Many Pokémon players are unaware that their creature’s nature is far more than just their personality, with the traits actually affecting the growth of a Pokémon.
As wholesome as it can be to know that your favourite Pokémon is ‘Naughty’ or ‘Quirky’, your Pokémon’s nature actually has a major influence on their stats.
Here’s everything you need to know about all 25 natures and what they mean for your Pokémon.
Pokémon natures were first introduced in Generation 3 of the main gaming series (Ruby/Sapphire), with each Pokémon being randomly assigned one nature from a total of 25.
Each nature that your Pokémon is listed as having increases one of its stats by 10 per cent and decreases another by 10 per cent.
For example, a Pokémon listed as being ‘brave’ will have a higher than usual attack stat.
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There are five natures which provide zero bonus as they both increase and decrease the same stat by 10 per cent, cancelling itself out.
You can check which nature your Pokémon has by looking at their summary.
Here’s all 25 natures and the effects they have on your Pokémon:
When out in the wild, many trainers will catch several of the same Pokémon in a bid to find one with a desired nature best suited to the Pokémon’s strengths and weaknesses.
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A Pokémon’s nature also influences which berries and PokeBlocks it likes as each flavour is linked to a stat:
In Sword/Shield, Pokémon trainers also have the option of changing their Pokémon’s nature by purchasing ‘Mints’ at the Battle Tower once you have completed the main
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