What nicknames are you giving your Pokemon!??

[Judge Mandolore Shepard]

While I have not decided which Pokemon I will be using for my team in Pokemon Moon, I have decided on the theme I will be using for the nicknames for my team members.

Theme of nicknames: Metroid series Planets
Zebes
Arcterra
Norion
Aether
Elysia
Tallon IV

 

[raxic_ex]

Type: Null - Arstricmor (Armor + Restrict)
Jangmo-o - Scalor (Scale + Warrior)
A-Raticate - Chubbrat (Chubby + Rat/Brat)
A-Meowth - Purgo (Purr + Ego)
A-Raichu - Sweeturf (Sweet + Surf)
Drampa - Eldvern (Elder + Wyvern)
Comfey - Lyralei
Morelull - Lumiroo (Illuminate + Mushroom)
Minior - Starmet (Star + Comet)
Bruxish - Queenzle (Queen + Dazzle)
Cutiefly - Minary (Mini + Fairy)

 

[Brendino]

Haven't come up with any specific nicknames yet, since I'm not planning my team ahead of time, but seeing as how Alola is based on Hawaii, my Pokemon are going to have nicknames that only make use of the Hawaiian alphabet. Might be a challenge since I've only got 12 letters to work with, but I think it should lead to some fun and unique nicknames!

 

[KipKipFox]

I want to name my Litten Flametail, after the ShadowClan medicine cat in Warriors. I might name it Tigerstar or Brambleclaw depending on its final evo though.

I agree with Peeko being a good name for Pikipek.

Lugarugan, Aleu or Kodiak depending on its gender.

Salandit, still thinking. Sandy? Bandit? Nah..

A-Ninetales, something like Glacia or Snowflake. Can't think of good ice-type names.

A-Raichu, don't know yet. Pancake? Meringue?

Jangmo-o, I think Spyro. I can probably come up with a better name.

Lunala I might leave nameless, because Lunala is already a good name in itself. I might name it Artemis though. Maybe not.

Assuming we'll get Zygarde, still thinking. Hades seems good.

 

[Guest123_x1]

I don't know too many of the Sun/Moon Pokémon out of those that have been revealed so far, and since I tend to give certain Pokémon nicknames that allude to real-world pop culture, I've decided on the following, assuming I do get these Pokémon:

*Popplio - Salty (Because my first glance at the Water starter reminded me of Salty the Seal from Walt Disney's classic Mickey Mouse theatrical shorts.)
*Lunala - Luana (I initially misread the Legendary Pokémon as 'Luana' when someone on Pokémon Crossroads took on said Pokémon's name.)

Maybe when I get the chance to know more of the newly-revealed Pokémon, I might think of additional nicknames.

 

[Starry Windy]

*Lunala - Luana (I initially misread the Legendary Pokémon as 'Luana' when someone on Pokémon Crossroads took on said Pokémon's name.)

Hey, Luana happened to be one of the Hawaiian words (apparently it means happiness/enjoyment), so I think this might be a good nickname c:

And on the vacay, I've been thinking of a name for Alolan Exeggutor after seeing a handful of coconut trees on the trip: 卡拉巴 (kǎlābā), literally kelapa, which in turn is the Indonesian and Malay word for coconut.

 

[manfromjohto]

Exeggutor - Johnny

Spoiler:

Seeing him & the new Wood Hammer animation work together so flawlessly inspired the name

 

[εcho.]

Lugarugan - Either Remus or Lupin, depending on what I feel like in the moment.
Alola Ninetales - Echo, because my Ninetales is always named Echo.
Mudsdale - Westley

That's all I've got for now, the rest will be nicknamed depending on what I'm reading :P

 

[Starry Windy]

I've thought of a few more, this time it's using alphabetic instead of Chinese letters:

Vikavolt: Jueki. Apparently it means tree sap in Japan, and beetles are known to like tree saps.
Zygarde: Core-Z7. I can't help but think of computer cores when I saw how Zygarde fights in Sun and Moon just recently.

 

[Kameken]

Litten: Tai Lung if male, Hikage if female
Salandit: Jeice if male, Namira if female
Turtonator: Bowser
Jangmo-o: Galli
Lurantis: Sei
Type: Null: Noumu
Alolan Marowak: Jalhalla
Tapu Koko: Voltron
Lunala: Pandora
Oricorio: Marron
Minior: Buu
Mudsdale: Alfsigr
Wimpod: Pibb
Mimikyu: Po
Vikavolt: Otachi
Pikapek: Pearl
Rockruff: Soma
Alolan Sandslash: Whis
Alolan Ninetales: Amu
Alolan Meowth: Sas
Zygarde: Cell

 

[TrendyHipsta]

Pyukumuku - Lotion Fluids, Wet Fluids, Dumpin' Out, or Love Spit
Rowlet - N/A
Sandalit - DastardPSN, Pipin'Sneak
Mudsdale - Bulwark, BodyBag, FieldShield
Oricorio (Baile Style) - Senorita <_<;
Oricorio (Pom-Pom) - Bae, Cray, Molly, Jennifer, U.S.A-Girl, "On-Fleek", Petty Tweet
Oricorio (Sensu Style) - Entwine, Japansy
Oricorio (Pa'u Style) - Left Flow, Right Flow, L&R-Flow
Rockruff - Bony Stones
Comfey - Tran Q' uil (Bad Perfume Product, yes? Haha), Scent Spray, LUSH
Cutiefly - I-Fly (I spy with my little eye), Fuzzy Fly, Touchy Bug

The ones I bold are definitely the ones I'm gonna use in-game/online for later use. I'm still trying to think up so future good ones for the others. Don't know yet.

 

[Starry Windy]

I've been thinking of some names in order recently:

Solgaleo: 超绝 (chāo​jué, lit. meaning superb). Inspired from a certain Sentai power-up there.
Oranguru (tentative): 先生. Since this 'mon teaches stuffs, I think it wouldn't be more appropriate than calling it sensei.

 

[LadyLucina]

In all honesty, I'd nickname my Rowlett Vanoss after VanossGaming.

 

[Ullion]

Thinking of nicknaming my Vikavolt as Kolaghan. Still thinking for the rest of my team though ):

 

[MarinoKadame]

Oranguru: Harambe

 

[clbgolden]

Out of a couple of my potiential team members:

Vikavolt: Volt
Litten: Blaze or Chat Noir
Bewear: Cubby
Crabrawler: Mac or Lil' Mac
Passimian: RG3
Mudsdale: Bailey, Clyde, or Dale
Jangmo-o: Maui
Lycanroc (Midday): Hunter

 

[Firox]

So far from the 3 Pokemon I plan on using:
Litten: if it's male I'll call him Milo or if it's female I'll call her Kiara
Alola Vulpix: if it's male I'll call him Renard, or if it's a female I'll call her Sophie
Eevee: if it's male I'll call him Mozart, or if it's a female I'll call her Fiona

 

[Darux]

If the game allows me to name Chinese names, I think I have considered some:
Popplio: 风光海狮 (fēng guāng hǎi shī), which means impressive sea lion. At first I thought of 风 (wind) and 光 (light) combination first, but then realized the meaning of the two combined {XD}
Alolan Vulpix: 雪狐子 (xuě hú zi), which means little snow fox.

dat Chinese tho

I don't know why, but I want to name my A-Vulpix "Canada".
The rest i'll probably call "mistake" or "filler".

 

[dontstay96]

Lycanrock (Sun) - Stark, yeah, because Game of Thrones.
Salandit - Iago, he just looks evil as fu ck, and Iago is the villian in Shakepeare's Othello, and he's evil as fu ck.
Rowlet - Papageno, from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.
Vikavolt - Kabuterimon, because Digimon, or Buzkill, depends on what I feel like in the moment of my capture.
Passimian - DICKS OUT (Sorry, I have to, even if it's not a gorilla)
Wishiwashi - Infinite Sushi

 

[Cyrain]

I never plan a team for my first playthrough and when I give nicknames they are always spontanous. For Sun and Moon I changed my plan a little bit. To honor the colour/rainbow theme, I'll name all my catched pokémon after matching colours. So red pokémon(scarlet, ruby,rose), blue ones(azure, indigo, cobalt) and so on. Seems fitting for such a colourfull region:).