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Feign April 12th, 2009 11:52 AM

Well the first nickname I gave my first pokemon, was my Bulbasaur (in pokemon blue), when I was 12ish years old. Don't laugh, but for some reason I decided on the name 'Coolboy'. God what was I thinking XD

Then again irl I had a cat named Fuzzy.

Alexithymia~ April 12th, 2009 11:57 AM

My Blaziken is called Cosette. I started the game after I had just seen Les Miserables.
When I chose Piplup as a starter I thought it looked a bit like Pingu so I called it that but when it evolved into this mighty pokemon the name didn't really match anymore.
I called my goldeen after my late fish, Tilly. Which I got from Tots Tv. :)

shadowsvengance April 12th, 2009 11:58 AM

Pidgey - Whisper
Butterfree - Light

dutchmuffin77 April 12th, 2009 4:54 PM

i only give strong pokemon, rare pokemon, and the pokemon i plan on using nicknames.

my jumpluffs name is DOOM,
quilava's is pepa,(both from silver version),and my charizard's is cruz(from ruby destiny).

AshMelody April 12th, 2009 5:46 PM

I like the original names, so I never give mine any nicknames.
But I ever once named my Pikachu "Chuchu"...
...that's before I read Pokémon Special.
I was surprised when I read the chapter when Chuchu appeared. Ironically, I thought Chuchu was a manly name. XD

The Scientist April 12th, 2009 7:11 PM

Let's see, my Pokemon nicknames...

Arcanine- Schneider, after the orange-armored Liger Zero in Zoids. Liger Zero Schneider's signature move was also oddly similar to ExtremeSpeed.

Claydol- Pompeii, after the ancient ruins of the Roman city. They have actually found clay dolls in Pompeii, so...

Xatu- Chozo, after the psychokinetic bird aliens in Metroid.

Magnezone/Electrode- Voltech, a combination of "voltage" and "technology"

Tentacruel- Medusa, pretty straightforward.

Dusknoir- Eidolon, as "eidolon" is another word for a ghost.

Gliscor- Jaeger; after naming Arcanine Schneider, I wanted to have a Jaeger and Panzer on my team. Since my Gliscor was by no means a tank, I chose Jaeger.

Bronzong- Panzer, 'cause it's a tank.

Lugia- Ruhiel, after a purple-and-white Lightning Sky robo from the Custom Robo series.

Marowak (female)- GHOST. Do I need to explain this one?

Porygon-Z- uberhax.exe. Do I need to explain this one?

Metagross- Quadraxis, after the four-legged mech boss in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Beedrill Lover April 13th, 2009 1:28 AM

What i nickname my pokemon (Bugs Rule is my fav nickname)
Beedrill/Buggy
Pinsir/Bugs Rule
Parasect/Mushroom
Venamoth/Mothy

Pumpkinz 4 Mayor April 13th, 2009 6:59 AM

I almost always give my pokemon nicknames, because It just seems boring to be like, "Go, Girafarig!" when it can be like, "Go, Melman!" (I named my girafarig melman once, it was hilarious!) ANyway, my team on Platinum is all nicknamed, I'll just tell you them:

Empoleon-Tsunami
Staraptor- Jet Plane
Rotom- DaCableGuy
Scizor- Freddy K.
Gardevoir- Elizabeth
Houndoom- Underdog

Beckie April 13th, 2009 10:34 AM

I NEVER nickname them.
1. I run out of names in the end.
2. It looks ugly with names there
3. ... Yeah.

zappy_flash April 17th, 2009 9:03 PM

I usually give nicknames depended on the pokemon's type e.g Voltz, Flare etc but eventually I run out of Ideas

Gusxx1 April 17th, 2009 9:11 PM

I'm not creative enough to think of nicknames for pokemon sadly. There was probably 3 pokemon i nicknamed after like all the years ive been playing. I named my Aridos bugboy >.< I'm no way creative LOL

Raaji April 18th, 2009 7:52 PM

I sometimes give mine nicknames, usually based on type.
Blaziken-Flare
Swampert-Muddy
Empoleon-Flood
Venusaur-Leafy
Charizard-Draco
Torterra-Destoryer (yea I know, could'nt think of anything type related)

Cheshire April 18th, 2009 8:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neiteio (Post 4534507)

Porygon-Z- uberhax.exe. Do I need to explain this one?

Lmao. I've only nicknamed my farfetch'd - masamune after a swordsmith.

Lt_Nite April 18th, 2009 8:19 PM

I just started naming mine when I got Platinum and I like it, adds a nice personal touch. I kinda have generic names though.
Luxray:Sparky
Turtwig:Twiggy
Spiritomb: Tombstone
Porygon-Z: Cyber

enViable April 19th, 2009 2:47 AM

god no...nicknames are just terrible. The cartoon made sure that they damned nicknames by people like 'Ritchie' calling his pokemon sparky and zippo etc...fkin terrible

Gold95 April 19th, 2009 3:02 AM

I like to give nicknames to Pokémon sometimes I nickname them by the Jap names:P and I nickname them according to their names
Example:- Squirtle - Squirty
Pikachu - ChuChu

eric402 April 19th, 2009 5:26 AM

i have some funny names
 
lol
Regice-icer0ckzers
registeel-omg die
pikachu-pokemon(XD)
cheribi-n00b owned
garados-meep
lucario-=D

JakeProTrainer April 19th, 2009 11:36 AM

Even the ones I don't use.
 
I nickname ALL of my pokemon. Whether catching, breeding, or recieving from someone in-game, you can expect me to nickname them. Most of my nicknames contain references to historical or mythical figures, or shout outs to modern media. In addition, I go out of my way to breed a pokemon that fits a particular character in my fanfic, simply for the fun of it.
A few nicknames for pokemon that are important to me:
Lucona- female Lucario.
Quote- male Tyranitar
Kirly- female Gardevoir
Spruce- male Sceptile
Starlight- male Glaceon
Broiler- Female Camerupt
Sasha- Female Magmortar
Corona- Female Togekiss
Miz Dread- female Misdreavus
Galahad- male Gallade
Neoluna- male Espeon
Solana- female Flareon
And that's not even the start of it all!

Needle April 20th, 2009 3:30 AM

Actually I never give nicknames to my pokemon.

Pipoi April 20th, 2009 3:35 AM

I can't think of any nickname for a Pokemon.
I guess their given name just fits to them and no other than that. :D

Zelda April 20th, 2009 6:08 AM

I once had a Piplup and I nicknamed it Pippy, because that is what I call Piplup sometimes. xD

~Bliss :)

Zanny77 April 20th, 2009 6:56 AM

OK, first off, I never used to give nicknames. But ever since I got into the monotype challenges, I've been giving them nicknames. So:

I always name myself "Dan!!!!"
I always name my rival "Nipples"

As for Pokemon, it varies. I usually come up with weird nicknames for some random thing I think, or it's loosely related to the Pokemon. Like:
Chimchar = Copper?!?! (I was thinking of BrassMonky, but thought, hey? Y not Copper? And my brother said Copper?!?!, so yea)
Machoke = Reference? (I was debating to reference my other two Machokes (Cartoons!! from Hoenn or Different! from Kanto) but decided not to.
As for Cartoons!! and Different!, Cartoons!!, when I caught it, I had said Oh Yeah!, making me remember "Oh Yeah! Cartoons!", so I decided to go with the later instead of Oh Yeah!. As for Different!, At the time of that Machop's capture, I then had a team of:
Mankey
Mankey
MACHOP (Different!)
Mankey
Mankey
Mankey
............
Poliwag = HomagesSuk (In this case, making sure not to make an homage to Swirly, my Poliwag from Kanto)
Mankey = DarwinSux (Monkey, Darwin, related?)
Any bird I catch to be a Fly Slave = Fly Slave? (In Kanto, I didn't know if I was allowed to have a Fly Slave, so I caught it and put a ? because I wasn't sure, but it has stuck)
For any cut slave = Cut Slave? (See above)
Hitmonchan = StingLikeQ (Sting Like a B? No, he stings like a Q.)
Hitmonchan = UWontBATop (He was NOT going to be a stupid frickin Hitmontop)
Meditite/Heracross = Finally!!! (Different stories here. Meditie, I had to wait (in Hoenn) until VICTORY ROAD to get it. Heracross...I spent A WHOLE FRICKIN HOUR HEADBUTTING THE WRONG TREES. If you headbutt below Ecruteak, good luck finding one, cause you won't. I went East of Ecruteak, headbutted 4 times, and got it.)
Slowpoke = I R MEME?! (lolz)
All Magikarps = Crap (Because they are. It's almost in the name!!)
Articuno = DelibirdSr (It's seriously just an over-hyped Delibird)
Kyogre = PidgeyFood (It's sooooo weak, it's Pidgey food)
Blaziken = Chic N Stu (Chicken Pokemon? Famous SoaD song? Oh yes. :]

DaiLinn April 20th, 2009 7:01 AM

I'm currently naming my male Pokemon after Hetalia characters (and a few females), and my female Pokemon after Touhou characters. With some exceptions--such as my Bidoof, Blockhead.

Zanny77 April 20th, 2009 7:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaiLinn (Post 4564454)
I'm currently naming my male Pokemon after Hetalia characters (and a few females), and my female Pokemon after Touhou characters. With some exceptions--such as my Bidoof, Blockhead.

Female Blaziken = Flandre?

Zelda April 20th, 2009 6:05 PM

Sometimes I accidently catch a pokemon in the safari zone that I already have and I click yes to nickname it by accident so I just type in random things. :) One time in Pokemon Pearl my dad accidently pressed the A button, and it caught a Hoot-Hoot and I nicknamed it Dadcatchit. xD


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