Nicknaming Pokémon

[ThatzShynee]

I nickname all of my shinies. I like to use names that aren’t super common but are lovely ie: Tickle,hiccup,giggle

 

[gofishyfish]

During my play through of the game, I nickname every. Single. Pokemon. Every one! Even if they just sit in the box forever. But, after I finish the main game and I've basically settled on a team for running through the post game, I get lazy and forget to name everything. But I will say, it makes for some fun times looking back on the Pokemon you catch in the run through. Like, "Why tf did I name this Pokemon 'cheese puff'" or something like that

 

[WishIhadaManafi5]

I generally nickname my Pokemon. Sometimes I don't though if I'm soft resetting for a shiny. Then I can go and name it later. It depends. As for names, sometimes I use mythological ones and sometimes more general ones.

 

[Queen Masty]

Whenever I nickname pokemon I always try to be clever about it. The only pokemon that I don't nickname are legendary pokemon and Pokemon that I catch but don't use on my team

 

[Manchee]

I used to never nickname my Pokémon, but since White I think I've nicknamed them every single game. It's really fun, in my opinion, especially if you really get into your team. I like to give them nicknames based on the kind of Pokémon they are, but sometimes I'll have a theme going and nickname them all based on singers, or book characters, etc. I find that themes can occasionally make me less interested, though, and I'm not sure why. It's just a little too specific in some instances and then it isn't fun. But overall I like it, and try to not think very hard about it!

 

[ArcanineRaichu77]

I nickname all my Pokemon. To me, this just makes them feel more like my own Pokemon. Some names are based of their origin, some are book references, some are old favourites I used the first time I caught that species and continue to use, and some are well and truly random, like the Ponyta I named Ovencakes. On my White 2 my main team are all nicknamed after their names in other languages

 

[NovaBrunswick]

Let me just add something: I haven't always named all my Pokémon after Canadian places. When I was younger, I didn't really have a set naming scheme. I don't even remember what I named my Blaziken in my first playthrough of Ruby. :/

 

[starbeet]

I used the poke bank around the same time i started breed so my good pokes couldn't be nickname because of the trade rule; so since then none of my pokes get nicknames. I like poke nicknames that sound like gamer tags, but unless they change the trade rule I'll likely never do it, "uniformity"

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

My favorite nicknames I have given out are Miss Fame the female Torchic after a contestant on Rupaul’s Drag Race that loves chickens, LOVE ME!!!! the Mimikyu, Cyndi the female Cyndaquil after the singer Cyndi Lauper, Pincushion the Cacnea, Xerox the Ditto, Sailor Moon the Crescelia, F. (for Furious) George the Mankey/Primape, Chatty Cathy the Chatot, Marjory the Garbodor after a character from Fraggle Rock, Ambush the Shiny Durant because it literally ambushed me, Missing Keys the Klefki, Cassandra the Absol, JimiBuffet the Wobbuffet, Mr. Slithers the Ekans as a pun of Mr Smithers, Flamewar the Chandelure, Draco Pyro the Charizard, And R. Mika the female Incineroar.

 

[gentwoer]

Typically I don't nickname my Pokemon unless it's a Pokemon I'm trading into NPC (like Drowzee for a Machop to fight Whitney's Miltank or Spearow for the Vermillion City girl's Farfetch'd for Pokedex completion) in which case I usually nickname them somehting insulting to the NPC.



One of the days I think I might actually nickname my Pokemon during a playthrough and see if it makes me more attached or whatever

 

[Victorian Rush]

I never really nicknamed my Pokemon until I played X and I nicknamed all of the Pokemon I used in my playthrough. Now, it would be weird for me to not nickname my Pokemon.

 

[RedJirachi]

For some reason I always nickname my Butterfree Wormy from Spongebob

 

[Reyzadren]

I give nicknames to the 6 pokemon on my team, and they are always the same name for that slot position, regardless of game/species.

For example, the pokemon in slot 1 is always nicknamed "Laptop", and it was a drapion (Pokemon White 2/Y) or a scrafty (Pokemon Black).

 

[((JAWS))]

I always nickname my Pokemon. I feel it creates a deeper bond among me and my squad.

 

[AuroraBeam]

I love nicknaming my pokemon. Though my names range in their cleverness or originality. I've always proudly called my Umbreons "Lunairia" but the Manectric on my in-game Alpha Sapphire is simply named "Fang". :redface:

If I'm not being serious, I'll try to give jokey names like "Weak2Evrythn" the Amaura...

 

[KyogreThunder]

I rarely nickname my Pokemon, because I'm not that good at coming up with nicknames. However, in my recent Crystal playthrough, I nicknamed my Feraligatr Snappy, Vaporeon Bubblegun, Flareon Fireball, and Umbreon Lurky.

 

[Tiffo]

I don't really nickname mine either because in the anime they don't really use nicknames and I sort of just went with that, it's also why I always try to capture everything in a pokeball. The only time I nicknamed pokemon was during nuzlockes which I did every now and then.

 

[Vroomer]

No nicknames for me. I like having my Pokemon named what they are.

If I trade them, you're welcome to nickname them if you so desire.

 

[Ditto B1tch]

I usually don't nickname, but if I do it will not be the same as in anime, it'll be from my creativity

 

[azrael07]

it's great seeing how many people have important nicknames.