godudette said:
What do you know--I have a Castform named Weatherman as well!
I nickname all my Pokemon, of course. I've done themed nicknames for some of my Pokemon, but the rest I just pick whatever name is appropriate or sounds cool. I have a few current nickname themes I kind of strive for:
(if there are commas separating nicknames, that means I have multiple Pokemon of that species with those nicknames)
The Harry Potter Theme
Alakazam - Hermione (appropriate, since both are really smart)
Buizel - Ron
Sneasel - Fred, George, Percy
Floatzel - Ginny (I'm nicknaming the weasel Pokemon after the Weasleys!)
Noctowl - Hedwig
Uxie - Dumbledore
Azelf - Dobby
Purugly - Minerva
Absol - Remus, Sirius (Sirius has a Serious nature! Was going to give that name to a Mightyena, but all my Mightyenas are female...)
Gastrodon - Slughorn (which literally makes sense as well)
Linoone - Hufflepuff (whose symbol is a badger, which Linoone looks like)
Seviper - Slytherin, Nagini
Exploud - Muffliato
Spinda - Confundus
Kecleon - Nymphadora (who can change her appearance at will, kind of how Kecleon can)
Heracross - Skeeter (who can transform into a beetle)
Vileplume - Fleur (also is French for flower)
Ariados - Aragog
Ho-oh - Fawkes
Duskull - Mad-Eye
Banette - Lucius, Karkaroff, Severus
Gible - Draco
Toxicroak - Bellatrix
Misdreavus - Voldemort
The Lord of the Rings theme
Garchomp - Moria
Registeel - Mithril
Giratina - Sauron
Mewtwo - Saruman
Dialga - Theoden
Uxie - Gandalf
Mesprit - Arwen
Azelf - Aragorn
Sableye - Gollum, Smeagol (thankfully they're not in the same game!)
Cresselia - Galadriel
Heatran - Balrog
Grovyle - Legolas (might rename him to Elrond upon evolution)
Dugtrio - Gimli (who likes caves)
Spinarak - Shelob (will be more appropriate once she evolves)
Torterra - Bombadil (too bad the Gold Berry doesn't exist in gen 4)
The Pokemon Trainer theme
Wobbuffet - Jessie
Chimecho - James
Cacturne - Harley
Dragonite - Lance
Beautifly - May
Torchic - Flannery
Kadabra - Sabrina
Venomoth - Koga
Pikachu - Satoshi (Ash's Japanese name)
Raichu - Lt. Surge
Masquerain - Drew
Kingdra - Misty (could have named her Clair, but that name was taken by my Xatu for different reasons)
Geodude - Roxanne
Wormadam Steel - Jasmine
Spiritomb - Agatha
Meganium - Erika
Miscellaneous Nicknames
Gallade - MetaKnight, Arthur (might rename the second to Lancelot)
Gardevoir - Guinevere (she and Arthur were hatched at the same time)
Piplup - Dedede (will be more appropriate once he evolves)
Arcanine - Lassie, Rigel
Ditto - Nympho (because I use it mainly for breeding)
Palkia - SuperDildo
Rotom - Robomaster
Metang - Ferrum (Latin for iron)
Delibird - Mrs. Claus, Santa
Honchkrow - Raven
Mismagius - Maleficent
Electrode - Pokeball
Magnezone - UFO
Espeon - Akamaru
Umbreon - Black Cat
Roserade - TuxedoMask (from Sailor Moon)
Pachirisu - Nutella
Spinda - Po (from Kung Fu Panda, though if I catch more Spindas I might name them TinkyWinky, Dipsy, and La-La)
Cresselia - Izanami (Japanese moon goddess)
Lunatone - Kwan Yin (Chinese moon goddess)
Mightyena - Artemis (Greek moon goddess)
Ninetales - Naruto
Blastoise - Bowser
Marowak - Dry Bones
Cranidos - Yoshi
Tentacruel - Kraken
Medicham - Mahatma
Milotic - Dreamboat
Relicanth - Granny, Grandpa
Octillery - Octavian
Skitty - Neko-chan
Gyarados - RAGE, Serpentina
Mankey - Goku
Machoke - Vegeta
Sudowoodo - Charlatan
Wailord - Moby ****
Nuzleaf - Pinocchio
Ludicolo - Mojito
Weezing - Smogon
Gible - Stitch
Porygon-Z - Linux
Uxie - Zelda
Mesprit - Ganondorf
Azelf - Link