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latias
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Latias

Eon Pokémon

DragonPsychic

It communicates using telepathy. Its body is covered in down that refracts light to make it invisible.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Eon Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 40.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 90
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

latias Front Front
latias Back Back
latias Front Shiny Front Shiny
latias Back Shiny Back Shiny
latias Official Art Official Art
latias Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Support
Item
Soul Dew
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 212
SpA 120
Spe 176

Strategy Overview

With the release of Soul Dew in ORAS, an item that boosts Latias's Special Attack and Special Defense by 50%, she returns to the forefront of the Ubers tier with both new and old tricks. One of the newer ones is her access to Defog, which provides a team with an excellent non-Arceus Defogger and allows her to function as an effective defensive pivot. Levitate is as useful as ever due to the common use of Ground-type attacks, and further helps to mitigate entry hazard damage. Latias is also quite useful both defensively and offensively, thanks to a great base 110 Speed, strong offenses and defenses, and an ability to check both Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. She is not without flaws, however; although Pursuit has limited distribution it is still a very dangerous threat. Latias is also hard pressed for free moveslots and needs defensive investment to do her job well, meaning her damage can be lacking at times. Certain Fairy-types can also pose a significant threat, along with common Dark-types such as Darkrai and Yveltal. Latias is also in competition with Latios to an extent, although her comparatively higher bulk gives her a niche even for offensive sets. Another niche she has over her twin is the move Healing Wish, which is an incredibly useful move for offensive teams.

Most Used Moves

Defog
88.7%
Recover
48.0%
Psyshock
35.9%
Roost
27.9%

Most Used Items

Soul Dew
83.4%
Nothing
0.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc