Pokémon · EX
Latios
EX Trainer Kit Latios · #2 · 2004
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 10
- Release year
- 2004
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Koizumi
- Pokédex #
- 381
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Latios plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — note its own type is Colorless, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Colorless type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Latios
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.82 copies on average · 11 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Kyoko Koizumi
This card was illustrated by Kyoko Koizumi.
Building around Latios?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
LCGather Energy — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
LLCDragon Claw — 40
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Latios is real?
Latios is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Latios worth?
As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Latios from?
Latios is from the Pokémon set "EX Trainer Kit Latios" in the EX series, released in 2004.
Other Latios printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
