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Mega Latias
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Mega Latias

DragonPsychic

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Aura Sphere, worth 15.7 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Mega Latias can learn 15 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
CharmFairy201.5s+11
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Zen HeadbuttPsychic111.0s+9
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Aura SphereFighting1002.0s-50
OutrageDragon1104.0s-50
PsychicPsychic953.0s-50
ThunderElectric1002.5s-100
Mist Ball LegacyPsychic1052.0s-100

Shiny

Shiny availability is tracked for Latias as a species, on the Latias page.

Other forms

Latias
Latias

Numbers

Max CP5,428 at level 50, 4,801 at level 40
Raid catch2,743 CP at level 20, or 3,430 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,644 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats289 attack · 297 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
Size1.4 m and 40 kg

Best moveset against each type

Mega Latias does not have one best moveset, it has 7. 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 + Psychic24.0
PoisonZen Headbutt + Psychic24.0
DragonDragon Breath + Outrage23.5
DarkCharm + Aura Sphere23.5
NormalZen Headbutt + Aura Sphere20.8
RockZen Headbutt + Aura Sphere20.8
IceZen Headbutt + Aura Sphere20.8
SteelDragon Breath + Aura Sphere19.0
GroundDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.7
FireDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.7
WaterDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.7
GrassDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.7
ElectricDragon Breath + Aura Sphere15.7
FlyingDragon Breath + Thunder15.5
BugDragon Breath + Psychic15.1
GhostDragon Breath + Psychic15.1
FairyZen Headbutt + Psychic14.8
PsychicDragon Breath + Outrage14.8

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 Mega Latias is actually for.

Counters: what beats Mega Latias

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy25.1
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy19.4
BlacephalonFireGhostAstonish + Shadow Ball18.8
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy18.4
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy18.4
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor18.4
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor18.2
PheromosaBugFightingBug Bite + Bug Buzz18.2
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Shadow Ball17.5
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy17.4

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