Is Tauros Good in Yellow Playthrough?
One of the best Pokemon in the game. Tauros is fast, hits hard, and survives physical hits. MoveBody Slam paralyzes roughly a third of targets, and MoveEarthquake covers Rock and Electric threats. Safari Zone is frustrating to catch in, but the result justifies every attempt.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Tauros trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Tauros has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Tauros in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 21, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- LV 51NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
Yellow Tauros Locations
Tauros lives behind the Safari Zone fence and nowhere else, uncommon at level 21. You're catching it within the step limit or walking out empty-handed.
1 location to catch Tauros
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4Best Locations to Catch Tauros in Yellow
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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Tauros Weak Against
Good
Tauros Evolutions
Tauros is a Normal type packing 520 total stats. Can't breed it and it doesn't evolve, so what you catch is what you work with. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Tauros Best Moveset
Defines the format through 110 Attack, 100 Speed, and a movepool that exploits both. MoveBody Slam paralyzes roughly one in three hits, MoveHyper Beam finishes without the recharge turn on KO, and MoveEarthquake handles anything that resists Normal. Every team either runs this or builds to survive it.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Body Slam
- Hyper Beam
- Earthquake
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Tauros's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Hyper Beam and Skull Bash, but Ice and Ground and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A rowdy POKéMON with a lot of stamina. Once running, it won’t stop until it hits something.
Tauros Yellow Guide
- How do I catch Tauros in the Yellow Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Tauros in Yellow.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Tauros from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Tauros easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In Yellow, 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.
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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