Paras 92/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Mysterious Treasures is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Paras is 92/123, in position 92 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 91 Nidoran ♀, and after it is 93 Pichu. The listed rarity is Common.

Paras is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 16. 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 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Paras 59/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 14 other cards of Paras list a different HP.

The attack Scratch lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Mushroom Tackle is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host PARAS."

I keep a set binder for Mysterious Treasures, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Mysterious Treasures 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.