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Closing out our January raid season, Niantic gives us a little treat with the return of two of the toughest Pokémon you can battle in the game – Mega Latios and Mega Latias. These Pokémon are 6-star raids, the highest tier of difficulty that we have seen in a long while.
These two were last part of the raid rotation back in March 2023, so make sure you get your hands on yours as soon as you can, or you may have to wait another year to get yours.
These two will be available in the Raid rotation for a good while! They will become available fromWednesday, August 18, 2025, at 10:00 am local timetoThursday, June 25, 2025, at 10:00 am local time. They will also have special Raid Hours on the following dates:
Mega Latias can be encountered at the following CP Ranges:
Mega Latios can be encountered at these CP Ranges:
This, unfortunately, means that there is a clear winner with regard to which Pokémon you want to focus on catching if your intent is to get the strongest possible Pokémon of the two.
These Pokémon will be released in both their regular and shiny forms. If you’re lucky, you may be able to catch one! Here’s what they look like:
Latios is the one with red eyes, and Latias has gold eyes.
Mega Latios and Mega Latias are bothDragon-andPsychic-TypePokémon, which is why we have put them together in a single guide. They are both weak toFairy-, Dragon-, Ice-, Bug-, Dark-,andGhost-Typeattacks. Their only nominal differences are their movesets.
Both Pokémon can know the following:
Meanwhile, only Latias can learn these moves:
Secondly, only Latios can learn these moves:
When you face off against Latias, you may want to take care not to have aDragon-Typefrontrunner due to that she may haveCharm, which will absolutely murder yourDragons. Luckily for us, their massive pool of vulnerabilities gives us a lot to work with outside of Dragon-Types.
Mega Latias and Mega Latios are bothDragon-andPsychic-Types, and are therefore both boosted byWindyweather.
Mega Latias and Mega Latios are exceptionally tough Pokémon with a raid boss CP of over 80000. They are great Pokémon to have in your arsenal, and if you’re able to, I highly recommend that you tackle these raids with a big group of Trainers with decent Pokémon to raid with. These Raids will be extremely difficult in lower level squads, or with squads of less than6 Trainers. We recommend at least10 Trainersin your party for the sake of safely conquering these raids.
You will absolutely want to take advantage of your Party Play bonuses as much as you’re able to for these raids, especially if you have less than10 Trainersin your team. Otherwise, the best way to prepare will be to build powerful teams. For these raids, at least, the Pokémon you can use for either fight are largely similar and the only time you will want to swap is when Latias knowsCharm.
Recommended Teams
Since there is only one instance you would not want to takeDragon-Typeswith you for these raids (Latias with Charm),Dragonswill still be heavily featured in these lists. To compensate for this, these lists will be a touch longer than our usual ones to feature as many Pokémon as possible.
Additionally, although it is not mentioned in this list,ShadowPokémon have an increased damage than their normal counterparts. For the purposes of making your teams, assume that the Shadow variation of these Pokémon will always be better than the normal ones – even if the normal ones have great IVs.
Personally, I recommend mixing and matching these teams with the other Trainers you have in your Party for the most diverse spread of Types and movesets you can get. The only thing you would want to keep in mind about that is you will need to read up on which Mega Pokémon boost which damage Types, and play around with your party accordingly.
Don’t be too intimidated by the big numbers, Trainers. With some time and preparation – maybe a touch ofFastorCharged TMshere and there – you will blaze through these raids and catch a couple Latios or Latias for yourselves. The difficulty of these raids goes down a ton when you have a plan. Good luck out there, Trainers, and happy catching!
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