Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Paldean Tauros
Paldea Evolved · #218 · Illustration Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$18.46
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 218 / 279
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Anesaki Dynamic
- Pokédex #
- 128
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 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 Paldean 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 (Combat Tackle) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Paldean Tauros
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.06 copies on average · 169 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.6%
- +3.4 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 Anesaki Dynamic
This card was illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic.
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About this card
"This kind of Tauros, known as the Combat Breed, is distinguished by its thick, powerful muscles and its fierce disposition."
CCRaging Horns — 20+
This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
FFCCombat Tackle — 130
This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Tournament play
This printing of Paldean Tauros has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Paldean Tauros — Surging Sparks
Played in 115 recent decks
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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $13.99 | $20.00 | $104.90 | $18.46 | $18.74 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €12.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.09 |
| 30-day average | €11.78 |
| Low | €5.86 |
| Trend price | €10.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.87 |
| averageSellPrice | €11.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Paldean Tauros is real?
Paldean 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 Paldean Tauros worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Paldean Tauros is $18.46; 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 Paldean Tauros from?
Paldean Tauros is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Paldean Tauros?
Paldean Tauros is a Illustration Rare card in the Paldea Evolved set.
Other Paldean Tauros printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
UncommonPaldean Tauros
Phantasmal Flames · #48
UncommonPaldean Tauros
Surging Sparks · #101
UncommonPaldean Tauros
Surging Sparks · #18
UncommonPaldean Tauros
Surging Sparks · #39
Shiny RarePaldean Tauros
Paldean Fates · #111
Shiny RarePaldean Tauros
Paldean Fates · #120
Shiny RarePaldean Tauros
Paldean Fates · #172
UncommonPaldean Tauros
Paldea Evolved · #108
