Is Latios Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Dragon/Psychic legendary with AbilityLevitate. Latios hits harder than Latias on Special. If imported, one of the fastest and strongest Dragon-types available. Competes with Garchomp for raw power.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Latios resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Latios resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Latios cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 40PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 65PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 70DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Latios in Diamond & Pearl
Latios sits outside Sinnoh alongside his sister, absent from every route and cave. Migrating one forward from an older Gen 3 cartridge is the path to the blue eon dragon.
Latios cannot be caught in the wild in Diamond & Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Latios in Diamond & Pearl
Latios is absent from D/P, so its shiny has to be brought from HeartGold or SoulSilver, where it roams the region, through Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Latios can be hunted
Shiny Latios Evolution
Does Not EvolveLatios 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
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodTurnback Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x105-124%KO Dragon Pulse 2x61-72% Dark Pulse 2x37-43% Silver Wind 2x28-33% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x127-149%KO Night Slash 2x50-59% Shadow Claw 2x50-59% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x73-86% Shadow Ball 2x40-48% Payback 2x17-21% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x61-72% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x88-104%KO Crunch 2x59-69% Shadow Claw 2x52-61% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x88-104%KO X-Scissor 2x59-69% Shadow Claw 2x52-61% Ice Beam 2x34-40% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x80-94% Shadow Ball 2x45-54% Bite 2x24-28% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x85-100%KO Thief 2x29-34% | ||
 Mismagius Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Mismagius builds →Shadow Ball 2x57-68% Dark Pulse 2x38-45% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x73-86% Avalanche 2x62-73% X-Scissor 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x77-90% Night Slash 2x45-53% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Drifblim builds →Shadow Ball 2x50-59% Silver Wind 2x25-30% Payback 2x25-30% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x80-94% Pin Missile 2x10-12% | ||
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
DP Latios Best Moveset
130 Sp. Atk and 110 Speed behind AbilityLevitate make Latios one of the fastest and hardest-hitting special attackers available. The moveset runs Dragon and Psychic coverage at devastating special power, and Ground immunity means safe switch-ins against one of the most common attack types.
Best Build
Latios best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Draco Meteor
- Recover
- Thunder
- Dragon Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Latios's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 9 types on top of Draco Meteor and Dream Eater for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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
48 of 52 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Latios does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Latios hits 700 BST.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Latios as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Latios. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Latios isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Catch one in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Latios has appeared in 16 games since Ruby & Sapphire, spanning 7 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 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
Winds & Waves
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