
Is Tauros Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Safari Zone in Hoenn, native to RS. AbilityIntimidate is the Gen 3 upgrade that makes Tauros a defensive asset on top of the offensive power. Lowering Attack on switch-in gives your team breathing room. Handles Norman and contributes against Sidney. Better than ever thanks to the ability.
Roxanne's typing presses Tauros's defenses.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Tauros's defenses.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Tauros's defenses.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Tauros cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 43NormalThrashPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 53NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
How to Get Tauros in Ruby & Sapphire
Tauros does not roam any Hoenn route, unlike its Safari Zone days in Kanto. Here it is a trade-only catch you import from elsewhere.
Tauros cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Tauros in Ruby & Sapphire
No Hoenn route pastures Tauros, so corner a shiny in the western Safari Zone of FireRed or LeafGreen and bring it across. See every game where Shiny Tauros can be hunted
Shiny Tauros Evolution
Does Not EvolveTauros 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Tauros Weak Against
GoodTauros 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
RS Tauros Best Moveset
110 Attack with MoveReturn and MoveEarthquake for dual coverage from a fast frame. AbilityIntimidate cuts opponent Attack on every switch-in for defensive utility. Held ItemChoice Band amplifies. Intimidate support plus clean physical damage.
Best Build
Tauros best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power Ghost
- Return
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Tauros cleanly, with Hyper Beam and Thrash 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
All 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This POKéMON is not satisfied unless it is rampaging at all times. If there is no opponent for TAUROS to battle, it will charge at thick trees and knock them down to calm itself.
Tauros Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Tauros isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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

Winds & Waves
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Where to go next after Tauros.
