In Pokémon GO, the Raid Week starts with Latios. We will give you all the information about the best counters, maximum CP, and the usefulness of the legendary Pokémon.
When does the Raid Week run? The Raid Week starts on April 15 at 10 PM German time. It runs until 10 PM on April 22. We German players can only start on April 16, as there will be no more raids at such a late hour.
The legendary Pokémon will also be available for the first time as a Shiny. If that’s not enough incentive, you should also know that Latios is a quite useful Pokémon.
These are the best counters against Latios
How should I counter Latios? The legendary Pokémon is of Psychic and Dragon type. Therefore, it has quite a few weaknesses. The types Dark, Dragon, Ice, Bug, Fairy, and Ghost are effective.
Use these Pokémon: The following Pokémon are the best counters. Pay attention to the right moves as they are quite crucial.
- Rayquaza
- Moves: Dragon Tail and Outrage
- Salamence
- Moves: Dragon Tail and Outrage
- Dialga
- Moves: Fire Blast and Draco Meteor
- Dragonite
- Moves: Dragon Tail and Outrage
- Palkia
- Moves: Fire Blast and Draco Meteor
- Giratina (Origin Form)
- Moves: Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
These alternatives are available: There are plenty of alternatives to the top counters. We will give you a list of examples that you can use if you don’t have the top counters in your team:
- Latios
- Mewtwo
- Sableye
- Gengar
- Houndoom
- Scizor
- Mamoswine
- Tyranitar
- Roserade
How many people do I need? If you use the top counters, you can easily defeat Latios with three players. If you have lower levels and do not possess the strongest counters yet, you should be about 5 trainers.
All information about the Raid Week with Latios
Is there a Shiny Latios? Niantic announced the shiny version of Latios for the week. The shiny rate is about 1 in 19. So you have a good chance of getting a Shiny.
That’s why you should go raiding: Of course, the Shiny attracts players outside, but Latios is also worth it without Shiny. It belongs to the best Dragon-type Pokémon in the game and is very useful in PvP with its move Dragon Claw since the attack is quick and charges well.
You can also use Latios well in gyms against weak Pokémon. It quickly charges its charge move, enabling it to defeat weak Pokémon particularly fast.
These CP are good: In the raid, Latios can reach a maximum of 2178 CP. The closer you are to this value, the higher its IV. With weather boost, Latios can even reach 2723 CP. It is boosted in windy weather.
This is how a Raid Week goes: We already had a raid week with Latias. During this period, the 5-star raids are usually increased. So you have better chances for many raids.
Additionally, Latios shares the 5-star raids with Giratina, but the chance for Latios is likely higher than for Giratina. This was the case recently with Latias.
We have summarized for you which events await you in April:
