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I wish you could nickname pokes that you got in a trade.
 
Creativity, even with something as simple as a nickname for a Pokemon, is like anything else: it takes effort and becomes easier with practice. Let me tell you about a challenge I had... The game Phantasy Star Online is a dungeon crawl hack-n-slash which is basically all about leveling up and getting loot. But it had a weird system whereby your character's name determined the loot tables for dungeons forever. So half the names I thought of would yield loot tables I didn't like for that character. I spent at least two or three hours on names for characters in that game... It gave me some of my most treasured names; names I use for my characters in most games now. Names I can google and get 0 results because they're unique.

I figured out a method of building names piece by piece, just taking syllables that I liked and stringing them together until I had something interesting and pleasing to the ear. It was rewarding, but brain-wracking.

Another way to get interesting names is to use random name generators. Seventh Sanctum is a website with tons of name generators; it's worth checking out. I would post a link to it but I can't because I'm new to the forums... Easy enough to google though.
 
I always name everything I catch. Heck, I've already come up with the names that I'm going to give to any of the Gen V's that I catch :D

I enjoy giving my PKMN names; I guess it makes the adventure more fun if my team is my team rather than my army, and giving them personality is very important in doing that.

I don't really have a particular formula on naming; I just try to name them something that fits them, be it cool or goofy.
 
I hate nicknames. I never ever nickname, and I don't typically accept trades if they have a nickname.

There is only one nickname that I approve on my game, and as a matter of fact, for the entire time I've played Pokemon. It's my LVL 100 shiny Magikarp, nicknamed Goldy.
 
It's great that you hate nicknames, Benjina, but are you going to tell us why? Get some psychoanalysis going. I'm always curious to know why someone's mind works differently than mine.
 
I only name my main party Pokemon, and I typically choose generic boy/girl names for them and I'm not quite sure why I don't get more creative with nicknames.

It's just something I do to try to get myself more attached to my Pokemon in the game.
 
Well I rarely give my pokes nicknames, but when I do, I put A LOT of thought in it!
I never name it just by it's colour, or just make it's specie name short!
 
I ALWAYS nickname my Pokemon. So far, there is no Pokemon I've owned that hasn't had a nickname. I usually nickname my Pokemon based off of their type, or species... Liiike... my Pidgeot was Pilot, Squirtle was Shelby (y'know... SHELby, because Squirtle wears a SHELL? :B). And sometimes I just give them random nicknames, or just make up a name that doesn't exist. x3 Like when I named my Altaria "Tasani". :P
 
Every single Pokemon I catch, It is nicknamed. But they all have random, odd names. It depends on my mood. Here's some examples

Giratina: Xae
Dialga: Shereudia
Crobat: Tashadele
Heatran: Caedymius
Rotom: Ha'luu
Cresselia: Ena
Froslass: Verina
Drifblim: Anoxor
Pelipper: Calkirso
Machampt: Alaephe
Dugtrio: Casienon
Haunter: Calan
Skarmory: Kudisu
Luxray: Vessai
Chatot: Decadieur (one of my faves)
Clamperl: Eden
Deoxys: Seleria
Camerupts: Calvucio, Hited
Blaziken: Vohelsa
Seadra: Daedone
Riolu: Kaleseba
Heracross: Ssorcareha
Swellow: Lerebiase
Umbreon: Lantilane
Marill: Loeshi
Kecleons: Acba, Ceba,
Feebai: Kaizaisa, Kaiphona, Kaisuki
Sneasel: Anaizia
Spiritomb: Desphaeris
Happiny: Avonence
Absol: Kaishira
Pidgey: Verali
Arbok: Leitaneri
Jynx: Calae
Bronzong: Sau Le
Victreebel: Menalia

And I'm not even getting started ;)
 
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Every single Pokemon I catch, It is nicknamed. But they all have random, odd names. It depends on my mood. Here's some examples

Giratina: Xae
Dialga: Shereudia
Crobat: Tashadele
Heatran: Caedymius
Rotom: Ha'luu
Cresselia: Ena
Froslass: Verina
Drifblim: Anoxor
Pelipper: Calkirso
Machampt: Alaephe
Dugtrio: Casienon
Haunter: Calan
Skarmory: Kudisu
Luxray: Vessai
Chatot: Decadieur (one of my faves)
Clamperl: Eden
Deoxys: Seleria
Camerupts: Calvucio, Hited
Blaziken: Vohelsa
Seadra: Daedone
Riolu: Kaleseba
Heracross: Ssorcareha
Swellow: Lerebiase
Umbreon: Lantilane
Marill: Loeshi
Kecleons: Acba, Ceba,
Feebai: Kaizaisa, Kaiphona, Kaisuki
Sneasel: Anaizia
Spiritomb: Desphaeris
Happiny: Avonence
Absol: Kaishira
Pidgey: Verali
Arbok: Leitaneri
Jynx: Calae
Bronzong: Sau Le
Victreebel: Menalia

And I'm not even getting started ;)
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Wow, those really are some random names... xD
But that's what I like about nicknaming Pokemon. You add your own personal touch to each one, and that makes them different. Instead of you having a Pikachu simply named Pikachu like everyone else. :/
 
And something I can hardly stand is not being able to nickname pokes I get in trades. That's stupid. i don't want DARKRAI in caps or JOLTEON
 
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And something I can hardly stand is not being able to nickname pokes I get in trades. That's stupid. i don't want DARKRAI in caps or JOLTEON
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Wow, I thought I was the only one who hated that. @_@
I hated how I would get Pokemon from trades in the older games like... FR/LG. Like the Farfetch'd named CH'DING. Tbh, I like the name, but when it's in all caps like that, it looks... ugly. =/

In White, I might have to breed the Monmen I get from trading so that it can have the nickname I want. :B
 
I love nicknaming things. I think it adds a sense of ownership and personality.

I usually try to name things that are funny looking (in my opinion) funny things, serious pokemon serious names. But I usually use funny names. :b

On my Japanese Black, I plan to name my Pokemon after all of my best friends. (They all fit into the character limit, luckily.)
 
I always leave my Pokemon nicknames in all caps. Wild Pokemon and in-game trainer's Pokemon are always named in caps, so if mine aren't it creates an aesthetic dissonance that irritates me. I just recently stopped using all caps for my character names when I realized that none of the NPCs have their names in all caps in the newer games...
 
I have nicknamed a few, but for the most part I let them keep their original names. I do put the names in lowercase, so instead of having "LEAFEON used RAZOR LEAF" you get "Leafeon used RAZOR LEAF". I can't stand all caps because it sounds like they're yelling at me. Not to mention, it makes the pokemon's name seem even more generic.
 
I go through phases with my nicknames.

Some I name people's names (from Internet lol), some get random names like Baboqua (umm, or something along those lines I named a Fearow in Yellow o_O;), some get competely... not relative names (like naming a Walrein "Firefly") and the rest, I dunno tbh. Now I don't think I nickname Pokemon as often, though.
 
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