A Pokemons Nature is displayed on the Pokemons summary screen. From Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver onward, the stats affected by a Pokemons Nature are highlighted on their summary screens: the increased stat is notated in red text and the decreased stat is notated in blue text.
| 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 |
| A Pokemons nature also determines the berries it likes and dislikes. Each type of berry is linked to one stat: | |
| Attack | Spicy |
| Defense | Sour |
| Speed | Sweet |
| Sp. Atk | Dry |
| Sp. Def | Bitter |
| The berry a Pokemon likes is the corresponding flavour of its raised stat, while the berry it dislikes is the flavour of its lowered stat. For example, a Pokemon of Sassy nature will like Bitter berries (Special Defense is raised) and dislike Sweet berries (Speed is lowered). |
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| Check which stats are raised/lowered by your Pokemons nature. | ||
| Nature | Increases | Decreases |
| Calm | Sp. Def | Attack |
| Careful | Sp. Def | Sp. Atk |
| Modest | Sp. Atk | Attack |
| Brave | Attack | Speed |
| Hardy | Attack | Attack |
| Bashful | Sp. Atk | Sp. Atk |
| Lax | Defense | Sp. Def |
| Gentle | Sp. Def | Defense |
| Adamant | Attack | Sp. Atk |
| Hasty | Speed | Defense |
| Impish | Defense | Sp. Atk |
| Bold | Defense | Attack |
| Docile | Defense | Defense |
| Quiet | Sp. Atk | Speed |
| Naughty | Attack | Sp. Def |
| Jolly | Speed | Sp. Atk |
| Naive | Speed | Sp. Def |
| Mild | Sp. Atk | Defense |
| Lonely | Attack | Defense |
| Quirky | Sp. Def | Sp. Def |
