An exciting mechanic in Pokémon Sword and Shield is the ability to change your Pokémon's nature using Mints. You won't be able to do this until later in the game, but it's worth preparing for when reading the story.
How to Change a Pokémon's Nature in Sword and Shield Using Mints
At the end of the game, you can collect Nature Mints in Wyndon. After beating the game, you will gain access to the Battle Tower and an NPC who will sell you Nature Mints. Mint costs 50 BP, and different Currencies will have different effects on your Pokémon's stats as they level up. This will give a positive or negative weighting to specific stats, thus influencing how those stats change as the Pokémon goes up.
Below is a complete list of Natures and their effects on a Pokémon:
- Adamant: +Attack Speed, -Attack
- Bold: +Defense, -Attack
- Brave: + attack, speed
- Calm: + Special Defense, Attack
- Attention: + Special Defense, Special Attack
- Soft: +Special Defense, -Defense
- Hasty: +Speed, -Defense
- Impish: +Defense, -Sp. Attack
- Jolly: +Speed, -Special Attack
- Lax: + Defense, Special Defense
- Solitaire: +Attack, -Defense
- Soft: +Special Attack, -Defense
- Modest: +Special Attack, -Attack
- Naive: + Speed, Special Defense
- Villain: +Attack Speed, -Defense
- Calm: +Special Attack, -Speed
- Rash: + special attack, special defense
- Relaxed: +Defense, -Speed
- Sassy: +Special Defense, -Speed
- Serious: all stats are equal
- Shy: +Speed, -Attack
All you have to do is give the Mint the appropriate name from the list above, which influences your Pokemon the way you want. Just go to your bag, select the item, then use it on your Pokemon.
While this is a mechanic you can't play with until the end of the story, it's a lot of fun experimenting with your Pokemon this way.
