Bellsprout, Oddish, or Tengela - Triffid
LOL! my english teacher made me read the book. i can't help but feel that it was only a best-seller because the church at the time was opposing it, therefore boosting book sales.
camerupt: humphrey
octillery: raticlaw (the RBY pokegod who had octillery's number in the pokedex order)
Meganium: magnesium!
bayleef: lief
sandshrew: sandshear
flygon: flyger! i googled it, and it turned out to be norwegian for "aviator".
vibrava: lacewing (i think it was the insect that started life as an antlion or something else with similar hunting methods to trapinch)
vaporeon: pawpaw
jolteon: neon!
umbreon: starlight, eclipse, equinox, etc. etc. etc.
female eevee (the one i use to breed a whole box full of eevees from): eve
male eevee (partner of the above): adam
my friend's espeon: splitty
flail zangoose: ferret terror (NB only)
poliwrath: polyester
my first ever wild pokemon, pidgey: pigey
my first ever wild pokemon since i knew how to SAVE, pidgey: pete
sharpedo: speedo!
kyogre: orca
plus a few more that i can't remember. BTW, isn't there already a thread for nicknames?