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Tauros ケンタロス Kentauros #128 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Intimidate or Anger Point Cacophony Cacophony Sheer Force Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 100% male	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 21 cycles
Height 4'07" 1.4 m Tauros 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 194.9 lbs. 88.4 kg Tauros 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 211 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 172 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Tauros 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Tauros (Japanese: ケンタロス Kentauros) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Tauros is a quadruped, bovine Pokémon. It is covered in light brown fur with a thick, darker brown mane around the neck. It has a rounded muzzle with a dark brown nose, and three gray bumps running vertically down its forehead. A pair of curved, gray horns grows from atop its head. Each of its three black tails has a tuft of fur on the end, and there is a single gray hoof on each foot. Tauros is a male only species with no true female counterpart.

Tauros is a violent, rowdy Pokémon that whips itself into a frenzy using its three tails. Once it starts charging, it is unable to stop or change course until it hits something. It lives and travels in herds on plains and grasslands. It will lock horns with others of its kind, and the herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.

In the anime

Tauros in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Tauros

Ash captured a herd of 30 Tauros in EP035, an episode which became banned in multiple countries due to use of guns, leading to confusion for many as to how he obtained them. The first time Ash ever used any of his Tauros in a battle was against Drake of the Orange Islands in Hello Pummelo.

Other

A Tauros, under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer, appeared in The Mandarin Island Miss-Match.

Ethan used two Tauros to pull his stagecoach in Get Along, Little Pokémon.

Many Tauros were seen in Tricks of the Trade in Palmpona Town, including one under Fernando, the Trainer who managed ten consecutive victories in the tournament. Ash brought his from Oak's for this occasion as well, managing to defeat Fernando.

Ash used his Bulbasaur to stop an out of control Tauros in Two Hits and a Miss.

Minor appearances

Tauros first appeared briefly in The Flame Pokémon-athon! as one of the Pokémon in the Laramie farm.

A Tauros appeared in A Chansey Operation, where it was one of the injured Pokémon brought to the clinic.

Multiple Tauros also appeared in the intro to Mewtwo Strikes Back being captured by Team Rocket Grunts with the aid of Mewtwo.

A Tauros appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, as part of the cast for the movie "Pokémon in Love".

Multiple Tauros appeared in a flashback in The Lost Lapras.

Multiple Tauros also appeared in The Power of One.

A Tauros appeared in Beauty and the Breeder where it participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.

Mr. Shellby owned a Tauros in Extreme Pokémon!.

Multiple Tauros went on a rampage in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble after being startled by a troublesome Tyrogue.

A Tauros under the ownership of an unknown Trainer battled in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference in A Claim to Flame!.

An injured Tauros appeared under the care of Katrina in A Bite to Remember.

Nick's father also owns a Tauros that he uses for traveling in Celebi and Joy.

Multiple Tauros made brief cameo appearances in Destiny Deoxys and Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Tauros is used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

A group of Tauros also appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!.

Tauros made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

Multiple Tauros were caught by the Pokémon Pinchers in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One).

A photo of two Tauros appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Tauros in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Main article: Ash's Tauros

Ash in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga owns a Tauros.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Tauros was used as a mount by members of Team Rocket, apparently captured in the Safari Zone. It wagged its tails when ordering an attack from other Pokémon the grunts owned, a method that Green easily exploited by pushing it off a cliff and having Ditty mimic its appearance.

In Quilava Quandry, the Day-Care Couple uses a Tauros to help train Gold.

Pearl later captures a Tauros, adding it to his main team and naming it Tauler.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Red catches a Tauros in Rampage At The Safari Zone?!.

Professor Oak is shown with one in PM038.

Giovanni is seen with a Tauros in PM059.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Shigeru has a Tauros which he caught it in the Safari Zone.

In the TCG

Main article: Tauros (TCG)

In the TFG

One Tauros figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Tauros

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 ??? 0   0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 ??? 0   0   TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM22 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM25 Thunder Electric Special 120120 070}}70% 10 TM26 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 ??? 0   0   TM35 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 120120 085}}85% 5 TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 ??? 0   0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 ??? 0   0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 ??? 0   0   TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM71 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 ??? 0   0   TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 ??? 0   0   TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 ??? 0   0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 ??? 0   0   TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TM94 TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 ??? 0   0   ZHM03 HM03 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0   ZHM04 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 ??? 0   0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Tauros Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Tauros Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 128.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.9% Friend Area: Safari Phrases 51%-100% HP Don't show me anything red! 26%-50% HP Grrrgh... My health's getting down to about half. 1%-25% HP I'm beat... I can't muster the energy to ram... Level up Leveled up! Yowza! I'll batter down foes! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up! Yowza! I'll batter down foes!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: (Tackle ×3) Loops: 8 Min. exp.: N/A Max. exp.: N/A Browser entry   If Tauros spots a Ranger, it snorts harshly and charges with its horns out.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: ( Normal ) Field move: (Tackle ×2) Browser entry   It thrashes wildly and rams to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Tauros  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Tauros images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Tauros forms a notable bug in Pokémon Play It!, a game largely based on the Trading Card Game. Once the "Tauros" card appears, either in the player's own deck or that of the digital opponent, the game will shut down or freeze the computer.
• Tauros is believed by some to be the male counterpart of Miltank, but Miltank is incapable of producing Tauros Eggs. However, a Tauros can be the father of a Miltank. It shares this trait with Braviary and Mandibuzz.

Origin

Tauros is based on the constellation Taurus, the Bull. It is also based on a bull or a bison. Its tail is based on a whip, more specifically the cat o' nine tails.

Name origin

Tauros is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, Kentauros. It is worth noting that Taurus, Latin for bull (which comes from the Greek "tauros"), is also the name of a constellation. Tauros could also be a corruption of Toro (Spanish for bull).

Kentauros is derived from Japanese ケンタウロス centaur, which itself derives from Greek Κένταυρος. It could also be a corruption of Centaurus, a large south-sky constellation representing a centaur.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ケンタロス Kentauros From ケンタウロス, Κένταυρος French Tauros Same as English name Spanish Tauros Same as English name German Tauros Same as English name Italian Tauros Same as English name Korean 켄타로스 Kentaroseu Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 肯泰羅 / 肯泰罗 Kěntàiluó Transliteration of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 大隻牛 Daaihjekngàuh Literally "Big cow". 大隻 also means bulky.

More languages Thai เคนเทารอส Kentauros Same as Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Tauros

External links

Notes

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