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Pokémon · #128

Tauros-Paldea-Aqua

FightingWater Legal in M-C

Tauros-Paldea-Aqua is #186 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 75
Atk 110
Def 105
SpA 30
SpD 70
Spe 100

Base stat total 490

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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162
126
45
90
167

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

Types and weaknesses

FightingWater
Weak ×2
ElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
Resists ×½
FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel

Abilities

Intimidate
On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage. · used by 94%
Anger Point
If this Pokemon (not its substitute) takes a critical hit, its Attack is raised 12 stages. · used by 6%
Cud Chew
If this Pokemon eats a Berry, it will eat that Berry again at the end of the next turn. · used by 0%

Speed tier

Most common
167
Fastest
167 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
120 (0 SP)
Slowest
108 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 167, it outspeeds 28 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Garchomp 169
  2. Mega Charizard Y 167
  3. Mega Gardevoir 167
  4. Tauros-Paldea-Aqua (this) 167
  5. Arcanine-Hisui 156
  6. Mega Baxcalibur 152
  7. Mega Dragonite 152
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #186 · on 0.1% of teams · 9,242 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 95.1%
  2. Protect 86.5%
  3. Aqua Jet 82.8%
  4. Raging Bull 49.1%
  5. Wave Crash 47.3%
  6. Rock Slide 11.3%
  7. Wild Charge 5.8%
  8. Earthquake 5.5%
  9. High Horsepower 4.8%
  10. Rock Tomb 2.2%

Items

  1. Mystic Water 42.0%
  2. Life Orb 16.8%
  3. White Herb 9.6%
  4. Focus Sash 8.8%
  5. Sitrus Berry 8.2%
  6. Choice Scarf 6.4%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 93.9%
  2. Anger Point 5.9%
  3. Cud Chew 0.2%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 1/32/1/0/0/32 · Spe 167 23.6%
  2. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 21.1%
  3. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 10.0%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 5.9%
  5. Brave 2/32/0/0/32/0 · Spe 108 5.8%
  6. Adamant 10/20/4/0/1/31 · Spe 151 5.7%
  7. Adamant 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 152 3.1%
  8. Jolly 14/20/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 29.4%
  2. Gholdengo 28.0%
  3. Rillaboom 25.7%
  4. Torkoal 25.0%
  5. Mega Gardevoir 22.0%
  6. Aerodactyl 21.5%
  7. Mega Baxcalibur 15.6%
  8. Kingambit 14.2%
  9. Volcarona 10.9%
  10. Mega Raichu Y 9.8%
  11. Mega Golisopod 9.7%
  12. Incineroar 9.4%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #196 · on 0.2% of teams · 9,242 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 87.6%
  2. Protect 79.0%
  3. Aqua Jet 66.0%
  4. Raging Bull 45.9%
  5. Wave Crash 43.4%
  6. Rock Slide 25.6%
  7. Earthquake 12.4%
  8. Wild Charge 9.5%
  9. High Horsepower 7.6%
  10. Iron Head 3.2%

Items

  1. Mystic Water 17.2%
  2. Life Orb 17.1%
  3. White Herb 13.7%
  4. Sitrus Berry 12.0%
  5. Choice Scarf 10.8%
  6. Focus Sash 5.7%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 80.0%
  2. Anger Point 18.3%
  3. Cud Chew 1.7%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 27.1%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 13.6%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 11.6%
  4. Adamant 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 152 3.5%
  5. Adamant 23/26/0/0/7/10 · Spe 130 2.9%
  6. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 167 2.6%
  7. Adamant 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 152 1.8%
  8. Adamant 5/30/0/0/0/31 · Spe 151 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 25.0%
  2. Indeedee-F 15.2%
  3. Kingambit 14.9%
  4. Farigiraf 14.5%
  5. Whimsicott 12.6%
  6. Mega Froslass 12.1%
  7. Talonflame 9.9%
  8. Arcanine-Hisui 9.1%
  9. Mega Raichu Y 9.0%
  10. Mega Salamence 8.6%
  11. Gholdengo 8.5%
  12. Volcarona 8.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #195 · on 0.2% of teams · 9,242 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 86.9%
  2. Protect 75.2%
  3. Aqua Jet 68.0%
  4. Raging Bull 47.7%
  5. Wave Crash 40.2%
  6. Rock Slide 22.8%
  7. Earthquake 12.4%
  8. Wild Charge 8.8%
  9. High Horsepower 8.8%
  10. Liquidation 4.4%

Items

  1. Life Orb 21.5%
  2. White Herb 14.8%
  3. Mystic Water 14.3%
  4. Sitrus Berry 12.7%
  5. Choice Scarf 10.0%
  6. Focus Sash 4.6%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 76.6%
  2. Anger Point 21.0%
  3. Cud Chew 2.4%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 26.6%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 12.8%
  3. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 12.2%
  4. Adamant 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 152 5.1%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 122 2.5%
  6. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 167 2.5%
  7. Adamant 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 152 1.6%
  8. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 152 1.5%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 19.3%
  2. Whimsicott 13.5%
  3. Indeedee-F 12.5%
  4. Farigiraf 11.0%
  5. Incineroar 10.4%
  6. Mega Froslass 10.3%
  7. Mega Salamence 9.9%
  8. Kingambit 8.3%
  9. Mega Golisopod 8.0%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 7.9%
  11. Sinistcha 6.8%
  12. Talonflame 6.7%

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

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 10 of 4,299 teams (0.2%) · win rate 25.0% (95% interval 13.3%–42.1%, n = 32 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

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).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

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. Aerodactyl +20.1 pp n = 1,989 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Aerodactyl is on 1% of all teams (15.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Baxcalibur +12.7 pp n = 1,445 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Mega Baxcalibur is on 3% of all teams (5.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Torkoal +19.9 pp n = 2,310 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Torkoal is on 5% of all teams (4.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Gardevoir +12.6 pp n = 2,035 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (2.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Volcarona +3.9 pp n = 1,012 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Volcarona is on 7% of all teams (1.56× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Gholdengo +8.9 pp n = 2,585 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.47× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Indeedee-F +9.1 pp n = 2,715 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Raichu Y -2.7 pp n = 909 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (0.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Golisopod -6.0 pp n = 893 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.61× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit -11.1 pp n = 1,311 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.56× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -20.9 pp n = 2,372 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.55× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -22.2 pp n = 872 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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