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Paras, a Bug and Grass type Pokémon, official artwork

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Paras: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Paras is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (70) and Defense (55), with a base stat total of 285.

Build a team with Paras

What is Paras weak to?

How much damage Paras takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toFireFlying
2×Weak toBugIcePoisonRock
0.5×ResistsElectricFightingWater
0.25×ResistsGrassGround

With Dry Skin, Fire attacks do 5x damage instead of quadruple damage and Water attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Paras takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Bug, Ice, Poison, Rock (Fire and Flying hit it for 4x damage). It resists Electric, Fighting, Water, Grass, Ground. That is by type alone: with Dry Skin, Fire attacks do 5x damage instead of quadruple damage and Water attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Best moveset for Paras

Paras has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Skull BashNormal130
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Sludge BombPoison90
  • DigGround80

Best nature for Paras

Adamant. Paras is a physical attacker (70 Attack vs 45 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Effect Spore30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with this Pokemon.
  • Dry SkinThis Pokemon is healed 1/4 by Water, 1/8 by Rain; is hurt 1.25x by Fire, 1/8 by Sun.
  • DampPrevents Explosion/Mind Blown/Misty Explosion/Self-Destruct/Aftermath while active.

Evolution line

Paras
Parasect
Full learnset (87 moves; tap to expand)

Paras is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Cross PoisonPoison70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
CutNormal5095%Physical
Fell StingerBug50100%Physical
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
AbsorbGrass20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
Fury SwipesNormal1880%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
After YouNormal--Status
AgilityPsychic--Status
AromatherapyGrass--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GrowthNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Leech SeedGrass-90%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MimicNormal--Status
Nature PowerNormal--Status
Poison PowderPoison-75%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rage PowderBug--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RefreshNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RototillerGround--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep PowderGrass-75%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SporeGrass-100%Status
String ShotBug-95%Status
Stun SporeGrass-75%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
SynthesisGrass--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Wide GuardRock--Status
Worry SeedGrass-100%Status