Pokemon Nicknames

Started by mothman February 25th, 2012 8:57 PM
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Here you can share what you nicknamed your Pokemon. Also explain why you nickname it and its meaning.
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Planet Dirt
Seen December 1st, 2012
Posted February 28th, 2012
81 posts
12 Years
In Black, I nicknamed my Golurk Riser. Why? That little Golett I caught quickly rose through the ranks and became the team leader, besting even those with a type advantage. If I needed a win, I would call upon him and he would get it. He would "rise" to the occasion for me so I named him Riser.

In Pearl, I nicknamed my shiny Electivire Bumblebee because his coloration matched the Transformer. (Blue eyes, golden yellow--yep, looked like movie Bumblebee to me!) I also named my Palkia Vector Prym, which is a shortened version of Vector Prime who is a Transformer who can control time and space. (I name a lot of my Pokemon after Transformers. I'm weird like that.)

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Age 26
Male
Manehattan, Equestria
Seen May 4th, 2014
Posted May 4th, 2014
991 posts
14.3 Years
I got a Blitzle named Zecora after that Zebra in My little Pony Friendship is Magic
I caught a stoutland and named it Alex D. Gr8 after alexander the great for no reason
and a rapidash named Dr.Whooves after Doctor Who

Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense?

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Female
Canada
Seen April 1st, 2015
Posted March 19th, 2012
22 posts
11.2 Years
I got a Blitzle named Zecora after that Zebra in My little Pony Friendship is Magic
Haha, I have a Zebstrika named Zecora too.


I nickname all of my Pokémon, and most of them for no particular reason. I think that my favourite one is a Litwick I have on Black whose name is "Erik". Knowing that he'd evolve into a Chandelure at some point, I named him after the Phantom of the Opera. Haha... ha.....

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Age 32
Male
Kansas City, Kansas
Seen September 10th, 2014
Posted September 10th, 2014
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11.7 Years
I nickname all of the Pokemon on my team, because I wouldn't go around irl calling my pet, 'dog', or 'German Shepherd'. However I am horrible at coming up with name that I like being a perfectionist and all...

Here are the four that are on my team currently. I am trying to figure out the last two Pokémon I want on my team.

Samurott is named Moka, I was sitting in a coffee shop on Black and White release day. I was sitting there trying to come up with a name that would work for my starter so I could get on to play the game. I went with the name of coffee shop. "Moka's"

Typhlosion imported from S/S is named Ruby. I am not sure why, but for some reason I named one Typhlosion Ruby, and the name as stuck, so every Typhlosion I get in a game I usually end up naming Ruby after their eyes.

Espeon named Shadow. I figured that naming it after something dark, people would assume it was a dark type Pokemon and would throw them off in battle. That and I had a dog named Shadow once which I probably subconsciously stole from the Golden Retriever in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.

Mienshao named Chase. I have no idea where the name came from. All I know is that I wanted a Mienshao on my team so when I got a Mienfoo I was stuck with coming up with a name, the name Chase popped in my head, so I ran with it.
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Seen May 2nd, 2012
Posted March 24th, 2012
30 posts
11.2 Years
I am a big advocate for nicknaming Pokemon.I nickname ALL of my Pokemon, it makes them seem less like fighting slaves. It adds a touch of personalization. I either name them in relation to their type, something thier species is known for, a name I think is cool for them, or a people name.
Raichu is Beast. Don't you never ever forget it.
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Age 31
Male
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Seen May 25th, 2014
Posted May 25th, 2014
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11.2 Years
I only name a very few select pokemon in my games. Usually for the new games that come out, I hold off until I know the names of all the new pokemon.

I usually nickname my Electric pokemon (ALWAYS have at least one in my party since Gen III, I had a Lv. 80+ Plusle) Sparky. I know it's cliche and overused, but it's the name of my main electric pokemon, and they are usually the highest leveled on my team at any given time.

My very first pokemon I had ever gotten is Shellshock the Squirtle, now Blastoise, on my Pokemon Blue game. The battery is still kicking, so I still have that memory. (: I named him that when I was like, 5ish, and I don't remember why. It was before the First Movie's Shellshocker the Blastoise.
Age 30
Male
Amsterdam
Seen November 18th, 2019
Posted March 11th, 2019
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14.1 Years
I nickname all of the Pokemon on my team, because I wouldn't go around irl calling my pet, 'dog', or 'German Shepherd'. However I am horrible at coming up with name that I like being a perfectionist and all...
This is exactly how I used to think. I can no longer be bothered though. I started a new Blaze Black game and when I had to come up with a nickname for my first pokémon I was just like what the hell, screw those nicknames. And I kind of like not using them.
Age 28
Male
Ontario, Canada
Seen June 22nd, 2012
Posted June 22nd, 2012
411 posts
11.2 Years
I always nickname the six members of my team, the only exception was my first time through White in which I was still trying to learn the names of all the new Pokémon.

The nicknames I use are either just words combined that somehow relate to the Pokémon or a random name. For example, Gatrade for Feraligatr.
Age 29
Female
Greece
Seen September 17th, 2012
Posted June 9th, 2012
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12.4 Years
hmmm....I don't like nicknaming my pokemon coz when I was little I kinda forgot which pokemon was which so I always ended up battling an arcanine with my oddish :P
anyways the only pokemon I have ever nicknamed are three Lapras ( Nenya,Narya,Vilya) after the LOTR rings of the elves ( for some odd reason I thought they fit them),
a Pikachu -->Sparky ( that's a classic) and a Venomoth --->Alexander ( I really don't know why)
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My nicknames are boring. I just give them random boy/girl names. Vince the Electrode, anyone? Or how about Richter the Empoleon?

Persian, who's on my team in any game where it's available, is always female and is always named Lisa or Ashley.

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Age 30
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hmmm....I don't like nicknaming my pokemon coz when I was little I kinda forgot which pokemon was which so I always ended up battling an arcanine with my oddish :P
anyways the only pokemon I have ever nicknamed are three Lapras ( Nenya,Narya,Vilya) after the LOTR rings of the elves ( for some odd reason I thought they fit them),
a Pikachu -->Sparky ( that's a classic) and a Venomoth --->Alexander ( I really don't know why)
That's not really your fault, the older games only had one sprite for a Pokemon in the party list so you couldn't tell them apart unless you went into their individual info :P

I usually don't nickname but in Pearl when I started it up again I had a Kricketune named Fu. I didn't remember naming it but I thought it was so adorable and felt so much close to that Pokemon that I decided to do that when I got White, so in White I have Breakfast the Emboar, Typhon the Zebstrika, Aeolus the Braviary, and then three names I can't remember for my Seismitoad/Ferrothorn/Reuniclus, lol.


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Age 30
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Seen June 28th, 2019
Posted December 13th, 2015
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One of the first nicknames I ever gave to one of my Pokemon was my Charizard in Fire Red which I gave the name Efreet back in 2008. There was also my Infernape in Platinum which I named Hades and my Gyarados in Soul Silver which I called Levia. Nowadays I tend to have a nickname for almost all of my Pokemon primarily on White lol.
Female
Seen April 3rd, 2012
Posted April 3rd, 2012
26 posts
11.2 Years
I tend to name my Pokemon after people (real and fictional) that I think are cool.

Right now, I'm playing Ruby Destiny: Reign of Legends, and this is my team.

Richard the Sceptile
Named after my intellectual hero, Richard Dawkins.

Joan the Manectric
Named after Joan Jett. I figured electric type Pokemon, electric guitars...Joan sounds like a good name.

Chumlee the Snorlax
Named after Chumlee of Pawn Stars fame.

Miranda the Bagon
Named after Miranda Priestly, from my favorite movie of all time, The Devil Wears Prada.

Aleister the Absol
Named after occultist Aleister Crowley

Francis the Piloswine
Piloswine and Swinub look a bit like pigs, Francis is the female equivalent of Frank, and Frank Oz was the original voice of Miss Piggy

Other names I tend to give my Pokemon; Tony/Ozzy/Geezer/Bill after the original Black Sabbath members, Charles after Charles Darwin/Charles Xavier (the latter usually if he's Psychic), Emily after Emily Blunt and the character she played in The Devil Wears Prada, Emily Charlton. Those are basically the ones that I tend to use a lot.

I also sometimes name them after songs. I had an Aggron in Ruby that I had named Iron Man and a Blaziken that I named Dsco Nferno (Disco Inferno).

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Age 26
Male
USA
Seen April 10th, 2023
Posted June 30th, 2018
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12 Years
I always nickname my Pokemon. I had Castor the Gengar, who I resurrected from Gen I to Gen III. Kind of a random name, like a playoff of Casper the ghost, but not quite there yet. Kind of.

There was Atlas the Swampert from Emerald, Mosley the Snorlax, and those are all I can remember really. Usually, I just give out random words by typing in random ones and see which letters form to things that sound like names. Of course, Atlas was from mythology and I totally stole him.

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Age 31
Female
Gowanda, NY
Seen March 31st, 2012
Posted March 28th, 2012
15 posts
11.2 Years
I only nickname the Pokemon I'm actually going to use.
My Lucario's name is Horatio, just because I think it fits. My Dragonite is Miriam because it's a female and I was at a loss as to what to name a female Dragonite. My Charizard is Vance. My Metagross is Omega and my Golurk is Xi because I usually name my genderless Pokemon after the Greek alphabet, and my Gyarados is Lien, Chinese for Lotus.
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Also, my Ditto is named Sex Slave, because I just keep it in the Day Care all the time.

I have a bunch of other nicknames but that's my usual party.

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New York, NY
Seen October 27th, 2017
Posted September 12th, 2017
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7.6 Years
I usually don't nickname my Pokemon, but once in a blue moon I just spontaneously go with it. Usually these are Pokemon designed for specific roles, e.g. breeding, training, HMs, etc.

Most recently I nicknamed a perfect 6IV Adamant Smeargle (moveset: False Swipe, Spore, Soak, Simple Beam) I bred for catching purposes "Happy Trees." Anyone who was on the Bob Ross train would know.

I have a Venasaur I use for spam horde EV-training (moveset: Earthquake, Petal Blizzard, Sweet Scent, Protect) nicknamed "Effortsaur." Ultimate creativity >_>.

I have a perfect 6IV Adamant Talonflame I use for egg-hatching nicknamed "Incubatress" considering she's essentially a portable incubator.

I have a Noivern I use specifically for spreading Pokerus... and it's nicknamed... "Pokérus." Whoopie >_>. I have a ton of other Pokemon currently infected with Pokerus, but it's easier for me to just stick with one to do the happy disease spreading.

I also have an army of Dittos named after their natures: Adaman-Dit, Mod-Dit, Jolly-Dit, Timi-Dit, Hardy-Dit, Imp-Dit, etc.