I used to think it was stupid to nickname them, but now I like it; I think it's exclusively yours, kind of like your special mark, and when you trade your pokemon to someone that name will stick. Here's mine:
Dialga - Metalya (Naming it after the Steel type in it)
Palkia - Auroran (Naming it after the watery-ish-ness)
Gengar (F) - Ectoria (Like Ectoplasm and Victoria mixed)
Venusaur - Griagan
Vaporeon - Tidus (Pronouced like "Tide")
Jolteon - Silas
Flareon - Midas
Espeon - Reylas
Umbreon - Shamis (From Shaman)
Leafeon - Elias
Glaceon - Judas
Golem - Kabash (From DKC)
Magnezone - Ghor-X (From Metroid Prime 3)
Froslass - Shiva (Final Fantasy X)
Glalie (F) - Glacia
Gallade - Ikalos (One of my own characters)
Gardevoir - Ilayla (Trying to kind of equate names)
Flygon - Salabooru
Charizard - Grachus (From Gladiator)
Rhyperior - Zar (A deadly stone in my novel)
Tyrannitar - Rocklyr
Sandslash - Kalibronx (A character in my book)
Mewtwo - Scion
Mew - Seraphim
Kyogre - Xeruss
Darkrai - Ripsik
Honchkrow - Lucious (From Gladiator.... I think I mispelled it)
Luxray (F) - Elektra (That's original huh?.........LOL)
Lucario - Kyar (The main hero in my novel)
Salamence - Drakeon (Legendary name in my novel) (Always used it for dragons)
Blastoise - Aquatus
Arceus - Aralia
So there you have it...
What have some of you guys named you pokemon?
Dialga - Metalya (Naming it after the Steel type in it)
Palkia - Auroran (Naming it after the watery-ish-ness)
Gengar (F) - Ectoria (Like Ectoplasm and Victoria mixed)
Venusaur - Griagan
Vaporeon - Tidus (Pronouced like "Tide")
Jolteon - Silas
Flareon - Midas
Espeon - Reylas
Umbreon - Shamis (From Shaman)
Leafeon - Elias
Glaceon - Judas
Golem - Kabash (From DKC)
Magnezone - Ghor-X (From Metroid Prime 3)
Froslass - Shiva (Final Fantasy X)
Glalie (F) - Glacia
Gallade - Ikalos (One of my own characters)
Gardevoir - Ilayla (Trying to kind of equate names)
Flygon - Salabooru
Charizard - Grachus (From Gladiator)
Rhyperior - Zar (A deadly stone in my novel)
Tyrannitar - Rocklyr
Sandslash - Kalibronx (A character in my book)
Mewtwo - Scion
Mew - Seraphim
Kyogre - Xeruss
Darkrai - Ripsik
Honchkrow - Lucious (From Gladiator.... I think I mispelled it)
Luxray (F) - Elektra (That's original huh?.........LOL)
Lucario - Kyar (The main hero in my novel)
Salamence - Drakeon (Legendary name in my novel) (Always used it for dragons)
Blastoise - Aquatus
Arceus - Aralia
So there you have it...
What have some of you guys named you pokemon?