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Mega Latios Raid Guide for Pokémon GO: Dual Destiny Season
You can defeat Mega Latios during the new Dual Destiny season of Pokémon GO by using this Raid Guide including the best counters.
Article Summary
- Defeat Mega Latios in Pokémon GO's Dual Destiny season with this comprehensive raid guide.
- Discover top counters like Mega Rayquaza for a powerful offense against Mega Latios.
- Plan with four trainers or more if lacking top counters, ensuring victory in Mega Raids.
- Look out for Shiny Mega Latios with 1 in 20 odds and perfect CP stats for bragging rights.
The December, January, and February seasons of Pokémon GO, titled Dual Destiny, have now begun. This season continues the focus on Galar, Max Battles, and Gigantamax Battles while also gearing up for the global Pokémon GO Tour: Unvoa event. For the first month of Dual Destiny, Tier Five Raids will feature Chill Drive Genesect, Mega Latios, Mega Latias, and Altered Forme Giratina with Shadow Raids featuring Regice on the weekends. Meanwhile, Mega Raids see the return of Mega Banette and Mega Abomasnow. Today's raid guide for Pokémon GO players will help you assemble a team to take down Mega Latios, who will have a stint as the Legendary Mega Raid Boss. Let's get into it.
Top Mega Latios Counters
Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Mega Latios counters as such:
- Mega Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Breaking Swipe
- Shadow Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Breaking Swipe
- Dawn Wings Necrozma: Shadow Claw, Moongeist Beam
- Mega Sceptile: Fury Cutter, Breaking Swipe
- Mega Tyranitar: Bite, Brutal Swing
- Mega Garchomp: Dragon Tail, Outrage
- Origin Forme Dialga: Dragon Breath, Roar of Time
- Mega Salamence: Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor
- Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Breaking Swipe
- Mega Latios: Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw
It is recommended to power up your counters as much as possible, but creating that amount of strong Shadow Pokémon with their moves unlocked is a tall order for even the most practiced players. Here are ten additional non-Shadow and non-Mega counters that can help efficiently take down Mega Latios.
- Rayquaza: Dragon Tail, Breaking Swipe
- Haxorus: Dragon Tail, Breaking Swipe
- Origin Forme Dialga: Dragon Tail, Spacial Rend
- Dragapult: Dragon Tail, Breaking Swipe
- Hydreigon: Dragon Breath, Brutal Swing
- Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor
- Gholdengo: Hex, Shadow Ball
- Origin Forme Giratina: Dragon Tail, Shadow Force
- Dusk Mane Necrozma: Shadow Claw, Sunsteel Strike
- Kyurem: Dragon Breath, Glaciate
How Many Trainers Are Needed?
Mega Latios can be defeated with four trainers, but if you cannot guarantee the top counters with maxed-out CP and the best moves, your best bet is to make sure you have five or more players. Using the Circle Lock Technique to guarantee Great or Excellent throws, along with Golden Razz Berries, is the best way to catch Pokémon. If you get a Shiny, though, it is a guaranteed catch so be sure to use a Pinap Berry.
Shiny Odds & 100% IVs
The Shiny rate for Legendary Pokémon is approximately one in 20. When looking for a Pokémon with the best stats, the 100% IV Mega Latios will have a CP of 2178 in normal weather conditions and 2723 in boosted conditions.
Happy raiding, fellow trainers! Be sure to check back on Bleeding Cool for daily updates on all things Pokémon GO.
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