The best counters against Mega-Latios in Pokémon GO in the guide. We show you the best attackers and movesets. With this, you can easily win the Mega Raids.
What kind of Pokémon is Latios? It originates from the third generation of Pokémon and is of the Dragon and Psychic types.
When does Mega-Latios come? You can find the boss from December 12 to December 19, 2024, in Pokémon GO. Here you can challenge the Pokémon in Mega Raids.
Defeat Mega-Latios in raid with these counters
- Mega-Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Hurricane
- Necrozma (Dusk Mane) with Dark Claw and Shadow Beam
- Mega-Sceptile with Leaf Blade and Hurricane
- Mega-Tyranitar with Bite and Crunch
- Mega-Krookodile with Dragon Tail and Outrage
- Dialga (Altered Form) with Fire Breath and Roar of Time
- Mega-Dragapult with Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
- Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Hurricane
- Mega-Latios with Fire Breath and Dragon Claw
- Mega-Glade with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow-Dragapult with Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
- Shadow-Dragonite with Dragon Tail and Dragon Claw
- Shadow-Tyranitar with Bite and Crunch
- Garchomp with Dragon Tail and Hurricane
- Palkia (Altered Form) with Dragon Tail and Spatial Rend
- Mega-Gengar with Dark Claw and Shadow Ball
- Shadow-Latios with Fire Breath and Dragon Claw
- Mega-Pinsir with Bug Bite and Cross Chop
- Mega-Houndoom with Heat Wave and Solar Beam
- Primal Groudon with Dragon Tail and Precipice Blades
Weaknesses of Mega-Latios: The Pokémon has the types Dragon and Psychic and has weaknesses against Bug, Ghost, Ice, Dragon, Dark, and Fairy Pokémon. Therefore, focus on attacks and Pokémon of these types in raids to defeat Latios.
Is there Shiny Latios? You can find and catch Shiny Latios in Pokémon GO. With a bit of luck, you may find the Shiny right after a raid.

How many trainers are needed? If you have the top counter Pokémon and they are leveled high enough, you can fight Mega-Latios with four people – however, it will still be a very tough battle. We recommend at least 6 trainers with strong counters if you want to succeed in the raid. With other Pokémon, you may need even more participants.
You can also organize and assemble your raid teams before the actual raids. This can save you some time in each individual raid, as you can rely on your pre-made team: This way you keep track of your raid teams and save a lot of time.