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Latios, a Dragon and Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

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Latios: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

DragonPsychicUU

Latios is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (130) and Sp. Def (110), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 2.0% of OU teams.

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What is Latios weak to?

How much damage Latios takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkBugDragonFairyGhostIce
0.5×ResistsElectricFightingFireGrassPsychicWater

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

Latios 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 Latios

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

  • Draco MeteorDragon13023.8%
  • Luster PurgePsychic9512.8%
  • Psychic NoisePsychic7511.4%
  • TrickPsychic-11%
  • Calm MindPsychic-11%
  • Flip TurnWater6010.8%

Best nature for Latios

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (52.3% of sets).

Abilities

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

Best counters for Latios

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

Best teammates for Latios

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

Full learnset (75 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
Luster PurgePsychic95100%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
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Heal PulsePsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MementoDark-100%Status
Power SplitPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Simple BeamNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status