How to easily defeat Latias in Pokemon Go (Counters)

 

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When it comes to defeating Raid Bosses in Pokemon Go, finding the right team of pokemon to defeat it easily can be a tedious task. Well, you are in the right place. Keep reading to find out the best counters for Latias in Pokemon Go.

According to Pokemon.com Latias is a Dragon and psychic type pokemon. Its pokedex entry says that "Latias is highly sensitive to the emotions of people. If it senses any hostility, this Pokémon ruffles the feathers all over its body and cries shrilly to intimidate the foe."

Latias is going to be weak against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice type moves. It is however resistant to Electric, fighting, fire, grass and psychic and also water type moves. Its always best to use pokemon with dragon type moves for maximum effectiveness.

Best Pokemon to Counter Latias

The top 3 pokemon that can be used against Latias are Rayquaza, Dragonite and Gengar. 

Rayquaza performs quite well, although not a great PvP pokemon, rayquaza deals a decent amount of damage in raids. It has a max Cp of 4336 and an attack of 284, dence of 170 and a stamina of 213.

the best moves for Rayquaza against Latias are Dragontails as a fast move and Outrage as a charged move. Even Hurricane as a charged move is quite good.

Next up, Dragonite. It is a fairy common choice among trainers. Dragonite has a maximum CP of 4,287, an attack of 263, a defense of 198, and a stamina of 209. The best moveset it can use against Latias is dragon tail for its fast move, and then draco meteor and dragon claw for its charged moves.

Lastly, Gengar. The dual Ghost and poison type pokemon is quite appropraite for a battle against the eon pokemon Latias. Now that Mega evolutions is a thing in the game, you should really consider mega evolving a gengar beforre the battle. This will also boost the attack of other ghost type pokemon in the raid. Gengar has a maximum CP of 3,254, an attack of 261, a defense of 149, and a stamina of 155. Its Mega Gengar form has a maximum CP of 4,902, an attack of 349, a defense of 155, and a stamina of 199. The best moveset Gengar can use in this battle is lick for its fast move, and then shadow ball and sludge bomb for its charged moves.

Other Pokemon to be considered

if you want to walk away with a latias you will obviously need a team of six beast pokemon. besides the ones mentioned above you could also consider the following pokemon as a decent choice.

Dialga, Mega Houndoom, Salamence, Zekrom, Palkia, Reshiram, Garchomp, Mega Charizard X and Y, Mega Abomasnow, Darkrai, Mewtwo, Mamoswine, Gardevoir, Weavile, Tyranitar, Mega Beedrill, Togekiss

Thats it! Hopefully this guide helps you to catch Latias in pokemon Go. If you found our blog helpfull then please consider subscribing to the blog, so that you dont miss out on any future updates. Also, dont forget to share our blog among fellow trainers

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