Mega Latios Raid Guide

Latios (Mega)

Mega Latios is a Dragon and Psychic type Mega Legendary Raid boss. Optimal raid counters will be Ice, Bug, Dark, Ghost, Fairy and Dragon.

Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend we would recommend 6 – 8 trainers who are high level, and more if you don’t have optimal teams. These are Tier 6 raids, with a raid boss CP of 84000, so being prepared is essential. Make sure you have the right counters with the right moves, and be organised with your Mega evolutions.

This guide will tell you how to beat this Mega Legendary, as well as its optimal stats, moves and CP range.

🌟 Related reading: A PvP Analysis on Latios and Latias: new moves and Megas included , Mega Latias Raid Guide and Pokémon Air Adventures Event (2022).

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Mega Latios Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Latios:

Mega Latios has a real mixture of counters thanks to its dual typing. Other options include Reshiram, Zacian, Haxorus, Weavile, Palkia, Origin Forme Giratina, Mamoswine, Garchomp, Latios, Gengar, Darkrai, Hoopa, Mewtwo and more.

With Mega Latios it will be key to take into account what moveset it has, as Dragon type moves are going to hit your Dragon counters hard. Take a look at what appears in your recommended Pokémon when you first join the raid. If no dragons feature, the Mega Latios likely has Dragon type moves, so adjust your squad accordingly.

Best Mega Pokémon to use against Mega Latios

The following Pokémon will grant bonuses for appropriate move types which are effective in this Legendary Mega Raid.

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How to Get Mega Latios

You cannot catch Latios in its mega evolved form from the raid. The mega raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Latios.

Latios can be caught with the following CP values:

• 2090– 2178 CP no weather boost
• 2613– 2723 CP boosted by Windy weather boost

In order to get Mega Latios you will need 300 Mega Energy for the initial evolution. Once you Mega Evolve a Pokémon for the first time, Mega Energy will no longer be required for that specific Pokémon to Mega Evolve again. Instead, the Pokémon will become exhausted after its Mega Evolution and need to rest before being Mega Evolved again. In other words, there is now a cooldown period after you Mega Evolve a Pokémon. You can level up your Mega Pokémon in order to decrease this cooldown period.

Latios Shiny

Like all Mega Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Latios from a raid.

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite

 

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Mega Latios Stats

Latios (Mega) Normal
MAX CP AT LEVEL 40 5007 | MAX CP AT LEVEL 50 5661
ATK 335		DEF 241		HP 190
Weak to			Resistances
Ice Bug Dark Ghost Fairy Dragon			Electric Water Fighting Fire Grass Psychic

 

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Mega Latios Moveset Analysis

Fast Moves	Charge Moves
Zen Headbutt Psychic Dragon Breath Dragon	Psychic Psychic Dragon Claw Dragon Solar Beam Grass Luster Purge* Psychic

*denotes a Legacy Move, obtainabled via Elite TM only.

 

Conclusion

Mega Latios is a huge Pokémon, maxing out at well over 5000CP! This is the first time we are seeing a Mega Legendary in Pokémon GO, hype!