How to Soft Reset for Shinies, Nature, and IVs

Soft reset by saving before an unrepeatable event or Legendary Pokemon encounter then restarting your game if you didn't get your desired result. Read on to learn how to soft reset for shinies, when to soft reset, and how to reroll for the best Nature and IVs in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV).

To learn how to restart your game to start over on a new save file, check out our full guide below.
How to Restart or Delete Save Data

How to Soft Reset for Shinies

Starters are Shiny Locked

While you can soft reset to get the best nature and IVs for each starter, there's no point in soft resetting for a shiny starter since the three adorable Pokemon are all shiny locked.

All Shiny Locked Pokemon

Make Sandwiches That Boost Shiny Rate Odds During Picnics

If soft resetting doesn't work, you can always rely on making sandwiches that can boost the odds of encountering a shiny!

Shiny Sandwich Recipes

How to Soft Reset Starters for Natures and IVs

What You Can Soft Reset Starters For

What You Can Soft Reset Starters For
Nature IVs (Individual Values) Gender

Soft Reset for Shiny Starters Not Possible

It isn't possible to soft reset for a shiny starter because they're all shiny locked. However, you can still soft reset their Natures and IVs. If you want to get a shiny starter, you can do so by hatching eggs.

How to Soft Reset

Sprigatito Best Nature and IVs

The best natures for Sprigatito are either Jolly (Speed up / Special Attack down) or Adamant (Attack up / Special Attack down). Try and aim for these natures to make the most out of Sprigatito's strengths.

Highest Stats that Can be Obtained

These are the highest stats possible for a neutral nature Sprigatito

We have tried soft resetting 30 times and these are the highest individual stats we found for Sprigatito. If you got higher numbers, let us know in the comments!

Quaxly Best Nature and IVs

Aim to get a Jolly (Speed up / Special Attack down) or Adamant (Attack up / Special Attack down) nature for Quaxly to make the most out of its strengths.

Highest Stats that Can be Obtained

These are the highest stats possible for a neutral nature Quaxly

We have tried soft resetting 30 times and these are the highest individual stats we found for Quaxly. If you got higher numbers, let us know in the comments!

Fuecoco Best Nature and IVs

The best natures for Fuecoco are either Modest (Special Attack up / Attack down) or Quiet (Special Attack up / Speed down). Try and aim for these natures to make the most out of Fuecoco's strengths.

Highest Stats that Can be Obtained

These are the highest stats possible for a neutral nature Fuecoco

We have tried soft resetting 30 times and these are the highest individual stats we found for Fuecoco. If you got higher numbers, let us know in the comments!

Female Starters are Rarer

You can also soft reset starters for their gender. However, we have found that female starters are generally rarer than male starters.

After soft resetting 100 times, we were able to obtain 87 males and 13 females. This aligns with previous generations of Pokemon having starters have an 87.5:12.5 ratio of Male:Female starters. This breaks down to roughly a 7:1 male-to-female ratio.

How to Soft Reset for Natures and IVs

How to Soft Reset for Best Nature and IVs
Save before an encounter Catch Pokemon Check Nature and IVs Soft reset until you acquire the desired result

Save Before Unrepeatable Event

Before encountering unrepeatable, one-time events where there's a possibility of obtaining a Pokemon, make sure to save the game, so that you can restart back to your save point if you later don't find the stats of the Pokemon favorable.

How to Save Your Game

Check Pokemon Stats

Once the Pokemon has been captured, review the stats of the new Pokemon you've obtained. Make sure to check its Nature on its summary page.

Explanation of Pokemon Stats

Check IVs via Judge Function in post-game

Since Generation 3, a Stats Judge can be found in the post-game of every mainline Pokemon Game. They allow you to check IVs of your Pokemon via something called the Judge Function. The Judge Function typically becomes available as a feature in your Pokemon Box storage.

Restart Without Saving if Unfavorable

If you find that the Nature or IVs of your Pokemon are unfavorable, then you may simply turn off the game then restart it to appear back where you originally saved. You reset the Pokemon's IVs and Nature when you re-encounter it in the new save.

If you prefer the stats after the reset, you can continue playing and enjoy your new Pokemon. If not, you can turn off the game again and repeat the process until you get favorable stats.

Reasons to Soft Reset

For Best Nature and IVs

Players reroll to get Natures that don't nerf stats that the Pokemon needs. Additionally, players want to get the most IVs possible for their Pokemon, which adds onto the Pokemon's base stats, to attain the highest stats possible for their Pokemon ("perfect IVs"). Natures and IVs are randomly generated per Pokemon encounter.

This is mostly for online battles against other players, as you don't need high IVs or even the best nature to beat the story.

Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Generally, Avoid Natures Which Decrease Speed

Having a Nature that hurts a Pokemon's Speed is unadvisable in any situation. Generally, it's best to avoid having a Pokemon with any of the above Natures.

Speed Explained: How Does Speed Work?

When to Soft Reset

Before Choosing Starter Pokemon

For many players, they tend to want the best nature for their Starter Pokemon since it is often a long-standing member of one's playthrough team.

Be sure to save before selecting a starter so that you can soft-reset for the best natures and IVs. Note that soft resetting for a shiny starter is not possible since all starters are shiny-locked.

Recommended Nature for Each Starter

Recommended Nature
Sprigatito Adamant/Jolly	Fuecoco Modest/Quiet	Quaxly Jolly/Adamant

For physical attackers like Quaxly and Sprigatito, we recommend either the Jolly or Adamant natures as it boosts their Speed or Attack while lowering their Sp. Attack. Fuecoco on the other hand is a slow Special attacker, making Modest the best nature for it, as it increases its Sp. Attack while decreasing its Attack.

Before Catching Legendaries

There is usually only 1 of each legendary Pokemon in each save file and they typically appear in the overworld before you battle and catch them, so you'll want to save before battling them for a chance at rerolling.

Paldea Legendary Pokemon

Pokemon	Location	Recommended Nature
Koraidon	• Default: Pokemon Scarlet Exclusive • Second: Area Zero (Post-Game)	• Adamant to increase Koraidon's mostly physical attacks • Jolly to increase Speed without losing bulk or physical strength.
Miraidon	• Default: Pokemon Violet Exclusive • Second: Area Zero (Post-Game)	• Modest to increase Miraidon's mostly special attacks • Timid to guarantee that you outspeed most other Pokemon, while maintaining Special strength.
Wo-Chien	• Grasswither Shrine	• Modest to power up Wo-Chien's Special Attack moves. • Calm helps turn Wo-Chien into a tank against Pokemon that rely on Special Attack moves.
Chien-Pao	• Firescorge Shrine	• Adamant to raise the power of Chien-Pao's Attack moves. • Jolly to guarantee that Chien-Pao will outspeed most other Pokemon while maintaining his Attack stat.
Ting-Lu	• Icerend Shrine	• Adamant to raise the power of Ting-Lu's Attack moves. • Impish Turn Ting-Lu into a tank against Pokemon that rely on Attack moves.
Chi-Yu	• Icerend Shrine	• Modest to increase the power of Chi-Yu's special attacks. • Timid to guarantee that Chi-Yu outspeeds most other Pokemon while maintaining its Special Attack stat.

Legendary Types and How to Get All Legendary Pokemon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides

Beginner's Tips and Tricks

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Tips and Tricks