Natures

This page is about the stat modifying mechanic. For the Puppet type, see Nature.

Natures (Japanese: 性格 nature) are a mechanic that influences how a Puppet's stats grow.

Mechanics

A Puppet's Nature usually affects the value of two of its stats, ultimately increasing one of its non-HP stats (Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed) by 10% and decreasing another by 10%.

Natures also determine the Puppet's favorite and disliked flavor. Each stat is associated with a flavor, and each Puppet's favorite flavor is the one associated with the stat increased by its Nature, while it dislikes the flavor associated with the decreased stat. For example, since the Lonely Nature increases a Puppet's Attack stat (which is associated with the Spicy flavor) and decreases its Defense stat (which is associated with the Sour flavor), a Puppet with a Lonely Nature has Spicy as its favorite flavor and dislikes Sour flavors.

Every Nature represents one of the 25 unique possible combinations of stat increase and decrease; thus, there are five Natures that have no effect on the Puppet's stat growth as they technically increase and decrease the same stat (Bashful, Docile, Hardy, Quirky, and Serious).

Determination

A Puppet's Nature is determined when it is generated by the game: when it is encountered in the wild, when it is obtained as an Egg, or when it is given to the Player by a NPC. In the Touhoumon (Japanese) and Touhoumon Unnamed Version, the Puppet's Nature is determined when the player receives the Egg from the Day-Care Man; in Touhoumon Purple Version, the Puppet's Nature is determined when the Day-Care Man obtains the Egg. A Puppet's nature cannot be changed once generated.

Breeding

In Touhoumon Purple Version, a Kedama or a female species that holds an Everstone has a 50% chance of passing its Nature to its offspring.

In the wild

Hoenn Safari Zone

Within the Safari Zone, there are Pokéblock feeders. If a Pokéblock is placed in a feeder, all wild Puppets encountered in tall grass and water tiles up to five steps away from the feeder will have a Nature that preferred that Pokéblock's flavor dominates. Only one Pokéblock may occupy a feeder, and the feeder's effect disappears after 100 steps are taken.

Synchronize

In Touhoumon Purple Version, if a Puppet with Synchronize is in the first slot in the party (even if fainted) when a wild Puppet is encountered, there is a 50% chance that the game will force it to have the same Nature as the Puppet in the first slot. Otherwise, the Nature is chosen at random, so the Puppet still has a 1 in 25 chance of having the same Nature as the lead Puppet. This does not apply to roaming Puppets or stationary Puppets.

List of Natures

The following table lists each one of the 25 Natures and their effects on a Puppet.

#	Nature	Japanese	Increased stat	Decreased stat	Favorite flavor	Disliked flavor
1	Hardy	がんばりや	—	—	—	—
2	Lonely	さみしがり	Attack	Defense	Spicy	Sour
3	Brave	ゆうかん	Attack	Speed	Spicy	Sweet
4	Adamant	いじっぱり	Attack	Sp. Attack	Spicy	Dry
5	Naughty	やんちゃ	Attack	Sp. Defense	Spicy	Bitter
6	Bold	ずぶとい	Defense	Attack	Sour	Spicy
7	Docile	すなお	—	—	—	—
8	Relaxed	のんき	Defense	Speed	Sour	Sweet
9	Impish	わんぱく	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sour	Dry
10	Lax	のうてんき	Defense	Sp. Defense	Sour	Bitter
11	Timid	おくびょう	Speed	Attack	Sweet	Spicy
12	Hasty	せっかち	Speed	Defense	Sweet	Sour
13	Serious	まじめ	—	—	—	—
14	Jolly	ようき	Speed	Sp. Attack	Sweet	Dry
15	Naive	むじゃき	Speed	Sp. Defense	Sweet	Bitter
16	Modest	ひかえめ	Sp. Attack	Attack	Dry	Spicy
17	Mild	おっとり	Sp. Attack	Defense	Dry	Sour
18	Quiet	れいせい	Sp. Attack	Speed	Dry	Sweet
19	Bashful	てれや	—	—	—	—
20	Rash	うっかりや	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Dry	Bitter
21	Calm	おだやか	Sp. Defense	Attack	Bitter	Spicy
22	Gentle	おとなしい	Sp. Defense	Defense	Bitter	Sour
23	Sassy	なまいき	Sp. Defense	Speed	Bitter	Sweet
24	Careful	しんちょう	Sp. Defense	Sp. Attack	Bitter	Dry
25	Quirky	きまぐれ	—	—	—	—

Stat-focused table

As each Nature uniquely boosts one stat and hinders another, the 25 Natures may also be arranged into a table such as the one shown below.

Nature table
No change ↘		Decreased stat ↓ (disliked flavor)
		↓Attack (Spicy)	↓Defense (Sour)	↓Sp.Atk (Dry)	↓Sp.Def (Bitter)	↓Speed (Sweet)
Increased stat ↑ (favorite flavor)	↑Attack (Spicy)	Hardy	Lonely	Adamant	Naughty	Brave
	↑Defense (Sour)	Bold	Docile	Impish	Lax	Relaxed
	↑Sp.Atk (Dry)	Modest	Mild	Bashful	Rash	Quiet
	↑Sp.Def (Bitter)	Calm	Gentle	Careful	Quirky	Sassy
	↑Speed (Sweet)	Timid	Hasty	Jolly	Naive	Serious

Other applications

Battle Palace

In the Battle Palace and in Verdanturf Town's Battle Tent, Trainers do not control their Puppets during battle. Instead, Puppets have different battle styles depending on their Nature.

All attacks are grouped into three categories: Attack, Defense (primarily status attacks targeting the user), and Support (primarily status attacks targeting the opponent).

All Natures have a set ratio of Attack, Defense, and Support attacks that Puppets with that Nature will prefer to use. These ratios may change when the Puppet's HP falls below 50%. During battle, a Puppet will select a category in which it wants to attack and then select a random attack from its moveset that fits that category; if no such attack exists, the Puppet will "appear incapable of using its power" and skip its turn.

This page is part of Project Mechanics, a Touhou Puppet Play Wiki project that covers all articles about mechanics found in Touhoumon (Japanese), Touhoumon Purple Version, and Touhoumon Unnamed Version.