Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Latios
SM Black Star Promos · #SM136 · Promo · 2017
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$13.39
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM136 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 381
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 140 damage
- 35 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 Water / Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy attacker doing ≥60 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 Fairy weakness — ≥60 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
- 1.87 copies on average · 15 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.
Mega Latias ex
in 100% of decks · 13 seen
Gravity Mountain
in 77% of decks · 10 seen
Wally's Compassion
in 77% of decks · 10 seen
Latias ex
in 100% of decks · 13 seen
Switch
in 77% of decks · 10 seen
Crispin
in 100% of decks · 13 seen
Special Red Card
in 77% of decks · 10 seen
Fezandipiti ex
in 85% of decks · 11 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Latios?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It understands human speech and is highly intelligent. It is a tender Pokémon that dislikes fighting."
CEnergy Extract — 20
Search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
WPCCLuster Purge — 140
Flip a coin. If tails, discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Latios or SM Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Latios was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.85 | $9.97 | $79.99 | $13.39 | $5.81 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.90 |
| 7-day average | €2.06 |
| 30-day average | €1.75 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €2.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.68 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.48 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.71 |
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, the current market reference price for Latios is $13.39; 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 "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Latios?
Latios is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Latios printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
