Natures

A Pokemon's Nature adjusts how two of its stats grow. One stat is raised by 10% and another is lowered by 10%; HP is never affected. There are 25 Natures, and a Pokemon's Nature is set randomly when it is encountered, hatched, or obtained (unless fixed by an item such as an Everstone during breeding).

Each Nature also influences taste preferences: a Pokemon likes the berry flavour tied to its raised stat and dislikes the flavour tied to its lowered stat. Neutral Natures have no flavour preference.

Nature chart

Nature stat chart

		Lowered stat (−10%)
		Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Raised stat (+10%)	Attack	—	Lonely	Adamant	Naughty	Brave
	Defense	Bold	—	Impish	Lax	Relaxed
	Sp. Atk	Modest	Mild	—	Rash	Quiet
	Sp. Def	Calm	Gentle	Careful	—	Sassy
	Speed	Timid	Hasty	Jolly	Naive	—

The five neutral Natures raise and lower the same stat, so they have no effect: Bashful, Docile, Hardy, Quirky, Serious.

All Natures

Nature	Increased stat (+10%)	Decreased stat (−10%)	Liked flavour	Disliked flavour
Adamant	Attack	Sp. Atk	Spicy	Dry
Bashful	—	—	—	—
Bold	Defense	Attack	Sour	Spicy
Brave	Attack	Speed	Spicy	Sweet
Calm	Sp. Def	Attack	Bitter	Spicy
Careful	Sp. Def	Sp. Atk	Bitter	Dry
Docile	—	—	—	—
Gentle	Sp. Def	Defense	Bitter	Sour
Hardy	—	—	—	—
Hasty	Speed	Defense	Sweet	Sour
Impish	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sour	Dry
Jolly	Speed	Sp. Atk	Sweet	Dry
Lax	Defense	Sp. Def	Sour	Bitter
Lonely	Attack	Defense	Spicy	Sour
Mild	Sp. Atk	Defense	Dry	Sour
Modest	Sp. Atk	Attack	Dry	Spicy
Naive	Speed	Sp. Def	Sweet	Bitter
Naughty	Attack	Sp. Def	Spicy	Bitter
Quiet	Sp. Atk	Speed	Dry	Sweet
Quirky	—	—	—	—
Rash	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Dry	Bitter
Relaxed	Defense	Speed	Sour	Sweet
Sassy	Sp. Def	Speed	Bitter	Sweet
Serious	—	—	—	—
Timid	Speed	Attack	Sweet	Spicy