Is Latios Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Transfer-only Dragon/Psychic. AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Latios is the offensive counterpart to Latias with higher Sp. Atk and Speed. If imported, hits hard across the E4. Battle Frontier showpiece.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Latios here.
Latios has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Fantina'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 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 trades roughly evenly with 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 Jupiter's team.
Latios trades roughly evenly with Mars'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 Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- 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
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORDragonTwisterPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Latios in Platinum
Latios is the same story as Latias, unobtainable in the wild here. Bring one over through Pal Park from a Hoenn cartridge, because Sinnoh holds no Latios of its own.
Latios cannot be caught in the wild in Platinum, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Platinum.
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 Platinum
Latios never appears in Platinum, so obtain a shiny one in HeartGold or SoulSilver and trade it across. 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
 Dialga SteelDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Dialga builds →Roar of Time 2x144-169%KO Ice Beam 2x61-71% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Palkia builds →Spacial Rend 2x96-113%KO Ice Beam 2x61-71% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World 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% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
 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% | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x62-73% U-turn 2x37-43% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x61-72% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 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% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x88-104%KO Crunch 2x59-69% Shadow Claw 2x52-61% | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Latios View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x85-100%KO Thief 2x29-34% | ||
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
Pt Latios Best Moveset
Dragon and Psychic special coverage from 130 Sp. Atk at 110 Speed hits almost everything for neutral or better damage. The moveset adds MoveThunderbolt and MoveSurf for near-perfect coverage, and AbilityLevitate keeps Ground immunity. Offense first, speed second.
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
47 of 52 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A highly intelligent Pokémon. By folding back its wings in flight, it can overtake jet planes.
Latios Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Latios does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Latios hits 700 BST.
In Platinum, use Latios as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
For Platinum, 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 Platinum. Catch one in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it to Platinum.
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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