[overview]
**Draft Order**: Late Round 1
**Price Range**: 17-18 Points
**Overview**: 2-4 sentences highlighting the key elements of the Pokemon. What does it usually do, why do you usually draft it, etc. Should be very high level but give the picture of what it does. If the pokemon is a good user of Z-Moves it should be mentioned here as well as the items section.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Wallbreaker**: Latios is capable of breaking down even the toughest of walls with its high Special Attack and solid base Speed. This coupled with high-powered STABs in Draco Meteor and Soul Dew Boosted Psychic/Psyshock allows Latios to shine in this role.
**Setup Sweeper**: With access to Calm Mind Latios can become a powerful setup sweeper, cleaving through weakened teams with ease after a single boost. The myriad coverage options that Latios has access to also helps it break down those who would resist its STABs.
**Revenge Killer**: Donning a Choice Scarf turns Latios into an excellent revenge killer, with solid base Speed and already high Special Attack it can just forgo any form of damage boosting and repeatedly assault the opposing team with Draco Meteors
**Offensive Defogger**: Latios can use its offensive profile to good use by slotting in Defog. Making use of the free turns it provides when threatening out foes to remove hazards for its team.
Common Moves
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**Primary STAB Moves**: Draco Meteor, Psyshock, Psychic, Dragon Pulse, Stored Power, Outrage, Zen Headbutt
**Setup Moves**: Calm Mind
**Utility Moves**: Recover, Defog, Substitute, Roar, Trick, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Tailwind, Memento, Light Screen, Reflect,
**Coverage**: Earthquake, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Grass Knot, Energy Ball, Hidden Power, Surf,
Niche Moves
========
**Dragon Dance*: Dragon Dance can be used to run a physical Latios set. While usually, the Special variant is better due to its way higher base Special Attack, a physical Latios can be a solid surprise factor with access to high base power attacks such as Outrage and Earthquake to hit Steels.
**Magic Coat**: Magic Coat can be used if the opposing team is going to barrage Latios with status moves or hazards, turning the tables on certain foes and prompting mind games as to whether you are going to click it again.
Common Items
========
**Z-Crystals**: Latios' myriad of coverage options and high base Special Attack means it's well-suited to be a Z-move user. Importantly Groundium-Z couple with Earthquake can give Latios a one time nuke to hit opposing Steel-Types
**Damage Boosting Items**: Damage Boosting Items are commonly used to enhance Latios' breaking power. With Soul Dew being a prevalent option to boost the power of Latios' STABs
**Choice Scarf**: Choice Scarf is an option to turn Latios into a very strong Revenge Killer and Late-game cleaner.
**Leftovers**: Leftovers can be commonly used on the setup sets as a way to gain passive recovery. It is also found on the more utility-focused sets for the very same reason.
**Choice Specs**: Choice Specs boosts Latios' Special Attack to obscene levels, repeatedly assaulting the opposing team with Draco Meteors.
Niche Items
========
**Pinch Berries**: Pinch Berries can be used in matchups where the immediate recovery outclasses the passive recovery from Leftovers
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries can be used to take a hit and use that turn to setup or revenge kill an opposing foe.
Draft Strategy
========
1-2 sentence highlight of draft strategy. Then go into specifics in bullet-points below.
**Steel-Type answers**: Sentence or two.
**Specifics 2**: etc.
(repeat as necessary)
Checks and Counters
========
**Steel Types**: Steel-Types resist both of Latios' STABs and Latios is left without a solid way to hit them.
**Dark Types**:
(repeat as necessary)
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**Draft Order**: Late Round 1
**Price Range**: 17-18 Points
**Overview**: 2-4 sentences highlighting the key elements of the Pokemon. What does it usually do, why do you usually draft it, etc. Should be very high level but give the picture of what it does. If the pokemon is a good user of Z-Moves it should be mentioned here as well as the items section.
[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Wallbreaker**: Latios is capable of breaking down even the toughest of walls with its high Special Attack and solid base Speed. This coupled with high-powered STABs in Draco Meteor and Soul Dew Boosted Psychic/Psyshock allows Latios to shine in this role.
**Setup Sweeper**: With access to Calm Mind Latios can become a powerful setup sweeper, cleaving through weakened teams with ease after a single boost. The myriad coverage options that Latios has access to also helps it break down those who would resist its STABs.
**Revenge Killer**: Donning a Choice Scarf turns Latios into an excellent revenge killer, with solid base Speed and already high Special Attack it can just forgo any form of damage boosting and repeatedly assault the opposing team with Draco Meteors
**Offensive Defogger**: Latios can use its offensive profile to good use by slotting in Defog. Making use of the free turns it provides when threatening out foes to remove hazards for its team.
Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Draco Meteor, Psyshock, Psychic, Dragon Pulse, Stored Power, Outrage, Zen Headbutt
**Setup Moves**: Calm Mind
**Utility Moves**: Recover, Defog, Substitute, Roar, Trick, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Tailwind, Memento, Light Screen, Reflect,
**Coverage**: Earthquake, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Grass Knot, Energy Ball, Hidden Power, Surf,
Niche Moves
========
**Dragon Dance*: Dragon Dance can be used to run a physical Latios set. While usually, the Special variant is better due to its way higher base Special Attack, a physical Latios can be a solid surprise factor with access to high base power attacks such as Outrage and Earthquake to hit Steels.
**Magic Coat**: Magic Coat can be used if the opposing team is going to barrage Latios with status moves or hazards, turning the tables on certain foes and prompting mind games as to whether you are going to click it again.
Common Items
========
**Z-Crystals**: Latios' myriad of coverage options and high base Special Attack means it's well-suited to be a Z-move user. Importantly Groundium-Z couple with Earthquake can give Latios a one time nuke to hit opposing Steel-Types
**Damage Boosting Items**: Damage Boosting Items are commonly used to enhance Latios' breaking power. With Soul Dew being a prevalent option to boost the power of Latios' STABs
**Choice Scarf**: Choice Scarf is an option to turn Latios into a very strong Revenge Killer and Late-game cleaner.
**Leftovers**: Leftovers can be commonly used on the setup sets as a way to gain passive recovery. It is also found on the more utility-focused sets for the very same reason.
**Choice Specs**: Choice Specs boosts Latios' Special Attack to obscene levels, repeatedly assaulting the opposing team with Draco Meteors.
Niche Items
========
**Pinch Berries**: Pinch Berries can be used in matchups where the immediate recovery outclasses the passive recovery from Leftovers
**Resistance Berries**: Resistance Berries can be used to take a hit and use that turn to setup or revenge kill an opposing foe.
Draft Strategy
========
1-2 sentence highlight of draft strategy. Then go into specifics in bullet-points below.
**Steel-Type answers**: Sentence or two.
**Specifics 2**: etc.
(repeat as necessary)
Checks and Counters
========
**Steel Types**: Steel-Types resist both of Latios' STABs and Latios is left without a solid way to hit them.
**Dark Types**:
(repeat as necessary)
[credits]
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Quality checked by:
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