PARAS
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Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by draw ing nutrients from the bug host.
Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by draw ing nutrients from the bug host.
Burrows under the ground to gnaw on tree roots. The mushrooms on its back absorb most of the nutrition.
It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.
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This Pokémon has a Armor body shape.
It is classified as Red colored.
Natural habitat: Forest.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 190/255, roughly 75%.
It follows a Medium growth curve.
It belongs to the Bug, Plant egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 2 | Sleep Powder | Grass | STA | — | 75% | 15 |
| 4 | Stun Spore | Grass | STA | — | 75% | 30 |
| 6 | Poison Powder | Poison | STA | — | 75% | 35 |
| 9 | Absorb | Grass | SPE | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 12 | Growth | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | PHY | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 19 | Slash | Normal | PHY | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 23 | Leech Life | Bug | PHY | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| 27 | Spore | Grass | STA | — | 100% | 15 |
| 31 | X-Scissor | Bug | PHY | 80 | 100% | 15 |
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