Do You Nickname your Pokemon?

[jayvee]

I try to nickname them to the best of ability. It is hard for me to do it on the spot, especially on camera lol.

 

[WizardOfOdd]

I always nickname them, although a lot of them i rename different than in previous game i get them (I'm forgetful, LoL) but my favourites already has a set nickname on what should i name them

 

[Reyzadren]

Yes, any pokemon on my main team will have a nickname that usually resembles a thing, such as Laptop or Smartphone.

 

[rainbow545]

i've taken to nicknaming my current team in Pokemon X (1 badge currently) after book characters. like, my Squirtle is named Riptide, my Braixen is going to be named Sunny, my Pikachu is being named Willow, Ralts is being named Moon (or Moonwatcher). i usually only nickname the Pokemon i plan to keep in my team, and the VERY rare shiny.

 

[Flowerchild]

always~ No names = no personality

 

[LucarioBread]

Whenever I catch a Pokemon I'm going to use, I usually just name them whatever appropriate comes to my mind at the time. They range from "Mop" the HM slave Zigzagoon, to "Keroppi" the Politoed and "Sputnik" the Magnezone.

 

[Lycanthropy]

I always do! The theme varies, but I try to keep it consistent within a game. If I'm doing a challenge, I usually link the names to that. Otherwise, I might go for normal human names, words that fit the Pokémon, or something that I think sounds cool and fits but is actually utterly meaningless.

 

[starseed galaxy auticorn]

I always do. Usually, I follow themes such as naming after my heroes, crushes... even after friends or people I'm close to. It really just depends on the mood I'm in or whatever.

 

[TheAlmightyBlaziken]

I always nickname pokemon in a fan-game and sometimes in the main series games

 

[Zed01]

I didn't do it at first but when X/Y came out I decided to try naming my Pokemon for the first time. I really liked doing it so I never stopped since. I only name the Pokemon I'm planning to use on my team, it would be to much work to name every Pokemon I catch lol. I usually name my Pokemon after characters from ancient mythology, movies, TV shows, comics, books,...

Some of my favorite names over the years were: Leonidas the Tyrantrum, Cleopatra the Salazzle, Shazam the Raichu, Nightwing the Crobat, Malia the Midday Lycanroc, Jadis the Jynx and Spartacus the Kommo-o.

 

[BalkieBoy02]

I always nickname Pokémon I plan on using! But every generation that has either Pokémon I HAVE to nickname Zorua Oingo and Buneary Boingo regardless of whether I use them.

 

[Bahamut]

I always nickname my Pokémon, whether if it s an official game or a fanmade game.

 

[Soaring Sid]

In my childhood i didn't like nickname pokemon, but now i do. so occasionally. I mostly nickname them in fan games

 

[Venonat in Space]

It depends the situation. Most of the time No. But if I wanted to give it a personality for a specific reason (idk what a "reason" would be but whatever) then sure maybe.

The two specific reasons I remember nicknaming my Pokemon is my team in my Blue cartridge cause younger me thought it was funny, and my VC Crystal for a future comic. Otherwise no.

 

[Lysander]

No, I usually don't bother with nicknames whenever I play any Pokémon game these days

 

[Pyrax]

I've nicknamed mine since Gen 3, but only party members and other Pokémon that I plan on levelling. My naming sense is all over the place lmao.

 

[The Bellossom boi]

I nickname my Pokémon using American names, like Charlie o Rebecca.

 

[PkMnTrainerWilliam]

I didn't used to back in the day, but nowadays if I think I'm going to raise it on my team, I give it a nickname. It usually takes me a little while to come up with them, though, and often I'll use real names, such as through the website Behind the Name, or try to put something together using the letters of the final evolution's species name. Sometimes it just comes to me the second I look at the Pokemon though, such as the Treecko I raised for my first play through of Alpha Sapphire, whom I nicknamed Richard simply because he looked like a Richard to me.

As far as the nicknames of my main 3DS team? Scarlet (Delphox), Abyss (Absol), Cairo (Lucario), Lycea (Lycanroc [Midnight]), Ysayle (Ninetales [Alolan]), and Emma (Noivern).

 

[Raicheot]

I tend to give my pokemon in my squad nicknames, gives them character

 

[Corveone]

I either nickname my entire team or don't nickname anyone.

If I have decent name ideas for all of them I surely do. Otherwise no, I like using nicknames that somehow make sense with the Pokémon and not just give them generic names for the sake of "everything must be nicknamed".