What is a good moveset for Latias?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Latias, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for its pre-evolutions, if any, can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some detail, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Latias Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

This is a good way to Catch opponents off guard, Dual screen Latias:

Latias (F) @ Light Clay
Ability Levitate
EVs: 204 HP / 32 Def / 4 SpA / 16 SpD / 252 Spe
Bold Nature / Timid Nature
- Dragon Pulse / Mist Ball / Psychic
- Wish / Recover
- Light Screen
- Reflect

This is actually one of the faster and best dual screeners in the game, but it is often over shadowed due to it's offensive prowess.
First move is preference, I prefer Dragon Pulse, simply because it hits more neutral. Mist Ball has the defensive boost, while Psychic has an offensive boost, all benefit from STAB. The second move is also preference, both are recovery, Wish takes a turn, but it can be used to heal an ally, while Recover is instant, and a little more selfish.
Light Clay + Screens are the only way to go, in my opinion. Leftovers is plausible, as is Lum Berry, but Light Clay just adds to the utility of Latias.
EVs and nature aren't difficult, Speed gets the screens up before attacks come flying at it. HP EVs are to make to defense boosts worth using, while defensive EVs are to keep it bulky and annoying. Offensive EVs aren't needed, as Latias has only one attack. Nature is easy, either something to boost Def, it's lower stat, or Speed, to help with screens.

Answer 2

Offensive Defog Support

Latias (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Defog
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Healing Wish/Hidden Power Fire

Able to break through walls like Ferrothorn and Venusaur with the correct move, this Latias is a great defog support option for any hyper-offensive team. As most people will suspect a more defensive set it works as a great lure, and once it's job is done it can fully heal a teammate with Healing Wish.

Comments

Nice set may use it foe my shield

Answer 3

National Dex OU

Latias-Mega @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 80 SpD / 172 Spe
Timid / Calm Nature

• Calm Mind
• Stored Power / Psyshock
• Aura Sphere
• Recover

Calm Mind is set-up. Stored Power is STAB and gets stronger every time Calm Mind is used, and with M-Latias's great bulk and all the balance flying around, it doesn't have a hard time setting up and sweeping. Psyshock, on the other hand, lets Mega Latias do more damage to Calm Mind users like Reuniclus and Clefable, and ensures the best Pokemon in the tier, Heavy-Duty Boots Blissey, won't be around to wall it. Aura Sphere is
for KOing Dark types like Weavile, Tyranitar, and the incredibly dangerous Specs Ash-Greninja (which it can easily set up on if it locks itself into Hydro Pump or Spikes), and Nasty Plot Hydreigon which are Dark types and therefore are completely unaffected by Stored Power or Psyshock. Aura Sphere also hits the Steel types resistant to your Psychic STAB, which lets it break past Ferrothorn and do decent damage to Mega Scizor. Recover keeps Mega Latias healthy.

Natures: Timid lets Latias outspeed Hydreigon, while Calm ensures it will never be OHKOed by Hydreigon's +2 Dark Pulse.

252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 80 SpD Latias-Mega: 222-264 (60.9 - 72.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+2 220 SpA Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 80+ SpD Latias-Mega: 302-356 (82.9 - 97.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+1 0 SpA Latias-Mega Aura Sphere vs. 8 HP / 28 SpD Hydreigon: 244-288 (74.6 - 88%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

+1 0 SpA Latias-Mega Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 196+ Def Clefable: 160-190 (40.6 - 48.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

+2 +2 SpD 0 SpA Latias-Mega Stored Power (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Clefable: 313-369 (79.4 - 93.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

Comments

Nice job going the extra mile with the damage calcs.

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Thanks.

Answer 4

Role: Tank

Latias (F) @ Soul Dew
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 60 HP / 252 Def / 196 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder Wave
- Psyshock
- Dragon Pulse
- Roost

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Did anyone else see that movie?

Okay, Thunder Wave makes you not have to worry about speed at all, Sweeping is Latio's thing.

Roost makes for instant healing, Dragon Pulse and Psyshock for Special/Physical Damage while still using your primary attacking stat, AND dual STAB!
I love this Dragon thing!

Comments

Well i did... I cannot stand seeing Pokémon suffering ( Latios in the movie) except the ones i KO in video games xD

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i bet someone in that movie has a latias with roost, girl on the picture?

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Why use roost when  you can have recover?

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And yes, I have finally seen that movie.

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Pokemon Hero's is one of my favorite Pokemon movies ever (Lucario and the mystery of mew is my favorite) its what really made me grow to love Latias so much. My Latias never leaves my party in Alpha Sapphire. Latias in game knows Recover which heals just as much as Roost so it really doesn't matter which you teach it. I personally use recover because she already knows it when you obtain her. I just wish I knew how to get a soul dew, if you can, in game. I know it was in a event a long time ago but of course I figured that out AFTER the event was over.

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Also does it bother anyone else that you don't really know who kisses Ash at the end of the movie? Was it Latias or Bianca? THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY.....okay...I might be a bit over obsessive but whats a Pokemon nerd to do?

Answer 5

Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Modest Nature
- Thunder Wave
- Healing Wish
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball

Supportive Pokemon.

Thunder Wave cripples sweepers and lets you start nailing them with Psyshock and Shadow Ball. Healing Wish is for after you know Latias is finished (Or walled) so that you can basically revive another Pokemon that's taken a lot of damage. (Or a sweeper that was crippled by burn or para-hax )

Answer 6

Latias (F) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Trick
- Draco Meteor
- Hidden Power Fire
- Surf

This Latias can be a nasty surprise on opponents hoping to come in on a defensive support Latias.
Trick tricks away the specs, and this can just flat-out ruin pesky walls like Chansey.
Hidden Power Fire is for Steel types like Ferrothorn.
Surf hits Heatran, a Pokemon who walls this set. It also generally helps round out the coverage.

Comments

Calm and Modest natures also work well with this.

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Psychic: So does Mist Ball. I agree with trachy's explanation.

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and 1 more thing: T-Bolt can be replaced with Energy Ball or Screens. They are all Useful.

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I'm not gonna consider calm or modest, i have soul dew for that, and If you wish to have Psyshock/mist ball go ahead, it's just a matter of preference.
and im not replacing thunderbolt, i want the coverage against flying types as well, this isn't meant to be some sort of support latias anyway.

Answer 7

Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 120 HP / 252 Def / 138 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Dragon Pulse

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Recover is for healing. Ice-beam Coverage. Thunderbolt is Coverage. Dragon-pulse is STAB.

Answer 8

Latias Sweeper

Latias (F) @ Leftovers / Soul Dew
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 6 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Recover
- Psyshock / Roar / Hidden Power [Fire]
- Calm Mind

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This is a pretty nice sweeper set for Latias that I'm looking forward to using soon enough.
Dragon Pulse is definitely there for a pretty high powered STAB attack to deal with almost anything that comes in, except for Steel types, which will be dealt with with HP Fire.
Recover is there for you when Latias' HP gets low, and if you ever get a chance at a free heal.
Psyshock is a wall-breaker attack, where you just won't allow anything to stop you, such as Blissey. You also have the option at Roar, which allows you to blow away a foe you won't be able to Dragon Pulse, also allowing you to gain a chance at revealing a Pokemon your opponent could be hiding. Hidden Power (Fire) is also another good option in case a Steel type comes in to resist your Dragon Pulse attack.
Calm Mind is where this set begins, so this is almost essential. Calm Mind allows your Latias to become a Specially Defensive goddess, with an already high Base Defensive stat, also powering up your potential attacks. When setting up, be sure to be safe and heal up with Recover or else all that setting up would have been in vain!

- 01.04.2012 4:57a

Answer 9

This is probably one of the worst movesets out there for a Latias, but I use this in Wi-Fi battles, so laugh all you want :D

Latias @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
-Wish
-Substitute / Psychic
-Dragon Pulse
-Thunder Wave

Alright you can laugh all you want, because I know this set is horrible...lol. Anyways, I need to pass down Wishes to my mons because most of my mons can't heal themselves. Since I don't have Timid nature, I use Thunder Wave so I don't worry about speed. Dragon Pulse is for STAB damage, and I use Substitute to hide while dealing some damage at some time. Modest Nature is for sp. attack boost. For the EVs, I still need some speed, and I want to boost Latias' tankiness.

Answer 10

Now, in ORAS, Latias gets Stored Power, which can be deadly in combination with a SubCM set.

Latias @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Timid Nature
-Substitute
-Calm Mind
-Stored Power
-Dragon Pulse

You could also run a Mega Latias set:

Latias @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Timid Nature
-Substitute
-Calm Mind
-Stored Power
-Roost

Comments

This things gets walled by a Taunt Weavile or TTar. I really like it though

Answer 11

Latias @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover - because it is a tank it can heal when low on HP.
- Calm Mind - to setup sp atk and sp def then you can recover back to full HP.
- Psychic - STAB with a good base power.
- Ice Beam - High power type coverage.

Recover - because it is a tank it can heal when low on HP.
Calm Mind - to setup sp atk and sp def then you can recover back to full HP.
Psychic - STAB with a good base power.
Ice Beam - High power type coverage.

Answer 12

it's that one moveset EVERYONE runs

Latias-Mega @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock/Psychic
- Calm Mind
- Thunderbolt/Surf

Ice beam has better coverage for dragons since they're usually 4x weak to ice. At least a lot of the meta dragons are.

Answer 13

Role: wall, staller

Latias @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Toxic
- Psychic

Light Screen: Raises sp. defense for five turns.
Reflect: Raises defense for five turns.
Toxic: To stall.
Psychic: All walls must have an attacking move, STAB, great power.

Be aware of Steel types! I recommend this set in doubles with a Fire and/or Fighting type. Hope this helped!

Answer 14

Latias @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 76 Def / 200 SpA / 32 SpD / 200 Spe
Modest Nature
- Dragon Pulse / Ice Beam
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
- Recover

Dragon Pulse/Ice Beam: STAB or Coverage.
Psychic: STAB, power.
Calm Mind: Become the ideal tank.
Recover: Healing, making people forfeit.

Answer 15

My Mega Latias set is competitive and will be different than the ones you see on this page.

Latias (F) @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Stored Power
- Calm Mind
- Protect

The Dragon Pulse is for STAB in case you run into a type that resist Psychic. Your 252 EV speed will let you go first (unless they are scarfed) with Calm Mind and your 252 EV SpAtk will make you hit hard. I know Stored Power is and odd choice, but the formula is 20 + (X * 20). So, if you get two Calm Minds, X = 4, meaning that Stored Power will do 100, and with STAB 150. The one thing that recks Stored Power is a stat removal move such as Clear Smog and Haze. Protect is there to prevent that from happening and can also come in handy when dealing with scarfed mons that are a danger (Weavile, Tyranitar, etc). I hope this helps.

Answer 16

Latias (F) @ Soul Dew/Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake

Comments

Physical set? Nice. It's pretty unexpected. Cool!

Answer 17

Gen 8 Doubles OU

Latias (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Mystical Fire
- Ice Beam / Draco Meteor
- Protect / Tailwind

Kartana / Urshifu-R / Zygarde is a really strong offensive trio in DOU at the moment, and Latias is one of the few avaliable Pokémon capable of dealing with all three of them. Psychic is, well, psychic STAB. Mystical Fire is coverage, allowing Latias to OHKO Genesect and the aforementioned Kartana. Ice Beam destroys Zygarde and does 44.4 - 52.8% damage to standard Rillaboom. Draco Meteor is a stronger option if your team struggles with Kyurem-Black, but the special attack drop can be pretty brutal, since a Psychic or Draco Meteor afterwards won't OHKO Urshifu or Zygarde respectively (a -2 Mystical Fire still OHKO's Kartana though). Protect allows Latias to scout for attacks and also completely block said attacks (unless they're coming from Urshifu). Tailwind could also be used to give your team a valuable source of speed control, and Latias is one of the fastest Tailwind users in the meta.

Answer 18

Gen 8 BDSP Monotype (Psychic / Dragon)

Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 224 Def / 32 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Thunderbolt / Ice Beam
- Roost

This is a defensive Calm Mind set that can be used on dragon or psychic type teams. Calm Mind is for setup, allowing you to boost your Special Attack and Special Defense. This means Calm Mind will make you able to take special hits better and become an offensive presence. Stored Power is for Psychic STAB that becomes more powerful when you use Calm Mind multiple times. Thunderbolt / Ice Beam are for coverage moves and are interchangeable on this moveset. Thunderbolt targets Pokemon like Slowbro, Empoleon, Crawdaunt, and Skarmory, damaging them with a super-effective move. Ice Beam, on the other hand, allows you to deal super effective damage to Pokemon like opposing Lati twins, Cacturne, and Gliscor. Roost allows you to recover HP and allows you to stay in the game longer.

It's best to take out dark and steel types before sending this Latias set out, so you can be able to stay in without worrying about a dark or steel type walling you. The given EV spread maximizes HP to give you as much bulk as possible. 32 Speed EVs allow you to outspeed max speed base 70 Pokemon. The rest of the EVs are placed into defense to help take physical attacks better. Bold Nature is used to help boost the amount of bulk in your defense stat. An EV spread of 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe with a Timid nature also works for this set.