POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Tauros sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Tauros sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #128 · Wild Bull Pokemon

Tauros

Normal Both

Tauros is a Normal-type Wild Bull Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Route 38, Route 39. Silver: Wild; locations include Route 38, Route 39.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

490
HP75
Attack100
Defense95
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def70
Speed110

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
4'07" (1.4 m)
Weight
195.0 lbs (88.5 kg)
Catch rate
45
Base EXP
211
Growth
Slow
BST
490

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 75
— —
AttackBase 100
— —
DefenseBase 95
— —
Sp. AtkBase 40
— —
Sp. DefBase 70
— —
SpeedBase 110
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

They fight each other by locking horns. The herd's protector takes pride in its battle-scarred horns.

Pokémon Silver

After heightening its will to fight by whipping itself with its three tails, it charges at full speed.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#128 Tauros

This Pokémon does not evolve in Generation II.

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
2
Tables
3
Special
0
Wild encounters 3
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 38 Grass Any time Lv. 13 4% slot
Route 38 Swarm GrassSnubbull swarm active Any time Lv. 13 5% slot
Route 39 Grass Any time Lv. 15 5% slot
Silver

Wild

Areas
2
Tables
3
Special
0
Wild encounters 3
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 38 Grass Any time Lv. 13 4% slot
Route 38 Swarm GrassSnubbull swarm active Any time Lv. 13 5% slot
Route 39 Grass Any time Lv. 15 5% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

9
Lv. 1

Tackle

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
95%
PP
35

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 8

Rage

Normal · Rage

Power
20
Acc.
100%
PP
20

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
65
Acc.
100%
PP
25

Normal · Speed Down 2

Power
—
Acc.
90%
PP
10
Lv. 26

Pursuit

Dark · Pursuit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
20
TM44
Lv. 34

Rest

Psychic · Heal

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10
Lv. 43

Thrash

Normal · Rampage

Power
90
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 53

Take Down

Normal · Recoil Hit

Power
90
Acc.
85%
PP
20
TM / HM compatibility 26 moves
TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM07 TM07 · Zap CannonElectric100 power · 50% · 5 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM14 TM14 · BlizzardIce120 power · 70% · 5 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM16 TM16 · Icy WindIce55 power · 95% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM23 TM23 · Iron TailSteel100 power · 75% · 15 PP TM25 TM25 · ThunderElectric120 power · 70% · 10 PP TM26 TM26 · EarthquakeGround100 power · 100% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM38 TM38 · Fire BlastFire120 power · 85% · 5 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP HM03 HM03 · SurfWater95 power · 100% · 15 PP HM04 HM04 · StrengthNormal80 power · 100% · 15 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.