Give me them Pokemon Nicknames.

Started by DarkSerenity April 16th, 2014 5:26 AM
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I suppose this is mostly about the games, so I'll move this over to Pokémon Gaming Central and we'll see if Jak thinks it's different enough from the "Do you nickname?" thread to remain open ;)
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I don't think I ever gave them anything really hilarious. I named a Bidoof Dexter in White just because I thought it looked like a Dexter.
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I rarely nickname my Pokémon, unfortunately. Last time I did was about six years ago, of I remember correctly. Long time, huh? Not sure which Pokémon it was, but I think it could be Blastoise. I wound up naming it "Warterutle," or something along the line. Very cheesy, I know. ;o;

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I tend to name mine after Roman/Greek mythological figures, typically relating the Pokemon's type to the deity's realm or what they represent. My Lapras is Poseidon, named after the god of the sea, for example, and my Lucario is Kratos, the personification of strength and power.

I also like using the names of the Nine Divines from the Elder Scrolls series, and the Daedric Princes. The dragon names are a little long, but I always name the dragon in my team after Alduin.

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I named my Crobat after Remilia Scarlet from the Touhou series. I also nicknamed my Graveler something really simple: Pebbles. As you can tell, I'm not too imaginative on nicknames :p

If I'm out of names, I name them after friends from PC. :)
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Well in Australia there's a paper company called "Reflex" with their slogan "Always rely on Reflex" so i was doing a Nuzlocke challenge on Silver and named my Cyndaquil "Reflex" because i always seem to rely on my starter.
I also call any Magikarp i catch or purchase "Giglomesh" because it's Satan in a fish.
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I love nicknaming!

Pokemon Y nicknames:

Arcanine: Iroh

Gardevoir: Radical Ed

Ludicolo: PineappleWoo!

Metagross: The D

Noivern: Serana

Electivire: Chewy

Pangoro: Jet

Dragonite (in training): OldSchool

Mamoswine(in training): Hadvar

Lucario (in training): Tenzin

Sylveon (in training): CottonCandy

Salamence (in training): Dracarys

Chandelure (in training): Lumiere

Gyarados (in training): The Unagi

Pokemon Emerald nicknames:

Swampert: Diebler

Gardevoir: Radical Ed

Metagross: Metallica

Charizard: Spyro

Tyranitar: Sally

Gengar: Boo Radley

Rhydon: Sally V2

Bagon (in training): Akatosh

Eevee (Espeon-to-be): Matilda

Rhydon: Sally V2

Growlithe (in training): Robb (he's in my sig!)

Sceptile (in training): Scephiroth

Pokemon FireRed nicknames:

Blastoise: Blasty (Blue [female from the manga] nicknamed her Blastoise that)

Arcanine: Firaga

Kangaskhan: Soccer Mom

Rhydon: Sally V2

Kadabra: Magnus

Ah, so many references...Rare Candies go out to whoever finds them!
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Noivern: Serana
Mamoswine(in training): Hadvar
Bagon (in training): Akatosh
Skyrim!

Sceptile (in training): Scephiroth
Arcanine: Firaga
Final Fantasy!

Spyro the purple dragon, and a few others I'm not so sure about - Jet is probably a reference to Jet Li, and is Chewy a reference to Chewbacca?

Lumiere is the candlestick from Beauty and the Beast, but it could be something else as lumiere just means light in French.

Same with Magnus - Magnus is a deity in Skyrim, but it also just means "great" in Latin. :P
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I've replied to all of them XD

Spoiler:
I suppose this is mostly about the games, so I'll move this over to Pokémon Gaming Central and we'll see if Jak thinks it's different enough from the "Do you nickname?" thread to remain open ;)
Ah, sorry XD I did not know about that thread either :P


I don't think I ever gave them anything really hilarious. I named a Bidoof Dexter in White just because I thought it looked like a Dexter.
Dexter is a cool name :P



I rarely nickname my Pokémon, unfortunately. Last time I did was about six years ago, of I remember correctly. Long time, huh? Not sure which Pokémon it was, but I think it could be Blastoise. I wound up naming it "Warterutle," or something along the line. Very cheesy, I know. ;o;
Yeah, I only nickname my Pokemon in hacks, not in the official games :)
Woahhhhhh that is a long time :0 lol, Waterturtle... That's actually a good nickname XD

I tend to name mine after Roman/Greek mythological figures, typically relating the Pokemon's type to the deity's realm or what they represent. My Lapras is Poseidon, named after the god of the sea, for example, and my Lucario is Kratos, the personification of strength and power.

I also like using the names of the Nine Divines from the Elder Scrolls series, and the Daedric Princes. The dragon names are a little long, but I always name the dragon in my team after Alduin.
Ohh, those are interesting ideas :0
I guess you'll never get stuck for nicknames huh? :P

I named my Crobat after Remilia Scarlet from the Touhou series. I also nicknamed my Graveler something really simple: Pebbles. As you can tell, I'm not too imaginative on nicknames :p

If I'm out of names, I name them after friends from PC. :)
Oh, awesome! Pebbles haha.
Yeah, I usually get stuck for names too XD that's a nice idea :)

Well in Australia there's a paper company called "Reflex" with their slogan "Always rely on Reflex" so i was doing a Nuzlocke challenge on Silver and named my Cyndaquil "Reflex" because i always seem to rely on my starter.
I also call any Magikarp i catch or purchase "Giglomesh" because it's Satan in a fish.
Ahh yes I live in Aus too :P That's an awesome nickname idea, too :D
Lol, satan in a fish XD

My tentacruel is "U Jelly" and my lickilicky is "Miley Cyrus" :)
:0 Those are great nicknames!!



I used to be so uncreative when it comes to nicknames. xD In Ruby, my Swampert was named Kip. My Swablu was nicknamed Cotton, my Kirlia was was Bangs, because I thought her bangs were cool. xD
XD I like the name Kip though



I love nicknaming!

Pokemon Y nicknames:

Arcanine: Iroh

Gardevoir: Radical Ed

Ludicolo: PineappleWoo!

Metagross: The D

Noivern: Serana

Electivire: Chewy

Pangoro: Jet

Dragonite (in training): OldSchool

Mamoswine(in training): Hadvar

Lucario (in training): Tenzin

Sylveon (in training): CottonCandy

Salamence (in training): Dracarys

Chandelure (in training): Lumiere

Gyarados (in training): The Unagi

Pokemon Emerald nicknames:

Swampert: Diebler

Gardevoir: Radical Ed

Metagross: Metallica

Charizard: Spyro

Tyranitar: Sally

Gengar: Boo Radley

Rhydon: Sally V2

Bagon (in training): Akatosh

Eevee (Espeon-to-be): Matilda

Rhydon: Sally V2

Growlithe (in training): Robb (he's in my sig!)

Sceptile (in training): Scephiroth

Pokemon FireRed nicknames:

Blastoise: Blasty (Blue [female from the manga] nicknamed her Blastoise that)

Arcanine: Firaga

Kangaskhan: Soccer Mom

Rhydon: Sally V2

Kadabra: Magnus

Ah, so many references...Rare Candies go out to whoever finds them!
I love nicknaming too :D All of these nicknames are fantastic, and some were hilarious XD


I've named a Larpas "Doritos" and I've named my Ditto "The Game" just to show people in trade. (You lost)
Yes, Lapras does kinda remind me of Doritos XD
Hahaha that's a great idea!

Aggron - Scrapheap
Blaziken - Fowl Flame
Breloom - Sporestomp

These are the only ones memorable.
Those are pretty cool nicknames :P

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Well, there's the classic JUNGLEDOOM (all caps) for my Venusaur. Pretty awesome name for that pokémon, imo. And also THUNDERBOY for my Pikachu. That one is sort of pukeworthy though, haha.

@ Feralikazam, Scrapheap is an awesome Aggron nickname!
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I am just going to list the nicknames I gave my starters in each of my teams:
Blastoise - Delta (leader of my Star Wars Republic Commando Squads Team in Blue)
Feraligatr - Galvatron (leader of my Decepticons Team in SoulSilver)
Swampert - Revan (leader of my Sith Lords Team in Sapphire)
Empoleon - Napoleon (leader of my World Leaders Team in Platinum)
Samurott - Durendal (leader of my Legendary Weapons Team in White)
Samurott - John Rambo (leader of my Anti-Heroes Team in White 2)
Greninja - Enterprise (leader of my World War II Ships Team in X)
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Well, there's the classic JUNGLEDOOM (all caps) for my Venusaur. Pretty awesome name for that pokémon, imo. And also THUNDERBOY for my Pikachu. That one is sort of pukeworthy though, haha.

@ Feralikazam, Scrapheap is an awesome Aggron nickname!
Haha, They're both pretty cool nicknames!
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I am just going to list the nicknames I gave my starters in each of my teams:
Blastoise - Delta (leader of my Star Wars Republic Commando Squads Team in Blue)
Feraligatr - Galvatron (leader of my Decepticons Team in SoulSilver)
Swampert - Revan (leader of my Sith Lords Team in Sapphire)
Empoleon - Napoleon (leader of my World Leaders Team in Platinum)
Samurott - Durendal (leader of my Legendary Weapons Team in White)
Samurott - John Rambo (leader of my Anti-Heroes Team in White 2)
Greninja - Enterprise (leader of my World War II Ships Team in X)
Woah, those nicknames are interesting

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Guess, I'll list some of my more recent nicknames for past playthroughs.\

Y:
Spoiler:
Claire (Delphox) - I had to soft-reset at least ten times for a female Fennekin, just so I can give her this nickname. The name originated from the character Claire Elstein from Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance, in which she was a tsundere fire mage. I just thought Delphox seemed to have a lot in common with Claire, so I decided to name her that.

Meruru (Azumarill) - Just named here off the character Meruru from Atelier Meruru, LOL.

Bridget (Sylveon) -
Named after the character Bridget from Guilty Gear, who was a guy that looked a lot like a girl. So, same thing here. My Slyveon, although looks feminine was a male.

Laguna (Venusaur) - Named after Laguna from FF8. Also a shout out to a past Nuzlocke run of mine.

Tana (Salamence) -
Named after Tana from FE:SS, who was a Pegasus Knight that can promote to a Wyvern Knight. Also, my Salamence was female which really helped in picking this name.

Shyvana (Garchomp) - Named after the LoL Champion, Shyvana! Although, my Garchomp didn't breath fire, she was still a wreckage machine like Shyvana is.

Jormungandr (Gyarados)
- Named after the Ouroboros of Norse Mythology, Jormungandr. Honestly, there is not much reasoning behind this name as it was just from the top of my head.

Ragna (Absol) - Named after Ragna the Bloodedge from Blazblue. Both have the colour of white on their body somewhere, and both possess sword like things.

Chrom (Heracross)
- Named after FE: Awakening's Chrom. Although, Heracross doesn't use any slashing type attacks, the blue colour scheme of his just reminded me of Chrom.

Kefka (Exeggutor)
- Named after FF6's Kefka. Exeggutor's faces seemed to be like a form of crazy that just reminded me of the maniacal Kefka.

Peashy (Raichu) - Name used to be Neptune before I changed it. Her first nickname Neptune was just a randomish name I gave her. I renamed her Peashy since I thought Raichu's yellowish colour scheme fits the name Peashy better than Neptune. Either way, both names came from the characters Neptune and Peashy from Hyperdimension Neptunia.

Axel (Talonflame) - Named after the hot-head Nobody Axel from KH2.


White:
Spoiler:
Masamune (Samurott) - Since Samurott looked very much like a shogun/samurai, I thought it was befitting for him to be graced with the name of the Japanese Katana, Masamune.

Tillia (Lilligant) - Named after the third Origin Reyvatail of Ar Tonelico, Tillia. Her name is actually Tyria in English localization, but her Japanese name, Tillia sounded so much better.

Sera (Victini) - Named after the well-endowed vampire ninja, Sera from Kore wa Zombie no Desu ka. Honestly, this name was pretty random.

AkaRed (Bisharp) - A riff off the Super Sentai Red ranger. Funny enough, his name is actually means RedRed.

Ryuk (Archeops) -Named after the Shinigami of Death in Death Note, Ryuk. Archeops is a pretty devastating Pokemon, so I thought it would be a nice fit for his name to symbolize death or destruction.

AxemYellow (Haxorus)
- A Super Mario RPG reference! Named after the Yellow Axem Ranger.

Bahamut (Zekrom) - I shouldn't even need to explain this name.
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Guess, I'll list some of my more recent nicknames for past playthroughs.\

Y:
Spoiler:
Claire (Delphox) - I had to soft-reset at least ten times for a female Fennekin, just so I can give her this nickname. The name originated from the character Claire Elstein from Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance, in which she was a tsundere fire mage. I just thought Delphox seemed to have a lot in common with Claire, so I decided to name her that.

Meruru (Azumarill) - Just named here off the character Meruru from Atelier Meruru, LOL.

Bridget (Sylveon) -
Named after the character Bridget from Guilty Gear, who was a guy that looked a lot like a girl. So, same thing here. My Slyveon, although looks feminine was a male.

Laguna (Venusaur) - Named after Laguna from FF8. Also a shout out to a past Nuzlocke run of mine.

Tana (Salamence) -
Named after Tana from FE:SS, who was a Pegasus Knight that can promote to a Wyvern Knight. Also, my Salamence was female which really helped in picking this name.

Shyvana (Garchomp) - Named after the LoL Champion, Shyvana! Although, my Garchomp didn't breath fire, she was still a wreckage machine like Shyvana is.

Jormungandr (Gyarados)
- Named after the Ouroboros of Norse Mythology, Jormungandr. Honestly, there is not much reasoning behind this name as it was just from the top of my head.

Ragna (Absol) - Named after Ragna the Bloodedge from Blazblue. Both have the colour of white on their body somewhere, and both possess sword like things.

Chrom (Heracross)
- Named after FE: Awakening's Chrom. Although, Heracross doesn't use any slashing type attacks, the blue colour scheme of his just reminded me of Chrom.

Kefka (Exeggutor)
- Named after FF6's Kefka. Exeggutor's faces seemed to be like a form of crazy that just reminded me of the maniacal Kefka.

Peashy (Raichu) - Name used to be Neptune before I changed it. Her first nickname Neptune was just a randomish name I gave her. I renamed her Peashy since I thought Raichu's yellowish colour scheme fits the name Peashy better than Neptune. Either way, both names came from the characters Neptune and Peashy from Hyperdimension Neptunia.

Axel (Talonflame) - Named after the hot-head Nobody Axel from KH2.


White:
Spoiler:
Masamune (Samurott) - Since Samurott looked very much like a shogun/samurai, I thought it was befitting for him to be graced with the name of the Japanese Katana, Masamune.

Tillia (Lilligant) - Named after the third Origin Reyvatail of Ar Tonelico, Tillia. Her name is actually Tyria in English localization, but her Japanese name, Tillia sounded so much better.

Sera (Victini) - Named after the well-endowed vampire ninja, Sera from Kore wa Zombie no Desu ka. Honestly, this name was pretty random.

AkaRed (Bisharp) - A riff off the Super Sentai Red ranger. Funny enough, his name is actually means RedRed.

Ryuk (Archeops) -Named after the Shinigami of Death in Death Note, Ryuk. Archeops is a pretty devastating Pokemon, so I thought it would be a nice fit for his name to symbolize death or destruction.

AxemYellow (Haxorus)
- A Super Mario RPG reference! Named after the Yellow Axem Ranger.

Bahamut (Zekrom) - I shouldn't even need to explain this name.
Wow, these nicknames are interesting :) My favourite one is Masamune :3
Lots of references, too XD I love refrence nicknames :D
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Well well, lemme just bring up the ol' Liquid Crystal... or, uh, the new Liquid Crystal, since it's the game I'm currently playing :P

Quilava: Fodgy Div
Poliwhirl: Mongy Gorp
Graveler: The Baron
Shelgon: GreatMish
Gengar: RickGastly (Thanks, TPP)
Gardevoir: LimpWibler
Woah holy moly this boi's got a funky old signature
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Well well, lemme just bring up the ol' Liquid Crystal... or, uh, the new Liquid Crystal, since it's the game I'm currently playing :P

Quilava: Fodgy Div
Poliwhirl: Mongy Gorp
Graveler: The Baron
Shelgon: GreatMish
Gengar: RickGastly (Thanks, TPP)
Gardevoir: LimpWibler
Haha, I'm currently playing LC as well :D Awesome nicknames :)
Lol, you have the same Pokemon I have XD

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I really prefer nicknames based on nature, the elements, mythology, and other imagery. Hover over the name for a brief explanation on why I picked the nickname:
Vaporeon: Violet
Flareon: Rose
Jolteon: Jules/Juniper
Glaceon: Anemone
Leafeon: Lily
Espeon: Sunshine/Saffron
Umbreon: Shadow/Iris
Infernape: Vulcan
Giratina: Erebos
Regice: Korah
Cresselia: Chrys
Mesprit: Melody
Manaphy: Marina
Latias: Lilac
Absol: Twilight
Froslass: Tundra
Lanturn: Luna
Corsola: Crystal
Pidgeot: Zephyr
Rapidash: Phantasm
Luxray: Sparxia
Manectric: Elektra
Magmortar: Meteor
Camerupt: Obsidian
Starmie: Selena
Staraptor: Stella/Astro
Noctowl: Sophia
Gallade: Blitz
Garchomp: Tornado
Sableye: Vexation
Yanmega: Cappuccino
Beedrill: Kryptonite
Houndoom: Hershey/Savage
Metagross: Caesium

People, personality, and pet-names. Some would be hard to explain, but here they are:
Jumpluff: Hollie
Lopunny: Fernandina
Donphan: Roxxane
Lunatone: Safyre
Delcatty: Skittles
Miltank: Bluebell
Ampharos: Mirabelle
Electivire: Xavier
Gardevoir: Rani
Bellossom: Aezel
Furret: Sugar/Spice
Ninetales: Vanilla
Skarmory: Metallix
Purugly: Amethyst
Rhyperior: Rochelle
Salamence: Basilisk
Sharpedo: Knights
Tyranitar: Lexus/Mercedes
Rayquaza: Razor
Kyogre: Khaos
Groudon: Galax
Heatran: Damien
Lugia: Angel
Ho-oh: Demon
Mewtwo: Psycho/Mayhem

Some of my recent 5th and 6th gen nicknames too. Hover over the name for a brief explanation on why I picked the nickname:
Whimsicott: Arcelia
Hydreigon: Alastor
Samurott: BlueHawaii
Scrafty: Hayride
Haxorus: RedPoint
Galvantula: GoldnDream
Bisharp: Sazerac
Chesnaught: Colette
Talonflame: Terry
Florges: Lulu
Dragalge: Devona
Delphox: Sybille

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In all my XY games, the different nicknames I gave my team members:

X - Cat Team - I tried to give "moi chats" French-style nicknames:
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• male Persian - Fabiane
• male Luxray - Renne
• female Purugly - Chere
• female Liepard - Lennard
• female Pyroar - Nadine
• female Meowstic - Devonne


X - Normal Type Team - mixed names:
Spoiler:

• female Patrat - Sophie [Meerkat Manor reference]
• female Rattata - Fiona [don't remember where I got the name from]
• female shiny Minccino - Maria [named after my grandma]
• need to come up with a nickname for Kangaskhan
• need to come up with a nickname for Whismur
• either Zorro or Tosca depending on gender for Sentret, not yet caught [Meerkat Manor reference]


Y - original team - mixed names:
Spoiler:

• male Delphox - Renard [just simply fox in French]
• female shiny Mienshao - Maria [named after my mom and grandma]
• male Lucario - Danny [named after what my grandma called me]
• male Vaporeon - Victor [named after one of my grandma's best friends]
• male Sylveon - Sigþórsson [named after my favorite Icelandic football player]
• female Watchog - Sophie [from Meerkat Manor]


Y - Early Normal Type Team - I gave them Italian-style nicknames:
Spoiler:

• female Raticate - Agnella
• male Furret - Giovanni
• female Linoone - Bianca
• male Bibarel - Mario
• female Watchog - Giovanna
• male Diggersby - Rafaello


Y - Weasel/Meerkat Team - named after the TV show "Meerkat Manor":
Spoiler:

• female Buizel - Flowers
• male Zigzagoon - Zorro
• female Patrat - Sophie
• male Mienfoo - Zaphod
• male Oshawott - Mozart
• female Sentret - Tosca - not yet caught
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