Paras 59/64 · Jungle

Jungle is a set in the Base series. It was released on June 16, 1999. The printed size is 64, and the checklist is the same length. Paras is 59/64, in position 59 of 64 on this checklist. Before it is 58 Oddish, and after it is 60 Pikachu. The listed rarity is Common.

Paras is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 8. In the Pokédex this is Paras (#046), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Parasect, Parasect (#047) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Paras (#046) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Paras 85/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 16 other cards of Paras list a different HP.

The attack Scratch lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Spore is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host."

I keep a set binder for Jungle, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Jungle set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Paras can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.