Is Latios Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Enigma Stone event encounter in HeartGold, or roaming Kanto after the E4 in SoulSilver. Dragon/Psychic with AbilityLevitate. The offensive Lati twin with higher special Attack. Availability depends on version and event access.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Latios resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Latios resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios resists most of Chuck's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Latios resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios resists most of Clair's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Latios resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Latios resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Latios resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Latios resists most of Lance's coverage and hits back hard.
Catchable
Catch Latios in Pewter City (interact, Lv 40, limited). Hand the Enigma Stone to the Pewter Museum of Science scientist, then battle Latios outside in Pewter City.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 40PsychicLuster PurgePower 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 Latios Locations
Finding Latios 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 Latios
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Latios in HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to Get Shiny Latios in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Latios drifts roaming through the region, so chase it with the Marking Map and hope for the shiny sparkle. Compare Shiny Latios odds across every game
Enigma Stone event: static encounter at Lv40 in Pewter City (HeartGold). Also roams Johto (SoulSilver).
Shiny Latios Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Latios 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Latios preloaded.
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
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x149-176%KO Ice Beam 2x61-71% Crunch 2x67-79% Shadow Claw 2x58-69% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Dragonite builds →Outrage 2x135-159%KO Ice Beam 2x43-51% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Latias builds →Dragon Pulse 2x67-79% Ice Beam 2x47-55% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x73-86% Shadow Ball 2x40-48% Payback 2x17-21% | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x62-73% U-turn 2x37-43% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x56-66% Dragon Pulse 2x36-42% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x91-107%KO Dragon Claw 2x61-71% Shadow Claw 2x53-63% Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
 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 (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x80-94% Shadow Ball 2x45-54% Bite 2x24-28% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Pewter City Gift) | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x62-73% Crunch 2x40-47% | ||
 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% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x60-70% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% | ||
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
HGSS Latios Best Moveset
Dragon/Psychic at 130 Sp. Atk and 110 Speed with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. The moveset fires the hardest special Dragon and Psychic attacks available at this speed. 80 HP and 80 Defense are adequate. Offense over defense compared to Latias.
Best Build
Latios best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Draco Meteor
- Recover
- Thunder
- 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
36 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It understands human speech and is highly intelligent. It is a tender Pokémon that dislikes fighting.
Latios HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Latios does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Latios hits 700 BST.
Latios is a static encounter at Pewter City. Latios 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. Latios is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Latios becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Latios as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
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
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