What's the Best Team for Latios & Latias?
The Optimal Composition, Tested In-Game
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Latios's Traits & Ingredients
Even a 3-Dragon core is very strong on its own, so Latios, Latias, Salamence plus whichever Pokémon covers your missing ingredients is more than enough. If you can also work in Dragonite's ingredients for bigger dishes and extend your 4-Dragon uptime, the team becomes extremely powerful.
Recommended Teammates for Latios
Just having it on the team grants a +10 berry bonus, and it doubles as a Healer.
The best Dragon-type Berry specialist. Fixing Latios, Latias, and Salamence as a locked trio is extremely strong.
An outstanding Ingredient Pokémon. Which of Fiery Herb, Greengrass Corn, or Pure Oil you build it around is the key decision.
Has Ingredient Draw S. Avocado is a rare and valuable ingredient in an all-Dragon team.
A solid secondary Dragon-type Berry specialist. Has Energy Charge, which pairs great with Latios/Latias.
Best Dish & Team for Salad Week
Ground-Type Guacamole Chips (working translation — official English recipe name unconfirmed)
Going for Guacamole with a Latios/Latias-based team is currently the strongest option.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Fiery Herb | Dragonite |
| Greengrass Corn | Dragonite |
| Greengrass Soybeans | Drampa, Altaria |
| Avocado (working translation) | Drampa |
Best Dish & Team for Dessert Week
Option 1: Honey-Gathering Chocolate Waffles
With a Pure Oil + Greengrass Corn Dragonite on the team, Latios, Latias, Salamence, and Dragonite together are very strong.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Honey | None (Venusaur, Ribombee) |
| Greengrass Corn | Dragonite |
| Pure Oil | Dragonite |
| Soothing Cacao |
None (Quagsire, Blastoise) |
Option 2: Teatime Corn Scones
No dedicated Fancy Apple source, but Gardevoir or Dedenne naturally bring in enough.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Fancy Apple | None (Dedenne, Gardevoir) |
| Warming Ginger | Salamence |
| Greengrass Corn | Dragonite |
| Moomoo Milk | Latios |
Best Dish & Team for Curry Week
Option 1: Verdant Avocado Gratin (working translation — official English recipe name unconfirmed)
Moomoo Milk is badly short, so lean on another Pokémon to cover it.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Avocado (working translation) | Drampa |
| Soft Potato | Salamence |
| Moomoo Milk | Latios |
| Pure Oil | Dragonite |
Option 2: Inferno Corn Keema Curry
Few players have a dedicated meat-source Drampa, so realistically cover Bean Sausage with Charizard or Tyranitar instead.
| Ingredient | Provided By |
|---|---|
| Fiery Herb | Dragonite |
| Greengrass Corn | Dragonite |
| Bean Sausage | None (Charizard / Tyranitar) |
| Warming Ginger | Salamence |
📝 Summary
- Latios's power scales with how many distinct Dragon-types you run
- A locked trio of Latios, Latias, and Salamence is highly practical
- How you build Dragonite's ingredient spread makes or breaks the team
- For Salad Week, going for Guacamole is the strongest option
- For Dessert Week, Dragonite's Pure Oil and Greengrass Corn are the key pieces
- For Curry Week, how you cover the Moomoo Milk shortfall is the deciding factor
More entries in this series — ingredient deep-dives and other Pokémon — are planned for the future.
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