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latios
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Latios

Eon Pokémon

DragonPsychic

A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 90
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 130
Sp. Def 110
Speed 110
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Eon Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 60.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 90
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

latios Front Front
latios Back Back
latios Front Shiny Front Shiny
latios Back Shiny Back Shiny
latios Official Art Official Art
latios Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Life Orb Attacker (Psychic)
Moves
Defog / Roost
Roost / Hidden Power Fire / Surf
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf (Dragon)
Moves
Psychic / Psyshock
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Specs (Psychic)
Moves
Energy Ball / Thunderbolt / Psychic / Trick
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Psychic

With fantastic Special Attack, amazing Speed, and great STAB moves in Draco Meteor and Psyshock, Latios is easily one of the best wallbreakers in the Monotype metagame. Its great Speed allows it to outspeed common threats such as Galvantula, Landorus, Garchomp, and Mega Pinsir and function as a great revenge killer. Most teams in the format lack a solid Pokemon that resists Dragon; this makes Latios a fantastic wallbreaker and turns Draco Meteor into a very spammable move. To complement this, Latios has fantastic coverage moves in Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Surf, and Hidden Power Fire to threaten its checks. Even though it has great offensive moves, Latios is not lacking in support moves either, as it has access to Defog to clear away entry hazards and Roost to improve its longevity. Furthermore, its decent defensive typing combined with an immunity to Ground-type moves due to Levitate lets it switch into most moves with ease. However, because of Latios's relatively average physical bulk, it is vulnerable to Choice Scarf users with U-turn such as Landorus-T and Victini and can be worn down and revenge killed by faster Pokemon such as Mega Lopunny and Weavile. Even though Latios has great Speed, it still faces Speed ties against other fast Pokemon such as Gengar, Mega Diancie, Latias, and opposing Latios.

Most Used Moves

Psyshock
75.6%
Ice Beam
38.9%
Defog
32.6%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
37.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc