Although you are statistically correct, it's not quite like that. Deoxys N to A attack is the difference between very high attack and ridiculously high attack. Deoxys A packs more of a punch, but Deoxys N probably scores similar KOs with SE moves. The difference between 110 and 130 attack is felt more I feel.It's interesting to note that the difference between latias and latios's special attack is less significant than the difference between deoxys N and deoxys A's.
edit: This is also true with ratios. Latios's special attacks are 12% more powerful than latias, while deoxys A's are 15% more powerful than deoxys N's (assuming timid, max SpA for all pokemon).
Latias is surprisingly bulky, especially physically. "Frail" may not be a word used to describe Latios, but with the powerhouses now it is actually quite accurate, especially relative to Latias.
The bulk is not "similar", latias is bulky and latios is not. Latias being able to survive STAB dark- and ghost- moves suddenly makes it quite frankly scary in certain situations.alphatron said:Latios can run the exact same CM set as Latias with similar bulk and the ability to hit even harder. And quite frankly, they are both countered by the same handful of pokemon (Latios even less). I would and have personally used CM Latios over Latias and it just seems more effective overall.
Latios at +1 with a life orb does pack quite a punch, however Latios is not a truly defensive pokemon. CM is a move that works best for bulky attackers, and although Latios benefits from added attack, this is a crude boost in comparison to another frail sweeper nasty plotting or indeed Latias CM'ing and becoming both bulky and powerful. i.e. You're not hitting the fully potential of a bulky CM sweeper if any priority move can instantly knock Latios into red and ~ 1 life orb attack away from dying. And the fact that Latias has that extra bulk is precisely what Jibaku mentioned with "overall more net damage".
Latios only truly outshines Latias with a Life orb set + 4 attacks or choice specs. And this is why I don't know people are complaining about Latios because with DM it becomes set-up fodder and without DM it doesn't hit nearly as hard as other special sweepers in OU. That's without even getting into all the kind of checks, priority and abusers that can stomp all over Latios. People think it's broken because they have already convinced themselves.
I really don't think anything in OU needs major addressing.