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Paras #59 from Jungle - Common - Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
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Paras

#59/64 in Jungle, Common, 40 HP, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

Card number
#59/64
Rarity
Common
HP
40 HP
Type
Grass
Language
English
Release date
June 16, 1999
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes

Paras

Paras appears in the English print of Jungle, released on June 16, 1999. Paras is a common rarity and 40 HP. The Jungle set contains 64 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Paras is a Grass-type Pokémon with 40 HP. It features two attacks: Scratch, which deals 20 damage after paying two Colorless Energy costs, and Spore, which uses two Grass Energy to put the defending Pokémon to sleep. The card’s retreat cost is one Colorless Energy, making it relatively easy to deploy. It has no resistances but is weak to Fire, taking double damage from such attacks. The flavor text describes Paras as a creature that burrows to suck tree roots, with mushrooms on its back drawing nutrients from the bug host. Artist Ken Sugimori designed the card, and it belongs to the Base series released in 1999 as part of the Jungle set. Paras is classified as a Common rarity card, reflecting its accessibility in the Pokémon TCG collection.

Burrows to suck tree roots. The mushrooms on its back grow by drawing nutrients from the bug host.

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