Tarbosaurus

Some scientists consider Tarbosaurus to be a species of Tyrannosaurus (Tyrannosaurus bataar) but the general consensus supports Tarbosaurus being distinct.

General Statistics

full-sized Tarbosaurus

• Name: Tarbosaurus bataar
• Name Meaning: Alarming Lizard
• Diet: Carnivore
• Length: 10-12 meters (33-40 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous (70 MYA)
• Classification: Tyrannosauroidea --> Tyrannosauridae --> Tyrannosaurinae
• Place Found: Mongolia; China
• Describer: Maleev, 1955

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade Stats

Tarbosaurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition)

• Attribute: Fire
• Sign: Scissors
• Strength: 1200
• Technique: 900
  • Compatibility: Tab 5
• Attack:
  • Scissors (Critical): 600
  • Rock/Paper: 450
• Types:
  • Defense Type (Japanese 2006 series; English & Taiwanese Series 1)
  • Blitz Type (Japanese 2007 series; English Series 2; Taiwanese New series)
  • Revival Type (Fossil card)
  • Hunter Type (Japanese Gekizan series)
• Arcade Nickname:
  • Japanese: アジアの暴れん坊
  • English: The Asian Roughneck
  • Taiwanese: 亞洲的火暴份子
• Altered Form: Super Tarbosaurus

Availability

Tarbosaurus was one of the first dinosaurs launched by SEGA and was the first dinosaur available as a Fossil Card.

• Japanese
  • 1st Edition (New; 竜-31)
  • Unknown promo card (竜-31 TOY)
  • 2nd Edition (018-竜)
  • 2006 Winter Season Limited Edition (024-竜; Defense Type)
  • 6th Edition (027-竜; Defense Type)
  • 2007 1st Edition (016-竜; Blitz Type)
  • 2007 1st Edition+ (016-竜; Blitz Type)
  • 2007 2nd Edition (021-竜; Blitz Type)
  • 2007 3rd Edition Fossil Card (KS001-竜; Revival Type)
  • Non-sale Fire Egg (EGG-001/002/005-竜)
  • Gekizan 2nd Edition (012-竜; Hunter Type)
  • Non-sale Dr. Dinosaur's Dinosaur Card (Revival Type)
  • Non-sale Hot Tyrants Family
• English
  • 1st Edition (New; Dino-31)
  • 1st Edition+ (Dino-31)
  • 4th Edition (024-Dino; Defense Type)
  • 5th Edition (027-Dino; Defense Type)
  • Nemesis Edition (Dino-31)
  • Series 2 1st Edition (016-Dino; Blitz Type)
  • Series 2 2nd Edition (021-Dino; Blitz Type)
  • Series 2 3rd Edition Fossil Card (KS001-竜; Revival Type)
• Taiwanese
  • 1st Edition (New; 龍-31)
  • 1st Edition Extension (龍-31)
  • 3rd Edition (024-龍; Defense Type)
  • 4th Edition (027-龍; Defense Type)
  • New 1st Edition (016-龍; Blitz Type)
  • New 2nd Edition (021-龍; Blitz Type)
  • New 3rd Edition Fossil Card (KS001-龍; Revival Type)
  • New 5th Edition (023-龍; Blitz Type)
  • Non-sale Fire Egg

Japanese 1st Edition

Japanese 1st Edition (back)

Japanese 2006 Winter Season Edition

Japanese 6th Edition

Japanese 6th Edition (back)

Japanese 2007 1st Edition

Japanese 2007 1st Edition (back)

Japanese 2007 2nd Edition

Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition

English 1st Edition

English 1st Edition (back)

English 5th Edition

English 5th Edition (back)

English Nemesis Edition

English Nemesis Edition (back)

English Series 2 1st Edition

English Series 2 1st Edition (back)

English Series 2 2nd Edition

English Series 2 2nd Edition (back)

English Series 2 3rd Edition Fossil Card

English Series 2 3rd Edition (back)

Taiwanese 4th Edition

Taiwanese New 3rd Edition Fossil Card

DS Stats

Tarbosaurus DS battle intro

• Elemental Attribute: Fire
• Critical Move: Scissors
• Rarity: 2 star
• Battle Type: Defense Type
• Fossil/Move Set: Asian Fossil (LV28 Heat Attack)
  • Locations: South Gobi Plain, Darkwood Forest, Wanderwood Forest (Asia)
• Users:
  • random Purple frill-head Alpha Droids (South Gobi Plain, Asia)
    • LV13: Tail Attack, Tackle, Swing
  • random Green frill-head Alpha Droids (Darkwood Forest, Asia)
    • LV15: Tail Attack, Tackle, Swing
  • random Red Super Alpha Droids (South Gobi Plain (South Springleaf Lake), Asia postgame)
    • LV57: Red Tail, Red Tackle, Red Swing; Tornado Fire Cannon (R)
• Encyclopedia number: D06

Tarbosaurus size comparison vs. Max

Tarbosaurus menu icon

TCG Stats

Tarbosaurus

Tarbosaurus TCG card

• Element: Fire
• Icon: Paper
• Power: 1200
• Level: 2
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKCG-009/160
• Card Rarity: Silver Rare
• Image From: cropped 07 1st/S2 1st/New 1st arcade card
• Abilities:

[Rampage: 1500] During your turn, this Dinosaur's Power is 1500.

Hunting Tarbosaurus

Hunting Tarbosaurus TCG card

• Element: Fire
• Icon: Rock
• Power: 1300
• Level: 2
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKAA-006/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: 07 2nd/S2 2nd/New 2nd arcade card
• Flavor Text:

The Tarbosaurus was a carnivore as ferocious as the Tyrannosaurus. It hunted dinosaurs like the Saurolophus and the Nemegtosaurus.

Curious Tarbosaurus

Curious Tarbosaurus TCG card

• Element: Fire
• Icon: Rock
• Power: 1200
• Level: 2
• Life: 1
• Card Code: DKDS-006/100
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: cropped 06 1st/Eng 1st/Tai 1st arcade card
• Abilities:

[Team Up: +400] You can play this card as a Move that gives +400 Power.

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • English: A carnivore representative of Asia, it is related to Tyrannosaurus, its arms are very short.
  • Taiwanese: 與代表亞洲的暴龍頗為類似的肉食恐龍,手臂很小。
• DS Game Encyclopedia entry: A prominent Asian carnivore. Similar to the Tyrannosaurus. It has very short arms.
• Tarbosaurus is one of the first dinosaurs launched by SEGA.
• It was the first dinosaur available as a Fossil Card.
• Along with Tyrannosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Torvosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Alioramus, and Yangchuanosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese and Taiwanese non-sale Fire Egg card.
• Along with Tuojiangosaurus, Prosaurolophus, Chasmosaurus, Fukuisaurus, and Fukuiraptor, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese non-sale Dr. Dinosaur's Dinosaur Card.
• Along with Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Alioramus, and Albertosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese non-sale Hot Tyrants Family card.
• Its Japanese Fossil card's barcode used to be misprinted as Tyrannosaurus' Fossil card barcode.
• Tarbosaurus' 2007 2nd Edition arcade card features it chasing an Oviraptor, a rare time showing two different dinosaurs on a Dinosaur Card.

Gallery

Tarbosaurus preparing to use Diving Press on Baryonyx

Tarbosaurus roaring after opening up the main gate of the Alpha Fortress

Tarbosaurus skeleton