Personality value: Difference between revisions

In a Pokémon species's [[Pokémon base stats data structure in the GBA|base stat structure]], there is a byte called the ''gender threshold'', with a value between <code>00000000</code> and <code>11111111</code>. For genderless Pokémon such as {{p|Magnemite}}, the value of this byte is <code>11111111</code>. For female only Pokémon such as {{p|Nidoran♀}}, the value of this byte is <code>11111110</code>. For male only Pokémon such as {{p|Nidoran♂}}, the value of this byte is <code>00000000</code>. Pokémon with ''both'' genders occupy the rest of the spectrum. For these Pokémon, if the value of ''p_gender'' is <b>equal to or greater than</b> that of the base stat value (the gender threshold), the Pokémon is male, otherwise it is female.

! colspan="2" | Base stat value

! colspan="2" | Gender ratio

! Binary

! Decimal

! Male

! Female

| <code>11111111</code>

| 255

| colspan="2" | Genderless

| <code>11111110</code>

| 254

| <code>11011111</code>

| 223

| <code>10111111</code>

| 191

| <code>01111111</code>

| 127

| <code>00111111</code>

| 63

| <code>00011111</code>

| 31

| <code>00000000</code>

| 0

|}

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The number acquired as the remainder corresponds to the personality as follows:

! ''p'' % 25

! Nature

|0

|Hardy

|1

|Lonely

|2

|Brave

|3

|Adamant

|4

|Naughty

|5

|Bold

|6

|Docile

|7

|Relaxed

|8

|Impish

|9

|Lax

|10

|Timid

|11

|Hasty

|12

|Serious

|13

|Jolly

|14

|Naive

|15

|Modest

|16

|Mild

|17

|Quiet

|18

|Bashful

|19

|Rash

|20

|Calm

|21

|Gentle

|22

|Sassy

|23

|Careful

|24

|Quirky

===Stats by index number===

! ''p'' % 6

! Stat

|0

|HP

|1

|Attack

|2

|Defense

|3

|Speed

|4

|Special Attack

|5

|Special Defense

Also, since Nature is also determined by the last two digits of the personality value, the Nature of a Pokémon will constrain the day of month modifier in Power (and to a lesser extent, Stamina) for a Pokémon. For example, a Hardy {{p|Wurmple}} (last digit 0 or 5) will never get a +9 or a +7 from a day of month modifier in Power; if it evolves into a {{p|Cascoon}} (the last digit is 5) it furthermore entails that its best performance will be on the first day of each month, barring Aprijuice factors (as it has its sole +5 boost on the first day on each month)—in contrast, a Hardy {{p|Silcoon}} will have a +5 boost six times a month (on days ending with 4 or 6).

! Attribute

! Attribute modifier

! Neutral Nature -10

! Other Nature stat

| Power

| 0

| Bashful

| Attack

| Stamina

| 1

| Quirky

| Defense

| Skill

| 2

| Serious

| Sp. Def

| Jump

| 3

| Docile

| Sp. Atk

| Speed

| 4

The calculated value is then translated into a difference in stars as follows:

! Stars

|-

! Score

|}