Tauros 62/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Tauros is 62/130, in position 62 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 61 Seel, and after it is 63 Wartortle. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Tauros is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 24. In the Pokédex this is Tauros (#128), generation 1 (Kanto).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Tauros (#128) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tauros 47/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 34 other cards of Tauros list a different HP.

The attack Stomp lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 20 damage. Rampage is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Tauros. Flip a coin. If tails, Tauros is now Confused (after doing damage). Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails."

I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tauros can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.