Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Paldean Tauros
Surging Sparks · #39 · Uncommon · 2024
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Market reference
$0.06
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 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
- 100 damage
- 33.33 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 (Jet Headbutt) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Paldean Tauros
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.01 copies on average · 904 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.1%
- +3.1 pts vs the 47.0% 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
CCUpthrusting Horns — 30
You may put 2 Energy attached to your opponent's Active Stage 2 Pokémon into their hand.
WWCJet Headbutt — 100
Weakness:L×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.
RDG! October Open Qualifier
Oct 11, 2026
Vault Of Games #6 🏆| SEASON 1|WEEKLY
Oct 11, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #1 (SEASON 6) [50 CODES]
Oct 11, 2026
La Techgece Cup #5 [BO3] (30C Legal!)
Oct 11, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #48 (30TH LEGAL)
Oct 12, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Oct 12, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Paldean Tauros was legal.
The Hideout:Cash Is King PTCG Webcam Event $10 #11
today
Lhama Champs
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Play!⚡
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #40 | TCG Live
today
🇧🇷🧅 North League #2 [30th Anniversary Codes]
today
Webcam Sisterhood Saturdays #3 🩷 Girls & Enbies!
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Paldean Tauros
Tournaments scanned
318
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
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 | $19.98 | $0.06 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.25 | $10.00 | $0.24 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/24| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.22 |
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 $0.06; 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
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