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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.
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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.
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