Pokédex · III (Hoenn)

Latias#380

Strong point: Sp. Def — higher than 97% of species. Overall it is one of the stronger species — above 94% of the Pokédex. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 6 weaknesses and 6 resistances. This is a Legendary Pokémon: one per game, no offspring. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.

Shiny Latias
Regular version
Dragon Psychic
Height: 1.4 m (4′07″) Weight: 40.0 kg (88.2 lbs)

Base stats

HP
80
68%
Atk
80
52%
Def
90
73%
SpA
110
88%
SpD
130
97%
Spe
110
92%
TOTAL
600
94%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Def, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (110) is 30 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 92% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Legendary
Regional numbers 3

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Hoenn #196 Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald
Hoenn #205 Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Hyperspace #126 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension

Abilities

  • Levitate Evades ground moves.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 76 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 1.28% of teams.

Abilities Levitate 100%
Tera Type Steel 56.4% Poison 17.4% Fairy 15% Ghost 4.4% Dragon 3.6% Electric 1.7%
EV spreads Modest · 252 Def / 252 SpA / 4 HP 22.7% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP 16.3% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Def 13.7% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe 9.4% Timid · 252 HP / 252 Spe / 4 Def 3.8%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

LATIAS is highly sensitive to the emotions of people. If it senses any hostility, this POKéMON ruffles the feathers all over its body and cries shrilly to intimidate the foe.

Habitat: Water's Edge Egg Group: Undiscovered Gender: 0% ♂ / 100% ♀ Catch difficulty: very hard (3/255) Base friendship: 90/255 Base EXP: 270
Evolution line

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Latias takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Ice ×2 Bug ×2 Ghost ×2 Dragon ×2 Dark ×2 Fairy ×2
Resistant to Fire ×½ Water ×½ Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Fighting ×½ Psychic ×½

How it was drawn

2002–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Latias appeared — one from each release.

Gen 3 2002
Latias in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Latias in Emerald
Emerald
Gen 4 2006
Latias in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Latias in Platinum
Platinum
Latias in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Latias in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Latias in X / Y
X / Y
Latias in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Latias in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Latias in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Latias — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Latias — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Latias — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (18)

All Latias cards →

Latias has 18 cards in 13 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Latias does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.

Where to catch it (7)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Hoenn

Johto

Unova

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (99 via TM/TR, 39 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20
1 Psywave Psychic Special — 100% 15
1 Safeguard Normal Status — — 25
1 Stored Power Psychic Special 20 100% 10
4 Water Sport Water Status — — 15
5 Helping Hand Normal Status — — 20
10 Recover Normal Status — — 5
13 Refresh Normal Status — — 20
15 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25
20 Tailwind Flying Status — — 15
25 Dragon Breath Dragon Special 60 100% 20
30 Wish Normal Status — — 10
35 Mist Ball Psychic Special 95 100% 5
40 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
45 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100% 10
50 Heal Pulse Psychic Status — — 10
55 Reflect Type Normal Status — — 15
60 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10
65 Guard Split Psychic Status — — 10
70 Healing Wish Psychic Status — — 10
75 Psycho Shift Psychic Status — 100% 10