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Tauros.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #277
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Tauros
normalPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Tauros is ranked #277 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 1,533 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#277 of 277
Raw count1,533
Viability ceiling72
Month on month+0.00pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 490
HP
75
Atk
100
Def
95
SpA
40
SpD
70
Spe
110
Usage over time0.0% 0.00pppeak 0.0% · Jun '26
0.00.00.00.0Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

39.0% of Tauros teams
HP
32
Atk
32
Def
2
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureAdamant
AbilityIntimidate · 43.1%
ItemSitrus Berry · 52.5%
EV spread32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def
Moves
Protect93.6%
Close Combat67.8%
Throat Chop61.1%
High Horsepower48.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe24.1%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe17.2%

Moves

10 tracked
Protect93.6%
Close Combat67.8%
Throat Chop61.1%
High Horsepower48.8%
Rock Slide47.6%
Earthquake18.2%
Raging Bull16.5%
Body Slam15.2%
Iron Head7.1%
Wild Charge6.0%

Items

Sitrus Berry52.5%
Life Orb42.2%
Silk Scarf1.4%

Abilities

Intimidate43.1%
Sheer Force41.2%
Anger Point15.7%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def39.0%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe24.1%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe17.2%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.8%
Naive9 Atk / 32 SpA / 25 Spe4.0%
Adamant8 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 25 Spe3.3%

Top teammates

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Best Tauros build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Tauros sits at rank #277 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.00 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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