All this is courtesy of my friend Denin and his Nintendo Power guide for Pokemon D/P.
It seems that in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl there's a thing called a Characteristic. This characteristic is independant of natures and governs how fast a stat grows in the game. Perhaps this is the game telling us what IV is the Pokemon's highest, but this is not certain currently. It could even be a second nature-like thing, but there's NO drawback to characteristics.
Here's a listing of all of the stats and what the game will say provided the stat will grow quickly.
Stats Quickly Rise
HP...
:Loves to eat
:Often dozes off
:Often naps
:Scatters things often
:Likes to relax
Attack...
:P:Proud of its power
:Likes to thrash about
:A little quick-tempered
:Likes to fight
:Hot tempered
Defense...
:Sturdy body
:Capable of taking hits
:Highly persistent
:Good endurance
:Good perseverence
Special Attack...
:Highly curious
:Mischeavious
:Thoroughly cunning
:Often lost in thought
:Very finicky
Special Defense...
:Strong willed
:Somewhat vain
:Strongly defiant
:Hates to lose
:Somewhat stubborn
Speed...
:Likes to run
:Alert to sounds
:Impetuous and silly
:Somewhat of a clown
:Quick to flee
Discuss, and any new information would be greatly appreciated.
It seems that in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl there's a thing called a Characteristic. This characteristic is independant of natures and governs how fast a stat grows in the game. Perhaps this is the game telling us what IV is the Pokemon's highest, but this is not certain currently. It could even be a second nature-like thing, but there's NO drawback to characteristics.
Here's a listing of all of the stats and what the game will say provided the stat will grow quickly.
Stats Quickly Rise
HP...
:Loves to eat
:Often dozes off
:Often naps
:Scatters things often
:Likes to relax
Attack...
:P:Proud of its power
:Likes to thrash about
:A little quick-tempered
:Likes to fight
:Hot tempered
Defense...
:Sturdy body
:Capable of taking hits
:Highly persistent
:Good endurance
:Good perseverence
Special Attack...
:Highly curious
:Mischeavious
:Thoroughly cunning
:Often lost in thought
:Very finicky
Special Defense...
:Strong willed
:Somewhat vain
:Strongly defiant
:Hates to lose
:Somewhat stubborn
Speed...
:Likes to run
:Alert to sounds
:Impetuous and silly
:Somewhat of a clown
:Quick to flee
Discuss, and any new information would be greatly appreciated.