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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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

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. 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Paras X-Scissor 2x 140-165%KO U-turn 2x 123-146%KO Wing Attack 4x 215-254%KO Silver Wind 2x 65-77% View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire PunchLv. 28 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 353-415%KO Flamethrower 4x 294-346%KO Fire Punch 4x 235-277%KO Ember 4x 137-162%KO View Magmar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 32 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Paras Sky Attack 4x 268-315%KO Fly 4x 176-208%KO Air Slash 4x 222-262%KO Silver Wind 2x 58-69% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Sludge BombTM36 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 241-285%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 104-123%KO Leech Life 2x 72-85% U-turn 2x 63-74% View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 U-turnTM89 ChatterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 209-246%KO U-turn 2x 54-64% Chatter 4x 203-238%KO Aerial Ace 4x 144-169%KO View Chatot builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 Agility, Bug Bite, Counter and 9 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

12moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Paras Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

Breeding's the move. Agility and Bug Bite 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

Agility

C——30Psychic

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

Tut

Tutor

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

String Shot

——9540Bug

Tutor

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Paras Locations

decent spawn rates for Paras across 12 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Paras in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Before you go hunting for Paras, check which of the 12 spots belong to your version. SoulSilver and HeartGold each have different walking encounters at Lv. 5-34.

Ilex Forest

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-6 Forest

UncommonEarly

Morning/night

Ilex Forest

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-6 Forest

UncommonEarly

Morning/night

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

SoulSilverGrass Lv.10-17 Facility

UncommonEarly

Before post-game

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

HeartGoldGrass Lv.10-17 Facility

UncommonEarly

Before post-game

Mt. Moon - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.12 Cave

UncommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.12 Cave

UncommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.12 Cave

UncommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.12 Cave

UncommonEarly

Ilex Forest

SoulSilverGrass Lv.6 Forest

RareEarly

Day

Ilex Forest

HeartGoldGrass Lv.6 Forest

RareEarly

Day

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

SoulSilverGrass Lv.27-34 Facility

UncommonMid

Post-game (Tue)

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

HeartGoldGrass Lv.27-34 Facility

UncommonMid

Post-game (Tue)

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 89-107%KO View Chatot builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 71-86% View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Gust 4x 89-107%KO View Pidgey builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Learns Ember at Level 10 View Cyndaquil builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Silver WindLv. 25 Learns Silver Wind at Level 25 View Ledyba builds →

Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Paras Ember 4x 95-114%KO View Cyndaquil builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
TM Move Moves U-turnTM89 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 48-57% View Ledyba builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Paras Peck 4x 60-71% View Hoothoot builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Paras Leech Life 2x 71-86% U-turn 2x 64-76% View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 55-67% Peck 4x 95-114%KO View Chatot builds →

Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 19 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 254-300%KO Flamethrower 4x 214-252%KO Flame Wheel 4x 132-156%KO Ember 4x 102-120%KO View Cyndaquil builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock TombTM39 EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 264-312%KO Flamethrower 4x 224-264%KO Rock Tomb 2x 46-56% Ember 4x 102-120%KO View Numel builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 50-60% Silver Wind 2x 56-66% View Ledyba builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 17 Damage vs Paras Leech Life 2x 74-88% U-turn 2x 68-80% Wing Attack 4x 172-204%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 56-68% Peck 4x 90-108%KO View Chatot builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Paras X-Scissor 2x 143-170%KO U-turn 2x 127-150%KO Wing Attack 4x 220-260%KO Silver Wind 2x 67-80% View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 7 Fire SpinLv. 19 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 357-420%KO Flamethrower 4x 297-350%KO Ember 4x 135-160%KO Fire Spin 4x 127-150%KO View Magmar builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 GustLv. 16 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 67-80% Silver Wind 2x 93-110%KO Gust 4x 127-150%KO View Butterfree builds →
Yanma BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 85-100%KO Silver Wind 2x 85-100%KO View Yanma builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 GustLv. 13 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 88-105%KO Silver Wind 2x 102-120%KO Gust 4x 135-160%KO View Beautifly builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Paras X-Scissor 2x 142-167%KO U-turn 2x 124-146%KO Wing Attack 4x 213-250%KO Silver Wind 2x 63-75% View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire PunchLv. 28 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Paras Fire Blast 4x 354-417%KO Flamethrower 4x 290-342%KO Fire Punch 4x 233-275%KO Ember 4x 133-158%KO View Magmar builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 16 Damage vs Paras U-turn 2x 67-79% Silver Wind 2x 92-108%KO Aerial Ace 4x 113-133%KO Gust 4x 126-150%KO View Butterfree builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 17 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 247-292%KO Leech Life 2x 72-86% U-turn 2x 65-78% Wing Attack 4x 169-200%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 U-turnTM89 ChatterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Paras Fly 4x 213-250%KO U-turn 2x 56-67% Chatter 4x 197-233%KO Aerial Ace 4x 142-167%KO View Chatot builds →