Pokémon Natures
Pokémon Natures
Rather than just being a superficial personality
, Natures actually affect the growth of a Pokémon. Each nature increases one of its stats by 10% and decreases one by 10% (by the time it reaches level 100). Five natures increase and decrease the same stat and therefore have no effect.
In most cases it is preferable to have a nature that decreases either Attack or Special Attack for Pokémon whose strengths are the opposite type of attack. Espeon, for example, favours Special moves, so it's best to use a nature that decreases its Attack since it won't be used.
Natures by stat
Find which nature corresponds to your preferred stat boosts/drops.
| - Attack | - Defense | - Sp. Atk | - Sp. Def | - Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + Attack | Hardy | Lonely | Adamant | Naughty | Brave |
| + Defense | Bold | Docile | Impish | Lax | Relaxed |
| + Sp. Atk | Modest | Mild | Bashful | Rash | Quiet |
| + Sp. Def | Calm | Gentle | Careful | Quirky | Sassy |
| + Speed | Timid | Hasty | Jolly | Naive | Serious |
Natures alphabetically
Check which stats are raised/lowered by your Pokémon's nature.
| Nature | Increases | Decreases |
|---|---|---|
| Adamant | Attack | Sp. Atk |
| Bashful | Sp. Atk | Sp. Atk |
| Bold | Defense | Attack |
| Brave | Attack | Speed |
| Calm | Sp. Def | Attack |
| Careful | Sp. Def | Sp. Atk |
| Docile | Defense | Defense |
| Gentle | Sp. Def | Defense |
| Hardy | Attack | Attack |
| Hasty | Speed | Defense |
| Impish | Defense | Sp. Atk |
| Jolly | Speed | Sp. Atk |
| Lax | Defense | Sp. Def |
| Lonely | Attack | Defense |
| Mild | Sp. Atk | Defense |
| Modest | Sp. Atk | Attack |
| Naive | Speed | Sp. Def |
| Naughty | Attack | Sp. Def |
| Quiet | Sp. Atk | Speed |
| Quirky | Sp. Def | Sp. Def |
| Rash | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def |
| Relaxed | Defense | Speed |
| Sassy | Sp. Def | Speed |
| Serious | Speed | Speed |
| Timid | Speed | Attack |
