Latias and Latios are now going to be available in Raids. You can join raids in or to try your luck and catch Latias and Latios which are legendary Pokemon. In this Pokemon GO guide, we are going to go over some of the best counters that you can use in Latias and Latios raid battles.
If you have the best counter Pokemon and the highest possible CP for each then you can complete the raid with 3 trainers. But if that is not the case then we recommend having at least 5 trainers in the raid. The more the better.
Latias And Latios Raid Battle Counters In Pokemon GO
Our list of counters for Latias and Latios raid includes shadow Pokemon and Mega Pokemon but you can only have a single Mega Pokemon active at a time. So if you have to pick between Mega Gengar or Mega Houndoom for the Latios raid battle then we recommend using Gengar. The following are our recommendations for the best counters for the Latios raid in Pokemon GO:
| Pokemon | Moveset |
| Mega Gengar | Lick, Shadow Ball |
| Shadow Salamence | Dragon Tail, Outrage |
| Shadow Dragonite | Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor |
| Mega Houndoom | Snarl, Foul Play |
| Rayquaza | Dragon Tail, Outrage |
| Salamence | Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor |
| Dialga | Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor |
| Shadow Weavile | Snarl, Avalanche |
| Shadow Mewtwo | Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball |
| Zekrom | Dragon Breath, Outrage |
| Darkrai | Snarl, Dark Pulse |
| Garchomp | Dragon Tail, Outrage |
| Dragonite | Dragon Tail, Outrage |
| Palkia | Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor |
| Reshiram | Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor |
| Origin Form Giratina | Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball |
| Haxorus | Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw |
| Chandelure | Hex, Shadow Ball |
| Weavile | Snarl, Avalanche |
The following are our recommendations for the best counters for the Latias raid in Pokemon GO:
| Pokemon | Moveset |
| Mega Gengar | Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball |
| Shadow Mamoswine | Powder Snow, Avalanche |
| Shadow Weavile | Snarl, Avalanche |
| Mega Houndoom | Snarl, Foul Play |
| Shadow Gardevoir | Charm, Dazzling Glearm |
| Shadow Mewtwo | Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball |
| Reshiram | Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor |
| Dialga | Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor |
| Shadow Tyranitar | Bite, Crunch |
| Zekrom | Dragon Breath, Outrage |
| Darkrai | Snarl, Dark Pulse |
| Garchomp | Dragon Tail, Outrage |
| Shadow Salamence | Dragon Tail, Outrage |
| Palkia | Dragon Tail, Draco Meteor |
| Shadow Dragonite | Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw |
| Latios | Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw |
| Mega Charizard X | Dragon Breath, Dragon Claw |
| Giratina Origin | Dragon Tail, Shadow Ball |
| Dragonite | Dragon Breath, Outrage |
These are all the Pokemon that we recommend for the Latios and Latias raids in Pokemon GO. If you are interested in learning more about the game then you can check out our guide on how you can find and beat Team Rocket Leader Giovani in 2021. For more content related to the game check out our Pokemon GO guides hub.