Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Paldean Tauros
Surging Sparks · #18 · Uncommon · 2024
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Market reference
$0.09
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 128
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 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 (Spirited Tackle) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
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
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.
Building around Paldean Tauros?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
RRear Kick — 30
RCCSpirited Tackle — 90+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Stage 1 Pokémon, this attack does 90 more damage.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Paldean Tauros or Surging Sparks.
SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]
Aug 1, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
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Aug 2, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Paldean Tauros was legal.
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today
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today
ASRcristiano # 178 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡
today
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
114
ran Paldean Tauros
Tournaments scanned
291
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
17 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Paldean Tauros
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $20.00 | $0.09 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.27 | $19.98 | $0.30 | $0.11 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.02 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.21 |
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 $0.09; 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 "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Paldean Tauros?
Paldean Tauros is a Uncommon card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Paldean Tauros printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
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Paldean Fates · #111
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Paldean Fates · #120
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Paldean Fates · #172
UncommonPaldean Tauros
Paldea Evolved · #41
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Paldea Evolved · #218
