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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#128 Tauros
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- SpeciesWild Bull Pokémon
- Japanese nameKentauros
- PronunciationTOR-OSE
- Height4′ 7″ 1.40 m
- Weight195.0 lb 87.75 kg
- Gender♂ 100% · ♀ 0%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Variation of the Latin TAURUS meaning “bull”.
Evolution
TaurosThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | When it targets an enemy, it charges furiously while whipping its body with its long tails. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | A rowdy POKEMON with a lot of stamina. Once running, it won’t stop until it hits something. |
| Stadium | Charges while whipping its hefty body with its tails. Although powerful, it can charge only in a straight line. |
| GoldStadium 2 | 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 POKEMON fight with other members of their herd in order to prove their strength. |
Where to find Tauros
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Safari Zone | NA | Few |
| Red | NA | Few | |
| Yellow | NA | Few | |
| Gold | Routes 38 & 39 | Any | Few |
| Silver | Any | Few | |
| Crystal | Morn. or Day | Few |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×2
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassNormal
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockBad
- GhostNo Effect
- DragonNormal
- DarkNormal
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | — | Stomp | Normal | Physical |
| 35 | — | Leer | Normal | Status |
| 28 | 4 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| 44 | 8 | Rage | Normal | Physical |
| — | 13 | Horn Attack | Normal | Physical |
| — | 19 | Scary Face | Normal | Status |
| — | 26 | Pursuit | Dark | Special |
| — | 34 | Rest | Psychic | Status |
| — | 43 | Thrash | Normal | Physical |
| 51 | 53 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM25Thunder
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Horn Drill
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Fissure
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
None.
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 75 | 323-353 | 21/4559.86% | 18/4263.67% |
| Attack | 100 | 268-298 | 8/4985.28% | 8/4585.28% |
| Defense | 95 | 258-288 | 13/5580.20% | 10/4481.59% |
| Speed | 110 | 288-318 | 5/4794.52% | 5/4293.92% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 40 | 148-178 | 37/4615.87% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 70 | 208-238 | 21/4151.99% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 70 | 208-238 | — | 15/2950.00% |
| Total | 490 G/S/C 450 R/B/Y |
1493-1673 1345-1495 |
16/8778.81% | 8/6590.32% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library