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tauros
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Tauros

Wild Bull Pokémon

Normal

They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its bat­ tle-scarred horns.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 100
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 70
Speed 110
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Wild Bull Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 88.4 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

tauros Front Front
tauros Back Back
tauros Front Shiny Front Shiny
tauros Back Shiny Back Shiny
tauros Official Art Official Art
tauros Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 0.5%
RestTalk
Item
Leftovers

Strategy Overview

There are two things that keep Tauros at bay from the OU ranks, and they are Skarmory and Forretress. Both of them wall Tauros exceptionally well, and are usually so prevalent in OU teams that they, by themselves, have rendered Tauros almost obsolete.

However, if Skarmory and Forretress are absent from the field, it may come as a surprise that, similar to RBY, there isn't very much that will stop Tauros from just bulldozing through its opponents, especially if they have sustained any kind of prior damage. What distinguishes Tauros is the fact that it's so fast, meaning that whatever switches in will more than likely have to eat two Double-Edges before being able to act, and by then it may well be too late. When considering Tauros, be sure to have a solid plan to dismantle Skarmory and Forretress, and should they be brought down, let the rodeo begin.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Rest
61.5%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
70.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc