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I'm just curious how many people (who aren't doing Nuzlockes and suchlike) nickname their Pokémon.
I remember the very first time I played Pokémon (LeafGreen), I was a dumb 8 y/o who thought "nicknaming" something meant just adding a "-y" at the end, so I literally had a "Squirty" and a "Rattaty" lol. I distinctly remember when I came across a Krabby, I was stumped what to nickname it because it already had that "y". xD
Then I played Gen4, and my nicknames evolved just a teeny bit: my Water-type starters were "Bubbles" now, my Luxray was "Bolt" and my Weavile was "Frosti".
Now I think I can say I put even more thought into nicknaming. My (female) Cinderace is named "Axela" after Axel Blaze (remember Inazuma Eleven? lol) and my friend whom I call "Ax", my (male) Roserade is "Rosario" after Rosario Dawson, and my (female) Corviknight is "Stella" because I feel like it's a nice name for a Steel-type.
In contrast, my brother, when he used to be into Pokémon, was staunchly against nicknames for whatever reason. He was like 7, so he never articulated it, but he never nicknamed a single Pokémon in his FireRed playthroughs. I guess some people just don't like it?
So I'd love to hear you guys' thoughts on it. Do you nickname your Pokémon? And how do you choose their nicknames?
I remember the very first time I played Pokémon (LeafGreen), I was a dumb 8 y/o who thought "nicknaming" something meant just adding a "-y" at the end, so I literally had a "Squirty" and a "Rattaty" lol. I distinctly remember when I came across a Krabby, I was stumped what to nickname it because it already had that "y". xD
Then I played Gen4, and my nicknames evolved just a teeny bit: my Water-type starters were "Bubbles" now, my Luxray was "Bolt" and my Weavile was "Frosti".
Now I think I can say I put even more thought into nicknaming. My (female) Cinderace is named "Axela" after Axel Blaze (remember Inazuma Eleven? lol) and my friend whom I call "Ax", my (male) Roserade is "Rosario" after Rosario Dawson, and my (female) Corviknight is "Stella" because I feel like it's a nice name for a Steel-type.
In contrast, my brother, when he used to be into Pokémon, was staunchly against nicknames for whatever reason. He was like 7, so he never articulated it, but he never nicknamed a single Pokémon in his FireRed playthroughs. I guess some people just don't like it?
So I'd love to hear you guys' thoughts on it. Do you nickname your Pokémon? And how do you choose their nicknames?