What Pokemon characteristics are immutable as of gen 9 games?

[BACK]
What Pokemon characteristics are immutable as of gen 9 games?
Posted On: February 6, 2023

I'm picking up Pokemon games with Violet and learning about every additions made to the game since gen 2, I'm having a hard time figuring out what are the Pokemon characteristics you can't change through grinding the games.


If I'm not mistaken, besides the Pokemon shinyness, you can now change every other aspect of your Pokemon, right? IVs are uppable with training, EVs are grindable through items and resettables with enough berries, nature can be changed with spices.


Is shinyness the only immutable characteristic of your Pokemon or are there others?


Question from user Oddrigue at gaming.stackexchange.com.


Answer:

As you correctly wrote, shininess is immutable.


But there are other properties that can't be changed:.


Base stats.


Gender.


Actual Nature (mints only change the effect of the Nature).


Characteristic (indicates which stat contains the highest IV).


Dudunsparce's form.


Maushold's form.


Size.


Most of them are related to Pokemon's Personality value, which is randomly generated and can't be changed:.


A Pokémon's personality value is an unsigned 32-bit integer that is created when the Pokémon is first generated by the game. For Pokémon encountered in the wild, it is set upon encountering them. For gift Pokémon and Eggs, it is set upon receiving them or when the Day-Care Man finds the Egg.


Answer from user pinckerman at gaming.stackexchange.com.



[BACK]
What Pokemon characteristics are immutable as of gen 9 games?
Posted On: February 6, 2023

I'm picking up Pokemon games with Violet and learning about every additions made to the game since gen 2, I'm having a hard time figuring out what are the Pokemon characteristics you can't change through grinding the games.


If I'm not mistaken, besides the Pokemon shinyness, you can now change every other aspect of your Pokemon, right? IVs are uppable with training, EVs are grindable through items and resettables with enough berries, nature can be changed with spices.


Is shinyness the only immutable characteristic of your Pokemon or are there others?


Question from user Oddrigue at gaming.stackexchange.com.


Answer:

As you correctly wrote, shininess is immutable.


But there are other properties that can't be changed:.


Base stats.


Gender.


Actual Nature (mints only change the effect of the Nature).


Characteristic (indicates which stat contains the highest IV).


Dudunsparce's form.


Maushold's form.


Size.


Most of them are related to Pokemon's Personality value, which is randomly generated and can't be changed:.


A Pokémon's personality value is an unsigned 32-bit integer that is created when the Pokémon is first generated by the game. For Pokémon encountered in the wild, it is set upon encountering them. For gift Pokémon and Eggs, it is set upon receiving them or when the Day-Care Man finds the Egg.


Answer from user pinckerman at gaming.stackexchange.com.



[BACK]

Why does my map have exclamation points marked on it? Why does my map have exclamation points marked on it?

Posted On: April 19, 2024
I have just started playing and some locations on my compass have an exclamation point marked and I have no idea what this is telling me. I have highlighted it below.What are these exclamation points ...[More]


Is it possible to use NBT tags in commands in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition? Is it possible to use NBT tags in commands in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition?

Posted On: January 19, 2023
This question was split into different questions for each workaround. See these two meta posts for more information.Can you use NBT tags in commands? I’ve tried commands that normally work in J...[More]


How to make an outline square? How to make an outline square?

Posted On: June 13, 2023
I want to start a build in a 10x10 chunk, but unfortunately I don't know how to form a square outline around the 10 by 10 chunks using smooth stone quickly. I've tried using the /fill commands...[More]


Does it make a difference to CP if you feed candies before or after evolving? Does it make a difference to CP if you feed candies before or after evolving?

Posted On: November 10, 2019
When activating the evolution for a caught Pokemon, it seems to amplify the Combat Power (CP). Thus it seems most beneficial to evolve your Pokemon with the highest CP, if you have multiple of the sam...[More]


I absolutely hate Merlin trials in Hogwarts. I absolutely hate Merlin trials in Hogwarts.

Posted On: June 23, 2023
I have completed the main quests and I’ve still just done maybe 2 or 3 Merlin trials at max. Is it just me? Question from user Spiritualmatterhorn at HogwartsLegacyGaming at reddit. Answer...[More]


Hogwarts Legacy, What the hell was that? Hogwarts Legacy, What the hell was that?

Posted On: June 9, 2023
Okay.. I was just running around doing some easy side quests (or so I thought) and saw a cute little house elf selling a shop. Fast forward a few minutes and I suddenly end up in a literal HORROR G...[More]


In Lost Ruins, Does the Goblin Shamans Mask work on Rosies second form? In Lost Ruins, Does the Goblin Shamans Mask work on Rosies second form?

Posted On: March 26, 2023
The description for the Goblin Shaman's Mask says it increases damage to goblins and orcs by 50%. Does this include Rosie's second form during her boss fight when she transforms into a goblin?...[More]


How do I remove a Steam game from my library? How do I remove a Steam game from my library?

Posted On: November 17, 2022
I like how Steam presents my library to me. However, there is one thing that keeps irritating me every time I open Steam: the Team Fortress 2 Beta. I don't want it, yet it is always in my games li...[More]


Diablo IV: Is the Elementalist glyph triggered by +X elemental damage affixes? Diablo IV: Is the Elementalist glyph triggered by +X elemental damage affixes?

Posted On: August 21, 2023
The Elementalist Glyph says:. Dealing Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage to an enemy increases all damage you deal to them by 5%[x] for 10 seconds, stacking once per element. I have an item with th...[More]


What is this item and what is it for? What is this item and what is it for?

Posted On: April 26, 2024
I've seen this item a number of times now, but I can't seem to pick it up.Is this an actual weapon or item? It looks like a circular saw of some sort. I can't seem to pick it up at all, but since I'v...[More]