[SET]
name: Choice Scarf (Dragon)
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Draco Meteor is Latias's strongest move, letting Latias revenge kill frailer Pokemon such as Greninja after Stealth Rock and Blacephalon as well as opposing Dragon-types such as Hydreigon. Psychic is reliable and does consistent damage to threats weak to it, such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Venusaur, Kommo-o, and Galarian Weezing, while also being able to clean up late-game. Healing Wish restores weakened important teammates, like a worn down Mega Altaria against Dark, which could lead to a late-game sweep. Levitate provides immunity to Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web, allowing Latias to clear them easily with Defog. Choice Scarf and a Timid nature ensure Latias can provide speed control.
All of Latias's teammates benefit from its speed control, removal of entry hazards, and Healing Wish utility. Garchomp is a great lead to pair with Latias, since it can reliably set entry hazards and wear physical attackers down with Rough Skin or set up with Swords Dance, which enables Latias to clean late-game. Duraludon provides a Fairy-type neutrality, sets entry hazards, and cripples foes with Thunder Wave. Dragonite benefits from Defog and Healing Wish keeping Multiscale intact, and it is also the only Dragon-type with access to priority in the form of Extreme Speed, which can be used to clean up threats to Dragon teams such as Greninja and Weavile. Latias also benefits from pairing with Mega Altaria, which prevents the opponent from spamming Dragon-type moves in the Dragon mirror. Mega Altaria also assists in the Dark matchup against Greninja after a Dragon Dance, Hydreigon, Urshifu, and Mega Sableye. Kommo-o is helpful in the Steel and Dark matchups but also can help break down Normal's walls, such as Blissey and Porygon2. Hydreigon can deal with Ghost-, Steel-, and Psychic-type threats that check Latias, such as Ferrothorn, Aegislash, and Jirachi. Kyurem provides a valuable Ice-type neutrality and handles walls that Latias struggles with, such as Mandibuzz and Gliscor, while also dealing with bulky Water-types thanks to Freeze-Dry. Dracovish is another wallbreaker that is able to tear through walls that force Latias to switch, such as Celesteela. Also, with Latias filling the need for speed control, you are free to run Choice Specs Latios or Mega Latios. Both are potent wallbreakers, breaking through specially defensive walls that Latias and other teammates struggle with breaking, such as Mantine.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Dragon
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Soul Dew frees Latias from being Choice-locked and boosts its STAB moves, allowing it to perform its utility roles better. However, Latias will no longer provide speed control or check sweepers such as Mega Sharpedo and Mega Charizard X. Trick is an option over Defog, but your team loses access to Latias's reliable entry hazard removal.
Checks and Counters
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Dragon
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**Fairy-types**: While Latias can hit Fairy-types with Psychic, they easily shrug it off, and Latias risks being OHKOed by Moonblast from Mega Diancie or Play Rough from Mimikyu.
**Pursuit Trappers**: If Latias is locked into Defog, Alolan Muk and Mega Aerodactyl can trap and potentially OHKO it with Pursuit.
**Steel-types**: Steel-types resist both of Latias's STAB attacks and many of them easily set up on it, such as Bisharp, Aegislash, and Excadrill, forcing Latias to switch.
**Dark-types**: Dark-types are immune to Psychic and can hit Latias back super effectively.
**Walls**: Chansey, Mandibuzz, Hippowdon(AC), and Aegislash can recover easily from Latias's STAB attacks, thus forcing it to switch.
**Status**: Paralysis neuters Latias as speed control, and poison and burn will wear it down given its lack of recovery.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mateeus, 321991], [maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]][
name: Choice Scarf (Dragon)
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Defog
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Draco Meteor is Latias's strongest move, letting Latias revenge kill frailer Pokemon such as Greninja after Stealth Rock and Blacephalon as well as opposing Dragon-types such as Hydreigon. Psychic is reliable and does consistent damage to threats weak to it, such as Mega Lopunny, Mega Venusaur, Kommo-o, and Galarian Weezing, while also being able to clean up late-game. Healing Wish restores weakened important teammates, like a worn down Mega Altaria against Dark, which could lead to a late-game sweep. Levitate provides immunity to Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web, allowing Latias to clear them easily with Defog. Choice Scarf and a Timid nature ensure Latias can provide speed control.
All of Latias's teammates benefit from its speed control, removal of entry hazards, and Healing Wish utility. Garchomp is a great lead to pair with Latias, since it can reliably set entry hazards and wear physical attackers down with Rough Skin or set up with Swords Dance, which enables Latias to clean late-game. Duraludon provides a Fairy-type neutrality, sets entry hazards, and cripples foes with Thunder Wave. Dragonite benefits from Defog and Healing Wish keeping Multiscale intact, and it is also the only Dragon-type with access to priority in the form of Extreme Speed, which can be used to clean up threats to Dragon teams such as Greninja and Weavile. Latias also benefits from pairing with Mega Altaria, which prevents the opponent from spamming Dragon-type moves in the Dragon mirror. Mega Altaria also assists in the Dark matchup against Greninja after a Dragon Dance, Hydreigon, Urshifu, and Mega Sableye. Kommo-o is helpful in the Steel and Dark matchups but also can help break down Normal's walls, such as Blissey and Porygon2. Hydreigon can deal with Ghost-, Steel-, and Psychic-type threats that check Latias, such as Ferrothorn, Aegislash, and Jirachi. Kyurem provides a valuable Ice-type neutrality and handles walls that Latias struggles with, such as Mandibuzz and Gliscor, while also dealing with bulky Water-types thanks to Freeze-Dry. Dracovish is another wallbreaker that is able to tear through walls that force Latias to switch, such as Celesteela. Also, with Latias filling the need for speed control, you are free to run Choice Specs Latios or Mega Latios. Both are potent wallbreakers, breaking through specially defensive walls that Latias and other teammates struggle with breaking, such as Mantine.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Dragon
------------
Soul Dew frees Latias from being Choice-locked and boosts its STAB moves, allowing it to perform its utility roles better. However, Latias will no longer provide speed control or check sweepers such as Mega Sharpedo and Mega Charizard X. Trick is an option over Defog, but your team loses access to Latias's reliable entry hazard removal.
Checks and Counters
===================
Dragon
------------
**Fairy-types**: While Latias can hit Fairy-types with Psychic, they easily shrug it off, and Latias risks being OHKOed by Moonblast from Mega Diancie or Play Rough from Mimikyu.
**Pursuit Trappers**: If Latias is locked into Defog, Alolan Muk and Mega Aerodactyl can trap and potentially OHKO it with Pursuit.
**Steel-types**: Steel-types resist both of Latias's STAB attacks and many of them easily set up on it, such as Bisharp, Aegislash, and Excadrill, forcing Latias to switch.
**Dark-types**: Dark-types are immune to Psychic and can hit Latias back super effectively.
**Walls**: Chansey, Mandibuzz, Hippowdon(AC), and Aegislash can recover easily from Latias's STAB attacks, thus forcing it to switch.
**Status**: Paralysis neuters Latias as speed control, and poison and burn will wear it down given its lack of recovery.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mateeus, 321991], [maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]][
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