Paras 85/130 · Base Set 2

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

Paras sits at 85/130 in Base Set 2, position 85 of 130. Before it is 84 Onix, and after it is 86 Pidgey. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

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."

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 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Paras 59/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 16 other cards of Paras list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base Set 2 set binder is where a full Base Set 2 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Paras can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.