Tauros
National Pinsir - Tauros (#128) - Magikarp Johto Girafarig - Tauros (#148) - Miltank
Japanese name	Kentauros
Stage	Basic
Evolves from	None
Evolves into	None
Generation	First
Species	Wild Bull Pokémon
Type	Normal
Height	4 ft 7 in (1.4 m)
Weight	194.9 lb (88.4 kg)
Ability	Intimidate/Anger Nerve(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards)

Tauros (ケンタロス, Kentarosu^?, Kentauros) are one of the 386 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar^[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Tauros in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.^[2] © This image is copyrighted. ... This is a complete list of the Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Pinsir , Kailios) are one of the 493   fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Magikarp , Koiking) is a Pokémon widely considered to be the most useless Pokémon in the entire game series. ... This is a list of the Pokémon found in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal in the order they are listed in the Johto Regional Pokédex. ... Girafarig ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Miltank (ミルタンク/Mirutanku in Japanese, Miltank in German and Ecremeuh in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ... List of Pokémon by English name The following is a list of all fictional Pokémon characters ordered alphabetically by their name in English. ... This chart shows the evolution chains of all 391 fictional Pokémon characters. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pokemon redirects here. ... Pokemon redirects here. ... Look up bull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pokémon game mechanics. ... Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are new Pokémon games to be released for the Nintendo DS. Not much is known about them. ... This is a complete list of the Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Pokemon redirects here. ... A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. ... It has been suggested that Multiplayer game be merged into this article or section. ... Anime ) (IPA pronunciation: in Japanese, but typically or in English) is an abbreviation of the word animation. Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation originating in Japan. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... A chained book in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University A book is a collection of paper, parchment or other material with text, pictures, or both written on them, bound together along one edge, usually within covers. ... Various trading cards A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. ... Satoshi Tajiri , born on August 28, 1965) is a Japanese electronic game designer and the creator of Pocket Monsters, better known as Pokémon. ... Since Pokémon Crystal, trainers in the video games can be male or female. ...

Tauros's name is derived from the ancient Greek word for 'bull' (see also Taurus). TAURUS is credit transfer agrrement system for SUNY Colleges ...

Appearance

Tauros takes on the appearance of a brown-furred bull with a thick brown mane, three tails, and a set of three pearl-like growths adorning its forehead. It only exists as a male, with Miltank presumably being the female version. It has 2 long, sharp horns jutting out of the side of its head. There is some confusion about Tauros' tail. In Fire Red/Leaf Green it's silver, while in Ruby/Sapphire it's brown. Miltank (ミルタンク/Mirutanku in Japanese, Miltank in German and Ecremeuh in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ...

Biology

Tauros is a diurnal, herbivorous Pokémon that has long been famous for its violent urges and rowdy, aggressive disposition in general, as supplied by a tremendous amount of natural stamina. Any given Tauros finds it impossible to keep up its spirits in life without near-constant rampaging. It always tries to find opponent Pokémon to battle outright to serve this purpose, but if it is alone, it will instead concentrate on charging at and knocking down thick trees to calm itself. A diurnal animal (dÄ«-Å­rnÉ™l) is an animal that is active during the daytime and sleeps during the night. ...

Herds of this Pokémon under observation demonstrate a hierarchy system where the strongest member leads. Tauros in these herds fight each other for the sake of proving this important element of strength by locking horns and struggling until one succumbs from stamina loss. The member that has proven itself strong enough to gain the role of protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns, which measure its social standing. Tauros are hunted in the wild for their horns and meat.

Tauros has a special habit that specifically affects its ability to battle, both in the wild and in trainer-directed Pokémon battles: It whips itself with its three long snapping tails. When it targets an enemy, it heightens its will to battle by whipping its own backside with its tails before charging at full speed. Here it often demonstrates an interesting disability: While charging, it can only charge in a straight line, unable to change its direction even slightly if the opponent Pokémon is wily enough to simply step out of the way (compare with Linoone). Linoone (マッスグマ Massuguma in Japanese, Geradaks in German and Lineon in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ...

This act of whipping itself with its tails can also serve a second purpose if the Tauros is of a high measure in social standings; it can issue commands to any Pokémon near it by the rhythm of its hits.

Availability

In the first generation of Pokémon games (Red, Blue, and Yellow), Tauros could only be found by paying entrance into the Safari Zone. In Gold, Silver and Crystal, it can be found on routes 38 and 39, in the morning and daytime in Crystal and all day otherwise. In all instances, it is rather rare to encounter a Tauros. Also in Pokémon XD one could be snagged from Cipher Grand Master Greevil. In Pokémon XD, Tauros you catch is at level 45 and has the attacks, Shadow Rush, Shadow Storm, Shadow Mist and Shadow Blitz. The Safari Zone is an area of the Pokémon video game series. ... Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is an upcoming role-playing game from Nintendos Pokémon franchise for the Nintendo GameCube. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ...

In the video games

Tauros is a strong frontal physical battler with very high speed, high attack, and high defense, offset by low special defense and very low special attack. Although it has a very powerful attack in Return (if treated properly), it learns few other physical attacks and so is rather limited. It has a large elemental movepool, but cannot use it very well due to its low Special Attack stat. It knows the ability Intimidate as well. Also, as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, it gets an Ability called Anger Nerve which Increases Tauros' Attack when it is hit by a Critical Hit. Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl are the two fourth-generation Pokémon role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS video game console. ...

Currently, Tauros is able to be bred with Miltank due to their identical breeding types, though the baby Pokémon will always be a Miltank. This is due to the fact that all Tauros are male. The only way to get a baby Tauros is to breed one with a Ditto.

Anime appearances

In one episode of the anime (banned for broadcast in the US for its use of gunplay), Ash and his friends found themselves in the Safari Zone. As a joke regarding its rarity in the games, Ash ended up catching practically a whole herd of Tauros, at the expense of the Pokémon he was actually battling against. They usually reside in Professor Oak's lab in a herd. Brock is also seen capturing a Tauros alongside Ash, however this Tauros is never mentioned or used by Brock. It may have joined Ash's herd however.

Ash used one of his Tauros in the Orange Islands, in which it battled a Gengar, and won against a Venusaur, but was later beaten by a Dragonite. He used another one, or the same one, in the Johto League, but was defeated by Gary's Nidoqueen with its poweful hyper beam attack. He also used one to battle a Frontier Brain, Anabel, but it lost against Anabel's Alakazam. On the next episode though, Ash had a rematch and Tauros won against Anabel's Metagross.

In another episode, the group was travelling to Goldenrod City when they came by a town that was celebrating some sort of festival, with chances to battle and trade -- and an event paralleling the San Fermín festival and the running of the bulls at Pamplona, Spain. Goldenrod City is the largest city in the Johto region in the Pokémon game. ... Bulls running on July 7, 2005, Consistorial Square, Pamplona The festival of San Fermín is a deeply-rooted celebration held annually from 6 July to 14 July in the city of Pamplona (Navarre), in northern Spain. ... Pamplona (Basque: Iruñea or Iruña) is the capital city of Navarre, Spain. ...

In the first Pokémon movie, there is a short scene (during Mewtwo's training sessions for Giovanni) where Mewtwo is confronted by a whole herd of Tauros. To no one's surprise, Mewtwo easily defeats them with its Psychic powers, summoning a cyclone to literally sweep them off their feet, allowing Rocket Grunts to capture them. Mewtwo ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Giovanni ) is the leader of Team Rocket in the fictional world of Pokémon. ...

In the trading card game

Tauros has appeared all the following times in the card game, as a Basic Colorless Pokémon each time:

• Jungle
• Gym Heroes (as Blaine’s Tauros)
• Expedition
• EX Firered & Leafgreen
• EX Crystal Guardians

Almost all of them have the "Take Down" or "Rampage" attack, mostly having attacks that are self-damaging. In addition, Tauros has also appeared in the Vending Machine series and as another promotional card.

References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Tauros as a species
• Serebii.net’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry for Tauros
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Tauros Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• Smogon.com - Tauros Tactical Data
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Tauros Previously hosted by Wikibooks