Paras 3/189 · Darkness Ablaze
Darkness Ablaze is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. Paras is 3/189, in position 3 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Butterfree VMAX, and after it is 4 Parasect. The listed rarity is Common.
Paras is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Paras (#046), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Parasect, Parasect (#047) under evolves to.
Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 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. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Paras list a different HP.
The attack Scratch lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The mushrooms, known as tochukaso, are controlling the bug. Even if the bug bugs the mushrooms, they tell it to bug off." The regulation mark is D.
I keep a set binder for Darkness Ablaze, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Darkness Ablaze 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
- 3/189
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- August 14, 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex
- Paras (#046)
- Evolves to
- Parasect
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- D
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
The mushrooms, known as tochukaso, are controlling the bug. Even if the bug bugs the mushrooms, they tell it to bug off.
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?
Darkness Ablaze, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189.
What is the collector number?
3/189. It is entry 3 of 201 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Atsuko Nishida. The catalog lists 408 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Paras #046, generation 1 (Kanto).
What regulation mark is printed?
D.
Which attacks are printed?
Scratch (20).