Paras - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Paras can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Paras artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Paras learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Poison Powder	Poison	—	75
6	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
11	Absorb	Grass	20	100
17	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
22	Spore	Grass	—	100
27	Slash	Normal	70	100
33	Growth	Normal	—	—
38	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
43	Aromatherapy	Grass	—	—
49	Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
54	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

Egg moves

Paras learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rototiller	Ground	—	—
Screech	Normal	—	85
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
Wide Guard	Rock	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Paras is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Paras can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Paras learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Poison Powder	Poison	—	75
6	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
11	Absorb	Grass	20	100
17	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
22	Spore	Grass	—	100
27	Slash	Normal	70	100
33	Growth	Normal	—	—
38	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
43	Aromatherapy	Grass	—	—
49	Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
54	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

Egg moves

Paras learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Grassy Terrain	Grass	—	—
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rototiller	Ground	—	—
Screech	Normal	—	85
Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
Wide Guard	Rock	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Paras can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Synthesis	Grass	—	—
Worry Seed	Grass	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Paras is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Paras can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100	Generation 4 — TM
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Paras learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
2	Sleep Powder	Grass	—	75
4	Stun Spore	Grass	—	75
6	Poison Powder	Poison	—	75
9	Absorb	Grass	40	100
12	Growth	Normal	—	—
15	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
19	Slash	Normal	70	100
23	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
27	Spore	Grass	—	100
31	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Paras is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
06	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
09	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
10	Dig	Ground	80	100
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
13	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
24	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
45	Solar Beam	Grass	200	100
52	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
53	Mega Drain	Grass	75	100

Paras egg move parents

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Paras

Paras's egg groups: Bug, Grass

The egg moves for Paras are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Paras with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Paras with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Scizor Surskit Ninjask Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Joltik Galvantula Accelgor Durant Vikavolt
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny
Pre-evolution Level up	Masquerain

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Weedle Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Ninjask Kricketot Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Joltik Galvantula Durant Larvesta Scatterbug Grubbin Charjabug Vikavolt Dewpider Araquanid Golisopod
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Karrablast Escavalier
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Carnivine Yanmega Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona Scatterbug Spewpa Vivillon Grubbin Charjabug Vikavolt Cutiefly Ribombee Dewpider Araquanid Fomantis Lurantis Golisopod
Pre-evolution Level up	Metapod Butterfree Kakuna Beedrill Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Kricketune Volcarona Spewpa Vivillon
Generation 5 Move tutor	Weepinbell Victreebel

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Breloom
Breeding	Paras Parasect Scyther Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Ledyba Ledian Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Cacnea Cacturne Gliscor Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier
Generation 3 Move tutor	Volbeat

Cross Poison

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Parasect Spinarak Ariados Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Paras Parasect Gligar Gliscor Joltik Galvantula

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Sewaddle Karrablast
Breeding	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Paras Parasect Scyther Ledyba Ledian Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora Pineco Forretress Scizor Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Dwebble Crustle Foongus Amoonguss Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona Grubbin Charjabug Vikavolt Comfey
Pre-evolution Level up	Swadloon Leavanny Escavalier
Generation 4 TM	Butterfree Beedrill Oddish Gloom Vileplume Venonat Venomoth Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Exeggcute Exeggutor Tangela Pinsir Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Spinarak Ariados Bellossom Yanma Gligar Shuckle Beautifly Dustox Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Shroomish Breloom Volbeat Roselia Cacnea Cacturne Tropius Turtwig Grotle Torterra Kricketune Roserade Mothim Cherubi Cherrim Skorupi Drapion Carnivine Snover Abomasnow Tangrowth Yanmega Gliscor

Fell Stinger

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Ariados Kricketune Skorupi Drapion Leavanny Escavalier
Breeding	Paras Parasect Surskit Masquerain Cacnea Cacturne

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sewaddle Dwebble Crustle Karrablast
Breeding	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Paras Parasect Tangela Pinsir Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Pineco Forretress Heracross Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Tangrowth
Pre-evolution Level up	Swadloon Leavanny Escavalier

Grassy Terrain

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Oddish Gloom Tangela Roserade Tangrowth Comfey
Breeding	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Paras Parasect Exeggcute Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Turtwig Grotle Torterra Cherubi Cherrim Snivy Servine Serperior Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Maractus
Pre-evolution Level up	Vileplume Bellossom

Leech Seed

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Exeggcute Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora Shroomish Breloom Roselia Cacnea Cacturne Turtwig Grotle Torterra Cherubi Cherrim Snivy Servine Serperior Cottonee Whimsicott Phantump Trevenant Comfey
Breeding	Paras Parasect Tangela Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Sunkern Sunflora Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Tropius Carnivine Snover Abomasnow Tangrowth Maractus Ferroseed Ferrothorn Morelull Shiinotic
Pre-evolution Level up	Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Roserade

Metal Claw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scizor Nincada Ferroseed Ferrothorn Durant
Breeding	Paras Parasect Gligar Gliscor Wimpod Golisopod
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninjask

Natural Gift

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Oddish Gloom Exeggcute Tangela Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Sunkern Sunflora Pineco Forretress Lotad Tropius Tangrowth Comfey
Breeding	Paras Parasect Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Exeggcute Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Tangela Sunkern Sunflora Shroomish Breloom Roselia Tropius Roserade Cherubi Cherrim Snover Abomasnow Tangrowth Snivy Servine Serperior Cottonee Whimsicott
Pre-evolution Level up	Vileplume Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Bellossom Lombre Ludicolo
Generation 4 TM	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Butterfree Beedrill Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Yanma Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Beautifly Dustox Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Cacnea Cacturne Turtwig Grotle Torterra Kricketune Mothim Skorupi Drapion Carnivine Yanmega Gliscor

Psybeam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Dustox Mothim Vivillon
Breeding	Paras Parasect Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Surskit Masquerain

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Yanma Scizor Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados Yanma Heracross Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Snivy Servine Serperior Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor

Rototiller

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Paras Parasect Cacnea Cacturne Dwebble Crustle

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Yanma Gligar Ninjask Vibrava Flygon Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Ledyba Ledian Skorupi Drapion Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Karrablast Escavalier Durant
Evolution	Ninjask
Generation 2 Level up	Spinarak Ariados

Sweet Scent

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Oddish Gloom Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Surskit Masquerain Roselia Tropius Roserade Combee Carnivine Maractus Foongus Amoonguss Cutiefly Ribombee Fomantis Lurantis Comfey
Breeding	Paras Parasect Sunkern Sunflora Shuckle Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Cherubi Cherrim Snivy Servine Serperior
Pre-evolution Level up	Vileplume
Generation 2 TM	Butterfree Beedrill Venonat Venomoth Tangela Ledyba Ledian Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Pineco Forretress

Wide Guard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Araquanid
Breeding	Paras Parasect Turtwig Grotle Torterra Dwebble Crustle Wimpod Golisopod