Latias and Latios
| Latias and Latios | |
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| Pokémon series characters | |
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| First game | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire |
| Designed by | Ken Sugimori |
| Voiced by (English) |
Megumi Hayashibara (Both) Tomoko Kawakami (Both, SSBB) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) |
Megumi Hayashibara (Latias) Masashi Ebara (Latios) |
Latios (ラティオス Ratiosu?) and Latias (ラティアス Ratiasu?) are Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Latios and Latias first appeared as central characters in the film Pokémon Heroes, and later appeared in the video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, also appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. They are voiced in Japan by Masashi Ebara and Megumi Hayashibara respectively.
Known as the Eon Pokémon, Latios and Latias are two legendary Pokémon originating from the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald series of games. They are male and female respectively, and the first legendary Pokémon to have genders. While Latias is red and white, Latios is blue and grey, as well as being larger and more angular. While Latios and Latias have received significant criticism for their role in the film Pokémon Heroes, critics citing their voices as well as Latias' human transformation, they have received positive reception for their role in the video games. In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire releases, Latios and Latias are given Mega forms.
As with all the characters introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Latios and Latias were designed by Ken Sugimori with the help of Ruby and Sapphire's development team. Latios and Latias are bird-like dragon Pokémon vaguely resembling Lugia. Latios has mostly the same body shape as Latias, but he is larger. The lower halves of Latios and Latias are blue and red, respectively, and they each have jet-plane wings and short arms. Their arms have three small claws at the end. Latios has a red triangular ring on his chest while Latias has a blue ring. The upper half of Latias's body is white, while Latios's is darker. Latias has a red face with a pentagon-shaped white spot in the middle, while, Latios has a blue face with a white teardrop-shaped spot. They have ears that ends in two points. Latias's ear points are separated but Latios's are close together.
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