Pokémon GO Tauros (Paldean Blaze) Tier 3 Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Tauros (Paldean Blaze)

Switch counter team panel (Pattern / Weather / XL Candy Bonus)

Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) DPS (no Legendaries) TDO (Legendaries allowed) TDO (no Legendaries)

Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus

Weather:

Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) / Weather: None / XL Candy Bonus: Off

Mega Mewtwo YDPS 48.2

Confusion

Psystrike

Shadow MewtwoDPS 40.2

Confusion

Psystrike

Shadow GroudonDPS 35.3

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

Shadow KyogreDPS 35.0

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

Shadow ToucannonDPS 34.9

Peck

Beak Blast

Shadow AlakazamDPS 34.7

Confusion

Psychic

Note: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.

🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)

Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.

Tauros (Paldean Blaze) — ⚡ Top 12 aura-matched Megas

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Mewtwo X.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	1	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psystrike*	46.5	1258.8
2	5	Primal Groudon Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire)	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	37.1	705.1
3	2	Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	34.8	769.9
4	7	Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire, Fighting)	Counter / Brave Bird	27.0	303.4
5	4	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire)	Air Slash / Air Cutter	26.5	732.1

Show ranks 6-12 (remaining 7)

6	3	Mega Heracross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Earthquake	26.4	767.5
7	10	Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	25.3	233.4
8	6	Mega Medicham Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Psycho Cut / Psychic	21.7	344.3
9	11	Mega Camerupt Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire)	Ember / Earth Power	20.4	231.1
10	8	Mega Charizard X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire)	Air Slash / Air Cutter	19.3	256.7
11	9	Mega Lopunny Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Pound / Focus Blast	19.2	249.0
12	12	Mega Houndoom Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire)	Fire Fang / Foul Play	12.4	131.9

Tauros (Paldean Blaze) — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Mewtwo Y. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	3	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Confusion / Psystrike*	48.2	1470.0
2	4	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psystrike*	46.5	1258.8
3	1	Mega Rayquaza Mega	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	44.5	1854.1
4	14	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	38.8	640.5
5	5	Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	37.9	954.4

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	12	Primal Groudon Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire)	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	37.1	705.1
7	8	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Psychic	34.8	843.7
8	11	Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	34.8	769.9
9	10	Mega Pidgeot Mega	Gust* / Brave Bird	33.7	801.7
10	6	Mega Latios Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	33.7	853.8
11	9	Mega Garchomp Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	33.3	833.2
12	13	Mega Swampert Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	31.9	688.2
13	15	Mega Blastoise Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	30.6	629.1
14	16	Mega Metagross Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	30.3	571.4
15	17	Mega Gyarados Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	29.8	567.9
16	2	Mega Salamence Mega	Dragon Tail / Fly	29.8	1476.3
17	7	Mega Latias Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	29.1	846.8
18	18	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Psychic*	28.9	397.0
19	20	Mega Sharpedo Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	28.9	284.8
20	19	Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fire, Fighting)	Counter / Brave Bird	27.0	303.4

Tauros (Paldean Blaze) — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Tauros (Paldean Blaze) is a tier 3 raid boss. Weak to Water, Ground, Flying, Psychic. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Mega Mewtwo Y. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Shadow Mewtwo.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Confusion / Psystrike*	40.2	728.2
2	7	Shadow Groudon Shadow	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	35.3	649.5
3	8	Shadow Kyogre Shadow	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	35.0	643.4
4	9	Shadow Toucannon Shadow	Peck / Beak Blast*	34.9	617.0
5	15	Shadow Alakazam Shadow	Confusion / Psychic*	34.7	417.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	1	Rayquaza Legendary	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	34.6	1244.8
7	4	Shadow Moltres Shadow	Wing Attack / Fly	33.9	787.2
8	5	Mewtwo Legendary	Confusion / Psystrike*	33.8	730.9
9	11	Shadow Staraptor Shadow	Gust* / Brave Bird	33.8	611.4
10	13	Shadow Regigigas Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip*	33.4	496.4
11	12	Hoopa Unbound Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	33.0	518.1
12	2	Landorus Therian Legendary	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm*	32.9	1160.6
13	19	Shadow Excadrill Shadow	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	32.5	262.2
14	10	Shadow Latios Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	32.3	615.0
15	18	Shadow Greninja Shadow	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon*	32.0	281.7
16	14	Shadow Honchkrow Shadow	Peck / Brave Bird	31.9	495.1
17	16	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	31.9	371.5
18	17	Shadow Kingler Shadow	Bubble / Crabhammer	31.7	334.9
19	3	Shadow Salamence Shadow	Dragon Tail / Fly	31.7	942.0
20	20	Deoxys Attack Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost	31.6	140.3

Tauros (Paldean Blaze) — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Necrozma Dawn Wings.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	31.3	864.8
2	8	Groudon Legendary	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	30.1	656.6
3	3	Tornadus Therian Legendary	Gust / Bleakwind Storm*	29.8	986.1
4	11	Toucannon	Peck / Beak Blast*	29.7	600.1
5	2	Enamorus Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	29.7	1011.1

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	1	Articuno Galarian Legendary	Confusion / Fly	29.4	1256.7
7	9	Kyogre Legendary	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	29.2	637.2
8	19	Alakazam	Confusion / Psychic*	29.0	388.1
9	7	Moltres Legendary	Wing Attack / Fly	29.0	816.2
10	12	Staraptor	Gust* / Brave Bird	28.5	589.3
11	4	Yveltal Legendary	Gust / Oblivion Wing*	28.5	957.0
12	16	Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Psycho Cut / Futuresight	28.4	438.7
13	17	Azelf Legendary	Confusion / Futuresight	28.1	430.4
14	15	Espeon	Confusion / Psychic	28.0	456.9
15	10	Hoopa Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	28.0	601.8
16	14	Regigigas Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip*	27.9	478.1
17	5	Lunala Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	27.7	897.0
18	20	Excadrill	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	27.4	255.8
19	18	Quaquaval	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	27.3	413.7
20	13	Latios Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	27.2	579.0

Tauros (Paldean Blaze) — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Greninja.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	19	Greninja	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon*	27.0	279.1
2	13	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	26.9	367.3
3	8	Honchkrow	Peck / Brave Bird	26.6	487.7
4	16	Kingler	Bubble / Crabhammer	26.6	349.6
5	1	Salamence	Dragon Tail / Fly	26.4	842.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	6	Primarina	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	26.3	530.8
7	12	Metagross	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	26.0	392.6
8	18	Inteleon	Water Gun / Surf	26.0	308.8
9	7	Gardevoir	Confusion / Psychic	25.8	507.2
10	9	Gallade	Confusion / Psychic	25.8	465.8
11	10	Hatterene	Confusion / Psychic	25.8	432.1
12	15	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	25.7	353.0
13	5	Garchomp	Mud Shot / Earthquake	25.7	551.5
14	4	Braviary	Air Slash / Fly	25.7	611.6
15	3	Exeggutor	Confusion / Psychic	25.6	613.1
16	14	Clawitzer	Water Gun / Crabhammer	25.3	353.4
17	11	Vikavolt	Mud-Slap / Fly	25.0	400.1
18	2	Flamigo	Wing Attack / Brave Bird	24.8	671.5
19	20	Sharpedo	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	24.6	148.3
20	17	Krookodile	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	24.6	327.3