Latios

Latios is one of the stronger special attackers in STABmons and is very hard to switch into due to its high-Base Power STAB moves that allow it to hit everything that switches in hard. It also has a decent defensive typing with good resistances to switch in safely on Pokemon such as Keldeo, Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, and Rotom-W. It is very helpful on offensive teams due to providing Lunar Dance support.

However, Latios's STAB moves do not affect the common Fairy- and Dark-type Pokemon, and it is weak to Knock Off, which deals quite a lot of damage and leaves Latios crippled for the rest of the match. It sits at a crowded Speed tier that contains dangerous threats such as Latias, Gengar, and Mega Diancie. Its two most commonly used coverage moves aren't the best, as Hidden Power Fire leaves Latios outsped by base 110 Speed Pokemon and Earthquake gives Flying-type Pokemon, which are fairly common in the format, a free switch in. Finally, Latios is very vulnerable to Pursuit trapping, as well as revenge killers such as Fake Out + Extreme Speed users due to its low physical bulk.