Competitive Information for Latias (mega) [X/Y]

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Competitive Pokemon X/Y Movesets and Strategies for Latias-mega

Base Stats for Latias-Mega

Dragon / Psychic

Abilities:

LevitateLevitate: This Pokemon is immune to Ground; Gravity/Ingrain/Smack Down/Iron Ball nullify it.

Evolutions / Family:
Latias

Weakness Chart for Dragon/Psychic-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.5x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0.5x

¼x

½x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Latias-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.

Latias is an extraordinary Dragon and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Latias show up as a X/Y opponent. Latias is weak to Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-typed attacks.

Species: Latias-Mega
Item: Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Surf

Special Sweeper Latias-Mega (Levitate)

Latias is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Levitate, Latias is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Latias's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).

No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array ( )

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Latias-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.

Doubles Special Sweeper Latias-Mega (Levitate)

Latias is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Levitate, Latias is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.

♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Latias's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array ( )

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Latias-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.

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Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups

Damage Modifiers:

Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.

Apply STABS.T.A.B : Same-Type Attack Bonus
These moves are always highlighted below in bold. When this box is checked, the bonus is calculated into the Versus column when a type-matchup is selected.

Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Latias-mega can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.

Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Latias-mega

Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch

Most notable and possible best moves for Latias-mega

Protect
Rest

Common Effort Values for Latias-mega in X and Y

Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
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