Do you nickname your pokemon?

[Skyon]

I used to think it was stupid to nickname them, but now I like it; I think it's exclusively yours, kind of like your special mark, and when you trade your pokemon to someone that name will stick. Here's mine:

Dialga - Metalya (Naming it after the Steel type in it)
Palkia - Auroran (Naming it after the watery-ish-ness)
Gengar (F) - Ectoria (Like Ectoplasm and Victoria mixed)
Venusaur - Griagan
Vaporeon - Tidus (Pronouced like "Tide")
Jolteon - Silas
Flareon - Midas
Espeon - Reylas
Umbreon - Shamis (From Shaman)
Leafeon - Elias
Glaceon - Judas
Golem - Kabash (From DKC)
Magnezone - Ghor-X (From Metroid Prime 3)
Froslass - Shiva (Final Fantasy X)
Glalie (F) - Glacia
Gallade - Ikalos (One of my own characters)
Gardevoir - Ilayla (Trying to kind of equate names)
Flygon - Salabooru
Charizard - Grachus (From Gladiator)
Rhyperior - Zar (A deadly stone in my novel)
Tyrannitar - Rocklyr
Sandslash - Kalibronx (A character in my book)
Mewtwo - Scion
Mew - Seraphim
Kyogre - Xeruss
Darkrai - Ripsik
Honchkrow - Lucious (From Gladiator.... I think I mispelled it)
Luxray (F) - Elektra (That's original huh?.........LOL)
Lucario - Kyar (The main hero in my novel)
Salamence - Drakeon (Legendary name in my novel) (Always used it for dragons)
Blastoise - Aquatus
Arceus - Aralia


So there you have it...

What have some of you guys named you pokemon?

 

[Nova_Delta]

I've only ever done this once. I nicknamed my Turtwig,Turtie.XD I don't give names to my Pokemon since i normally always end up prefering they're default names over the ones i gave them. Plus i've seen people give they're Pokemon some creepy names on Wi-Fi. Good examples are "Rapist" and "Butt-head". @.@;

 

[Shiny Umbreon]

This doesn't really have to do with Diamond and Pearl. A discussion about nicknames should go in Pokémon General.

-MOVED-

 

[~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~]

I nickname every single Pokemon I ever captured, by either given them there original Japanese names, or givening them a name of what they look like and translate it into Japanese



:t354:TG

 

[J-Rad]

i just name them kewl names i find while reading books...

 

[♥~*Abby*~♥]

I think there's already a thread like this...

some of my nicknames... *always nickname my Pokemon*

Bulbasaur(m)- Vines
Squrtle(f)- Angela *it fit until she evolved into Blastoise*
Charmander(m)- Flame
Chimchar(m)- Inferno *it was even better once he evolved*
Turtwig(f)- Terra
Piplup(f)- Amy
Cyndaquil(m)- Pyro
Totodile(f)- Allie *the best part is that I forgot she was even an alligator*
Chikorita(f)- Megan
Torchic(f)- Sadie
Mudkip(f)- Shelly
Treeko(m)- Forest
Flareon(m)- Flare
Vaporeon(m)- Bubblez *yes, with a "Z"*
Jolteon(m)- Sparx *I prefer "X" to "KS" here*
Espeon(f)- Sunset
Umbreon(m)- Shadow
Leafeon(f)- Tulip
Glaceon(f)- Snowflake

just a few, may post more later. *yes, I know I'm a tad unoriginal*

 

[TP-BigWill]

I enjoy the Nick names for my pokemon.
Nothing Like a memorable name prior to a nice stomp down.

Gallade-Lil Will
Lucario- Sgt.Fisher
Mamoswine- Mamalicious
Milotic- Dillahunt
Armaldo- Prime Time

I personaly find them amusing.

 

[♥~*Abby*~♥]

My More Random Nicknames From Long Ago...

Zigzagoon(m)- Pizza
Mudkip(m)- Cheez-it
Poocyenna(f)- Cherry Pie

there were others from that random nickname phase that I can't remember.

 

[Iceman3k]

I only nickname the ones I use for Combat (basically anything I EV Train).
Except I use obscene and controversal names on some of them, and most of them just basic nicknames.

Prime example would be :horns:, which is what I named my Mamoswine.

 

[bluechu]

i like nicknaming every pokemon i capture! ^-^ 1. cause its fun! 2. it makes it funnier when i trade it to someone over the GTS! and 3. it gives them personality.

some of them are completely random, based off of something happening when i catch them, while others are given certain nicknames cause they are awsome!

take my starter in Diamond, Infernape for example. his sweet name in Efreet!

 

[geckoriot]

My Mightyena is my pride and joy but she has the most ridiculous, unoriginal nickname one could possibly conceive. POOCHY.
Unfortunately I traded her off Emerald and into Diamond so it's too late to change it ;) oh well. You live and learn, eh
My Pokemon generally suffer with terribly lame nicknames, like my Torterra "Fern" or Aerodactyl "Aerodynami" *shudder*. I have an inexplicable preoccupation of naming all of my Growlithes/Arcanines (across multiple gens) either "Ace" or "Rudofer".

My favourite, and by far the most tolerable, of all my nicknames, proudly belongs to my Dragonite "Wurlitzer".

 

[LaurenLOVESTONED]

i used to nickname my pokemon after my friends... that was fun for awhile lol

 

[Ariel]

I once called a Sceptile "Yggdrassil" after the famous tree in Norse Mythology.
Once had a Gyarados called "RAGEY"...but that was ages ago on my old Blue file - also wasn't mine. It was traded. Also on that file, I had a blastoise called "Shelshoker" named after the Blastoise in the First Movie. >_<
On my Diamond file, I have a blastoise named Bahamut. After the Eidolon in FF IX. =]

I generally don't nickname Pokemon, I prefer their normal names.

 

[Eos Aduro]

I name some, but I used to name all of them, it got confuising

 

[Virtual Headache]

I nickname Pokemon I plan to use in my team or which are special to me in some way. I'd never trade them away though.

A lot of my Pokemon's nicknames are based on their japanese names, for example Lizzy for my Charizard, some names are just random.

Stefan - Empoleon
Irmi - Bidoof
Kiki - Luxray
Jimmy - Togekiss

There are a lot more but just too many to list.

 

[west]

i always name my starter zero for some reason....lol

 

[EmpoleMew]

I nickname my Pokemon all the time. Even when I can't think of a good name. Like a Miltank I named Milky. Lol, yeah. I'm going to start nicknaming my Pokemon with more realistic names. I have a female Gulpin named after someone at my school. These are just names I remember off the top of my head.

Manaphy -- Zelda (Named after my Ranger file)
Mew -- Kitten, once I get one that can be nicknamed.
Roserade -- Leaf Ninja (NOT related to Naruto in any way. So don't even start.)
Empoleon -- Aqua Bird (Yeah, unoriginal)
Infernape -- Flare (Requested before I recieved it in a trade)
Vespiquen -- Honey Buggy (The person who got that must hate me lol)
Weavile -- Dark Ice (That person must hate me too)

Once the next games are out, all nicknames will be something like a human name. And the most unoriginal name out there shall be a Froslass. You know what I'll name it? Yuki. After the legend its derived from.

 

[thatnewguy]

I don't, but I'm going to start. I used to think it was weird, but things change, ya know?

 

[Haruka of Hoenn]

Depends.
Sometimes, when I capture a pokemon, something just pops into my head: "Hey, why don't I name this pokemon I just caught ________!" Usually, I come up with pretty decent names... Other times, I just can't think of a good one, and I just send the pokemon to the PC without a nickname. That's why some of my pokemon have nicknames, but most don't.

 

[Jessie]

Sometimes I nickname my Pokemon after my dog: Keiko...I think I've done that like...twice. I rarely nickname my Pokemon...I might start though. xD Usually I'm don't want to take the time to type it out.