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Do you nickname...?

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:20:52 No.16757857 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>16758011 >>16758154 >>16761728 >>16762479 >>16766375

Do you nickname your Pokemon? Why or why not?

I have been nicknaming since Gen 4, but between catching so many Pokemon in Kalos and trading online with people who don't nickname, I think I might go back to not.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:22:14 No.16757882 Report

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I used to not nickname until recently, now I just use intentionally stupid and punny names

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:23:34 No.16757918 Report

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>If I intend on using it on my in-game team/competitive team
Yes
>If I'm catching it for Dex Completion
Fuck no who can even think of that many names

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:25:29 No.16757952 Report

Quoted By: >>16757984 >>16758276 >>16758586 >>16761013 >>16761796 >>16772127

>those people who nickname their Pokemon stupid shit like "U Mad Bro?"
>people who only use Japanese names
>people who use names from mythology, no matter how awkward. Go, Yggdrasil!

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:27:17 No.16757984 Report

Quoted By: >>16758251 >>16758434 >>16771871

>>16757952
>Naming your entire team after anime characters

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:28:17 No.16758003 Report

Quoted By: >>16758016

>using names like spookytree, smogonburd, l33th4x0r

pls die

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:28:55 No.16758011 Report

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>>16757857
Yes. They may be just bits of data, but...

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:29:05 No.16758016 Report

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>>16758003
>smogonbird
>smogonsword
>smogonwash
>smogontree
>smogonmom
wow epic team bro, hilarious nicknames dude

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:29:44 No.16758028 Report

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I'm unoriginal as fuck, so when I do nickname pokemon they're usually based off of whatever is interesting me at the time

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:30:30 No.16758047 Report

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I have a bunch of nicknames I've been using for years and I'm lazy and uncreative now so I only ever end up with some pokemon nicknamed their usually shit.

>Dragonite named Dudley
>Aerodactyl named Freefall.
>Crobat named Batmobile.

Etc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:34:45 No.16758154 Report

Quoted By: >>16758169

>>16757857
>whole team is nicknamed
>wont use 5V Rotom from Wonder Trade because it isnt nicknamed

And that's why I stopped.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:35:18 No.16758166 Report

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No.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:35:35 No.16758169 Report

Quoted By: >>16758246

>>16758154
Just breed another one

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:38:58 No.16758246 Report

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>>16758169
Thats kind of my point. I'd be spending time doing a chore so that my identical virtual monster can have a nickname on my screen.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:39:13 No.16758251 Report

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>>16757984
I once nicknamed my chimchar "inuyasha." I was young a foolish

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:40:32 No.16758276 Report

Quoted By: >>16758586 >>16761669

>>16757952
>mythology names
God those are the worst by far.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:41:25 No.16758291 Report

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i do. i remember breeding a bunch of moxiemence in 5th gen to give away, and i named some of them "Kalos." i'm ahead of my time

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:46:18 No.16758434 Report

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>>16757984
>that image
Why am I laughing so much?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:52:50 No.16758586 Report

Quoted By: >>16758657 >>16761669

>>16757952
>>16758276
>tfw I nicknamed my Yvetal Hoyl
I nickname every single pokemon I catch, and the ones I keep from breeding. I have done this since pokemon yellow and I have never repeated a name. After so long, you gotta draw inspiration from someplace. Tho I typically stick with latin shit just cuz it's fast to find something that sounds halfway decent, but mythology's got a lot of bizarre creature names so it doesn't really make sense not to take advantage of them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:55:45 No.16758657 Report

Quoted By: >>16759034 >>16766309 >>16766314

>>16758586
If they're obscure enough that's cool. Most of the time though you just get your mainstream Greek gods that aren't even appropriately named, like naming any fucking Electric type Thor/Zeus

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 00:56:27 No.16758673 Report

Quoted By: >>16775940

Yes I do, when I can.
Usually from bands, musician names, song names, and album names.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:03:43 No.16758859 Report

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I nickname my team with actual people names
How bad i am?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:11:30 No.16759034 Report

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>>16758657
Eghhh okay you got me i'd never do anything like that. mmmaybe i'd name a thundurus Jupiter but there are better names out there if you want to take it that angle.
One thing I enjoyed this gen was naming pokes after famous european painters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:11:58 No.16759046 Report

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I name most of my Pokemon after ancient mythology. I try to avoid the stereotypical Greek, though. For example, my Rayquaza is named Anshar, after a Mesopotamian pantheon-leading sky god.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:38:00 No.16759695 Report

Quoted By: >>16766280

I think its funny that the protags in the anime, Origins included, dont nickname their Pokemon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:47:49 No.16759898 Report

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Bump

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:49:10 No.16759925 Report

Quoted By: >>16760640

Very, very rarely. I don't know, most of the time I just think it's kind of dumb.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:52:08 No.16759978 Report

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I didn't use to nickname because I'm a lazy piece of shit, but in the last year I've begun nicknaming the Pokemon I plan on using/raising. I don't see the point in going through the trouble to nickname ones that are just going to languish in the PC.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:23:02 No.16760640 Report

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>>16759925
>Very, very rarely. I don't know, most of the time I just think it's kind of dumb.
This.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:35:59 No.16760895 Report

Quoted By: >>16760974

I named my gyarados Scylla. It was fitting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:41:04 No.16760974 Report

Quoted By: >>16761040

>>16760895
Sounds gay.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:41:40 No.16760986 Report

Quoted By: >>16761035

I name every Pokemon I get, unless I'm breeding or I plan to release or trade away or something.

I just wouldn't get a dog and call it "dog", you know? Just adds that little bit more bro.

Bonus points if you can guess what Pokemon Buttercakes is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:43:10 No.16761013 Report

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>>16757952
My faggot friend named his Fennekin "Kitsune".
He's been into Japanese shit ever since I accidentally showed him what Touhou is.

I regret that day.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:43:57 No.16761026 Report

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I once named a Flygon Quicksand. I don't know how I feel about it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:44:15 No.16761035 Report

Quoted By: >>16761056

>>16760986
>I just wouldn't get a dog and call it "dog", you know?

Every trainer you face in game does it.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:44:34 No.16761040 Report

Quoted By: >>16761085 >>16761129

>>16760974
It's actually a pretty badass greek sea monster.

>tfw I found hentai of this thing while looking for a picture

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:44:44 No.16761044 Report

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I usually don't, but if I had an Articuno, I'd name her Miku.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:45:11 No.16761056 Report

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>>16761035
I know.
And I despise every single one of them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:46:35 No.16761085 Report

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>>16761040
Pretty damn decent

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:47:13 No.16761099 Report

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It really depends on the Pokémon, but lately I've been on a darksouls naming kick. I named my shiny ninetails Priscilla, I named my shiny Gyarados Kaathe, etc etc.
Considered naming my shiny Greninja WoodGrain, but decided to go with Croakogawa.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:48:14 No.16761127 Report

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I don't. I just don't.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:48:18 No.16761129 Report

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>>16761040
>it doesnt sound gay because its based on something

You nicknamefags are retarded.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:48:56 No.16761143 Report

Quoted By: >>16761177

I always used to nickname every single thing. Recently I just kind of... stopped. My current team only has 2 nicknamed 'mons right now (PaRappa the Heliolisk and Excalibro the Aegislash).

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:50:43 No.16761177 Report

Quoted By: >>16761225 >>16761308

>>16761143
>Excalibro
Good thing you stopped nicknaming.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:52:38 No.16761219 Report

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I nickname the ones I use for battles. None of that stupid shit like smogonbird or whatever reddit tier funnay /vp/ seems to like though.

it gives me more investment in the game and therefore more enjoyment when I win.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:52:48 No.16761225 Report

Quoted By: >>16761266 >>16761441

>>16761177
fuck you, man ;_;

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:55:01 No.16761266 Report

Quoted By: >>16761406

>>16761225
Don't worry.
I like PaRappa.
Rap on.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:57:35 No.16761308 Report

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>>16761177
>not using bro puns for every godamn Pokémon you use
Stay Pleb.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 02:58:52 No.16761332 Report

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I only nickname if I can come up with something really good.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:03:14 No.16761406 Report

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>>16761266
:3

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:04:59 No.16761441 Report

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>>16761225
I-I liked your names anon. :3

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:15:48 No.16761655 Report

Quoted By: >>16761713

I tend to nickname Pokemon I raise in game and the Pokemon I EV train. I usually make references to other things like video games and films. Like Kumatora the Gardevoir or Appa the Dragonite.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:16:26 No.16761669 Report

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>>16758276
>>16758586
I nicknamed my Yveltal Kuolema

It's Finnish for death which sounds pretty edgy but I figure not a lot of people will figure it out

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:18:51 No.16761713 Report

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>>16761655
yip yip

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:19:33 No.16761728 Report

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>>16757857
I don't nickname my pokemon because I found myself pretty unoriginal when think a nickname for it. And yes, if it wasn't because of my parents, my dogs would be called "Dog".

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:20:00 No.16761738 Report

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If I'm actually going to use the Pokemon, I nickname them to give a more personal feeling.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:22:18 No.16761796 Report

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>>16757952
I named my Ylvetal xEdgeMasterx

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:27:49 No.16761927 Report

Quoted By: >>16762217 >>16771385

Every nickname in this thread should be reason enough to never nickname your Pokemon.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:30:32 No.16761979 Report

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Sometimes I give my Pokemon their Japanese names.

Mammoo the Mamoswine, Kamex the Blastoise, and Chevargo the Escavalier, for example.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:45:43 No.16762217 Report

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>>16761927
This.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:52:41 No.16762327 Report

Quoted By: >>16762404

I remember picking up my first Pokemon game, Gold version, and specifically asking the Came Crazy employee for a version in which I could nickname the Pokemon.

I still do it for mons I plan on keeping and training, usually themed on whatever media I'm enjoying at the time. Legendaries usually get a silly name, and if I plan to trade it online, I name it its final evolution's name, but with two letters swapped. Dex completion mons do not get a name.

I do have a couple traditions in naming, though.
Feraligatrs are always named "COOL-DUDE" in honor of my first starter.
Female Blaziken will be named "Flare" after a Blaziken in a fanfic I read a long time back.
I'll usually name an Eevee I mean to evolve into an Espeon "Random", which kind of defeats the point.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:54:35 No.16762364 Report

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I don't remember most of the new pokemon names past gen 4 because I started nicknaming them all.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:57:44 No.16762404 Report

Quoted By: >>16762571

>>16762327
All of the Asberger's in this one single post.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 03:58:59 No.16762423 Report

Quoted By: >>16762455

I tend to nickname my pokemon with two things in mind. Their nature, and assuming they're an actual character in something someone would read/watch. So, I wouldn't name a Sylveon "twinkletits" or something. That, or simply things to match what they look like. So, anything from a Gardevoir named Naomi to a Shiny Clawitzer named Joe, like Sniper Joe.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 04:00:36 No.16762455 Report

Quoted By: >>16762480

>>16762423

you mean bazooka joe

pheonix 2380-3605-8705 (oddish sawsbuck qilladin)

pheonix 2380-3605-8705 (oddish sawsbuck qilladin) Thu 19 Dec 2013 04:02:15 No.16762479 Report

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>>16757857
i forget tyrantrums name easily even though he is one of my favorites from this gen
all because i named him Lopaka.
and then his children Lopaka #2-5

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 04:02:19 No.16762480 Report

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>>16762455
I want gum now

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 04:08:13 No.16762571 Report

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>>16762404
I guess I can pass the first and third parts on me being a dumb kid. No excuse for my other aspberger's-ey behavior I guess.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 04:10:20 No.16762620 Report

Quoted By: >>16766352

me, yeah. i'll just name them whatever comes to mind at the time, or an homage to a different pokemon i'd had earlier.

every squirtle is either tyrone or shamiqua, though. this is because my bro decided that his would be a strong independent blastoise that don't need no trainer, MMHMM
complete with finger wave o-no-u-dint

so if you ever get a squirtle named tyrone or shamiqua from the wonder trade and it's french with the ot alex it's got 99.99% of being originally mine
i breed them so it's not terribly unlikely to find in comparison

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 04:18:54 No.16762761 Report

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Yep, if this is what nicknamers are like, I'll stick to my dog named dog.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:31:41 No.16766232 Report

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bump

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:36:38 No.16766280 Report

Quoted By: >>16768648

>>16759695
>lizardon
But they do

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:38:57 No.16766299 Report

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Sometimes I name a Pluse 'Minun' and shit like that. Or name something 'Cool Guy'. It amuses me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:40:18 No.16766309 Report

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>>16758657
I named my Nidoqueen and Nidoking Hecuba and Priam respectively

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:41:02 No.16766314 Report

Quoted By: >>16766326

>>16758657
I named my Aegislash Chronos. It's at least better than all the fucking swords people name the thing after.
Plus it had the added bonus of going along with the completely unintended trend of my story team's names all having an N in them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:41:37 No.16766316 Report

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I always nickname my team members, but if I'm using other Pokémon in rotation, I don't nickname those. I tend to have a habit of naming my Pokémon after Gym Leaders, English and Japanese names.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:42:43 No.16766326 Report

Quoted By: >>16766360

>>16766314
What's wrong with naming a sword after famous swords?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:46:36 No.16766352 Report

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>>16762620
>every squirtle is either tyrone or shamiqua, though. this is because my bro decided that his would be a strong independent blastoise that don't need no trainer, MMHMM

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:48:20 No.16766360 Report

Quoted By: >>16766369 >>16767059

>>16766326
Because it gets really tiring seeing a dozen Excaliburs and Muramasas in one day.

I like some originality, tyvm.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:51:02 No.16766369 Report

Quoted By: >>16766847

>>16766360
I can see that can get annoying, but naming it after some lesser known swords i don't mind.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:51:59 No.16766375 Report

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>>16757857
nick named my diggersby Basil Stag. come at me

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 09:53:52 No.16766389 Report

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I started nicknaming all my Pokemon in late gen 4. At first I hated nicknames but now I can't use a Pokemon frequently unless it has a nickname or at least a foreign name

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 10:34:13 No.16766768 Report

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I like nicknaming pokemon. Often use some nice and powerful or at least stylish names.
Hate retarded kids using crappy meme-names or LEL SO FUNNY I NAMED MY TOGEKISS "ASSHOLE" XD
this gen i don't name them that much because i can't. I trade a lot this period...it's a shame you can't change name of mon that came from different traner.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 10:39:32 No.16766815 Report

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I always go with a theme, even if it never makes sense. I named my White Nuzlocke Pokemon all after human names (usually literally the first one to pop in my head, leading to Alec the Carracosta), with some silly ones in there like Gerald the Golurk. My Platinum Nuzlocke was food and drink themed, so I'd have like Pasta the Staraptor, no real rhyme or reason most of the time, just thinking to myself. For Soul Silver I seem to be going for household, though I probably could have named my Cyndaquil something better than Towel, but whatever I guess.

For my normal X run I named my 6 Pokemon after the cast of the Young Ones. It makes me laugh when people say how they named their Aegislash after some mythical sword and I just called mine "Rick".

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 10:40:18 No.16766823 Report

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My Galvantula is nicknamed Gregor
My Lilligant is nicknamed Laila

Everyone else keeps their original name, usually. I might nickname my 6IV Mienfoo that i just breeded, but i'm having difficulties choosing the name...

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 10:42:57 No.16766847 Report

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>>16766369
Mine was named Anubis, because jojo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 11:00:46 No.16767027 Report

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Last time I nicknamed Pokemon was Pearl, and not all of them either. I just had Lucky the shiny Chimecho, Wooplet the Wooper, Wooplette the female Wooper, and Ms. Tuffsy the Blissey.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 11:06:34 No.16767059 Report

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>>16766360

Mine was a female that I named Valorie

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 11:20:32 No.16767152 Report

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I just assume that some trainers in game nickname their pokemon. There's just no reason for them to tell you before they battle with you so you see the default names.

I mean, in game traded pokemon have nicknames. Pokemon in contests are also nicknamed.

Robbie 0920-0809-0241 (Electric: ??? / ??? / Zebstrika)

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Robbie 0920-0809-0241 (Electric: ??? / ??? / Zebstrika) Thu 19 Dec 2013 12:59:07 No.16767781 Report

Quoted By: >>16767825

Wrestlefag reporting in.

>Cacturne = CactusJack
>Emboar = ThePigShow
>Seviper = Randy
>Gogoat = Daniel Bryan

Been looking for an ice type to call Stone Cold, but the only Ice/Rock type I could find is Aurorus, and forget that noise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 13:05:14 No.16767825 Report

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>>16767781
mamoswine

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 13:52:00 No.16768153 Report

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I nickname pokemon that i like and use
For example i named Galvantula is named Boris

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 13:54:14 No.16768169 Report

Quoted By: >>16768678

Do I have good nicknames /vp/?

>Banette called Virgil
>Dusclops called Charon
>Chandelure called Mephisto
>Spiritomb called Porto

I'm naming anything "Dante" because that's fucking retarded and has been ruined by some gay game about a faggot with white hair being a faggot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 15:05:22 No.16768648 Report

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>>16766280
Not sure if serious.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 15:08:22 No.16768665 Report

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Not a single good nickname ITT.

You are all lame as fuck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 15:09:59 No.16768678 Report

Quoted By: >>16768815

>>16768169
>White haired Dante
>faggot
Barking up the wrong tree, pal.

Pete [0104-0499-3702]

Pete [0104-0499-3702] Thu 19 Dec 2013 15:24:33 No.16768796 Report

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I don't nickname anymore. I always end up calling it by what it is.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 15:27:27 No.16768815 Report

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>>16768678
>getting b8ed this hard

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 16:53:09 No.16769569 Report

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Always nickname the ones i intend on using, if its just for the dex then dont bother.
Try and use semi-serious names for most of them, or just something that sounds similar. First ever pokemon was Charly the charmander in Blue, always used that name for my charmanders in other games.

But do like to give funny names too, like my Scraggy called Jimmy Fresh and my Mr Mime (I hate Mr Mime) called "Oh Christ, it", so when he attacks it says "Oh Christ, it used Psybeam!".
Don't actually use him it was just as a joke when I had a battle against a mate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 16:56:52 No.16769614 Report

Quoted By: >>16770678

When you get a dog or a cat, why would you name them 'dog' and 'cat'?

Voice !!ugeajNQsi8Q

Voice !!ugeajNQsi8Q Thu 19 Dec 2013 17:00:45 No.16769659 Report

Quoted By: >>16770648 >>16770699

i used to name my lilligants after each of the secret characters from a certain JRPG series I like. Unfortunately there's only 4 of them, so Lilligant #5 became Top Lil. Cuz creativity has its limits.
Billy the Gogoat
John Goodman the Venusaur
Tweety the Talonflame
Milkshake the Mewtwo
Arturia the Gardevoir
Every Excadrill I own is named after a Gurren Lagann character. Shut up. I like the show.
City Sushi the Malamar
Inari the Delphox
Moonwalker the Metagross
Ar Ru the Hydreigon
Hanzo the Greninja
Mowtom the rotom-c
Stabitha the ferrothorn
Samba No. 5 the Ludicolo
Slippy the Goodra

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 18:16:58 No.16770648 Report

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>>16769659
Voice, you're corny.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 18:19:01 No.16770678 Report

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>>16769614
Clearly this anology doesn't carry over to the Pokemon world. People need to stop using it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 18:20:30 No.16770699 Report

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>>16769659
>Every Excadrill I own is named after a Gurren Lagann character. Shut up. I like the show.

Is every tripfag severely autistic?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 18:20:59 No.16770712 Report

Quoted By: >>16770797

I dont Nickname because I always have to think of something clever, and then sit there for an hour trying to think of something. Then it evolves and the clever name no longer makes sense or I see something better, or I use it then remember I already did that name.
Sometimes I just cant think of anything!

Not naming them is much easier

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 18:26:32 No.16770797 Report

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>>16770712
This. Nicknaming is kind of dumb. The amount of time people spend nicknaming is ridiculous when most of the time they come up with garbage anyway. Considering that NOT nicknaming is perfectly acceptable, i'd rather not bother.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:00:48 No.16771385 Report

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>>16761927
This. I never nickname because they're mad gay. Only on rare occasions if I'm feeling up for it. For example a Tauros named Benicio, octillery named Grigori, and an Aromatisse named Devine.

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:03:05 No.16771420 Report

Quoted By: >>16771701

The old /vp/ would always nickname their pokemon ;_;

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:21:44 No.16771701 Report

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>>16771420
Welcome to new /vp/, you retarded faggot.

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:26:29 No.16771786 Report

Quoted By: >>16771814

I love nicknaming!

That, and I still think you get the extra effort value if you do.

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:28:43 No.16771814 Report

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>>16771786
And by Effort Value I mean IV.

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:31:36 No.16771856 Report

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I nickname only the pokemon that I've bred for competitive play.
I tend to use names that reference high fantasy. Mostly Elder Scrolls lore and Game of Thrones.
>Aegislash named Longclaw
>Hydreigon named Targaryen
>Greninja named Lorkhan
>Golurk named Akhulakhan
>Gliscor named Mephala

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:32:26 No.16771871 Report

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>>16757984
ADORABLE BAMBI EYES
ADORABLE BAMBI EYES on EVERYTHING

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 19:48:30 No.16772127 Report

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>>16757952
>Get Bulbasaur
>Should I name it Yggrasil? Nah too stupid
>Go! Iggy!

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 22:31:14 No.16774673 Report

Quoted By: >>16776919

>watch the anime as a kid
>never ever nickname
I cant start now.

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Anonymous Thu 19 Dec 2013 23:47:59 No.16775940 Report

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>>16758673
My nigga.

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Anonymous Fri 20 Dec 2013 00:51:59 No.16776919 Report

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>>16774673
Exactly this

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Anonymous Fri 20 Dec 2013 00:57:44 No.16777017 Report

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I have always nicknamed my pokemon... at first it was just random names. But starting in Gen III I started doing themed nicknames. Like all the pokemon I catch in a particular game are named after specific things... like characters in a show, or things from a specific movie genre or webcomic. It makes it a lot easier to think of names and it all comes across as more organized. Though once I named them after people I knew... which was weird I ended up boxing the people I liked more and people I barely knew ended up on my final team.

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Anonymous Fri 20 Dec 2013 01:11:01 No.16777213 Report

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I caught a bunch of Lovedisc, and named them Lovedics.

Going to give them out on Valentines day.

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