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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
4'7"
Imperial
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1.4 m
Metric
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4'7"/1.4 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
194.9 lbs.
Imperial
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88.4 kg
Metric
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194.9 lbs./88.4 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 211
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Battle Exp.: 2111*
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Tauros (Japanese: ケンタロス Kentauros) is a Normal-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Tauros is a three tailed brown bull with a dark brown mane and silvery horns.
Gender differences
Tauros is the male of the species. For the female equivalent, see Miltank.
Special abilities
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Tauros first appeared in EP033, but only briefly at the start of the episode.
Ash captured 30 of this Wild Bull Pokémon in EP035. The first time Ash ever used any of his Tauros in a battle was against Drake of the Orange Islands in EP111.
Ethan used Tauros to pull his stagecoach in EP101.
Ash used one of his Tauros again for a battle against Salon Maiden Anabel in AG169 and AG170.
In the TFG
One Tauros figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
- Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen
- When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails.
- Pokémon Yellow
- A rowdy Pokémon with a lot of stamina. Once running, it won't stop until it hits something.
- Pokémon Gold
- They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.
- Pokémon Silver
- After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.
- Pokémon Crystal
- These violent Pokémon fight with other members of their herd in order to prove their strength.
- Pokémon Ruby and 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.
- Pokémon 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.
- Pokémon FireRed
- When it is about to tackle, it whips its body repeatedly with its three long tails.
Game locations
In side games
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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75
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135 - 182
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260 - 354
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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Total: 490
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 70.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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Special moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Tauros knows Shadow Hold, Shadow Rush, Shadow Shed and Shadow Sky as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.
Side game data
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Evolution
Trivia
Its female counterpart is Miltank.
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, Taurus.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
