Tauros (Pokémon)

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Tauros ケンタロス Kentauros
Artwork from FR/LG
Pronunciation	tor-ose ^[1]
Type	Normal
Species	Wild Bull Pokémon
Kanto Dex National Dex	#128
Johto Dex	#148
Hoenn Dex	#285*
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-049
Almia Browser	R-179
Height	4′07″ (1.4m)
Weight	194.9 lbs. (88.4kg)
Abilities	Intimidate or Anger Point
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk, 1 Spd
Exp. yield	211 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	100% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	45
Footprint
Body style
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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

Physiology

Tauros is a three tailed brown bull with a dark brown mane, silver-colored horns and three silver studs on its forehead.

Gender differences

Tauros is a male-only species. The female counterpart is Miltank.

Special abilities

Behavior

Tauros are rowdy Pokémon, once they've started a rampage they will not stop until they hit something. They live and travel in herds with the herd's protector probably leading the others. Tauros are also known to lock horns with each other in battle and they usually take pride in their battle-scarred horns.

Habitat

Grassland Pokémon

Tauros are rarely found in the wild. However, the Kanto Safari Zone has many herds, and more appear in expansive, grassy meadows found in the western Johto region, among other areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Ash's Tauros

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

Ash captured 30 of these Wild Bull Pokémon in EP035, which was banned in North America, leading to confusion for some. The first time Ash ever used any of his Tauros in a battle was against Drake of the Orange Islands in Hello Pummelo.

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

Many Tauros where seen in Tricks of the Trade in Palmpona Town. Ash brought his from Oak's for this occasion as well, but sent it back soon after.

In the manga

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

In the Pokémon Special manga

Tauros was used as a mount by members of Team Rocket.

In the TCG

Main article: Tauros (TCG)

In the TFG

One Tauros figure has been released.

Next Quest: Tauros

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails.
	Blue
	Yellow	A rowdy Pokémon with a lot of stamina. Once running, it won't stop until it hits something.
	Stadium	Charges while whipping its hefty body with its tails. Although powerful, it can charge only in a straight line.
II	Gold	They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.
	Silver	After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.
	Crystal	These violent Pokémon fight with other members of their herd in order to prove their strength.
	Stadium 2	They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.
III	Ruby	This Pokémon is not satisfied unless it is rampaging at all times. If there is no opponent for Tauros to battle, it will charge at thick trees and knock them down to calm itself.
	Sapphire	This Pokémon is not satisfied unless it is rampaging at all times. If there is no opponent for Tauros to battle, it will charge at thick trees and knock them down to calm itself.
	Emerald	It is not satisfied unless it is rampaging at all times. If there is no opponent for Tauros to battle, it will charge at thick trees and knock them down to calm itself.
	FireRed	When it is about to tackle, it whips its body repeatedly with its three long tails.
	LeafGreen	When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails.
IV	Diamond	Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
	Pearl	Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
I	Red	Blue	Rare	Safari Zone
I	Yellow		Rare	Safari Zone
II	Gold	Silver	Uncommon	Routes 38 and 39
II	Crystal		Uncommon	Routes 38 and 39
III	Ruby	Sapphire	None	Trade
	Emerald		None	Trade
	FireRed	LeafGreen	Rare	Safari Zone
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		One	Citadark Isle (Shadow)
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Uncommon (Diamond) Rare (Pearl)	Routes 209 and 210 (Poké Radar)
	Platinum		None	Trade
	Pal Park			Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 12 Endless Level 32 Forever Level 7 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Great Canyon (10F-12F) Western Cave (10F-16F) Wish Cave (36F-43F) Joyous Tower (41F-44F)
Pokémon Ranger	Kisara Plains
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Far Amp Plains (1F-9F) Shimmer Hill (1F-17F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Chroma Road

Base stats

HP:	75
Attack:	100
Defense:	95
Special:	70
SpAtk:	40
SpDef:	70
Speed:	110

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Fighting : 2×		Ghost : 0×	Normal : 1× Flying : 1× Poison : 1× Ground : 1× Rock : 1× Bug : 1× Steel : 1× Grass : 1× Fire : 1× Water : 1× Electric : 1× Psychic : 1× Ice : 1× Dragon : 1× Dark : 1×

Learnset

Tauros is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	95%	35	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
3	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cute	2 `♥♥`
5	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20	Cool	0
8	Horn Attack	Normal	Physical	65	100%	25	Cool	3 `♥♥♥`
11	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	90%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
15	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20	Smart	1 `♥`
19	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
24	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10	Cool	1 `♥`
29	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
35	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
41	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
48	Thrash	Normal	Physical	90	100%	20	Tough	2 `♥♥`
54	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 `♥`
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10	Cool	1 `♥`
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Smart	2 `♥♥`
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10	Cool	1 `♥`
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5	Tough	0
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 `♥`
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15	Tough	2 `♥♥`
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	Cool	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

None, as Tauros can only be male, and males pass moves, while females pass species.

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15	Tough	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5	Tough	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	1 `♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	15	Cool	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cute	3 `♥♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10	Tough	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 `♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 `♥♥`
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15	Beauty	2 `♥♥`
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 46+	Purified moves
Shadow Hold	???		Refresh	Normal
Shadow Rush	???		Earthquake	Ground
Shadow Shed	???		Tail Whip	Normal
Shadow Sky	???		Body Slam	Normal

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 8	Minimum Experience: N/A
Poké Assist: None	Field Move: Tackle x3	Maximum Experience: N/A
If Tauros spots a Ranger, it snorts harshly and charges with its horns out.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle x2

Evolution

	Does not evolve
	Tauros Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
I
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 128.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 128 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 128 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back

	Image:Spr 3r 128 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 128 s.gif			Image:Spr b g3 128 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 128.png
			Image:Spr 4p 128 s.png

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

Trivia

Its female counterpart is Miltank.
In the anime, people have eaten or wanted hamburgers, which usually comes from cattle. Since Tauros are bull Pokémon, it is speculated that people may or may not eat Tauros or possibly even Miltank.
In most games, the tufts at the end of Tauros's three tails are dark. However, in Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, and Diamond and Pearl the tufts are a lighter color.
Tauros is one of the few Generation I Pokémon that have no evolutionary relatives, along with Farfetch'd, Kangaskhan, Pinsir, Lapras, Aerodactyl, and Ditto.

Origin

It may just be simply based on a bull.

Name origin

Tauros's name is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, Kentauros, which is comes from Greek Κένταυρος, Centaur. It could also be a misspelling of Centaurus.

It is worth noting that taurus, Latin for bull, is also the name of another constellation.

In other languages

German: Tauros
French: Tauros
Korean: 켄타로스 Kentaroseu

Notes

↑ Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5

External links

Article on Wikipedia

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[0] Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5

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