Pokémon · EX
Tauros
Crystal Guardians · #12 · Rare Holo · 2006
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From
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Market reference
$22.04
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 100
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 128
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Tauros plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Tauros
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.39 copies on average · 31 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.8%
- -12.4 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Tauros?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Crush Chance
Once during your turn, when you put Tauros from your hand onto your Bench, you may discard a Stadium card in play.
CCall for Family
Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CCHorn Attack — 20
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $15.00 | $25.45 | $288.29 | $22.04 | $99.27 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $20.00 | $33.86 | $499.90 | $32.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.50 |
| 7-day average | €6.52 |
| 30-day average | €16.99 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €14.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €13.92 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.71 |
| Reverse holo trend | €13.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tauros is real?
Tauros is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Tauros worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tauros is $22.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Tauros from?
Tauros is from the Pokémon set "Crystal Guardians" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Tauros?
Tauros is a Rare Holo card in the Crystal Guardians set.
Other Tauros printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
