Pokemon Unite adding Latias and Laios as playable characters [update: Latias release date]

June 14: The next playable characters have been revealed for Pokemon Unite, which will add Latias and Latios. The announcement took place during the 2025 Pokemon North America International Championships today. This will come in celebration of the game’s anniversary in July.

Unfortunately, that’s all of the information we have currently. No details have been shared about what they’ll actually be like in the game. There’s also no word on release timing.

Suicune, Alolan Raichu, and Alcremie were the most recent additions. They were added in March, April, and June respectively.

Pokemon Unite is available now on Nintendo Switch and mobile. We have coverage of past character additions, updates, and more here.

July 4: Latios now has a release date in Pokemon Unite. As shared on social media, the character, which is an Attacker, will be ready to go on July 18, 2025.

July 13: A trailer for Latios is now available. Give it a look below.

Latios Trailer

July 22: We now have a release date for Latias. The character will be out on August 8, 2025.