Shadow Latios is the featured Shadow Legendary Pokémon in Five-Star Shadow Raids during April 2026. It was initially only obtainable by defeating Giovanni during one of the past Team GO Rocket Takeover events.
Now, all Trainers can encounter Show Latios by defeating it in Five-Star Shadow Raids. Likewise, Trainers can encounter Shiny Shadow Latios as a raid encounter, if lucky. The shiny chance is 1 in 20.
Shadow Latios Details
Latios is a Dragon- and Psychic-type Pokémon. It is said that Latios can make others see an image of what it has seen or imagines in its head. Latios is intelligent and understands human speech. It is one of the EON Pokémon, together with Latias.
Latios has a mega evolution. Please note that you cannot mega-evolve a Shadow Latios.
READ ALSO: Shadow Legendaries in Pokémon GO
Type Effectiveness
Latios resists the following Pokémon types.
- Fighting
- Fire
- Water
- Grass
- Electric
- Psychic
Latios is weak to the following Pokémon types.
- Bug
- Ghost
- Ice
- Dragon
- Dark
- Fairy
Attacks that can be learned
Latios can currently learn the following attacks
- Fast Attack: Zen Headbutt (Psychic-type) and Dragon Breath (Dragon-type)
- Charged Attack: Aura Sphere (Fighting-type), Solar Beam (Grass-type), Psychic (Psychic-type), Dragon Claw (Dragon-type), and Luster Purge (Psychic-type)
Shadow Latios Recommended Counters
The following are the generally recommended counters
| Pokémon | Fast Attack | Charged Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Eternatus | Dragon Tail | Dynamax Cannon |
| Mega Rayquaza | Dragon Tail | Breaking Swipe |
| Kyurem (Black) | Dragon Tail | Freeze Shock |
| Shadow Garchomp | Dragon Tail | Breaking Swipe |
| Necrozma (Dawn Wings) | Shadow Claw | Moongeist Beam |
| Kyurem (White) | Dragon Breath | Ice Burn |
| Sceptile | Fury Cutter | Breaking Swipe |
| Shadow Tyranitar | Bite | Brutal Swing |
| Shadow Hydreigon | Dragon Breath | Brutal Swing |
| Shadow Salamence | Dragon Tail | Draco Meteor |
| Shadow Dragonite | Dragon Tail | Dragon Claw |
| Dialga (Origin) | Dragon Breath | Roar of Time |
Hundo Latios from Raids
Any Latios caught from Raids with the following CP is a hundo – a perfect 100% Individual Value Shadow Pokémon.
- 2723 CP in Windy weather in-game.
- 2178 in other weather conditions in-game.
Finally, Shadow Latios can be defeated with a minimum of 4 Trainers who use Shadow Shard and Party Power during the raids.
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