Pokémon Natures
A Pokémon's nature raises one stat by +10% and lowers another by −10% — the key to min-maxing a competitive spread. Five neutral natures change nothing.
Jolly 
Timid Nature chart
Rows are the stat a nature raises; columns are the stat it lowers. The grey diagonal are the neutral natures.
| Raises Lowers | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atk | — | Lonely | Adamant | Naughty | Brave |
| Def | Bold | — | Impish | Lax | Relaxed |
| SpA | Modest | Mild | — | Rash | Quiet |
| SpD | Calm | Gentle | Careful | — | Sassy |
| Spe | Timid | Hasty | Jolly | Naive | — |
Physical attackers
Want Adamant (+Atk / −SpA) or Jolly (+Spe / −SpA) to hit harder or move first without wasting the unused Special Attack.
Special attackers
Prefer Modest (+SpA / −Atk) or Timid (+Spe / −Atk) to boost power or speed while dumping the unused Attack.
Walls & tanks
Defensive Pokémon lean on Bold, Impish, Calm, or Careful to shore up a defensive stat.
Picked the wrong nature? Feed it a Mint.
Nature Mints (Sword & Shield onward) swap the stat effect without touching the listed nature. A Modest-natured Pokémon fed an Adamant Mint still reads “Modest,” but now gains +Atk / −SpA in battle. Berry-flavor likes still follow the original nature.
All natures
Flavor → stat:spicyAtkdrySpAsweetSpebitterSpDsourDef
Each non-neutral nature likes the flavor of the stat it raises and dislikes the flavor of the stat it lowers — the basis for berry, Pokéblock, and curry preferences.
| Nature | Raises | Lowers | Likes | Dislikes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamant | +10% Atk | −10% SpA | spicy | dry |
| Bold | +10% Def | −10% Atk | sour | spicy |
| Brave | +10% Atk | −10% Spe | spicy | sweet |
| Calm | +10% SpD | −10% Atk | bitter | spicy |
| Careful | +10% SpD | −10% SpA | bitter | dry |
| Gentle | +10% SpD | −10% Def | bitter | sour |
| Hasty | +10% Spe | −10% Def | sweet | sour |
| Impish | +10% Def | −10% SpA | sour | dry |
| Jolly | +10% Spe | −10% SpA | sweet | dry |
| Lax | +10% Def | −10% SpD | sour | bitter |
| Lonely | +10% Atk | −10% Def | spicy | sour |
| Mild | +10% SpA | −10% Def | dry | sour |
| Modest | +10% SpA | −10% Atk | dry | spicy |
| Naive | +10% Spe | −10% SpD | sweet | bitter |
| Naughty | +10% Atk | −10% SpD | spicy | bitter |
| Quiet | +10% SpA | −10% Spe | dry | sweet |
| Rash | +10% SpA | −10% SpD | dry | bitter |
| Relaxed | +10% Def | −10% Spe | sour | sweet |
| Sassy | +10% SpD | −10% Spe | bitter | sweet |
| Timid | +10% Spe | −10% Atk | sweet | spicy |
| BashfulNeutral | No stat change | — | — | |
| DocileNeutral | No stat change | — | — | |
| HardyNeutral | No stat change | — | — | |
| QuirkyNeutral | No stat change | — | — | |
| SeriousNeutral | No stat change | — | — | |
Nature FAQ
- What does a nature do in Pokémon?
- A nature raises one stat by 10% and lowers another by 10% at level 100. Five natures (Hardy, Docile, Serious, Bashful, Quirky) are neutral and change nothing. Natures never affect HP.
- What's the best nature for my Pokémon?
- Boost the stat your Pokémon actually uses and drop one it doesn't. Physical attackers want Adamant (+Atk/−SpA) or Jolly (+Spe/−SpA); special attackers want Modest (+SpA/−Atk) or Timid (+Spe/−Atk); defensive Pokémon lean on Bold, Impish, Calm, or Careful.
- Can you change a Pokémon's nature?
- Since Sword & Shield, Nature Mints change which stats are raised and lowered without changing the listed nature itself. Feed a Pokémon an Adamant Mint and it gains +Atk/−SpA, whatever its nature says.
- Do natures affect flavor preferences?
- Yes — each non-neutral nature likes the flavor tied to its raised stat and dislikes the flavor of its lowered stat (spicy=Atk, sour=Def, dry=SpA, bitter=SpD, sweet=Spe). This drives berry preferences, Pokéblocks, and curry reactions.