Poll: Do you nickname your pokemon?

[go-10]

depends on the pokemon really, take for example Trubbish I called him Garbage or Blitzle I just called him Zebra and so on I nickname the pokemon so they're easier for me to remember who they. Most of the time I just leave them in Bill's PC so I don't ever see 'em again. Pikachu I always call Sparky though, because of the cartoon and I tend to call ghost pokemon different variations of boo

 

[SmokingBomber465]

None of my Pokemon have nicknames apart from Machamp I called Goro because that is a legitimate rule.

Hahah nice.

On Topic, I typically name my starter "BLUE" <--cause it is always the water type] and my flier (if I have one) "ACE". Butterfree is always named "FELIX", Raichu goes as "RAI RAI", usually I have a "VERLANDER" and a "GASTON" as well.

 

[Dominic Crossman]

Only mt starters fennkin was going to be firefox but it final evo was shit so froakie or chestnut need need names now

 

[Alhazred]

I read MS Paint adventures, so when I caught a Skitty in Pokemon Sapphire I naturally called it Nepeta. This led me to wonder if I could assemble a team of pokemon consisting of all twelve zodiac-themed pokemon, named after the Trolls.

So far I've got Nepeta the Skitty (Leo) and Kanaya the Kirlia (Virgo). Without thinking too hard, I reckon I'm going to get a Shuppet called Aradia (Aries) and a Corphish called Karkat (Cancer). Not sure how I'm going to deal with Vriska, maybe I'll just find a pokemon that looks like a huge ***** (bluh bluh).

 

[briankoontz]

I look at the silly thing and give it a straightforward name - so the bug thing early in Pokemon: Platinum becomes Buggsy.

 

[Hero of Lime]

I never name Pokemon, I never really thought it was worthwhile I suppose. I really hope we can change a traded Pokemon's name in the future. Getting a Reshiram off of the GTS named "grandma" was not cool. Out of all my Reshirams(I think it's in the 300s now 0.o)from the GTS, it sucks to have the occasional weird name like Snips Jr. What in the world is that!?

 

[GeneralFungi]

Yes I do for every single one. I even have a mental list of pokemon and the nicknames I've given them so that, in a sense, the same pokemon will be with me forever.

(For example, no matter what game I play if I catch a Camerupt I name him Mortimer. Unless I already own a camerupt or I catch a female one.)

It makes it feel like I've gotten in touch with an old friend whenever I catch a pokemon I've used in older play throughs.

 

[Nexxis]

I usually nickname the ones I intend to keep in my party. Sometimes I'll name the others, but if I can't come up with one, they'll just stick with the default name. I usually name them based on their type or look, though I will make exceptions for pokemon that I'm really fond of. I might give my special pokemon names that, IMO, sound epic. I tend not to use "real" names, like Robert.

 

[DanielBrown]

Only done it to one Pokemon and that's Cyndaquil. Named it Firebreath by copying my sisters save on Gold(I played Silver).
Apart from that I've never bothered.

 

[Drakmorg]

I'll usually nickname if something immediately comes to mind. Typically something non-threatening as well, just because it's a little funny to watch my character excitedly give commands for 'Fluffems' or 'Smuggles' to attack.

Either that or I go with the ProJared approach and just start randomly making sounds until something sounds like it'll stick well.

 

[search_rip]

I've nicknamed a few, just if I really feel like it (like if I catch a Cubchoo probably ends been called "Little Bugger") but for the most time they stay with their real names...

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Another, related bit of pokemon ritual: If a pokemon I catch is going on my team, I have to use a pokeball to catch them. No great ball, ultra, luxury, etc. MY BALLS MUST BE UNIFORM.

if the balls in your team must be uniform do you ever play with the special event Pokémones Nintendo gave in stores once in a while?

 

[2xDouble]

I never used to name my pokemon, felt it ruined the trade value or something like that and didn't really see the point. That all changed while I was playing Guild Wars. ArenaNet had recently added a feature known as the Zaishen Menagerie, a place to "store" all of the Ranger pets in the game; from that point on, I'd made it my mission to "catch 'em all" and train them up to maximum level. Using the /petname function to play around with my friends, I'd discovered I liked coming up with fitting, unique and semi-creative names for each species (each pet earned its name by level 15, when it's "evolution" stats were locked in).

About that same time, I had finished my playthrough of Pokemon White to completion, and had decided to pick up and play through the Black version. Realizing that Black version would be identical to White, story-wise, I decided to spice it up using the "nuzlocke challenge" rules. Naming the 'mons really helped me feel an attachment to them; it got to the point where I simply couldn't release my fainted pokemon, despite the rules. I shoved them in a "dead" box and left them there as a monument to themselves. Since then, I've nicknamed every pokemon I could.

By the by, my current B2 team (really taking my time to finish) is: Ritchie the Samurott (a semi-obscure Guild Wars 2 reference), Shoryu the Mienfoo in training (and will be the name of my "promo" Torchic in X/Y), Hadouken the Lucario, Cutie Pie the Galvantula, Genome the Eevee (probably going to become Vaporeon or Umbreon), and Boaty the Fly Slave... I mean Swanna.

 

[waj9876]

Yep. I do. I always shorten the starter's name. I don't really have a precedent for what I name my Pokemon, but I do name them.

Funny story that has nothing to do with the question: I once nicknamed a Gardevoir in my Pokemon Emerald game "loveme" after reading some awesome Pokemon creepypasta, and had a bunch of fainted Pokemon nicknamed "forever". I was planning on switching the game with a friend of mine's. After introducing him to Pokemon creepypasta. I never got around to doing this.

I then found the game many months later, after completely forgetting about what I did. So yeah, scared me a bit. As I still read creepypasta to this day.

 

[Headsprouter]

Always...I rarely have a theme, but there's always a nickname. Examples are my Lopunny from my Nuzlocke, Cootie, my Exeggutor, Kregg and my Pinsir, Crumble.

I hate vulgar nicknames. They aren't smart or funny to me.

I never name Pokemon, I never really thought it was worthwhile I suppose. I really hope we can change a traded Pokemon's name in the future. Getting a Reshiram off of the GTS named "grandma" was not cool. Out of all my Reshirams(I think it's in the 300s now 0.o)from the GTS, it sucks to have the occasional weird name like Snips Jr. What in the world is that!?

Snips Jr. I wish I was that good at making up names. Seriously, I completely lack the ability to be random a lot of the time. It's awfully boring. It's also a random name for a Reshiram, but a hilariously bizarre yet fitting name for something like a Scizor. Grandma also enlightened me to how much Regice looks like a fat old lady.

 

[Something Amyss]

In B+W, I named my Pokés after Harry Potter characters/things.

But only ones I used or were likely to use.

 

[Spiridion]

Only when I'm playing Nuzlocke, in which everyone gets a nickname as a rule, but you're also catching a lot less Pokemon so it's easier to think of them. Mine usually get mythological or historical names, in those cases. The rest of the time the defaults suit me just fine with maybe one or two exceptions when it just feels super appropriate for whatever reason.

 

[ABLb0y]

Indeed I do. Usually they're appropriate. My Charizard is Bumfire, my Misdreavus Pearl and my Machamp Goro. I know how predictable they are, but still.

 

[Juste Goose]

if the balls in your team must be uniform do you ever play with the special event Pokémones Nintendo gave in stores once in a while?

Nah, fighting with legendaries is for squares. I just put them in my V.I.P. box with my other legendaries and shinies.

 

[Hero of Lime]

Always...I rarely have a theme, but there's always a nickname. Examples are my Lopunny from my Nuzlocke, Cootie, my Exeggutor, Kregg and my Pinsir, Crumble.

I hate vulgar nicknames. They aren't smart or funny to me.

I never name Pokemon, I never really thought it was worthwhile I suppose. I really hope we can change a traded Pokemon's name in the future. Getting a Reshiram off of the GTS named "grandma" was not cool. Out of all my Reshirams(I think it's in the 300s now 0.o)from the GTS, it sucks to have the occasional weird name like Snips Jr. What in the world is that!?

Snips Jr. I wish I was that good at making up names. Seriously, I completely lack the ability to be random a lot of the time. It's awfully boring. It's also a random name for a Reshiram, but a hilariously bizarre yet fitting name for something like a Scizor. Grandma also enlightened me to how much Regice looks like a fat old lady.

I have to admit, Snips Jr. has grown on me. It's a dumb name, but it's cute and memorable. I can come up with fun random names, but I think most Pokemon names are already funny puns and creative enough for me not to nickname them.