Pokemon Natures: Chart, Effects, and Best Natures

What Are Pokemon Natures?

Pokemon natures are personality traits that change how a Pokemon grows. Most Pokemon natures raise one stat by 10% and lower another stat by 10%. For example, Adamant raises Attack and lowers Special Attack, while Timid raises Speed and lowers Attack. Pokemon natures matter because a 10% stat change can decide whether your Pokemon attacks first, survives a hit, or secures a knockout.

There are 25 Pokemon natures total. Twenty Pokemon natures change stats, and five Pokemon natures are neutral. Neutral Pokemon natures are Hardy, Docile, Bashful, Quirky, and Serious.

Pokemon Nature Chart vs Pokemon Natures List

A Pokemon nature chart is best when you want to compare boosted stats and lowered stats visually. A Pokemon natures list is best when you already know the nature name and need a quick answer. This page gives you both: the Pokemon natures chart for scanning and the searchable Pokemon natures table for looking up specific natures like Lax, Naughty, Modest, Impish, Hasty, Jolly, and Timid.

Pokemon Natures Chart: Stat Boosts and Drops

The Pokemon natures chart above shows every stat boost and stat drop in one matrix. Use the Pokemon natures chart when you need to answer a simple question fast: which Pokemon nature raises Attack, which Pokemon nature raises Speed, or which Pokemon nature lowers Special Attack?

In the Pokemon natures chart, the boosted stat is the row and the lowered stat is the column. If a cell sits on the diagonal, that nature is neutral and does not change stats.

All Pokemon Natures List

This page includes all Pokemon natures in one place. The all Pokemon natures list covers the nature name, increased stat, decreased stat, berry flavor, and battle role. If you are looking for all natures Pokemon can have, the table above is the complete Pokemon natures list. If you search for Pokemon all natures, this is the same complete set of 25 Pokemon natures.

All Pokemon natures are useful to understand, but competitive players usually focus on a smaller group: Adamant, Jolly, Modest, Timid, Bold, Calm, Impish, and Careful. These Pokemon natures match the most common physical, special, speed, and defensive roles.

How Many Natures Are There in Pokemon?

There are 25 Pokemon natures in total. That is the direct answer to how many natures are there in Pokemon. There are 20 stat-changing Pokemon natures and 5 neutral Pokemon natures. Every Pokemon can have one nature, and that nature affects the final stat calculation unless it is neutral.

Pokemon Natures Gen 3

Pokemon natures were introduced in Gen 3 with Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. That is why players often search for Pokemon natures Gen 3: Generation 3 was the first time nature mechanics changed stat growth. Since then, Pokemon natures have remained a core part of breeding, training, and competitive team building.

How to Choose the Best Pokemon Natures for Your Team

The right Pokemon natures depend entirely on your Pokemon's base stats and intended role. Here's how competitive players decide:

1. Check your Pokemon's highest offensive stat — If Attack is higher than Special Attack, your Pokemon is a physical attacker and should boost Attack (Adamant) or Speed (Jolly). If Special Attack is higher, go for Modest or Timid.
2. Identify the least useful stat — A physical attacker never uses Special Attack, so lowering it (as Adamant does) is effectively free. This is why Adamant and Jolly are among the most popular Natures in competitive play.
3. Consider Speed tiers — Speed is crucial in Pokemon battles. A Nature that boosts Speed (Timid, Jolly) lets you outspeed threats you'd otherwise tie with or lose to.
4. For defensive Pokemon — Tanky Pokemon benefit from Bold (+Def/-Atk), Calm (+SpD/-Atk), or Impish (+Def/-SpA), boosting their best defensive stat while lowering the attack stat they don't use.

The best nature finder above does this automatically: type a Pokemon's name and it recommends the best Pokemon natures with explanations.

If you are choosing natures for a full lineup, use the Pokemon team builder first to decide each Pokemon's role, then come back to match the nature to that job.

Best Pokemon Natures by Role

The best Pokemon natures depend on what the Pokemon is supposed to do. These are the Pokemon natures most players care about first:

• Adamant (+Attack / -Sp. Atk) — The gold standard for physical attackers like Garchomp, Tyranitar, and Dragonite.
• Modest (+Sp. Atk / -Attack) — The go-to for special attackers like Alakazam, Gengar, and Roserade.
• Jolly (+Speed / -Sp. Atk) — Essential for fast physical attackers like Weavile, Aerodactyl, and Crobat.
• Timid (+Speed / -Attack) — Critical for fast special attackers like Starmie, Raichu, and Espeon.
• Bold (+Defense / -Attack) — Perfect for physical walls like Blissey, Skarmory, and Slowbro.
• Calm (+Sp. Def / -Attack) — Great for special walls like Blissey, Snorlax, and Umbreon.
• Impish(+Defense / -Sp. Atk) — Ideal for physical tanks that don't need special attack, like Skarmory and Forretress.
• Careful (+Sp. Def / -Sp. Atk) — Used by special-defensive physical attackers like Umbreon and Steelix.
• Naughty, Lonely, Brave, Rash, Mild, Quiet, Hasty, Naive, Relaxed, Lax, Gentle, Sassy, Hardy, Docile, Bashful, Quirky, Serious — These fill niche roles or neutral roles. They still belong on a complete Pokemon natures list, even when they are less common in competitive play.

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