Paras Raid Guide
Bug / Grass
Paras is an easy Tier 1 raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 3556. You can solo Paras raids without any problem at all. Paras is vulnerable to Flying, Rock, Fire type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Ho-Oh, Tyranitar, Heatran, Terrakion, Volcanion.
Paras can obtain below CP values when defeated.
- 671 - 727 CP during Rainy and Sunny / clear weather conditions.
- 536 - 581 CP during other weather conditions.
Paras is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was January 19, 2022. Shiny Paras is also available from raids in the game.
Weather boost
Paras raids will be boosted during Rainy and Sunny / clear weather conditions.
Bug type Damage Relations
Double damage from: | Flying | ||
Double damage to: | Grass | ||
Half damage from: | Fighting | ||
Half damage to: | Fighting | ||
No damage from: | - | ||
No damage to: | - |
Paras Raid Counters
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Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh is a Fire, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Brave Bird (Flying , DPS 45.0) Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Incinerate (Fire) which are effective against Paras.
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Tyranitar
Tyranitar is a Rock, Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) which are effective against Paras.
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Heatran
Heatran is a Fire, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Paras.
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Terrakion
Terrakion is a Rock, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Smack Down (Rock) which are effective against Paras.
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Entei
Entei is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flame Charge (Fire , DPS 18.4) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Fire Fang (Fire, DPS 12.2) Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Paras.
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Moltres
Moltres is a Fire, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Heat Wave (Fire , DPS 31.7) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) Wing Attack (Flying, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Paras.
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Rampardos
Rampardos is a Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Smack Down (Rock) which are effective against Paras.
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Gigalith
Gigalith is a Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Smack Down (Rock) which are effective against Paras.
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Tornadus
Tornadus is a Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Hurricane (Flying , DPS 40.7) and fast moves: Air Slash (Flying, DPS 11.7) which are effective against Paras.
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Tyrantrum
Tyrantrum is a Rock, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Paras.
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Victini
Victini is a Fire, Psychic type Pokémon with charged moves: Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) which is effective against Paras.
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Regirock
Regirock is a Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Paras.
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Archeops
Archeops is a Rock, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) and fast moves: Wing Attack (Flying, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Paras.
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Magmortar
Magmortar is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Fire Punch (Fire , DPS 25.0) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Paras.
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Golem
Golem is a Rock, Ground type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) Rock Blast (Rock , DPS 23.8) Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Paras.
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Flareon
Flareon is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Ember (Fire, DPS 10.0) Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Paras.
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Delphox
Delphox is a Fire, Psychic type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flame Charge (Fire , DPS 18.4) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Paras.
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Emboar
Emboar is a Fire, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Flame Charge (Fire , DPS 18.4) Heat Wave (Fire , DPS 31.7) Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Ember (Fire, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Paras.
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Arcanine
Arcanine is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) and fast moves: Fire Fang (Fire, DPS 12.2) which are effective against Paras.
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Aurorus
Aurorus is a Rock, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Paras.
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Typhlosion
Typhlosion is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Ember (Fire, DPS 10.0) Incinerate (Fire) which are effective against Paras.
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Charizard
Charizard is a Fire, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Air Slash (Flying, DPS 11.7) Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Paras.
Paras moves set
Paras will use below moves during the battle.
Move | Method | Type | DPS |
Bug Bite | Fast | Bug | 10.0 |
Cross Poison | Charged | Poison | 26.7 |
Scratch | Fast | Normal | 12.0 |
Seed Bomb | Charged | Grass | 26.2 |
X-Scissor | Charged | Bug | 28.1 |
Paras raids weather impact
Here is how each weather condition boosts Paras moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Paras.
Weather | Boosted moves | Impact |
Cloudy | Boosts Cross Poison | Great for battle |
Fog | Great for battle | |
Partly cloudy | Boosts Scratch | Great for battle |
Rainy | Boosts Bug Bite Boosts X-Scissor | Bug Bite is bad for Fire type Pokemon, Bug Bite is bad for Rock type Pokemon, Bug Bite is bad for Flying type Pokemon X-Scissor is bad for Fire type Pokemon, X-Scissor is bad for Rock type Pokemon, X-Scissor is bad for Flying type Pokemon |
Snow | Great for battle | |
Sunny / clear | Boosts Seed Bomb | Seed Bomb is bad for Fire type Pokemon, Seed Bomb is bad for Flying type Pokemon X-Scissor is bad for Fire type Pokemon, X-Scissor is bad for Rock type Pokemon, X-Scissor is bad for Flying type Pokemon |
Windy | Great for battle |
Paras stats
Stamina: | 70 | ||
Attack: | 121 | ||
Defence: | 99 | ||
Max CP (level 50): | 968 | ||
Max HP (level 50): | 72 |
Shiny Paras
There is a chance that you may encounter a shiny Paras if you win the raid.