Tauros (Japanese: ケンタロス Kentauros) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but it is considered to be a counterpart of Miltank.
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, small, triangular eyes, three gray bumps running vertically down its forehead, and 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 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. While still ferocious, Tauros are calmer in Alola than elsewhere, likely due to the region's climate. The practice of riding Tauros is believed to have started in Alola.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
Ash caught a herd of 30 Tauros in EP035, an episode that was banned everywhere outside of Asia due to the prolific use of guns in it, leading to confusion for many as to how he obtained them. They made their international dub debut in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, stampeding at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Other
In The Mandarin Island Miss-Match, a Trainer's Tauros battled Ash's Pokémon. It easily defeated Squirtle with Tackle before being knocked out by Charizard's Flamethrower.
In Get Along, Little Pokémon, Ethan used two Tauros to pull his stagecoach as he traverses Mandarin Island South.
In Tricks of the Trade a "Running of the Tauros"event in Palmpona brought out many Tauros, including one belonging to Fernando, a Trainer who managed to get ten consecutive victories in the tournament. Ash brought his from Professor Oak's Laboratory for this occasion as well, managing to defeat Fernando.
In Two Hits and a Miss, a Trainer's Tauros went out of control. As a result, Ash had to use his Bulbasaur to stop him.
In Young Kiawe Had a Farm!, a herd of Tauros were living on Paniola Ranch. They then made further appearances in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
In Alolan Open House!, three Poké Ride Tauros were stolen from children at the Pokémon School by Tupp, Rapp, and Zipp.
In The Island Whisperer!, a Trainer's Tauros attacked Kiawe's Poké Ride Charizard. The fight was broken up by Olivia's Lycanroc, and Tauros was calmed down by Olivia herself.
In Big Sky, Small Fry!, Olivia used a Poké Ride Tauros to travel around Paniola Town.
In JN021, Hashiba used a Tauros in a World Coronation Series battle against Ash. It went up against Pikachu, only to be defeated.
Minor appearances
In The Flame Pokémon-athon!, a Tauros was living at the Laramie Ranch. A Trainer used another Tauros to compete in the Big P Pokémon Race.
In A Chansey Operation, an injured Tauros was brought to the clinic for treatment.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, multiple Tauros were captured by Team Rocket Grunts after being overpowered by Mewtwo.
In Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, a Tauros was cast for the movie Pokémon in Love.
Multiple Tauros appeared in a flashback in The Lost Lapras.
In The Power of One, multiple Tauros sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Tauros appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Tauros participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
In Extreme Pokémon!, Mr. Shellby used a Tauros to pull his wagon so he can feed the Pokémon under his care.
In A Tyrogue Full of Trouble, multiple Tauros began rampaging after being startled by a troublesome Tyrogue.
In A Claim to Flame!, a Trainer's Tauros competed in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference.
In A Bite to Remember, Katrina cared for an injured Tauros.
In Celebi and Joy!, Nick's father used a Tauros for traveling.
Multiple Tauros appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
In Beg, Burrow and Steal, a Tauros was living in an underground paradise.
Multiple Tauros appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In Glory Blaze!, a Trainer's Tauros participated in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, the Pokémon Summer Academy provided a Tauros to a student for the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
In Historical Mystery Tour!, Barry encountered multiple Tauros in Xatu's Forest.
Multiple Tauros appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part 1), multiple Tauros were captured by the Pokémon Pinchers.
In The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, a Tauros was used during the attack on the Ninja Village.
A Tauros appeared in a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!.
Four Poké Ride Tauros appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
Two Poké Ride Tauros appeared in The Guardian's Challenge!.
In To Top a Totem!, three Poké Ride Tauros pulled a driver's cart.
Multiple Tauros appeared in I Choose You!.
In Real Life...Inquire Within!, Kiawe cleaned a Trainer's Tauros for work experience at the Pokémon Center.
In Securing the Future!, a Trainer's Tauros joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Tauros competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference, but ended up losing.
Six Tauros appeared in Enter Pikachu!, with five of them being wild and the sixth being one of Mew's transformations while Goh and Chloe chased it.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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| EP033
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Tauros
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Ash's Pokédex
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Tauros, a Wild Bull Pokémon. When whipping itself with its three tails, its Tackle is a powerful destructive force.
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| EP035
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Tauros
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Ash's Pokédex
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Tauros. Its special attack is Tackle. Due to their docile nature, they won't attack without being assaulted first.
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In Pokémon Origins
In File 4: Charizard, Red's Tauros battled Zapdos at the Kanto Power Plant.
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
A Tauros appeared in Catch The Wobbuffet!!.
A Tauros appeared in The Tyrogue's Thoughts.
- Main article: Ash's Tauros
Ash's Tauros was sent out to battle Gary's Nidoqueen in One Half Of A Poké Ball, but lost to her Hyper Beam.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Tauros
Ash owns a Tauros in The Electric Tale of Pikachu.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Tauros the Tyrant, a Tauros, apparently captured in the Safari Zone, was used as a mount by members of Team Rocket. By whipping his tails, he was able to control the Pokémon of the other Team Rocket Grunts, a method that Green easily exploited by pushing it off a cliff and having Ditty mimic its appearance. He was later used in Great Girafarig to chase after Suicune, only to be defeated after Eusine's Jumpluff had Leech Seeded him.
In Quilava Quandary, the Day-Care Couple used a Tauros to help train Gold.
A Tauros appeared in a fantasy in Moving Past Milotic.
Pearl caught a Tauros in Cleaning Up Grimer, adding him to his main team and nicknaming him Tauler.
A Tauros appeared in The Grand Entrance and Delivery Boy Sun, called by Sun via the Ride Pager, to help with deliveries in his job as a courier.
A Poké Ride Tauros appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six and The Wild Full-Power Pose of Fire.
Two wild Tauros appeared in PASM23, where they were seen in the Poni Wilds.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
A Trainer's Tauros appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Tauros appeared in GDZ45, under the ownership of Hinako.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Red catches a Tauros in Rampage At The Safari Zone?!.
Professor Oak owns a Tauros, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.
A Tauros appeared in Clefairy, a Supernatural Being?!.
Giovanni is seen with a Tauros in Good-Bye, Pikachu?!.
A Tauros appeared in A Finger Lickin' Battle!.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
A Tauros appeared in PZ06.
Shigeru has a Tauros, which he caught in the Safari Zone.
In the TCG
- Main article: Tauros (TCG)
In the TFG
One Tauros figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Kanto
#128
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When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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A rowdy Pokémon with a lot of stamina. Once running, it won't stop until it hits something.
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| Stadium
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Charges while whipping its hefty body with its tails. Although powerful, it can charge only in a straight line.
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| Generation II
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Johto
#148
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| Gold
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They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.
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| Silver
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After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.
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| Crystal
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These violent Pokémon fight with other members of their herd in order to prove their strength.
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| Stadium 2
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They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.
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| Generation III
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Hoenn
#—
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Kanto
#128
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| Ruby
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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.
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| Sapphire
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| Emerald
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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.
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| FireRed
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When it is about to Tackle, it whips its body repeatedly with its three long tails.
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| LeafGreen
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When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails.
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| Generation IV
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Sinnoh
#—
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Johto
#150
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| Diamond
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Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
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| Pearl
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.
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| SoulSilver
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After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.
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Unova
#—
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| Black
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Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
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| White
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| Black 2
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Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
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Kalos
Coastal #125
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Hoenn
#—
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After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.
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| Y
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When it is about to tackle, it whips its body repeatedly with its three long tails.
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| Omega Ruby
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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.
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| Generation VII
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Alola
SM: #137
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Alola
USUM: #170
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Kanto
#128
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| Sun
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Historically, people in areas all over the world have ridden Tauros, but the practice is said to have started in Alola.
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| Moon
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Although it's known to be a fierce Pokémon, Tauros in the Alola region are said to possess a measure of calmness.
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| Ultra Sun
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They live in groups. The one with the longest, thickest, and most-scarred horns is the boss of the herd.
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| Ultra Moon
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The climate seems to be related to the reason Tauros in Alola are a little calmer than those in other regions.
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| Let's Go Pikachu
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A rowdy Pokémon with a lot of stamina. Once running, it won't stop until it hits something.
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Galar
Isle of Armor #116
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| Shield
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The Tauros of Galar are volatile in nature, and they won't allow people to ride on their backs.
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Game locations
In side games
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In events
Held items
Stats
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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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Tauros in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Tauros in that game.
- 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 Egg moves from other generations
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- 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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None
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Field move:
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(Tackle ×3)
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| Loops: 8
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Min. exp.: N/A
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Max. exp.: N/A
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Browser entry R-049
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| If Tauros spots a Ranger, it snorts harshly and charges with its horns out.
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Tauros can be seen as a counterpart to Miltank. Both are bovine-like Pokémon with the same base stat total. While Tauros is a male-only species, Miltank is a female-only species.
- Despite not being associated with a certain group, both Tauros and Miltank are listed on the same Pokédex page in Sun and Moon. The same trait is true with Oranguru and Passimian.
- In Sun and Moon, if the player has a Tauros with a Game Boy origin mark, Game Freak Morimoto remarks on how Tauros used to be one of the most powerful Pokémon in the metagame of the Generation I core series games, in part because it could learn Blizzard.
- 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.
- According to Sun and Moon, Tauros was designed by Shigeki Morimoto.
Origin
Tauros is based on a bull or a bison and may also be based on the constellation Taurus. Its tail is based on a whip, more specifically the cat o' nine tails.
Name origin
Tauros may be a shorter form of its Japanese name, Kentauros. It is worth noting that tauros and taurus are, respectively, Greek and Latin for bull. Tauros could also be a corruption of toro (Spanish for bull, derived from the Latin).
Kentauros may be derived from the Japanese ケンタウロス centaur, which itself derives from the Greek Κένταυρος. It could also be a corruption of Centaurus, a large south-sky constellation representing a centaur.
In other languages
| Language
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Title
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Meaning
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 Japanese
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ケンタロス Kentauros
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From ケンタウロス, Κένταυρος
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 French
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Tauros
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Same as English name
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 Spanish
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Tauros
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Same as English name
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 German
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Tauros
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Same as English name
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 Italian
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Tauros
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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켄타로스 Kentaros
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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肯泰羅 / 肯泰罗 Kěntàiluó
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Cantonese Chinese
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大隻牛 Daaihjekngàuh
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Literally "Big cow". 大隻 also means bulky.
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| More languages
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 Hindi
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टॉरोस Tauros
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Transcription of English name
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 Russian
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Таурос Tauros
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Transcription of English name
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 Thai
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เคนเทารอส Kentauros
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Transcription of trademarked Japanese name
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Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Tauros images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
