Paldean Tauros 28/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Paldean Tauros is 28/193, in position 28 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 27 Wo-Chien ex, and after it is 29 Fletchinder. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Paldean Tauros is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tauros (#128), generation 1 (Kanto).

AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this card. The same name is on 83 other cards in the catalog.

Tauros (#128) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tauros 47/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Tauros, while this one is Paldean Tauros. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Tauros list a different HP.

The attack Raging Horns lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Blaze Dash is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "People call this kind of Tauros the Blaze Breed due to the hot air it snorts from its nostrils. Its three tails are intertwined." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldea Evolved, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldea Evolved set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tauros can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hisuian and Paldean forms, Fire Basic Pokémon, and Modern living dex: the 151. I still need this card.