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 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
A Trainer's Tauros in The Mandarin Island Miss-Match battled Ash's Pokémon, easily defeating 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.
A Trainer's Tauros became out of control in Two Hits and a Miss. As a result, Ash had to use his Bulbasaur to stop him.
Multiple Tauros resided on Paniola Ranch in Young Kiawe Had a Farm!. Two of them fought with each other in The Ol' Raise and Switch!; and in Big Sky, Small Fry!. In The Young Flame Strikes Back!, some attacked Kiawe's Marowak, and one got annoyed at Ash's Poipole when he went to grab one of his tails.
Three Poké Ride Tauros were stolen from children at the Pokémon School by Tupp, Rapp, and Zipp in Alolan Open House!.
A Trainer's Tauros attacked Kiawe's Poké Ride Charizard in The Island Whisperer!. The fight was broken up by Olivia's Lycanroc, and Tauros was calmed down by Olivia herself.
Olivia used a Poké Ride Tauros to travel around Paniola Town in Big Sky, Small Fry!.
In JN021, Hashiba used his Tauros in a Pokémon World Championships battle against Ash, where it went up against Pikachu, only to be defeated.
Minor appearances
Tauros debuted in The Flame Pokémon-athon! at the Laramie Ranch. A Trainer used their own Tauros to compete in the Big P Pokémon Race.
An injured Tauros was brought to the clinic in A Chansey Operation for treatment.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, Tauros were captured by Team Rocket Grunts with Mewtwo overpowering them.
A Tauros was cast for the movie Pokémon in Love in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
Multiple Tauros appeared in a flashback in The Lost Lapras.
Multiple Tauros in The Power of One sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Tauros appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Tauros in Beauty and the Breeder belonged to a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.
Mr. Shellby uses a Tauros to pull his wagon so he can feed the Pokémon under his care in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of. He is used.
Multiple Tauros rampaged after being startled by a troublesome Tyrogue in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble.
A Trainer's Tauros was used in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference in A Claim to Flame!.
Katrina cared for an injured Tauros in A Bite to Remember.
Nick's father used a Tauros for traveling in Celebi and Joy!.
Multiple Tauros made brief cameo appearances in Destiny Deoxys.
A Tauros was in an underground paradise in Beg, Burrow and Steal.
Multiple Tauros made brief cameo appearances in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Trainer used a Tauros in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition in Glory Blaze!.
A Tauros in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! was provided to a student by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
Barry encountered a herd of Tauros in Xatu's Forest in Historical Mystery Tour!.
Multiple Tauros made cameo appearances in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
Multiple Tauros were captured by the Pokémon Pinchers in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part 1).
A Tauros was used during the attack on the Ninja Village in The Legend of the Ninja Hero!.
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 pulled a driver’s cart in To Top a Totem!.
Multiple Tauros appeared in I Choose You!.
Kiawe was cleaning a Trainer's Tauros for work experience at the Pokémon Center in Real Life...Inquire Within!.
A Trainer's Tauros in Securing the Future!, joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
A Trainer's Tauros competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference in Battle Royal 151!, 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.
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 Kanto Power Plant.
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 appears in One Half Of A Poké Ball, where he was sent out to battle Gary's Nidoqueen and 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.