How To Find Fire and Water Tauros in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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If your already rare Tauros is not enough, learn how To find Fire and Water Tauros in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Tauros is one of the most special Pokémon from the game’s Pokedex. Not only because it is an icon of the Iberian peninsula but also because this first generation Pokémon now has a regional form. These new releases also have two unique variants exclusive to one edition and another.

(Updated on August 22, 2024 – Fact-checked and updated links).

Fire and Water Tauros’ Location in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

The exclusive version in Pokémon Scarlet is Fighting-type and Fire-type
The exclusive version in Pokémon Violet is Fighting-type and Water-type.

You’ll find fire and water Tauros in the following areas:

They appear in Area 2 (East) grasslands and Area 2 (West).
They also appear randomly in 5 and 6-star Battle Raids.

Easiest Way to find Fire and Water Tauros in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Coming across a specimen of this type in your game will cost you quite a bit unless you take advantage of a trick we will reveal here.

To significantly increase the probability of the appearance of the Paldea Tauros exclusive to your edition, you must eat a certain type of snack. The snacks in this game give you different temporary benefits. Some of these powers involve increasing the appearance rate of Pokémon of a particular type.

Follow these steps to make it easier for you to find Fire and Water Tauros in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

You need to eat a Snack that gives you the Encounter Sparkling Power.

If you play Scarlet, you need the Fire Encounter power.
If you play Violet, you need the Water Encounter power.

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Snacks that give Fire and Water Encounter Powers

Here’s where to get the snacks to find Fire and Water Tauros in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

The Fire Encounter power can be obtained, for example, from the Pickle Snack, one of the simplest to prepare for the Picnic.
The Water Encounter power can be obtained from the Seasoned Sandwich, which can also be prepared at a picnic.

NPC who gives away new snack recipes

Here’s how to find an NPC who will help you find Fire and Water Tauros.

This NPC, located in the Pantastic stores in the villages and towns of Paldea, will give you new snack recipes as you progress through the game. It should be simple for you to unlock recipes soon with the Fire and Water encounter powers. The snacks we’ve mentioned are just a couple that offer this power, but there are plenty more.