Tauros counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Tauros
#0128 Tauros
Normal
USAGE 92.9% #1
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 100
DEF 95
SPA 40
SPD 70
SPE 110
BST490
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Body Slam 99.9% Hyper Beam 99.4% Earthquake 88.0% Blizzard 79.1% Rest 19.2% Thunderbolt 11.3% Stomp 1.0% Fire Blast 0.9%
Items
nothing 100.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax85.6%Exeggutor77.6%Chansey70.3%Starmie68.4%Jynx35.4%Alakazam33.7%Rhydon27.5%Zapdos27.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Articuno
Articuno
IceFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
22.366
83
83.2% dies 7.90%
02
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER
372.849
65
64.7% dies 4.26%
03
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
1,231.346
58
58.4% dies 2.37%
04
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
187.722
54
54.3% dies 6.02%
05
Victreebel
Victreebel
GrassPoison SOFT CHECK
27.744
54
54.1% dies 9.46%
06
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
1,251.956
50
50.5% dies 2.41%
07
Tauros
Tauros
Normal SOFT CHECK
1,540.408
49
48.7% dies 2.16%
08
Lapras
Lapras
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
73.133
46
45.9% dies 8.20%
09
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
926.172
45
44.7% dies 2.76%
10
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
378.886
40
40.2% dies 4.27%
11
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
443.593
34
33.7% dies 3.78%
12
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
75.912
30
29.9% dies 7.22%
13
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
1,046.286
28
27.9% dies 2.34%
14
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
211.19
26
25.6% dies 5.02%
15
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock SOFT CHECK
564.561
21
21.3% dies 2.93%
16
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
491.682
15
15.0% dies 2.73%
17
Golem
Golem
RockGround SOFT CHECK
21.983
14
14.0% dies 7.40%

Ranked #1 with 92.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.