Nature profile

Lax Pokemon Nature

Lax raises Defense by 10% and lowers Special Defense by 10% in battle.

Boosted stat

+Defense

Lowered stat

−Special Defense

Berry flavor tie-in

Pokémon with this nature enjoy Sour flavor berries and dislike Bitter flavor. Use this when feeding berries in-game or planning nature mints alongside your favorite pokemon team.

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Top Sour berries

Rowap(40)Belue(30)Salac(30)Apicot(30)Lansat(30)Starf(30)

Avoid Bitter picks

Jaboca Durin Ganlon Petaya

Battle style bias

AI preference weights when this nature controls wild or trainer Pokémon at high vs low HP.

Attack

High HP

35%

Low HP

29%

Defense

High HP

10%

Low HP

Support

High HP

55%

Low HP

65%

Same boost, different penalty

Other natures that also boost Defense — compare penalties before you mint.

Bold (−Attack)Impish (−Special Attack)Relaxed (−Speed)

Pokéathlon stat shifts

Speed -2Skill +2

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