Nicknames?

[Sabonea_Masukippa]

Well, I began training my Exeggute today, and realised I had called it "Fegg." I get the egg, but not the F. I thought is was a really strange nickname - I think it was because I caught it by accident in Safari Zone. I also have a Cherrim called Eponine, which is a Les Mis reference, but choosing Cherrim? I don't know why...

So I was wondering two things:
1) What do you guys think of nicknaming your pokemon? Do you do it for everyone or just a few?
2) What are some of the strangest/funniest nicknames you've come across for pokemon, or that you've named yourself?

Anyway, I tend to nickname all of my pokemon, even the legends, although I just use their official names with only the 1st letter capital.

 

[ellie]

I do nickname some Pokemon that I like. I usually don't, though, especially if it's a random Pokedex capture that I'll never look at again.

I can't remember many strange ones except when my brother took my Emerald without me knowing and caught a Wurmple and named it something offensive -___-

 

[Vanetia]

I started out nicknaming every pokemon I caught. Then I just ran out of ideas and stopped caring as much, lol.

I have a pair of Jigglypuffs named Wiggles and Jiggles, and I named a female ponyta Amalthea. I have quite a few different nicknamed pokes still floating in storage, but I don't bother anymore unless it's going to be on my actual team.

 

[keaki17]

LOL

I name my Safari pokemon

Um i think Booty or Boots- for a teddiursa
um i think Mama for a Ledian/lediba

LOL

 

[Dattebayo]

I usually nickname the legendary Pokemon I caught (with the exception of the legendary birds and the Regis). I nicknamed my Luxray "Simba" because they're both lions, and I also nicknamed my Sharpedo "Jaws" because they're both killing machines.

 

[Hydro King]

Well, I nickname only very few of my Pokemon that I think a nickname would suit.
One of the funniest nicknamed Pokemon I can think of is my brother's Abra. He called it Mr. Moony. (a star character in the "I love Lucy" TV series) The way he'd reffered to it was hilarious!

 

[Vanetia]

I usually nickname the legendary Pokemon I caught (with the exception of the legendary birds and the Regis). I nicknamed my Luxray "Simba" because they're both lions, and I also nicknamed my Sharpedo "Jaws" because they're both killing machines.

Ahaha! I named my Shinx "Mufasa"

 

[jirachiken]

I usually know what my pokemon's nicknames will be before I catch them, but if I had no ideas, I just name them random things. I called my Chimchar "Chester" on my Pearl version.

 

[Sheer Cold]

I name my starters (which are ALWAYS fire) Flames. I don't name the legendaries; a mere nickname is not worthy of their power. It also decreases their trading value

 

[munchlaxboy]

I nickname all my Pokemon!
Weirdest Nickname given by me:
Gragrostel to my Burmy. (Grass, Ground, Steel, like the 3 different types of Burmies)

 

[markomega]

I nickname when I feel like it.

my female Kingler is Queengler ;D

 

[Flannery]

I only nickname my shinies. I like giving them nicknames since they're different. As for the rest of my pokemon, I let them keep their normal names.

My favorite nickname is Skyla, for my black Rayquaza.

 

[MetalMEB]

I actually don't nickname my Pokemon, I think I used to though (I don't remember any of them... Except I think I nicknamed a Pinsir "Crusher" once)

 

[Anaya]

I never nickname mine. I use their natural name. But I do have a Togetic named Magic. And I used to have a bunch of Togepi named Moonlight and Sunshine and other weird things like that. .

 

[neo_senku]

i nick name all pokemon that i train seriously

some of my more inventive nicknames are:

rastaplant - exeggutor
solomon - slowking
groove - ludicolo
big green - ludicolo
orpheus - starmie
crossclaw - metagross
pluto - weavile

 

[Lord Scalgon]

I usually nickname shinies only. Other than that, I nickname my competitive pokemon after my group members just as a tribute to them.

 

[Profesco]

I think the Pokemon's original names are creative enough, so I generally don't nickname any of mine. I did nickname my team in my best second-gen game, my Gold version. That was when I started reading the manga, so their nicknames all followed a pattern:

Meganium- Meganium (I couldn't bear to change it)
Hypno- Hypny
Umbreon- Umby
the red Gyarados- Red Dosy
Ho-Oh- Hoey-Oh
Scizor- Scizzy

 

[Sheer Cold]

In the Kanto Safari Zone I caught 30+ Nidos and eventually started calling them Nido100, Nido101, and so on just for storage purposes.

 

[~Spacial_Rendation~]

I called my Palkia "Pal" originaly because it was the first part of its name. Then it DID become my "Pal!",
I called Giratina "Gyro" Becuase it fits with Giratina.,
I called Dialga "Squeek" Becuase of it's cry.,
I called my Empolen "Julius" Becuse Julius Ceaser was an Emporer,
I called my Torterra "Yurtle" and Blastiose "Cecil" Both turtle names,
I call Every fire Stater Ethier "Passion" If a Girl and "Infreno" If a boy,
I call every other water stater "Kipper" If a boy, "Graceful" if a girl,
I call Magainuim and Venusaur "Vines",
I call Sceptile "Sneaky",
and then the rest is random

 

[SapphireL]

I nickname all of my Pokemon. Some of my favorite names I've given are...

Totie - Feraligatr (M)
Bolt - Feraligatr (M)
Florence - Feraligatr (F)
Axle - Feraligatr (M)
Raspberry - Pidgeot (F)
Strawberry - Swellow (F)
Blueberry - Staraptor (F)
Hickory - Staraptor (M)
Toadstool - Breloom (F)
Mudster - Swampert (M)
Hungry Bob - Swampert (M)
Cuno-Uno - Articuno
Daren - Blaziken (M)
Peepers - Blaziken (F)
Harbor - Sharpedo (F)
Fang - Sharpedo (M)
Big Purple - Aggron (F)
Big Blue - Aggron (M)
Cappy - Chimecho (M)
Little One - Chimecho (M)
Andy - Gardevoir (M)
Arkie - Nidoking (M)
Prickles - Nidoking (M)
Smasher - Metagross
Bullet - Metagross
Midnight - Dusknoir (F)
Jet - Yanmega (F)
Carbon - Weavile (F)
Buddy - Gyarados (M)
Bubbles - Gyarados (F)
Cutie - Blissey (F)
Sweetie - Blissey (F)
Tama - Tyranitar (M)
Boulder - Tyranitar (F)
Slinky - Dragonite (M)
Slink - Dragonite (M)
Slinko - Salamence (M)
Ghost - Salamence (M)
Alpha - Uxie
Beta - Azelf
Gamma - Mesprit
Tempest - Lucario (M)
Santiago - Torterra (M)
Diego - Torterra (M)
Bandit - Linoone (F)
Acuzio - Anorith (M)
Leroy - Aerodactyl (M)
Spooky - Gengar (F)
Digit - Porygon-Z
Snooze - Snorlax (F)
Calypso - Cradilly (F)
Clyde - Mightyena (M)
Scarlet - Absol (F)
Guava - Garchomp (F)
Banjo - Skarmory (F)
Ukulele - Skarmory (M)
Blaze - Charizard (M)
Jalapeno - Charizard (M)
Vern - Venusaur (M)
Shelldon - Blastoise (M)
Pumpkin - Heracross (F)
Spirit - Mismagius (F)
Magic - Mismagius (F)
Tons-O-Fun - Electrode
Opal - Octillery (F)
Retrovirus - Weezing (F) (RETROVIRUS!!!11!!)
Tsunami - Wailord (F)
Crickette - Flygon (F)
Delta - Flygon (M)
Rayo - Zapdos
Fuego - Moltres
(I shoulda named Articuno 'Hielo' .... but Cuno-Uno is too fun to say)
Spike - Manectric (M)
Kyle - Typhlosion (M)
Cinders - Typhlosion (F)
Jerome - Meganium (M)
Shimmer - Ninetales (F)
Miles - Ninetales (M)
Alice Slam - Medicham (F)


I name the box legendaries after the version they represent. So... I have Sapphire the Kyogre, Pearl the Palkia, Emerald the Rayquaza, and Ruby the Groudon. (My Lugia and Ho-oh were traded to me, so I can't rename them... :< But back in Gold/Crystal, I had Rainbow the Ho-oh, Aurora the Suicune, and Buzzy the Lugia so those are exceptions...)