The legendary Pokémon Rayquaza will soon disappear, leaving a spot in the legendary boss selection of Pokémon GO. It is unclear which monsters will follow next.
After Lugia is available on April 2, Latios and Latias will take its place. In this overview, we show you the legendary duo and how to effectively battle against them. We also provide an overview of Regirock, Registeel, and Regice, which may be released in Pokémon GO at a later time.
Latios and Latias Overview – How strong are the monsters?
The team of Latios and Latias is also known as the “Eon Duo”. The two monsters differ in their stats, with Latios having stronger offensive stats and Latias having better defensive stats.
In the following table from PokémonGOHub, you can clearly see the differences between the two dragon/psychic Pokémon:
The stamina values of Latios and Latias are the same, but attack and defense are swapped between the two. Because the attack value has a stronger influence on the CP, Latios has higher combat points because of it.
Latios and Latias Movesets – What attacks do they know?
Based on the general stats, trainers are interested in what attacks the dragons have. The following attacks are currently planned in the Game Master file for the two monsters, but this might change before any possible release.
As fast attacks, both know Fire Blast and Zen Headbutt.
- Latios
- Fast Attacks: Fire Blast (Dragon) and Zen Headbutt (Psychic)
- Charge Attacks: Dragon Claw (Dragon), Psychic (Psychic), and Solar Beam (Grass)
- Latias
- Fast Attack: Fire Blast (Dragon) and Zen Headbutt (Psychic)
- Charge Attacks: Outrage (Dragon), Psychic (Psychic), and Thunder (Electric)
With Fire Blast and Dragon Claw, the Eon Duo can have one of the best movesets of dragon Pokémon. In the past, Dragonite could learn these attacks before they attained “Legacy” status. Now, Pokémon can no longer learn these attacks. Therefore, it will be exciting to see if Niantic retains these attacks for Latios and Latias in the game or removes or replaces them before release.
Strong Counters Against Latios and Latias?
In recent weeks, trainers have been able to prove their skills against the dragon Pokémon Rayquaza. While Latios and Latias are also dragons, they have “Psychic” as a second type. This makes ice attackers less effective against them than against Rayquaza.
Instead of the double weakness against ice, the psychic type creates new weaknesses against bug, ghost, and dark.
According to current moveset data, the strongest attackers include Rayquaza, Dragonite, and Tyranitar. Close behind are Salamence or Mewtwo with Shadow Ball. As a glass cannon, Gengar with Dark Claw is excellent.
Against the Dragon Claw moveset, Gardevoir and Granbull are strong attackers, especially when cloudy weather occurs.
Other noteworthy attackers against Latios and Latias include:
- Groudon
- Scyther
- Pinsir
- Houndoom
- Gyarados (with Crunch and Outrage)
- Articuno
- and Rosanna
Regirock, Regice, and Registeel Overview – How strong are the monsters?
Later, Niantic could release this legendary trio. Whether they will appear in a regional rotation similar to the beasts and change after a month remains to be seen.
The general stats of the three Regis are visible in the following table from PokémonGOHub:
It is clear that this trio should rather be used for defensive purposes as their attack isn’t particularly high. Since legendary Pokémon are prohibited as gym defenders, finding a sensible use for these three monsters will be difficult.
Regirock, Registeel, and Regice Movesets – What attacks do they know?
The attacks of this trio have not yet been finalized. Currently, it is assumed that the attacks found in the Game Master file will be used. Similar to Latios and Latias, the Regi trio has a fast attack and a charge attack that each of them could know. There are also attacks that differ among the three monsters.
- Regirock
- Fast Attacks: Rock Throw (Rock), Brick Break (Fighting)
- Charge Attacks: Rock Slide (Rock), Thunderbolt (Electric), Focus Blast (Fighting)
- Registeel
- Fast Attacks: Metal Claw (Steel), Brick Break (Fighting)
- Charge Attacks: Flash Cannon (Steel), Hyper Beam (Normal), Focus Blast (Fighting)
- Regice
- Fast Attacks: Frost Breath (Ice), Brick Break (Fighting)
- Charge Attacks: Blizzard (Ice), Earthquake (Ground), Focus Blast (Fighting)
Regirock, Registeel, and Regice Counters – Bring the Fighting Pokémon
Although the three Regis differ in their types, they still have similar counters. Registeel and Regice attract fire counters magically because they are strong against the types. Registeel and Regirock have problems with ground attackers.
All three have a major issue with the fighting machines Machamp and Hariyama. If you have this fighting duo in your team, nothing can really go wrong. Nevertheless, we show you more important counters.
- Against Registeel and Regice, you have two potent attackers with Moltres and Entei. Ho-Oh would also be a good choice.
- Against Registeel, you can additionally engage with the strongest ground Pokémon in the game: Groudon.
- The vulnerability to fire also allows attackers like Flareon or Charizard.
- Against Regirock you have two super attackers with Groudon and Kyogre. Kyogre offers the higher DPS and Groudon has better resistances against Thunderbolt and Rock Slide.
- Here too, Machamp and Hariyama are top attackers.
With this guide, you should be well prepared for the possible new legendary bosses. Thanks to PokémonGOHub and Gamepress.gg for the important input for this guide.
