Do you nickname your pokeymans?

[Link Floyd]

Hi friends. Do you guys like to give your pokeymans nicknames? If so, how do you nickname them?

 

[DekuNut]

I'm the guy who gives my Pokemon regular names. Bob the Torterra, for example. Phillip the Goldeen. Etc.
I also like to do name themes during Nuzlocke runs.

 

[Mellow Ezlo]

During my nuzlocke of moon, I used names recommended to me by members of this forum. During a nuzlocke of omega ruby that I did during the summer, my pokeymanz were specifically named after members here.

Aside from that though, I generally don't nickname my pokeymanz. Just feels weird giving names to creatures you use to fight to get money and become popular.

 

[Doc]

I always give them names, it’s part of the fun. The last few times I played, I named my pokemans after members here, friends, and then I tried doing one where they were named after the seven deadly sins (after getting my math wrong and thinking I had seven on a team).

 

[Azure Sage]

Almost never. I'm terrible at naming things. Once in a while, I will, but that's a very rare occurrence.

 

[Link2485]

No I don't give my poke'mon nicknames. I forget who is who that way. But geez it's been waaaaay too long since I've played a poke'mon game. maybe it's time to fire up a game after i finish minish cap.

 

[pyjamas5189]

I don't anymore but when I was a kid I would nickname them as the first evolution so when it evolved it was still called whatever it was before. I thought it was funny when my character would throw out a charmander but it was actually a charizard.

 

[Spirit]

I've never goven a pokemon a nickname, not that i dont like nicknames i just can never think of good ones then they evolve and it doesnt fit anymore.

However i'll always love Brute-Root, the Venusaur from the first movie. That was a good name.

 

[Fraxinus]

My trend is naming my starter after a mythological character and naming the legendary after the villain team's leader. I do sometimes give other pokemon nicknames, but they're usually just memes like naming deoxys "Xenforo" in Omega Ruby and naming oddish "Leaf Leaf" on all occasions. On the other hand, as a tribute to my naming trend in Harvest Moon, I usually name my first mareep "Tina." I also tend to give my eeveelutions nicknames. In Moon, I had given names to all of the pokemon in my main team, including a smeargle named "Yuga."

 

[Night Owl]

I usually don't nickname pokemon, unless a name comes to me when I catch it. If I named all of them I'd never get anywhere because it takes me forever to come up with anything.

If a pokemon reminds me of a friend, I'll often name it after them. I've also named pokemon after things they remind me of. Like naming Yungoos after Trump, or Naming that woodpecker one woody. I've had a shinx named Sparky, an unown named Agent X, a sylveon named Elvis.

 

[CynicalSquid]

I always have enjoyed nicknaming my Pokemon. I don't know why, I guess it just gives me a better connection with the pokemon when I play if I name them.

 

[MegaPod]

I do nickname some of my Pokémon. I've named a Purrloin and Liepard after my cats, I've named a Sigilyph "Lyft-off" just because, and I very recently named a Smeargle "Happy" when my I taught it to spam Happy Hour before catching it. Those are just a few examples.