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Soul Dew

Description

Raises the Special Attack and Special Defense of both Latias and Latios by 50%.

Overview

Soul Dew is an excellent item in the Uber metagame, increasing the Special Attack and Special Defense of Latios and Latias by one stage. It is essentially a free Calm Mind boost without the use of the actual move. Because of these beneficial effects, Latios and Latias function as one of the strongest Uber Pokemon in the metagame. Latios can make use of Soul Dew by increasing its already large Special Attack by one stage; coupled with Calm Mind, Latios is usually dealt with by physical attacks. Latias is one of the few Ubers that can counter Kyogre when holding Soul Dew, boosting its large base Special Defense.

Soul Dew might be one of the few items that are unanimous superior item choices on Latios and Latias. However, with the recent movement of Latias from the Uber to OU tier, Soul Dew becomes implausible. Therefore, common items on Latias in the OU tier include Leftovers, Life Orb, Choice Specs, and Choice Scarf. In Ubers, Latios and Latias almost always hold Soul Dew to increase their special stats. The only downside to Latias and Latios holding Soul Dew is the lack of recovery each turn from possibly holding Leftovers; however, this fact is alleviated by their instant recovery moves Roost and Recover.