Paras
8 stories · 18 cards · 1999–2025
$0.05 – $8.58 across 18 priced cards
“Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.”
First printed on Jungle #59 · 1999 · Illus. Ken Sugimori · on 2 cards
“It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.”
First printed on Neo Revelation #47 · 2001 · Illus. Kagemaru Himeno
“Mushrooms named tochukaso grow on its back. They grow along with the host PARAS.”
First printed on Mysterious Treasures #92 · 2007 · Illus. Ken Sugimori · on 2 cards
“As its body grows large, large mushrooms named tochukaso start sprouting out of its back.”
First printed on HeartGold SoulSilver #76 · 2010 · Illus. Midori Harada
“Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.”
First printed on BREAKthrough #1 · 2015 · Illus. Hajime Kusajima · on 3 cards
“No matter how much it eats, the mushrooms growing on its back steal away most of the nutrients it consumes.”
First printed on Sun & Moon #4 · 2017 · Illus. Ayaka Yoshida
“Whether it's due to a lack of moisture or a lack of nutrients, in Alola the mushrooms on Paras don't grow up quite right.”
First printed on Team Up #6 · 2019 · Illus. Naoyo Kimura · on 2 cards
“The mushrooms, known as tochukaso, are controlling the bug. Even if the bug bugs the mushrooms, they tell it to bug off.”
First printed on Darkness Ablaze #3 · 2020 · Illus. Atsuko Nishida · on 3 cards
Every Paras card (17)
Jungle · 1999$0.45
Base Set 2 · 2000$0.63
Neo Revelation · 2001$0.75
Aquapolis · 2003$8.58
FireRed & LeafGreen · 2004$1.98
Mysterious Treasures · 2007$0.34
Supreme Victors · 2009$0.40
HeartGold SoulSilver · 2010$0.61
BREAKthrough · 2015$0.19
Generations · 2016$0.37
Sun & Moon · 2017$0.06
Team Up · 2019$0.21
Hidden Fates · 2019$0.05
Darkness Ablaze · 2020$0.06
Lost Origin · 2022$0.15
151 · 2023$0.15
Journey Together · 2025$0.18
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