Pokémon · EX
Tauros
FireRed & LeafGreen · #16 · Rare Holo · 2004
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Market reference
$39.44
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 128
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Tauros plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Rampage) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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 4 copies.
How to beat Tauros
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.5 copies on average · 32 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.5%
- -9.7 pts vs the 47.2% 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 Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Tauros?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CKnock Over — 10
You may discard any Stadium card in play.
CCCRampage — 20+
Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Tauros. After doing damage, flip a coin. If tails, Tauros is now Confused.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $37.95 | $89.45 | $380.00 | $21.28 | — |
| Holofoil | $29.44 | $42.43 | $350.00 | $39.44 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $40.00 | $75.00 | $4,321.00 | $20.32 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €17.49 |
| 7-day average | €10.54 |
| 30-day average | €7.67 |
| Low | €1.99 |
| Trend price | €9.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.66 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €10.87 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.61 |
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 $39.44; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Tauros?
Tauros is a Rare Holo card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Tauros printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
