Centrosaurus

Centrosaurus is an extinct genus of centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Canada during the Late Cretaceous Period. They are known to travel in large herds according to a dig site that shows them died together while trying to cross a river during a flood just like wildebeest. Centrosaurus has a single large nose horn but there are many head horn variants. Centrosaurus and Kentrosaurus had a minor confusion where it was assumed they both had the same name, and they were given new names like "Eucentrosaurus" and "Kentrurosaurus"; however, as the spelling and pronunciation differed, they were not the same name and the renaming was unnecessary and reverted.

General Statistics

full-sized Centrosaurus

• Name: Centrosaurus apertus
• Name Meaning: Pointed Lizard
• Diet: Herbivore
• Length: 5.5-6 meters (18-20 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous (77-75 MYA)
• Classification: Ceratopsidae --> Centrosaurinae --> "Centrosaurini"
• Place Found: Alberta, Canada
• Describer: Lambe, 1904

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade Stats

Centrosaurus arcade card (Japanese Kakushin 6th Edition)

• Attribute: Lightning
• Sign: Rock
• Strength: 1200
• Technique: 900
  • Compatibility: Tab 5
• Attack:
  • Rock (Critical): 540
  • Scissors/Paper: 480
• Types:
  • Tie Type (English & Taiwanese 2008 Special Edition)
  • Blitz Type (Japanese Kakushin 6th Edition; Taiwanese New 5th Edition)
• Arcade Nickname:
  • Japanese: 一本角の剣士 (One-horned Swordman)
  • Taiwanese: 獨角戰士

Availability

In Japanese arcade, Centrosaurus was first available as an exclusive & exchange arcade card in 2006.

• Japanese
  • 3rd Edition (New, hidden; 2006 EX01-竜)
  • Kakushin 6th Edition Hyper Battle Museum (002-竜; Blitz Type)
• English
  • 2008 Special Edition (New; 026-Dino; Tie Type)
• Taiwanese
  • 2008 Limited Edition (New; 026-龍; Tie Type)
  • New 5th Edition (026-龍; Blitz Type)

Japanese 3rd Edition

Its image before the card was published

Japanese 3rd Edition (back)

Japanese Kakushin 6th Edition

English 2008 Special Edition

Taiwanese 2008 Limited Edition

Taiwanese New 5th Edition

DS Stats

Centrosaurus DS battle intro

• Elemental Attribute: Lightning
• Critical Move: Rock
• Rarity: 2 star
• Battle Type: Blitz Type
• Fossil/Move Set: N. American Fossil (LV28 Flash Frill(?))
  • Locations: Warehouse (North America)
• Users:
  • random Purple Super Alpha Droids (West Dust Hills, North America)
    • LV27: Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing
  • random Purple Super Alpha Droids (Alpha Gang Depot, North America)
    • LV26: Tail Smash, Kamikaze Tackle, Dino Swing; Tail Smash (R)
  • random Red Super Alpha Droids (West Dust Hills (Wind-Up Hill), North America postgame)
    • LV57: Thunder Tail, Thunder Tackle, Thunder Swing; ? Lightning P
  • random Red Super Alpha Droids (South Dust Hills (Halfway Plain), North America postgame)
    • LV57: Thunder Tail, Thunder Tackle, Thunder Swing; Lightning Spear (P)
• Encyclopedia number: D37

TCG Stats

Centrosaurus

Centrosaurus TCG card

• Element: Lightning
• Icon: Scissors
• Power: 1200
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKTB-021/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: cropped 06 3rd arcade card
• Flavor Text:

Related to the Styracosaurus, the Centrosaurus was an herbivore that probably traveled in herds.

Twilight Centrosaurus

Twilight Centrosaurus TCG card (French)

• Element: Lightning
• Icon: Paper
• Power: 1000
• Level: 1
• Life: 1
• Card Code: SAS-021/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: 08 Special/08 Limited arcade card
• Abilities:

[Spirited Stun] During your turn, you can discard 1 card. If you do, choose a Dinosaur your opponent has in play: it loses all of its abilities until the end of your turn. You can only use this ability once per turn.

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • Original: 鼻の上に長く大きい角を持つ草食恐竜だ。えりかざりにはフック形の短い角がある。
  • Translation: A herbivore with long, large horn on its nose.
• DS Game Encyclopedia entry: A herbivore with a long, big horn on its nose. Has short, hooked horns on its frill.
• Its card was the first exclusive card in Japanese arcade, and was the first exclusive card in 2006.
  • It could initially be acquired by exchanging an amount of ordinary cards, along with Fukuisaurus and Fukuiraptor, in 2006.
• In the DS Game, it is the only 2-star Dinosaur mixed in with North America's otherwise 3-star random encounter table, the only unique exception species within an area to not match Rarities with the rest (though another area had Dinosaurs of 2 different Rarities for each Attribute).

Gallery

Centrosaurus in battle, using Attack Boost