Tauros
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Names
- English: Tauros
- Japanese: ケンタロス (Kentauros)
- German: Tauros
- French: Tauros
Number(s)
- National: 128
- Hoenn: 285
- Johto: 148
Gender
♂ 100% - ♀ 0%
Egg Group(s)
Ground
Evolution
| Basic |
|---|
Size
- Height: 1.4 m / 4’07”
- Weight: 88.4 kg / 194.9 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Ghost
- ×2: Fighting
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 490 | ||
| HP | 37 | 0 | |
| Attack | 19 | 1 | |
| Defense | 23 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 62 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 39 | 0 | |
| Speed | 10 | 1 | |
Ability
- Intimidate
- Game's description
- Lowers the foe’s Attack stat.
- Battle effect
- Upon entering battle, the opponent’s Attack lowers one stage. In a Double Battle, both opponents’ Attack are lowered. Pokémon with the Clear Body, Hyper Cutter, or White Smoke ability are unaffected. In a link battle, if both sides switch on the same turn, and first player sends out a Pokémon with Intimidate, the opponent’s Attack will be lowered before the opponent’s Pokémon switches.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a low level wild Pokémon decreases by 50%. This applies to Pokémon five levels lower than or below the level of the lead Pokémon.
- Anger Point
- Game's description
- Raises Attack upon taking a critical hit.
- Battle effect
- Increases Attack to maximum level upon taking a critical hit.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Field
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Wild Bull Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Brown
- Catch Rate: 45
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Slow
1,250,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Routes 209 & 210-South [Rare, (Pokédar)]
- Pearl
- Routes 209 & 210-South [Rare, (Pokédar)]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails.
- Yellow
- A rowdy POKéMON with a lot of stamina. Once running, it won't stop until it hits something.
- Gold
- They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.
- Silver
- After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.
- Crystal
- These violent POKéMON fight with other members of their herd in order to prove their strength.
- Ruby
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fire Red
- When it is about to TACKLE, it whips its body repeatedly with its three long tails.
- Leaf Green
- When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails.
- Diamond
- Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
- Pearl
- Once it takes aim at its foe, it makes a headlong charge. It is famous for its violent nature.
