Is Tauros Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 210 via PokeRadar, which means postgame National Dex access. AbilityIntimidate drops Attack on switch-in. Tauros has solid stats across the board, but arriving after the story wraps limits it to Battle Frontier.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Tauros resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Tauros on Route 210 (Poké Radar, Lv 19-21, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 35NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217 (northeast of Hiker's house)
- LV 48NormalThrashPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 55NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
Platinum Tauros Locations
Tauros is a Poke Radar exclusive, uncommon at one route at levels 19 to 21. Chaining is the only way to draw the wild bull out, so work the radar there to find one.
1 location to catch Tauros
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Tauros in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Tauros in Platinum
Tauros only charges out of a Poké Radar chain on Route 210, so keep the chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Tauros odds across every game
Shiny Tauros Evolution
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3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Tauros.
Tauros Weakness
Tauros is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Tauros's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Tauros Weak Against
Good
Tauros Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Tauros. A massive partner pool through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Tauros with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group.
Pt Tauros Best Moveset
Dropping physical Attack on every switch through AbilityIntimidate makes Tauros a defensive switch-in on top of the offensive profile. 100 Attack at 110 Speed runs physical Normal hits hard, and 95 Defense takes return fire better than most fast attackers.
Best Build
Tauros best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Zen Headbutt
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 12 types means almost nothing walls Tauros cleanly, with Giga Impact and Hyper Beam anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
38 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
Tauros Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Tauros plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
Yes. Paldean Tauros is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 9. Plays completely differently from the original.
In Platinum, Naive is the go-to nature for Tauros. That's +Speed / -Sp. Def. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Tauros appears in 20 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Paldean form in Generation 9.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SVPaldean
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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