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Paras

BugGrass

Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and X Scissor, worth 6.6 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Paras can learn 6 combinations. Bug Bite with X Scissor does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageFlyingFire
Weak toPoisonRockBugIce
ResistsFightingWaterElectric
Strongly resistsGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BiteBug50.5s+6
ScratchNormal60.5s+4
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Cross PoisonPoison401.5s-33
Seed BombGrass552.0s-33
X ScissorBug451.5s-33

Shiny

Paras
Normal
Shiny Paras
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Paras has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Paras
Paras
Parasect
Parasect

Numbers

Max CP1,150 at level 50, 1,018 at level 40
Raid catch581 CP at level 20, or 727 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch536 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats121 attack · 99 defense · 111 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve50 Candy
Second charged move50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Size0.3 m and 5.4 kg

Best moveset against each type

Paras does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GrassBug Bite + X Scissor10.0
PsychicBug Bite + X Scissor10.0
DarkBug Bite + X Scissor10.0
GroundBug Bite + Seed Bomb9.1
RockBug Bite + Seed Bomb9.1
WaterBug Bite + Seed Bomb9.1
FairyBug Bite + Cross Poison7.3
NormalBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
BugBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
ElectricBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
IceBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
DragonBug Bite + X Scissor6.6
FightingBug Bite + Seed Bomb6.5
GhostBug Bite + Seed Bomb6.5
FlyingBug Bite + Cross Poison5.4
FireBug Bite + Cross Poison5.4
PoisonBug Bite + X Scissor5.2
SteelBug Bite + X Scissor5.2

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Paras is actually for.

Counters: what beats Paras

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy102.1
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy84.8
SalamenceDragonFlyingFire Fang + Fly78.2
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat77.6
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Fly77.0
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball76.5
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat75.7
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat75.5
YveltalDarkFlyingGust + Oblivion Wing Legacy75.2
ToucannonNormalFlyingPeck + Beak Blast Legacy74.5

Ranked by damage per second against Paras's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.