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Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed VGC: best sets, teams and usage

Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed appears on 0.2% of Pokémon Champions (Reg M-C) teams (21 of 11,839 teams across 177 online tournaments from Sep 12, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026). It ranks #149 in usage, with an adjusted win rate of 43.0% and a Top 8 index of 0.40: it reaches Top 8 less often than its usage suggests.

0.2%Usage
43.0%Adj. win rate
0.40Top 8 index
#149Usage rank
21Teams

The most common Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed set runs Rindo Berry with Close Combat, Aqua Jet, Protect, Raging Bull.

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What item does Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed use?

Item	Usage	Adj. win rate
Rindo Berry	28.6%	43.8%
Sitrus Berry	19.0%	35.3%
Focus Sash	14.3%	54.5%
Life Orb	14.3%	46.4%
Payapa Berry	9.5%	44.0%
Rocky Helmet	9.5%	51.7%

What ability does Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed use?

Ability	Usage	Adj. win rate
Intimidate	57.1%	50.0%
Anger Point	38.1%	40.5%
Cud Chew	4.8%	37.0%

What moves does Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed use?

Move	Usage	Adj. win rate
Close Combat	100.0%	43.0%
Aqua Jet	95.2%	46.2%
Protect	95.2%	42.4%
Raging Bull	61.9%	48.6%
Wave Crash	23.8%	39.5%
Liquidation	14.3%	44.4%
High Horsepower	4.8%	37.0%
Iron Head	4.8%	50.0%

Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed natures

Nature	Usage	Adj. win rate
Careful	38.1%	40.5%
Jolly	33.3%	53.4%
Adamant	28.6%	37.8%

Most common Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed sets

Item	Ability	Moves	Usage
Rindo Berry	Anger Point	Aqua Jet / Close Combat / Protect / Raging Bull	28.6%
Sitrus Berry	Intimidate	Aqua Jet / Close Combat / Liquidation / Protect	14.3%
Life Orb	Intimidate	Aqua Jet / Close Combat / Protect / Wave Crash	14.3%
Payapa Berry	Anger Point	Aqua Jet / Close Combat / Protect / Raging Bull	9.5%
Focus Sash	Intimidate	Aqua Jet / Close Combat / Protect / Raging Bull	9.5%

Best Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed teammates

Teammate	On its teams	Adj. win rate
Rillaboom	38.1%	41.9%
Froslass	38.1%	40.5%
Garchomp (Mega Z)	33.3%	42.9%
Golisopod (Mega)	33.3%	42.4%
Armarouge	28.6%	43.8%
Indeedee ♀	28.6%	43.8%
Hisuian Goodra	14.3%	44.4%
Salamence (Mega)	14.3%	34.4%
Pidgeot	14.3%	44.4%
Scolipede (Mega)	14.3%	44.4%

Is Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed rising or falling?

Over the last 14 days Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed is on 0.3% of teams, against 0.1% in the 14 days before: holding steady.

What does Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed beat and lose to?

Results of teams with Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed by what the opponent brings, over 80 tournament games. Its average is a 41.2% win rate.

Best matchups

Opponent has	Games	Adj. win rate
Farigiraf	17	54.1%
Indeedee ♀	12	53.1%
Pelipper	11	51.6%
Raichu (Mega Y)	16	50.0%
Charizard (Mega Y)	14	50.0%

Worst matchups

Opponent has	Games	Adj. win rate
Sneasler	29	40.8%
Rillaboom	38	41.4%
Kingambit	18	42.1%
Gholdengo	17	43.2%
Incineroar	26	43.5%

Recent Top 8 teams with Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed

Date	Tournament	Place	Player	Team
Oct 3, 2026	Women's League VGC #16	5 of 8	Zukaska	Froslass (Mega), Kingambit, Rillaboom, Sneasler, Talonflame

How these stats are calculated

All figures come from the public team lists of official online tournaments. The adjusted win rate adds 20 games at 50% so a small sample doesn't mislead you, and the Top 8 index divides Top 8 usage by overall usage.