At this point in the meta, how does everyone feel latias fares? Which set is best?
Right now, Latias seems to be having the most success with these two sets:
Latias @ Life Orb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 72 HP / 184 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Surf / HP Fire
- Psyshock / HP Fire
- Recover
The HP is very expendable, depending on how much bulk you want. This set is amazing, because it's a very good check to opposing weathers such as rain and sun. This set is very self-explanatory, because it's simply a bulky attacker used to round off team coverage and help primarily weatherless teams that are weak to rain and sun in particular. This set was best during the Landorus meta, but it's still very good. It can switch into boosted Hydro Pump from Keldeo, Specs Politoed, and CC from Scarf Terrakion, even after SR. It can switch into Ninetales very easily and threaten it with a Draco Meteor, and with proper HP EVs it can be a great check to Venusaur even at +2. With Landorus gone, this set has less of a reason to use it, but it's still very good at what it does, and I love using this set more than any other Latias set out there. If you need a weather check/counter or hate Scarf Terrakion, this is your set.
Latias@ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Recover
This set is terrifying, and probably one of the greatest sweepers in the metagame right now. Once Steel-types are gone, and Latias gets a free switch-in on something, it's pretty much GG. Phazers, Steel-types, and Perish Song are one of few things stopping this thing from sweeping almost turn one. Dragon Pulse is all it needs to just absolutely demolish any team late game. This thing doesn't really need that much support outside of beating Steel-types and finding an opportunity to setup, and that's what makes this thing so amazing. With her myriad of resistances and great bulk, she finds a lot of opportunities to setup on most of the metagame. Any team that wants a win condition or a reliable sweeper, you just need to slap this bad girl on your team and you're golden. Sub up, CM, watch everything die. Best used on teams that hate rain or sun, ESPECIALLY sun. It can setup on Hydro Pump, Fire Blast, Secret Sword, etc.