Latios

Latios Number: 381 Type: Dragon/Psychic Does not evolve.



Latios (ラティオス, Ratiosu?) are a blue and white dragon-like legendary Pokémon with small arms and feet, and spiky fighter aircraft-like wings on their back. They appear to have white flesh underneath their blue carapace. They appear extremely similar to Latias, only blue, and more angular. It is said that by folding their arms close to their body, they can fly faster than a jet. Latios are all male.

The Latios' intelligence allows them to understand human languages. They have a docile temperament and dislike fighting. A Latios will only open his heart to a trainer with a compassionate spirit. Their signature attack, Luster Purge, may reduce the target's special defense. Like Latias, Latios can also render themselves invisible.

Latios, along with Latias, have a starring role in the movie Pokémon Heroes as guardians of Altomare, a city modeled after Venice, Italy. At the end of the film, Latios sacrifices himself to protect Altomare from a tremendous tidal wave. It is notable that Latios marks the first actual Pokémon death in the entire North American anime series.[citation needed]

It is confirmed that Latios will appear in the upcoming game, Super Smash Bros Brawl from PokéBalls.