Latias & Latios

Latias and Latios are fictional creatures in the Pokemon franchise. They appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a 2-in-1 Poké Ball Pokémon.

Creature description

Sporting the same structures of jet-like "dragons", Latios and Latias are twin Pokémon. Latias is red and calm, while Latios is blue and aggressive (which is usually considered opposite for these colors). They were the only Legendary Pokémon to have gender, although this changed with the introduction of Generation IV Pokémon Cresselia and Heatran. Latias are always female, whilst Latios are always male.

Introduced in the 3rd generation, the player could catch one of them after defeating the the Elite 4 and the other from a special event involving the Eon Ticket. The would-be-caught Lati is dependent on what version you have; Latias for Sapphire and Latios for Ruby, (although in Emerald, you could choose by a television report).

Both Lati's bear a special attack unique to them only, Mist Ball and Luster Purge respectively.

When discussed by Pokémon fans, Latias and Latios are often referred to as "Lati@s" or "the Lati twins", as they are often not distinct enough to warrant individual mention.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Latias and Latios in-game.

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. They zoom back and cross paths in an X-fashion, similar to 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 way from the stage to recover. They do not harm the person who summoned them. Despite them being very rare in the Pokemon games (running from you at every opportunity) they are actually quite common 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 you start to fall, you are likely to get hit.

As a Trophy

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.

Trivia

• Lati@s are the only legendary pokemon in Brawl who the crowd does not gasp when summoned. Lati@s are also much more common than other legendaries, though this is mostly due to them being a 2-in-1 pokemon, effectively doubling the chances of summoning them.