Paras (Greta Parker)

Paras is the third Pokémon owned, and second Pokémon she caught in Pocket Monsters. Before Paras was caught, he used to live in Viridian Forest.

Part Red & Green


Before Paras was caught, he debuted in when Greta accidentally stepped on him. Even though Greta apologized for her mistake, Paras furiously left Greta and behind, and returned with the leader of Parasect Pack right after. Although the leader attempted to attack Greta and Eusine at first, protected them and caused the pack members to flee. Shortly after, Paras and Parasect returned with the whole pack and put Greta and Eusine in sleep by using Sleep Powder.

Although Paras did not have even a minor role in the war between the Parasect Pack and the Beedrill Pack, he stuck to the pack, and supported them morally. He was so exhausted in that he suddenly fainted out of nowhere. When Greta was the first one to help him recover, Paras gained a feeling of trust towards her. When the Parasect pack prepared to attack the Beedrill pack, Paras wanted to come along with them. But Greta stopped him and did not let him come along, since Paras was weak and needed more rest. That made Paras mad, but he did not insist on anything, instead pretended he behaved.

When the pack attacked and Greta stood behind to watch their back, she fell asleep and was attacked by a Beedrill from the pack. When Greta realized that she was under attack, Paras suddenly appeared and attacked Beedrill to protect Greta. That was the first sign of Paras showing interest in Greta. After the war ended, and the Parasect pack decided to move in a cave near Viridian Forest, Paras decided to go on a journey along with Greta, thus he joined her team.

Paras showed his skills of digging holes in while Greta and friends decided to help Professor Joshua find a fossil. Despite of his dedicated and hard work, Sandshrew ended up finding two fossils instead of one, which overshadowed Paras in a way.

Personality
Paras always appeared to be inactive anywhere. He relied on the Parasect pack, and counted on them to protect him. When Greta accidentally stepped on him, Paras only walked away, until he returned with the members of the pack. Although he showed no interest in humans, and appeared to be extremely loyal to his pack, his first interest in Greta grew when she took care of him when he fainted. His protective personality came to surface when Greta was under attack by a Beedrill. He battled for her to keep her safe, just like she did for him. Paras appeared to trust in people easily who help them. When Greta and the others were about to say goodbye to the Parasect pack, Paras wanted to go along with her.

As it was stated in, despite of being a young Pokémon, Paras had been perfectly healthy and fine that unlike what Greta expected, Paras did not require any special treatment.