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Latios
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Latios

DragonPsychic

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Aura Sphere, worth 15.2 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Latios can learn 10 combinations. Dragon Breath with Aura Sphere does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Weak toBugGhostIceDragonDarkFairy
ResistsFightingFireWaterGrassElectricPsychic
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Zen HeadbuttPsychic111.0s+9
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Aura SphereFighting1002.0s-50
Dragon ClawDragon451.5s-33
PsychicPsychic953.0s-50
Solar BeamGrass1805.0s-100
Luster Purge LegacyPsychic1001.5s-100

Shiny

Latios
Normal
Shiny Latios
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Latios has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Other forms

Mega Latios
Mega Latios

Numbers

Max CP4,310 at level 50, 3,812 at level 40
Raid catch2,178 CP at level 20, or 2,723 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,090 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats268 attack · 212 defense · 190 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy
Size2.01 m and 60 kg

Best moveset against each type

Latios does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Dragon.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FightingZen Headbutt + Psychic22.4
PoisonZen Headbutt + Psychic22.4
DragonDragon Breath + Dragon Claw21.3
NormalZen Headbutt + Aura Sphere19.9
RockZen Headbutt + Aura Sphere19.9
IceZen Headbutt + Aura Sphere19.9
DarkDragon Breath + Aura Sphere19.7
SteelZen Headbutt + Aura Sphere17.6
GroundDragon Breath + Solar Beam17.4
WaterDragon Breath + Solar Beam17.4
FireDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.2
GrassDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.2
ElectricDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.2
FlyingDragon Breath + Psychic14.4
BugDragon Breath + Psychic14.4
GhostDragon Breath + Psychic14.4
FairyZen Headbutt + Psychic14.1
PsychicDragon Breath + Solar Beam13.5

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Latios is actually for.

Counters: what beats Latios

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy34.5
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy26.7
BlacephalonFireGhostAstonish + Shadow Ball25.9
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy25.4
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy25.4
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor25.3
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor25.1
PheromosaBugFightingBug Bite + Bug Buzz24.9
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Shadow Ball24.1
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy23.9

Ranked by damage per second against Latios's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.