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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Paldean Tauros (Fire Form) in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Paldean Tauros (Fire Form), as well as its strengths and weakness.
| Paldean Tauros (Fighting/Fire Form) - Related Guides | ||
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| Paldea #223.1 | Type | |
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Paldean Tauros (Fighting/Fire Form)
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| Abilities | ||
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Intimidate Anger Point Cud Chew (Hidden) |
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| Weak to: | ||
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
| (0.25x) | ||
| Ability Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Intimidate | The user lower's the opponent's Attack by one stage whenever it enters the battlefield. | |
| Anger Point | The user gets their Attack stat increased by 6 stages after receiving a critical hit. | |
| Cud Chew (Hidden) |
When a Pokemon eats a Berry, it will eat the Berry again at the end of the next turn. | |
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 75 | 317 |
| Atk | 110 | 146 |
| Def | 105 | 107 |
| SpAtk | 30 | 779 |
| SpDef | 70 | 376 |
| Speed | 100 | 120 |
| Total | 490 | 311 |
| Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 182 | 182 | 150 | 150 | 135 |
| Atk | 178 | 162 | 130 | 117 | 103 |
| Def | 172 | 157 | 125 | 112 | 99 |
| SpAtk | 90 | 82 | 50 | 45 | 31 |
| SpDef | 134 | 122 | 90 | 81 | 67 |
| Spd | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
| Best Natures | ||
|---|---|---|
| Physically Offensive Paldean Tauros (Fire Form) | ★★★★ | |
| Nature | Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk) |
|---|---|
| EV Spread | 252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe |
| Final Stat Values | 150 HP / 162 Atk / 125 Def / 91 Sp. Def / 167 Spe |
| Ability | Intimidate |
| Tera Type |
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| Held Item | Safety Goggles |
| Moveset | ・
Close Combat
・ Raging Bull ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Protect |
Close Combat and Raging Bull are Paldean Tauros' main STAB Moves, with Close Combat being able to apply solid burst damage, and Raging Bull being able to break Screens.
Will-O-Wisp is an important part of the set as it allows Paldean Tauros to stop Physical Attackers from contributing to a match. Protect keeps Paldean Tauros from getting double-targeted if the opponent identifies it as a threat.
Safety Goggles allows Paldean Tauros to completely ignore Amoonguss and protect it from Lilligant's Sleep Powder.
| Flare Blitz | Flare Blitz gives Paldean Tauros an even more powerful STAB Fire Move at the cost of some recoil damage. |
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| Item: Life Orb | Close Combat 192 ~ 228 (117.7 ~ 139.8%) Guaranteed OHKO |
| Item: Life Orb | Raging Bull 144 ~ 170 (88.3 ~ 104.2%) 25% Chance to OHKO |
| Item: Safety Goggles | Close Combat 316 ~ 376 (165.4 ~ 196.8%) Guaranteed OHKO |
| Item: Safety Goggles | Raging Bull 116 ~ 140 (60.7 ~ 73.2%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
| Item: Sitrus Berry | Raging Bull 186 ~ 218 (84.1 ~ 98.6%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
| Item: Clear Amulet | Earthquake 112 ~ 132 (74.6 ~ 88%) Guaranteed 2-Hit HKO |
| 252 Sp. Atk[/align]Item: Choice Specs | Make it Rain 84 ~ 99 (56 ~ 66%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Ability:
Zero to Hero
Item:
Choice Band
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Wave Crash 230 ~ 272 (153.3 ~ 181.3%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Paldean Tauros is able to take Physical Attackers out of the match by burning them with Will-O-Wisp. This is useful for occasionally neutralizing an opponent's Tera and rendering their Physical Attackers ineffective.
Gholdengo players may terastallize their Gholdengo into Steel out of fear of getting KOd by Meowscarada. Paldean Tauros can outspeed it, and KO with a Fire-type Move.
Kingambit may also find itself in a difficult spot if it has to go up against Paldean Tauros, as it will be in danger of taking a super-effective Close Combat or Raging Bull.
Paldean Tauros appreciates teammates that can switch into Water and Ground-type Moves. It is also good for it to be with Electric-type Pokemon who can threaten Water and Flying-types.
| Physical Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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Meowscarada
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Paldean Tauros (Fighting/Fire Form)
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| Special Attacker | Special Attacker |
Wash Rotom
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Gholdengo
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Gholdengo's presence in Team Preview may lead opponents to send out Garchomp, knowing that they can ignore Paldean Tauros' Intimidate with their Clear Amulet. Meowscarada, when equipped with Choice Band, can easily KO Garchomp with Flower Trick or threaten huge damage on Dondozo. Meowscarada can also threaten opposing Gholdengo with Knock Off if your opponent leads with it.
Paldean Tauros can also spread burns through Will-O-Wisp on opposing Physical Attackers like Dragonite, as well as outright knocking out opposing Gholdengo.
Wash Rotom works as a good switch-in to Water and Ground-type Moves that Gholdengo and Paldean Tauros doesn't appreciate. Lastly, Gholdengo rounds out the team as it can switch in defensively for Paldean Tauros on Moves that aren't Ground-type.
Ceruledge can completely ignore Paldean Tauros when it is on the field. Water-types also have an easy time playing around Paldean Tauros. Use these Pokemon to soak up damage and gain good positioning in a match.
| Pokemon | Description |
|---|---|
Ceruledge
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Ranking: ★★★★★
・Paldean Tauros has no way to damage Ceruledge. ・Ceruledge can freely attack while Paldean Tauros is forced to switch ▶️Ceruledge Best Movesets |
Pelipper
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Ranking: ★★★★
・Resists Paldean Tauros' STAB moves. ・Lowers the damage output of Paldean Tauros' Fire-type Moves. ▶️Pelipper Best Movesets |
Palafin
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Ranking: ★★★★
・Resists Paldean Tauros' Fire-type Moves. ・Can deal massive damage to Paldean Tauros even after an Intimidate ▶️Palafin Best Movesets |

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