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 main series
Major appearances
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 Trainer's Tauros 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 he was one of the injured Pokémon brought to the clinic.
Multiple Tauros 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 appeared in The Power of One.
A Tauros appeared in Beauty and the Breeder where he 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 was used by a Trainer 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 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 appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!.
Multiple Tauros made cameo appearances 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!.
A Tauros appeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, where it was used in the Ninja Village.
A Tauros appeared during 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!.
Three Poké Ride Tauros appeared in SM009 where a driver was using them to pull his cart.
Multiple Tauros appeared in SM011.
Pokédex entries
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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
Red's Tauros appeared in File 4: Charizard, where he was briefly shown battling Zapdos at the Power Plant.
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Tauros
Ash in the Ash & Pikachu manga owns a Tauros.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Tauros
Ash in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga owns a Tauros.
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 uses a Tauros to help train Gold.
Pearl later captures a Tauros in Cleaning Up Grimer, adding him to his main team and naming him Tauler.
A Tauros appeared in the Sun & Moon arc, called by Sun via the Ride Pager, to help with deliveries in his job as a courier.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Red catches a Tauros in Rampage At The Safari Zone?!.
Professor Oak is shown with one in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.
Giovanni is seen with a Tauros in Good-Bye, Pikachu?!.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Shigeru has a Tauros which he caught in the Safari Zone.
- 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 female-only species.
- Despite not being associated with a certain group, both Tauros and Miltank are listed on the same Pokédex page in Pokémon Sun and Moon. The same trait is true with Oranguru and Passimian.
- In Pokémon Sun and Moon, if the player has a Tauros with a Game Boy origin marking, Game Freak Morimoto remarks on how Tauros used to be one of 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.
Origin
It 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 is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, Kentauros. It is worth noting that Taurus, Latin for bull (which comes from the Greek tauros), is the name of a constellation representing a bull. Tauros could also be a corruption of Toro (Spanish for bull).
Kentauros is 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.