Is Latios-Mega viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Latios-Mega is ranked #48 in Gen 9 National Dex with 4.15% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

What beats Latios-Mega in Gen 9 National Dex?

The best counter for Latios-Mega in Gen 9 National Dex is Dragonite with a 81.6% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Mar 2026 - May 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Latios-Mega include Dragonite, Kingambit, Tapu Lele, Zamazenta, Gholdengo.

What is the best counter for Latios-Mega in Gen 9 National Dex?

Dragonite is the best counter for Latios-Mega in Gen 9 National Dex, KOing or forcing it out in 81.6% of their encounters.

Latios-Mega counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

#0381 Latios-Mega

DragonPsychic

USAGE 4.2% #48

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 130

DEF 100

SPA 160

SPD 120

SPE 110

BST700

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

IceBugGhostDragonDarkFairy

½×

FireWaterElectricGrassFightingPsychic

Moves

Luster Purge 94.0% Mystical Fire 75.4% Recover 51.6% Draco Meteor 40.7% Roost 40.6% Aura Sphere 39.9% Ice Beam 36.5% Calm Mind 6.9%

Items

Latiosite 100.0%

Common Teammates

Gholdengo36.6%

Alomomola35.4%

Zamazenta33.1%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike23.5%

Ting-Lu21.7%

Gliscor21.4%

Ferrothorn20.5%

Landorus-Therian20.3%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Latios-Mega →

Teams using Dragonite 82% Teams using Kingambit 77% Teams using Tapu Lele 70% Teams using Zamazenta 54% Teams using Gholdengo 51% Teams using Melmetal 50%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

34.712

81.6% dies 6.58%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 440-522 (120.8 - 143.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Dragonite counters → Teams with Dragonite →

Kingambit

DarkSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

84.595

76.7% dies 7.94%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latios-Mega Aura Sphere vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 360-424 (89.1 - 104.9%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK

75.394

70.4% dies 8.96%

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Tapu Lele Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 218-258 (59.8 - 70.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Tapu Lele counters → Teams with Tapu Lele →

Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK

96.453

54.0% dies 8.75%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 180-214 (49.4 - 58.7%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO

View Zamazenta counters → Teams with Zamazenta →

Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK

129.218

51.1% dies 7.56%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 186-222 (51 - 60.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gholdengo counters → Teams with Gholdengo →

Melmetal

Steel SOFT CHECK

41.251

49.8% dies 7.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Punching Glove Iron Fist Melmetal Double Iron Bash (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 306-360 (84 - 98.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Melmetal counters → Teams with Melmetal →

Chansey

Normal SOFT CHECK

21.76

49.8% dies 10.72%

DAMAGE CALC

Chansey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Latios-Mega: 100-100 (27.4 - 27.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Chansey counters → Teams with Chansey →

Terapagos

Normal SOFT CHECK

48.061

49.2% dies 10.17%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Terapagos Rapid Spin vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 58-69 (15.9 - 18.9%) -- possible 6HKO

View Terapagos counters → Teams with Terapagos →

Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

25.964

48.5% dies 9.81%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 462-546 (126.9 - 150%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Raging Bolt counters → Teams with Raging Bolt →

Charizard-Mega-X

FireDragon SOFT CHECK

29.745

47.9% dies 9.16%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tough Claws Charizard-Mega-X Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 560-660 (153.8 - 181.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Charizard-Mega-X counters → Teams with Charizard-Mega-X →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK

22.175

46.2% dies 10.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Payback (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 320-378 (87.9 - 103.8%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

View Ting-Lu counters → Teams with Ting-Lu →

Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK

40.302

38.1% dies 10.74%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Heatran Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 93-109 (25.5 - 29.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Heatran counters → Teams with Heatran →

Scizor-Mega

BugSteel SOFT CHECK

45.566

30.3% dies 9.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Scizor-Mega U-turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 282-332 (77.4 - 91.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Scizor-Mega counters → Teams with Scizor-Mega →

Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

225.623

25.2% dies 4.98%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 150-178 (41.2 - 48.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Alomomola counters → Teams with Alomomola →

Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK

75.057

23.4% dies 8.09%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 124-146 (34 - 40.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Slowking-Galar counters → Teams with Slowking-Galar →

Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK

25.581

22.5% dies 8.25%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 194-230 (53.2 - 63.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Great Tusk counters → Teams with Great Tusk →

Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK

22.164

20.9% dies 8.64%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 111-132 (30.4 - 36.2%) -- 50.5% chance to 3HKO

View Tornadus-Therian counters → Teams with Tornadus-Therian →

Keldeo

WaterFighting SOFT CHECK

25.244

19.7% dies 7.91%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Keldeo Secret Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 76-90 (20.8 - 24.7%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

View Keldeo counters → Teams with Keldeo →

Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK

20.894

17.7% dies 8.36%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Treads Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 174-206 (47.8 - 56.5%) -- 85.9% chance to 2HKO

View Iron Treads counters → Teams with Iron Treads →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

172.608

17.1% dies 4.92%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 126-150 (34.6 - 41.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Gliscor counters → Teams with Gliscor →

Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK

23.95

14.7% dies 7.23%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 432-510 (118.6 - 140.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater SOFT CHECK

23.367

14.1% dies 7.19%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 192-228 (52.7 - 62.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Urshifu-Rapid-Strike counters → Teams with Urshifu-Rapid-Strike →

Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying SOFT CHECK

94.511

11.5% dies 5.56%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega in Sun: 129-153 (35.4 - 42%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Charizard-Mega-Y counters → Teams with Charizard-Mega-Y →

Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK

21.381

10.1% dies 6.53%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 165-195 (45.3 - 53.5%) -- 37.1% chance to 2HKO

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

21.676

8.4% dies 5.94%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Toxapex Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 58-70 (15.9 - 19.2%) -- possible 6HKO

View Toxapex counters → Teams with Toxapex →

Venusaur-Mega

GrassPoison SOFT CHECK

20.34

6.6% dies 5.50%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Venusaur-Mega Sludge Bomb vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 99-117 (27.1 - 32.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Venusaur-Mega counters → Teams with Venusaur-Mega →

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

89.987

6.0% dies 4.08%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 323-381 (88.7 - 104.6%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Zapdos

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK

26.912

5.5% dies 4.39%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Latios-Mega: 123-145 (33.7 - 39.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Zapdos counters → Teams with Zapdos →

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK

20.809

3.1% dies 3.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Latios-Mega: 124-148 (34 - 40.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Ranked #48 with 4.15% usage. Sorted by reliability score.