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Paldean Tauros

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Paldean Tauros

Scarlet & Violet

Paldean Fates · #111 · Shiny Rare · 2024

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Market reference

$3.75

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Card facts

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Set position
111 / 245
Release year
2024
Rarity
Shiny Rare
HP
130
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
G
Illustrator
Hitoshi Ariga
Pokédex #
128
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
120 damage
40 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 (Blaze Dash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
  • Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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 Water weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1.05 copies on average · 173 decks
Match win rate
50.5%
+3.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average

More by Hitoshi Ariga

This card was illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga.

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About this card

HP: 130Type:RFireSubtype: Basic

"People call this kind of Tauros the Blaze Breed due to the hot air it snorts from its nostrils. Its three tails are intertwined."

CCRaging Horns — 20+

This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.

RRCBlaze Dash — 120

Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Paldean Tauros has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Paldean TaurosSurging Sparks

Played in 111 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 2026/07/11
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$2.00$3.85$50.00$3.75$4.99

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€3.01
7-day average€3.39
30-day average€2.97
Low€1.50
Trend price€3.07
Low (excellent+)€1.50
averageSellPrice€2.87

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 $3.75; 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 "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Paldean Tauros?

Paldean Tauros is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.