Background cameos let illustrators wink at the wider Pokédex. Latios earns 4 of those moments across 2013–2021, distributed among Naoki Saito, Mitsuhiro Arita and Yuu Nishida and other contributors.
These cameos cluster in XY Black Star Promos most heavily; Naoki Saito accounts for 2 of the appearances.
These cards feature soaring, sky, dynamic and indeterminate in their background art, illustrated by artists like Naoki Saito, Mitsuhiro Arita and Yuu Nishida.
Latios appears as a background cameo across 4 Pokémon cards.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2013–2021 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.