Hey everyone, it's that guy from the ability suggestion topic, you know, the stupid one? I just came back here to browse around and see if anything new was happening, and I stumbled across a link to this: http://cytopic.net/bouncyball/wiki/index.php?title=Nature Look at the Nerdy/Geeky natures and you'll see that they're both pretty much "better' natures than all the rest. This seems like a pretty bad idea IMO because it leaves less room for creativity because everyone will want those 2 natures and the others will become stupid or useless. I'd like to see all of the natures have a balanced amount of upsides and downsides like +15% speed -5% attack -5% special attack -5% hp. I'd love to see lots of people playing this game competitively. Thanks for reading and I hope all goes well with development! :3

That's not necessarily true. Even though some natures are better than others, there are many different factors that play in to keep it balanced. While you are right in saying that Geeky and Nerdy are powerful and people would pick them, they can't really 'choose' them. Rather, they have to repeatedly catch Pokemon until they have the proper nature. Because of the fact that there are 50 different natures in PT, that would give you a 2% chance per catch of getting a specified nature. Actually, it could even be lower than that - those natures could be rarer than the other ones. At this moment of writing, I've yet to encounter or see with my own eyes a Pokemon with the Nerdy nature, and I only have a few Geeky natured Pokemon in my possession, and I treasure them all. That isn't the only factor that comes into play here. Let's say you were to get a Geeky Rotato or something, which is probably one of the best natures for it. Even with that, it could still be weaker defensively than a Nervous one (which is +5% HP, Defense, and Sp.D in exchange for -5% Attack, Sp.A, and Speed). How is this possible? IVs also play a factor in stats. They are the factor that ensure that no two Pokemon are ever the same, and this holds true - the chance of having two Pokemon with the same IVs is over one in a billion. Even if you were to get the best nature for a Pokemon, you could still be screwed over by the positioning of IVs, which leaves you at the mercy of the fickle RNG. In addition to all of this, those aren't the only two natures to be useful. While you may have jumped in your seat at the boost those natures give and their lack of downsides, there are a few other PT-exclusive natures that provide similar boosts. For example, the Energetic nature, despite lowering HP, Attack, Defense, Sp.A, Sp.D, and Speed by 5%, manages to be useful by raising your Speed by a whopping 30%. This speed boost is a big difference, and is of around the same magnitude as those natures. A few other natures that provide niche boosts and are perfectly viable are Hyper, Withdrawn, and Elegant (but this isn't all of them). They all have their downsides, but their effects heavily outweigh the negatives, to the point where Nerdy and Geeky don't look so overpowered. Furthermore, natures aren't very unbalancing in the first place. They give off on average a 10 to 15 percent increase in a stat or two. The Geeky and Nerdy natures are very efficient in that they have no downsides (as well as Curious and Sly to a lesser extent), but natures at a whole don't do much. The primary factor in developing your Pokemon's strengths are EVs (not counting level, of course ). Compared to that, natures are a drop in the bucket. In conclusion, I believe that the Geeky and Nerdy natures aren't overcentralizing and unbalanced. They are kept in equilibrium by the inclusion of IVs, inability to alter the nature of your Pokemon, and the various other natures in the game that also provide similar outputs of power. I see those natures as a reward for lucky/hardworking players willing to spend countless hours catching Pokemon hoping for the miniscule chance that the Pokemon they catch will be as strong as they can make it. The standard natures serve as alternatives for people who want a boost in power but don't want to spend so much time searching for the absolute best one, and will settle for whatever helps them. Either way, the difference between the two is minimal and don't give a significant advantage to those who seek those natures. What really matters is the skill of the player that commands those Pokemon. P.S Feel free for you guys to post your opinions on this topic as well - I wanna know what others think of this.

It would be worthless to do that.