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Latias, a Dragon and Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

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Latias: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

DragonPsychicUUBL

Latias is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Def (130) and Sp. Atk (110), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is too strong for UnderUsed but outclassed in OU, a classic borderline case. It currently appears on 1.7% of OU teams.

Build a team with Latias

What is Latias weak to?

How much damage Latias takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkBugDragonFairyGhostIce
0.5×ResistsElectricFightingFireGrassPsychicWater

With Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Latias takes super-effective damage from Dark, Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, Ice. It resists Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Psychic, Water. That is by type alone: with Levitate, Ground attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Best moveset for Latias

The most-used moves on Latias in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Calm MindPsychic-22.1%
  • Stored PowerPsychic2021.5%
  • Aura SphereFighting8018%
  • RecoverNormal-14.2%
  • AgilityPsychic-10.2%
  • Draco MeteorDragon1304.9%

Best nature for Latias

Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 252/0/252/0/0/4 EVs (33.6% of sets).

Abilities

  • LevitateThis Pokemon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.

Best counters for Latias

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Latias:

Best teammates for Latias

Pokémon most often paired with Latias on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (78 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Mist BallPsychic95100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Alluring VoiceFairy80100%Special
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Guard SplitPsychic--Status
Heal PulsePsychic--Status
Healing WishPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
Reflect TypeNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
WishNormal--Status