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What nicknames are you giving your Pokemon!??
So far i Decided :
Rowlet (if the Archer leak is true)-RobinHoot Pikipek-Peeko A-Sandslash- Snowslash/Shard A-Exeguttor-Exegudragon. Solgaleo-Surya(It refers to Sun in India) |
I'm not sure about everything else, but I know I want a Cutiefly and I'm going to name it Patootie.
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Anyways, if the starter evo leaks are true then my Rowlet will be Ollie or Oliver. Type: Null will be Frank. Mimikyu is Pika Boo The Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash I catch for completion reasons will be Snowshrew and Snowslash just on principle. |
The only one I've named so far:
Solgaleo > Hamgaleo |
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Mimikyu - Spookachu A-Raichu - Pancake Lurantis - Strawberry Rockruff - Charcoal, it's what I named my mightyena Oricorio(Yellow) -PomPom some other silly ones are Crabrawler - Little Mac and I don't remember the name of the dread locked pokemon but the first thing I noticed is that it looked like Snoop Dog xD so that's what I'd name it |
I'm gonna name Cutiefly Fuzzy Buzzy.
That's all I can think of right now. |
I use word association usually to figure out a name. Or name them in French. So here are some ideas, because I have no idea what I'm going to use for my team:
Litten - Mittens or Feu Chat (Fire Cat) Popplio - Pitre (Clown) or Peter because it sounds similar. Crabrawler - Vainqueur (Vanquisher) |
only one I have decided is
Sandygast/Palossand: Blackpool |
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. |
Likely not. I can never seem to come up with good names.
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I'm awful at nicknames so I tend to just take the easy option and stick with the default name. Sometimes I can be creative and think of names on the spot, I'd like to try and have a nicknamed team with S/M.
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My first playthrough'll be a nuzlocke so Nicknames are always good^^
The only pokémon I'm sure I'm getting is Rowlet, and I'll probably decide a name when I get it! |
Rowlet - Green Arrow
Litten - Saggot Popplio - A***l (I'll let you fill in the dots) Pikipek - Woody Yungoos - Trump Rockruff - Sabrewulf Togedomaru - Sanic Drampa - Herbert Bruxish - Triggered Mimikyu - Faker Bewear - Pooh Mudsdale - Trouble Shoes Wishiwashi - Legion Palossand - Mr. Sandman Crabrawler - Rocky A-Raticate - Ratigan A-Sanslash - Coldsteel A-Meowth - Tsundere A-Marowak - Ghostrider |
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Torkoal -.FlameGiant Azumarill-AquaGiant Sceptile-GrassGiant :p But now my nicknaming is alot better. :P |
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A-Raichu: Shocka
Jangmo-o: Django-o-o-o |
Will be naming Rowlet Achilles after my own little owl. :3
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I actually don't prefer nicknames
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Litten - Cricket (named after my cat)
Crabrawler - Rocky Pikipek - Woody Mudsdale - Clyde Cutiefly - Humbug Drampa - I'm naming it after my one of my grandparents, not sure which one yet. What do you guys think? |
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 |
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) |
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!
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
Exeggutor - Johnny
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Seeing him & the new Wood Hammer animation work together so flawlessly inspired the name |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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. |
I've been thinking of some names in order recently:
Solgaleo: 超绝 (chāojué, 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. |
In all honesty, I'd nickname my Rowlett Vanoss after VanossGaming.
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Thinking of nicknaming my Vikavolt as Kolaghan. Still thinking for the rest of my team though ):
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Oranguru: Harambe
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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 |
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 |
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I don't know why, but I want to name my A-Vulpix "Canada". The rest i'll probably call "mistake" or "filler". |
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 |
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:).
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I'm going nicknameless again lol. I used to nickname mine since the ALLCAPS names bothered me, but since we don't have that anymore there's no need to worry. Might try giving my main team dessert/fruit-based names again.. but chances are it's a theme that won't stick. ;c Since I'd want to nickname everything I catch to match and that'll get tedious.
Or maybe.. hm.. I might try anyway. Themed nicknames actually sound very cute if I can keep up with it. |
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I'll definitely be nicknaming my Pokémon, but I normally don't plan them out in advance or have a set theme - I just go with whatever feels right at the time. Sometimes they're named after characters from books/movies/TV shows, sometimes they're puns, sometimes they're random names - I guess we'll just see how I'm feeling on the day! |
During my first playthrough, I won't be using nicknames. I like to keep the species name so I can learn who all the new Pokemon are as I play through the story for the first time.
After that, I might use a Hawaiian-based naming theme, especially for a Nuzlocke. I don't know what theme to use in particular, but I'm sure I'll find one. |
I don't think I'll nickname my Pokemon. I usually don't since I don't think I'm very good at nicknaming.....plus I spend AGES at the naming screen trying to think of something good and then I just get annoyed because it's taking so long.
The only time I nicknamed my Pokemon was when I played Pokemon Black (it wasn't the first gen 5 game I played, I started with White) I think it was... Serperior - "Sprout" Scrafty - "Yesterday" (I really liked this name, it was a bit different) Golurk - "L-B09" (Pronounced Elbow 9, I think I had this headcanon that it had other numbered siblings who were also "Elbows") Gothitelle - "Willow" (Probably influenced by Willow from Buffy) Stoutland - "Mac" Galvantula - "Fritz" So I'm not sure how good my naming skills are. :P I guess I might start thinking about nicknames for Moon, though I only have two planned team members so far. (Rowlet & Drampa) (Actually I think I nicknamed my Pokemon in ORAS too....) |
I plan to name my future turtonator Tokka. I might name vikavolt after a transformer since it's somewhat robotic in appearance.
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I know what my nicknames is going to be. Theme? Greek mythology :D
Popplio - Ariadne A fire type - Hephaestus Alolan Exeggutor - Dionysus Alolan Ninetales - Aphrodite Alolan Raichu - Perseus And a Flying type pokemon - Aeolus I just like the greek mythology much. Don't ask why so many Alolan pokemon. I just like them :P |
All I know is I'm gonna have a female Ninetales named Shirayuki. Not sure about Raichu, Lurantis, and Rockruff yet :( I had a name for Rockruff buuuut I forgot haha.
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All I can think of so far:
Rowlet: Gundham Pikipek: Peko Cutiefly: Hiyoko Rockruff: Makoto Lurantis: Junko A lot of the Pokemon remind me of Danganronpa characters, especially Rockruff and Dartrix. |
I never name my Pokemon, mainly cause I'd forget who is who.
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If I can nickname Ash-Greninja, he's going to be Sotishi. Litten will be known as Calamity. And I'm going to name Lediba after my girlfriend, because I call her "my little ladybug".
Don't look at me like that. |
So far I've come up with:
Salandit: Malice Palossand: Versailles Minior: Konpeito |
Some names:
Lurantis- Waifumon (Why am I like this) Bewear- Monokuma (shrugs) Turtonator- Bowser or Arnold (Schwarzenegger) Alolan Muk- LSD or Skittles (get it? Taste the rainbow?) Dartrix- Rich Kid |
Thinking of,
Bewear: Cuddles Kommo-o: Mo-o Silvally: Silver ... In case you couldn't tell already, I like my Pokémon nicknames simple. |
For popplio, probably Undine or maybe Palutena which is my Smash secondary
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Alright, got a few more
Oranguru: Forever Ribombee: Journey Steenee: Elisa |
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Torracat: Flametail Midnight Lycanroc: Kodiak Salandit: Toxic Alolan Ninetales: Glacia Alolan Raichu: Pancake Silvally: Alpha Kommo-o: Ramses Tsareena: Nicki Minaj Mimikyu: Napstablook Lunala: Artemis Zygarde: Hades I'll probably want to get the other two starters in trade: Dartrix: Soren Brionne: Ariel |
Still deciding, especially since all the Pokemon haven't been revealed yet), but here's some ideas I have so far:
Rowlet (if Litten's final is the one from the leak) - Strix (Latin for Screech Owl), Archer (if the leaked final evolution is true), Soren or Ga'Hoole (from Guardians of Ga'Hoole), Doctor Hoot (because Doctor Who is awesome) Litten - Brimstone (because of the alchemical marking), Tigerclaw, Brambleclaw, Pikipek - Pearl Type: Null/Sivally - Null, RKS, Alpha - I'm honestly not entirely sure what I want to nickname it, but all I know is I want one! Mimkyuu - Pikaboo, Phantasma (Latin for spirit), Napstablook Rockruff - Fell, Slavkaa, or Kar (a few of the moves from The Sight) |
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Alolan muk- no explanation needed |
Lately I'm thinking of a name for Lycanroc Midnight Form, which may be subject to change: Either 狼人加鲁鲁兽 or 兽人加鲁鲁. In case you didn't know, both of these are how Chinese call WereGarurumon.
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If Litten's final evolution is really a wrestler then John Cena
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I hope to call my Lycanroc Midday form Balto, from the movie since it kind of looks like him. Litten I might call Koba, and my Silvally Chimera.
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My Salandit (Female): Xerina
My Mimikyu (Male): Quirnél My Oricorio Sensu (Female): Oryanthia (I have no idea for my Popplio, Formantis, nor my... last Pokémon i don't have yet...) |
Since catching the ultra beasts is apparently 100% a thing now, and since they are clearly just stands, I've decided to name them accordingly.
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UB-01: [GLASS HOUSES] UB-02 Absorption: [THE TOUCH] UB-02 Beauty: [PRETTY WOMAN] |
I'm going to name my Rowlett Olive, after Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow. I soft reset for a female starter so I'm going with the female version of the name.
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Litten- Kyra/Kiara (soft resetting for female, both mean dark lady)
Rowlet- (soft resetting female) Darcy Popplio (soft resetting for female) Banshee Alolan Exeggutor BrokeANut Mimiku: Boggart Rockruff: Griffgruff Alolan Cubone WhoCriesNow? Mudsdale: Carmen |
Got a few of these:
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Oranguru - King Louie
Dartrix (because I ain't evolving him into THAT thing) - Achilles Mudsdale - Clyde Haven't decided what else I want on my team yet. Probably Baile style Oricorio depending on how early it's obtainable. |
I'm gonna call them: Glaceon, Glaceon, Glaceon, Glaceon... oh yeah, and maybe Glaceon.
Nah, I'm just kidding. I don't really give my Pokémon nickname. I have no clue what to call them. Maybe I should name my main Pokémon after the girl that got me into the newer Pokémon games I used to chat daily with... :P |
Eh, I'll just do my usual naming scheme for regular play, which is whatever comes to my mind. So my names will probably be random.
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I think it'll depend on the gender... I would like to get a female Salandit and name it Sandy, and name my Rowlet Kiwi.
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I usually don't give my Pokémons nicknames, but if I catch a male Gumshoos I just need to call him Trump.
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What is this nicknaming business of which you speak?
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I started thinking about it, and I already have some vague idea (I want to nickname my Rockruff Rough for example), but actually going by a theme this time would be nice! Maybe I'll use song names, I'll just have to go through my youtube playlists for inspiration ^^
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Poptart
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For Rowlet: Archimedes/Archermedes (from Sword in the Stone)
jangmo-o: stays wishiwashi: Merlin (a reference to the wizard teacher) Spoiler:
mimikyu: haven't thought of one yet oricorio: stays lycanroc: Howlycan or Lycanthroar (because rock-ruff) |
Rowlet - Lilo
Type: Null - Unodostres |
I generally don't nickname my Pokemon, I am quite fond of their given names.
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My team:
Decidueye: Owliver Queen or Robin Hoot Lycanroc: Moony Vikavolt: Motobug Mudsdale: Arthur (Male), Epona (Female) Wishiwashi: Lusitania Turtonator: Bowser |
Primarina: Lyria or maybe Caballe (A famous opera songstress surname.)
Lycanroc midnight: Flannel (From FE Fates.) Oricorio Baile: Lorena (My friend´s OC that also dances flamenco.) |
i like to name my Pokemon after moves, or sometimes abilities, or other references.
for example, Deino-Hustler INfernape-Heat Wave, etc. I'm thinking for solgaleo, iron head, for jangmo-o, Head-BUTT, mimikyu- hex, rowlet- leif, type:null, (if he can learn this) body-slam, rockruff(the exception), THE ROCK |
I haven't really decided my team(s) yet, but if I end up naming my Pokemon at all this time around then I'll probably go for Japanese nicknames since the protagonist is originally from Kanto.
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