Introduction
The Generation 1 and Generation 2 games came out on Virtual Console, and people are having a grand time. They get to experience the former glory of these games in the palm of their hands. The best part is they can transfer these Pokemon to SM and USM, where unfortunately, this problem arises: the old games did not have natures specified, so if you don't know what you are doing, then you may think nature is by chance when the Pokemon are imported. However, that's not how natures work for these games. This article will give you the information needed to get the nature you desire for a guaranteed Hidden Ability Generation 1 or Generation 2 Pokemon.How natures are determined
How the natures are assigned is based on the current Exp. Points modulus 25 the Pokemon has when imported. Below is a chart that tabulates the Exp. Points that match with each nature.Remainder after Exp. Points / 25 | Natures | Last two | Digits of | Your | Exp. Points are... |
0 | Hardy | 0 | 25 | 50 | 75 |
1 | Lonely | 1 | 26 | 51 | 76 |
2 | Brave | 2 | 27 | 52 | 77 |
3 | Adamant | 3 | 28 | 53 | 78 |
4 | Naughty | 4 | 29 | 54 | 79 |
5 | Bold | 5 | 30 | 55 | 80 |
6 | Docile | 6 | 31 | 56 | 81 |
7 | Relaxed | 7 | 32 | 57 | 82 |
8 | Impish | 8 | 33 | 58 | 83 |
9 | Lax | 9 | 34 | 59 | 84 |
10 | Timid | 10 | 35 | 60 | 85 |
11 | Hasty | 11 | 36 | 61 | 86 |
12 | Serious | 12 | 37 | 62 | 87 |
13 | Jolly | 13 | 38 | 63 | 88 |
14 | Naive | 14 | 39 | 64 | 89 |
15 | Modest | 15 | 40 | 65 | 90 |
16 | Mild | 16 | 41 | 66 | 92 |
17 | Quiet | 17 | 42 | 67 | 92 |
18 | Bashful | 18 | 43 | 68 | 93 |
19 | Rash | 19 | 44 | 69 | 94 |
20 | Calm | 20 | 45 | 70 | 95 |
21 | Gentle | 21 | 46 | 71 | 96 |
22 | Sassy | 22 | 47 | 72 | 97 |
23 | Careful | 23 | 48 | 73 | 98 |
24 | Quirky | 24 | 49 | 74 | 99 |
Red, Blue, and Yellow
For RBY, the Day-Care Man can very easily allow you to manipulate your Pokemon's exact experience. Each step is 1 Exp. Point. If you do the math correctly and walk the steps needed, you can easily get the Exp. Points for the nature desired. The infinite Rare Candy trick from the Missingno glitch is also valuable for a reliable method to level up your Pokemon quickly. For example, Charizard imported at Level 50 is Timid nature without needing to battle.Gold, Silver, and Crystal
For GSC, it's recommended to use the Old Rod. Magikarp gives 28 Exp. Points when using one Pokemon, which goes down 3 rows in the above table. You can make your steps towards your goal easier by using more Pokemon in the fight to halve (or 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6) the Exp. Points you gain. If you can map out how many Exp. Points a Pokemon will gain per the amount of Pokemon in the fight, you should be able to get your nature in 1-3 battles. This is not recommended for RBY, though, since Rare Candies and the daycare already offer simple solutions. It's also recommended to fight Nidoran on Routes 35 and 36 in Gold and Silver and within the National Park in Crystal. Male Nidoran grant 102 Exp. Points, and female Nidoran grant 101 Exp. Points, so you can easily calculate how many Exp. Points are needed to get the desired nature.Exp. Points Table
There are also some convenient levels where Pokemon won't need adjustments via battling based on the Pokemon and the Exp. Points category it's from. For example, Pokemon in the Medium Slow category like Charizard will already be Timid if using a Rare Candy to level up to Level 50 or 100.Below is a table that shows the minimum number of Exp. Points required for a Pokemon to be at that level and the amount of Exp. Points a Pokemon of that level will have when caught from the wild or when leveled up with a Rare Candy. The corresponding natures for each level are also provided.
Fast | Medium Fast | Medium Slow | Slow | Level | Fast | Medium Fast | Medium Slow | Slow |
6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | Docile | Impish | Lax | Timid |
21 | 27 | 57 | 33 | 3 | Gentle | Brave | Relaxed | Impish |
51 | 64 | 96 | 80 | 4 | Lonely | Naive | Gentle | Bold |
100 | 125 | 135 | 156 | 5 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Docile |
172 | 216 | 179 | 270 | 6 | Sassy | Mild | Naughty | Calm |
274 | 343 | 236 | 428 | 7 | Quirky | Bashful | Hasty | Adamant |
409 | 512 | 314 | 640 | 8 | Lax | Serious | Naive | Modest |
583 | 729 | 419 | 911 | 9 | Impish | Naughty | Rash | Hasty |
800 | 1,000 | 560 | 1,250 | 10 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
1,064 | 1,331 | 742 | 1,663 | 11 | Naive | Docile | Quiet | Jolly |
1,382 | 1,728 | 973 | 2,160 | 12 | Relaxed | Adamant | Careful | Timid |
1,757 | 2,197 | 1,261 | 2,746 | 13 | Relaxed | Sassy | Hasty | Gentle |
2,195 | 2,744 | 1,612 | 3,430 | 14 | Calm | Rash | Serious | Bold |
2,700 | 3,375 | 2,035 | 4,218 | 15 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Bashful |
3,276 | 4,096 | 2,535 | 5,120 | 16 | Lonely | Gentle | Timid | Calm |
3,930 | 4,913 | 3,120 | 6,141 | 17 | Bold | Jolly | Calm | Mild |
4,665 | 5,832 | 3,798 | 7,290 | 18 | Modest | Relaxed | Careful | Modest |
5,487 | 6,859 | 4,575 | 8,573 | 19 | Serious | Lax | Hardy | Careful |
6,400 | 8,000 | 5,460 | 10,000 | 20 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
7,408 | 9,261 | 6,458 | 11,576 | 21 | Impish | Hasty | Impish | Lonely |
8,518 | 10,648 | 7,577 | 13,310 | 22 | Bashful | Careful | Brave | Timid |
9,733 | 12,167 | 8,825 | 15,208 | 23 | Impish | Quiet | Hardy | Impish |
11,059 | 13,824 | 10,208 | 17,280 | 24 | Lax | Quirky | Impish | Bold |
12,500 | 15,625 | 11,735 | 19,531 | 25 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Docile |
14,060 | 17,576 | 13,411 | 21,970 | 26 | Timid | Lonely | Hasty | Calm |
15,746 | 19,683 | 15,244 | 24,603 | 27 | Gentle | Impish | Rash | Adamant |
17,561 | 21,952 | 17,242 | 27,440 | 28 | Hasty | Brave | Quiet | Modest |
19,511 | 24,389 | 19,411 | 30,486 | 29 | Hasty | Naive | Hasty | Hasty |
21,600 | 27,000 | 21,760 | 33,750 | 30 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
23,832 | 29,791 | 24,294 | 37,238 | 31 | Relaxed | Mild | Rash | Jolly |
26,214 | 32,768 | 27,021 | 40,960 | 32 | Naive | Bashful | Gentle | Timid |
28,749 | 35,937 | 29,949 | 44,921 | 33 | Quirky | Serious | Quirky | Gentle |
31,443 | 39,304 | 33,084 | 49,130 | 34 | Bashful | Naughty | Lax | Bold |
34,300 | 42,875 | 36,435 | 53,593 | 35 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Bashful |
37,324 | 46,656 | 40,007 | 58,320 | 36 | Quirky | Docile | Relaxed | Calm |
40,522 | 50,653 | 43,808 | 63,316 | 37 | Sassy | Adamant | Impish | Mild |
43,897 | 54,872 | 47,846 | 68,590 | 38 | Sassy | Sassy | Gentle | Modest |
47,455 | 59,319 | 52,127 | 74,148 | 39 | Bold | Rash | Brave | Careful |
51,200 | 64,000 | 56,660 | 80,000 | 40 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
55,136 | 68,921 | 61,450 | 86,151 | 41 | Hasty | Gentle | Hardy | Lonely |
59,270 | 74,088 | 66,505 | 92,610 | 42 | Calm | Jolly | Bold | Timid |
63,605 | 79,507 | 71,833 | 99,383 | 43 | Bold | Relaxed | Impish | Impish |
68,147 | 85,184 | 77,440 | 106,480 | 44 | Sassy | Lax | Modest | Bold |
72,900 | 91,125 | 83,335 | 113,906 | 45 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Docile |
77,868 | 97,336 | 89,523 | 121,670 | 46 | Bashful | Hasty | Careful | Calm |
83,058 | 103,823 | 96,012 | 129,778 | 47 | Impish | Careful | Serious | Adamant |
88,473 | 110,592 | 102,810 | 138,240 | 48 | Careful | Quiet | Timid | Modest |
94,119 | 117,649 | 109,923 | 147,061 | 49 | Rash | Quirky | Careful | Hasty |
100,000 | 125,000 | 117,360 | 156,250 | 50 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
106,120 | 132,651 | 125,126 | 165,813 | 51 | Calm | Lonely | Lonely | Jolly |
112,486 | 140,608 | 133,229 | 175,760 | 52 | Hasty | Impish | Naughty | Timid |
119,101 | 148,877 | 141,677 | 186,096 | 53 | Lonely | Brave | Brave | Gentle |
125,971 | 157,464 | 150,476 | 196,830 | 54 | Gentle | Naive | Lonely | Bold |
133,100 | 166,375 | 159,635 | 207,968 | 55 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Bashful |
140,492 | 175,616 | 169,159 | 219,520 | 56 | Quiet | Mild | Lax | Calm |
148,154 | 185,193 | 179,056 | 231,491 | 57 | Naughty | Bashful | Docile | Mild |
156,089 | 195,112 | 189,334 | 243,890 | 58 | Naive | Serious | Lax | Modest |
164,303 | 205,379 | 199,999 | 256,723 | 59 | Adamant | Naughty | Quirky | Careful |
172,800 | 216,000 | 211,060 | 270,000 | 60 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
181,584 | 226,981 | 222,522 | 283,726 | 61 | Lax | Docile | Sassy | Lonely |
190,662 | 238,328 | 234,393 | 297,910 | 62 | Serious | Adamant | Bashful | Timid |
200,037 | 250,047 | 246,681 | 312,558 | 63 | Serious | Sassy | Docile | Impish |
209,715 | 262,144 | 259,392 | 327,680 | 64 | Modest | Rash | Quiet | Bold |
219,700 | 274,625 | 272,535 | 343,281 | 65 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Docile |
229,996 | 287,496 | 286,115 | 359,370 | 66 | Gentle | Gentle | Modest | Calm |
240,610 | 300,763 | 300,140 | 375,953 | 67 | Timid | Jolly | Modest | Adamant |
251,545 | 314,432 | 314,618 | 393,040 | 68 | Calm | Relaxed | Bashful | Modest |
262,807 | 328,509 | 329,555 | 410,636 | 69 | Relaxed | Lax | Bold | Hasty |
274,400 | 343,000 | 344,960 | 428,750 | 70 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
286,328 | 357,911 | 360,838 | 447,388 | 71 | Adamant | Hasty | Jolly | Jolly |
298,598 | 373,248 | 377,197 | 466,560 | 72 | Careful | Careful | Sassy | Timid |
311,213 | 389,017 | 394,045 | 486,271 | 73 | Jolly | Quiet | Calm | Gentle |
324,179 | 405,224 | 411,388 | 506,530 | 74 | Naughty | Quirky | Jolly | Bold |
337,500 | 421,875 | 429,235 | 527,343 | 75 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Bashful |
351,180 | 438,976 | 447,591 | 548,720 | 76 | Bold | Lonely | Mild | Calm |
365,226 | 456,533 | 466,464 | 570,666 | 77 | Lonely | Impish | Naive | Mild |
379,641 | 474,552 | 485,862 | 593,190 | 78 | Mild | Brave | Serious | Modest |
394,431 | 493,039 | 505,791 | 616,298 | 79 | Docile | Naive | Mild | Careful |
409,600 | 512,000 | 526,260 | 640,000 | 80 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
425,152 | 531,441 | 547,274 | 664,301 | 81 | Brave | Mild | Quirky | Lonely |
441,094 | 551,368 | 568,841 | 689,210 | 82 | Rash | Bashful | Mild | Timid |
457,429 | 571,787 | 590,969 | 714,733 | 83 | Naughty | Serious | Rash | Impish |
474,163 | 592,704 | 613,664 | 740,880 | 84 | Jolly | Naughty | Naive | Bold |
491,300 | 614,125 | 636,935 | 767,656 | 85 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Docile |
508,844 | 636,056 | 660,787 | 795,070 | 86 | Rash | Docile | Serious | Calm |
526,802 | 658,503 | 685,228 | 823,128 | 87 | Brave | Adamant | Adamant | Adamant |
545,177 | 681,472 | 710,266 | 851,840 | 88 | Brave | Sassy | Mild | Modest |
563,975 | 704,969 | 735,907 | 881,211 | 89 | Hardy | Rash | Relaxed | Hasty |
583,200 | 729,000 | 762,160 | 911,250 | 90 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
602,856 | 753,571 | 789,030 | 941,963 | 91 | Docile | Gentle | Bold | Jolly |
622,950 | 778,688 | 816,525 | 973,360 | 92 | Hardy | Jolly | Hardy | Timid |
643,485 | 804,357 | 844,653 | 1,005,446 | 93 | Timid | Relaxed | Adamant | Gentle |
664,467 | 830,584 | 873,420 | 1,038,230 | 94 | Quiet | Lax | Calm | Bold |
685,900 | 857,375 | 902,835 | 1,071,718 | 95 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Bashful |
707,788 | 884,736 | 932,903 | 1,105,920 | 96 | Jolly | Hasty | Adamant | Calm |
730,138 | 912,673 | 963,632 | 1,140,841 | 97 | Jolly | Careful | Relaxed | Mild |
752,953 | 941,192 | 995,030 | 1,176,490 | 98 | Adamant | Quiet | Bold | Modest |
776,239 | 970,299 | 1,027,103 | 1,212,873 | 99 | Naive | Quirky | Adamant | Careful |
800,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,059,860 | 1,250,000 | 100 | Hardy | Hardy | Timid | Hardy |
Conclusion
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