Nicknames - What do you name your Pokemon? & Nickname Help!

[celibi88]

i usually name my Pokemon after Greek gods

[SapphireL]

I tend to nickname all of my Pokemon, but I put more effort into the nicknames for the Pokemon I use for battle.

I even go as far as looking in the dictionary, pet name websites, and using Spanish words to name them. lol Sometimes I give them human names too.

Some of my favorites from the pet sites/dictionary:
Lotus the Lucario
Tempest the Lucario
Zhi the Infernape
Baron the Empoleon
Anvil the Metagross
Bullet the Metagross
Guava the Garchomp
Ghost the Salamence


Spanish:
Rayo the Zapdos
Cansado the Snorlax
Fuego the Moltres
Hielo the Articuno
Lengua the Lickilicky


Human names:
Leroy the Aerodactyl
Florence the Feraligatr
Jerome the Meganium
Vern the Venusaur
Pablo the Torterra
Santiago the Torterra

[Riptyde]

Normally i only name last stage evos or pokemon i really like and after almost anything; gods, places, movie charries, etc...

Flygon- Altair/ Beau
Milotic- Mistique
Arceus- Kami
Darkrai- Shinigami
even named a celebi; Thyme(a herb) cos its a grass type n travels time

Still trying to name a female dragonair but cant think of anything...

[Master Ruby]

I name all my Pokémon after metal bands or rock legends- Anthrax, J. Bonham, Jimmy Page, Dropkick, Draiman, etc.

[surfer treecko]

Usually something random, like "cake" or "cheese"

I used to name pretty much everything "Mama Luigi" and "Robotnik", but I've strayed away from that.

[nkishadow]

Same
But i rarely name them

[KyogreKing]

I caught a Ninoran male for my HG trade box ( so I have one at the start) and I named him Nidoregiem.

My Palkia's name is phil
My diagla's name is Bob
My Giratina-O is Earl

[rocko]

I only nickname my favorites like
Flygon=Ruizu(my name is romanized chinese something)
Gyarados=Cone(bass player from Sum 41)
Breloom=NapTime(spore)
Heracross=BeetleBorg(tacky show from the 90's)

[MissFrederick]

Female Lucario - Lucy (because she was a girl and it's a short version x3.)
Male Empoleon - Emperor.
Female Lopunny - CottonTail (I was a fan of Beatrix Potter as a child.)
Female Tyranitar - Terra (Latin for Earth.)
Female Absol - Siren (Sirens warn people of oncoming disasters or a current disaster that is happening. So do Absol.)
Male Jolteon - Shock (Electric things will shock you if you are not careful with them.)
Male Flygon - Apollo (because he lives in a sunny dessert, and his wings sound musical when they flap.)
Female Vaporeon - Waves (just Waves.)
Gallade - Susceptor (Latin for Guardian.)
Female Meowth - Surripio (it means 'to pilfer' in Latin. And Meowths are known to Pilfer money by night, when she evolves, I'll think of another name.)
Male Meganium - Bliss (because I like that feeling and I like Meganium.)
Female Gible - Inculta (Latin for desert.)
Female Kangaskhan - Matron (because of Motherly instinct is connected to that.)
Male Glaceon - Algeo (Latin for 'to be cold')
Male Flareon - Valor (Fire God.)
Female Umbreon - Lunar (means moon)
Male Espeon - Solar (means the sun.)
Male Leafeon - Syn (As in Photosynthesis.)
Female Dragonair - Haruka (Japanese for 'far away' as it's very hard to see a Dratini/Dragonair up close.)
Female Aerodactyl - Fumi (Japanese for 'History.' As we all know, we can Aerodactyl in the games by reviving them from fossils.)
Female Lapras - Mizuko (Japanese for 'Water Child.' As I raised this Lapras from an egg, I found it fitting)
Female Manectric - Procella (Latin for 'Tempest or Storm.' I imagine Manectric like that.)

[Nightlingbolt]

I think my Remoraid's nickname is perfect for it. I call it Aaroniero because to me, Remoraid represents Aaroniero's Kaien disguise, while Octillery is the perfect embodiment of his Resurreccion. I also named my Kingler Barragan. Crown-like horns, oversized weapon, and "King" in the name - I mean, do the math!

Of course, not everyone is as much of a Bleachtard as I am.

[cannibaleyes]

I nickname all pokemon that I EV train/otherwise use. ^__^
...So, I have LOTs of nicknamed ones. I name things after just about anything, whatever I feel like, really.
Some highlights:

Blissey - Ovary
Vaporeon - MermaidMan
Donphan - Zou
Ditto (Jolly natured) - Jolly=)
Empoleon (female) - Big Sis
Shiny Staraptor - Svend (7th one in the chain)
Salamence - Masuda (Got him while attempting Masuda method)
Jolteon - Sora
Skarmory - PaperCrane
Drapion - Diazepam
Lapras - Bird Flu (One of my first pokemon to get pokerus.. and still has it.)
Charizard - SubOrdinry (his IVs are beyond ordinary, but in the wrong direction...)
Linoone - Mrs.Clause
Infernape - DateRape
Ninjask - Kock-Block

...Yeah... Don't ask. XD

[clone1]

I usually nickname my pokemon after one of the following:
-Music/Bands
-Greek gods
-Mythology
-Cool terms I.E. Crobat (PurpleRain)

[Agonist]

I'll name my pokemon
- Greek/roman gods
-their name backwards
-bands
-random name

[Dragon Master Fiona]

I don't normally nickname my Pokemon. The only time I nickname is if I'm creating a Johto team only.

[yeminied]

I have so much fun thinking up nicknames.

In my first Platinum run through I got two words from their PokeDex entries and put them together. Eg. Tropius=Fruiteat

Then in my second Platinum run through their nicknames were based off of karate moves such as Gaidan and Burai.

Then in my third and current Platinum run through they have all been nicknamed after a word or similar word from their PokeDex entries with a gender specific title based off their gender. Eg. Turtwig=Sir Twigs, Rampardos=Mr. Bash, Gengar=Ms. Spite, Gliscor=Ms. Barb

[Kiruria]

Weatherman- Castform

What do you know--I have a Castform named Weatherman as well!

I nickname all my Pokemon, of course. I've done themed nicknames for some of my Pokemon, but the rest I just pick whatever name is appropriate or sounds cool. I have a few current nickname themes I kind of strive for:

(if there are commas separating nicknames, that means I have multiple Pokemon of that species with those nicknames)

The Harry Potter Theme
Alakazam - Hermione (appropriate, since both are really smart)
Buizel - Ron
Sneasel - Fred, George, Percy
Floatzel - Ginny (I'm nicknaming the weasel Pokemon after the Weasleys!)
Noctowl - Hedwig
Uxie - Dumbledore
Azelf - Dobby
Purugly - Minerva
Absol - Remus, Sirius (Sirius has a Serious nature! Was going to give that name to a Mightyena, but all my Mightyenas are female...)
Gastrodon - Slughorn (which literally makes sense as well)
Linoone - Hufflepuff (whose symbol is a badger, which Linoone looks like)
Seviper - Slytherin, Nagini
Exploud - Muffliato
Spinda - Confundus
Kecleon - Nymphadora (who can change her appearance at will, kind of how Kecleon can)
Heracross - Skeeter (who can transform into a beetle)
Vileplume - Fleur (also is French for flower)
Ariados - Aragog
Ho-oh - Fawkes
Duskull - Mad-Eye
Banette - Lucius, Karkaroff, Severus
Gible - Draco
Toxicroak - Bellatrix
Misdreavus - Voldemort

The Lord of the Rings theme
Garchomp - Moria
Registeel - Mithril
Giratina - Sauron
Mewtwo - Saruman
Dialga - Theoden
Uxie - Gandalf
Mesprit - Arwen
Azelf - Aragorn
Sableye - Gollum, Smeagol (thankfully they're not in the same game!)
Cresselia - Galadriel
Heatran - Balrog
Grovyle - Legolas (might rename him to Elrond upon evolution)
Dugtrio - Gimli (who likes caves)
Spinarak - Shelob (will be more appropriate once she evolves)
Torterra - Bombadil (too bad the Gold Berry doesn't exist in gen 4)

The Pokemon Trainer theme
Wobbuffet - Jessie
Chimecho - James
Cacturne - Harley
Dragonite - Lance
Beautifly - May
Torchic - Flannery
Kadabra - Sabrina
Venomoth - Koga
Pikachu - Satoshi (Ash's Japanese name)
Raichu - Lt. Surge
Masquerain - Drew
Kingdra - Misty (could have named her Clair, but that name was taken by my Xatu for different reasons)
Geodude - Roxanne
Wormadam Steel - Jasmine
Spiritomb - Agatha
Meganium - Erika

Miscellaneous Nicknames
Gallade - MetaKnight, Arthur (might rename the second to Lancelot)
Gardevoir - Guinevere (she and Arthur were hatched at the same time)
Piplup - Dedede (will be more appropriate once he evolves)
Arcanine - Lassie, Rigel
Ditto - Nympho (because I use it mainly for breeding)
Palkia - SuperDildo
Rotom - Robomaster
Metang - Ferrum (Latin for iron)
Delibird - Mrs. Claus, Santa
Honchkrow - Raven
Mismagius - Maleficent
Electrode - Pokeball
Magnezone - UFO
Espeon - Akamaru
Umbreon - Black Cat
Roserade - TuxedoMask (from Sailor Moon)
Pachirisu - Nutella
Spinda - Po (from Kung Fu Panda, though if I catch more Spindas I might name them TinkyWinky, Dipsy, and La-La)
Cresselia - Izanami (Japanese moon goddess)
Lunatone - Kwan Yin (Chinese moon goddess)
Mightyena - Artemis (Greek moon goddess)
Ninetales - Naruto
Blastoise - Bowser
Marowak - Dry Bones
Cranidos - Yoshi
Tentacruel - Kraken
Medicham - Mahatma
Milotic - Dreamboat
Relicanth - Granny, Grandpa
Octillery - Octavian
Skitty - Neko-chan
Gyarados - RAGE, Serpentina
Mankey - Goku
Machoke - Vegeta
Sudowoodo - Charlatan
Wailord - Moby ****
Nuzleaf - Pinocchio
Ludicolo - Mojito
Weezing - Smogon
Gible - Stitch
Porygon-Z - Linux
Uxie - Zelda
Mesprit - Ganondorf
Azelf - Link

[FEEPtheFlareon]

I give all of mine names. Sometimes I use names that symbolize something about them, but other times I like to use a play-on words.

The stupidest names I ever came up with is an inside joke w/ a friend of mine. We have a theme for our eevees:

Eevee: Eeep
Vaporeon: Veep
Jolteon: Jeep
Flareon: Feep
Espeon: Peep (b/c Eevee already took Eeep)
Umbreon: Beep (b/c its Japanese name starts w/ a B)
Leafeon: Leep
Glaceon: Geep

[ribcage_x]

I used to name my pokemon after food on my first first game ahah
now i only nickname my HM slaves mean things.
For example
Bidoof=Tampon

[Grei]

I nickname the Pokemon that I will potentially be using for my team.

In Diamond:
CHAR Infernape
AQUOS Gastrodon (male--would've been Aqua or Aquas if it was a girl)
RYO Lucario
DRAKE Garchomp (which is misleading because it's a female)
ROSE Roserade
SKAR Skarmory

Though they're generic (minus Gastrodon's--oddly, I'm most attached to Gastrodon out of all of those Pokemon). The rest of my team were traded and have their original names.

Which is why I make it a point to make my Pokemon's nicknames in ALL CAPS. It blends in better with other members of the team.

[Dragonite19]

Sadly I'm really boring and don't name my Pokes anything. *sigh*