Latios (Pokémon)

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Latios ラティオス Latios #381
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Dragon Psychic Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Eon Pokémon
Ability Levitate Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #197 Sinnoh Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 6′07″ Imperial 2.0 m Metric 6′07″/2.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 132.3 lbs. Imperial 60.0 kg Metric 132.3 lbs./60.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 3 (0.4%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Undiscovered group 1 cycles* (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 211 Battle Exp.: 2111*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Latios (Japanese: ラティオス Latios) is a Dragon/Psychic-type Pokémon.

Latios does not evolve into anything nor from anything.

Latios' signature move is Luster Purge.

Biology

Physiology

Latios has mostly the same body shape as Latias, but with a larger build. His lower body is blue instead of red and features the same triangle-shaped marking that Latias has (although, Latios' is red instead of blue). The rest of Latios' body is gray instead of white. Latios has flatter ears and narrower eyes than Latias. The gray spot in the middle Latios' blue face is shaped like a tear-drop.

Gender differences

Latios is a male-only species. For its female counterpart, see: Latias.

Special abilities

Latios comes with the ability Levitate, which causes Ground-type moves to miss. Latios is able to fold in its arms and fly at the speed of a jet. It can make foes see images it has seen or what it imagines in its head. It can understand human speech. Even if it is hiding, Latios can detect the locations and emotions of others using telepathy. Latios skills in battle are the same as Latias, except that it's stats are catered to sweeping while Latias's strength lie in tanking. Latios is capable of using Dragon Dance and Memento as opposed to Latias's ability to learn Charm and Healing Wish. Latios's signature move is Luster Purge.

Behavior

Latios has a docile temperament and dislikes fighting. It will open its heart if it finds a trainer with a compassionate spirit.

Habitat

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Water's-edge Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

File:LatiosAnime.jpg

Latios in the anime

Latios has only appeared in Pokémon Heroes. Annie and Oakley captured Latios and used him to power the DMA along with the stolen Soul Dew. Latios ended up sacrificing himself to save Alto Mare from an enormous tidal wave.

In the manga

Latios, along with Latias, was befriended by Emerald, and took the young Trainer to the Battle Frontier. He later helped Todd watch the events going on on top of the Battle Pyramid.

In the TCG

Main article: Latios (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: If the ball drops out of the Ruby Field while the "Ball Saver" is active, Latios will rescue it and place it on Spoink without the ball being lost.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby Latios has the ability to make its foe see an image of what it has seen or imagines in its head. This Pokémon is intelligent and understands human speech Sapphire Latios will only open its heart to a trainer with a compassionate spirit. This Pokémon can fly faster than a jet plane by folding its forelegs to minimize air resistance. Emerald Even in hiding, it can detect the locations of others and sense their emotions since it has telepathy. Its intelligence allows it to understand human languages. FireRed It has a docile temperament and dislikes fighting. Tucking in its forelegs, it can fly faster than a jet plane. LeafGreen It has a docile temperament and dislikes fighting. Tucking in its forelegs, it can fly faster than a jet plane.
Generation IV Diamond A Pokémon with high intelligence. When it folds its arms, it can fly with a speed surpassing that of a jet plane. Pearl A Pokémon with high intelligence. When it folds its arms, it can fly with a speed surpassing that of a jet plane. Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire One Roaming Hoenn (Ruby) Southern Island (Sapphire) Emerald One Southern Island or Roaming Hoenn FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Pal Park Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park Field Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Cobalt Coast
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Randomly on the Ruby Field
Pokémon Trozei!	Random Agent Cards Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Northern Range (25F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2	Sky Fissure (B5F) Dark Night Forest (B24F)

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 80		140 - 187	270 - 364
Attack: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Defense: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Atk: 130		121 - 200	238 - 394
Sp. Def: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Speed: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Total: 600	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 2× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic ½× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 2× None

Note: If Skill Swap is used, the effectiveness of Ground becomes 100.

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Psywave	Psywave
05	Memento	Heal Block
10	Helping Hand	Helping Hand
15	Safeguard	Safeguard
20	Dragonbreath	Dragonbreath
25	Protect	Protect
30	Refresh	Refresh
35	Luster Purge	Luster Purge
40	Psychic	Zen Headbutt
45	Recover	Recover
50	Dragon Dance	Psycho Shift
55		Dragon Dance
60		Memento
65		Psychic
70		Dragon Pulse

By TM/HM

Game	Generation III
TM02	Dragon Claw
TM03	Water Pulse
TM04	Calm Mind
TM05	Roar
TM06	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day
TM13	Ice Beam
TM15	Hyper Beam
TM16	Light Screen
TM17	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance
TM20	Safeguard
TM21	Frustration
TM22	Solarbeam
TM24	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder
TM26	Earthquake
TM27	Return
TM29	Psychic
TM30	Shadow Ball
TM32	Double Team
TM33	Reflect
TM34	Shock Wave
TM37	Sandstorm
TM40	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade
TM43	Secret Power
TM44	Rest
TM47	Steel Wing
HM01	Cut
HM02	Fly
HM03	Surf
HM05	Flash
HM07	Waterfall
HM08	Dive

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Latios images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Latios and Latias are the first legendary Pokémon to have genders.

Origin

Latios appears to be a cross between a jet plane and a dragon, although it and Latias may also draw inspiration from the philosophy of Yin/Yang and psychology of id/ego.

Name origin

It is possible that Latios's name is based on the Latin word lateo, hidden. The -os suffix in its name indicates that it is male, while the -as in Latias indicates that it is female.

In other languages

• German: Latios
• French: Latios
• Korean: 라티오스 Latios

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

Legendary Pokémon

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Generation II

Generation III

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Generation V

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Generation IX

See also: Mythical Pokémon

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