Is Latios Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Dragon/Psychic with AbilityLevitate. Black 2 encounter in the Dreamyard during the story. Available before the E4. Faster and hits harder than Latias but less bulky. Handles Marshal and Grimsley. One of the best story catches in Black 2.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Latios resists most of Roxie's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Latios resists most of Drayden's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Latios resists most of Marshal's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
How to Get Latios in Black 2 & White 2
Latios is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Dreamyard when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Latios in Black 2 & White 2
Latios Weakness
Ice, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, and Dark 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.
| 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 Latios Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Latios
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x48-57% Bite 2x25-30% | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Liepard Dark | C | |
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x84-100%KO Thief 2x30-35% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x106-125%KO Pursuit 2x25-30% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x40-47% U-turn 2x30-35% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x85-100%KO Thief 2x28-34% | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x72-85% Shadow Claw 2x42-50% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x106-124%KO Pursuit 2x24-29% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Crustle builds →X-Scissor 2x72-85% Shadow Claw 2x42-50% Feint Attack 2x37-44% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x126-149%KO Night Slash 2x50-59% Shadow Claw 2x50-59% | ||
 Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodNature Preserve Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Haxorus builds →Dragon Claw 2x99-117%KO Shadow Claw 2x58-68% Assurance 2x42-50% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x85-101%KO Thief 2x30-35% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x75-89% Thief 2x15-19% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x125-148%KO Night Slash 2x49-58% Shadow Claw 2x49-58% | ||
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodNature Preserve Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Haxorus builds →Dragon Claw 2x97-114%KO X-Scissor 2x65-76% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% Assurance 2x41-48% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x85-101%KO Thief 2x28-34% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x74-87% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
Haxorus Dragon | B | |
Obtain MethodNature Preserve Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Haxorus builds →Outrage 2x145-170%KO X-Scissor 2x65-76% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% Assurance 2x41-48% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Kyurem builds →Outrage 2x130-153%KO Ice Beam 2x79-94% Shadow Ball 2x45-52% Payback 2x37-43% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x134-157%KO Ice Beam 2x42-50% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x79-94% Shadow Ball 2x45-52% Bite 2x24-28% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Latios View Xatu builds →U Turn 2x32-38% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Latios View Infernape builds →Close Combat29-34% Overheat17-20% Mach Punch10-12% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Latios View Tangrowth builds →Giga Drain9-11% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Latios View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast13-16% Flamethrower11-13% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Latios View Mienshao builds →U Turn 2x78-91% High Jump Kick36-42% Stone Edge55-65% | ||
Latios Evolutions
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
Breeding
B2W2 Latios Best Moveset
130 Sp. Atk at 110 Speed fires Dragon/Psychic TermStab before most targets can respond, and AbilityLevitate removes the Ground weakness. The moveset answers anything slower through raw special power. Opponents need a Steel type, faster Dark attacker, or priority to handle the speed and damage output.
Best Build
Latios best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Trick
- Dragon Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Latios's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Draco Meteor and Outrage gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
Latios Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For the Black 2 & White 2 meta, At 600 BST, Latios is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Draco Meteor with Choice Specs is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Black 2 & White 2, but Latios does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Latios hits 700 BST.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Lapras (Ice), Heracross (Bug), and Misdreavus (Ghost) when using Latios. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dragon and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Latios is a static encounter at Unova Dreamyard in Black 2 & White 2. Latios appears at level 68. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Black 2 & White 2, 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.
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
- 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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves