How do you tell which are the top strongest characteristics?

Im having trouble trying to work out out witch are the strongest characteristics every where I look it is not numbed by first second third fourth fifth please help

HPLoves to eatTakes plenty of siestasNods off a lotScatters things oftenLikes to Relax

AttackProud of its powerLikes to thrash aboutA little quick temperedLikes to fightQuick Tempered

DefenseSturdy bodyCapable of taking hitsHighly persistentGood enduranceGood perseverance

Special AttackHighly curiousMischievousThoroughly CunningOften lost in thoughtVery finicky

Special DefenseStrong willedSomewhat vainStrongly defiantHates to loseSomewhat stubborn

SpeedLikes to runAlert to soundsImpetuous and sillySomewhat of a clownQuick to flee

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Actually they can be in almost any order. Each characteristic represents a stat (as you know), but they also represent one of six or seven different IVs in that stat. For example, a Pokemon with the characteristic “Loves to eat” has its highest IV in HP, and can have 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 HP IVs.

The only characteristics that can have 31 IVs are “Takes plenty of siestas”, “Likes to thrash about”, “Capable of taking hits”, “Mischievous”, “Somewhat vain” and “Alert to sounds”. This is the closest you’ll get to an answer.

If you want to see the other characteristics and the IVs they represent, see this:http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Characteristic

Also, I edited your question’s formatting a bit to make it a bit more organised.