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{{redirect|Timid|the Ability named Timid in Japanese|Defeatist (Ability)}}
:''Quirky redirects here. For the Pokémon Musical category, see [[Pokémon Musical#Shows|Pokémon Musical → Shows]]. For the skill in [[Pokémon Shuffle]], see [[Skill (Shuffle)#Quirky|Skill (Shuffle) → Quirky]].''
{{redirect|Quirky|the Pokémon Musical category|Pokémon Musical#Categories|Pokémon Musical}}
{{redirect|Relaxed|the [[Pokémon Super Contest]] theme|Visual Competition}}
{{redirect|Relaxed|the Super Contest dress-up style|Visual Competition}}
{{redirect|Naughty|the Natu belonging to McKenzie|McKenzie#Naughty|McKenzie → Naughty}}
{{redirect|Calm|the character with the Japanese name Calm|Calem (game)}}
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'''Natures''' (Japanese: '''せいかく''' ''Personality'') are the Pokémon analogue of personalities. They were introduced in the [[Generation III]] games and remain a game mechanic in [[Generation IV]] and [[Generation V]]. Every Pokémon in these games has one of these 25 Natures, listed and described in the section below.  
'''Nature''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|性格|せいかく}}''' ''nature'') is a trait that each individual Pokémon has which influences how their [[Statistic|stats]] grow and determines their [[flavor]] preferences. The mechanic was introduced in [[Generation III]].


A Pokémon's Nature usually affects the growth rate of two of its [[stats]], ultimately increasing one of its stats by 10% and decreasing another by 10%. Natures also determine the Pokémon's favorite flavor and its disliked flavor. Each stat is tagged to a flavor (e.g. Attack-Spicy), and if the Nature boosts the stat, the tagged flavor will be the Pokémon's favorite (i.e. Lonely boosts Attack, hence a Lonely-natured Pokémon's favorite flavor is Spicy). The opposite also holds true (i.e. Bold hinders Attack, so a Bold-natured Pokémon will dislike Spicy food).
A Pokémon's Nature is displayed on the Pokémon's [[summary]] screen. From {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} onward, the stats affected by a Pokémon's Nature are highlighted on their summary screens: the increased stat is notated in red text and the decreased stat is notated in blue text.


Every Nature represents one of the 25 unique possible combinations of stat increase and decrease; thus, there are five Natures that have no effect on the Pokémon's stat growth (Bashful, Docile, Hardy, Quirky and Serious). These five "neutral" Natures are technically Natures that increase and decrease the same stat.  
==Mechanics==
A Pokémon's Nature usually affects the value of two of its [[Statistic|stats]], ultimately increasing one of its non-{{stat|HP}} stats ({{stat|Attack}}, {{stat|Defense}}, {{stat|Special Attack}}, {{stat|Special Defense}}, or {{stat|Speed}}) by 10% and decreasing another by 10%. Starting in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the stats increased or decreased by a Pokémon's Nature have (respectively) a red or blue highlight on a Pokémon's summary screen.


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Natures also determine the Pokémon's favorite [[flavor]] and its disliked flavor: each stat is associated with a flavor, and each Pokémon's favorite flavor is the one associated with the stat increased by its Nature, while it dislikes the flavor associated with the decreased stat. For example, since the Lonely Nature increases a Pokémon's {{stat|Attack}} stat (which is associated with the Spicy flavor) and decreases its {{stat|Defense}} stat (which is associated with the Sour flavor), a Pokémon with a Lonely Nature has Spicy as its favorite flavor and dislikes Sour flavors.
From {{v2|Emerald}} onwards, a {{p|Ditto}} or a female Pokémon that holds an {{evostone|Everstone}} has a 50% chance of passing its Nature to its offspring when at the Pokémon daycare. Since {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, male Pokémon can also pass on their Nature with an Everstone. In Generation IV, parents could only pass Natures to their offspring if both Pokémon and the Trainer all came from a game in the same language. Also from Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with the [[Ability]] {{a|Synchronize}} is leading the [[party]], there is a 50% chance of encountering a wild Pokémon with the same Nature. Synchronize affects any encounter, including stationary {{pkmn2|legendary|legends}}, but excluding Pokémon that are received from an NPC, such as the {{p|Eevee}} given out by [[Bill]] in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Pokémon received in a museum after being resurrected from [[Fossil]]s, or catching Pokémon during a Stroll in the [[Pokéwalker]] bundled with HeartGold and SoulSilver.


Natures also dictate the manner in which Pokémon battle by themselves at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Palace}}, different Natures (including the five non-increasing/decreasing ones) make the Pokémon use different methods of attacks and change tactics when they are low on health. A man in a house closest to the [[Sunyshore City]] Heritage Site asks to see {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with different Natures (Serious, Naive and Quirky), and will give the {{player}} three [[Pokétch]] applications.
Every Nature represents one of the 25 unique possible combinations of stat increase and decrease; thus, there are five Natures that have no effect on the Pokémon's stat growth as they technically increase and decrease the same stat (Bashful, Docile, Hardy, Quirky, and Serious).


From {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} and on, the stat increased or decreased by a Pokémon's Nature has a red or blue shadow respectively when viewing that Pokémon's summary screen.
In [[Generation VIII]], [[mint]]s were introduced. When used on a Pokémon, these items change the effect of a Pokémon's Nature on its stats to that of the Nature corresponding to the mint used. However, the Pokémon's actual Nature stays the same, so other traits determined by Nature, such as a Pokémon's flavor preferences or a {{p|Toxel}}'s [[evolution]], are unchanged. Mints also do not change which Nature is passed down using an [[Everstone]].


In Generation V games, Trainers themselves have Natures. This Nature can be viewed and changed on the {{ga|Trainer Card}}. These Natures affect what the player will say on others' games at [[Unity Tower]].
==Determination==
{{incomplete|section|needs=When a bred Pokémon's Nature is determined in the Gen VI+ games, when a roaming Pokémon's nature is determined}}
A Pokémon's Nature is determined when it is generated by the game: when it is encountered in the {{pkmn2|wild}}, when it is obtained as an {{pkmn|Egg}}, or when it is given to the {{player}} by a [[non-player character]]. In the [[Generation III]] games (except {{game|Emerald}}) and the [[Generation V]] games, a Pokémon's Nature is determined when the player receives the Egg from the Day-Care Man; in Pokémon Emerald and the Generation IV games, a Pokémon's Nature is determined when the Day-Care Man obtains the Egg. A Pokémon's nature cannot be changed once generated.
 
In Generations III and IV, Nature is determined by the Pokémon's [[personality value]]. From Generation V onward, it is stored in an unrelated variable.
 
A Pokémon transported to [[Pokémon Bank]] from a [[Virtual Console]] [[core series]] game has its nature set upon being transported. Its Nature is the Nature with the index number that corresponds to the Pokémon's total [[experience]] in Generation I and II {{wp|modulo}} 25 (the Pokémon's experience is then reset to the minimum amount of experience required for its current level).
 
===Breeding===
From {{game|Emerald}} onward, a {{p|Ditto}} or a female {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that holds an [[Everstone]] has a 50% chance of passing its Nature to its [[Pokémon breeding|offspring]]. Starting in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, male Pokémon can also pass on their Nature by holding an Everstone. From {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}} onward, a Pokémon holding an Everstone will always pass its Nature to its offspring.
 
In [[Generation IV]], the Everstone only applies this effect if both Pokémon have the same [[language of origin]]. If they do not, the [[Masuda method]] applies instead to attempt to make the Pokémon {{Shiny}}, thereby unsetting the Nature that had previously been set. From [[Generation V]] onward, Nature is independent of the personality value and so both the Everstone and Masuda method can apply at once.
 
In games where either parent can pass down their Nature, if both Pokémon hold an Everstone, each parent has an equal chance of passing down their Nature to the offspring.
 
===In the wild===
====Hoenn Safari Zone====
In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, there are Pokéblock feeders throughout the {{Safari|Hoenn}}. If a Pokéblock is placed in a feeder, all wild Pokémon encountered in [[tall grass]] and [[water tile]]s up to five steps away from the feeder will have a Nature such that, if an identical Pokéblock were thrown at it, the Pokémon would be enthralled (i.e. its preferred [[flavor]] dominates its disliked flavor in the Pokéblock); the feeder has no effect if no such Nature exists. Only one Pokéblock may occupy a feeder, and the feeder's effect disappears after 100 steps are taken.
 
====Synchronize====
=====Generations III-V=====
From {{game|Emerald}} onward, if a Pokémon with {{a|Synchronize}} is in the first slot in the [[party]] (even if [[fainting|fainted]]) when a [[wild Pokémon]] is encountered, there is a 50% chance that the game will force it to have the same Nature as the Pokémon in the first slot. (Otherwise, the Nature is chosen at random, so the Pokémon still has a 1 in 25 chance of having the same Nature as the lead Pokémon.) This does not apply to [[roaming Pokémon]], Pokémon in the [[Pokéwalker]], or Pokémon in the [[Entree Forest]]. In Emerald, it also does not apply to stationary Pokémon (such as {{p|Regirock}} or {{p|Rayquaza}}).
 
=====Generation VI=====
From {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} onward, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, [[gift Pokémon]] (except Pokémon obtained via [[Mystery Gift]] and {{pkmn|Egg}}s) that are in the {{egg3|No Eggs Discovered}} will always have the same Nature as the Pokémon with this Ability.
 
=====Generation VII=====
From {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} onward, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, [[gift Pokémon]] (except Pokémon obtained via [[Mystery Gift]] and {{pkmn|Egg}}s) will always have the same Nature as the Pokémon with this Ability regardless of [[Egg Group]].
 
=====Generation VIII=====
In {{g|Sword and Shield}}, if a Pokémon with Synchronize is leading the party, wild Pokémon are now guaranteed to have the same Nature as the leading Pokémon.
 
====Madam Celadon====
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], the player can pay Madam Celadon in the {{ci|Celadon}} [[Pokémon Center]] {{pdollar}}10,000 to force all Pokémon encountered in the wild (including in the [[GO Park|GO Park complex]] and Pokémon the player must defeat in a {{pkmn|battle}}) or received as a gift (including revived [[fossil]]s, but not [[in-game trade]]s or Mystery Gift) to have a specific Nature until midnight. Madam Celadon has the player select two flowers whose colors each represent a [[statistic|stat]]:
 
* Red for Attack
* Yellow for Defense
* Blue for Special Attack
* Green for Special Defense
* Pink for Speed
 
The first flower the player chooses determines the stat the Nature increases, and the second flower determines the stat it decreases. While the effect does last for the rest of the day, the player can change the Nature at any time by paying Madam Celadon again. Due to the lack of breeding and Abilities, this is the only way to influence Natures in these games.


==List of Natures==
==List of Natures==
The following table lists each Nature and its effect on a Pokémon. It may be rearranged by clicking the boxes next to each column's heading.
The following table lists each one of the 25 Natures and their effects on a Pokémon. Should a nature have both a negative and positive effect on a stat or flavor preference, this effect is cancelled out and the effect results in no change to the characteristics of the given Pokémon.


{| class="sortable" style="{{roundy|15px}} background: #a0a0c4; {{roundy}}; border: 5px solid #bbbbe8; margin:auto"
{| class="roundy sortable" style="background:#a0a0c4; border:3px solid #bbbbe8; margin:auto; text-align:center"
|-
|-
! style="background: #ccf; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Nature
! style="background-color:#ccf; {{roundytl|5px}}" | #
! style="background: #ccf" | Japanese
! style="background-color:#ccf" | Nature
! style="background: #ccf" | Increased stat
! style="background-color:#ccf" | Japanese
! style="background: #ccf" | Decreased stat
! style="background-color:#ccf" | Increased stat
! style="background: #ccf" | Favorite flavor
! style="background-color:#ccf" | Decreased stat
! style="background: #ccf; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Disliked flavor
! style="background-color:#ccf" | Favorite flavor
|- style="background: #ddf"
! style="background-color:#ccf; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Disliked flavor
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 0
! Hardy
! Hardy
| がんばりや
| がんばりや
| —
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| —
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| —
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
| —
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 1
! Lonely
! Lonely
| さみしがり
| さみしがり
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 2
! Brave
! Brave
| ゆうかん
| ゆうかん
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 3
! Adamant
! Adamant
| いじっぱり
| いじっぱり
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 4
! Naughty
! Naughty
| やんちゃ
| やんちゃ
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 5
! Bold
! Bold
| ずぶとい
| ずぶとい
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 6
! Docile
! Docile
| すなお
| すなお
| —
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| —
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| —
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
| —
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 7
! Relaxed
! Relaxed
| のんき
| のんき
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 8
! Impish
! Impish
| わんぱく
| わんぱく
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 9
! Lax
! Lax
| のうてんき
| のうてんき
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 10
! Timid
! Timid
| おくびょう
| おくびょう
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 11
! Hasty
! Hasty
| せっかち
| せっかち
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 12
! Serious
! Serious
| まじめ
| まじめ
| —
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| —
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| —
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
| —
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 13
! Jolly
! Jolly
| ようき
| ようき
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 14
! Naive
! Naive
| むじゃき
| むじゃき
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 15
! Modest
! Modest
| ひかえめ
| ひかえめ
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 16
! Mild
! Mild
| おっとり
| おっとり
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 17
! Quiet
! Quiet
| れいせい
| れいせい
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 18
! Bashful
! Bashful
| てれや
| てれや
| —
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| —
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| —
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| —
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 19
! Rash
! Rash
| うっかりや
| うっかりや
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 20
! Calm
! Calm
| おだやか
| おだやか
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | Attack
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background: #{{Cool color light}}" | Spicy
| style="background:#{{Coolness color light}}" | Spicy
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 21
! Gentle
! Gentle
| おとなしい
| おとなしい
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | Defense
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background: #{{Tough color light}}" | Sour
| style="background:#{{Toughness color light}}" | Sour
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 22
! Sassy
! Sassy
| なまいき
| なまいき
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | Speed
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background: #{{Cute color light}}" | Sweet
| style="background:#{{Cuteness color light}}" | Sweet
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
| 23
! Careful
! Careful
| しんちょう
| しんちょう
| style="background: #{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| style="background: #{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | Sp. Attack
| style="background: #{{Smart color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
| style="background: #{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
| style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}" | Dry
|- style="background: #ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | Quirky
| 24
! Quirky
| きまぐれ
| きまぐれ
| —
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| —
| style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | Sp. Defense
| —
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | —
| style="background:#{{Cleverness color light}}" | Bitter
|-
! colspan=7 style="background:#ddf; {{roundybottom|5px}}" |
|}
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===Stat-focused table===
As each Nature uniquely boosts one stat and hinders another, the 25 Natures may also be arranged into a table such as the one shown below.
 
{| width="50%" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|15px}} border:3px solid #bbbbe8; background:#a0a0c4; margin:auto" cellspacing="2"
|-
! colspan=7 class="roundytop" style="background:#bbbbe8" | Nature table
|-
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="background:#bbbbe8" | '''''No change ↘'''''
! colspan=5 style="background:#ddf; color:#{{blue color light}}" | Decreased stat ↓ <br> (disliked flavor)
|-
! style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | ↓Attack<br> {{color|{{Coolness color dark}}|(Spicy)}}
! style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | ↓Defense<br> {{color|{{Toughness color dark}}|(Sour)}}
! style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | ↓Speed<br> {{color|{{Cuteness color dark}}|(Sweet)}}
! style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | ↓Sp.Atk<br> {{color|{{Beauty color dark}}|(Dry)}}
! style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | ↓Sp.Def<br> {{color|{{Cleverness color dark}}|(Bitter)}}
|- style="background:#ddf"
! rowspan=5 style="color:#{{red color light}}" class="roundybl" | Increased stat ↑ <br> (favorite flavor)
! style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | ↑Attack <br> {{color|{{Coolness color dark}}|(Spicy)}}
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | ''Hardy''
! Lonely
! Brave
! Adamant
! Naughty
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | ↑Defense <br> {{color|{{Toughness color dark}}|(Sour)}}
! Bold
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | ''Docile''
! Relaxed
! Impish
! Lax
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | ↑Speed <br> {{color|{{Cuteness color dark}}|(Sweet)}}
! Timid
! Hasty
! style="background:#bbbbe8"| ''Serious''
! Jolly
! Naive
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | ↑Sp.Atk <br> {{color|{{Beauty color dark}}|(Dry)}}
! Modest
! Mild
! Quiet
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | ''Bashful''
! Rash
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | ↑Sp.Def <br> {{color|{{Cleverness color dark}}|(Bitter)}}
! Calm
! Gentle
! Sassy
! Careful
! style="background:#bbbbe8" class="roundybr" | ''Quirky''
|}
|}


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==Other applications==
===Nature table===
===Evolutions===
As each Nature uniquely boosts one stat and hinders another, the 25 Natures may also be arranged into a table as shown:
{{p|Toxel}} evolves by level up into {{p|Toxtricity}} at level 30. Whether Toxel evolves into the [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Toxtricity|Amped Form]] or [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Toxtricity|Low Key Form]] upon evolution is determined by its base Nature, and is unaffected by [[Mint]]s.
{| width="50%" style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #bbbbe8; background: #a0a0c4; margin:auto" cellspacing="0"
 
|
 
{| width="100%" style="{{roundy|15px}} border:3px solid #bbbbe8; background: #a0a0c4;"
{| style="text-align:center; {{roundy|15px}} border:3px solid #bbbbe8; background:#a0a0c4; margin:auto" cellspacing="2"
!colspan="7" class="roundytop" style="background:#bbbbe8"| Nature table
|-
|- style="background:#ddf;"
|  style="background:#bbbbe8" class="roundytl" | '''''No change ↘'''''
|rowspan="2" colspan="2"|
! style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | ↓Attack
!colspan="5"| Decreased stat ↓ <br> (disliked flavor)
! style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | ↓Defense
! style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | ↓Speed
! style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | ↓Sp.Atk
! style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" class="roundytr" | ↓Sp.Def
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Attack color light}}" | ↑Attack
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>''Hardy''
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Lonely
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Brave
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Adamant
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Naughty
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Defense color light}}" | ↑Defense
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Bold
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>''Docile''
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Relaxed
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Impish
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Lax
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Speed color light}}" | ↑Speed
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Timid
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Hasty
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>''Serious''
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Jolly
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Naive
|- style="background:#ddf"
! style="background:#{{Special Attack color light}}" | ↑Sp.Atk
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Modest
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Mild
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Quiet
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>''Bashful''
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Rash
|- style="background:#ddf"
|- style="background:#ddf"
!style="background:#{{Cool color light}}"| ↓Attack<br> (Spicy)
! style="background:#{{Special Defense color light}}" | ↑Sp.Def
!style="background:#{{Tough color light}}"| ↓Defense<br> (Sour)
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Calm
!style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}"| ↓Sp.Atk<br> (Dry)
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Gentle
!style="background:#{{Smart color light}}"| ↓Sp.Def<br> (Bitter)
! <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Sassy
!style="background:#{{Cute color light}}"| ↓Speed<br> (Sweet)
! <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Careful
|-  style="background:#ddf;"
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>''Quirky''
!rowspan="6"| Increased stat ↑ <br> (favorite flavor)
|-  style="background:#ddf;"
!style="background:#{{Cool color light}}"| ↑Attack <br> (Spicy)
| style="background:#bbbbe8;"|
|style="text-align:center"| '''Lonely'''<br> さみしがり
|style="text-align:center"| '''Adamant'''<br> いじっぱり
|style="text-align:center"| '''Naughty'''<br> やんちゃ
|style="text-align:center"| '''Brave'''<br> ゆうかん
|- style="background:#ddf;"
!style="background:#{{Tough color light}}"| ↑Defense <br> (Sour)
|style="text-align:center"| '''Bold'''<br> ずぶとい
|style="background:#bbbbe8"|
|style="text-align:center"| '''Impish'''<br> わんぱく
|style="text-align:center"| '''Lax'''<br> のうてんき
|style="text-align:center"| '''Relaxed'''<br> のんき
|-  style="background:#ddf;"
!style="background:#{{Beauty color light}}"| ↑Sp.Atk <br> (Dry)
|style="text-align:center"| '''Modest'''<br> ひかえめ
|style="text-align:center"| '''Mild'''<br> おっとり
|style="background:#bbbbe8;"|
|style="text-align:center"| '''Rash'''<br> うっかりや
|style="text-align:center"| '''Quiet'''<br> れいせい
|-  style="background:#ddf;"
!style="background:#{{Smart color light}}"| ↑Sp.Def <br> (Bitter)
|style="text-align:center"| '''Calm'''<br> おだやか
|style="text-align:center"| '''Gentle'''<br> おとなしい
|style="text-align:center"| '''Careful'''<br> しんちょう
| style="background:#bbbbe8;"|
|style="text-align:center"| '''Sassy'''<br> なまいき
|-  style="background:#ddf;"
!style="background:#{{Cute color light}}"| ↑Speed <br> (Sweet)
|style="text-align:center"| '''Timid'''<br> おくびょう
|style="text-align:center"| '''Hasty'''<br> せっかち
|style="text-align:center"| '''Jolly'''<br> ようき
|style="text-align:center"| '''Naive'''<br> むじゃき
|style="background:#bbbbe8;"|
|- 
|colspan="7" style="background:#ddf;"|
|- 
!colspan="2" class="roundybl" style="background:#ddf;"| No change
|style="background:#ddf; text-align:center"| '''Bashful'''<br> てれや
|style="background:#ddf; text-align:center"| '''Docile'''<br> すなお
|style="background:#ddf; text-align:center"| '''Hardy'''<br> がんばりや
|style="background:#ddf; text-align:center"| '''Quirky'''<br> きまぐれ
|class="roundybr" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center"| '''Serious'''<br> まじめ
|-
|-
! style="background:#ddf" colspan=6 class="roundybottom" | <font color=#{{Electric color dark}}>Amped Form</font> • <font color=#{{Poison color dark}}>Low Key Form</font>
|}
|}
|}


==Battle style==
===Battle Palace===
Depending on a Pokémon's Nature, its battle style changes in the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Palace}} or the {{pkmn|Battle Tent}} of [[Verdanturf Town]]. This does not affect its battling outside of those areas.
{{main|Battle Palace}}
In the [[Battle Palace]] and in [[Verdanturf Town]]'s [[Battle Tent]], Trainers do not control their Pokémon during {{pkmn|battle}}. Instead, Pokémon have different battle styles depending on their Nature.
 
All moves are grouped into three categories: Attack, Defense (primarily status moves targeting the user), and Support (primarily status moves targeting the opponent).
 
All Natures have a set ratio of Attack, Defense, and Support moves that Pokémon with that Nature will prefer to use. These ratios may change when the Pokémon's {{stat|HP}} falls below 50%. During battle, a Pokémon will select a category in which it wants to attack and then select a random attack from its moveset that fits that category; if no such attack exists, the Pokémon will "appear incapable of using its power" and skip its turn.
 
===Purification===
In [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], a Pokémon's Nature influences the efficacy of different [[purification]] methods. An action that greatly lowers the [[Heart Gauge]] of one [[Shadow Pokémon]] might do very little for another one based on their respective Natures.
 
===Other===
In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, a man in the house closest to the [[Sunyshore City]] Heritage Site asks to see Pokémon with different Natures (Serious, Naive, and Quirky), and will give the {{player}} three [[Pokétch]] applications in return.
 
From [[Generation V]] onwards, the player can assign a Nature to their Trainer profile. In Generation V, this is part of their {{ga|Trainer Card}} and affects what the player will say on others' games at the [[Unity Tower]]. In [[Generation VI]], this is part of the player's profile in the [[Player Search System]].
 
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
{{incomplete|section|Nature quiz results in RTDX}}
In the {{g|Mystery Dungeon series}}, the personality quizzes at the beginning of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness]], and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Explorers of Sky]] assign the player a nature from the core series which, along with their selected [[gender]], determines what Pokémon the player turns into.  
 
A similar quiz is also present in {{g|Super Mystery Dungeon}}, but the Pokémon are not associated with main series natures. As well, the player is allowed to select their own Pokémon afterwards if they do not like the Pokémon determined for them.
 
In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX|Rescue Team DX]], the nature quiz returns, additionally allowing the player to select their own Pokémon again.
 
Natures in these games only influence the player's Pokémon result, and have no impact on stats.


All attacks are grouped into three categories: Attack, Defense, and Support. The following is the list of attacks per category:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{md color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{md color}}"
* '''Attack''': Any attack not listed under Defense or Support.
|-
* '''Defense''': All moves targeting itself, as well as {{m|Bide}}. These include {{m|Acid Armor}}, {{m|Agility}}, {{m|Amnesia}}, {{m|Aromatherapy}}, {{m|Barrier}}, {{m|Baton Pass}}, {{m|Belly Drum}}, {{m|Bide}}, {{m|Bulk Up}}, {{m|Calm Mind}}, {{m|Camouflage}}, {{m|Charge}}, {{m|Conversion 2}}, {{m|Conversion}}, {{m|Cosmic Power}}, {{m|Defense Curl}}, {{m|Destiny Bond}}, {{m|Detect}}, {{m|Double Team}}, {{m|Dragon Dance}}, {{m|Endure}}, {{m|Focus Energy}}, {{m|Follow Me}}, {{m|Growth}}, {{m|Grudge}}, {{m|Hail}}, {{m|Harden}}, {{m|Haze}}, {{m|Heal Bell}}, {{m|Helping Hand}}, {{m|Howl}}, {{m|Imprison}}, {{m|Ingrain}}, {{m|Iron Defense}}, {{m|Light Screen}}, {{m|Meditate}}, {{m|Milk Drink}}, {{m|Minimize}}, {{m|Mist}}, {{m|Moonlight}}, {{m|Morning Sun}}, {{m|Mud Sport}}, {{m|Perish Song}}, {{m|Protect}}, {{m|Rain Dance}}, {{m|Recover}}, {{m|Recycle}}, {{m|Reflect}}, {{m|Refresh}}, {{m|Rest}}, {{m|Safeguard}}, {{m|Sandstorm}}, {{m|Sharpen}}, {{m|Slack Off}}, {{m|Softboiled}}, {{m|Splash}}, {{m|Stockpile}}, {{m|Substitute}}, {{m|Sunny Day}}, {{m|Swallow}}, {{m|Swords Dance}}, {{m|Synthesis}}, {{m|Tail Glow}}, {{m|Teleport}}, {{m|Water Sport}}, {{m|Wish}}, and {{m|Withdraw}}.
! rowspan=3 align="center" style="background:#{{md color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Nature
* '''Support''': All moves that do not deal damage and are not categorized under Defense, as well as {{m|Counter}} and {{m|Mirror Coat}}. These include {{m|Assist}}, {{m|Attract}}, {{m|Block}}, {{m|Charm}}, {{m|Confuse Ray}}, {{m|Cotton Spore}}, {{m|Counter}}, {{m|Curse}}, {{m|Disable}}, {{m|Encore}}, {{m|Fake Tears}}, {{m|FeatherDance}}, {{m|Flash}}, {{m|Flatter}}, {{m|Foresight}}, {{m|Glare}}, {{m|GrassWhistle}}, {{m|Growl}}, {{m|Hypnosis}}, {{m|Kinesis}}, {{m|Leech Seed}}, {{m|Leer}}, {{m|Lock-On}}, {{m|Lovely Kiss}}, {{m|Magic Coat}}, {{m|Mean Look}}, {{m|Memento}}, {{m|Metal Sound}}, {{m|Metronome}}, {{m|Mimic}}, {{m|Mind Reader}}, {{m|Mirror Coat}}, {{m|Mirror Move}}, {{m|Nature Power}}, {{m|Nightmare}}, {{m|Odor Sleuth}}, {{m|Pain Split}}, {{m|Poison Gas}}, {{m|PoisonPowder}}, {{m|Psych Up}}, {{m|Roar}}, {{m|Role Play}}, {{m|Sand-Attack}}, {{m|Scary Face}}, {{m|Screech}}, {{m|Sing}}, {{m|Sketch}}, {{m|Skill Swap}}, {{m|Sleep Powder}}, {{m|Sleep Talk}}, {{m|SmokeScreen}}, {{m|Snatch}}, {{m|Spider Web}}, {{m|Spikes}}, {{m|Spite}}, {{m|Spore}}, {{m|String Shot}}, {{m|Stun Spore}}, {{m|Supersonic}}, {{m|Swagger}}, {{m|Sweet Kiss}}, {{m|Sweet Scent}}, {{m|Tail Whip}}, {{m|Taunt}}, {{m|Teeter Dance}}, {{m|Thunder Wave}}, {{m|Tickle}}, {{m|Torment}}, {{m|Toxic}}, {{m|Transform}}, {{m|Trick}}, {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}, and {{m|Yawn}}.
! colspan=6 style="background:#{{md color light}};" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series|Game}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
| colspan=2 | {{Gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| colspan=4 | {{Gameabbrevmd|TDS}}
<!--| colspan=2 | {{Gameabbrevmd|RTDX}}-->
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}}; font-size:80%"
! {{color2|000|Gender|Male}}
! {{color2|000|Gender|Female}}
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Gender|Male}}
! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Gender|Female}}
<!--! {{color2|000|Gender|Male}}
! {{color2|000|Gender|Female}}
! {{color2|000|Gender|Male}}
! {{color2|000|Gender|Female}}-->
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Hardy
| [[File:MDP RT 004.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Charmander|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 025.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 255.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Torchic|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 252.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Treecko|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Lonely
| [[File:MDP RT 104.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Cubone|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 054.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Psyduck|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 001.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 258.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Mudkip|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Brave
| [[File:MDP RT 066.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Machop|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 004.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Charmander|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 025.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 004.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Charmander|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Bold
| colspan=2 style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color dark}};" | N/A
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 387.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Turtwig|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 007.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Squirtle|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Docile
| [[File:MDP RT 001.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 152.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Chikorita|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 004.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Charmander|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 001.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Relaxed
| [[File:MDP RT 054.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Psyduck|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 007.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Squirtle|000}}
| [[File:MDP E 446.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Munchlax|000}}{{sup/md|TD}}
| [[File:MDP E 231.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Phanpy|000}}{{sup/md|S}}
| [[File:MDP E 052.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Meowth|000}}{{sup/md|TD}}
| [[File:MDP E 037.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Vulpix|000}}{{sup/md|S}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Impish
| [[File:MDP RT 025.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 104.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Cubone|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 393.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Piplup|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 390.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Chimchar|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Timid
| [[File:MDP RT 155.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 258.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Mudkip|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 155.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 387.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Turtwig|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Jolly
| [[File:MDP RT 007.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Squirtle|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 158.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Totodile|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 158.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Totodile|000}}
| [[File:MDP E 446.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Munchlax|000}}{{sup/md|TD}}
| [[File:MDP E 133.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Eevee|000}}{{sup/md|S}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Naive
| [[File:MDP RT 158.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Totodile|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 133.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Eevee|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 390.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Chimchar|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 300.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Skitty|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Hasty
| [[File:MDP RT 255.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Torchic|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 300.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Skitty|000}}
| [[File:MDP E 300.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Skitty|000}}{{sup/md|TD}}
| [[File:MDP E 403.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Shinx|000}}{{sup/md|S}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 025.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Quiet
| colspan=2 style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color dark}};" | N/A
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 252.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Treecko|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 152.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Chikorita|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Rash
| colspan=2 style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color dark}};" | N/A
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 258.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Mudkip|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 255.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Torchic|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Calm
| [[File:MDP RT 258.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Mudkip|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 001.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 152.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Chikorita|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 155.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Sassy
| [[File:MDP RT 252.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Treecko|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 255.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Torchic|000}}
| [[File:MDP E 052.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Meowth|000}}{{sup/md|TD}}
| [[File:MDP E 447.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Riolu|000}}{{sup/md|S}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 158.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Totodile|000}}
|- style="margin:auto; background:#{{md color light}};"
! Quirky
| [[File:MDP RT 052.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Meowth|000}}
| [[File:MDP RT 252.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Treecko|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 007.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Squirtle|000}}
| colspan=2 | [[File:MDP E 393.png]]<br>{{pcolor|Piplup|000}}
|}


All Natures have a set ratio of Attack, Defense, and Support moves; these change when the Pokémon's HP falls below 50%. This represents the likelihood a particular category of attack is chosen. During battle, a random attack from the Pokémon's moveset in the selected category is chosen; if no such attack exists, the Pokémon will "appear incapable of using its power", and will skip its turn.
===Pokémon Sleep===
In {{g|Sleep}}, Natures determine the following five attributes of helper Pokémon: speed of help (the time it takes for the Pokémon to help gather {{Berries}}), energy recovery (how much of the Pokémon's energy is recovered after a sleep session), EXP gains (how much EXP is gained by the Pokémon after sleep research, and through giving the Pokémon Candy and Dream Shards), ingredient finding (how often the Pokémon will find ingredients), and main skill chance (how often the Pokémon's main skill will trigger).


The following table lists each Nature and its move type preferences; it may be rearranged by clicking the boxes next to each column's heading.
{| {| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
{| class="sortable" style="background: #a0a0c4; {{roundy}}; border: 5px solid #bbbbe8; text-align:center"
|-
|
{| border=1 width="100%" class="sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#FFF; border:1px solid #{{night color}}; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|- style="background:#{{night color light}}"
! style="color:#FFF" | Nature
! style="color:#FFF" | Increased attribute
! style="color:#FFF" | Decreased attribute
|-
|-
! style="background: #ccf; {{roundytl|5px}};" | Nature
! style="background: #ccf" | Attack
! style="background: #ccf" | Defense
! style="background: #ccf" | Support
! style="background: #ccf" | Attack (<50%)
! style="background: #ccf" | Defense (<50%)
! style="background: #ccf; {{roundytr|5px}};" | Support (<50%)
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
! Hardy
! Hardy
| 61% || 7% || 32%
| {{tt|—|Increases and decreases speed of help simultaneously}}
| 61% || 7% || 32%
| —
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Lonely
! Lonely
| 20% || 25% || 55%
| Speed of help
| 84% || 8% || 8%
| Energy recovery
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Brave
! Brave
| 70% || 15% || 15%
| Speed of help
| 32% || 60% || 8%
| EXP gains
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Adamant
! Adamant
| 38% || 31% || 31%
| Speed of help
| 70% || 15% || 15%
| Ingredient finding
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Naughty
! Naughty
| 20% || 70% || 10%
| Speed of help
| 70% || 22% || 8%
| Main skill chance
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Bold
! Bold
| 30% || 20% || 50%
| Energy recovery
| 32% || 58% || 10%
| Speed of help
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Docile
! Docile
| 56% || 22% || 22%
| {{tt|—|Increases and decreases energy recovery simultaneously}}
| 56% || 22% || 22%
| —
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Relaxed
! Relaxed
| 25% || 15% || 60%
| Energy recovery
| 75% || 15% || 10%
| EXP gains
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Impish
! Impish
| 69% || 6% || 25%
| Energy recovery
| 28% || 55% || 17%
| Ingredient finding
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Lax
! Lax
| 35% || 10% || 55%
| Energy recovery
| 29% || 6% || 65%
| Main skill chance
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Timid
! Timid
| 62% || 10% || 28%
| EXP gains
| 30% || 20% || 50%
| Speed of help
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Hasty
! Hasty
| 58% || 37% || 5%
| EXP gains
| 88% || 6% || 6%
| Energy recovery
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Serious
! Serious
| 34% || 11% || 55%
| {{tt|—|Increases and decreases EXP gains simultaneously}}
| 29% || 11% || 60%
| —
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Jolly
! Jolly
| 35% || 5% || 60%
| EXP gains
| 35% || 60% || 5%
| Ingredient finding
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Naive
! Naive
| 56% || 22% || 22%
| EXP gains
| 56% || 22% || 22%
| Main skill chance
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Modest
! Modest
| 35% || 45% || 20%
| Ingredient finding
| 34% || 60% || 6%
| Speed of help
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Mild
! Mild
| 44% || 50% || 6%
| Ingredient finding
| 34% || 6% || 60%
| Energy recovery
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Quiet
! Quiet
| 56% || 22% || 22%
| Ingredient finding
| 56% || 22% || 22%
| EXP gains
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Bashful
! Bashful
| 30% || 58% || 12%
| {{tt|—|Increases and decreases ingredient finding simultaneously}}
| 30% || 58% || 12%
| —
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Rash
! Rash
| 30% || 13% || 57%
| Ingredient finding
| 27% || 6% || 67%
| Main skill chance
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Calm
! Calm
| 40% || 50% || 10%
| Main skill chance
| 25% || 62% || 13%
| Speed of help
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Gentle
! Gentle
| 18% || 70% || 12%
| Main skill chance
| 90% || 5% || 5%
| Energy recovery
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Sassy
! Sassy
| 88% || 6% || 6%
| Main skill chance
| 22% || 20% || 58%
| EXP gains
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
|-
! Careful
| Main skill chance
| Ingredient finding
|-
! Quirky
| {{tt|—|Increases and decreases main skill chance simultaneously}}
| —
|}
|}
 
====Attribute-focused table====
As each Nature uniquely boosts one attribute and hinders another, the 25 Natures may also be arranged into a table such as the one shown below.
 
{| width="50%" style="text-align:center; {{roundy|15px}} border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}; background:#{{night color dark}}; margin:auto" cellspacing="2"
|-
! colspan=7 class="roundytop" style="background:#{{night color light}}; color:#FFF" | Nature table
|-
| rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="background:#ddddf4" | '''''No change ↘'''''
! colspan=5 style="background:#ddf; color:#{{blue color}}" | Decreased attribute ▼▼
|- style="background:#bbbbe8"
! Speed of help<br>▼▼
! Energy recovery<br>▼▼
! EXP gains<br>▼▼
! Ingredient finding<br>▼▼
! Main skill chance<br>▼▼
|- style="background:#fff"
! rowspan=5 style="background:#ddf; color:#{{red color}}" class="roundybl" | Increased attribute ▲▲
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | Speed of help<br>▲▲
! style="background:#ddddf4" | ''Hardy''
! Lonely
! Brave
! Adamant
! Naughty
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | Energy recovery<br>▲▲
! Bold
! style="background:#ddddf4" | ''Docile''
! Relaxed
! Impish
! Lax
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | EXP gains<br>▲▲
! Timid
! Hasty
! style="background:#ddddf4" | ''Serious''
! Jolly
! Naive
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | Ingredient finding<br>▲▲
! Modest
! Mild
! Quiet
! style="background:#ddddf4" | ''Bashful''
! Rash
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#bbbbe8" | Main skill chance<br>▲▲
! Calm
! Gentle
! Careful
! Careful
| 42% || 50% || 8%
! Sassy
| 42% || 5% || 53%
! style="background:#ddddf4" class="roundybr" | ''Quirky''
|- style="background: #ddf; text-align:center"
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | Quirky
| 56% || 22% || 22%
| 56% || 22% || style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | 22%
|}
|}


==See also==
==In the anime==
* [[List of natures in other languages]]
[[File:Nidothing Nature.png|thumb|250px|[[Dot|Nidothing]] and {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} describing Natures in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Natures were first mentioned in ''[[SM041|Mounting an Electrifying Charge!]]'', where it was revealed that [[Sophocles's Charjabug]] had a Mild Nature. In addition, a young man named [[Horacio]] revealed that his {{Shiny}} {{TP|Horacio|Charjabug}} had a Timid Nature, which he believed to be perfect for the [[Charjabug race]]. However, these references to Natures were removed in the [[dub]].
 
In ''[[HZ009|Welcome to Paldea!]]'', [[Dot|Nidothing]] made a video about Pokémon Natures.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Since the {{MangaArc|FireRed & LeafGreen}}, the Natures of each [[Pokédex holder]]'s Pokémon have been visible on their bios.
 
In addition, {{adv|Ruby}} has a talent of being able to tell a Pokémon's Nature just by observing its [[move]]s and body language, allowing him to choose the correct [[Pokéblock]] [[flavor]] for them.
 
==Trivia==
* In {{game|Emerald}}, {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s|Diamond, and Pearl}}, the animation speed of the Pokémon in dorsal form when it comes out of its [[Poké Ball]] is determined by its Nature. There are three animation speeds for the Pokémon sprite: slow, medium, and fast.
** The animation speed is slow when the Pokémon's Nature is Bashful, Careful, Gentle, Lonely, Mild, Modest, Quiet, or Timid.
** The animation speed is medium when the Pokémon's Nature is Bold, Calm, Docile, Lax, Quirky, Rash, Relaxed, Sassy, or Serious.
** The animation speed is fast when the Pokémon's Nature is Adamant, Brave, Hardy, Hasty, Impish, Jolly, Naive, or Naughty.
* Nature names in Western languages have a maximum of seven characters, while in Japanese and Korean, they have a maximum of five.
 
==In other languages==
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''Specific Natures''
{{langlist/h|nature|3=PtBr}}
{{langlist|nature||Adamant|いじっぱり|Ijippari|Rigide|Hart|Decisa|Firme|고집|Gojip|固執 / 固执|Gùzhí / Gujāp|Firme{{tt|*|Determinada in PS191, PS202, and PS243}}}}
{{langlist|nature||Bashful|てれや|Tereya|Pudique|Zaghaft|Ritrosa|Tímida|수줍음|Sujup-eum|害羞|Hàixiū / Hoihsāu|Tímida}}
{{langlist|nature||Bold|ずぶとい|Zubutoi|Assuré|Kühn|Sicura|Osada|대담|Daedam|大膽 / 大胆|Dàdǎn / Daaihdáam|Audaciosa}}
{{langlist|nature||Brave|ゆうかん|Yūkan|Brave|Mutig|Audace|Audaz|용감|Yonggam|勇敢|Yǒnggǎn / Yúhnggám|Valente}}
{{langlist|nature||Calm|おだやか|Odayaka|Calme|Still|Calma|Serena|차분|Chabun|溫和 / 温和|Wēnhé / Wānwòh|Calma}}
{{langlist|nature||Careful|しんちょう|Shinchō|Prudent|Sacht|Cauta|Cauta|신중|Sinjung|慎重|Shènzhòng / Sahnjuhng|Cuidadosa}}
{{langlist|nature||Docile|すなお|Sunao|Docile|Sanft|Docile|Dócil|온순|Onsun|坦率|Tǎnshuài / Táansēut|Dócil}}
{{langlist|nature||Gentle|おとなしい|Otonashii|Gentil|Zart|Gentile|Amable|얌전|Yamjeon|溫順 / 温顺|Wēnshùn / Wānseuhn|Gentil}}
{{langlist|nature||Hardy|がんばりや|Ganbariya|Hardi|Robust|Ardita|Fuerte|노력|Noryeok|勤奮 / 勤奋|Qínfèn / Kàhnfáhn|Esforçada}}
{{langlist|nature||Hasty|せっかち|Sekkachi|Pressé|Hastig|Lesta|Activa|성급|Seonggeup|急躁|Jízào / Gāpchou|Agitada{{tt|*|Impaciente in the Ruby & Sapphire Adventures chapter}}}}
{{langlist|nature||Impish|わんぱく|Wanpaku|Malin|Pfiffig|Scaltra|Agitada|장난꾸러기|Jangnankkureogi|淘氣 / 淘气|Táoqì / Tòuhhei|Rebelde}}
{{langlist|nature||Jolly|ようき|Yōki|Jovial|Froh|Allegra|Alegre|명랑|Myeongrang|爽朗|Shuǎnglǎng / Sónglóhng|Alegre}}
{{langlist|nature||Lax|のうてんき|Nōtenki|Lâche|Lasch|Fiacca|Floja|촐랑|Chullang|樂天 / 乐天|Lètiān / Lohktīn|Negligente}}
{{langlist|nature||Lonely|さみしがり|Samishigari|Solo|Solo|Schiva|Huraña|외로움|Oeroum|怕寂寞|Pàjímò / Pàjìmò / Pajihkmohk|Carente}}
{{langlist|nature||Mild|おっとり|Ottori|Doux|Mild|Mite|Afable|의젓|Yijeot|慢吞吞|Màntūntūn / Maahntāntān|Tranquila}}
{{langlist|nature||Modest|ひかえめ|Hikaeme|Modeste|Mäßig|Modesta|Modesta|조심|Josim|內斂 / 内敛|Nèiliàn / Nèiliǎn / Noihlihm|Modesta}}
{{langlist|nature||Naive|むじゃき|Mujaki|Naïf|Naiv|Ingenua|Ingenua|천진난만|Cheonjinnanman|天真|Tiānzhēn / Tīnjān|Ingênua}}
{{langlist|nature||Naughty|やんちゃ|Yancha|Mauvais|Frech|Birbona|Pícara|개구쟁이|Gaegujaeng-i|頑皮 / 顽皮|Wánpí / Wàahnpèih|Sapeca}}
{{langlist|nature||Quiet|れいせい|Reisei|Discret|Ruhig|Quieta|Mansa|냉정|Naengjeong|冷靜 / 冷静|Lěngjìng / Láahngjihng|Quieta}}
{{langlist|nature||Quirky|きまぐれ|Kimagure|Bizarre|Kauzig|Furba|Rara|변덕|Byeongdeok|浮躁|Fúzào / Fàuhchou|Peculiar}}
{{langlist|nature||Rash|うっかりや|Ukkariya|Foufou|Hitzig|Ardente|Alocada|덜렁|Deolleong|馬虎 / 马虎|Mǎhū / Mǎhu / Māfū|Rabugenta}}
{{langlist|nature||Relaxed|のんき|Nonki|Relax|Locker|Placida|Plácida|무사태평|Musataepyeong|悠閒 / 悠闲|Yōuxián / Yàuhhàahn|Tranquila{{tt|*|Relaxada in PS202}}}}
{{langlist|nature||Sassy|なまいき|Namaiki|Malpoli|Forsch|Vivace|Grosera|건방|Geonbang|自大|Zìdà / Jihdaaih|Atrevida}}
{{langlist|nature||Serious|まじめ|Majime|Sérieux|Ernst|Seria|Seria|성실|Seongsil|認真 / 认真|Rènzhēn / Yihngjān|Séria}}
{{langlist|nature||Timid|おくびょう|Okubyō|Timide|Scheu|Timida|Miedosa|겁쟁이|Geopjaeng-i|膽小 / 胆小|Dǎnxiǎo / Dáamsíu|Tímida}}
|}


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