Talarurus

General Statistics

full-sized Talarurus

• Name: Talarurus plicatospineus
• Name Meaning: Wicker Basket Tail
• Diet: Herbivore
• Length: 4-6 meters (13-20 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous (96-89 MYA)
• Classification: Ankylosauria --> Ankylosauridae --> Ankylosaurinae --> Ankylosaurini
• Place Found: Mongolia
• Describer: Maleev, 1952

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade Stats

Talarurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition+)

• Attribute: Earth
• Sign: Rock
• Strength: 1000
• Technique: 1100
• Attack:
  • Rock (Critical): 550
  • Scissors/Paper: 425
• Types:
  • Charge Type (Japanese 2007 series; English Series 2; Taiwanese New Series)
  • Attack Type (Japanese Gekizan series)
• Altered Forms: Super Talarurus
• Arcade Nickname:
  • Japanese: 突貫小僧
  • English: The Charging Kid
  • Taiwanese: 突衝小鬼
• Name: Tata (Dainason)

Availability

• Japanese
  • 2007 4th Edition (New; 037-竜; Charge Type)
  • 2007 4th Edition+ (044-竜; Charge Type)
  • Gekizan 2nd Edition+ (021-竜; Attack Type)
  • Kakushin 3rd Edition's Blue Dinosaurs Egg (EGG-018-竜)
• English
  • Series 2 4th Edition (New; 044-Dino; Charge Type)
• Taiwanese
  • New 4th Edition (New; 044-龍; Charge Type)
  • New 5th Edition (045-龍; Charge Type)

Japanese 2007 4th Edition

Japanese 2007 4th Edition (back)

Japanese 2007 4th Edition+

Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition+

Taiwanese New 4th Edition

DS Stats

• Elemental Attribute: Earth
• Critical Move: Rock
• Rarity: 1 star
• Battle Type: Tie Type (random Fossil), Counterstrike Type (unobtainable)
• Fossil/Move Set: Asian Fossil (LV28 Blaster Rock)
  • Locations: South Gobi Plain, Darkwood Forest (Asia)
• Users:
  • random Purple Alpha Droids (South Euro Plain, Europe)
    • LV7: Tail, Ram, Throw
  • random Red Alpha Droids (Old S. Coal Mine, Europe)
    • LV8: Tail, Ram, Throw
  • 1 static Red frill-head Alpha Droid (Wanderwood Forest, Asia)
    • LV23: Revenge Tail, Boomerang Horn, Pursuit
• Encyclopedia number: D49
• Other: It had two Battle Type variants in the DS game data, only one of which was legitimately accessible.

TCG Stats

Talarurus

Talarurus TCG card

• Element: Earth
• Icon: Paper
• Power: 1000
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKCG-053/160
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: (new art)
• Abilities:

[Defender] When your opponent attacks one of your Dinosaurs, you can Dino Slash this Dinosaur from your hand. Then, this Dinosaur is attacked instead.

Dune Climber Talarurus

Dune Climber Talarurus TCG card

• Element: Earth
• Icon: Paper
• Power: 1100
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKBD-028/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: cropped Geki 2nd+ arcade card
• Abilities:

[Element Shift: Fire] During your turn, you can discard 1 card. If you do, this Dinosaur's Element becomes both Earth and Fire until the end of the turn. (You can't use this ability during an attack.)

Howling Talarurus

Howling Talarurus TCG card (French)

• Element: Earth
• Icon: Scissors
• Power: 1000
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: SAS-028/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: cropped 07 4th(+)/S2 4th/New 4th arcade card
• Abilities:

[Spirited Armor] During your turn, you can discard 1 card. If you do, this Dinosaur gains [Armored] until the end of the turn. (If this Dinosaur loses a battle, you can discard 2 cards. If you do, this Dinosaur stays in play and you don't lose any Life Points from that battle.) You can only use this ability once per turn.

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • Japanese: 草食のよろい竜でたるのような太い体つきをしている。しっぽのハンマーはあまり大きくない。
  • English: An armored, herbivorous dinosaur with a thick, barrel-like body and a small tail club.
  • Taiwanese: 草食的盔甲龍，身體像木桶一樣,尾巴的槌頭並沒有很大。
• DS Game Encyclopedia entry: An armored, herbivorous dinosaur with a thick, barrel shaped body and a small club.
• Along with Ampelosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Altirhinus, Jobaria, Deltadromeus, Allosaurus, Brachylophosaurus, Irritator, and Gorgosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese Blue Dinosaurs Egg card.

Gallery

Talarurus introduced in the English arcade

Talarurus chibi in Dainason

Talarurus skeleton

Talarurus page on the promotional book of the DS game