Paras

Paras has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from this Bug Pokémon host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life.

Dex No

#046

Paras Weaknesses and Strengths

Paras is a dual-type Pokemon of types Bug and Grass. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Rock	160%
Poison	160%
Bug	160%
Ice	160%
Flying	256%
Fire	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Ground	39.1%
Grass	39.1%
Fighting	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Electric	62.5%

Best Moves for Paras in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Paras.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bug Bite	Seed Bomb	43.43	246.75
Bug Bite	X Scissor	45.75	242.78
Scratch	Seed Bomb	43.43	224.63
Scratch	X Scissor	45.75	219.58
Bug Bite	Cross Poison	38.67	208.43
Scratch	Cross Poison	38.67	192.48

All Moves for Paras

Below are all the moves that Paras can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Cross Poison	Charged	40	26.67	1500ms	-33
X Scissor	Charged	45	33.75	1600ms	-33
Seed Bomb	Charged	55	26.19	2100ms	-33
Scratch	Quick	6	12	500ms	4
Bug Bite	Quick	5	12	500ms	6

Paras Evolution

Paras

Requires
50x Candy

Parasect

Best Paras Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Paras Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Paras in a raid.