Is Latias Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Roaming Kanto after the E4 in HeartGold. Dragon/Psychic with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Fast with strong special bulk. Catching a roamer takes patience, but Latias handles the Kanto gyms and contributes against Red.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Latias resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Latias resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias resists most of Chuck's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Latias resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias resists most of Clair's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Latias resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Latias resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Latias has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Latias resists most of Lance's coverage and hits back hard.
Catchable
Catch Latias in Pewter City (interact, Lv 40, limited). Hand the Enigma Stone to the Pewter Museum of Science scientist, then battle Latias outside in Pewter City.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 40PsychicMist BallPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM02DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 27
- LV 65PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 70DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
HeartGold & SoulSilver Latias Locations
Finding Latias at low spawn rates takes patience. 2 spots are available in late-game routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.
1 location to catch Latias
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Latias in HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to Get Shiny Latias in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Latias roams across Johto and Kanto, so track it with the Marking Map and hope it turns up shiny. Compare Shiny Latias odds across every game
Enigma Stone event: static encounter at Lv40 in Pewter City (SoulSilver). Also roams Kanto (HeartGold).
Shiny Latias Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Latias Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Latias.
Latias Weakness
Latias is weak to Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, and Dark. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Latias's special bulk (base 130 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Latias Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Latias
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x135-159%KO Ice Beam 2x53-62% Crunch 2x61-71% Shadow Claw 2x53-63% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Latios builds →Dragon Pulse 2x67-79% Ice Beam 2x47-55% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x123-145%KO Ice Beam 2x37-44% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x63-75% Shadow Ball 2x36-42% Payback 2x16-19% | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x54-63% U-turn 2x33-39% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x49-58% Dragon Pulse 2x31-37% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x82-97% Dragon Claw 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% Ice Beam 2x36-42% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x80-94% Crunch 2x53-63% Shadow Claw 2x47-55% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x80-94% X-Scissor 2x53-63% Shadow Claw 2x47-55% Ice Beam 2x29-35% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x70-83% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Bite 2x22-26% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Pewter City Gift) | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x54-63% Crunch 2x36-42% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x66-77% Avalanche 2x56-66% X-Scissor 2x50-59% Shadow Claw 2x44-52% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latias View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x51-61% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
Latias Evolutions
Latias is a powerhouse with 600 total stats as a Dragon/Psychic legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
HGSS Latias Best Moveset
Dragon/Psychic at 110 Sp. Atk and 130 Sp. Def with AbilityLevitate removing Ground weakness. The moveset fires special Dragon and Psychic attacks while walling the special side. 110 Speed outruns most threats. MoveCalm Mind escalates both stats every turn.
Best Build
Latias best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Trick
- Dragon Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Mist Ball and Psychic bring the raw damage. But Latias also picks up coverage across 11 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
36 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It communicates using telepathy. Its body is covered in down that refracts light to make it invisible.
Latias HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Latias does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Latias hits 700 BST.
Latias is a static encounter at Pewter City. Latias appears at level 40. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Yes. Latias is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Latias becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Latias plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
Game Availability
Since Ruby & Sapphire, Latias has appeared in 16 games. Legendary Pokemon like Latias are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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