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Pokémon · #128

Tauros-Paldea-Blaze

FightingFire Legal in M-C

Tauros-Paldea-Blaze is #245 on the ladder, on 0.0% 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

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD · Careful Nature

Types and weaknesses

FightingFire
Weak ×2
WaterGroundFlyingPsychic
Resists ×½
FireGrassIceDarkSteel
Resists ×¼
Bug

Abilities

Intimidate
On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage. · used by 61%
Anger Point
If this Pokemon (not its substitute) takes a critical hit, its Attack is raised 12 stages. · used by 36%
Cud Chew
If this Pokemon eats a Berry, it will eat that Berry again at the end of the next turn. · used by 3%

Speed tier

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

At Speed 120, it outspeeds 15 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Blastoise 130
  2. Pelipper 128
  3. Mega Swampert 122
  4. Tauros-Paldea-Blaze (this) 120
  5. Volcarona 120
  6. Rillaboom 105
  7. Milotic 101
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #245 · on 0.0% of teams · 5,959 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 89.0%
  2. Close Combat 66.5%
  3. Flare Blitz 37.3%
  4. Raging Bull 36.0%
  5. Lash Out 28.1%
  6. Body Press 27.7%
  7. Flame Charge 25.7%
  8. Rock Slide 24.9%
  9. Wild Charge 21.4%
  10. Stomping Tantrum 9.7%

Items

  1. Leftovers 28.4%
  2. White Herb 12.1%
  3. Sitrus Berry 11.6%
  4. Shuca Berry 11.1%
  5. Expert Belt 10.4%
  6. Life Orb 10.1%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 60.8%
  2. Anger Point 36.0%
  3. Cud Chew 3.2%

Spreads

  1. Careful 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 120 24.8%
  2. Adamant 7/27/0/0/32/0 · Spe 120 11.1%
  3. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 10.3%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 8.2%
  5. Adamant 10/32/0/0/14/10 · Spe 130 6.5%
  6. Jolly 0/12/0/0/22/32 · Spe 167 4.8%
  7. Adamant 31/32/0/0/3/0 · Spe 120 4.0%
  8. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 39.1%
  2. Kingambit 29.9%
  3. Incineroar 24.2%
  4. Mega Froslass 23.6%
  5. Annihilape 20.3%
  6. Sinistcha 17.3%
  7. Indeedee-F 15.5%
  8. Mega Gardevoir 13.5%
  9. Mega Golisopod 10.0%
  10. Whimsicott 8.7%
  11. Mega Charizard Y 8.6%
  12. Sableye 8.5%

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

Rank #223 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,959 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 84.4%
  2. Protect 80.5%
  3. Raging Bull 69.7%
  4. Rock Slide 43.5%
  5. Flare Blitz 31.3%
  6. Will-O-Wisp 14.7%
  7. Wild Charge 13.4%
  8. Body Press 9.0%
  9. Earthquake 8.8%
  10. High Horsepower 8.5%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 19.6%
  2. Life Orb 18.6%
  3. White Herb 16.4%
  4. Expert Belt 10.7%
  5. Choice Scarf 10.3%
  6. Leftovers 4.9%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 78.8%
  2. Anger Point 15.8%
  3. Cud Chew 5.4%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 20.8%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 11.7%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 9.3%
  4. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 4.7%
  5. Adamant 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 152 4.1%
  6. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 120 2.9%
  7. Jolly 14/20/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 2.6%
  8. Adamant 10/32/0/0/14/10 · Spe 130 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 22.5%
  2. Indeedee-F 20.0%
  3. Mega Salamence 17.6%
  4. Whimsicott 15.3%
  5. Milotic 14.6%
  6. Meowscarada 11.9%
  7. Mega Raichu Y 11.6%
  8. Mega Gardevoir 10.8%
  9. Kingambit 10.2%
  10. Farigiraf 9.8%
  11. Corviknight 9.8%
  12. Sinistcha 9.1%

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

Rank #225 · on 0.2% of teams · 5,959 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 77.4%
  2. Protect 71.3%
  3. Raging Bull 70.9%
  4. Rock Slide 42.3%
  5. Flare Blitz 27.3%
  6. Will-O-Wisp 15.1%
  7. Wild Charge 13.9%
  8. Body Press 13.4%
  9. Earthquake 11.6%
  10. High Horsepower 10.4%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 21.3%
  2. Life Orb 18.6%
  3. Choice Scarf 11.7%
  4. White Herb 10.3%
  5. Leftovers 9.0%
  6. Expert Belt 8.0%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 70.3%
  2. Anger Point 22.4%
  3. Cud Chew 7.3%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 20.8%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 11.8%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 8.8%
  4. Adamant 14/32/0/0/0/20 · Spe 140 2.9%
  5. Adamant 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 152 2.5%
  6. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 2.3%
  7. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 120 2.3%
  8. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 167 2.1%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 17.6%
  2. Indeedee-F 16.1%
  3. Whimsicott 14.7%
  4. Meowscarada 13.2%
  5. Mega Salamence 12.4%
  6. Mega Raichu Y 10.2%
  7. Corviknight 10.0%
  8. Milotic 9.7%
  9. Sinistcha 8.2%
  10. Farigiraf 7.9%
  11. Mega Gardevoir 7.2%
  12. Mega Absol Z 7.1%

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 4 of 4,641 teams (0.1%) · win rate 47.6% (95% interval 28.3%–67.6%, n = 21 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· 4,444 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. Annihilape +17.0 pp n = 1,208 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Annihilape is on 3% of all teams (6.18× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Froslass +18.8 pp n = 1,409 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Mega Froslass is on 5% of all teams (4.91× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sableye +6.8 pp n = 504 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Sableye is on 2% of all teams (5.14× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sinistcha +10.0 pp n = 1,032 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (2.36× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Gardevoir +4.0 pp n = 804 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (1.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Kingambit +4.6 pp n = 1,782 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.18× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Whimsicott +1.1 pp n = 516 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Whimsicott is on 8% of all teams (1.14× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Rillaboom -7.5 pp n = 2,328 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar -7.4 pp n = 1,444 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -4.7 pp n = 925 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Charizard Y -3.6 pp n = 510 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (0.70× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Golisopod -5.8 pp n = 593 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Tauros-Paldea-Blaze teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.63× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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