Natures
Starting in Sapphire and Ruby, Pokemon all have a nature that will help and hinder stats, and affect contests.
Depending on a Pokemon's nature it will ether have a 10% increase in one stat plus a 10% decrease in another, or no stat altering at all. due to the increase/decrease taking place in one stat (neutral nature).
So to best take advantage of natures, pick the nature that will best suit the move set you have in mind, and at the same time, negatively affects the stat you care about the least.
For example: You have a Pokemon that you plan to teach nothing but attack based skills. You have no need to use special attack so pick the nature that strengthens attack and decreases special attack, which is adamant.
In Heart Gold and Soul Silver, you'll notice on the Skill page of your Pokemon a light color of red or blue on the stat name. red is the boosted stat, blue is the hindered stat.
Depending on a Pokemon's nature it will ether have a 10% increase in one stat plus a 10% decrease in another, or no stat altering at all. due to the increase/decrease taking place in one stat (neutral nature).
So to best take advantage of natures, pick the nature that will best suit the move set you have in mind, and at the same time, negatively affects the stat you care about the least.
For example: You have a Pokemon that you plan to teach nothing but attack based skills. You have no need to use special attack so pick the nature that strengthens attack and decreases special attack, which is adamant.
In Heart Gold and Soul Silver, you'll notice on the Skill page of your Pokemon a light color of red or blue on the stat name. red is the boosted stat, blue is the hindered stat.
Shiny Leaves
You can find shiny leave by taking to your lead Pokemon while it's out exploring with you. However, in order to find one you must be in one of a small handful of area where you would find wild Pokemon, where depends on your Pokemon's nature, and they become harder to find with each one you get. when you find one your Pokemon will have a exclamation point above it's head , do a dance, then you'll see a green musical note over its head. then your character attaches the Shiny Leaf to your Pokemon.
once you have one, go talk to Lyra/Ethan in New Bark Town, They'll talk about the leaves, and how they would love to see 5 on one Pokemon. If you bring back a Pokemon with 5 leaves , they'll reward you with a Star for your Trainer Card and turn the leaves into a crown.
Flavors are as follows for Pokemon contests and the Pokéathlon.
Spicy (Red)= Cool/Power
Sour (Yellow)= Tough/Stamina
Bitter (Green)= Smart/Jump
Dry (Blue)= Beauty/Skill
Sweet (Pink)= Speed/Speed
once you have one, go talk to Lyra/Ethan in New Bark Town, They'll talk about the leaves, and how they would love to see 5 on one Pokemon. If you bring back a Pokemon with 5 leaves , they'll reward you with a Star for your Trainer Card and turn the leaves into a crown.
Flavors are as follows for Pokemon contests and the Pokéathlon.
Spicy (Red)= Cool/Power
Sour (Yellow)= Tough/Stamina
Bitter (Green)= Smart/Jump
Dry (Blue)= Beauty/Skill
Sweet (Pink)= Speed/Speed
Nature stats
Nature StatsNature Stat rasied Stat Lowered Favorite flavor Hated Flavor
Hardy: None None None None Docile: None None None None Serious: None None None None Bashful: None None None None Quirky: None None None None Lonely: Attack Defense Spicy Sour Brave: Attack Speed Spicy Sweet Adamant: Attack Special Attack Spicy Dry Naughty: Attack Special Defense Spicy Bitter Relaxed: Defense Speed Sour Sweet Lax: Defense Special Defense Sour Bitter Impish: Defense Special Attack Sour Dry Bold: Defense Attack Sour Spicy Calm: Special Defense Attack Bitter Spicy Gentle: Special Defense Defense Bitter Sour Careful: Special Defense Special Attack Bitter Dry Sassy: Special Defense Speed Bitter Sweet Modest: Special Attack Attack Dry Spicy Mild: Special Attack Defense Dry Sour Quiet: Special Attack Speed Dry Sweet Rash: Special Attack Special Defense Dry Bitter Timid: Speed Attack Sweet Spicy Hasty: Speed Defense Sweet Sour Jolly: Speed Special Attack Sweet Dry Naive: Speed Special Defense Sweet Bitter |
Shiny Leaf (HG/SS)Hasty, Rash, Mild, Quirky
Routes 11, 18, 26, 39, 44 Lonely, Timid, Bashful Routes 10, 16, 25, 27, 38, 43 Adamant, Bold, Hardy, Brave Routes 9, 15, 22, 24, 37, 42, 46 Relaxed, Lax, Calm, Gentle Routes 2, 4, 6, 28, 32, 35, 48 Naive. Impish, Naughty, Jolly, Sassy Routes 1, 3, 5, 12, 18 31, 34, 47 Serious, Modest, Docile, Quiet, Careful Routes 7, 8, 13, 14 33, 36, 45 |