Pokémon Natures are more than just personality traits for a player’s Pokémon. Natures will increase one stat of the Pokémon by 10% while decreasing another stat by the same amount. These can apply to each stat of the Pokémon, except for HP, which has no corresponding Nature that increases or decreases it. Natures are normally random, but there are ways of manipulating them so that players get the one they are looking for. This is how to pick the best Nature for a Pokémon.
How to pick the best Nature for any Pokémon
When considering a Pokémon’sNature, players have to first think of what they want that specific Pokémon to be strong at. Every Pokémon has differentBase Stats, and some Pokémon have much stronger Base Stats than others. For example,Charizard’s highest stat is itsSpecial Attackwith a much lowerAttackstat. Charizard has access to bothPhysicalandSpecialmoves, but with a higher Special Attack, players should probably go for a Nature that increases this stat. Alternatively, players can go for a Nature that increases one of Charizard’s other stats while making sure not to lower the stat that Charizard is using.
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Things to consider when picking a Pokémon’s Nature
When looking at a Pokémon’s Base Stats, players can consider theirmovesetand the overall role they want to take in battle. For Charizard, players can choose to make Charizard defensive or offensive by going for a Nature that raises its defensive or offensive stats without sacrificing either stat. TheBold Naturewill increaseDefensewhile decreasingAttack, a stat that Charizard doesn’t use very much. TheModest Naturewill increaseSpecial Attackwhile decreasingAttack, giving Charizard more damage output for its powerful Special moves. The same can be done with Speed by going for theTimid Nature.
Applying this logic to other Pokémon can be difficult when a Pokémon has similar Attack and Special Attack stats. When looking atInfernape, a Pokémon with equal Attack and Special Attack, players have a few choices. If players want bothPhysicalandSpecialmoves without lowering the Speed of their Pokémon, that is when Natures that decrease the Defense or Special Defense stat should be considered. This means that the Pokémon will be frail, but some Pokémon have poor Defenses anyway and won’t be missing that 10%. Alternatively, players can instead choose aNeutral Natureso that no stats are increased or decreased.
Steps to picking the right Nature for Pokémon
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The Top 12 Best Natures in Pokémon
There are25Natures in Pokémon, with five of them beingNeutral Naturesthat are all exactly the same. Neutral Natures are fantastic on their own, as many Pokémon do not want any of their stats lowered. With so many Pokémon having different Base Stats, movesets, and Abilities, it can be difficult deciding which Nature players want their Pokémon to have. That said, there are a few Natures that are often seen as the best (or at the very least, the most common):
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