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Latias

Black & White

Dragon Vault · #9 · Rare Holo · 2012

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 9 / 21
Release year: 2012
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 100
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hideaki Hakozaki
Pokédex #: 380
Series: Black & White

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Energy Acceleration
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerRecoveryHealing

Strategy & play

How Latias plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Fire / Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Dragon type, weak to Dragon ×2 — a Dragon attacker doing ≥50 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 Latias

Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Mega Lucario ex

$0.72 · in 4% of decks

Riolu

$0.18 · in 3% of decks

Chansey

$0.17 · in 0% of decks

Pachirisu

$0.07 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 100Type:NDragonSubtype: Basic

"Its body is covered in a down that can refract light in such a way that it becomes invisible."

CEnergy Assist

Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

RPSky Heal — 40

If Latios is on your Bench, heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.

Weakness:N×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Latias was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

4 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Latias has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Latias ex — Surging Sparks

Played in 3,496 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/29

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$7.62	$14.87	$94.90	$19.05	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.89
7-day average	€7.82
30-day average	€8.41
Low	€0.49
Trend price	€6.42
Low (excellent+)	€0.99
Reverse holo low	€0.98
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.90
Reverse holo 7-day	€10.10
averageSellPrice	€5.53
Reverse holo 30-day	€6.56
Reverse holo trend	€8.44

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Latias is real?

Latias 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 Latias worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Latias is $19.05; 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 Latias from?

Latias is from the Pokémon set "Dragon Vault" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.

What rarity is Latias?

Latias is a Rare Holo card in the Dragon Vault set.