Nicknaming Pokémon

[M.E.R.255]

I never really nicknamed mine, but if I played the older games again, I'd try to nickname all my Pokemon this time, just to make the experience a little different. ^^
For whatever reason, I want to name Chikorita ;152; Spanky. XDDD Maybe because she's so small and can use her vines in the Anime that she may whip some wrongdoers into shape. XD

 

[Pikachu Fan Number Nine]

Meowth - Tom
Pikachu - Jerry

Care to guess this reference?

 

[LiepardTrainer]

I always nickname all the Pokemon in my team, makes them unique

my usual nicknames:
either fox or cat or mustelid names from cartoon/movies I like
at times I'll look up unique names or look up football player names for ideas

 

[PsychoKing47]

I only ever tend to nickname shinies, personally, as I feel they're unique enough to justify it, whereas an in-game team generally isn't outside of your starter. I much prefer the actual names most of the time anyway, especially compared to whatever unimaginative nonsense I would come up with.

 

[Smokin' weedle]

Usually i only nickname mons that i use in a set team, mons that I switch around don't get one. I like it when thier nicknames match, but most of the time i just call them something in latin, with something that they resemble. One of my personal favourites is my jellicent. On showdown it's called 'Mare exspiravit' (literally translated see ghost). In-game i would call it exspiravit

 

[Anthony Berardi]

I nickname the ones I use for battle & I try to keep it appropriate to what they are or what they look like. I called my Incineroar "Manimal" cause he's like an animal that stands on two legs like a man...that sort of thing. Sometimes I just use cool names like my Type: Null is "Orion" cause they are supposed to hunt legendaries...that sort of thing

 

[abby_ella]

I usually don't nickname my Pokemon. But I'm replaying through Diamond right now, and I just nicknamed a Bidoof "Bidoom." Going to be awesome once it levels up.

 

[((JAWS))]

I always nickname mine. My best ones are

Torterra - Captain Planet (Cpt Planet)
Luxray - Copperdog
Sporesaur - Venusaur
Bellyzard - Charizard
Spintoise - Blastoise
Kit-Kat - Kadabra

 

[SubtleVVeirdoh]

I nickname the Pokémon I use as permanent team members, as well as the ones I use for online battles.

I don’t usually have a theme or anything. Recently nicknamed a Tepig ‘Oi’ and another one ‘Basil’. Usually end up renaming any Ampharos I own ‘Lemon Drop’, though.

 

[Leonhart]

I'm doing a nuzlocke challenge on Black version right now, so for once I'm giving my Pokemon nicknames. I'm simply giving them food related names that quickly come to mind (i.e. Cookie the Tepig).

 

[Kung Fu Ferret]

I'm doing a nuzlocke challenge on Black version right now, so for once I'm giving my Pokemon nicknames. I'm simply giving them food related names that quickly come to mind (i.e. Cookie the Tepig).

Avoiding pork related names I see? That's great! I usually name Tepig (if playing a Nuzlocke) either Ares, Baconator, or Pumbaa.

 

[Judge Mandolore Shepard]

When it comes to nicknames for Pokemon, I tend to give the Pokemon that I use for my teams nicknames. Course I also make sure the nicknames follow a theme (e.g. Sith Lords, Daedric Princes)

 

[Kung Fu Ferret]

If I do a theme for nicknames it's usually various gods, goddesses, Heroes, monsters, demons, Etc from various myths.

However, the nickname as be able to fit the Lore, design, maybe move pool and abilities, of that Pokemon. That means I won't go around naming Zubat Thor. Camazotz, on the other hand Works perfectly with Zubat.

 

[GastlyMan]

I'm usually too lazy to nickname them. But on occasion I'll do it. Usually, their actual names suit me just fine.

My first Pokemon game was Sapphire, and I nicknamed my Mudkip Squirt. This, in my middle-schooler eyes, was a very creative nickname. I'm still really attached to him, though, as he was my first. I've thought of doing a "Squirt Jr." at some point, if I ever acquire another Mudkip.

 

[The Red Thunder]

I always nickname them. It gives them a sense of personality that makes them a bit more ... unique.

For instance, in my last full playthrough, I used an Incineroar, which I named "Mike Haggar", from the Final Fight series of beat 'em ups. My sister who did a playthrough alongside mine bred a shiny Litten (which she evolved into Incineroar, obviously) named hers Zangeif, after the Russian grappler from the Street Fighter series. The whole idea was that both characters are big, muscle-bound brawlers.

Another example is my pride and joy, my Shiny Mawile (Adamant natured, hidden ability, 31 IV in HP and Attack) which I named Dancer, after an old dancing Mawile animation from Creative Worlds.

 

[BlisseyEX]

I nickname my Pokémon mostly after cakes but also after other types of foods...

 

[NimhShambler]

Well, I usually get both versions for a very sad reason. In the one that's me (usually the dark coloured version--Blue, Silver (later Crystal), Sapphire, Leaf Green, Black, X. Ultra Sun is the only exception), I always use Fighting Types exclusively. I give them Greek/Roman names.

In the other version that represents (sad part) my dead brother (usually the warm coloured version--Red, Gold, Ruby, Fire Red, White. The exception being Ultra Moon), I use only Ghost types and Dark types. I give them Norse or Norse-sounding (usually taken from Skyrim) names.

For instance, in Ultra Sun, my team is:
Sertorius (Hitmonchan), Effie (Medicham), Reglius (Scrafty), Ariadne (Breloom), Gamma (Toxicroak), and Alapa (Kommo-o).

In Ultra Moon, the team is
Hlin (Bisharp), Sjobjorn (Mimikyu), Lund (Umbreon), Sylgja (Chandelure), Nurnhilde (Banette), and Angrenor (Krokorok).

 

[PirateKing]

For my playthrough of Kanto, I had a theme where I nicknamed each of my Pokemon after natural disasters

Blastoise - Tidalwave
Pidgeot - Tornado
Arcanine - Wildfire
Gengar - Psyclone
Rhydon - Tremor
Jolteon - Aftershock

After that, whenever I use any of the originals, I always tried to keep the theme going, so now I have an entire box of Kanto mons named after every mildly inconvinient
weather hazard imaginable lol

For my USUM playthrough, I went with a mostly tropical theme
A-Raichu - Shinesprite
Lanturn - Delfino
Pangoro - Maui
Talonflame - Krakatoa

 

[Jirachi100]

I nickname almost all of my Pokemon and the names vary in quality.
Some examples:

Ambipom- Handy
Popplio- Popstar
Palkia- Pearl
Yveltal- Y
Quagsire- Quaggy
Camerupt (shiny)- Pompeii
Clefable- Fairy
Stunfisk- I'm Flat!
Buneary- Bunbun
Florges- Sectonia
Vespiquen- Sectonia
Chikorita- Jirachi
Lucario- SandyCandy (I have no idea what this one meant)

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

I usually just go with whatever feels right at the moment. I have some names I always have to in each game though. I always need a Ditto named Xerox, a female Absol named Cassandra, a Jigglypuff named Cuddles, Chansey named Lady Luck, And a Mankey named F. (For Furious) George.