#pokemon nicknames

[pokemonshelterstories]

What’s the silliest Pokémon name you’ve ever seen, either in a shelter or owned by a human?

i've already mentioned costco and bongwater, the two slowpoke that a friend of mine in galar owns.

still, probably the most interesting was a ninetales whose registered nickname was the entire ingredient list for his family's banana bread recipe. he's lived through several generations, so his name is meant to reflect the legacy that gets passed down as the children inherit him from their parents...very silly but also very sweet. they called him nana for short.

[last-of-cheese]

So how many of yall nicknamed your Ogerpon Shrek? Don't fuckin lie to me.

[psychrodraws]

You know, I've never really liked that the player character is the usually the only one in the entire country to even consider naming their Pokemon. Let's fix that!

Gordon- Named after Gordon Ramsay, of course! Arven seems like he'd watch a lot of cooking shows, after all.

Mignonette- A popular French sauce served with shellfish. Arven's got a bit of a dark sense of humor like that.

Red Hot- Obviously, peppers are pretty hot! It's also two words to reference the two heads- I like to imagine their individual names are literally "Red" and "Hot." Plus, it's a cheeky musical reference, which I love making. :P

Shiitake- Not much to say here.

Saltine- Yeah same.

Buddy- He calls Mabosstiff "Buddy" a ton in the story, and it's exactly what a little kid would name his first pet. If I could choose a SINGLE Pokemon to officially name in-game, it would be this one. It would hold so much meaning, come on James Freak!!!

Scorpio- Distant, cold and aloof. As a bonus, "Scorpio" references Umbreon's long-lost poison typing that no one online ever shuts up about.

Aquarius- Easy going, strong and a bit eccentric. You need to have a strong character to not beat the shit out of Vaporeon copypasta spammers.

Gemini- Quick thinking, social and spontaneous. Normal cats are crazy enough at 4am, imagine a cat imbued with the power of lightning...

Leo- Fearless, protective and a natural leader. Perfect fit for a fierce and physical Pokemon like Flareon! Plus, it's kinda almost like a lion!

Virgo- Practical, intelligent and "down-to-earth." Nails the chill, graceful yet powerful form of Leafeon.

Cassiopeia- Said to represent the queen, sitting on her throne. Penny claims she doesn't play favorites, but, let's be real here- the living trans pride flag is her favorite. I like to imagine "Cassiopeia" was her first chosen name when she came out, but then reeled it back to something a bit easier to pronounce and spell. The struggle...

Alright this one doesn't get a list of explanations for obvious reasons. I was really struggling to figure out what kind of nicknames Nemona would give her Pokemon. Seriously, I was pondering flowers and foods, maybe battle items or strategies? But when I thought about Nemona as a person, as a battler, as a trainer and as a lover of Pokemon...

She's totally that person who gives her Pokemon silly nicknames that don't fit at all once they evolve.

Ortho, Goober, Duncie, Ruffles, Mimo and Quackers. It's perfect.

Hate me all you want for skimping out on these, you know I'm right.

Que-tea, Kokomo (told you,) and Rowley. :P

[laughing-moonlight]

Gonna do a HeartGold nuzlocke next week for my first ever playthrough of thr game so everyone who sees this post is obligated to leave at least one random nickname (please!)

I'll put them on one of those wheel generators and pick em like that!

I'll post every death too so you can mourn your lil guys

[thepariahcontinuum]

I want to say clearly that I will never be sorry for these nicknames

[writer-of-worlds]

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon headcanon: Names.

So remember in Rescue Team where your partner laughs at your name because it sounds funny? I can imagine that the reason why they reacted that way is because human names are basically nonexistent in the PMD world. Mons either have a nickname that goes with their species/typing (like, say, Chomp the Totodile or Curse the Gastly), or they don't have a nickname at all and go by species name.

That's why in all my playthroughs of all PMD games, I always name my human characters a regular sounding name for a human and my partners something like Needle for a Chespin.

[shalmonsgamons]

i hadn't touched pokemon shield in a Minute and forgot what my trainer looked like

but, more importantly alarming pokemon nicknames:

[casual-comedy-enjoyer]

I’m not the only one who didn’t nickname Ogerpon, right?

[ofdreamsandadventures]

Bulbasaur Line Nickname Ideas

Bub/Bubs/Bubsy

Ivy

Venus

Phyll or Chloe (short for Chlorophyll)

Sprout

Buddy

Dino

Sunny/Sunshine/Sunlight

Ray

Daylight

Flora/Florence/Florian

Lily/Lilium

Meadow Lily/Easter Lily

Henry (after the Henry's lily)

Morning Star

Stargazer (another type of lily)

Blossom

Bloom

Petal

Allium

Vidalia

Cebolinha

Mystery

Cranwell or Pacman (horned frogs)

Raffi/Raffle/Rafflesia

Arnold, Kerri or Keith

Summer

Amalthea/Aram/Enkhtuya/Galen/Harmony/Malie/Mirna/Na'ima/Prasanna/Prashant/Rimas/Serena/Stellan/Zola (meanings related to Venusaur's calming abilities)

Éliane/Heliodora/Heliodoro/Marisol/Ochieng/Ravi/Samson/Soleil/Solfrid/Sunniva/Tonalli/Yosuke (meanings related to the sun)

Ampelio/Bryony/Carmi/Lata/Liana (meanings related to vines)

Anfisa/Anh/Anthea/Anthony/Crina/Daiga/Eun-Yeong/Evanthe/Fiorella/Florizel/Golbahar/Gülden/Hana/Kalei/Maylis/Misaki/Nitzan/Palesa/Pallav/Rayen/Thalia/Xiadani/Xiuying/Yesenia/Zahrah (meanings related to plants and flowers)

Essence

Lillian

Azalea, Belladonna, Daffodil, Hemlock, Jessamine, Larkspur, Nightshade, Oleander or Pennyroyal

[rosiethefurry101]

I have come up with more Pokémon name ideas, but this time I have a theme! And the theme is food ofc….So here we go!

•Food related

Pokémon names•

(From A-Z)

Angel cake

Brownie

Buttercup/Butterscotch

Bubblegum

Burrito

Cotton candy/Candy floss

Candy cane

Custard

Cabbage

Gumball

Honey/Honeydew

Kiwi

Muffin

Mochi

Marshmallow

Meatball

Noodle

Peaches/Peach

Pumpkin pie/Pumpkin

Pudding

Popcorn

Pancake

Puff/Puffball

Sugar

Sushi

Tootsie Roll

Tofu

Taco

Toast

Waffles

(And that’s all I could think of at the moment)

[sp1derc1der]

I had the stupid idea of trying to recreate Team Rainbow Rocket by making a team in Violet. There was no Sharpedo for Archie, so I had to settle with Swampert.

Ghetsis also has max Special Attack and Speed

[pokemonshelterstories]

wait... I thought pokemon names on the official record were allowed to be 11 characters long. Is that something only for the Pokemon League, or does Paldea allow any names despite their lenght???

that's a regulation enforced by regional pokemon leagues, on account of the fact that they have to record and print the full registered names of pokemon who are entered into their halls of fame. outside of that, you can give your pokemon a pretty long name. it'll probably get cut off if you print your pokemon's records out, but otherwise nothing is stopping you from naming a pokemon something long.

[ramblings-of-a-mad-cat]

Do you nickname your pokemon? I always have trouble coming up with good ones. I like to do it but I feel like mine suck so idk :/

Oh yeah, I'm horrible at nicknaming. Like, it's something I always want to do because I feel like it adds personality and flavor to my adventure, and it could be seen as a symbol of bonding with my pokemon. But I'm such a perfectionist and most of the time I want my nicknames to be both clever and "lore friendly." Example - one of the most common nicknames for Ninetales is Mozilla. Which is a good one! But it doesn't make much sense in-universe, does it? In the end, I just call my Ninetales "Summer" or "Winter" depending on which version it is - and "Solstice" is my plan if I should ever get myself a shiny.

Take it from me, don't let yourself get weighed down in all this. Learn from me and my mistakes, good anon. Because I do this sort of thing all the time in games. Do you know how long I spent designing my character in the opening menu screens of Violet? Way too long. (Partially because I was just marveling at all the options available, but still.) I am cripplingly indecisive about things that literally don't even matter. I actually designed a consistent Pokemon OC for all my adventures rather than invent one for every new game, purely for the sake of simplicity. Perhaps I'm just getting old.

But a nickname can be fun. Here's an example. I head-canon my OC as catching the Lapras in Union Cave (one of my all time favorite Pokemon) and nicknaming them "Friday." Because, y'know, you can only catch that Pokemon on Friday. Similarly, I'm a major Espeon fan and I've always called my Espeon "Ruby" for the little ruby in their forehead - doubles as a reference to the Crystal Beasts in Yugioh, but it's still lore friendly, see? These nicknames are simple, but I like them. You can't always come up with something worthy of genius points. (Though I'm still quite proud of "Hopscorch" the Scorbunny.")

Here's a fun game, if anyone wants to play. Reblog this post with nicknames you're most proud of and the pokemon they went to. Plus a story about that pokemon if you have one!

[ghostwaffleheimer]

I do in fact give my Pokemon some weird-ass nicknames so here is something that is mostly me poking fun at myself. Yes those are all actual mons that I have named.

Don't ask how Captain would have the knowledge of a non-existent United States or Chevrolet car company to name his Pokemon those things because there is no Watsonian explanation for that mess. Except maybe "Damned With the Knowledge of Another World" but I don't really wanna go that route.

When I found out you could nickname traded Pokemon as long as they didn't have a nickname already or their name wasn't in a different language I went nuts because I'm one of those people that absolutely has to nickname all the Pokemon they use often. I am still drawing a blank on that particular Altaria, though. Will probably end up being a Carl or something idk.

[heart-scales]

I may or may not have adopted a goomy 👀

Do y'all have any name suggestions?

Edit: Turns out I accidentally saved this as a draft instead of posting so this is kinda late haha

I decided to name her Violet though! She's doing well :)

[thepariahcontinuum]

A shiny Voltorb named Abstinence..... Because it's a Blue Ball.