Tauros counters

Gen 9 ZU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Tauros
#0128 Tauros
Normal
USAGE 2.4% #58
ABILITYSheer Force
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 100
DEF 95
SPA 40
SPD 70
SPE 110
BST490
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Body Slam 99.7% Throat Chop 99.1% Substitute 58.8% Earthquake 53.8% Close Combat 38.2% Rock Slide 34.2% Iron Head 6.0% Tera Blast 4.0%
Items
Life Orb 99.6% Mirror Herb 0.3% Leftovers 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Clear Amulet 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force99.9%Intimidate0.1%Anger Point0.0%
Tera Types
Dark 78.9% Ghost 10.8% Steel 4.5% Fairy 4.2% Normal 0.6% Psychic 0.6% Ground 0.3% Fighting 0.0%
Common Teammates
Vikavolt79.4%Dusknoir52.6%Toedscruel47.2%Toxicroak28.0%Mesprit27.7%Samurott26.4%Lycanroc21.4%Exeggutor-Alola21.4%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #58 with 2.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.