Pokemon Nicknames

[Ŀėx.]

How do you pick your Pokemon's nickname?

For Example:

I named Narice's Squirtle Turbo, because I pretty much always name my water starters in the games Turbo.


Narice's Sentret was named Pounce after a Beanie Baby.

Marina the Staryu came from Nameberry.com. ^^ It means "from the sea".

I was looking through my movies and I realized Skywalker (Star Wars) would be a cool name for a bird. So I named her Taillow that. :3

[Sky]

Ahaha, I don't have a consistent naming scheme. Mostly it's just whatever sounds good.

Every time I get a Charmander, I name it Zippo. ;D Beacuse Ritchie was awesome.

My Pidgey is named Athena because I developed her as a calm creature that analyzes the situation before charging in.

My Poochyena is named Fang because... I couldn't think of anything better. XD

I named my Magikarp Nero because I liked the way the name sounded. Nero was actually the name of a Roman Emperor that some say burned down most of Rome. Which sounds like a weird name for a floppy little Magikarp, but eh. It works. ;D

My Torchic is named Amaterasu because I love that name. It's the name for the sun goddess in Japanese culture.

And my Elekid is named Bolt because, like with Fang, I couldn't think of a better name. XD

But yeah. If I even get around to nicknaming my Pokemon, it's usually random. Sometimes I use historical names, someyimes the names have some meaning that relates to the Pokemon, but mostly I pick names based on what sounds good. XD

[Ŀėx.]

So you got a couple of goddesses (Greek and Japanese) and an emperor. I see a trend. ;3 I thought it was genius naming your Torchic Amaterasu. ^^

[Tiki]

Most of my pokemon naming involves combining two word part or words and make it a name...
I know that is strange...

[Andrew]

I've had a lot of my Pokémon since Pokémon Yellow, so that's why they might have goofy nicknames. x3

-- Glint/Squirtle - I guess it's just to do with his mischievous personality. He was one of my first ever Pokémon so I'm not really sure it had much meaning.

-- Ruffle/Pikachu - Her name could be associated with her tendency to start fights and be rough in general. Again, she's been there since Yellow (which is why she hasn't evolved). Thank you Pokémon Silver for confirming her gender. xD

-- Rusty/Pidgeotto - This one was caught by my sister. I was trading her Pokémon to start off her game in FR/LG, and she caught a load of Pidgey. We always used to mess about and give the Pokémon weird names. I don't know why, but I randomly decided to train Rusty, and then she really grew on me.

-- Alena/Ekans - I got her name from 20000-names.com when I was playing Pokémon Silver. There's no real meaning behind it.

-- Kiet/Ponyta - Same as above. I just liked the name.

-- Sanga/Charmander - I got his name from both a Yu-Gi-Oh card that my cousins used to have, and a movie called Two Brothers that I watched when I was younger. I really liked the name and decided to give it to my Charmander, after I realised how overused Blaze was.

[paws]

I named my squirtle Jet for the big jets on the back of blastoise plus it's unique I think

[Hunter]

Well well. There seems to be some unique and interesting names from some people. I really like all of them so far. As for mine though. Here we go:

Blaze the Charmander - Un-creative I know, but it's something plain and simple for Zephyr's partner.

Striker the Gligar - Thought of the name while watching the anime and seeing it attack with it's tail and I knew it was a perfect fit for my Gligar on here.

Nox the Aipom/Psycho the Ralts/Rapante the Horsea - Other people's pokes traded to me, so I'm not sure about their nicknames and why they named them that way. I really like the names though!

Kipz the Mudkip - Not the most creative, but I felt it was suiting.

[Kataya]

Berry: This was actually the name of my old Charmander, one I got back on Pokemon Red version, but I decided to transfer it to Berry on here. The only difference was that the Berry on my game was fully evolved.

Scatter: I actually used to have a fish named Scatter. Me and my brother loved that fish, and he was our second ever pet, after Ricky the Goldfish. So, that's where that came from~

Hiroki: Andrew named him, so I don't know c:

Spirit: Named after the wild Mustang from the movie Spirit. he carries a similar attitude towards Sandy as the horse did to the human as well, just...worse.

Munchy: I actually gave him the nickname one of my friends had back in elementary school, and I just thought it'd be fun. but the Munchy I knew, was a girl.

Muru: This is another one I got from a movie, which was Balto 2. I always loved how Muru the mouse was, and I thought the name was adorable. But, same as munch above, this Muru was a boy, not a girl.

[Morrigan]

I never really nicknamed my Pokemon before coming to this site as I thought it was a bit meh but I've started naming things alot now. I usually sit around and think up a personality first then allow Google to do the hard work for me by typing in the meanings of a certain key word or something LOL.

Cheshire my Meowth, for example, I would've been more than happy to just settle with something like Midge (it was an old cat of my grandma's~) but for whatever reason I was reminded back to Alice in Wonderland, asked Joe to slap a cocky grin on it's sprite and then named it Cheshire.

Otherwise it's just video game/anime names which I found cool but doesn't necessarily fit. Greil, Yune, Lute (Fire Emblem), Fujiko/Jigen (Lupin 3rd), Tenebrae (Tales of Symphonia 2), Kirin (Monster Hunter), Chaurus (Skyrim) LOL.

[kinderegg]

Technosaurus because well later on you will find out she loves techno music on the radio

[Ŀėx.]

Out of curiosity I decided to make a quick list of all the starter names so far. See which ones are the most popular. =) I'm most likely the only one interested...What can I say, I gather and organize data like a boss.

Bulbasaur

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Annette
Antheia
Alex
Allegro
Arc
Balthazar
Barb
Basil
Blade
Bud
Bulb 2
BulbaBoss
Bulbasaur 10
Cicero
Curl
Curoot
Emerald
Emory
Fern
Flandre
Fushinoko
Gaia 2
Gar
Genie
Harachel
Hari
Ira
Iris
Ivisia
Jade 2
Jamie
Jasmine
Jazz
Katya
Kaze
Kiwi
Leaf
Lilah
Mary Jane
Marylou
Michael
Millie
Mordecai
Nano
Olio
Oran
Pepper
Petal 2
Pikmin
Pistol
Pollen
Prima
Robin
Rose
Rosemary
Ryoka
Sam
Saka
Salem
Sashay
Sativa
Saur 2
Sauris
Saurobix
Serket
Sero
Severus
Sky
Sprout
Steven
Sumo
Sunny
Syn
Technosaurus
Tuin
Tyler
Viera
Viney
Watson
Wrigley
Ysa

Charmander

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Ace
Aeola
Agni
Aidan
Akao
Akyrin
Apollo
Aristotle
Aro
Ashes
Astroid
Awsome
Axel
Bahamut
Blair
Blaise
Blake
Blastoise
Blaze 13
Blazebit
Blazer 2
Blitz
Boomer
Caio
Candela
Char 3
Charchar
Charcoal
Charlie
Charmandar
Charmander 21
Charz
Chigu
Chuckmander
Cinder
Coal
Colin
Crimson
Dahmanii
Dante
Dio
Dominique
Draco
Drake
Drascurt
Dream
Dri
Echo
Eirgoh
Elegance
Ernie
Eternity
Eustace
Fafnir
Fate
Faust
Fiery
Firebrand
Fire Lord
Firenze
Flame 2
Flamer
FlameWheel
Flare 5
Flint
Forte
Frei
Fyre
Glitz
Grigori
Grinder
Gwenivere
Heat 2
Hinoke
Howitzer
Ignitus
Inferno 2
Insanity
Ivanna
Judas
Jules
Justice
Kage
Kaizer
Kaji
Kami
Kasai
Kenaz
Kikyo
King
Krethean
Lagann
Lainey
Lavia
Leonhardt
Levok
Lucien
Maeve
Magnum
Mai
Mars
Meteor
Monster
Moonflame
Morphine
Neji
Nina
Níðhöggr
Notch
Odie
Odin
Orinda
Portgas
Private
Puck
Pyra
Pyre
Ra
Raiden
Rave
Red 2
Rei
Requiem
Riiku
Riza
Ryker
Ryuu
Sanga
Saphira
Scorch
Shira
Sightless
Spitfire
Summer
Taiyoken
Takabe
Tamarin
TBA
Thorn
Tomo
Torch
Tyrana
Vesta
Viral
Vulcan 2
Vulkan
Water
Wyvern
Ysabelle
Zaddox
Zane
Zero
Zetu
Zippo

Squirtle

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Adamus
Amatarasu
Aqua 2
Aquos
Arlen
Astraea
Avanti
Azul
Berry
Blu
Boulder
Bubbles 2
Cambridge
Constance
Coral
Corla
D'eau
Daphne
Diagon
Domino
Donatello
Drizzle
Enis
G.I.R.
Ged
Glint
Goalie
Gojira
Gurren
Gyokusho
Hatsuden
Hydro
Jake
Jet 3
Jett
Laevateinn
Laney
Lara
Lars
Leonardo
Letto
Le Turt
Luna
Maji
Mary
Mesarthim
Mistfall
Mistica
Omi
Rainsong
Ralis
Raphael
Rayne 2
Reverie
Rii
Riika
Rikku
Rilly
Russ
Samantha
Sandy
Shelldon 2
Shellshocker 2
Shelly
Shuurin
Soma
Sora
Splash
Squirchu
Squirley
Squirt 4
Squirtle 21
Squirts
Squirty
Squitty
Swirr
Tachs
Tamonten
Tank 2
Ted
Tidal
Torrent
Tranquillus
Turbo
Turk
Turtle-Jay
Turtley
Usagi
Vengeance
Victor
Wasser
Waterbasher
Watson
Wink
Wiz
Yerai
Yoshi
Zeus
Zombo

[Andrew]

Wow, Lex! Nice job, that looks like it took ages! It's really interesting to see all of those names. I love having a unique name for my mine. :3 You only forgot my Charmander, Blaze Sanga. D: He's in Andrew's box, simply because I have a different team planned for Terri and he fits into Andrew's history nicely.

[Ŀėx.]

Haha looks like ages, yeah, but it took a little over an hour.
I didn't account for name changes, I just went off the original post in the 'Claim [Pokemon Starter]' threads. To be fair, half those Blazes came from people who never actually made a character.
I'll take one of them off and add a Sanga instead. :3

[Sky]

Woot! I'm the only one with a Charmander named Zippo! Makes me feel *somewhat* original. ;D

Oh, and to add to the list of gods, goddesses, emperors and lighters on my team, I jusr got a Horsea which I promptly named Scylla, after the Greek sea monster.
If I get my hands on another one, its name will be Charybdis.
Because I can. ;D
I love me my mythology.

[Ŀėx.]

Mythological gods/goddesses (and Shakespearean characters) have some of the coolest names I think. Props on Scylla, that's gold.

@tiki: I think that's a cool method to picking names. After all, quite a few Pokemon species are named that way. Sentry + Ferret = Sentret

Andrew: Ruffle has got to be one of the cutest names for a female Pikachu. x3

paws: Makes sense. :3

@hunter: I think Blaze was so popular because Charmander's ability is blaze. The names you picked definitely fit the Pokemon. =)

@kat: I thought Spirit was perfect for Ponyta, little jealous I didn't think of it first. ;)

@morri: lol I do that with nameberry! And sometimes the thesaurus on dictionary.com. Love using names that reveal a bit of the personality.

kinderegg: Technosaurus is pretty cool. I have to admit. ^^ Can't wait to see what other names you come up with. =)