Paras 6/83 · Generations

Paras is Pokédex #046, generation 1 (Kanto). Paras is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Parasect, Parasect (#047) under evolves to.

Paras sits at 6/83 in Generations, position 6 of 117. Before it is 5 Butterfree, and after it is 7 Parasect. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 22 February 2016. The printed size is 83. This checklist is longer, at 117 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Blot lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition."

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 Aya Kusube illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Paras list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Aya Kusube. I count 127 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Generations set binder is where a full Generations 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.