89% View Noctowl builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 28 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 76-89% View Butterfree builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 261-308%KO Peck 4x 109-130%KO View Farfetch'd builds →