Natures

A nature raises one stat by 10% and lowers another by 10% — never HP. There are 25 natures; 5 are neutral (no net effect). Read the whole system at a glance below.

Adamant · on Garchomp

Attack+10%

Sp. Atk−10%

+10% / −10% on the real stats — the effect, made visible.

How natures work

The ±10% rule

Each nature boosts one of Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def or Speed by 10% and cuts another by 10%. HP is never affected. The effect applies to the final stat at every level.

Stat → flavor

Attack→Spicy
Defense→Sour
Sp. Atk→Dry
Sp. Def→Bitter
Speed→Sweet

The 5 neutral natures

These raise and lower the same stat, so they cancel out — no effect on any stat.

HardyDocileBashfulQuirkySerious

The exact stat formula

Final stat = floor( (2 × Base + IV + floor(EV ÷ 4)) × Level ÷ 100 + 5 ) × nature, where nature = 1.1 for the boosted stat, 0.9 for the lowered stat, 1.0 otherwise. HP uses a different formula and is never affected by nature.

The 5×5 nature console

Tap a stat to light up the natures that raise it (↑) or lower it (↓).

Nature matrix: rows raise a stat, columns lower a stat.

Hardyneutral	Lonely	Adamant	Naughty	Brave
Bold	Docileneutral	Impish	Lax	Relaxed
Modest	Mild	Bashfulneutral	Rash	Quiet
Calm	Gentle	Careful	Quirkyneutral	Sassy
Timid	Hasty	Jolly	Naive	Seriousneutral

All 25 natures

25 shown

Increased (+10%)

All 25 natures

Hardy	がんばりや	Neutral	Neutral	—	—
Bold	ずぶとい	Defense	Attack	Sour	Spicy
Modest	ひかえめ	Sp. Atk	Attack	Dry	Spicy
Calm	おだやか	Sp. Def	Attack	Bitter	Spicy
Timid	おくびょう	Speed	Attack	Sweet	Spicy
Lonely	さみしがり	Attack	Defense	Spicy	Sour
Docile	すなお	Neutral	Neutral	—	—
Mild	おっとり	Sp. Atk	Defense	Dry	Sour
Gentle	おとなしい	Sp. Def	Defense	Bitter	Sour
Hasty	せっかち	Speed	Defense	Sweet	Sour
Adamant	いじっぱり	Attack	Sp. Atk	Spicy	Dry
Impish	わんぱく	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sour	Dry
Bashful	てれや	Neutral	Neutral	—	—
Careful	しんちょう	Sp. Def	Sp. Atk	Bitter	Dry
Rash	うっかりや	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Dry	Bitter
Jolly	ようき	Speed	Sp. Atk	Sweet	Dry
Naughty	やんちゃ	Attack	Sp. Def	Spicy	Bitter
Lax	のうてんき	Defense	Sp. Def	Sour	Bitter
Quirky	きまぐれ	Neutral	Neutral	—	—
Naive	むじゃき	Speed	Sp. Def	Sweet	Bitter
Brave	ゆうかん	Attack	Speed	Spicy	Sweet
Relaxed	のんき	Defense	Speed	Sour	Sweet
Quiet	れいせい	Sp. Atk	Speed	Dry	Sweet
Sassy	なまいき	Sp. Def	Speed	Bitter	Sweet
Serious	まじめ	Neutral	Neutral	—	—

Nature questions

Can a Pokémon's nature be changed?

The nature itself is fixed, but from Sword/Shield onward, Mints (e.g. Adamant Mint) override the stat effect without changing the nature's name.

Does nature affect HP?

No. Nature only touches Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def and Speed — HP is never raised or lowered.

How do you pass down a nature when breeding?

Give a parent an Everstone: the offspring then inherits that parent's nature 100% of the time.