Is Latias shiny in Pokémon Go?
Latias, the female counterpart to Latios, is available in Pokémon Go. While this Legendary Pokémon isn’t all that impressive, it does have a reasonable Mega Evolution, so it’s worth looking out for. Below you’ll find Latias’s counters and weaknesses to help you succeed in Pokémon Go, along with a look at shiny Latias.
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Latias counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go
Here the Latias counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go:
Latias weaknesses
Latias types — Dragon and Psychic
Weak against:
- Bug
- Dark
- Dragon
- Fairy
- Ghost
- Ice
Resistant to:
- Electric
- Fighting
- Fire
- Grass
- Psychic
- Water
Best Latias counters
Latias Mega counters
The top picks for Mega counters against Latias are Mega Rayquaza and Mega Garchomp. Both use Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe. After this comes Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Gengar.
Latias non-Mega counters
Eternatus is unsurprisingly beasty here. Your next-best options are Black Kyurem, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Black and White Kyurem and Shadow Garchomp.
If you don’t have those, just bring your strongest Dragons.
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How to beat Latias
Dragon vs Dragon is always rough, but Mega Rayquaza is notably one of the the most powerful Pokémon in the game.
If you have five Eternatus backing it up, fantastic. If not, work your way down the list with your most powerful Dragon, Ice and Fairy-types.
This is going to be a lot easier than the Mega version of this raid, but it’s still no slouch. You need at least one other Trainer if you’re a very high level with optimal counters, but an ideal group size includes four or five other Trainers.
Latias CP in Pokémon Go
Here are the CP ranges you can expect to see from Latias in Pokémon Go raids:
Latias CP Levels
- Raid Boss CP – 48,080 CP
- Max CP when being caught – 2,006 CP
- Max weather boosted CP (Windy) when being caught – 2,507 CP
Latias Moveset in Pokémon Go
Best Latias Moveset
Latias’s best moveset is Dragon Breath and Aura Sphere. You’re unlikely to want to use this in a Raid as the Dragons you used to take it down are more powerful than it is, and as far as Psychic-types are concerned, there are much, much stronger options.
Here’s Latias’s full moveset in Pokémon Go:
Fast Moves
- Charm (Fairy)
- Dragon Breath (Dragon)
- Zen Headbutt (Psychic)
Charged Moves
- Aura Sphere (Fighting)
- Outrage (Dragon)
- Psychic (Psychic)
- Thunder (Electric)
Legacy Charged Moves
- Mist Ball (Psychic)
Is shiny Latias in Pokémon Go?
Yes, shiny Latias is in Pokémon Go! Shiny Latias was added to Pokémon Go in February 2019, a few months before its cousin, shiny Latios.
Shiny Latias actually looks pretty decent, taking on a lustrous gold colour. Its shiny, as you’ll see below, just makes us facepalm.
We don’t normally put two species on the same image, but since they’re effectively interchangeable, take a look below. The only difference between shiny Latias and shiny Latios is the eye colour (which stays almost the same regardless of shiny status). The same is true for shiny Mega Latias and shiny Mega Latios.
Everything we know about Latias
Latias, alongside its compatriot Latios, is the Eon Pokémon. The two are very similar, being a cross between a dragon and a griffin — and when their Megas are thrown into the mix, a fighter jet.
For those who struggle with this (and understandably so), Latias is the red one, turning orange when shiny. Latios is the blue one, which turns green when shiny. Both, frustratingly, turn purple when Mega Evolved, and both turn green as the shiny Mega. The only visual difference between the Megas is the eye colour — Mega Latios has red irises, while Mega Latias has yellow irises.
If you want to learn more about Latias, you can read its official Pokédex entry below:
- Latias: ‘Latias is highly intelligent and capable of understanding human speech. It is covered with a glass-like down. The Pokémon enfolds its body with its down and refracts light to alter its appearance. 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.’
Good luck battling Latios in Pokémon Go!
