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Pokemon Nicknames: Sharing and Suggestions

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Here's a thread to post the nicknames that you gave your precious Pokemon! Be it silly names, names that fit a Pokemon's background/origin, or just names that you think fit a Pokemon's personality and vibe.
This thread can also be used for posting and suggesting possible nicknames for a certain Pokemon.
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Here's some of the nicknames I gave to my Pokemon.:

Treecko/Grovyle/Sceptile: Leif
Leif is a male name and a homonym of "Leaf," and this evolutionary line is Grass type. duh.
Mudsdale: Bojack
Nickname based off the show Bojack Horseman. duh.
Swellow: But Does She
I have quite the mind, don't I?
Roselia/Roserade: Tango
Because in many forms of media, Tango dancers are sometimes depicted holding roses in their mouths.
Exploud: LOUD NOISES
Do I really need to explain?
Gliscor: Alucard
hellsing abridged is amazing (or just name it Marty)
Porygon-Z: Anomaly
An anomaly is something that is abnormal. Porygon-Z is based on the idea that the Dubious Disc, filled with malicious software, corrupted Porygon2 and it had caused major errors.
Kartana: Papercut
It's a Pokemon with a paper-like body that also has swords for hands. What else would you name it?
Sableye: Amethyst
It's fond of gems, and this particular gemstone matches its color very closely. Finally, "ame" means "soul" or "spirit" in old French.
Charizard: Tabasco
mama mia that's a spicy meatball
Infernape: Rafiki
IT'S THE CIRCLE OF LIIIIIFE!!
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So everyone, once again, feel free to post your Pokemon's nicknames and suggestions for other Pokemon!
 
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Blaziken - Kagutsuchi
Infernape - Wukong
Emboar - Zhu Bajie
Salamence/Garchomp - Tiamat
Flygon - Gaia
Ninetales/Zoroark - Kitsune

Most of the nicknames I use are based on deities, mythological figures, etc. Some are also named after an anime/game character they remind me of - Kotori for Decidueye, for example.
 
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Raffy98

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I don't usually nickname my Pokemon, but one day while playing SoulSilver I caught a Vulpix and I had the great idea to name it "Mozilla" in reference to the web browser Firefox. haha
 

Arjay

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When X and Y first came out I thought Chesnaught looked kinda like it was based on bigfoot so I named mine Grassquatch.
 
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Rowlet (male, starter in Sun): Growlet

Mudkip (male, starter in Alpha Sapphire): Crasher Wake

Zigzagoon (male, X): Ziggy Smalls

Slakoth (Black 2): Bread (it "loafs around")

Froakie (male, starter in X): Lancelot

My first starter back in 2001, Totodile (male): VERYGATOR

Togetic (male, Gen 2): ROCKSMASH

Poliwrath (female, Gen 2): WATERFALL

Doduo: Gemini

Mightyena (male): Sirius

Stantler (male, White 1): Prongs

Tepig (male, my starter in Black 2): Pork Chop

Growlithe (Black 2): Hot Dog

Ditto: Nymph

Smeargle (male): Picasso

Magnemite (Black 2): Faraday

Azurill (Emerald): ITCHY

My friend nicknamed his Trubbish in X Wumpkins. There's also some random NPC girl in the Johto games who said she called her Pidgey Strawberry.
 
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I call the Snorlax in my VG Silver Joeseph.
It's the most basic name ever, but also fitting bc
1) Snorlax looks basic and has a basic typing
2) It looks like a Joseph
 

Lord Flamingo

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I have certain naming schemes for different types - for example, Fire-type Pokémon can be named after volcanos, Electric-type Pokémon can be named after stars, Grass-types after flowers, and so on! I do have some preset names for determinated Pokémon, though.

Treecko line - Byblis.
Pikachu line - Rigel.
Tepig line - Teide.
 

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I named my Tsareena in Ultra Moon "H Mayonnaise". The origin of this nickname is a bit of a stretch, really, but it came to mind when a friend said "homemade mayonnaise". And what video game character has a name that sort of rhymes with mayonnaise? Bayonetta. And both Bayonetta and Tsareena have long legs. So...

I have even worse nicknames for my Pokemon, but that's for another time I guess.
 
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