Ash's Tauros

Ash's 30 Tauros サトシのケンタロス Satoshi's Kentauros

One of Ash's Tauros

Debuts in The Legend of Dratini (unaired in USA) Caught at Safari Zone Gender Male Ability Unknown Current location At Professor Oak's Laboratory

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As 30 Tauros Katsuyuki Konishi

Ash's 30 Tauros (Japanese: サトシの３０匹のケンタロス Satoshi's 30 Kentauros) were caught during Ash Ketchum's travels in the Kanto region.

History

Ash's Tauros stampeding

Ash spent some time in the Safari Zone in the episode The Legend of Dratini. He was attempting to catch as many Pokémon as possible, though all he ended up with were thirty Tauros as they always ran in front of his Safari Balls when he tried to make a catch. At the end of Ash's adventures in the Safari Zone, all thirty Tauros were sent to Professor Oak's laboratory. This episode has never been aired outside of Japan due to the firearms being a plot point. The dub merely mentions in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral that Ash caught the Tauros in the Safari Zone without the captures ever being depicted.

The Tauros' main characteristic is stampeding. This means that the lab is a good place for them, as there is plenty of space to run around. They have proved useful at the laboratory, stampeding to wake up Ash's Snorlax in times of crisis. However, the stampeding has caused mishaps. The first time Ash returned to Pallet Town, they stampeded through a fence. Later, they stampeded through the lab, leaving a mess and a large hole in the wall.

Ash began using Tauros when he needed a replacement for Snorlax for his battle for the Winner's Cup of the Orange League in Hello Pummelo and Enter The Dragonite. He sent the now-sleeping Snorlax to Oak's for one of his Tauros to see if the "beginner's luck" strategy he had used in the Indigo Plateau Conference with Kingler and Muk would work again. After an initial failure when hit with Gengar's Confuse Ray, Tauros managed to defeat a Venusaur on his own during the battle, subsequently helping to weaken Drake's Dragonite for Pikachu to land the final blow. He then stayed in his Poké Ball until Ash returned him to the herd when he returned to Pallet Town.

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Tauros in the Battle Tower

The Tauros was used again in early Johto during the Pokémon Swap Meet. One of the events was a Tauros-battling competition, which Ash entered after exchanging Heracross for Tauros. He ended up winning the competition — subsequently receiving multiple offers to trade Tauros before he explained that he wasn't there to trade — but sent Tauros back to Professor Oak in the next episode. Ash later used a Tauros in the Silver Conference, where it was defeated by Gary's Nidoqueen.

In the special episodes, they made a cameo appearance telling the other Pokémon about Cassidy and Butch.

On Ash's return from Hoenn, the Tauros were seen running towards him with his other Pokémon. However, they were so pleased to see him that they got carried away and stampeded off with Ash on their backs, and Ash had to be retrieved by his Bayleef before he could be reunited with the other Pokémon. He used Tauros again in the battle against Salon Maiden Anabel in Talking a Good Game! and Second Time's the Charm.

Moves used

Using Double Team	Move First Used In Fissure Hello, Pummelo! Take Down † Enter the Dragonite Horn Attack † The Ties That Bind Double Team † Second Time's the Charm!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Brock caught a Tauros at the same time that Ash caught his first Tauros. Because of this, some believe that Brock should own a Tauros, and the writers forgot about it in subsequent episodes. However, he caught it using one of Ash's Safari Balls, and therefore it is one of the thirty belonging to Ash.
• Despite them all being captured in green Safari Balls, they all have regular Poké Balls when Ash calls them into battle.
• It has never been revealed whether Ash uses the same Tauros whenever one of them is transferred to him or if Professor Oak simply sends him a random one each time. However, it is likely that the one Ash uses is the leader of the herd.
• Ash's Tauros are the only Pokémon belonging to a main character to be caught in a banned episode.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tauros.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

Brock's Pokémon
On hand:	Steelix	Forretress	Ludicolo	Marshtomp	Croagunk	Blissey
At Pewter Gym / Home:	Geodude	Crobat	Sudowoodo	Comfey
Returned:	Vulpix
Caught for someone else:	Tauros
Temporary:	Togepi	Hoothoot	Totodile	Ninetales	Shiftry	Staravia
	Torterra	Aipom	Magnemite	Onix	Feraligatr
Befriended:	Uxie
Ride Pokémon:	Charizard
Adventures only:	Kabutops	Graveler
Electric Tale only:	Golem	Vileplume
Pocket Monsters only:	Pikachu

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