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tauros
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Tauros

Wild Bull Pokémon

Normal

After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

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

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tauros Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 14.1%
All-Out Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Sheer Force
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With good Attack, a wide array of coverage moves, and a fantastic ability in Sheer Force that further boosts its power, Tauros is the definition of a powerhouse in NU. Tauros is also renowned for its excellent Speed stat, making it a very deadly Pokemon capable of threatening both offense and balance alike. Decent Defense lets it tank a hit or two before it goes down as well and even lets it survive Shiftry's Sucker Punch or Life Orb Hitmonchan's Mach Punch, just as testament to its good natural bulk. All of these traits make Tauros one of the best Pokemon in the tier and one that should never be underestimated under any circumstances. However, it struggles to break past bulky Rock-types such as Rhydon, Omastar, Carracosta, and Regirock, though it has ways to circumvent them through its coverage. Most of its attacks are also inaccurate, which means it can be inconsistent at times. Its Normal typing also does not bring much to the table in terms of synergy due to the lack of resistances, and while its Speed is great, it is still left outpaced and revenge killed by Floatzel and Swellow, two potent offensive threats in their own right.

Most Used Moves

Iron Head
48.6%
Return
41.4%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
65.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc