I didn't expect that the name question would be such a hot topic, but I'm glad it is.
I can get behind a sort of mishmash of
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>>56242530In that it's probably a regional/cultural thing and varies wildly between different groups for various reasons you could probably bullshit through without a deeper meaning. In this universe, pokemon are very human, but they probably also retain a large amount of animal instinct and social behaviour.
Part of me also wants to take inspiration from the Beatrix Potter stories, where the character usually have a name that incorporates their species, but not always.
> (E.g Peter Rabbit/Mr. Fox/Squirrel Nutkin vs. Ginger/Pickles/Tabitha Twitchitt(Who's son is named Tom Kitten, never Tom Twitchitt for some reason) There's a certain charm in not having to think too hard about it.I am also an advocate for alliteration and puns as a base for naming.
>>56242670I did draw it, it's what started this train of way overthinking shit. They are step siblings, like Phineas and Ferb.
Shelby's skitty father married Blossom's venusaur mother when their children were a baby and an egg, respectively. Blossom's father is dead from an illness and Shelby's mother is an outlaw and loves crime. This probably won't ever come up.
In Sneasel's specific case, I actually think it works well that she does not have a name. It's adds depth to that culture that is realistic and believable. I'd imagine instead of number, they may even just refer to each other with their closest familiar relation to each other, or by status: (Brother, Daughter, Cousin or Child/Youth) I'd imagine in a society like that, you wouldn't need to specify beyond that until that individual is deemed worthy enough to be called up at all.
One more sketch before bed, and I'll probably finish up this story in the next day or two.
>Fun fact: according to the dex, Bulbasaur is 2ft4 and weighs 15lbs, while a Skitty is 2ft even and weighs 24lbs.This is just objectively incorrect
