Paras 76/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver
HeartGold & SoulSilver is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Paras is 76/123, in position 76 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 75 Meowth, and after it is 77 Phanpy. The listed rarity is Common.
Paras is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Paras (#046), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Parasect, Parasect (#047) under evolves to.
Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 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 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Paras list a different HP.
The attack Scratch lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Double-edge Claw is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Paras does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "As its body grows large, large mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back."
I keep a set binder for HeartGold & SoulSilver, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 76/123
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
- Released
- February 10, 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex
- Paras (#046)
- Evolves to
- Parasect
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackDouble-edge Claw
Paras does 10 damage to itself.
Flavor text
As its body grows large, large mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Paras from?
HeartGold & SoulSilver, in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123.
What is the collector number?
76/123. It is entry 76 of 124 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Midori Harada. The catalog lists 352 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Paras #046, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Scratch (10) and Double-edge Claw (30).