Monotype Latias (Dragon) [QC 3/3] [GP 2/2]

[Rei]

[OVERVIEW]

Dragon
========

Latias is a decent revenge killer for Dragon when using Choice Scarf, as it becomes one of the fastest Pokemon in the game. Choice Scarf Latias can deal with fast Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Keldeo, Poison-types like Nihilego, and setup sweepers like Cloyster and it is used over Latios because of its access to the utility move Healing Wish, which Latios cannot learn and enables Latias to bring back a Pokemon that is severely weakened later in a battle. With Defog, it can also get entry hazards out of the way for its Stealth Rock-weak teammates like Kyurem-B and Dragonite. However, even with its high Speed with Choice Scarf, it still gets outpaced by Choice Scarf Greninja, a big threat to Dragon teams. Furthermore, outside of Healing Wish, Latias is outclassed by Latios as a Choice Scarf user due to it hitting harder and securing KOs that Latias cannot without Stealth Rock like against Heracross and Terrakion.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Psychic is the best Psychic STAB move for Latias to have, as it allows it to take on Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Heracross and provides reliable, consistent power. It also helps against bulky Pokemon like Toxapex and Mega Venusaur and Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Koko. Draco Meteor is a hard-hitting move that can help take down physically defensive Pokemon like Mandibuzz, Hippowdon, and Swampert. Defog allows Latias to provide entry hazard removal that can greatly improve its teammates' longevity. Healing Wish is the sole benefit of using Latias over Latios, as this allows Latias to fully heal a Pokemon that is severely weakened or statused that is still needed like Kyurem-B in the Water and Flying matchup or Hydreigon or Kommo-o in the Steel matchup, but it comes at the cost of losing Latias.

Set Details
========

Choice Scarf with a Timid nature allows Latias to effectively keep faster foes in check and outspeed common Choice Scarf users like Blacephalon and faster Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Latios. Levitate allows Latias to come in on Ground-type attacks, allowing it to avoid damage from entry hazards bar Stealth Rock.

Usage Tips
========

Utilize Latias's high Speed to revenge kill fast threats and setup sweepers such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Charizard X, and Cloyster. Make sure to keep Latias away from Pursuit users like Bisharp, Alolan Muk, and Tyranitar, as these can KO it. These Pokemon can also take advantage of Latias OHKOing a Pokemon or come in when it is locked into Defog to Pursuit trap it. Latias can be used to come in on predicted Ground-type attacks from the likes of Hippowdon and Landorus thanks to Levitate. Use Defog on more passive Pokemon or Pokemon locked into moves that don't threaten Latias, but be careful, as the Choice lock means that Latias has to switch out right after it uses Defog, which opens up plenty of opportunities for your opponent to take advantage of by either setting up or switching to another Pokemon to threaten or Pursuit trap Latias. Use Healing Wish once a Pokemon that is needed is too worn down and Latias is no longer needed for removing entry hazards or revenge killing; it should only be used on Pokemon that are super beneficial to the matchup like Kyurem-B in the Flying and Water matchup or Kommo-o in the Dark or Steel matchup. Latias can also use Healing Wish to sacrifice itself for momentum, but Healing Wish should only be used like this to gain momentum that is needed for the matchup at hand either because of Mega Sableye or for the Steel matchup because of Bisharp or Mega Scizor.


Team Options
========

Teammates like Kyurem-B and Dragonite appreciate Latia's Defog support as this allows the latter to keep its Multiscale intact and the former to come in without losing 1/4 of its HP due to Stealth Rock. Latias's Healing Wish also is important for Dragonite in the Normal and Steel matchup, and Kyurem-B also appreciates it, as this allows it to get back to full health in important matchups such as the Water and Flying matchup. Kyurem-B is a great Pokemon to pair Latias with in general due to how Kyurem-B can take care of Pokemon that Latias struggles with like Alolan Muk, Celesteela, Greninja, and Azumarill and how well it breaks balance build thanks to its coverage. Garchomp is a must-have for Dragon teams, as it is the only good Stealth Rock user that Dragon has. This can help secure KOs with Latias like against Terrakion and Heracross. Dragonite is a powerful wallbreaker to help with Pokemon that Latias struggles with, like taking out Chansey with Superpower. It can also take care of threats like Greninja thanks to Multiscale and Extreme Speed and Mega Scizor thanks to Fire Punch. Hydreigon is another great Pokemon to pair with Latias because it can take care of Ghost-types like Gengar and Blacephalon that Latias can struggle with. Mega Altaria is the ideal Mega Pokemon to pair with Latias because of its Fairy typing to help with Dark-types like Mega Sableye and Hydreigon. Furthermore, it can relieve pressure off of Latias in the Dragon mirror matchup thanks to hard stopping the opponent from spamming Dragon-type moves. It can also utilize a support set, as it is another Defog user that can freely use its moves thanks to not being Choiced-locked. Kommo-o can also be used to help with Steel-, Normal-, and Dark-types thanks to its Fighting typing and to become a setup sweeper thanks to Kommonium Z omniboosting Kommo-o's stats. This allows Latias some relief when facing Dark-types like Bisharp and Sharpedo and furthers helps with walls that Latias struggles to break in the Normal matchup like Porygon2 and Chansey. By using Choice Scarf Latias, Latios is free to run a more offensive set like Soul Dew or Life Orb with Calm Mind to break through walls that Latias cannot, such as Chansey, Porygon2, and Mantine.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon
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Latias can run Soul Dew to become a non-Choiced Defogger; however, this means it cannot be used as a revenge killer and cannot outspeed key Choice Scarf Pokemon like Heracross and setup Pokemon like Mega Charizard X after it uses Dragon Dance once.

Checks and Counters
===================

Dragon
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**Pursuit**: Latias is prone to getting Pursuit trapped by the likes of Tyranitar, Scizor, and Mega Aerodactyl, which can leave Latias badly damaged or KOed.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Celesteela resist both of Latias's attacks, leaving it unable to do much against them. This can also lead to easy setup with Mega Scizor and Bisharp, as they can shake off anything Latias throws at them.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Azumarill, Clefable, and Mimikyu are immune to Draco Meteor and threaten Latias with a Fairy-type attack as well as use Latias to set up on and sweep.

**Special Walls**: Special walls like Mantine and Chansey can easily take any attack Latias uses and recover off the damage taken.

**Super Effective Coverage**: Ice-, Dark-, and Ghost-type Pokemon like Mamoswine, Mega Sharpedo, and Blacephalon can take care of Latias due to their super effective STAB attacks. Other Pokemon like Mega Gallade, Zeraora, and Greninja also carry moves that can take care of Latias like Knock Off and U-turn.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [Havens, 391540], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Electrolyte,148071], [The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]

 

[Rei]

Yeah I am gonna need more time. I will try to work on this in between my college classes and hanging out with my bf on Wednesday and gonna try to get this out of WIP by Friday.

 

[Eien]

Magma how much longer?

 

[Rei]

Magma how much longer?

Today most likely fell asleep eariler and now just checking this over.

 

[Rei]

K ready I think.

 

[Moosical]

[OVERVIEW]

Dragon
========

* Latias thanks to its high Speed, and good Special Attack stat makes it a good is a decent revenge killer for Dragon when using Choice Scarf as it can help with fast Fighting-type Pokemon that Dragon can have trouble with like Terrakion, and Keldeo and Poison-types like Nihilego thanks to its Psychic-typing.
* Latias has a few unique moves that Latios cannot learn like Healing Wish which can help later in a battle to bring back a Pokemon that is severely weakened.
* Thanks to Latias learning Defog, it can get the hazards out of the way for its teammates that are Stealth Rock weak like Kyurem-B and Dragonite.
* It also gives Dragon a Ground immunity thanks to Latias's ability Levitate which can help out its teammates not take Earthquake damage and can switch in freely so the teammate does not get damaged.
* Latias is a bit bulkier than Latios allowing it to live hits that Latios cannot like Greninja’s Ice Beam after Stealth Rock and Choice Specs Tapu Koko's Dazzling Gleam.
* However, it is hindered due to its added weakness of Ghost- Bug and Dark-types as Pokemon like Mega Scizor, Mimikyu and Greninja, and pivot Pokemon that commonly run U-turn like Tapu Koko, and Victini can greatly hurt Latias as well as Pursuit hindering Latias from switching out from Scizor, and Mega Aerodactyl.
* Furthermore, it cannot break past common special defensive walls like Chansey and Mantine due to recovery and their natural bulk allows them to eat any move Latias uses.
* Outside of Healing Wish Latias is outclassed by Latios as the Choice Scarfer due to it hitting harder and securing KOs that Latias cannot without Stealth Rock like Heracross and Terrakion.

Note - The overview is just text going to be added to the existing Latias analysis on the site. The majority of this text is already covered by what is written there, which is why I deleted it.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

* Psychic is the best Psychic STAB for Latias to have as it allows it to take on Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Heracross. It also helps against bulky Pokemon like Toxapex and Mega Venusaur, and Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Koko.
* Draco Meteor is a hard hitting move that can help damage take down physically defensive Pokemon like Mandibuzz, Hippowdon, and Swampert, but at the cost of its Special Attack stat is dropped two stages. It can also help in the Psychic matchup against oppsing Latis.
* Defog allows Latias to serve as a Hazard removal that can greatly affect its teammates like Stealth Rocks and Toxic Spikes.
* Healing Wish is one of the few moves that Latios cannot learn. This allows it to fully heal a Pokemon, but at the cost of losing Latias. I think you should rephrase this. First can state that Healing Wish is the (sole) benefit of using Latias over Latios, then you should state teammates you'd want to target with healing wish - not just what it does.
* Trick can be used over Healing Wish to catch a wall like Celesteela, Chansey, and Porygon2 off guard and lock them into a move thanks to Choice Scarf. Not really a fan of this, you'd just use Latios if you want to use Trick.

Set Details
========

* Choice Scarf with a Timid nature allows it to perform its role of speed control and outspeed common Choice Scarf users like Heracross, Infernape, and Victini. I think you can do with better examples of Pokemon here. Infernape and Victini really aren't super threatening to Dragon. The examples don't all have to be Choice Scarf users - you can mention other naturally fast Pokemon that Dragon has trouble with that they require a Scarfed Pokemon to check.
* Max Special Attack and Speed allows latias to hit as hard as possible and allowing it to outpace Pokemon that are commonly Choice Scarf like Terrakion, Landorus-T, Heracross, and Infernape. This doesn't say much, we can just remove it - don't need to mention its SpA anywhere.
* Levitate allows Latias to come in on Ground-type attacks, This allows Latias to not take damage from Spikes, or get Poison from Toxic Spikes.

Usage Tips
========

* Latias can revenge kill threats that would sweep the team once set up like Mega Charizard X, and Cloyster, but Latias can take care of these threats thanks to its Choice Scarf. This sentence kind of talks in circles, just say something like "Utilize Latias's high Speed to revenge kill fast threats and setup sweepers such as..."
* Make sure to keep Latias away from Knock Off users and Pursuit users like Bisharp, Azumarill, and Tyranitar as these can leave Latias very worn down or KOed. I think remove the Knock Off mention, but talk more in detail about Pursuit.
* It can take come in safely on passive walls like Toxapex, and Mega Venusaur due to their weak attacks, and it can also come in on a Ground-type attack from Hippodown, and Landorus thanks to its ability Levitate. This bullet doesn't add much. Latias is walled by most passive walls (except the ones you mentioned, only because they're weak to psychic). If you want to talk about coming in on predicted Ground-type attacks, you can in its own bullet.
* Use Defog on more passive Pokemon or a Pokemon that is locked into a non-super effective move, but be careful on what Pokemon is getting Defogged as this can rise Bisharp's Attack stat, or leave Latias to get Pursuit trapped. Talk about the downsides of clicking Defog as well - Choice Scarf Defog means Latias is forced to immediately switch out afterwards, which opens up plenty of opportunities for your opponent to take advantage of.
* Use Healing Wish once a Pokemon that is needed is to worn down and Latias is no longer needed for defogging hazards or revenge killing. Talk about Healing Wish a lot more (like 2 or 3 entire new bullets). One to talk about what teammates you want to target with Healing Wish. Mention some notable matchups where different teammates being healed is super beneficial (for example, KyuB vs. Flying and Water). Could talk more at length about when to use Healing Wish - sometimes you use it when Latias is no longer useful or weakened (like you mentioned), but you could also use it when its at Full HP even if that'll benefit you, or you could even use it as a "dry pass" (which an extreme move as you're sacrificing a Pokemon for momentum).


Team Options
========

* General bullet talking about how Latias's teammates appreciate its ability to remove hazards and fully heal them with Healing Wish.
* Kyurem-B is a great Pokemon to pair Latias with due to how Kyurem-B can take care of Pokemon that Latias struggle with like Alolan Muk, Greninja, and Azumarill.
* Garchomp is a must have for Dragon teams as it is the only good hazard settler that Dragon has. This can help secure KOs with Latias like Terrakion and Heracross. In return, Garchomp can take care of troubling Pokemon for Latias like Bisharp, Excadrill, and Alolan Muk.
* Dragonite can be is a powerful wallbreaker to help with Pokemon that Latias struggle with like Chansey with its Superpower. It can also take care of threats like Greninja with Extreme Speed thanks to Multiscale and Mega Scizor thanks to Fire Punch.
* Hydreigon is another great Pokemon to pair with Latias because it can take care of Ghost-types like Gengar and Blacephalon that Latias can struggle with. It can further help with taking care of Dark-type Pokemon for Latias like Bisharp and Ttar Tyranitar thanks to Focus Blast.
* Mega Altaria is the ideal mega to pair with Latias because of its Fairy-typing it gets when it mega evolves to help with Dark-types like Mega Sableye and Hydreigion. Furthermore, it can relieve pressure off of Latias in the Dragon mirror thanks to hard stopping them from spamming Dragon-type moves.
* Kommo-o can also be used to help with Steel-, Normal-, and Dark-types thanks to its Fighting-typing. This allows Latias some relief when facing Dark-types like Bisharp and Sharpedo. It furthers helps with walls that Latias struggles to break in the Normal matchup like Porygon2 and Chansey.
* By using Choice Scarf Latias, Latios is free to run a more offensive set like Dragonium Z with Calm Mind to break through walls that Latias cannot like Chansey, Porygon2, and Mantine.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon
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* Latias can run Psyshock to hit Pokemon like Chansey and Mantine harder but at the cost of losing out to pokemon like Buzzwole and Hippowdon.
* Ice Beam can be used as it can lure in Gliscor, Landorus, and Landorus-T and OHKO them. Through running this means Latias has to drop Healing Wish. Psyshock is blah on Dragon, and I don't like Ice Beam either. If you wanted to use Ice Beam, you'd just use Latios.

Checks and Counters
===================

Dragon
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**Dark-types**: Dark-types like Alolan Muk, Bisharp, and Tyranitar easily threatens Latias with Knock Off or Pursuit which can KO Latias. this is mostly covered by the pursuit bullet, nothing especially notable.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Azumarill, Clefable, and Mimikyu are immune to Latias's most powerful move and can easily take on anything that Latias uses and KO threaten Latias with a Fairy-type attack.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types like Ferrothorn, and Celesteela eat resist both of Latias's attacks, and take care of it with Leech Seed and a Steel-type move leaving it unable to do much against them. This can also lead to easy set up with Mega Scizor, and Bisharp as they can shake off anything Latias throws at them. Put Steel types as the first thing on this list.

**Pursuit**: Latias is prone to getting pursuit trapped by the likes of Tyranitar, Scizor, and Mega Aerodactyl which can either leave Latias badly damaged or KOed.

**Special Walls** Special walls like Mantine, and Chansey can easily take any attack Latias dishes out and recover off the damage taken. take on any if Latias' attacks and cripple Latias with Toxic.

**Super-Effective Coverage**: could talk about other Pokemon that run SE coverage that are otherwise not noted on this list. Stuff like Ice-, Dark-, and Ghost-types.

**Faster Pokemon**: Faster Choice Scarf users like Greninja can easily 2KO Latias with Ice Beam. Weather abusers like Excadrill can OHKO Latias with X-scissor, and 2KO Latia with Iron Head. This is a very small subset of Pokemon, I don't think it's worth pointing out.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[1, 1], [2, 2], [3, 3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[1, <], [2>, 2>]]

QC 1/3 good job

 

[Rei]

Implemented to the best of my knowledge, ready for check #2!

 

[Havens]

[OVERVIEW]

Dragon
========

* Latias is a decent revenge killer for Dragon when using Choice Scarf as it can help with fast Fighting-type Pokemon that Dragon can have trouble with like Terrakion, and Keldeo and Poison-types like Nihilego.
* Latias has a few unique moves that Latios cannot learn like Healing Wish which can help later in a battle to bring back a Pokemon that is severely weakened.
* Thanks to Latias learning Defog, it can get the hazards out of the way for its teammates that are Stealth Rock weak like Kyurem-B and Dragonite.
* Outside of Healing Wish Latias is outclassed by Latios as the Choice Scarfer due to it hitting harder and securing KOs that Latias cannot without Stealth Rock like Heracross and Terrakion.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

* Psychic is the best Psychic STAB for Latias to have as it allows it to take on Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Heracross. It also helps against bulky Pokemon like Toxapex and Mega Venusaur, and Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Koko.
* Draco Meteor is a hard hitting move that can help take down physically defensive Pokemon like Mandibuzz, Hippowdon, and Swampert.
* Defog allows Latias to serve as a Hazard removal that can greatly affect its teammates like Stealth Rocks and Toxic Spikes.
* Healing Wish is the sole benefit of using Latias over Latios as this allows Latias to fully heal a Pokemon that is severely weakened or statused that is still needed like Kyurem-B in the Water and Flying matchup, or Hydeigion or Kommo-o in the Steel matchup. The cost of using Healing Wish is losing Latias.

Set Details
========

* Choice Scarf with a Timid nature allows it to perform its role of speed control and outspeed common Choice Scarf users like Blacephalon, and faster Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Latios.
* Levitate allows Latias to come in on Ground-type attacks, This allows Latias to not take damage from Spikes, or get Poison from Toxic Spikes. entry hazards bar Stealth Rock.

Usage Tips
========

* Utilize Latias's high Speed to revenge kill fast threats and setup sweepers such as Mega Charizard X, and Cloyster. Put an example of a mon that's naturally very fast, such as Mega Lopunny or Zeraora.
* Make sure to keep Latias away from Pursuit users like Bisharp, Alolan Muk, and Tyranitar as these can leave Latias KOed. These Pokemon can also take advantage of Latias OHKOing a Pokemon, or coming in when Latias is locked into Defog to Pursuit trap it.
* Latias can be used to come in on predicted Ground-type attacks from the likes of Hippowdon, or Landorus thanks to Levitate.
* Use Defog on more passive Pokemon or a Pokemon that is locked into a non-super effective move, but be careful on what Pokemon is getting Defogged as this can rise Bisharp's Attack stat, or leave Latias to get Pursuit trapped. Being Choice Scarf means that Latias has to switch out soon after it uses Defog, which opens up plenty of opportunities for your opponent to take advantage of from either setting up or switching into another Pokemon to take care of threaten or Pursuit trap Latias.
* Use Healing Wish once a Pokemon that is needed is to worn down and Latias is no longer needed for defogging hazards or revenge killing.
* Healing Wish should be used on Pokemon that are super beneficial to the matchup like Kyurem-B in the Flying and Water matchup or Kommo-o in the Dark or Steel matchup as Healing Wish will bring the Pokemon back to full health and have its status removed.
* Latias can use Healing Wish to sacrifice itself for momentum, but Healing Wish should only be used like this to gain momentum that is needed for the matchup at hand either because of Mega Sableye or in the Steel-matchup because of Bisharp or Mega Scizor.


Team Options
========

* Latias's teammates like Kyurem-B and Dragonite appreciates its Defog as this allows Dragonite to keep its Multiscale intact and allows Kyurem-B to come in without losing 1/4 of its HP due to Stealth Rock. Latias’s teammates also like its Healing Wish as it can bring a Pokemon that is still needed back to Full HP and cure it of its status which is important for Dragonite in the Normal and Steel matchup, Kyurem-B also appreciates it as this allows it to get back to full health in important matchups such as the Water and Flying matchup.
* Kyurem-B is a great Pokemon to pair Latias with due to how Kyurem-B can take care of Pokemon that Latias struggle with like Alolan Muk, Celesteela, Greninja, and Azumarill. Mention how Kyurem's powerful coverage is very good at breaking down many balance builds.
* Garchomp is a must have for Dragon teams as it is the only good hazard settler Stealth Rock user that Dragon has. This can help secure KOs with Latias like Terrakion and Heracross.
* Dragonite is a powerful wallbreaker to help with Pokemon that Latias struggle with like Chansey with its Superpower. It can also take care of faster or weakened threats like Greninja with Extreme Speed thanks to Multiscale and Mega Scizor thanks to Fire Punch.
* Hydreigon is another great Pokemon to pair with Latias because it can take care of Ghost-types like Gengar and Blacephalon that Latias can struggle with. It can further help with taking care of Dark-type Pokemon for Latias like Bisharp and Tyranitar thanks to Focus Blast. Focus Blast Hydreigon's pretty bad.
* Mega Altaria is the ideal mega to pair with Latias because of its Fairy-typing it gets when it mega evolves to help with Dark-types like Mega Sableye and Hydreigion. Furthermore, it can relieve pressure off of Latias in the Dragon mirror thanks to hard stopping them from spamming Dragon-type moves. Talk about how it can also utilize a support set, as it's another Defog user that can freely use its moves.
* Kommo-o can also be used to help with Steel-, Normal-, and Dark-types thanks to its Fighting-typing. This allows Latias some relief when facing Dark-types like Bisharp and Sharpedo. It furthers helps with walls that Latias struggles to break in the Normal matchup like Porygon2 and Chansey. Specifically mention Kommonium Z and it's contributions, as well as how the omniboost attained makes Kommo-o a dangerous setup sweeper.
* By using Choice Scarf Latias, Latios is free to run a more offensive set like Dragonium Z with Calm Mind to break through walls that Latias cannot like Chansey, Porygon2, and Mantine. I'm against having Latios being a Z-crystal user on Dragon considering that the benefits of Kommonium Z are far too great.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon
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Checks and Counters
===================

* N/A

Dragon
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**Steel-types**: Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Celesteela resist both of Latias's attacks, leaving it unable to do much against them. This can also lead to easy set up with Mega Scizor, and Bisharp as they can shake off anything Latias throws at them.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Azumarill, Clefable, and Mimikyu are immune to Latias's most powerful move Dragon-type STAB and threaten Latias with a Fairy-type attack.

**Pursuit**: Latias is prone to getting pursuit trapped by the likes of Tyranitar, Scizor, and Mega Aerodactyl which can either leave Latias badly damaged or KOed.

**Special Walls** Special walls like Mantine and Chansey can easily take any attack Latias dishes out uses and recover off the damage taken.

**Super-Effective Coverage**: Pokemon that are Ice- Dark- or Ghost-types like Mamoswine, Mega Sharpedo, and Blacephalon can take care of Latias due to their STAB attacks that hit Latias super effectively. Have another line mentioning Pokemon that commonly have coverage for Latias's typing; Mega Gallade, Zeraora, and Greninja are a few examples that come to mind.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [[Havens, 391540]], [3, 3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[1, <], [2>, 2>]]

QC 2/3

 

[Rei]

K implemented, ready for check 3.

 

[Eien]

K implemented, ready for check 3.

It's still in bullets?

 

[Rei]

It's still in bullets?

Oops my bad, I fix that asap. It slipped my memory.

 

[Rei]

K fixed. Sorry about that, its now ready for qc #3.

 

[Eien]

Overview:
- Dragon isn't really desperate for anti-Fighting tech lol so not sure I agree with that. Choice Scarf Latias is good because it is one of the fastest Pokemon in the game (and happens to outspeed +2 Cloyster!).
- Healing Wish needs to be emphasized. It shouldn't be in a list of moves Latios doesn't get. It is the move Latios doesn't get that enables Latias to be viable. You should make this much more important.
- Probably worth mentioning that it's still outsped by Choice Scarf Greninja, which is perhaps the single most threatening Choice Scarf user against Dragon.

Moves:
- The point of Psychic is not dropping your stats while doing respectable damage.
- "The cost" part can be combined into the previous sentence? Seems abrupt.

Team Options:
- The use of non-Choice Defog is pretty good here.

Other Options:
- non Choice?

Checks and Counters:
- The Fairy-types should probably mention their setting up potential.
- I'd put Pursuit at the top, since that's deadly and Latias can't switch out.

QC 3/3

 

[Astra]

amcheck
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latina

[OVERVIEW]

Dragon
========

Latias is a decent revenge killer for Dragon when using Choice Scarf, (AC) as it becomes one of the fastest Pokemon in the game with the item. Latias can deal with fast Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Keldeo, Poison-types like Nihilego, (AC) and setup sweepers like Cloyster. It is used over Latios because of its main difference of having the utility move Healing Wish, which Latios cannot learn and makes Latias viable as Healing Wish can help later in a battle to bring back a Pokemon that is severely weakened. Thanks to Latias learning Defog, it can get the hazards out of the way for its teammates that are weak to Stealth Rock weak like Kyurem-B and Dragonite. However, even with it being a fast with Choice Scarfer, it gets outpaced by Choice Scarf Greninja, a big threat to Dragon teams. Outside of Healing Wish, Latias is outclassed by Latios as the Choice Scarfer user due to it hitting harder and securing KOs that Latias cannot without Stealth Rock like Heracross and Terrakion.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Psychic is the best Psychic STAB move for Latias to have, (AC) as it allows it to take on Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Heracross as well as not suffering a stat drop that does respectable damage to Pokemon that does not resist it (not sure what the last part is referring to with suffer a stat drop, does it refer to it being a reliable attack to use over draco meteor when you dont want a stat drop? whatever it is, i would probably expand on it). It also helps against bulky Pokemon like Toxapex and Mega Venusaur, (RC) and Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Koko. Draco Meteor is a hard hitting move that can help take down physically defensive Pokemon like Mandibuzz, Hippowdon, and Swampert. Defog allows Latias to serve as a Hazard hazard removal that can greatly affect its teammates longevity like Stealth Rocks and Toxic Spikes (the wording made it sound like stealth rock and t spikes were latias's teammates, and since it common knowledge that they're hazard means it's kinda fluff, for "longevity" though you can choose whatever word you'd like to use). Healing Wish is the sole benefit of using Latias over Latios, (AC) as this allows Latias to fully heal a Pokemon that is severely weakened or statused that is still needed like Kyurem-B in the Water and Flying matchup, (RC) or Hydeigion or Kommo-o in the Steel matchup, but the cost of using Healing Wish is losing Latias.

Set Details
========

Choice Scarf with a Timid nature allows it Latias to perform its role of speed control and outspeed common Choice Scarf users like Blacephalon, (RC) and faster Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Latios. Levitate allows Latias to come in on Ground-type attacks, This allows Latias allowing it to not take damage from entry hazards bar Stealth Rock.

Usage Tips
========

Utilize Latias's high Speed to revenge kill fast threats and setup sweepers such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Charizard X, (AC) and Cloyster. Make sure to keep Latias away from Pursuit users like Bisharp, Alolan Muk, and Tyranitar, (AC) as these can leave Latias KOed. These Pokemon can also take advantage of Latias OHKOing a Pokemon, (RC) or coming in when Latias it is locked into Defog to Pursuit trap it. Latias can be used to come in on predicted Ground-type attacks from the likes of Hippowdon, (RC) or Landorus thanks to Levitate. Use Defog on more passive Pokemon or a Pokemon that is locked into a non-super effective move, but be careful on what Pokemon is getting Defogged as being Choice Scarf means that Latias has to switch out soon after it uses Defog, which opens up plenty of opportunities for your opponent to take advantage of from by either setting up or switching into another Pokemon to threaten or Pursuit trap Latias. (this sentence is pretty long and i think it would sound better if you separate it into two somehow in my opinion) Use Healing Wish once a Pokemon that is needed is to worn down and Latias is no longer needed for defogging removing hazards or revenge killing. Healing Wish should be used on Pokemon that are super beneficial to the matchup like Kyurem-B in the Flying and Water matchup or Kommo-o in the Dark or Steel matchup, (AC) as Healing Wish will bring the Pokemon back to full health and have its status removed. Latias can use Healing Wish to sacrifice itself for momentum, but Healing Wish should only be used like this to gain momentum that is needed for the matchup at hand either because of Mega Sableye or in the Steel-matchup (remove hyphen) because of Bisharp or Mega Scizor.


Team Options
========

Latias's teammates Teammates like Kyurem-B and Dragonite appreciates its Latias's Defog as this allows Dragonite to keep its Multiscale intact and allows Kyurem-B to come in without losing 1/4 of its HP due to Stealth Rock. Latias’s teammates also like its Healing Wish as it can bring a Pokemon that is still needed back to Full full HP and cure it of its status, (AC) which is important for Dragonite in the Normal and Steel matchup, (RC). (add period) Kyurem-B also appreciates it, (AC) as this allows it to get back to full health in important matchups such as the Water and Flying matchup. Kyurem-B is a great Pokemon to pair Latias with due to how Kyurem-B can take care of Pokemon that Latias struggle with like Alolan Muk, Celesteela, Greninja, and Azumarill and how well it breaks balance builds thanks to its coverage. Garchomp is a must have for Dragon teams as it is the only good Stealth Rock user that Dragon has. This can help secure KOs with Latias like Terrakion and Heracross. (could combine this sentence with the one before since it's so short) Dragonite is a powerful wallbreaker to help with Pokemon that Latias struggle with like Chansey with its Superpower. It can also take care of threats like Greninja with Extreme Speed thanks to Multiscale and Mega Scizor thanks to Fire Punch. Hydreigon is another great Pokemon to pair with Latias because it can take care of Ghost-types like Gengar and Blacephalon that Latias can struggle with. Mega Altaria is the ideal mega Mega to pair with Latias because of its Fairy-typing (remove hyphen) it gets when it mega evolves Mega Evolves to help with Dark-types like Mega Sableye and Hydreigion. Furthermore, it can relieve pressure off of Latias in the Dragon mirror thanks to hard stopping them from spamming Dragon-type moves. It can also utilize a support set, as it is another Defog user that can freely use its moves thanks to not being Choiced Choice-locked. Kommo-o can also be used to help with Steel-, Normal-, and Dark-types thanks to its Fighting-typing (remove hyphen) and becoming to become a setup sweeper thanks to Kommonium Z omniboosting Kommo-o stats. This allows Latias some relief when facing Dark-types like Bisharp and Sharpedo and furthers helps with walls that Latias struggles to break in the Normal matchup like Porygon2 and Chansey. By using Choice Scarf Latias, Latios is free to run a more offensive set like Soul Dew or Life Orb with Calm Mind to break through walls that Latias cannot, (AC) such as (avoiding repetition) like Chansey, Porygon2, and Mantine.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon
--------

Latias can run Soul Dew to become a non-choiced defogger non-Choiced Defogger; however, this means it cannot be used as a revenge killer and cannot outspeed key Choice Scarf Pokemon like Heracross and setup Pokemon like Mega Charizard X. after it uses Dragon Dance once.

Checks and Counters
===================

Dragon
--------

**Pursuit**: Latias is prone to getting pursuit Pursuit trapped by the likes of Tyranitar, Scizor, and Mega Aerodactyl, (AC) which can either leave Latias badly damaged or KOed.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Celesteela resist both of Latias's attacks, leaving it unable to do much against them. This can also lead to easy set up with Mega Scizor, (RC) and Bisharp as they can shake off anything Latias throws at them.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Azumarill, Clefable, and Mimikyu are immune to Latias's Dragon-type STAB Draco Meteor (you only refer to one dragon type move in the whole analysis so you may as well just refer to that move here) and threaten Latias with a Fairy-type attack as well as use Latias to set up (add space between set up) on and sweep the team.

**Special Walls**: Special walls like Mantine and Chansey can easily take any attack Latias uses and recover off the damage taken.

**Super-Effective Coverage**: Pokemon that are Ice-, (AC) Dark-, (AC) or Ghost-types Pokemon like Mamoswine, Mega Sharpedo, and Blacephalon can take care of Latias due to their STAB attacks that hit Latias it super effectively. Other Pokemon like Mega Gallade, Zeraora, (AC) and Greninja also carry moves that can take care of Latias like Knock Off, or and U-turn.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [Havens, 391540], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[1, <], [2>, 2>]][/QUOTE]

 

[Electrolyte]

Estronic: add remove (comments)
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Comments for Estronic

Generally caught a lot of the easier errors so good job on that, for next time I challenge you to try to be even more thorough as there were still quite a bit of more complex errors that were missed, especially prose-wise.

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[OVERVIEW]

Dragon
========

Latias is a decent revenge killer for Dragon when using Choice Scarf, (AC) as it becomes one of the fastest Pokemon in the game with the item (unnecessary, implied). Latias can deal with fast Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Keldeo, Poison-types like Nihilego, (AC) and setup sweepers like Cloyster. It is used over Latios because of its main difference of having access to the utility move Healing Wish, which Latios cannot learn and makes Latias viable as Healing Wish can help (redundant) later in a battle to bring back a Pokemon that is severely weakened. Thanks to Latias learning With (more concise) Defog, it can get the hazards out of the way for its teammates that are weak to Stealth Rock weak like Kyurem-B and Dragonite. However, even with it being a fast with Choice Scarfer, it still gets outpaced by Choice Scarf Greninja, a big threat to Dragon teams. Outside of Healing Wish, Latias is outclassed by Latios as the a Choice Scarfer user due to it hitting harder and securing KOs that Latias cannot without Stealth Rock like against Heracross and Terrakion.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Psychic is the best Psychic STAB move for Latias to have, (AC) as it allows it to take on Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Heracross as well as not suffering a stat drop that does respectable damage to Pokemon that does not resist it (not sure what the last part is referring to with suffer a stat drop, does it refer to it being a reliable attack to use over draco meteor when you dont want a stat drop? whatever it is, i would probably expand on it) and provides reliable, consistent power (I find this is a more concise way to say it). It also helps against bulky Pokemon like Toxapex and Mega Venusaur, (RC) and Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Koko. Draco Meteor is a hard-(add hyphen)hitting move that can help take down physically defensive Pokemon like Mandibuzz, Hippowdon, and Swampert. Defog allows Latias to serve as a Hazard hazard removal that can greatly affect improve (be more exact) its teammates longevity like Stealth Rocks and Toxic Spikes (the wording made it sound like stealth rock and t spikes were latias's teammates, and since it common knowledge that they're hazard means it's kinda fluff, for "longevity" though you can choose whatever word you'd like to use). Healing Wish is the sole benefit of using Latias over Latios, (AC) as this allows Latias to fully heal a Pokemon that is severely weakened or statused that is still needed like Kyurem-B in the Water and Flying matchup, (RC) or Hydeigion or Kommo-o in the Steel matchup, but the cost of using Healing Wish is losing Latias.

Set Details
========

Choice Scarf with a Timid nature allows it Latias to perform its role of speed control and outspeed common Choice Scarf users like Blacephalon, (RC) and faster Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Latios. Levitate allows Latias to come in on Ground-type attacks, This allows Latias allowing it to not take avoid damage from entry hazards bar Stealth Rock.

Usage Tips
========

Utilize Latias's high Speed to revenge kill fast threats and setup sweepers such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Charizard X, (AC) and Cloyster. Make sure to keep Latias away from Pursuit users like Bisharp, Alolan Muk, and Tyranitar, (AC) as these can leave KO Latias KOed (active voice). These Pokemon can also take advantage of Latias OHKOing a Pokemon, (RC) or coming come in when Latias it is locked into Defog to Pursuit trap it. Latias can be used to come in on predicted Ground-type attacks from the likes of Hippowdon, (RC) or Landorus thanks to Levitate. Use Defog on more passive Pokemon or a Pokemon that is locked into a non-super effective move unthreatening moves, but be careful on what Pokemon is getting Defogged (not necessary) as being Choice Scarfed means that Latias has to switch out soon after it uses Defog, which opens up plenty of opportunities for your opponent to take advantage of from by either setting up or switching into another Pokemon to threaten or Pursuit trap Latias. (this sentence is pretty long and i think it would sound better if you separate it into two somehow in my opinion) (good point, follow my fixes) Use Healing Wish once a Pokemon that is needed is too (don't miss this) worn down and Latias is no longer needed for defogging removing Defogging ('Defogging' is actually an accepted term, but it is capitalized) hazards or revenge killing. Healing Wish should be used on Pokemon that are super beneficial to the matchup like Kyurem-B in the Flying and Water matchup or Kommo-o in the Dark or Steel matchup, (AC) as Healing Wish will bring the Pokemon back to full health and have heal its status removed (again, more concise). Latias can use Healing Wish to sacrifice itself for momentum, but Healing Wish should only be used like this to gain momentum that is needed for the matchup at hand either because of Mega Sableye or for in the Steel-matchup (remove hyphen) because of Bisharp or Mega Scizor.


Team Options
========

Latias's teammates Teammates like Kyurem-B and Dragonite appreciates its Latias's ('its' is fine here) Defog as this allows Dragonite to keep its Multiscale intact and allows Kyurem-B to come in without losing 1/4 of its HP due to Stealth Rock. Latias'(straight apostrophe)s teammates also like its Healing Wish as it can bring a Pokemon that is still needed back to Full full HP and cure it of its status, (AC) which is important for Dragonite in the Normal and Steel matchup, (RC). (add period) Kyurem-B also appreciates it, (AC) as this allows it to get back to full health in important matchups such as the Water and Flying matchup. Kyurem-B is a great Pokemon to pair Latias with due to how Kyurem-B can take care of Pokemon that Latias struggles (don't miss this) with like Alolan Muk, Celesteela, Greninja, and Azumarill and how well it breaks balance builds thanks to its coverage. Garchomp is a must-(add hyphen)have for Dragon teams as it is the only good Stealth Rock user that Dragon has. This can help secure KOs with Latias like against Terrakion and Heracross. (could combine this sentence with the one before since it's so short) (it's fine I think) Dragonite is a powerful wallbreaker to help with Pokemon that Latias struggles (don't miss this) with like Chansey with its Superpower. It can also take care of threats like Greninja with Extreme Speed thanks to Multiscale and Mega Scizor thanks to Fire Punch. Hydreigon is another great Pokemon to pair with Latias because it can take care of Ghost-types like Gengar and Blacephalon that Latias can struggle with. Mega Altaria is the ideal mega Mega Pokemon to pair with Latias because of its Fairy-typing (remove hyphen) it gets when it mega evolves Mega Evolves to help with Dark-types like Mega Sableye and Hydreigion. Furthermore, it can relieve pressure off of Latias in the Dragon mirror thanks to hard stopping them the opponent from spamming Dragon-type moves. It can also utilize a support set, as it is another Defog user that can freely use its moves thanks to not being Choiced Choice-locked. Kommo-o can also be used to help with Steel-, Normal-, and Dark-types thanks to its Fighting-typing (remove hyphen) and becoming to become a setup sweeper thanks to Kommonium Z omniboosting Kommo-o's stats. This allows Latias some relief when facing Dark-types like Bisharp and Sharpedo and furthers helps with walls that Latias struggles to break in the Normal matchup like Porygon2 and Chansey. By using Choice Scarf Latias, Latios is free to run a more offensive set like Soul Dew or Life Orb with Calm Mind to break through walls that Latias cannot, (AC) such as (avoiding repetition) like Chansey, Porygon2, and Mantine.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon
--------

Latias can run Soul Dew to become a non-choiced defogger non-Choiced Defogger; however, this means it cannot be used as a revenge killer and cannot outspeed key Choice Scarf Pokemon like Heracross and setup Pokemon like Mega Charizard X. after it uses Dragon Dance once.

Checks and Counters
===================

Dragon
--------

**Pursuit**: Latias is prone to getting pursuit Pursuit trapped by the likes of Tyranitar, Scizor, and Mega Aerodactyl, (AC) which can either leave Latias badly damaged or KOed.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Celesteela resist both of Latias's attacks, leaving it unable to do much against them. This can also lead to easy set up with Mega Scizor, (RC) and Bisharp as they can shake off anything Latias throws at them.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Azumarill, Clefable, and Mimikyu are immune to Latias's Dragon-type STAB Draco Meteor (you only refer to one dragon type move in the whole analysis so you may as well just refer to that move here) and threaten Latias with a Fairy-type attack as well as use Latias to set up (add space between set up) on and sweep the team.

**Special Walls**: Special walls like Mantine and Chansey can easily take any attack Latias uses and recover off the damage taken.

**Super-Effective Super Effective (no hyphen) Coverage**: Pokemon that are Ice-, (AC) Dark-, (AC) or and Ghost-types Pokemon like Mamoswine, Mega Sharpedo, and Blacephalon can take care of Latias due to their STAB attacks that hit Latias it super effectively. Other Pokemon like Mega Gallade, Zeraora, (AC) and Greninja also carry moves that can take care of Latias like Knock Off, or and U-turn.

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[Rei]

Ready for final check.

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
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[OVERVIEW]

Dragon
========

Latias is a decent revenge killer for Dragon when using Choice Scarf, as it becomes one of the fastest Pokemon in the game. Choice Scarf Latias can deal with fast Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Keldeo, Poison-types like Nihilego, and setup sweepers like Cloyster, (comma) and it is used over Latios because of its access to the utility move Healing Wish, which Latios cannot learn and makes enables Latias viable later in a battle to bring back a Pokemon that is severely weakened later in a battle. With Defog, it can also get entry hazards out of the way for its Stealth Rock-weak teammates that are weak to Stealth Rock like Kyurem-B and Dragonite. However, even with it being fast its high Speed with Choice Scarf, it still gets outpaced by Choice Scarf Greninja, a big threat to Dragon teams. Furthermore, outside of Healing Wish, Latias is outclassed by Latios as a Choice Scarf user due to it hitting harder and securing KOs that Latias cannot without Stealth Rock like against Heracross and Terrakion.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Psychic
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Psychic is the best Psychic STAB move for Latias to have, as it allows it to take on Fighting-type Pokemon like Terrakion and Heracross and provides reliable, consistent power. It also helps against bulky Pokemon like Toxapex and Mega Venusaur and Fairy-types like Azumarill and Tapu Koko. Draco Meteor is a hard-hitting move that can help take down physically defensive Pokemon like Mandibuzz, Hippowdon, and Swampert. Defog allows Latias to serve as provide entry hazard removal that can greatly improve its teammates teammates' longevity. Healing Wish is the sole benefit of using Choice Scarf Latias over Latios, as this allows Latias to fully heal a Pokemon that is severely weakened or statused that is still needed like Kyurem-B in the Water and Flying matchup or Hydeigion Hydreigon or Kommo-o in the Steel matchup, but it comes at the cost of using Healing Wish is losing Latias.

Set Details
========

Choice Scarf with a Timid nature allows Latias to perform its role of speed control effectively keep faster foes in check and outspeed common Choice Scarf users like Blacephalon and faster Pokemon like Mega Lopunny and Mega Latios. Levitate allows Latias to come in on Ground-type attacks, allowing it to avoid damage from entry hazards bar Stealth Rock.

Usage Tips
========

Utilize Latias's high Speed to revenge kill fast threats and setup sweepers such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Charizard X, and Cloyster. Make sure to keep Latias away from Pursuit users like Bisharp, Alolan Muk, and Tyranitar, as these can KO Latias it. These Pokemon can also take advantage of Latias OHKOing a Pokemon or come in when it is locked into Defog to Pursuit trap it. Latias can be used to come in on predicted Ground-type attacks from the likes of Hippowdon or and Landorus thanks to Levitate. Use Defog on more passive Pokemon or Pokemon locked into unthreatening moves that don't threaten Latias, but be careful, (AC) as being Choice Scarfed the Choice lock means that Latias has to switch out soon right after it uses Defog, which opens up plenty of opportunities for your opponent to take advantage of by either setting up or switching into to another Pokemon to threaten or Pursuit trap Latias. Use Healing Wish once a Pokemon that is needed is too worn down and Latias is no longer needed for Defogging removing entry hazards or revenge killing; (SC) Healing Wish it should only be used on Pokemon that are super beneficial to the matchup like Kyurem-B in the Flying and Water matchup or Kommo-o in the Dark or Steel matchup, as Healing Wish will bring the Pokemon back to full health and heal its status. Latias can also use Healing Wish to sacrifice itself for momentum, but Healing Wish should only be used like this to gain momentum that is needed for the matchup at hand either because of Mega Sableye or for the Steel matchup because of Bisharp or Mega Scizor.


Team Options
========

Teammates like Kyurem-B and Dragonite appreciate its Latias's Defog support, as this allows Dragonite the latter to keep its Multiscale intact and Kyurem-B the former to come in without losing 1/4 of its HP due to Stealth Rock. Latias's teammates also like its Healing Wish as it can bring a Pokemon that is still needed back to full HP and cure it of its status which also is important for Dragonite in the Normal and Steel matchup, (comma) and Kyurem-B also appreciates it, as this allows it to get back to full health in important matchups such as the Water and Flying matchup. Kyurem-B is a great Pokemon to pair Latias with in general due to how Kyurem-B can take care of Pokemon that Latias struggles with like Alolan Muk, Celesteela, Greninja, and Azumarill and how well it breaks balance build thanks to its coverage. Garchomp is a must-have for Dragon teams, (AC) as it is the only good Stealth Rock user that Dragon has. This can help secure KOs with Latias like against Terrakion and Heracross. Dragonite is a powerful wallbreaker to help with Pokemon that Latias struggles with, (AC) like taking out Chansey with Superpower. It can also take care of threats like Greninja with Extreme Speed thanks to Multiscale and Extreme Speed and Mega Scizor thanks to Fire Punch. Hydreigon is another great Pokemon to pair with Latias because it can take care of Ghost-types like Gengar and Blacephalon that Latias can struggle with. Mega Altaria is the ideal Mega Pokemon to pair with Latias because of its Fairy typing it gets when it Mega Evolves to help with Dark-types like Mega Sableye and Hydreigion Hydreigon. Furthermore, it can relieve pressure off of Latias in the Dragon mirror matchup thanks to hard stopping the opponent from spamming Dragon-type moves. It can also utilize a support set, as it is another Defog user that can freely use its moves thanks to not being Choiced-locked. Kommo-o can also be used to help with Steel-, Normal-, and Dark-types thanks to its Fighting typing and to become a setup sweeper thanks to Kommonium Z omniboosting Kommo-o's stats. This allows Latias some relief when facing Dark-types like Bisharp and Sharpedo and furthers helps with walls that Latias struggles to break in the Normal matchup like Porygon2 and Chansey. By using Choice Scarf Latias, Latios is free to run a more offensive set like Soul Dew or Life Orb with Calm Mind to break through walls that Latias cannot, such as Chansey, Porygon2, and Mantine.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon
--------

Latias can run Soul Dew to become a non-Choiced Defogger; however, this means it cannot be used as a revenge killer and cannot outspeed key Choice Scarf Pokemon like Heracross and setup Pokemon like Mega Charizard X (RP) after it uses Dragon Dance once.

Checks and Counters
===================

Dragon
--------

**Pursuit**: Latias is prone to getting Pursuit trapped by the likes of Tyranitar, Scizor, and Mega Aerodactyl, which can either leave Latias badly damaged or KOed.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Celesteela resist both of Latias's attacks, leaving it unable to do much against them. This can also lead to easy set up setup with Mega Scizor and Bisharp, (AC) as they can shake off anything Latias throws at them.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-types like Azumarill, Clefable, and Mimikyu are immune to Draco Meteor and threaten Latias with a Fairy-type attack as well as use Latias to set up on and sweep.

**Special Walls**: Special walls like Mantine and Chansey can easily take any attack Latias uses and recover off the damage taken.

**Super Effective Coverage**: Ice-, Dark-, and Ghost-type Pokemon like Mamoswine, Mega Sharpedo, and Blacephalon can take care of it Latias due to their super effective STAB attacks that hit Latias super effectively. Other Pokemon like Mega Gallade, Zeraora, and Greninja also carry moves that can take care of Latias like Knock Off and U-turn.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[Magma, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[Moosical, 215618], [Havens, 391540], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Electrolyte,148071], [2>, 2>]]

 

[Rei]

This is now done, thank you everyone.

 

[Eien]

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