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Latios
Oracle Text
Ability Fantastical Floating: If you have Latias in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost.
Attack Luster Purge (120): Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
Card Details
Character Background
Latios in the Nintendo Black Star Promos reads as a nimble utility attacker, best suited to a tempo or light control plan rather than brute-force aggro. Its small damage output—Super Psy for 10 and Freeze Dry for 30—won’t overwhelm bulky Pokémon on raw numbers, but the coin-flip Paralysis gives it real nuisance value, especially early when denying a key retreat or attack can swing the pace of the game. Because it is a Basic Colorless Pokémon, it fits cleanly into many shells and can be powered by generic Energy, making it easy to slot into decks that want a flexible opener or a backup attacker. Pairing Latios with damage modifiers or status-focused support improves its pressure, while switching cards help it keep the initiative after a successful Paralysis turn. Thematically, Latios feels like a swift aerial disruptor: elegant, elusive, and more dangerous when it controls the rhythm of the battle than when it tries to trade blows directly.
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Character Background
Latios in the Nintendo Black Star Promos reads as a nimble utility attacker, best suited to a tempo or light control plan rather than brute-force aggro. Its small damage output—Super Psy for 10 and Freeze Dry for 30—won’t overwhelm bulky Pokémon on raw numbers, but the coin-flip Paralysis gives it real nuisance value, especially early when denying a key retreat or attack can swing the pace of the game. Because it is a Basic Colorless Pokémon, it fits cleanly into many shells and can be powered by generic Energy, making it easy to slot into decks that want a flexible opener or a backup attacker. Pairing Latios with damage modifiers or status-focused support improves its pressure, while switching cards help it keep the initiative after a successful Paralysis turn. Thematically, Latios feels like a swift aerial disruptor: elegant, elusive, and more dangerous when it controls the rhythm of the battle than when it tries to trade blows directly.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 23:10:46 UTC