Nicknames

Started by Cay July 11th, 2016 8:23 PM
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Sheep

She/Her
Australia
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Posted 7 Hours Ago
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16.6 Years
I catch too many to nickname them all.. I know I'd stop quickly, so I just don't nickname them at all aha. I might nickname a select few I'll get attached to though but that hasn't happened quite yet.
Male
Indiana, U.S.
Seen September 20th, 2016
Posted September 11th, 2016
304 posts
6.9 Years
Interesting. I'd wondered about this.

I also haven't nicknamed any and I can't exactly say why... there's just nothing that makes me want to right now. Even though in the old games I totally would have been all over that.

Maybe it's the amount? I don't know. But I've actually felt guilty/weird for not naming them--at least this thread has made me feel better. =P

VisualJae

Spam Hyper Beam for days

Male
New York, NY
Seen October 27th, 2017
Posted September 12th, 2017
1,126 posts
7.6 Years
Some examples...



Also have Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle as "Salad," "Steak" and "Soup," respectively. They're mixed with some names that can be interpreted as vulgar/inappropriate so I'll spare the public the screenshots.

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
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Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
I nickname anything that I think I'll use or that feels significant to have. You can see my current team's names in my signature but I've also got Useless the Raticate, Rocky the Onix, Geodudette the Geodude, Moon Pixi the Clefable, Booberella the Jynx and then several "Mr Munchy" variants of Golbats. Nicknaming is fun but it can be hard to be creative!
Some examples...

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Also have Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle as "Salad," "Steak" and "Soup," respectively. They're mixed with some names that can be interpreted as vulgar/inappropriate so I'll spare the public the screenshots.
Oh god I love these so much.

Bounsweet

Fruit Pokémon

Seen September 17th, 2018
Posted October 11th, 2017
2,102 posts
15.6 Years
I haven't yet, but I probably will eventually. I've been wanting to go with a theme like I do in the actual games but I haven't been able to think of any themes aside from food names, which is what I usually use in-game too lol...

Cupcake the Clefable does sound pretty damn adorable tho, tbh.
Age 26
Non-binary
Sweden
Seen June 14th, 2020
Posted July 22nd, 2016
66 posts
13 Years
I've only nicknamed two so far, my starter Ivy the Bulbasaur and Nakama the Kakuna. I won't be nicknaming most of my Pokemon since sooner or later I'll most likely be transfering them, so I won't waste my time with the ones I don't know if I'm going to keep. Who I nickname depends on when/how I captured it, and what happens while I have it.

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
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Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
I nicknamed my Jynx Nicki Minaj.
Haha nice. I think just about everyone in the world has done this at least once but somehow it never gets old! I went for Booberella on mine for a cheeky Simpsons reference but Nicki was at the top of my mind too.