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Pokémon · #128

Tauros

Normal Legal in M-C

Tauros is legal in Regulation Set M-C but has no ladder usage data yet.

Stats at level 50

HP 75
Atk 100
Def 95
SpA 40
SpD 70
Spe 110

Base stat total 490

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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178

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

Normal
Weak ×2
Fighting
Immune
Ghost

Abilities

Intimidate
On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage. · used by 31%
Anger Point
If this Pokemon (not its substitute) takes a critical hit, its Attack is raised 12 stages. · used by 9%
Sheer Force
This Pokemon's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3× power; nullifies the effects. · used by 60%

Speed tier

Most common
178
Fastest
178 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
130 (0 SP)
Slowest
117 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 178, it outspeeds 35 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Maushold 179
  2. Mega Metagross 178
  3. Mega Staraptor 178
  4. Tauros (this) 178
  5. Ninetales-Alola 177
  6. Pawmot 172
  7. Sneasler 172
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #317 · on 0.0% of teams · 793 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 61.2%
  2. Body Slam 57.4%
  3. Rock Slide 43.6%
  4. Zen Headbutt 42.2%
  5. Close Combat 41.4%
  6. Iron Head 21.1%
  7. Raging Bull 18.5%
  8. Earthquake 16.9%
  9. High Horsepower 16.3%
  10. Wild Charge 12.6%

Items

  1. Life Orb 61.2%
  2. Choice Scarf 10.3%
  3. Expert Belt 8.3%
  4. Focus Sash 5.2%
  5. Sitrus Berry 4.4%
  6. Silk Scarf 2.0%

Abilities

  1. Sheer Force 59.8%
  2. Intimidate 30.9%
  3. Anger Point 9.3%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 178 37.8%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 27.2%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 162 8.2%
  4. Naive 0/32/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 3.5%
  5. Adamant 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 162 3.1%
  6. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 130 2.4%
  7. Adamant 32/17/17/0/0/0 · Spe 130 2.1%
  8. Naive 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 15.8%
  2. Mega Salamence 12.9%
  3. Farfetch’d 11.7%
  4. Mega Lucario Z 11.7%
  5. Farigiraf 11.2%
  6. Sinistcha 10.2%
  7. Whimsicott 9.6%
  8. Indeedee-F 9.3%
  9. Snorlax 8.9%
  10. Sneasler 8.3%
  11. Dragonite 8.2%
  12. Vileplume 7.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

  1. Sneasler n = 34 Smogon
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Tauros in 56% of encounters (±9%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 34 · Smogon
  2. Rillaboom n = 39 Smogon
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Tauros in 49% of encounters (±8%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 39 · Smogon
  3. Incineroar n = 45 Smogon
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Tauros in 44% of encounters (±7%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 45 · Smogon

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Farfetch’d +11.5 pp n = 93 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Tauros teams; Farfetch’d is on 0% of all teams (61.93× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Vileplume +7.2 pp n = 60 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Tauros teams; Vileplume is on 0% of all teams (22.27× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Snorlax +8.3 pp n = 71 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Tauros teams; Snorlax is on 1% of all teams (13.71× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Dragonite +7.0 pp n = 65 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Tauros teams; Dragonite is on 1% of all teams (6.93× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Lucario Z +6.2 pp n = 93 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Tauros teams; Mega Lucario Z is on 6% of all teams (2.10× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Sinistcha -0.4 pp n = 81 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Tauros teams; Sinistcha is on 11% of all teams (0.96× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Whimsicott -0.9 pp n = 76 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Tauros teams; Whimsicott is on 11% of all teams (0.91× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Farigiraf -4.9 pp n = 89 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Tauros teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.70× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Salamence -9.4 pp n = 102 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Tauros teams; Mega Salamence is on 22% of all teams (0.58× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -13.0 pp n = 74 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Tauros teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (0.42× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -22.9 pp n = 125 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Tauros teams; Rillaboom is on 39% of all teams (0.41× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -25.4 pp n = 66 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Tauros teams; Sneasler is on 34% of all teams (0.25× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon

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