gaming Do you name your Pokemon?

[ManaMinori 4,146]

What are some nicknames you've given them? If you don't nickname them, why don't you?

Also, is "Blue Moon" a good name for a shiny Umbreon?

[Sky Knight 1,172]

I don't name mine because I cannot think of a name for them.

[Banul 3,831]

I always like to name my guys.

 

I don't name' my dogs "Dog", so it makes sense to me to name them.

[Tao 8,307]

I will just simple names and such.

[Sazama Ichida 2,367]

Sometimes I do sometimes I don't. It really depends on the Pokemon. I recently got a Muk that I named "The Smooze".

[Odyssey 5,718]

I very much so. I like doing so as giving nicknames to Pokémon gives them more personality. Plus it's fun to think so many different names for just one Pokémon. It takes me a while to think of a name that I like, however.

 

Also, is "Blue Moon" a good name for a shiny Umbreon?

 

Yes, Blue Moon is a brilliant name for an Umbreon.

[Bojo 1,417]

Yup, I do! Sometimes, at least. My Mightyena is called "Laina", my Pikachu is called "Deluxe" and in HeartGold, I used to have a Quagsire called "Resbaloso," which means... "slippery" in Spanish  .

 

And yes! Blue Moon is an awesome name in my opinion.

[Mothra 742]

I always try to, not that it always works out. I had a delphox called "Psly" in my first X playthrough, and a victribell called "Tatzlwurm" in my current Fire red playthrough

[Photon Jet 5,491]

Eeyup. I do nickname my Pokemon like I named my Clefable, "Pixie Favor". If it was female then I would've called it "Sugar Belle".

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Every time I play I usually try and have a kind of naming scheme for them all. For instance in White version, I named my Pokemon after mythological figures from Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology. While in X version I named them after figures of Arthurian myth to go with the more European setting.

 

-Gallde = Galahad

 

-Lucario = Lancelot

 

-Hariyama = Kay

 

-Floette = Nimue

 

-Honedge = Tyrfing. Okay so I cheated with this one and pulled from Norse mythology. But a specifically cursed sword's name like Tyrfing fits Honedge far better than Excalibur. Until it evolves into Aegislash.

 

I don't name every Pokemon I catch though. Usually I name those that I know ahead of time are going to use particularly a lot and will be close to.

Edited October 26, 2015 by Steel Accord

[ManaMinori 4,146]

I don't name mine because I cannot think of a name for them.

if I can't think of a name, I sometimes use someone else's that I like, searching for nicknames for that Pokemon.

[PoisonClaw 8,166]

I name every Pokemon I catch. just because I can. They may not be especially good names (usually just nouns or random words related to said Pokemon), but every once in a while I come up with something resembling a ingenious name. 

Edited July 28, 2015 by PoisonClaw

[Night Mist 151]

I name as many of mine as I can.

[Pastel 7,630]

No I really don't like naming my Pokémons. I prefer to keep their original name to learn it, and I also like that it changes when they evolve.

[Radiobolt 186]

I wont name em if Im doing my first playthrough, but if I do end up replaying, I will probably end up naming them

[Smarts 1,623]

I always name mine the most unoriginal names ever.

 

Zubat - Bat

Beedrill - Bee

Mareep - Sheep

 

And so on.

[cmarston1 5,960]

Not really as I don't ever see any reason for me to do so.

[long gone 8,929]

No, because I can barely come up with anything good to name them.

[Floofie 799]

I used to always keep the original names, but now I always name the Pokémon I catch, even if I'm not going to use them. I always pick weird names, though. Example: My Tropius is named "I'm a banana."

[reader8363 1,281]

if I can put humor in the name, for example teddiursa is teddy, houndoom is doom

[Dark Horse 12,966]

I actually don't, really. I just feel like naming them takes away a bit of what they are. Weird I know, you'd think for most people a nickname would add a personal touch, but for me I just think it's better for them to keep the name of what they are. 

[Blue Moon 6,342]

Blue Moon would be a great name for a shiny Umbreon.

 

Anyway, I only just started naming my Pokemon with Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. I have never named my Pokemon in previous entries. However, I enjoyed naming them, so I'll probably continue doing so in future games.

 

I can't really remember most of what I've named my team in Alpha Sapphire at the moment and I don't really want to open the game up, but I do remember that my Sceptile is named Talia, so there's that.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,937]

I usually name them and I come up with totally random names on the spot.

 

Like Lerby the Golbat! Oh yeah! That one was one of my favorites.

[ThatOneComrade 1,091]

Yes, often something very stupid. For example, Infernape, my first Pokemon, was named Sgt. Poo

[P-Jay 1,987]

i nicknamed my entire team in soulsilver. as to follow the character of gold, of course.

 

a few nicknames really stood out. like 'Aeroga' for my pidgeot, and 'Tombstone' for my haunter.