Nature

Quirky redirects here. For the Pokémon Musical category, see Pokémon Musical → Shows. For the skill in Pokémon Shuffle, see Skill (Shuffle) → Quirky.

Relaxed redirects here. For the Pokémon Super Contest theme, see Visual Competition.

Naughty redirects here. For the Natu belonging to McKenzie, see McKenzie → Naughty.

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Nature (Japanese: 性格 nature) is a trait that each individual Pokémon has which influences how their stats grow and determines their flavor preferences. The mechanic was introduced in Generation III.

A Pokémon's Nature is displayed on the Pokémon's summary screen. From Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver onward, the stats affected by a Pokémon's Nature are highlighted on their summary screens: the increased stat is notated in red text and the decreased stat is notated in blue text.

Mechanics

A Pokémon's Nature usually affects the value of two of its stats, ultimately increasing one of its non-HP stats (Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed) by 10% and decreasing another by 10%. Starting in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the stats increased or decreased by a Pokémon's Nature have (respectively) a red or blue highlight on a Pokémon's summary screen.

Natures also determine the Pokémon's favorite flavor and its disliked flavor: each stat is associated with a flavor, and each Pokémon's favorite flavor is the one associated with the stat increased by its Nature, while it dislikes the flavor associated with the decreased stat. For example, since the Lonely Nature increases a Pokémon's Attack stat (which is associated with the Spicy flavor) and decreases its Defense stat (which is associated with the Sour flavor), a Pokémon with a Lonely Nature has Spicy as its favorite flavor and dislikes Sour flavors.

Every Nature represents one of the 25 unique possible combinations of stat increase and decrease; thus, there are five Natures that have no effect on the Pokémon's stat growth as they technically increase and decrease the same stat (Bashful, Docile, Hardy, Quirky, and Serious).

In Generation VIII, mints were introduced, which change the effect of a Pokémon's Nature on its stats to that of the Nature corresponding to the mint used. This does not change its actual Nature and by extension its flavor preferences, a Toxel's evolution, Natures that would be inherited via Everstone, and the Nature of wild Pokémon encountered using Synchronize.

Determination

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: When a bred Pokémon's Nature is determined in the Gen VI+ games, when a roaming Pokémon's nature is determined

A Pokémon's Nature is determined when it is generated by the game: when it is encountered in the wild, when it is obtained as an Egg, or when it is given to the player by a non-player character. In the Generation III games (except Pokémon Emerald) and the Generation V games, a Pokémon's Nature is determined when the player receives the Egg from the Day-Care Man; in Pokémon Emerald and the Generation IV games, a Pokémon's Nature is determined when the Day-Care Man obtains the Egg. A Pokémon's nature cannot be changed once generated.

In Generations III and IV, Nature is determined by the Pokémon's personality value. From Generation V onward, it is stored in an unrelated variable.

A Pokémon transported to Pokémon Bank from a Virtual Console core series game has its nature set upon being transported. Its Nature is the Nature with the index number that corresponds to the Pokémon's total experience in Generation I and II modulo 25 (the Pokémon's experience is then reset to the minimum amount of experience required for its current level).

Breeding

From Pokémon Emerald onward, a Ditto or a female Pokémon that holds an Everstone has a 50% chance of passing its Nature to its offspring. Starting in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, male Pokémon can also pass on their Nature by holding an Everstone. From Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 onward, a Pokémon holding an Everstone will always pass its Nature to its offspring.

In Generation IV, the Everstone only applies this effect if both Pokémon have the same language of origin. If they do not, the Masuda method applies instead to attempt to make the Pokémon Shiny, thereby unsetting the Nature that had previously been set. From Generation V onward, Nature is independent of the personality value and so both the Everstone and Masuda method can apply at once.

In games where either parent can pass down their Nature, if both Pokémon hold an Everstone, each parent has an equal chance of passing down their Nature to the offspring.

In the wild

Hoenn Safari Zone

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, there are Pokéblock feeders throughout the Safari Zone. If a Pokéblock is placed in a feeder, all wild Pokémon encountered in tall grass and water tiles up to five steps away from the feeder will have a Nature such that, if an identical Pokéblock were thrown at it, the Pokémon would be enthralled (i.e. its preferred flavor dominates its disliked flavor in the Pokéblock); the feeder has no effect if no such Nature exists. Only one Pokéblock may occupy a feeder, and the feeder's effect disappears after 100 steps are taken.

Synchronize

Generations III-V

From Pokémon Emerald onward, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is in the first slot in the party (even if fainted) when a wild Pokémon is encountered, there is a 50% chance that the game will force it to have the same Nature as the Pokémon in the first slot. (Otherwise, the Nature is chosen at random, so the Pokémon still has a 1 in 25 chance of having the same Nature as the lead Pokémon.) This does not apply to roaming Pokémon, Pokémon in the Pokéwalker, or Pokémon in the Entree Forest. In Emerald, it also does not apply to stationary Pokémon (such as Regirock or Rayquaza).

Generation VI

From Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire onward, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, gift Pokémon (except Pokémon obtained via Mystery Gift and Eggs) that are in the No Eggs Discovered Egg Group will always have the same Nature as the Pokémon with this Ability.

Generation VII

From Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon onward, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, gift Pokémon (except Pokémon obtained via Mystery Gift and Eggs) will always have the same Nature as the Pokémon with this Ability regardless of Egg Group.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, wild Pokémon are now guaranteed to have the same Nature as the leading Pokémon.

Madam Celadon

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player can pay Madam Celadon in the Celadon Pokémon Center $10,000 to force all Pokémon encountered in the wild (including in the GO Park complex and Pokémon the player must defeat in a battle) or received as a gift (including revived fossils, but not in-game trades or Mystery Gift) to have a specific Nature until midnight. Madam Celadon has the player select two flowers whose colors each represent a stat:

• Red for Attack
• Yellow for Defense
• Blue for Special Attack
• Green for Special Defense
• Pink for Speed

The first flower the player chooses determines the stat the Nature increases, and the second flower determines the stat it decreases. While the effect does last for the rest of the day, the player can change the Nature at any time by paying Madam Celadon again. Due to the lack of breeding and Abilities, this is the only way to influence Natures in these games.

List of Natures

The following table lists each one of the 25 Natures and their effects on a Pokémon. Should a nature have both a negative and positive effect on a stat or flavor preference, this effect is cancelled out and the effect results in no change to the characteristics of the given Pokémon.

#	Nature	Japanese	Increased stat	Decreased stat	Favorite flavor	Disliked flavor
0	Hardy	がんばりや	Attack	Attack	Spicy	Spicy
1	Lonely	さみしがり	Attack	Defense	Spicy	Sour
2	Brave	ゆうかん	Attack	Speed	Spicy	Sweet
3	Adamant	いじっぱり	Attack	Sp. Attack	Spicy	Dry
4	Naughty	やんちゃ	Attack	Sp. Defense	Spicy	Bitter
5	Bold	ずぶとい	Defense	Attack	Sour	Spicy
6	Docile	すなお	Defense	Defense	Sour	Sour
7	Relaxed	のんき	Defense	Speed	Sour	Sweet
8	Impish	わんぱく	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sour	Dry
9	Lax	のうてんき	Defense	Sp. Defense	Sour	Bitter
10	Timid	おくびょう	Speed	Attack	Sweet	Spicy
11	Hasty	せっかち	Speed	Defense	Sweet	Sour
12	Serious	まじめ	Speed	Speed	Sweet	Sweet
13	Jolly	ようき	Speed	Sp. Attack	Sweet	Dry
14	Naive	むじゃき	Speed	Sp. Defense	Sweet	Bitter
15	Modest	ひかえめ	Sp. Attack	Attack	Dry	Spicy
16	Mild	おっとり	Sp. Attack	Defense	Dry	Sour
17	Quiet	れいせい	Sp. Attack	Speed	Dry	Sweet
18	Bashful	てれや	Sp. Attack	Sp. Attack	Dry	Dry
19	Rash	うっかりや	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Dry	Bitter
20	Calm	おだやか	Sp. Defense	Attack	Bitter	Spicy
21	Gentle	おとなしい	Sp. Defense	Defense	Bitter	Sour
22	Sassy	なまいき	Sp. Defense	Speed	Bitter	Sweet
23	Careful	しんちょう	Sp. Defense	Sp. Attack	Bitter	Dry
24	Quirky	きまぐれ	Sp. Defense	Sp. Defense	Bitter	Bitter

Stat-focused table

As each Nature uniquely boosts one stat and hinders another, the 25 Natures may also be arranged into a table such as the one shown below.

Nature table
No change ↘		Decreased stat ↓ (disliked flavor)
		↓Attack (Spicy)	↓Defense (Sour)	↓Speed (Sweet)	↓Sp.Atk (Dry)	↓Sp.Def (Bitter)
Increased stat ↑ (favorite flavor)	↑Attack (Spicy)	Hardy	Lonely	Brave	Adamant	Naughty
	↑Defense (Sour)	Bold	Docile	Relaxed	Impish	Lax
	↑Speed (Sweet)	Timid	Hasty	Serious	Jolly	Naive
	↑Sp.Atk (Dry)	Modest	Mild	Quiet	Bashful	Rash
	↑Sp.Def (Bitter)	Calm	Gentle	Sassy	Careful	Quirky

Other applications

Evolutions

Toxel evolves by level up into Toxtricity at level 30. Whether Toxel evolves into the Amped Form or Low Key Form upon evolution is determined by its base Nature, and is unaffected by Mints.

No change ↘	↓Attack	↓Defense	↓Speed	↓Sp.Atk	↓Sp.Def
↑Attack	Hardy	Lonely	Brave	Adamant	Naughty
↑Defense	Bold	Docile	Relaxed	Impish	Lax
↑Speed	Timid	Hasty	Serious	Jolly	Naive
↑Sp.Atk	Modest	Mild	Quiet	Bashful	Rash
↑Sp.Def	Calm	Gentle	Sassy	Careful	Quirky
Amped Form • Low Key Form

Battle Palace

Main article: Battle Palace

In the Battle Palace and in Verdanturf Town's Battle Tent, Trainers do not control their Pokémon during battle. Instead, Pokémon have different battle styles depending on their Nature.

All moves are grouped into three categories: Attack, Defense (primarily status moves targeting the user), and Support (primarily status moves targeting the opponent).

All Natures have a set ratio of Attack, Defense, and Support moves that Pokémon with that Nature will prefer to use. These ratios may change when the Pokémon's HP falls below 50%. During battle, a Pokémon will select a category in which it wants to attack and then select a random attack from its moveset that fits that category; if no such attack exists, the Pokémon will "appear incapable of using its power" and skip its turn.

Purification

In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, a Pokémon's Nature influences the efficacy of different purification methods. An action that greatly lowers the Heart Gauge of one Shadow Pokémon might do very little for another one based on their respective Natures.

Other

In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a man in the house closest to the Sunyshore City Heritage Site asks to see Pokémon with different Natures (Serious, Naive, and Quirky), and will give the player three Pokétch applications in return.

From Generation V onwards, the player can assign a Nature to their Trainer profile. In Generation V, this is part of their Trainer Card and affects what the player will say on others' games at the Unity Tower. In Generation VI, this is part of the player's profile in the Player Search System.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Nature quiz results in RTDX

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, the personality quizzes at the beginning of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky assign the player a nature from the core series which, along with their selected gender, determines what Pokémon the player turns into.

A similar quiz is also present in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, but the Pokémon are not associated with main series natures. As well, the player is allowed to select their own Pokémon afterwards if they do not like the Pokémon determined for them.

In Rescue Team DX, the nature quiz returns, additionally allowing the player to select their own Pokémon again.

Natures in these games only influence the player's Pokémon result, and have no impact on stats.

Nature	Game
	MDRB		MDTDS
	Male	Female	Male		Female
Hardy	Charmander	Pikachu	Torchic		Treecko
Lonely	Cubone	Psyduck	Bulbasaur		Mudkip
Brave	Machop	Charmander	Pikachu		Charmander
Bold	N/A		Turtwig		Squirtle
Docile	Bulbasaur	Chikorita	Charmander		Bulbasaur
Relaxed	Psyduck	Squirtle	MunchlaxTD	PhanpyS	MeowthTD	VulpixS
Impish	Pikachu	Cubone	Piplup		Chimchar
Timid	Cyndaquil	Mudkip	Cyndaquil		Turtwig
Jolly	Squirtle	Totodile	Totodile		MunchlaxTD	EeveeS
Naive	Totodile	Eevee	Chimchar		Skitty
Hasty	Torchic	Skitty	SkittyTD	ShinxS	Pikachu
Quiet	N/A		Treecko		Chikorita
Rash	N/A		Mudkip		Torchic
Calm	Mudkip	Bulbasaur	Chikorita		Cyndaquil
Sassy	Treecko	Torchic	MeowthTD	RioluS	Totodile
Quirky	Meowth	Treecko	Squirtle		Piplup

Pokémon Sleep

In Pokémon Sleep, Natures determine the following five attributes of helper Pokémon: speed of help (the time it takes for the Pokémon to help gather Berries), energy recovery (how much of the Pokémon's energy is recovered after a sleep session), EXP gains (how much EXP is gained by the Pokémon after sleep research, and through giving the Pokémon Candy and Dream Shards), ingredient finding (how often the Pokémon will find ingredients), and main skill chance (how often the Pokémon's main skill will trigger).

Nature	Increased attribute ▲▲	Decreased attribute ▼▼
Hardy	—	—
Lonely	Speed of help	Energy recovery
Brave	Speed of help	EXP gains
Adamant	Speed of help	Ingredient finding
Naughty	Speed of help	Main skill chance
Bold	Energy recovery	Speed of help
Docile	—	—
Relaxed	Energy recovery	EXP gains
Impish	Energy recovery	Ingredient finding
Lax	Energy recovery	Main skill chance
Timid	EXP gains	Speed of help
Hasty	EXP gains	Energy recovery
Serious	—	—
Jolly	EXP gains	Ingredient finding
Naive	EXP gains	Main skill chance
Modest	Ingredient finding	Speed of help
Mild	Ingredient finding	Energy recovery
Quiet	Ingredient finding	EXP gains
Bashful	—	—
Rash	Ingredient finding	Main skill chance
Calm	Main skill chance	Speed of help
Gentle	Main skill chance	Energy recovery
Sassy	Main skill chance	EXP gains
Careful	Main skill chance	Ingredient finding
Quirky	—	—

Attribute-focused table

As each Nature uniquely boosts one attribute and hinders another, the 25 Natures may also be arranged into a table such as the one shown below.

Nature table
No change ↘		Decreased attribute ▼▼
		Speed of help ▼▼	Energy recovery ▼▼	EXP gains ▼▼	Ingredient finding ▼▼	Main skill chance ▼▼
Increased attribute ▲▲	Speed of help ▲▲	Hardy	Lonely	Brave	Adamant	Naughty
	Energy recovery ▲▲	Bold	Docile	Relaxed	Impish	Lax
	EXP gains ▲▲	Timid	Hasty	Serious	Jolly	Naive
	Ingredient finding ▲▲	Modest	Mild	Quiet	Bashful	Rash
	Main skill chance ▲▲	Calm	Gentle	Careful	Sassy	Quirky

In animation

Nidothing and Quaxly describing Natures in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Natures were first mentioned in Mounting an Electrifying Charge!, where it was revealed that Sophocles's Charjabug had a Mild Nature. In addition, a young man named Horacio revealed that his Shiny Charjabug had a Timid Nature, which he believed to be perfect for the Charjabug race. However, these references to Natures were removed in the dub.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

In Welcome to Paldea!, Nidothing made a video about Pokémon Natures.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Since the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, the Natures of each Pokédex holder's Pokémon have been visible on their bios.

In addition, Ruby has a talent of being able to tell a Pokémon's Nature just by observing its moves and body language, allowing him to choose the correct Pokéblock flavor for them.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Emerald, Diamond, and Pearl, the animation speed of the Pokémon in dorsal form when it comes out of its Poké Ball is determined by its Nature. There are three animation speeds for the Pokémon sprite: slow, medium, and fast.
  • The animation speed is slow when the Pokémon's Nature is Bashful, Careful, Gentle, Lonely, Mild, Modest, Quiet, or Timid.
  • The animation speed is medium when the Pokémon's Nature is Bold, Calm, Docile, Lax, Quirky, Rash, Relaxed, Sassy, or Serious.
  • The animation speed is fast when the Pokémon's Nature is Adamant, Brave, Hardy, Hasty, Impish, Jolly, Naive, or Naughty.
• Nature names in Western languages have a maximum of seven characters, while in Japanese and Korean, they have a maximum of five.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 性格 Singgaak Mandarin 性格 Xìnggé Czech Povaha French Nature German Wesen Hungarian Természet Italian Natura Korean 성격 Seonggyeok Polish Natura Portuguese Natureza Russian Характер Kharakter Spanish Naturaleza Turkish Mizaç Vietnamese Tính cách

Specific Natures

English	Kana	Rōmaji	French	German	Italian	Spanish	Hangul	Romanized	Hànzì	Romanized	Brazilian Portuguese
Adamant	いじっぱり	Ijippari	Rigide	Hart	Decisa	Firme	고집	Gojip	固執 / 固执	Gùzhí / Gujāp	Firme*
Bashful	てれや	Tereya	Pudique	Zaghaft	Ritrosa	Tímida	수줍음	Sujup-eum	害羞	Hàixiū / Hoihsāu	Tímida
Bold	ずぶとい	Zubutoi	Assuré	Kühn	Sicura	Osada	대담	Daedam	大膽 / 大胆	Dàdǎn / Daaihdáam	Audaciosa
Brave	ゆうかん	Yūkan	Brave	Mutig	Audace	Audaz	용감	Yonggam	勇敢	Yǒnggǎn / Yúhnggám	Valente
Calm	おだやか	Odayaka	Calme	Still	Calma	Serena	차분	Chabun	溫和 / 温和	Wēnhé / Wānwòh	Calma
Careful	しんちょう	Shinchō	Prudent	Sacht	Cauta	Cauta	신중	Sinjung	慎重	Shènzhòng / Sahnjuhng	Cuidadosa
Docile	すなお	Sunao	Docile	Sanft	Docile	Dócil	온순	Onsun	坦率	Tǎnshuài / Táansēut	Dócil
Gentle	おとなしい	Otonashii	Gentil	Zart	Gentile	Amable	얌전	Yamjeon	溫順 / 温顺	Wēnshùn / Wānseuhn	Gentil
Hardy	がんばりや	Ganbariya	Hardi	Robust	Ardita	Fuerte	노력	Noryeok	勤奮 / 勤奋	Qínfèn / Kàhnfáhn	Esforçada
Hasty	せっかち	Sekkachi	Pressé	Hastig	Lesta	Activa	성급	Seonggeup	急躁	Jízào / Gāpchou	Agitada*
Impish	わんぱく	Wanpaku	Malin	Pfiffig	Scaltra	Agitada	장난꾸러기	Jangnankkureogi	淘氣 / 淘气	Táoqì / Tòuhhei	Rebelde
Jolly	ようき	Yōki	Jovial	Froh	Allegra	Alegre	명랑	Myeongrang	爽朗	Shuǎnglǎng / Sónglóhng	Alegre
Lax	のうてんき	Nōtenki	Lâche	Lasch	Fiacca	Floja	촐랑	Chullang	樂天 / 乐天	Lètiān / Lohktīn	Negligente
Lonely	さみしがり	Samishigari	Solo	Solo	Schiva	Huraña	외로움	Oeroum	怕寂寞	Pàjímò / Pàjìmò / Pajihkmohk	Carente
Mild	おっとり	Ottori	Doux	Mild	Mite	Afable	의젓	Yijeot	慢吞吞	Màntūntūn / Maahntāntān	Tranquila
Modest	ひかえめ	Hikaeme	Modeste	Mäßig	Modesta	Modesta	조심	Josim	內斂 / 内敛	Nèiliàn / Nèiliǎn / Noihlihm	Modesta
Naive	むじゃき	Mujaki	Naïf	Naiv	Ingenua	Ingenua	천진난만	Cheonjinnanman	天真	Tiānzhēn / Tīnjān	Ingênua
Naughty	やんちゃ	Yancha	Mauvais	Frech	Birbona	Pícara	개구쟁이	Gaegujaeng-i	頑皮 / 顽皮	Wánpí / Wàahnpèih	Sapeca
Quiet	れいせい	Reisei	Discret	Ruhig	Quieta	Mansa	냉정	Naengjeong	冷靜 / 冷静	Lěngjìng / Láahngjihng	Quieta
Quirky	きまぐれ	Kimagure	Bizarre	Kauzig	Furba	Rara	변덕	Byeongdeok	浮躁	Fúzào / Fàuhchou	Peculiar
Rash	うっかりや	Ukkariya	Foufou	Hitzig	Ardente	Alocada	덜렁	Deolleong	馬虎 / 马虎	Mǎhū / Mǎhu / Māfū	Rabugenta
Relaxed	のんき	Nonki	Relax	Locker	Placida	Plácida	무사태평	Musataepyeong	悠閒 / 悠闲	Yōuxián / Yàuhhàahn	Tranquila*
Sassy	なまいき	Namaiki	Malpoli	Forsch	Vivace	Grosera	건방	Geonbang	自大	Zìdà / Jihdaaih	Atrevida
Serious	まじめ	Majime	Sérieux	Ernst	Seria	Seria	성실	Seongsil	認真 / 认真	Rènzhēn / Yihngjān	Séria
Timid	おくびょう	Okubyō	Timide	Scheu	Timida	Miedosa	겁쟁이	Geopjaeng-i	膽小 / 胆小	Dǎnxiǎo / Dáamsíu	Tímida

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