Currently, if you click on the Nature of a given Pokémon in its analyses, it leads to a generic table of + and - stats that you can find anywhere on the web. However, the choice of nature is not always immediately clear. There are obvious ones like Adamant and Modest, but newcomers are apt to be a little confused when you would use Jolly or Timid in place of those. Mixed attacking and Defensive natures get a little tricker, such as Bold or Calm on Blissey. Also, newcomers might wonder why you would ever use a -Spe nature on a Pokémon outside of Trick Room.
I propose it takes you to a separate page with a few sentences up to a paragraph on why a particular nature is useful and what kind of Pokémon you would use it with (similar to the current Item description pages). It can show commonly alternate natures (Adamant/Jolly, Modest/Timid, Hasty/Naive, etc.) on the same page and compare the two. Due to an overall lack of elaboration on natures on the internet, these mini-analyses will help a battler decide what nature best suits their Pokémon, or to explain the rationale of that particular nature listed on that Pokémon's analysis.
Here are a few corny but effective examples:
Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
This nature is most commonly used on powerful physical attackers who have no viable options for Special attacks. For example, Scizor is most commonly used of an Adamant nature. With a pathetic 55 base Special Attack, but a tremendous 130 base Attack, Scizor has nothing to lose using a Special Attack hindering nature. The rare situations Special attacks will be used with an Adamant nature are extremely powerful, one use moves, like Overheat on Groudon, without having to run the risk of using a defensive lowering nature. Alternatively, Jolly nature can be used to get as much Speed as possible out of a Pokémon who also has no use for Special Attacks. Perhaps the most common example is Aerodactyl, whose roles depends on its Speed, but it can still use its powerful EdgeQuake combo.
Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
This nature is prominent used on mixed attackers like Infernape and Azelf who need all the speed they can get, or traditionally Special attackers who can abuse Explosion, such as Choice Scarf Magnezone or Heatran. An alternate nature to Naive is Hasty, which hinders physical Defense over Special Defense. The choice of the two depends on the hits you expect your Pokémon to take. Naive is commonly used in OU due to the prominence of Physical attacks, while Hasty is used in Ubers on Pokémon like Selfdestruct Mewtwo, where Special attacks are most common.
Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
A Relaxed nature can be used on Physically defensive Pokémon who do not depend on their Speed stat. This is optimal on Mixed Swampert, who appreciates the Defense boost and the ability to used attacks such as Earthquake, Waterfall, Surf, or Ice Beam without sacrificing Special Defense or any of its attacking stats. Another use for this nature would be to assure your Pokémon moves second to abuse moves like Payback, while increasing their ability to take Physical attacks. Forretress greatly appreciates the defense boost, and its miserable base Speed stat coupled with 0 IV's will all but ensure that it moves last. An alternate nature would be Sassy, which instead boosts Special Defense. Umbreon can make use of Sassy to bolster its Special Defense, allowing ot to use Curse to boost its physical Defense and its Attack to do damage with Payback.
Though there are no analyses that use Lax or Gentle, their description warrants discussion since they at least boost a stat, unlike the neutral natures, which don't deserve an explanation. This is more of a lesson in "Why you should never consider using these natures."
Lax (+Def, -SpD)
Lax, along with its counterpart Gentle, are completely worthless. Almost all Pokémon who need a defensive stat boost can sacrifice either of its attacking stats or its Speed. For example, Swampert has no use for Lax, since it doesn't mind the Speed drop, and must make the best use of its defensive stats as possible.
Again, I personally love reading the Item analyses currently on site, and I think Nature analyses would be a great idea. I hope others see this as a useful idea.
I propose it takes you to a separate page with a few sentences up to a paragraph on why a particular nature is useful and what kind of Pokémon you would use it with (similar to the current Item description pages). It can show commonly alternate natures (Adamant/Jolly, Modest/Timid, Hasty/Naive, etc.) on the same page and compare the two. Due to an overall lack of elaboration on natures on the internet, these mini-analyses will help a battler decide what nature best suits their Pokémon, or to explain the rationale of that particular nature listed on that Pokémon's analysis.
Here are a few corny but effective examples:
Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
This nature is most commonly used on powerful physical attackers who have no viable options for Special attacks. For example, Scizor is most commonly used of an Adamant nature. With a pathetic 55 base Special Attack, but a tremendous 130 base Attack, Scizor has nothing to lose using a Special Attack hindering nature. The rare situations Special attacks will be used with an Adamant nature are extremely powerful, one use moves, like Overheat on Groudon, without having to run the risk of using a defensive lowering nature. Alternatively, Jolly nature can be used to get as much Speed as possible out of a Pokémon who also has no use for Special Attacks. Perhaps the most common example is Aerodactyl, whose roles depends on its Speed, but it can still use its powerful EdgeQuake combo.
Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
This nature is prominent used on mixed attackers like Infernape and Azelf who need all the speed they can get, or traditionally Special attackers who can abuse Explosion, such as Choice Scarf Magnezone or Heatran. An alternate nature to Naive is Hasty, which hinders physical Defense over Special Defense. The choice of the two depends on the hits you expect your Pokémon to take. Naive is commonly used in OU due to the prominence of Physical attacks, while Hasty is used in Ubers on Pokémon like Selfdestruct Mewtwo, where Special attacks are most common.
Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
A Relaxed nature can be used on Physically defensive Pokémon who do not depend on their Speed stat. This is optimal on Mixed Swampert, who appreciates the Defense boost and the ability to used attacks such as Earthquake, Waterfall, Surf, or Ice Beam without sacrificing Special Defense or any of its attacking stats. Another use for this nature would be to assure your Pokémon moves second to abuse moves like Payback, while increasing their ability to take Physical attacks. Forretress greatly appreciates the defense boost, and its miserable base Speed stat coupled with 0 IV's will all but ensure that it moves last. An alternate nature would be Sassy, which instead boosts Special Defense. Umbreon can make use of Sassy to bolster its Special Defense, allowing ot to use Curse to boost its physical Defense and its Attack to do damage with Payback.
Though there are no analyses that use Lax or Gentle, their description warrants discussion since they at least boost a stat, unlike the neutral natures, which don't deserve an explanation. This is more of a lesson in "Why you should never consider using these natures."
Lax (+Def, -SpD)
Lax, along with its counterpart Gentle, are completely worthless. Almost all Pokémon who need a defensive stat boost can sacrifice either of its attacking stats or its Speed. For example, Swampert has no use for Lax, since it doesn't mind the Speed drop, and must make the best use of its defensive stats as possible.
Again, I personally love reading the Item analyses currently on site, and I think Nature analyses would be a great idea. I hope others see this as a useful idea.
