Latias & Latios

Latias and Latios
Move	Steel Wing
Rarity	Uncommon
Japanese voice actor	Tomoko Kawakami (both) Masashi Ebara (Latios, SSB4)
Articles on Bulbapedia	Latias (Pokémon) Latios (Pokémon)

Latias (ラティアス, Latias) and Latios (ラティオス, Latios) are fictional creatures in the Pokémon franchise. They appear starting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a 2-in-1 Poké Ball Pokémon.

Origin

Latias and Latios first appeared in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. One of them, depending on the version, appears randomly in the wild after beating the Pokémon League, roaming the Hoenn region and attempting to flee after each encounter, while the other can be found in the event-only Southern Island.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Latias and Latios appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a 2-in-1 Poké Ball Pokémon, marking the first time two different species of Pokémon come out of one Poké Ball. Only one will come out, but both have the same outcome.

When summoned, both Latias and Latios scoot off in opposite directions (Latias will attack from the right, Latios from the left). They zoom back and cross paths in an X-fashion, similar to the Kat & Ana Assist Trophy (However, Kat & Ana cross at the same time, while Latias and Latios cross one at a time). The impact causes heavy damage, and knockback is rather strong. The winds from their speed pick up and affect items and characters, forming a sort of "vacuum" at their intersections. This can be extremely dangerous for light characters and those with poor recoveries because a player can easily get caught in a "vacuum" and get KO'd off the side or knocked too far away from the stage to recover. They do not harm the person who summoned them. Despite them being very rare in the Pokémon games (running from the player at every opportunity), they are treated as common Pokémon in Brawl.

Latias & Latios can be avoided by using a recovery move like Pit's or Snake's to hover around the upper blast line. Since Latias & Latios usually do their attack horizontally, the technique will usually work, but if the player starts to fall, they are likely to get hit.

Trophy information

Latias and Latios's trophy in Brawl

Latias and Latios

Eon Pokémon. There are only female Latias and only male Latios. If they sense the presence of a human or an enemy, they will generally use the light-bending trait of their down coats to make themselves invisible. They use telepathy to speak to companions. They travel in herds, but even so, they are rarely seen. They're a combination of Dragon and Psychic types.

: Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

: Pokémon Emerald

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Latias & Latios	Pokémon series	Attack +22

Latias & Latios (Pokémon series)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Latias and Latios return as Poké Ball Pokémon and are functionally identical to their Brawl version.

In Smash Tour

Latias and Latios appear as an item in Smash Tour: when used, they allow the user to team up with a chosen opponent during a battle.

Gallery

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  Latias and Latios preparing to attack.

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  Latias and Zero Suit Samus.

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  Latios in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Latias in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Trivia

• Unlike other Legendary Pokémon, the crowd does not gasp when Latios and Latias appear. Additionally, they have the standard frequency rate instead of the Legendary rate.