Paramoth

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Paramoth Regalia Pokémon #176
Type Bug Unknown
Abilities Serene Grace or Allure				Hidden Abilities
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Breeding Egg groups Bug and Fairy Hatch time 4080 steps*
Height 3'3" 1.0 m 0'0" 0 m		Weight 41.4 lbs. 18.8 kg 0 lbs. 0 kg
Base experience yield 223		Leveling rate Fast
EV yield Total: 3 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   White		Base friendship 140
Cry

Paramoth is a Bug-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Silkinder when leveled up with high friendship. It is the final form of Lintle.

Description

This Pokémon has gender differences.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry On rare occasions, Paramoth will cloud together and perform a complicated, colorful dance. Some say this is related to the movements of the moon.

Game locations

Availability None Evolve Silkinder Tall grass Cave Floor Surfing Fishing Trees Rocks Fossil Casino prize Egg Trade One Other

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Silver Powder Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65	125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 75	72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp.Atk: 95	90 - 161	175 - 317
Sp.Def: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Speed: 95	90 - 161	175 - 317
Total: 495   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground ½× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— ——% 30 00Start Sweet Scent Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 00Start Tackle Normal Physical 05050 100100% 35 077 String Shot Bug Status 0000— 09595% 40 1010 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20 1313 Gust Flying Special 04040 100100% 35 1717 Sing Normal Status 0000— 05555% 15 2121 Air Cutter Flying Special 05555 09595% 25 2525 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100100% 20 2929 Silver Wind Bug Special 06060 100100% 5 3333 Teeter Dance Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 3737 Moonlight Normal Status 0000— ——% 5 4141 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100100% 10 4545 After You Normal Status 0000— ——% 15 4949 Entrainment Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 5353 Quiver Dance Bug Status 0000— ——% 20 5757 Hurricane Flying Special 120120 07070% 10 6161 Lunar Dance Psychic Status 0000— ——% 10

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Paramoth obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paramoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Paramoth Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Paramoth

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000Varies 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 04040 100}}100% 10 TM51 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM62 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM76 Struggle Bug Bug Special 03030 100}}100% 20 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM89 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM97 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM104 Miracle Will Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM106 Pincer Attack Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paramoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Paramoth Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Paramoth

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Price  Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 2 Electroweb Electric Special 55 95% 15 4 Heal Bell Normal Status — —% 5 4 Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 6 Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 4 Magic Coat Psychic Status — —% 15 4 Metronome Normal Status — —% 10 None Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100% 5 8 Role Play Psychic Status — —% 10 8 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 None Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 4 Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100% 5 6 Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 2 Swift Normal Special 60 —% 20 6 Tailwind Flying Status — —% 30 10 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 6

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paramoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Paramoth Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Paramoth

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 20 Baton Pass Normal Status — —% 40 Bestow Normal Status — —% 15 Extrasensory Psychic Special 80 100% 30 Follow Me Normal Status — —% 20 Lovely Kiss Normal Status — 75% 10 Wish Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Paramoth Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paramoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Paramoth

By a prior evolution

By a prior evolution

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sweet Kiss Normal Status — 75% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Paramoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Paramoth

Evolution

Unevolved Lintle  Bug

Level 10 →

First evolution Silkinder  Bug

Friendship →

Second evolution Paramoth  Bug

Sprites

Add them here when they're finalized.

Trivia

• Paramoth was originally more anthropomorphic in design but this caused a lot of arguments concerning its "waifu" potential.
• Paramoth has the highest base friendship of all non-legendary Pokémon in the Sage Pokédex.

Design origin

Early concept art for Paramoth.

Paramoth is based on the adult stage of a Venezuelan poodle moth.

Name origin

Paramoth's name is a combination of parent, paramour, a French word for "lover", and moth.

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