For the X & Y meta, At 600 BST, Latios is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Draco Meteor with Life Orb is the standard set.

Does Latios mega evolve?

In X & Y, yes. Mega Latios hits 700 BST, a solid jump from the base 600. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.

What is Latios weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Lapras (Ice), Heracross (Bug), and Misdreavus (Ghost) when using Latios. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dragon, Dark, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Latios?

In X & Y, Run Levitate on Latios. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. With base 110 Speed, Levitate gives Latios an edge before opponents can react.

What role does Latios play in battle?

In X & Y, Latios fills the sweeper role. It's a special attacker with base 130 Sp. Atk. Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Latios - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Sweeper

ATier

110Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Latios's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, HP pays for it. Near-impossible to catch, worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Legend

HP80

Attack90

Defense80

Sp. Atk130

Sp. Def110

Speed110

Total600

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight60.0 kg

Base XP270

Abilities

LevitateTop Pick

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

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

Latios Weakness

Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, and Fairy moves hit Latios for super-effective damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Latios's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Latios Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Bug Ghost Dragon Dark Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Electric Grass Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (3)

Dragon Fighting Poison

How to Beat Latios in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Hippowdon's Earthquake hits Latios for 48-56%. Seismitoad's Earthquake hits Latios for 45-53%.

HippowdonWalls physical sets Ground	B
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Slack Off Stealth Rock Rock Slide Damage vs Latios Earthquake 48-56% Rock Slide 24-28% View Hippowdon builds →
SeismitoadBurns with Scald WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemQuickclaw NatureHardy Moves Hydro Pump Sludge Bomb EarthquakeSTAB Drain Punch Damage vs Latios Hydro Pump 17-21% Sludge Bomb 19-23% Earthquake 45-53% Drain Punch 11-13% View Seismitoad builds →
ChesnaughtWalls physical sets GrassFighting	C
Recommended Build AbilityBulletproof ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Drain Punch Spiky Shield SpikesHazard Leech Seed Damage vs Latios Drain Punch 17-20% View Chesnaught builds →
QuagsireIgnores boosts via Unaware, recovers with Recover, burns with Scald WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves RecoverRecovery ScaldSTAB ToxicUtility EarthquakeSTAB Damage vs Latios Scald 9-11% Earthquake 38-45% View Quagsire builds →
TentacruelBurns with Scald, threatens with Knock Off, walls special sets WaterPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves ScaldSTAB Rapid Spin Toxic Spikes Knock Off Damage vs Latios Scald 11-13% Rapid Spin 10-12% Knock Off 2x 26-31% View Tentacruel builds →

X & Y Evolution

A Dragon/Psychic-type legendary, Latios doesn't evolve or breed. At 600 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#381LatiosDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

X & Y Latios Best Moveset

Start with max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs. Timid nature gives Latios the right fast special lean, Life Orb adds extra damage on every hit for a health trade, and Levitate works in the background. Psyshock is the main damage option.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Levitate

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Latios

Timid+SPE

Latios best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Doubles Special Sweeper Moveset

Draco MeteorSTAB
ProtectFAST +4
PsyshockSTAB
TailwindUtility

Recommended Teammates

SuicuneDecent

Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Latios's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Draco Meteor and Dream Eater gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 1

Dragon Pulse

B8510010Dragon

Lv 1

Heal Pulse

C——10Psychic

Lv 1

Memento

C—10010Dark

Lv 1

Power Split

———10Psychic

Lv 1

Psywave

D—10015Psychic

Lv 1

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Lv 5

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

Lv 10

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 15

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 20

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Lv 25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

Lv 30

Refresh

D——20Normal

Lv 35

Luster Purge

—701005Psychic

Lv 40

Zen Headbutt

C809015Psychic

Lv 45

Recover

B——10Normal

Lv 50

Psycho Shift

D—10010Psychic

Lv 55

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 60

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Lv 65

Heal Pulse

C——10Psychic

Lv 70

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Lv 75

Power Split

———10Psychic

Lv 80

Dragon Pulse

B8510010Dragon

Lv 85

Memento

C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM85

Dream Eater

B10010015Psychic

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM53

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

S8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM19

Roost

B——10Flying

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

B9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

HM05

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Latios doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

S130905Dragon

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

S——15Flying

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Gen 4

Whirlpool

—358515Water

How to Get Latios in X & Y

No wild encounters for Latios in X & Y. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Latios is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Receive as a gift in:

Omega RubyGift · Southern Island · Post-Team Magma

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald HeartGold Black 2 Ultra Sun

Latios Guide

For the X & Y meta, At 600 BST, Latios is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Draco Meteor with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, yes. Mega Latios hits 700 BST, a solid jump from the base 600. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
In X & Y, watch for Lapras (Ice), Heracross (Bug), and Misdreavus (Ghost) when using Latios. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dragon, Dark, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In X & Y, Run Levitate on Latios. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. With base 110 Speed, Levitate gives Latios an edge before opponents can react.
In X & Y, Latios fills the sweeper role. It's a special attacker with base 130 Sp. Atk. Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Latios has appeared in 16 games since Ruby & Sapphire, spanning 8 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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