Latios

The Eon Pokémon
#381 - Latios
Debut	Pokémon: Sapphire Version Pokémon: Ruby Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	2.0 m (6'07")
Weight	60.0 kg (132.3 lbs.)
Color	Blue
Gender Ratio	Only ♂
Ability	Levitate
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Unbreedable
Icon		Sprite
		File:381sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	80	Speed	110
Attack	90	Sp. Attack	130
Defense	80	Sp. Defense	110
Training Info
Catch Rate	003	Hatch Steps	30,720
Base Exp.	211	Effort Points	SpA
Happiness	90		SpA
To Lv.100	Slow		SpA

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Latios is a blue legendary bird Pokémon that was introduced in the third generation games. It is exclusively male and forms a pair with its female counterpart, Latias.

Information

Latios is an intelligent Pokémon that can understand human speech and can communicate using telepathy. Latios also has the psychic ability to make others see projections of things that it has seen or imagined in its head. Latios are normally docile and tender Pokémon that dislike fighting, and they will only open their hearts to trainers who have compassionate spirits. When in hiding, Latios can still detect others and sense their emotions with its telepathy. Once it folds in its wings and tucks in its forelegs, Latios can fly like a jet plane.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

Within the third generation games, the location of Latios and Latias depending on the version. In all versions one of the Eon Pokémon would roam Hoenn after the Elite Four was completed, with a sighting of it being reported on the television, while the other was found on Southern Island, which could only be reached using the event item called Eon Ticket. In Pokémon: Ruby Version, Latias was the roaming Pokémon, while in Sapphire it was found at Southern Island. Emerald allowed the player to choose as after watching the television, the player could pick whether the Pokémon in the report was red or blue. Picking "blue" would of course make Latios into the roaming Pokémon, and picking "red" would keep it at Southern Island.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, depending on the version one Pokémon would appear as a roaming Pokémon in Kanto, while the other Pokémon would appear outside Pewter City Museum after obtaining the event item Enigma Stone and having it analyzed to see it is a Soul Dew. Steven Stone witnesses the latter battle. In HeartGold, Latias is the roaming Pokémon, while in SoulSilver it is obtained through the event. The Eon Pokémon seemed to be attracted to Kanto from Hoenn due to the presence of a Soul Dew.

Other Games

In Pokémon Channel, Latias appeared at Cobalt Coast on clear nights. In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, it could randomly appear on the Ruby Field, and one also acted as the Ball Saver for the field. In Pokémon Trozei!, it was obtained through Random Agent Cards and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, it was the boss of Northern Range and then stayed at Pokémon Square until the player had rescued Latias from Pitfall Valley, at which point Latios could be recruited without another battle. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, it could be recruited at the fifth basement floor of Spacial Rift or the twenty-fourth basement floor of Midnight Forest if the player had a Mystery Part or Secret Slab. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it was found at Tilikule Island and Rand's House. Latios also appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure at the Granite Zone.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Latios was one of the Pokémon that could be randomly summoned with the Poké Ball item and was paired with Latios. It would fly offscreen, and then Latias and Latios would zoom back and forth across the screen at different angles while using Steel Wing to damage any opponent that they hit. Latios and Latias had a paired trophy and sticker.

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Latias and Latios were most prominently featured in the fifth movie, where they were the targets being sought by Annie and Oakley. Ash's friends teamed up with the Eon Pokémon's friends Bianca and Lorenzo to protect them. The Latios was captured and used to power their machine, but the Latios ultimately sacrificed itself to save everyone at Alto Mare and became Soul Dew. A Latias and Latios also helped Pikachu's group find a treasure in a Pikachu short. At the end of the Sinnoh series, Latios was shown as Tobia's second Pokémon during the Lily of the Valley Conference and acted as a surprise due to the expectation that he was done with once his Darkrai was defeated. The Latios wound up ensuing Tobias's victory, as although it fought Ash's Pokémon to a draw, Ash was left with no more Pokémon.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Latios and Latias were featured in the Emerald arc where they acted as Emerald's companions in order to help protect Jirachi. Latios mostly acted as a watchout in the sky and provided information to Emerald as well as Todd, and he helped to verify the identity pf Guile Hideout. They were never seen in battle and returned to Southern Island once Jirachi was safe at the end of the arc.

Trivia

• Its name seems to be a play on "lateo" (a Latin word meaning "lay hidden") or possibly "latitude" (since they are usually high in the sky). The "o" used in the ending is to reflect that the Pokémon is male.