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Talk:Pokémon species data structure (Generation I)

2023-10-12T03:32:00Z

Chordsofsteel: /* Broken link */ new section

isn't this the pokedex number data structure rather then the internal id data structure?

== Broken link ==

Not sure if there's anything to be done about it, but the external link to the compression algorithm explanation is broken. Looking for a replacement in the meantime.
[[User:Chordsofsteel|Chordsofsteel]] ([[User talk:Chordsofsteel|talk]]) 03:32, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Nickname

2023-09-22T18:26:38Z

Chordsofsteel: /* Split */

==Simplification==
Shouldn't this article be simplified? It says "If the Pokémon is traded or transferred to another game, its nickname cannot be changed unless it is traded back to its Original Trainer.", which could be shortened to something like "A Pokémon's nickname can only be changed by its OT." Additionally, shouldn't the name rater's location and purpose be discussed here? --[[User:ZellMurasame|ZellMurasame]] 22:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

:no, i think it should stay how it is. you know somone is going to wonder about trading. i know i always did, untill i did it one day and realized how it works that way. [[User:MAGNEDETH|MAGNEDETH]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|TALK]] 23:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

::Yes but when you get a Pokemon in a trade, you're not the OT so it should be obvious that you can't change the name. Once you get your Pokemon back, you're still the OT regardless of who owned it inbetween the catching and present. I'm not sure how this is unclear. --[[User:ZellMurasame|ZellMurasame]] 00:04, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

::: well, idk about anyone else, but i felt the games didnt really explain that very well. sure, somone who has done it knows it, but somone who hasnt, would think 'once i trade it, its name will be stuck'. [[User:MAGNEDETH|MAGNEDETH]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|TALK]] 00:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

::::I wonder if when a ten-digit nickname in an american Generation IV game is traded to a Japanese one, it stays ten-digit? [[User:TorchicBlaziken|TorchicBlaziken]] 17:20, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

:::::Yes, they do. [[User:PKMNChamp|PKMNChamp]] 12:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

==ALMOST!???==

It says that nicknamed Pokemon are almost never encountered in battles. They're never encountered in battles, period. [[User:TorchicBlaziken|TorchicBlaziken]] ([[User_talk:TorchicBlaziken|talk]]•[[Special:Contributions/TorchicBlaziken|edits]]) 16:15, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
:They are in Stadium. --[[User:Phred|Phred]] 17:06, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

== R/S/E Nickname Show ==

Is the TV show in R/S/E really aired after every Pokémon is nicknamed? In my experience, the show only airs if you change a Pokémon's name with the Name Rater. [[User:Taromon777|'''T a r o m o n''']] 17:55, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Yeah, that is correct. I've fixed the page. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 21:47, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

==Nicknames in Battle Videos==
Based on the small blurb about Tits the Staraptor, I did a test. It seems like the nicknames in Battle Videos are only reverted if you upload them to the GTS.

To test this, I gave three Pokes vulgar nicknames (e.g. tits, bitch) and recorded a Battle Tower battle. When I viewed the Battle Video, the nicknames stayed the same. However, when I uploaded the video to the GTS and watched it on the server, the nicknames were reverted. I'm not surprised, since it's similar to PBR's nickname reverting in Random Battles.

Anyone got any more info, or can I clarify this in the article? [[User:MagicBarrier|MagicBarrier]] 03:25, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

== Available characters ==

On the Japanese wiki they list which characters may be used in nicknames in the different generations. I thought maybe it would be interesting to do a comparison too, and possibly compare the character sets to that of other language versions. (like ü, ö, ß, etc in German and é, ç, à, etc in French version)

In 2nd generation (checked on Pokémon Gold):
:upper: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ -?!/.,(A-Z, space, hyphen, question mark, exclamation mark, backslash, full stop, comma)
:lower: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ×():;[]PKMN (a-z, space, multiplication sign, round bracket open, round bracket close, colon, semicolon, square bracket open, square bracket close, poké sign, mon sign)

In 3rd generation (checked on Pokémon Ruby)
:upper: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ., (A-Z, space, full stop, comma)
:lower: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ., (a-z, space, full stop, comma)
:others: 0123456789 !?♂♀/-..“”‘’ (0-9, space, exclamation mark, question mark, male sign, female sign, backslash, hyphen, double full stop, double quotation mark open, double quotation mark close, single quotation mark open, single quotation mark close.)

I can't find my 1st generation game right now. These where checked on European English versions as sold in the Netherlands, to be exact. --[[User:Spenvdm|Spenvdm]] 11:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

== Giratina in Platinum ==

Should it be noted that in Platinum if you catch Giratina in the Distortion World and nickname it, Cynthia will mention it by its nickname rather than species when you return? {{Unsigned|KinCryos}}

== GTS limits ==

If you try and put an unnicknamed Weedle on the GTS in Gen V it doesn't let you (I've tested this and it's true). I've heard this is because the name recognises "Weed" as an offensive word, however the Gen V GTS let me put a Turtwig named "SHIT" (transferred from Gen IV) up with no problems. Even though "SHIT" is a black listed nickname in BW (I've tested this too). Is it that Weedle can't be put up due to the name "Weed" being offensive, or is there some other reason? If it is because of "Weed", why was I allowed to put "SHIT" up? (It was for scientific purposes only and I took the Turtwig back from the GTS, so no 10 year old is gonna end up with it and get banned from pokémon by their parents) [[User:Jmvb|Jmvb]] 13:30, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
:Perhaps there is another abnormality on that Weedle? Try breeding it and offering its baby. The nickname filter doesn't stop you from entering "weed" as a nickname. The GTS filter which caused similar problems for {{p|Cofagrigus}} was removed, so this shouldn't be an issue. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:45, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
::You say that but the Froslass problem wasn't fixed. {{unsigned|Lugia61617}}

==Normal Names==
Can I just point out something which I think is worth the article noting? Due to the censoring nature, sometimes normal names can be blocked due to all or part of their name. (is it me or did Game Freak go OTT with this?) {{unsigned|Lugia61617}}

== Nosepass/Probopass issue ==

I think it's worth noting that Nosepass and Probopass can't be loaded into the GTS for Black and White due the nickname sensor picking them up as offensive. --[[User:KingStarscream|KingStarscream]] 20:04, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
:This is already noted on their respective pages. This page is simply to inform why some names may not pass through and just nicknaming Pokémon in general. :) ''[[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen]] [[User talk:Frozen Fennec|Fennec]]'' 20:38, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

== List of Nicknamed Pokemon ==

Shouldn't there be a list of nicknamed Pokemon? Canon ones, of course, not just anyone's Pokemon. It can be in a dropdown list like on the move pages (like where it says which Pokemon have used what moves). We should have a list of all nicknamed Pokemon for the games, anime, manga, and TCG (if any). How about it? [[User:Jdrawer|Jdrawer]] ([[User talk:Jdrawer|talk]]) 22:41, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
:If there's no opposition, I'm going to start it. [[User:Jdrawer|Jdrawer]] ([[User talk:Jdrawer|talk]]) 17:21, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
::Since the list will be so in-depth, why don't you start it in your userspace first? {{red link|User:Jdrawer/Nickname}} or a similar title would be good. I'd recommend making it sortable, and including both trainer, what canon it's from, and the Pokémon nicknamed. --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 17:28, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

== Picture... ==

The picture still looks like a Bidoof being named "Buck", not a Patrat being named "Lookout"... Can anyone fix this? [[User:ShinyMew9001|ShinyMew9001]] ([[User talk:ShinyMew9001|talk]]) 22:14, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
:Yes. The person who can fix this is called Time. Try hitting Ctrl F5. If that doesn't work, wait. ☆[[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]]☆ 22:29, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

== About gen VI ==

Shouldn't there be a section or even a mention of the Nickname system in Pokemon X or Y? Like how the nickname limit's been changed or something? ★☆[[User:Togetic45|'''Toge''']][[User talk:Togetic45|'''tic''']][[Special:Contributions/Togetic45|'''45''']]☆★ 10:59, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

:I think there should be. [[User:AwesomeGrovyle|AwesomeGrovyle]] ([[User talk:AwesomeGrovyle|talk]]) 03:10, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

::How about the fact that the player themself gains a nickname in X & Y? I assume there should at least be a mention of this. -[[User:Shockthetoast|Shockthetoast]] ([[User talk:Shockthetoast|talk]]) 06:29, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

==Split==
In theory, this article should be about the names assigned to Pokémon only. However, recently, information about naming the player and similar concepts has been added. While understandable, since nickname and player name text entry is almost the same, I think the best solution would be to split that content to its own page and have this page once again be exclusively about names assigned to Pokémon. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:53, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
:I support this. --[[User:Raltseye|Raltseye]] [[User talk:Raltseye|prata med mej]] 20:46, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
:I support this too. --[[User:Daniel Carrero|Daniel Carrero]] ([[User talk:Daniel Carrero|talk]]) 15:13, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
::I get the idea, but wouldn't that result in a stub? It's probably better to just keep it under "Nickname" until there's enough content to warrant separating it, since it is still ''a nickname'', right? [[User:Chordsofsteel|Chordsofsteel]] ([[User talk:Chordsofsteel|talk]]) 18:26, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

== Creative abuse of nicknames in connection with Pokemon GO's appraisal function ==

Should I mention the tendency of Pokemon GO user to give their Pokémon weird or obscene nicknames and through that, let the team leaders say obscene or weid things? It was a quite the meme when the appraisal system way released.--[[User:Arisboch|Arisboch]] ([[User talk:Arisboch|talk]]) 03:43, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

== Rotom Pokédex ==

Can someone find the rotom Pokédex’s nicknames for the player and add them in to the “for the player section”. I’ll add a template for now. [[User:UltraSolgaleo|UltraSolgaleo]] ([[User talk:UltraSolgaleo|talk]]) 19:40, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

:I'm working on it right now - I've got the English ones, two of the Japanese ones, and I know French and can figure out any of the languages that use Latin characters, so I'm probably just gonna play through it in everything I can read. Gonna need help to figure out Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and probably Korean as well. The Japanese wikis don't seem to archive this stuff, but I'm holding out hope for the other international ones for now. [[User:Chordsofsteel|Chordsofsteel]] ([[User talk:Chordsofsteel|talk]]) 18:14, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

== I named myself “C*NT” in Emerald to see if OT names are blacklisted ==

Apparently not, it was allowed.

What happens when a Pokémon with a swear word as the Trainer OT is transferred into a newer game?

[[User:Pikmin3WiiU|Pikmin3WiiU]] ([[User talk:Pikmin3WiiU|talk]]) 00:33, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
:[[Poké Transporter#Censored words|It will be censored if you transfer it through Poké Transporter.]] --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 00:57, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

== Rotom Pokédex Nicknames ==

Since the USUM Rotom Dex nicknames are absent under "Nicknames for the player", I'm trying to collect all of them.
While I'm realistically just gonna play through the game again for a few of the languages, I've only managed to get ポン (-pon) and ますが (masuta) of the Japanese nicknames, and haven't a clue how they're formatted with the player's name.
As a fun bonus, I also don't know how to read either Chinese writing system...

Basically, if anyone happens to have the time, energy, or just has this stuff lying around, lemme know!
[[User:Chordsofsteel|Chordsofsteel]] ([[User talk:Chordsofsteel|talk]]) 18:09, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Nickname

2023-09-22T18:14:17Z

Chordsofsteel: /* Rotom Pokédex */

==Simplification==
Shouldn't this article be simplified? It says "If the Pokémon is traded or transferred to another game, its nickname cannot be changed unless it is traded back to its Original Trainer.", which could be shortened to something like "A Pokémon's nickname can only be changed by its OT." Additionally, shouldn't the name rater's location and purpose be discussed here? --[[User:ZellMurasame|ZellMurasame]] 22:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

:no, i think it should stay how it is. you know somone is going to wonder about trading. i know i always did, untill i did it one day and realized how it works that way. [[User:MAGNEDETH|MAGNEDETH]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|TALK]] 23:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

::Yes but when you get a Pokemon in a trade, you're not the OT so it should be obvious that you can't change the name. Once you get your Pokemon back, you're still the OT regardless of who owned it inbetween the catching and present. I'm not sure how this is unclear. --[[User:ZellMurasame|ZellMurasame]] 00:04, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

::: well, idk about anyone else, but i felt the games didnt really explain that very well. sure, somone who has done it knows it, but somone who hasnt, would think 'once i trade it, its name will be stuck'. [[User:MAGNEDETH|MAGNEDETH]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|TALK]] 00:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

::::I wonder if when a ten-digit nickname in an american Generation IV game is traded to a Japanese one, it stays ten-digit? [[User:TorchicBlaziken|TorchicBlaziken]] 17:20, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

:::::Yes, they do. [[User:PKMNChamp|PKMNChamp]] 12:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

==ALMOST!???==

It says that nicknamed Pokemon are almost never encountered in battles. They're never encountered in battles, period. [[User:TorchicBlaziken|TorchicBlaziken]] ([[User_talk:TorchicBlaziken|talk]]•[[Special:Contributions/TorchicBlaziken|edits]]) 16:15, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
:They are in Stadium. --[[User:Phred|Phred]] 17:06, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

== R/S/E Nickname Show ==

Is the TV show in R/S/E really aired after every Pokémon is nicknamed? In my experience, the show only airs if you change a Pokémon's name with the Name Rater. [[User:Taromon777|'''T a r o m o n''']] 17:55, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Yeah, that is correct. I've fixed the page. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 21:47, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

==Nicknames in Battle Videos==
Based on the small blurb about Tits the Staraptor, I did a test. It seems like the nicknames in Battle Videos are only reverted if you upload them to the GTS.

To test this, I gave three Pokes vulgar nicknames (e.g. tits, bitch) and recorded a Battle Tower battle. When I viewed the Battle Video, the nicknames stayed the same. However, when I uploaded the video to the GTS and watched it on the server, the nicknames were reverted. I'm not surprised, since it's similar to PBR's nickname reverting in Random Battles.

Anyone got any more info, or can I clarify this in the article? [[User:MagicBarrier|MagicBarrier]] 03:25, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

== Available characters ==

On the Japanese wiki they list which characters may be used in nicknames in the different generations. I thought maybe it would be interesting to do a comparison too, and possibly compare the character sets to that of other language versions. (like ü, ö, ß, etc in German and é, ç, à, etc in French version)

In 2nd generation (checked on Pokémon Gold):
:upper: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ -?!/.,(A-Z, space, hyphen, question mark, exclamation mark, backslash, full stop, comma)
:lower: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ×():;[]PKMN (a-z, space, multiplication sign, round bracket open, round bracket close, colon, semicolon, square bracket open, square bracket close, poké sign, mon sign)

In 3rd generation (checked on Pokémon Ruby)
:upper: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ., (A-Z, space, full stop, comma)
:lower: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ., (a-z, space, full stop, comma)
:others: 0123456789 !?♂♀/-..“”‘’ (0-9, space, exclamation mark, question mark, male sign, female sign, backslash, hyphen, double full stop, double quotation mark open, double quotation mark close, single quotation mark open, single quotation mark close.)

I can't find my 1st generation game right now. These where checked on European English versions as sold in the Netherlands, to be exact. --[[User:Spenvdm|Spenvdm]] 11:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

== Giratina in Platinum ==

Should it be noted that in Platinum if you catch Giratina in the Distortion World and nickname it, Cynthia will mention it by its nickname rather than species when you return? {{Unsigned|KinCryos}}

== GTS limits ==

If you try and put an unnicknamed Weedle on the GTS in Gen V it doesn't let you (I've tested this and it's true). I've heard this is because the name recognises "Weed" as an offensive word, however the Gen V GTS let me put a Turtwig named "SHIT" (transferred from Gen IV) up with no problems. Even though "SHIT" is a black listed nickname in BW (I've tested this too). Is it that Weedle can't be put up due to the name "Weed" being offensive, or is there some other reason? If it is because of "Weed", why was I allowed to put "SHIT" up? (It was for scientific purposes only and I took the Turtwig back from the GTS, so no 10 year old is gonna end up with it and get banned from pokémon by their parents) [[User:Jmvb|Jmvb]] 13:30, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
:Perhaps there is another abnormality on that Weedle? Try breeding it and offering its baby. The nickname filter doesn't stop you from entering "weed" as a nickname. The GTS filter which caused similar problems for {{p|Cofagrigus}} was removed, so this shouldn't be an issue. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:45, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
::You say that but the Froslass problem wasn't fixed. {{unsigned|Lugia61617}}

==Normal Names==
Can I just point out something which I think is worth the article noting? Due to the censoring nature, sometimes normal names can be blocked due to all or part of their name. (is it me or did Game Freak go OTT with this?) {{unsigned|Lugia61617}}

== Nosepass/Probopass issue ==

I think it's worth noting that Nosepass and Probopass can't be loaded into the GTS for Black and White due the nickname sensor picking them up as offensive. --[[User:KingStarscream|KingStarscream]] 20:04, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
:This is already noted on their respective pages. This page is simply to inform why some names may not pass through and just nicknaming Pokémon in general. :) ''[[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen]] [[User talk:Frozen Fennec|Fennec]]'' 20:38, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

== List of Nicknamed Pokemon ==

Shouldn't there be a list of nicknamed Pokemon? Canon ones, of course, not just anyone's Pokemon. It can be in a dropdown list like on the move pages (like where it says which Pokemon have used what moves). We should have a list of all nicknamed Pokemon for the games, anime, manga, and TCG (if any). How about it? [[User:Jdrawer|Jdrawer]] ([[User talk:Jdrawer|talk]]) 22:41, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
:If there's no opposition, I'm going to start it. [[User:Jdrawer|Jdrawer]] ([[User talk:Jdrawer|talk]]) 17:21, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
::Since the list will be so in-depth, why don't you start it in your userspace first? {{red link|User:Jdrawer/Nickname}} or a similar title would be good. I'd recommend making it sortable, and including both trainer, what canon it's from, and the Pokémon nicknamed. --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 17:28, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

== Picture... ==

The picture still looks like a Bidoof being named "Buck", not a Patrat being named "Lookout"... Can anyone fix this? [[User:ShinyMew9001|ShinyMew9001]] ([[User talk:ShinyMew9001|talk]]) 22:14, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
:Yes. The person who can fix this is called Time. Try hitting Ctrl F5. If that doesn't work, wait. ☆[[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]]☆ 22:29, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

== About gen VI ==

Shouldn't there be a section or even a mention of the Nickname system in Pokemon X or Y? Like how the nickname limit's been changed or something? ★☆[[User:Togetic45|'''Toge''']][[User talk:Togetic45|'''tic''']][[Special:Contributions/Togetic45|'''45''']]☆★ 10:59, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

:I think there should be. [[User:AwesomeGrovyle|AwesomeGrovyle]] ([[User talk:AwesomeGrovyle|talk]]) 03:10, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

::How about the fact that the player themself gains a nickname in X & Y? I assume there should at least be a mention of this. -[[User:Shockthetoast|Shockthetoast]] ([[User talk:Shockthetoast|talk]]) 06:29, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

==Split==
In theory, this article should be about the names assigned to Pokémon only. However, recently, information about naming the player and similar concepts has been added. While understandable, since nickname and player name text entry is almost the same, I think the best solution would be to split that content to its own page and have this page once again be exclusively about names assigned to Pokémon. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:53, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
:I support this. --[[User:Raltseye|Raltseye]] [[User talk:Raltseye|prata med mej]] 20:46, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
:I support this too. --[[User:Daniel Carrero|Daniel Carrero]] ([[User talk:Daniel Carrero|talk]]) 15:13, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

== Creative abuse of nicknames in connection with Pokemon GO's appraisal function ==

Should I mention the tendency of Pokemon GO user to give their Pokémon weird or obscene nicknames and through that, let the team leaders say obscene or weid things? It was a quite the meme when the appraisal system way released.--[[User:Arisboch|Arisboch]] ([[User talk:Arisboch|talk]]) 03:43, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

== Rotom Pokédex ==

Can someone find the rotom Pokédex’s nicknames for the player and add them in to the “for the player section”. I’ll add a template for now. [[User:UltraSolgaleo|UltraSolgaleo]] ([[User talk:UltraSolgaleo|talk]]) 19:40, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

:I'm working on it right now - I've got the English ones, two of the Japanese ones, and I know French and can figure out any of the languages that use Latin characters, so I'm probably just gonna play through it in everything I can read. Gonna need help to figure out Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and probably Korean as well. The Japanese wikis don't seem to archive this stuff, but I'm holding out hope for the other international ones for now. [[User:Chordsofsteel|Chordsofsteel]] ([[User talk:Chordsofsteel|talk]]) 18:14, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

== I named myself “C*NT” in Emerald to see if OT names are blacklisted ==

Apparently not, it was allowed.

What happens when a Pokémon with a swear word as the Trainer OT is transferred into a newer game?

[[User:Pikmin3WiiU|Pikmin3WiiU]] ([[User talk:Pikmin3WiiU|talk]]) 00:33, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
:[[Poké Transporter#Censored words|It will be censored if you transfer it through Poké Transporter.]] --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 00:57, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

== Rotom Pokédex Nicknames ==

Since the USUM Rotom Dex nicknames are absent under "Nicknames for the player", I'm trying to collect all of them.
While I'm realistically just gonna play through the game again for a few of the languages, I've only managed to get ポン (-pon) and ますが (masuta) of the Japanese nicknames, and haven't a clue how they're formatted with the player's name.
As a fun bonus, I also don't know how to read either Chinese writing system...

Basically, if anyone happens to have the time, energy, or just has this stuff lying around, lemme know!
[[User:Chordsofsteel|Chordsofsteel]] ([[User talk:Chordsofsteel|talk]]) 18:09, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Nickname

2023-09-22T18:09:18Z

Chordsofsteel: /* Rotom Pokédex Nicknames */ new section

==Simplification==
Shouldn't this article be simplified? It says "If the Pokémon is traded or transferred to another game, its nickname cannot be changed unless it is traded back to its Original Trainer.", which could be shortened to something like "A Pokémon's nickname can only be changed by its OT." Additionally, shouldn't the name rater's location and purpose be discussed here? --[[User:ZellMurasame|ZellMurasame]] 22:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

:no, i think it should stay how it is. you know somone is going to wonder about trading. i know i always did, untill i did it one day and realized how it works that way. [[User:MAGNEDETH|MAGNEDETH]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|TALK]] 23:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

::Yes but when you get a Pokemon in a trade, you're not the OT so it should be obvious that you can't change the name. Once you get your Pokemon back, you're still the OT regardless of who owned it inbetween the catching and present. I'm not sure how this is unclear. --[[User:ZellMurasame|ZellMurasame]] 00:04, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

::: well, idk about anyone else, but i felt the games didnt really explain that very well. sure, somone who has done it knows it, but somone who hasnt, would think 'once i trade it, its name will be stuck'. [[User:MAGNEDETH|MAGNEDETH]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|TALK]] 00:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

::::I wonder if when a ten-digit nickname in an american Generation IV game is traded to a Japanese one, it stays ten-digit? [[User:TorchicBlaziken|TorchicBlaziken]] 17:20, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

:::::Yes, they do. [[User:PKMNChamp|PKMNChamp]] 12:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

==ALMOST!???==

It says that nicknamed Pokemon are almost never encountered in battles. They're never encountered in battles, period. [[User:TorchicBlaziken|TorchicBlaziken]] ([[User_talk:TorchicBlaziken|talk]]•[[Special:Contributions/TorchicBlaziken|edits]]) 16:15, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
:They are in Stadium. --[[User:Phred|Phred]] 17:06, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

== R/S/E Nickname Show ==

Is the TV show in R/S/E really aired after every Pokémon is nicknamed? In my experience, the show only airs if you change a Pokémon's name with the Name Rater. [[User:Taromon777|'''T a r o m o n''']] 17:55, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Yeah, that is correct. I've fixed the page. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 21:47, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

==Nicknames in Battle Videos==
Based on the small blurb about Tits the Staraptor, I did a test. It seems like the nicknames in Battle Videos are only reverted if you upload them to the GTS.

To test this, I gave three Pokes vulgar nicknames (e.g. tits, bitch) and recorded a Battle Tower battle. When I viewed the Battle Video, the nicknames stayed the same. However, when I uploaded the video to the GTS and watched it on the server, the nicknames were reverted. I'm not surprised, since it's similar to PBR's nickname reverting in Random Battles.

Anyone got any more info, or can I clarify this in the article? [[User:MagicBarrier|MagicBarrier]] 03:25, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

== Available characters ==

On the Japanese wiki they list which characters may be used in nicknames in the different generations. I thought maybe it would be interesting to do a comparison too, and possibly compare the character sets to that of other language versions. (like ü, ö, ß, etc in German and é, ç, à, etc in French version)

In 2nd generation (checked on Pokémon Gold):
:upper: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ -?!/.,(A-Z, space, hyphen, question mark, exclamation mark, backslash, full stop, comma)
:lower: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ×():;[]PKMN (a-z, space, multiplication sign, round bracket open, round bracket close, colon, semicolon, square bracket open, square bracket close, poké sign, mon sign)

In 3rd generation (checked on Pokémon Ruby)
:upper: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ., (A-Z, space, full stop, comma)
:lower: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ., (a-z, space, full stop, comma)
:others: 0123456789 !?♂♀/-..“”‘’ (0-9, space, exclamation mark, question mark, male sign, female sign, backslash, hyphen, double full stop, double quotation mark open, double quotation mark close, single quotation mark open, single quotation mark close.)

I can't find my 1st generation game right now. These where checked on European English versions as sold in the Netherlands, to be exact. --[[User:Spenvdm|Spenvdm]] 11:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

== Giratina in Platinum ==

Should it be noted that in Platinum if you catch Giratina in the Distortion World and nickname it, Cynthia will mention it by its nickname rather than species when you return? {{Unsigned|KinCryos}}

== GTS limits ==

If you try and put an unnicknamed Weedle on the GTS in Gen V it doesn't let you (I've tested this and it's true). I've heard this is because the name recognises "Weed" as an offensive word, however the Gen V GTS let me put a Turtwig named "SHIT" (transferred from Gen IV) up with no problems. Even though "SHIT" is a black listed nickname in BW (I've tested this too). Is it that Weedle can't be put up due to the name "Weed" being offensive, or is there some other reason? If it is because of "Weed", why was I allowed to put "SHIT" up? (It was for scientific purposes only and I took the Turtwig back from the GTS, so no 10 year old is gonna end up with it and get banned from pokémon by their parents) [[User:Jmvb|Jmvb]] 13:30, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
:Perhaps there is another abnormality on that Weedle? Try breeding it and offering its baby. The nickname filter doesn't stop you from entering "weed" as a nickname. The GTS filter which caused similar problems for {{p|Cofagrigus}} was removed, so this shouldn't be an issue. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:45, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
::You say that but the Froslass problem wasn't fixed. {{unsigned|Lugia61617}}

==Normal Names==
Can I just point out something which I think is worth the article noting? Due to the censoring nature, sometimes normal names can be blocked due to all or part of their name. (is it me or did Game Freak go OTT with this?) {{unsigned|Lugia61617}}

== Nosepass/Probopass issue ==

I think it's worth noting that Nosepass and Probopass can't be loaded into the GTS for Black and White due the nickname sensor picking them up as offensive. --[[User:KingStarscream|KingStarscream]] 20:04, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
:This is already noted on their respective pages. This page is simply to inform why some names may not pass through and just nicknaming Pokémon in general. :) ''[[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen]] [[User talk:Frozen Fennec|Fennec]]'' 20:38, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

== List of Nicknamed Pokemon ==

Shouldn't there be a list of nicknamed Pokemon? Canon ones, of course, not just anyone's Pokemon. It can be in a dropdown list like on the move pages (like where it says which Pokemon have used what moves). We should have a list of all nicknamed Pokemon for the games, anime, manga, and TCG (if any). How about it? [[User:Jdrawer|Jdrawer]] ([[User talk:Jdrawer|talk]]) 22:41, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
:If there's no opposition, I'm going to start it. [[User:Jdrawer|Jdrawer]] ([[User talk:Jdrawer|talk]]) 17:21, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
::Since the list will be so in-depth, why don't you start it in your userspace first? {{red link|User:Jdrawer/Nickname}} or a similar title would be good. I'd recommend making it sortable, and including both trainer, what canon it's from, and the Pokémon nicknamed. --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 17:28, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

== Picture... ==

The picture still looks like a Bidoof being named "Buck", not a Patrat being named "Lookout"... Can anyone fix this? [[User:ShinyMew9001|ShinyMew9001]] ([[User talk:ShinyMew9001|talk]]) 22:14, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
:Yes. The person who can fix this is called Time. Try hitting Ctrl F5. If that doesn't work, wait. ☆[[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]]☆ 22:29, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

== About gen VI ==

Shouldn't there be a section or even a mention of the Nickname system in Pokemon X or Y? Like how the nickname limit's been changed or something? ★☆[[User:Togetic45|'''Toge''']][[User talk:Togetic45|'''tic''']][[Special:Contributions/Togetic45|'''45''']]☆★ 10:59, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

:I think there should be. [[User:AwesomeGrovyle|AwesomeGrovyle]] ([[User talk:AwesomeGrovyle|talk]]) 03:10, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

::How about the fact that the player themself gains a nickname in X & Y? I assume there should at least be a mention of this. -[[User:Shockthetoast|Shockthetoast]] ([[User talk:Shockthetoast|talk]]) 06:29, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

==Split==
In theory, this article should be about the names assigned to Pokémon only. However, recently, information about naming the player and similar concepts has been added. While understandable, since nickname and player name text entry is almost the same, I think the best solution would be to split that content to its own page and have this page once again be exclusively about names assigned to Pokémon. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:53, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
:I support this. --[[User:Raltseye|Raltseye]] [[User talk:Raltseye|prata med mej]] 20:46, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
:I support this too. --[[User:Daniel Carrero|Daniel Carrero]] ([[User talk:Daniel Carrero|talk]]) 15:13, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

== Creative abuse of nicknames in connection with Pokemon GO's appraisal function ==

Should I mention the tendency of Pokemon GO user to give their Pokémon weird or obscene nicknames and through that, let the team leaders say obscene or weid things? It was a quite the meme when the appraisal system way released.--[[User:Arisboch|Arisboch]] ([[User talk:Arisboch|talk]]) 03:43, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

== Rotom Pokédex ==

Can someone find the rotom Pokédex’s nicknames for the player and add them in to the “for the player section”. I’ll add a template for now. [[User:UltraSolgaleo|UltraSolgaleo]] ([[User talk:UltraSolgaleo|talk]]) 19:40, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

== I named myself “C*NT” in Emerald to see if OT names are blacklisted ==

Apparently not, it was allowed.

What happens when a Pokémon with a swear word as the Trainer OT is transferred into a newer game?

[[User:Pikmin3WiiU|Pikmin3WiiU]] ([[User talk:Pikmin3WiiU|talk]]) 00:33, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
:[[Poké Transporter#Censored words|It will be censored if you transfer it through Poké Transporter.]] --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 00:57, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

== Rotom Pokédex Nicknames ==

Since the USUM Rotom Dex nicknames are absent under "Nicknames for the player", I'm trying to collect all of them.
While I'm realistically just gonna play through the game again for a few of the languages, I've only managed to get ポン (-pon) and ますが (masuta) of the Japanese nicknames, and haven't a clue how they're formatted with the player's name.
As a fun bonus, I also don't know how to read either Chinese writing system...

Basically, if anyone happens to have the time, energy, or just has this stuff lying around, lemme know!
[[User:Chordsofsteel|Chordsofsteel]] ([[User talk:Chordsofsteel|talk]]) 18:09, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Nickname

2023-09-22T17:31:43Z

Chordsofsteel: /* Nicknames used by NPCs */ Corrected "Secrutiy" to "Security."

[[File:Nickname.png|frame|A {{p|Bulbasaur}} being nicknamed "Bulbagarden" in [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]]]
A '''nickname''' (Japanese: '''ニックネーム''' ''nickname'') is a name given to a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} by its Trainer.

In addition to the games, nicknamed Pokémon have also been shown in the [[Pokémon anime]] and several {{pkmn|manga}} series.

==In the core series games==
===Setting nicknames===
====Initial nickname====
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In all [[core series]] games except [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], the player is given the option to nickname their Pokémon immediately after obtaining them: upon catching a Pokémon, receiving a Pokémon as a gift from an NPC, or hatching a Pokémon from an {{pkmn|Egg}}. In [[Generation VIII]] and [[Generation IX|IX]], the player can disable being prompted to nickname Pokémon in the settings menu.

In some games, the player receives a Pokémon but is only given the opportunity to set its nickname after some amount of gameplay:
* In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the player cannot nickname their [[starter Pokémon]] when they first take it from Professor Birch's bag; instead, they are given the opportunity to give it a nickname after returning to [[Professor Birch]]'s lab.
* In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, the player cannot nickname their [[starter Pokémon]] when they first receive it; instead, they are given the opportunity to give it a nickname after showing it to [[Professor Rowan]] in [[Sandgem Town]]. In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, this is because the player initially took the Pokémon from a suitcase to defend themselves from a wild Starly.
* In {{g|Colosseum}} and {{Pokémon XD}}, the player cannot nickname a [[Shadow Pokémon]] when it is [[Snagging|snagged]]; instead, the player is given the opportunity to nickname the Pokémon when it is [[purification|purified]].

====Changing nicknames====
In most games, the player can change a Pokémon's nickname by taking it to the [[Name Rater]]. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!, Legends: Arceus, [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet, and Violet]], a Pokémon can be given a nickname or have its nickname changed at any time on its status screen.

If the player is a Pokémon's [[Original Trainer]], they can change or give it a nickname, unless that Pokémon was met in a [[fateful encounter]]. The game checks the Original Trainer name, gender (Generation V onward), [[Trainer ID number]], and [[Secret ID]] (Generation III onward)—except in [[Generation IV]], in which only the [[Trainer ID]] is checked.

In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] and [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]], the player can give a nickname to any unnicknamed Pokémon, even [[outsider Pokémon]], as long as the Pokémon name is in the same language as the current Trainer's game language and it was not met in a [[fateful encounter]]; however, once an outsider Pokémon is given a nickname this way, it is now a nicknamed Pokémon, so its name cannot be changed without trading it back to its Original Trainer. In Pokémon Sword and Shield only, the player can change the nicknames of all Pokémon they are the Original Trainer of, even if they were met in a fateful encounter; this feature is not present in any previous or subsequent games.

===Entering nicknames===
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In Generation I to V, nicknames have a maximum length of 10 characters in Western languages and 5 characters in Japanese and Korean. Starting in Generation VI, nicknames have a maximum length of 12 characters in Western languages and 6 characters in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Generation VII onward).

These characters are in turn limited by the character palette of the game's [[Text entry in the Pokémon games|text entry]] system, which varies between game languages. The characters available have expanded over the generations: for example, numbers were not available to be added to nicknames in Generation I, while later generations allow them. Originally, Pokémon games always used a proprietary text encoding system; however, games released on the [[Nintendo Switch]] or mobile use that system's native text-entry system.

In Generation I, a name consisting of only spaces can be used. In subsequent generations, submitting such a name is treated as exiting without entering a nickname; if such a name is submitted, a newly obtained Pokémon will use its species name, and a Pokémon at the [[Name Rater]] will keep its current name.

From Generation V onward, the game will recognize when a nickname contains inappropriate text, and will not allow the player to use this as a nickname. The Generation V games contain an internal [[List of censored words (Generation V)|list of censored words]] which only censors case-insensitive matches. From Generation VI onward, the game system ([[Nintendo 3DS]] or [[Nintendo Switch]]) has its own built-in profanity filter which is used instead; these filters use {{wp|regular expression}}s to censor a wide range of attempts to circumvent it. If a Pokémon transferred via [[Poké Transporter]] has a nickname that would not be permitted to be entered in Generation V (when transferring from a Generation V game) or on the Nintendo 3DS system (when transferring from a Generation I or II game), the Pokémon's nickname is removed and it uses its species name instead.

In Generation V, nicknames the player enters can only contain up to 4 numeric characters. From Generation VI onward, nicknames the player enters can only contain up to 5 numeric characters. However, Pokémon transferred from previous generations can violate these limits, and their names will not be changed upon transfer.

In [[Generation V]] and {{gen|VII}}, tapping the Pokémon's sprite on the nickname screen replaces the currently entered text with the Pokémon's species name. In Generation VI, this replaces the currently entered text with the Pokémon's current nickname, or its species name if it has not been nicknamed.

===Displaying nicknames===
[[File:Gen III nickname limit.png|frame|Comparison of the same English Mewtwo in Japanese and English Generation III games]]
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In the [[Generation III]] games, a Pokémon named in a Western game traded to a Japanese game will have its name rendered in {{wp|Halfwidth and fullwidth forms|fullwidth}} characters, making it impossible to display the full name if it is longer than five characters.

In the 1.0 release of the English versions of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, the nickname flag of Japanese Pokémon is not set when they evolve, so the Pokémon's species name will be adjusted accordingly (e.g. {{p|Pichu}}'s Japanese species name is {{j|ピチュー}} and the player nicknames it {{j|ＰＩＣＨＵ}}, then trades it to an English version and evolves it, causing its name to become PIKACHU). However, since the English games still render the name in the Japanese font, an evolved Japanese Pokémon that has a name longer than five characters will cause a crash while attempting to load the [[Party|Pokémon List]] or send it out to battle (in the aforementioned case, the game will try to render it as {{j|ＰＩＫＡＣＨＵ}} instead of PIKACHU). This was fixed in the 1.1 release by adding an additional check to the name function used during [[evolution]] so that the Japanese Pokémon's name is not altered, effectively treating it as if it were a nickname. The European releases and subsequent Generation III games also have this check.

In [[Generation IV]], Pokémon with nicknames deemed "inappropriate" may show up in [[Battle Video]]s as Pokémon without a nickname (i.e. a {{p|Staraptor}} named inappropriately would have its nickname reverted to "STARAPTOR"). It is unknown if this censoring was automatic or done on a case-by-case basis by employees. From [[Generation V]] onward, there is instead a [[List of censored words (Generation V)|profanity filter]] applied when attempting to nickname Pokémon or when transporting them using [[Poké Transporter]].

In the Japanese and Chinese versions of [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, due to [[List of glitches (Generation VII)#Emoticon display bug|a bug]], the emoticons are displayed incorrectly in the game's main font, which is used on the nickname screen (among other places). The small font used to display nicknames in battle does not have this issue, so a Pokémon whose nickname includes these characters will display a different nickname between these two interfaces. This is fixed in later games, so Pokémon who were given nicknames including these characters in these games will appear to have their nicknames changed when sent to a [[Nintendo Switch]] game. Likewise, Pokémon transferred from older games to these games whose names include these characters will also appear to have their names change in the main font. For example, a Pokémon nicknamed [[File:Character 0xE081 vi.png|neutral face]][[File:Character 0xE082 vi.png|happy face]][[File:Character 0xE083 vi.png|sad face]][[File:Character 0xE084 vi.png|angry face]] in a Japanese-language [[Generation VI]] game will have its name displayed as [[File:Character 0xE081 0xE0A0 vii.png|happy face]][[File:Character 0xE082 0xE0A2 vii.png|angry face]][[File:Character 0xE083 0xE0A1 vii.png|sad face]][[File:Character 0xE084 0xE09F vii.png|neutral face]] in the game's main font

In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], if a Pokémon that is [[language of origin|Japanese in origin]] has a name that contains Korean or Chinese characters, those characters will display as question marks instead. This is because those languages do not share typesets.<ref>https://projectpokemon.org/home/files/file/3407-birthday-2018-chansey/</ref> It is unconfirmed if other pairs of languages can cause this behavior, or if it can occur in other Generation VII games.

===Unnicknamed Pokémon===
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Unnicknamed Pokémon use their species name in place of a nickname. The language and capitalization of this name can vary depending on the generation and language of the current game, as well as the generation and language of the games they were obtained, hatched and evolved in.

If an unnicknamed Pokémon evolves or a Pokémon is hatched without being nicknamed, its name is set to its current species name. From Generation IV to VII, it uses its species name in the language of its current game (regardless of its [[language of origin]]). In Generation VIII, its name is set to its species name in its language of origin (regardless of the language of the game it is currently in).

From Generation I to IV, unnicknamed Pokémon from Western language games have their names displayed in ALLCAPS. When transferred to Generation V, the names of unnicknamed Pokémon transferred from previous generations continue to be displayed in ALLCAPS (in contrast to unnicknamed Pokémon caught in the Generation V games, which are displayed in title case); however, if an unnicknamed Pokémon is evolved in Generation V, its new species name will always be displayed in title case (in the language of the game in which it was evolved).

When transferred via [[Poké Transporter]], unnicknamed Pokémon have their name reset to their species name in their language of origin (in title case for Western languages).

====Detecting unnicknamed Pokémon====
From Generation I to III, unnicknamed Pokémon are simply Pokémon whose current name matches their species name in their current game's language; as a result, in these games, an unnicknamed Pokémon traded to a game of a different language will be treated as nicknamed if its species name is different in that language. From Generation IV onward, nicknamed Pokémon are distinguished from unnicknamed Pokémon by an internal flag; this allows Pokémon to be recognized as unnicknamed regardless of the language of the game they are in.

When a Pokémon is migrated from a Generation III game to a Generation IV game via [[Pal Park]], if the migrated Pokémon's current name exactly matches its species name in the Generation IV game's language, it is flagged as being unnicknamed; otherwise, its current name is permanently treated as a nickname. This can result in a Pokémon's species name being permanently treated as a nickname, if it is migrated to a game in a language in which its species name differs from its current name. Since there are no Korean Generation III games (and it is not possible to enter Hangul in any Generation III game), using Pal Park in a Korean Generation IV game will always cause the transferred Pokémon to be treated as having nicknames. Pal Park otherwise requires that both games be the same language, so this is otherwise only a problem for Pokémon traded between languages in Generation III. Pokémon that are [[language of origin|Japanese in origin]] always have Latin letters in their names converted to fullwidth characters, which are considered distinct from regular Latin letters, so cannot be treated as unnicknamed when migrated to a Western language Generation IV game.

When a Pokémon is migrated from a Generation I or II Virtual Console game to a {{g|Bank}} via [[Poké Transporter]], if the migrated Pokémon's current name exactly matches its species name in the language of the game it was transferred from, it is flagged as being unnicknamed; otherwise, its current name is permanently treated as a nickname. Due to [[List of glitches (Generation VII)#Poké Transporter name encoding glitch|bugs in how Poké Transporter detects unnicknamed Pokémon]], some unnicknamed Pokémon can have their names turned into nicknames upon transfer. Unnicknamed {{p|Mr. Mime}} (in English, French, Italian, and Spanish) becomes nicknamed "MR.MIME" instead; prior to Version 1.3, it became nicknamed "MR-MIME". Prior to Version 1.3, English unnicknamed {{p|Farfetch'd}} became nicknamed "FARFETCH D" upon transfer. Due to Poké Transporter not accounting for the fact that French Generation I and II games do not use {{wp|diacritic}}s or {{wp|Typographic ligature|ligature}}s in Pokémon species names, unnicknamed French Pokémon whose names include those characters are also treated as being nicknamed.

===Transferring nicknamed Pokémon===
Different Pokémon games have different character encodings, so some nicknames may be slightly altered during the transfer process.

====Pal Park====
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In the Spanish Generation III games, some characters that normally cannot be entered by the player appear in some preset player names, and in the nicknames and Original Trainers of some [[in-game trade]] Pokémon. When migrated via [[Pal Park]], if a Pokémon has a nickname or [[Original Trainer]] that has one of these characters, it will be [[List of glitches (Generation IV)#Pal Park name encoding glitch|turned into]] a kana character instead.

====Poké Transporter====
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The Generation I and II games use substantially different character encodings to Pokémon Bank, so nicknames from these games need to be transcoded. Some characters that can be entered in nicknames in these games cannot be in later games, so are converted to approximate equivalents; for example, the multiplication sign (×) is converted to a lowercase x, and {{PK}} is converted to capital P.

If a Pokémon is transferred to {{g|Bank}} via [[Poké Transporter]], a profanity filter is applied to its nickname, with its nickname being deleted if the filter deems the name unacceptable. If a Pokémon is transferred from a [[Generation V]] game, the [[List of censored words (Generation V)|Generation V filter]] is used; if transferred from a Generation I or II [[Virtual Console]] game, the [[Nintendo 3DS]] filter is used. No filter is applied when transferring from Pokémon Bank to {{g|HOME}}, however.

====Pokémon HOME====
The face characters, arrows, and sleeping symbol that have been present since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are no longer supported in [[Nintendo Switch]] games. If they appear in a Pokémon's nickname, they are replaced with spaces.

====Pokémon GO====
Any Pokémon transferred from [[Pokémon GO]] (either via [[GO Park]] or [[GO Transporter]]) has its nickname erased. However, its original nickname can be viewed in GO Park before catching it.

===Outcomes of nicknaming===
Nicknaming Pokémon rarely has any effect on gameplay, and is simply an element of customization that players are free to use or ignore. However, there are some cases where nicknames have some small effect on the game.

In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, if the player has changed the nickname of a Pokémon at the Name Rater, the [[Hoenn TV]] network will sometimes report the nickname chosen. The host will always commend the player on his or her choice of name, even if the player decides to leave the Pokémon's name as it was. If the player [[Record mixing|mixes records]] with another player, the television network may report on the other player's choice of nicknames as well.

In {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}, there is a {{OBP|Medal|Black 2 and White 2}} awarded for having nicknamed Pokémon 10 times.

In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, a {{DL|PokéNav Plus|BuzzNav}} program called {{DL|TV Mauville|The Name Rater Show}} tells a Pokémon's fortune based upon the first letter of its nickname. Additionally, one of the requirements for encountering {{p|Regigigas}} at [[Island Cave]] is having a nicknamed {{p|Regice}} that was caught in these games in the party.

In {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, [[Ingo]] will use the nickname of a Pokémon on its respective [[Path of Solitude]]. This is purely cosmetic, and he will still grant a special mark on the Pokémon's [[Pokédex]] page.

===Nicknames used by NPCs===
Nicknamed Pokémon are very rarely used by [[Non-player character|NPC]]s in battles in the core series games. However, NPCs are often shown to have nicknamed Pokémon in other contexts.
* Trainers' Pokémon in the overworld often have nicknames.
* Pokémon used in [[Pokémon Contest]]s and [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s used by [[List of Contest opponents|NPC Coordinators]] almost always have nicknames, with the exception of [[Wallace]]'s {{p|Milotic}} in {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}.
* Pokémon received from [[in-game trade]]s usually have nicknames

In Pokémon {{4v|Black|White}}, for some [[in-game trade]] NPCs, after trading with them the player can battle these Trainers, who use the Pokémon that the player traded them, now fully evolved. If this Pokémon was given a nickname by the player before being traded, it will keep that nickname for the battle with the player.
* In Pokémon Black and White, in [[Nacrene City]], the player can trade Lass Dye a {{p|Petilil}}{{sup/5|W}} or {{p|Cottonee}}{{sup/5|B}} for the other Pokémon. After entering the [[Hall of Fame]], the player can battle her, in a battle in which she uses the evolved form of the Pokémon that the player traded her.
* In Pokémon Black and White, in [[Driftveil City]], the player can trade Youngster Kyle a {{p|Minccino}} for a [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Basculin|Red-Striped]]{{sup/5|B}} or [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Basculin|Blue-Striped]]{{sup/5|W}} {{p|Basculin}}. After entering the [[Hall of Fame]], the player can battle him, in a battle in which he uses {{p|Cinccino}}.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, in [[Accumula Town]], the player can trade Lass Diana an {{p|Excadrill}} for an {{p|Ambipom}} and a {{p|Hippowdon}} for an {{p|Alakazam}}. After each trade, the player can battle her, in which she will use the traded Pokémon.

In {{game|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, in the [[Battle Arcade]], one of the special events swaps the player's Pokémon with the opponent's Pokémon. In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, the [[Pokémon World Tournament|PWT]]'s Mix Tournament swaps the player's Pokémon with the NPC's Pokémon. In both cases, if the player's Pokémon have nicknames, they continue to use these nicknames while controlled by an NPC, making it possible to fight an NPC using nicknamed Pokémon.

In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, [[Lillie]] carries around a {{p|Cosmog}} that she calls "[[Nebby]]". However, when the player battles it, after it has evolved into {{p|Solgaleo}}{{sup/7|SUS}} or {{p|Lunala}}{{sup/7|MUM}}, it does not have a nickname, although the player can give it one upon catching it.

In {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, Beauregard of the [[Galaxy Team]] Security Corps, who is posted outside of [[Galaxy Hall]], asks for a {{p|Wurmple}} as part of [[Task#Requests|Request]] 1: "Wurmple Can Evolve". After receiving a Wurmple, he asks the player to nickname it for him, prompting them three options to choose from: "Beauticia", "Beautifred", or "Beaugene". Beauregard will continue to refer to the Wurmple using the nickname the player chose, even when it evolves.

===Nicknames for the player===
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In {{g|X and Y}}, the player is referred to by a nickname by {{ga|Calem}}/{{ga|Serena}}, [[Shauna]], [[Tierno]], and [[Trevor]]. The player can choose from three suggestions (based on the first two characters of the player's name if playing in Japanese or the first character if playing in other languages) or enter a nickname of their own choice. For example, in English a male player named "Calem" could choose from "Li'l C", "C-Meister", "Big C", or entering their own nickname.

In the table below, <char> represents the first character of the player's name (<chars> represents the first two characters).

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{x color}}; border: 3px solid #{{y color dark}}"
! style="background:#{{x color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! style="background:#{{x color light}}" | Male
! style="background:#{{x color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Female
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| <chars>タロ ''<chars>-taro'' <chars>やん ''<chars>-yan'' <chars>Ｐ ''<chars>-P''
| <chars>っち ''<chars>-tchi'' <chars>ーな ''<chars>-na'' <chars>りん ''<chars>-rin''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Li'l <char> <char>-Meister Big <char>
| Li'l <char> Lady <char> <char>-kins
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| P'tit <char> Mister <char> Sieur <char>
| P'tite <char> Miss <char> Dame <char>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Mini-<char> Monsieur <char> Lord <char>
| Mini-<char> Madame <char> Lady <char>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Super <char> Mr. <char> Magico <char>
| Super <char> Lady <char> Magica <char>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Peque <char> Super-<char> Mr. <char>
| Peque <char> Super-<char> Lady <char>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| <char>군 ''<char>-gun'' <char>돌이 ''<char>-dori'' 미스터 <char> ''Mister <char>''
| <char>양 ''<char>-yang'' <char>순이 ''<char>-suni'' 스위트 <char> ''Sweet <char>''
|}

==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium series===
In {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}} and [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], nicknamed Pokémon are sometimes colored differently to non-nicknamed Pokémon. This coloration is not the same as being a [[Shiny Pokémon]]. This feature has not been included in any later games.

In {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, most NPC Trainers' Pokémon have nicknames. This may be to emphasize the {{DL|Shiny Pokémon|Pokémon Stadium|color change effect}} in that game. Team Rocket's nicknamed Pokémon have numbers in their nicknames, despite it not being possible for the player to enter digits in nicknames in this generation.

==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Channel===
In [[Pokémon Channel]], the player has the option to nickname his or her companion, {{p|Pikachu}}, once they become familiar enough with each other.

===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
[[File:Dungeon Shedinja.jpg|thumb|200px|The exclusive nickname option for Shedinja]]
In the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]], the player has the option to name the player and their partner at the beginning of the games, the latter of which defaults to their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Later in-game the player and partner form a [[team]] which they name; this name cannot be changed in Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, but starting from Explorers of Time and Darkness can be changed at any time from the [[Main menu#Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series|main menu]].

Prior to Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the player can name any Pokémon that joins their [[team]] upon [[recruitment]]. In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky and Gates to Infinity, they can also name a Pokémon when it [[evolution|evolves]]; this includes the player character and partner, but only if their name is exactly the same as their species name. In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, the player and partner's names will automatically update upon evolution if their previous name was exactly the same as their species name. In both generations, {{p|Shedinja}} can be nicknamed at any time if its current name is "Shedinja", a property unique to it.

In [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]], only the player and partner can be named. Their names can be changed at any time, along with their team name, from the [[Main menu#Super Mystery Dungeon|main menu]].

Other than the cases specifically mentioned, there is no way to change nicknames.

===Pokémon GO===
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Caught Pokémon can have a nickname assigned or changed on the Pokémon's summary screen by tapping its name. Nicknames can be up to twelve characters long. Nicknames are not visible to other players. Pokémon GO uses rich text entry, which allows bold tags (<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>) and italic tags (<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>) to be used; other tags supported by {{wp|Unity (game engine)|Unity}}'s rich text system are too long to enclose any text.

All text entry uses the keyboard of the device the game is played on.

==In the anime==
[[File:Lillie Snowy.png|thumb|250px|Lillie's Vulpix, who is nicknamed [[Snowy]]]]
===Main series===
As in the games, nicknaming Pokémon is optional. It is very seldom that main characters have nicknamed their Pokémon, leaving nicknaming largely unique to [[Character of the day|characters of the day]]. Often, these characters possess more than one of a species of Pokémon, and nicknaming is to provide distinction, such as in ''[[EP101|Get Along, Little Pokémon]]''. At other times, the nicknames help to drive the plot, like in ''[[EP100|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon]]''.

The only main characters to possess a nicknamed Pokémon are {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[James]], {{an|Lillie}}, and {{an|Lana}}, who have a {{p|Mr. Mime}} called [[Mimey]], a {{p|Luvdisc}} called [[Caserin and Luverin|Caserin]], a {{p|Growlithe}} called [[Growlie]], an {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Vulpix}} called [[Snowy]], and an {{p|Eevee}} called [[Sandy]], respectively. [[Ritchie]], {{jo|Marina}}, and [[Mairin]] also nickname their Pokémon.

Nicknamed Pokémon still say their species name as their [[cry]] in the anime instead of their nickname. For example, [[Sparky]] still says "Pikachu" and variants of it.

Ash's mother {{Delia}} was the one who gave Mimey its nickname. She also gave several of Ash's [[Alola]] Pokémon nicknames in ''[[SM024|Alolan Open House!]]'' and ''[[SM142|A Full Battle Bounty!]]''.

A {{m|surf}}ing {{p|Pikachu}} called [[Puka]] appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''.

{{jo|Liza}}, a recurring character, nicknamed her personal {{p|Charizard}} [[Charla]].

In the Japanese version of ''[[EP206|The Joy of Water Pokémon]]'', [[Nurse Joy's Chansey|Nurse Joy's three Chansey]] are nicknamed Matsuko, Takeko and Umeko.

A baby {{p|Lugia}} nicknamed {{OBP|Silver|Lugia}} was featured from ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]'' to ''[[EP222|A Promise is a Promise]]''.

In ''[[AG060|Delcatty Got Your Tongue]]'', [[Dr. Abby]] referred to her {{p|Delcatty}} as Johnny.

In ''[[AG112|Showdown At Linoone]]'', [[Kimmy Shoney]] owned a {{p|Linoone}} that he nicknamed Tokin.

In ''[[DP024|Cooking Up a Sweet Story]]'', [[Abigail]] had a {{p|Pikachu}} named Sugar who ran away, and returned as a {{p|Raichu}}.

In ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]'', two nicknamed {{p|Croagunk}} were featured, with [[Nurse Joy]] owning one named Chrissy, while a Trainer named [[Hamilton]] owned one named Craig.

In ''[[BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!]]'', [[Bianca's father]] had a {{p|Darmanitan}} named Red Flash Darmanitan.

Mairin, a recurring character who traveled with [[Alain]] in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' [[Mega Evolution Special]]s, has a {{p|Chespin}} nicknamed [[Chespie]]. She has also nicknamed her {{p|Flabébé}} Bébé.

{{an|Bonnie}}, a travelling companion of Ash, nicknamed the Zygarde Core who traveled with {{ashfr|the group}} for a while [[Squishy]].

In ''[[XY111|Unlocking Some Respect!]]'', [[Ed]] and [[Locke]] own the right and left part of a {{p|Binacle}}, which they called Righty and Lefty.

An Alolan {{p|Persian}} nicknamed Pershie appeared in ''[[SM007|‪That's Why the Litten is a Scamp!]]'' and ''[[SM082|All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!]]'', belonging to a {{tc|Madame}}.

In ''[[SM023|Getting the Band Back Together!]]'', [[DJ Leo]] has an {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Dugtrio}}, whose heads are nicknamed Jessica, Ashley, and Michael, respectively. However, the Pokémon itself is referred to as just Dugtrio.

In ''[[SM037|Rising from the Ruins!]]'', {{an|Gladion}} was revealed to own a {{TP|Gladion|Type: Null}}, which was nicknamed {{p|Silvally}}.

In ''[[SM044|A Dream Encounter!]]'', Lillie nicknamed the young {{p|Cosmog}} found by Ash [[Nebby]].

In ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]'', [[Acerola]] has a {{Shiny}} {{p|Mimikyu}} nicknamed Mimikins. The same episode also featured a {{p|Gengar}} nicknamed the Greedy Rapooh. It befriended Acerola at the end of the episode and later joined her [[party|team]].

In the original version of ''[[SM082|All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!]]'', Anela has an {{p|Oricorio}} nicknamed ''Dori-chan'' (ドリちゃん). In the English dub, it is simply referred to as Oricorio.

In ''[[SM099|We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!]]'', {{an|Lana}} nicknamed the {{p|Eevee}} she {{pkmn2|caught}} [[Sandy]].

In ''[[JN011|Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!]]'', [[Ren]] was revealed to have a {{p|Magnemite}} nicknamed [[Francois]].

In ''[[JN020|Dreams Are Made of These!]]'', {{OBP|Oliver|JN020}} owns a {{p|Meganium}} nicknamed Stanium.

In ''[[JN042|Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!]]'', [[Doug and Eva|Doug]] owns a {{p|Centiskorch}} nicknamed Centy.

In ''[[JN087|Breaking the Ice!]]'', [[Regina]] owns a {{p|Glaceon}} nicknamed Mirche.

In ''[[JN098|Out of Their Elements!]]'', [[Harmony]] and {{OBP|Billy|JN098}} each own an Eevee, nicknamed Bernice and Toril, respectively. Harmony intended to evolve Bernice into {{p|Flareon}}, while Billy intended to evolve Toril into {{p|Jolteon}}, to match their respective type preferences. However, they ended up accidentally dropping their [[Evolution stone]]s on each other's Pokémon, resulting in them evolving into different forms than their respective Trainers had planned.

In ''[[JN111|The Homecoming Crown!]]'', Lillie's family caught a {{Shiny}} {{p|Nihilego}} nicknamed {{DL|Ultra Beasts (anime)|Lillie}}, which Gladion took under his care.

In ''[[JN144|Getting to the Heart of it All!]]'', a {{p|Banette}} nicknamed Bay-Bay was trying to reunite with its owner from its time as a {{pkmn|doll}}. Said owner eventually turned out to be Nurse Joy, and it became her assistant following their reunion.

In [[HZ002]], [[Friede]] was revealed to own a Pikachu nicknamed [[Captain Pikachu]].

===Pokémon Origins===
In ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'', after {{OBP|Red|Origins}} chose {{TP|Red|Charmander}} as his [[starter Pokémon]], [[Professor Oak]] told him he could nickname it if he wanted to. However, Red chose to leave Charmander without a nickname, although he did consider giving it the nickname [[Sepultura]] in the Japanese version.

==In the novels==
===Pocket Monsters: The Animation===
In [[Pocket Monsters: The Animation]], it is implied at first that individual Pokémon are expected to have [[nicknames]] instead of being called by their own species, as Professor Oak says that humans are not called "Human". However, there are no known nicknamed Pokémon in the novels. [[Ash's Pikachu]] rejects all the nicknames suggested by Ash and prefers to be referred to as simply "Pikachu", and all other known Trainers such as Jessie, James, Bug Catcher, Misty, and Brock also refer to their Pokémon by their species names.

==In the manga==
Some Pokémon manga series use nicknames as a way to differentiate and individualize Pokémon characters.

===Pokémon Adventures===
At least two [[Pokédex holder]]s in each region name their Pokémon. Quite often, the Trainer will nickname his or her Pokémon with a particular pattern, such as how {{adv|Crystal}} ends most of her Pokémon's nicknames with the "ee" sound, and {{adv|Gold}} ends most of his Pokémon's names with "bo". Several other characters nickname their Pokémon as well; for example, [[Brock]]'s six {{TP|Brock|Geodude}} are each named after a number, from "Geoone" to "Geosix".

Unlike in the games, nicknames of owned Pokémon can be changed when the owner of the Pokémon is changed. Examples of this include [[Mr. Stone]]'s {{p|Castform}} being named [[Fofo]] by {{adv|Ruby}}, [[Gurkinn]]'s {{p|Gengar}} being named Garma by {{adv|X}}, and {{kal|Grace}}'s Rhyhorn being named Rhyrhy by {{adv|Y}}. Also, nicknames may be removed by the new Trainer, as {{adv|Silver}}'s Kingdra was nicknamed ''Tat-chan'' when she was under {{adv|Green}}'s ownership.

==In other languages==
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==See also==
* [[Text entry in the Pokémon games]]
* {{cat|Nicknamed Pokémon}}

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