Tauros counters

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

Tauros
#0128 Tauros
Normal
USAGE 96.1% #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 100.0% Hyper Beam 99.9% Earthquake 90.9% Blizzard 76.0% Rest 15.8% Thunderbolt 15.6% Stomp 0.8% Fire Blast 0.7%
Common Teammates
Snorlax87.3%Exeggutor77.4%Chansey73.1%Starmie63.2%Jynx34.0%Alakazam31.4%Rhydon26.4%Zapdos25.3%
Browse Gen 1 OU teams using Tauros →
Teams using Starmie 60% Teams using Cloyster 60% Teams using Slowbro 55% Teams using Snorlax 52% Teams using Tauros 49% Teams using Exeggutor 47%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
558.459
60
60.4% dies 3.49%
02
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER
192.102
60
59.6% dies 5.87%
03
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
36.109
55
55.5% dies 8.27%
04
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
638.779
52
51.7% dies 3.36%
05
Tauros
Tauros
Normal SOFT CHECK
784.927
49
49.0% dies 3.05%
06
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
457.4
47
47.1% dies 3.99%
07
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
153.206
44
44.3% dies 6.82%
08
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
219.829
37
37.1% dies 5.51%
09
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
55.534
31
30.8% dies 8.64%
10
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
571.821
28
28.2% dies 3.20%
11
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
122.406
23
23.3% dies 6.52%
12
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock SOFT CHECK
250.294
23
23.0% dies 4.48%
13
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
222.497
16
16.4% dies 4.17%

Ranked #1 with 96.07% usage. Sorted by reliability score.