

With that, here's a rehashed look at natures and their role in competitive battling. With Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl getting their own meta, there are sure to be some new teams for players to construct. A Pokmon with the Synchronize Ability at the front of your party will cause all wild Pokmon to have a 100 chance of having the same Nature as it.

Updated November 28, 2021, by Kyle Laurel: Competitive battling is getting some more traction with a new set of games coming out. Knowing how they function in conjunction with certain Pokemon helps, so with every entry, alongside explaining the significance of the nature in question, an example will be given of a Pokemon that's at its best with said nature. The method of selecting the correct nature for a Pokemon is having one that highlights its strengths while simultaneously making its unused stat into a dump stat Passing Down Nature Via Breeding While you can’t change the Nature of an existing Pokemon, it is possible to pass down the Nature of a Pokemon via Breeding. Natures raise one stat and lower another, and it's important not only to know what each nature raises and lowers, but which ones are more compatible with certain competitive roles. RELATED: Pokemon Moves Banned In Certain Competitive Formats It's a different story with competitive battling, though having the right nature is a bit of a make-or-break situation that determines how well Pokemon can play certain roles.

Natures are an oft-overlooked aspect of playing Pokemon, at least in a casual playthrough.
