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Pokémon GO: The best counters against Latios – Guide

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In Pokémon GO you can currently challenge Latios in the Level 5 raid. We show you the best counters and tell you how to defeat the legendary Pokémon.

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What kind of Pokémon is Latios? Latios is a legendary Pokémon that has the Dragon and Psychic types. It originates from Generation 3 and is the counterpart to Latias.

How long is Latios in raids? You can find Latios in this year’s global GO Fest in 5-star raids. If you want to challenge it, then you need to keep an eye out on Sunday, July 12, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Defeating Latios in Raids – With These Counters

  1. Eternatus with Dragon Tail and Dynamax Cannon
  2. Mega Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe
  3. Black Kyurem with Dragon Tail and Freeze Shock
  4. Mega Garchomp with Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe
  5. Necrozma (Dawn Wings) with Shadow Claw and Moongeist Beam
  6. Shadow Haxorus with Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe
  7. White Kyurem with Dragon Breath and Ice Burn
  8. Shadow Garchomp with Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe
  9. Mega Tyranitar with Bite and Brutal Swing
  10. Mega Salamence with Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
  11. Mega Gengar with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
  12. Mega Sceptile with Fury Cutter and Breaking Swipe
  13. Mega Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
  14. Shadow Hydreigon with Dragon Breath and Brutal Swing
  15. Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe
  16. Shadow Salamence with Dragon Tail and Brutal Swing
  17. Mega Dragonite with Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
  18. Mega Latios with Dragon Breath and Dragon Claw
  19. Dialga (Origin) with Dragon Breath and Roar of Time
  20. Shadow Dragonite with Dragon Tail and Dragon Claw
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Weaknesses of Latios: Latios is of the Dragon and Psychic types. You should use Dragon, Ice, Bug, Fairy, Dark, or Ghost types. Your options are plentiful.

Is there a Shiny Latios? Yes, if you are lucky, you can also obtain the Shiny variant of Latios.

Shiny Latios
This is what Shiny Latios looks like.

How many players do you need for Latios? If you have very strong counters at high levels, you can defeat the monster with just 2 trainers. If you lack good counters, you should bring along another trainer. In any case, remember to organize your raid team before the battle.

This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Source(s):
  1. Pokébattler

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