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In Pokémon, at that place are many different ways to ensure you take the strongest Pokémon possible — the right moves, the maximum corporeality of Grit investment, and of form, Natures. Natures are important for Pokémon, every bit they can influence stats by 10%. If you're curious on how to choice the right Nature for your Pokémon, look no farther.

Pokémon attacks are carve up into two categories: Physical and Special. Concrete attack damage is influenced past your Pokémon's Attack stat and the defending Pokémon's Defense stat, while Special Attack harm is influenced past your Pokémon'south Special Attack stat and the defending Pokémon's Special Defense stat. If you look at your Pokémon's stat screen via the Summary option, y'all may notice that one of it's stats are raised and 1 stat lowered. This is due to Nature.

At that place are 25 Natures in Pokémon, each with unlike effects. When you grab a Pokémon, a Nature will be randomly assigned to it. Five Natures will do cypher to your Pokémon's stats, while the other twenty will raise a stat and lower a stat. Here is the list:

  • Hardy: Does nothing.
  • Serious: Does naught.
  • Bashful: Does nada.
  • Quirky: Does nothing.
  • Docile: Does nothing.
  • Lonely: Attack Upward, Defense Down
  • Brave: Assault Upward, Speed Downwardly
  • Determined: Attack Upward, Special Assail Downwardly
  • Naughty: Set on Upwardly, Special Defense Down
  • Bold: Defense Up, Attack Down
  • Relaxed: Defense force Upwards, Speed Down
  • Impish: Defense Up, Special Set on Down
  • Lax: Defense Up, Special Defense Down
  • Timid: Speed Up, Attack Down
  • Jolly: Speed Up, Special Attack Downwardly
  • Hasty: Speed Up, Defense Down
  • Naive: Speed Upwardly, Special Defence force Down
  • Small: Special Attack Up, Assail Down
  • Mild: Special Set on Upwardly, Defense Down
  • Quiet: Special Attack Up, Speed Down
  • Rash: Special Attack Up, Special Defence force Downward
  • Calm: Special Defense Upward, Assail Down
  • Gentle: Special Defense Up, Defense Down
  • Sassy: Special Defence Up, Speed Down
  • Conscientious: Special Defence force Up, Special Attack Down

The play a joke on to choosing the right Nature for your Pokémon is looking at two main things:

  • What blazon of attacks does your Pokémon take access to?
  • What stat is higher: Attack or Special Attack? Defence force or Special Defense force?

Speed is e'er of import: y'all typically do not want to lower Speed. The one case you would have in previous games was Trick Room, a motility that allowed slower Pokémon to become first. Trick Room is not in Arceus, and then you do not need to worry about it.

We volition use Alakazam for an example: Alakazam is a Pokémon with high Special Attack and low Attack. Alakazam gets access to many powerful Special Assault moves, such equally Psychic and Shadow Ball. In this instance, we would want to choose the Modest or Timid Natures, to maximize either Special Attack or Speed at the expense of Assault, a stat we wouldn't use.

Another instance: Landorus. This Pokémon has high Set on and loftier Special Assault, but the Assault stat is higher. Landorus has access to a new motility chosen Sandsear Storm, which is a Special Attack, but also access to moves like Outrage and Stone Edge, which are physical Attacks. You could go either way, but considering the Attack stat is higher, nosotros would recommend Jolly or Determined to maximize your damage.