Pokémon · Base
Paras
Base Set 2 · #85 · Common · 2000
Listings
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Market reference
$0.70
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 85 / 130
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Parasect
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 46
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Paras plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Scratch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Paras
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Paras?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host."
CCScratch — 20
GGSpore
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.18 | $0.59 | $4,321.00 | $0.70 | $1.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.55 |
| 30-day average | €0.53 |
| Low | €0.07 |
| Trend price | €0.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.64 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Paras is real?
Paras is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Paras worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Paras is $0.70; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Paras from?
Paras is from the Pokémon set "Base Set 2" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Paras?
Paras is a Common card in the Base Set 2 set.
Other Paras printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
