Paras

BugGrassEffect Spore

Mt. Moon Main · Lv 12-14 Mt. Moon Tunnel · Lv 12-14 Mt. Moon Basement · Lv 12-14 Open in the guide Compare

In FireRed Deluxe: First found in Mt. Moon Main (Grass, Lv 12-14), and in 5 more areas. Its type (Bug / Grass) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 355, up from 285; 4 of the six changed, most of all Speed (25 → 60). Abilities: it loses Dry Skin and Damp. 3 of its 11 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen, including Absorb and Mega Drain.

Level-up moves 11

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Bug	Phys	40	100	15
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
5	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Spec	20	100	20
7	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	Grass	Stat	—	75	30
13	Poison Powder Poisons the target.	Poison	Stat	—	75	35
16	Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Spec	40	100	10
20	Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Bug	Phys	20	85	20
25	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Phys	70	100	20
31	Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Spec	65	100	5
37	Spore Puts the target to sleep.	Grass	Stat	—	100	15
43	Growth Raises the user’s Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Stat	—	—	40

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs

This game's documentation doesn't publish TM compatibility, so none is listed here.

Where to find Paras

Area	Method	Level
Mt. Moon Main	Grass	12-14
Mt. Moon Tunnel	Grass	12-14
Mt. Moon Basement	Grass	12-14
Route 5	Grass	15-17
Route 17	Grass	29-33
Safari Zone 3	Grass	28-33	5% rare

Other changes in this game

Base stats against the original game: +25 HP, -10 Def, +20 SpAtk, +35 Speed
Evolves into Parasect at Level 24