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Sure. o_o; Those are still named not associated with their "birth" names. Think of Pokemon Stadium II, or Colosseum. Some of the nicknames were just the first and second halves of the names reversed. So we'd see like, TwoMew, or TrodeElec. >.>;
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Uh, I don't usually name them but one time when I was like 10 I named my Gulpin.. Poopyfatty. That was a good laugh because my friend and I were playing Ruby and Sapphire at 3 AM.
Then he caught a Guilpin for himself and we traded our Poopyfatties! o3o Last edited by SK; July 20, 2010 at 05:56:12 AM. |
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I named my Pokemon in RBY up to RSE. I forget early ones, but I can remember I named my Kyogre-BigMan, Blaziken-FlamMan (like MegaMan characters) and Rayquaza-Ray. I can't remember anything else. After RSE, I just didn't name them.
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When I was little, I named my Charmander, Heat-Wave. Since it's the Pokemon I feel the most nostalgic for, I always give Charmander that name to this day.
As for my dream team: Espeon: Angelica (because Espeon is angelic X3) Weavile: Grace (because Weavile is a graceful moving Pokemon who's a pleasure to watch) aaaaaaannd others I don't feel like saying... :/ Last edited by Aries; July 20, 2010 at 01:24:55 PM. |
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My nicknames often come from RPG references, like:
-Isuitgon [Aggron], who was named after a gravity-defying, or gravity-amplifying metal from an RPG forum I used to frequent [and get banned from often]. -Kaanta [Gardevoir] comes from a mix of Old World languages, and part Elvish [Tolkien], and Al Bhed. It means "Beautiful Mind" or "Beauty, Wisdom", depending on if you're looking at it from an Egyptian or Norse perspective. -Terrorgator [Feraligatr] is simple enough. Replace Feral with Terror. xD I think it sounds cooler. -Betty [Blaziken] was also simple. My wife has seen... Selective fanart of Blaziken, and thought she was hot. xD Name'd. -Pestilence [Toxicroak] was named for the third rider of the Apocalypse. She was also partially named for my trap door spider, who shares the name. n.n -Hivemind [Vespiquen] was named for an RP character of mine, a squishy Tyrant who can basically control Zombies with her mind... It's complicated to understand. It fits too, considering Vespiquen does control masses of Combee... >.>; -Ma'at [Desukaan] will be named after the Egyptian Goddess of Justice, and Afterlife Judgment. Again, it fits, consider she's [probably] dead, being a Ghost type... >.> -Lilith [Lucario] was named for the Pagan Goddess of Female Strength and Independence. Being the strongest girl [Physically] that is in my crew, the name fits. I typically nickname all of my crew members, because quite honestly, I think it's cooler. xD;;; |
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I usually nickname my pokemon:
My Tropius is Tvius My Honchkrow is LuckGandor My Gallade os Dartagnon My Kyogre is Poseidon My Hitmonlee an Hitmonchan are, of course, Bruce and Jackie. My Dragonite is Saphira My Tauros is Olé My Khangaskhan is Ghengis My Cubone and Marrowak are Hollow and Arrancar My Hypno is BacknForth My Doduo is Bo And Bob My Drifloon is Baloooooon My Porygon is Digimon My Piloswine is Pakadyrm My Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres are Oneice, Twolectric and Threefire My Shiny Mawile is Bubblegum (unofficially) |
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I nickname some selected Pokémon. Some nicknames are basic, while others refer to their originality.
Bronzong: Bell Salamence: Boomanga Togekiss: Jubilee Gengar: Phantom Gallade: Blade Hippowdon: Hippo Skarmory: Armor Blissey: Hapinasu Empoleon: Emperor Scizor: Pincer |
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I name my Pokemon pretty cool things. For example:
Onix- Koloss Kangaskhan- Dominator Arbok (f)- Scylla Typhlosion- Hellblaze Also see my adopts. Those are all names I use for the respective species. I also nickname my nicknames at times. For example, Andromeda is my Jynx, but I refer to her as Annie for short oftentimes. |
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Prior to Generation III, I didn't nickname my Pokémon at all, aside from my 'main,' which was a Pigeot named either "Birdy" or "Birdy2."
In Gen III, I started giving my Pokémon names that were either references to various things or that otherwise seemed fitting. The only one that I explicitly remember is a Sableye named "Banquo." Legendaries, though, I don't nickname on principle. |
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In my Platinum, I ended up nicknaming three teams, and I was going to nickname my Gym team, but I never got around to it.
In-game team: Empoleon-Skipper: Named after the leader of the penguins from the Madagascar penguins. Roserade-Rose: Do the math on this one yourself -_- Staraptor-Tony: Tony Hawk... Yeah... I couldn't think of a good one. Kyll gave that one to me... Lucario-Ryu: Named after the Street Fighter character because the Aura Sphere attack resembles a Hadouken, a signature move of Ryu. Jolteon-Sparkey: Again, quite obvious. Houndoom-Cerberus: After the guardian of Hades, the name doesn't suit a better Pokémon, in my own opinion. Now, my first competitive team also had nicknames. One of my original on the team had to be scrapped after it was made because it broke the evasion clause, as it was first going to be used for VGC. Lucario-Anubis: After the Egyptian God of the dead. It is believed that is what Lucario is modeled after. Lapras-Nessie: After the Loch Ness Monster. If you don't know, Google it. I'm really into cryptozoology, so I thought why not give it that name. Venusaur-Raffles: Named after the flower Raffelsia. I do believe that's the one that smells of rancid meat. It resembles the flower on Venusaur's back. Blaziken-Sol: The Spanish word for sun, and I believe I've heard that name for a deity before. Either way, I think it suits her. Spiritomb-Eris: After the Greek Goddess of Chaos. It suits the set, because it's meant to live, evade, and toxify. Gliscor-Sting: It's a scorpion. Scorpions sting. Gengar-Loki: Norse Trickster God. It fits the personality generally described to Gengar. The last team I named was the Little Cup team I made. Wingull-Peeko: If you guys don't know this one, I'm ashamed. Go play Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald version right now. Nosepass-Moai: Named after the statues found on Easter Island, which is what Nosepass resembles. Abra-ShaZAM!: Three reasons for this one. It evolves into Alakazam, Shazam is a "magic word", and Shazam was a song I was playing in Jazz Band at the time. Riolu-Ken: Named after the Ken from Street Fighter, since this Riolu knew Sky Uppercut, which you could say is similar to a Shoryuken. Growlithe-Jackal: JACKAL? IT'S A JACKAL! JACKAL! I think that's all I have to say. Gligar-Mecoptera: The name of a species that may have been an inspiration for the Gligar family. Wow, that's a lot longer than I thought it would be... |
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I typically name a good amount of my teams after songs.
Team 1: Hoenn Team Blaziken- Gloryblaze: I'M GOIN' DOWWWWWWWWWNNNNNN IN A BLAAAAAZE OF GLORRRRYYYY Metagross- Warmachine: Named after both the song "War Machine" by AC/DC and the comic book character War Machine. Sceptile- Grassdraco: Uhm. It's a grass type, and it looks kinda like a dragon. So. Swampart- Mudslide: I had no idea what I was thinking when I named it this. I blame it on lack of wanting to name it "SoIHerdULiek" like so many people do. Manectric- Hi-Voltage: Based on the AC/DC song/album High Voltage. Swellow- Sure Shot: From the Beastie Boys song "Sure Shot" from the Ill Communication album. Team 2: Full Time Team Gloryblaze Warmachine Torterra- Earthmover: I was really bored... Feraligatr- Rapid Rage: Uhm... yeah... no. Raichu- T.N.T.: CUZ I'M TNT~ I'M DAI-NO-MITE! TNT~ AND I'LL WIN THE FIGHT! TNT~ I'M A POWER LOAD! TNT~ WATCH ME EXPLOOOOODE Pidgeot- Eagle Eye: Oh come on! Eagle Eye was a GREAT movie! |
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THAT'S a good trade. What'd you have to give up? |
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I mostly only name the legendaries. I once named my legendary trio in Emerald after the mythological beings they were based on (Rayquaza - Ziz, Kyogre - Leviathan, Groudon - Behemoth). My Articuno and Zapdos in Red were named Frosty and Sparky. I also named my team on shoddy battle after Greek Gods.
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Rayquaza was based off of the Mesoamerica wind serpent, Quetzalcoatl... >.> Groudon was based [loosely, not entirely] on the Troll Giant Grendel, whom Beowulf was claimed to have slain in the sky where he was at his weakest, and Kyogre was [again, loosely] based off of an Eastern water ogre, whose name I draw a blank at the moment. Jus' sayin'. o_o |
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I never really nickname my Pokemon. In my recent run of Emerald I've nickamed a few Pokemon after VR members (My Mudkip is Blues, my Wrumple is Jared, etc.). On Pokemon Sapphire I called myself sameJ and I nicknamed all my Pokemon as their names backwards. I have a Swampert called kipduM, for example.
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Starting with Black, I've been giving all my Pokemon real names (with the exceptions of Grinder the Klinklang, which I can't really give a human name since it's a genderless hunk of metal). The Pokemon I have nicknamed so far: Jack (Samurott) Kevin (Conkeldurr) Mandy (Gigalith) Dawn (Cofagrigus) Rook, Knight, and Shanky (Pawniard) Sparky (Galvantula) Bueller (Ferrothorn) Pierson (Hydreigon) Anthony (Volcarona) Grinder (Klinklang) Coraline (Chandelure) Last edited by Leaftail; April 15, 2011 at 09:26:40 PM. Reason: Moo. |
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I nickname ALL of my pokemon. Here's a quick list of my Mains:
Darmanitan: Raepaep Conkeldurr: Bozora Reuniclus: Ennis Excadrill: Butcher Samurott: Ollie Krookodile: Kamenile Gigalith: Precious Tyranitar: Harbringer Forretress: Caligrosto Togekiss: Dr. Eggman Dusclops: Reaper Thundurus: Genius Zoroark: Fooled You Golurk: Spiral Eelektross: I have two, Flotsam and Jetsam. Cresselia: Moondream Hydreigon: Ventrag Gallade: D'artagnon Flygon: Gogoron Infernape: Murdoc Porygin2: Digi Honchkrow: Luckgandor Murkrow: Prochainzo Shiny Alomomola: Warmedal Last edited by Sableyed; May 7, 2011 at 09:14:11 PM. |
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I'm going to use a completely competitive Gen V team, and I'm going to nickname them as such:
Emboar: Gurren Samurott: Enkidu Serperior: Excaliber Hydreigon: Ridley Excadrill: Lagann Reuniclus: Metroid I'm also going to make another Metagross (Warmachine) and a Golurk (Grapearl). |
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A couple of pokemon I'm planning to put on a Gen V competitive team (planned for double battles on the Subway so there are only four of them):
Haxorus♀ - "Liyr" after a villain in my current Dungeons & Dragons campaign (lol). Galvantula - Not acquired yet, so its nickname will depend on what gender I get. Going with "Anansi" if it's male, and "Princess" if it's female. Alomomola♀ - "Momo." Nothing too special here lol Cryogonal - "Betelgeuse," after the central star in the Winter Hexagon. |
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The fact of the matter is that all Pokemon need nicknames if you use them for battling other people. That is half of the fun of battling! Here are some of mine...
Jellicent: Jellybob (named after the Doctor Mario 64 character) Tyranitar: Rocksteady (the rhino from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon from the 80's) Crobat: Hairy Bug (according to Calvin and Hobbes, bats are bugs because they are hairy and fly) Mismagius: GoldenGirl (shiny Mismagius is gold, and 3/4 of the Golden Girls are dead...) Jynx: Lola (you simply must respect the fact that no one had a Jynx named "Jynx" back in Gen 1) Just a few examples. |
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It's still okay to reply to this thread even though it's been dead for 3 years, right? i'll made a new one instead if that would be preferable.
I have more than this, but I made myself whittle down my favorite 25. Current favorite Hydreigon named Dovahkiin. I considered "Adulin," who's actually a dragon in Skyrim, but I like to pronounce "dovahkiin" out loud more so that won. and Hydreigon is probably the only dragon who actually looks evil. Named for YouTubers Donphan named "Epic No" (chuggaaconroy) Ludicolo named "Chuggaa" Skarmory named "Eyan" (superskarmory) Male Gardevoir named "Masae" I probably have a Dragonite named Pimp(nite) somewhere but I have like twenty Dragonite spread across about five games and finding it'll take forever. I haven't caught/bred a Zoroark in over a year but if/when I do I'll probably name it something related to VR. Bad puns and stuff/totally unoriginal Garchomp named "Garchew" Roserade named "Hawthorne" Abomasnow named "Obamasnow" Espeon named "SBN" (say it out loud if you don't get it) Used to have a Pikachu named "Pikachomp" but I think I deleted that game. One cousin has a Gyarados named "Gyaradon't." Cobalion named "KnockItOff" (Justified ability) Just weird Cofagrigus named "Cof*grigus" (who remembers the glitchy BW censor?) Mewtwo named "Giovanni" Registeel named "(heart)FireBlast" (those beautiful 400+ SpDf points) Ferrothorn named "Hug Me" Klinklang named "GLaDOS" Arceus named "3.14Day!!" (obtained it on Pi Day) Arceus named "ImNotHackd" (the pokémon is quite obviously hacked) Offensive Blissey named "JoyIsAngry" Female Mienshao named "Mr. Miyagi" Another Mienshao named "Wax Off" (I quite liked that movie) Altaria named "PillowHead" Heracross named "Schnozz" (Italian slang for "big nose")(I know it's not actually a nose, it's a horn) Smeargle named "Taco" Different Smeargle named "Burrito" Not strictly Pokémon but why not In one of the Zelda Oracles games you get to name somebody's kid. I decided it was a good idea to name them after Magikarp (shortened to "Karp"). |
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