Pokémon · EX
Paras
FireRed & LeafGreen · #72 · Common · 2004
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$1.67
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Parasect
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 46
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 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 — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Paras?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCall for Family
Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GToxic Spore — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Paras
Tournaments scanned
295
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Paras
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.00 | $1.68 | $21.43 | $1.67 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $42.00 | $59.01 | $679.50 | $16.86 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.29 |
| 7-day average | €0.73 |
| 30-day average | €0.53 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.53 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.44 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.94 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.62 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.58 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.23 |
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 $1.67; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Paras?
Paras is a Common card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Paras printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
