Do you name your pokemon?

The title says it all.

I don't. I leave it as it is.

I give my Pokemon a name if I'm going to be putting them in my party.

I dunno why, just for the heck of it I guess.

Occasionally, forexample:

Bidoof - he looks like a squirrel and a cat...so why not SquirrelCat?

pretty much only if i think of something funny that they look like basically.

All of mine

Like in Pokemon Diamond my buddy is called APETASTIC!

It personalizes them.

I hate re-naming pokemon. I also hate it when I get re-named pokemon in trades.Soulreavercross

Me too. When i get a named pokemon i trade it for a weaker one.

i name some of them. its kinda random. if i think of a good name ill name it.the_wet_mop

same here

Lol. I have a name for Bidoof too, but its tiny bit indecent. :p

I don't usually rename my Pokemon. I did name my Pachirisu "Chii," my Cleffa "CUTiE," and my Tyranitaur "Wuble" though. (im a dork XD )

My boyfriend likes to rename a lot of his.

I hate re-naming pokemon. I also hate it when I get re-named pokemon in trades.Soulreavercross

Do you hate it because you have to come up with so many different and unique names?

I don't like getting renamed Pokemon because people pick really bad names :P

[QUOTE="Soulreavercross"]I hate re-naming pokemon. I also hate it when I get re-named pokemon in trades.Jaysonguy

Do you hate it because you have to come up with so many different and unique names?

No. I just prefer their original names :P. That's all

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="Soulreavercross"]I hate re-naming pokemon. I also hate it when I get re-named pokemon in trades.Soulreavercross

Do you hate it because you have to come up with so many different and unique names?

No. I just prefer their original names :P. That's all

Well then I'm glad you get to do that:P

And to be quite honest once the roster starts getting huge you have to REALLY charge up those synapses to pull good names out of the hat. lol

For me it depends on the Pokemon. Example: I name a male Ninetales "Naruto". Is that a bad name for it?

I would never remember which pokemon is which name, so i use the given name.bluezy

Same reason I don't,

not wit the old old ones

but yes wit the newer ones but only they kinda main pokemon

i aint gonna name no magikarp...or rattat

I name a pokemon if it finds it's way into my "bench." I use the word bench as a place on my in-game computer to place pokemon that I like to rotate through in battles and online. I have about 15 of them so obviously not all of them fit in my party. I also store HM pokemon, pick-uppers/friskers, etc. here.

Every pokemon that can achieve one of these goals get's a separate individual name. In online battles, this helps to stop somebody from a switch. If I name my pokemon something, and my opponent only see's the pokemon's name and not it's real name, he/she can't gauge if they can have the upper hand via a switch or not. Though I'm not exactly sure if the opponent sees the pokemon's real name or nickname... Just insurance on my part.

idk

its cool sometimes for the pokemon I really like and look tight

For me it depends on the Pokemon. Example: I name a male Ninetales "Naruto". Is that a bad name for it?

nintendoboy16

No, I like it. Better than Bob. =p

The title says it all.

I don't. I leave it as it is.

canary7

omg, people actually name them? I dont, this is why

TRAINER: I choose Blaziken! Go

YOU: I choose you! Jake!

EMPOLEON:(Why is this guy calling me Jake?)

YOU: Jake go!

EMPOLEON:(Stop that! Thats not my name!)

YOU: Go on Jake!

EMPOLEON: (Thats it! Im going back to my homeland, Papa, Mama and the old country. And sweet, sweet Pixieshnitzel...)

(Walks off)

YOU: Jake?

TRAINER: Great now i can rob you, (which is what they do, ever noticed that when you win the opponent gives you money?)

YOU: Eek!

(a man comes)

???: What?

YOU: Hmm?

???: I'm Jake.

YOU: Oh....awkward...

I always name my starter. Like Squirtle from LeafGreen, I named him Koopa:D. Should have renamed him Bowser when he evolved into Blastoise.

The only other time I name them is when I know they will be in the party permanently.

I don't seem to name any of my Pokemon. Maybe at random times and that's a rare thing.

I want too and I should.

-[ Omega Fox]

Yes I do. As I see it, not naming a pokemon on your party is like keeping a pet and just calling it "Dog". Because the given name is the name of the species. Also, it adds a bit of personallity to them. I won't use a pokemon on my team if I can't name it myself, which is in sharp contrast to most people.

I make an exception to legendaries though, because they're mostly considered to be the only one in existence. (in the story) For example, I kept my shiny Giratina's name but I named my Shiny Magby "Maggie".

I don't know why but I've never named my Pokemon

I just collect them and then train them after, and if they have manes I forget who's what name and by gum it gets confusing :P lol

I didn't used to but I do now. Any name I can think of. My new guys are called stuff like Marmite, Timone, Additives (I was looking at a food label at the time), Lynx etc

On my old Pokemon Red game I just named them after sex positions and insults