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You can run a little Special Attack too, I've found that 144 HP / 112 SAtk works well (Not sure where I got those Ev's though..) You can still tank Kyogre with it just fine
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I remember that spread from last gen, lets you tank a Lustrous Orb Spacial Rend from Palkia Manaphy IIRC.
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Latias (F) @ Soul Dew
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 48 SDef / 208 Spd
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Recover
- Refresh
252 Hp for more bulkness to Latias. 48 SpD to keep countering Specs Ogre and add a little more speical bulk. And, finally, 208 Spd with a Timid Nature to outspeed non Scarfers with a maximum Spd of 306 (90 Spd based Pokémon). Like Meloetta, Max Spd Specs Ogre, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Dialga, etc. Also, an EV Spread of 252 Hp / 12 SpD / 248 with a Calm Nature can be used to outspeed Max Spd Rayquaza, but you lose some special bulk, though.
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I think Latias likes the ability to outspeed Palkia, Terrakion, Garchomp, and other things though, especially since it can OHKO Palkia back but idk. Again the spread issue is complicated. Sadly, it still gets 2HKOed by Specs Ice Beam so I'm not sure if the greater bulk matters. Sadly the same issue could be brought up for the 252 HP spread so maybe last gen's spread still is the most efficent. TRULY THE PROPER SPREAD CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT ABOUT WITH DISCUSSION?
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I've also seen Psyshock run over Sub/Refresh, but I really like being able to block status. I think the Sub / Refresh decision boils down to what you want to beat; Sub handles Ferrothorn well and you can block revenge kills, but Refresh lets you beat any Chansey one-on-one, and it's also nice because some Kyogre, Groudon etc run Thunder Wave.
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I think you could also run status or even Surf and Hidden Power Fire over that slot to beat Genesect / Scizor, but I don't know if those roles better belong to Latios. Psyshock sounds like an interesting option though, it gives it the ability to win all Calm Mind wars, unless its with Darkceus or Steelceus of course. Roar might also work for the same reason.