Nommez-vous votre Pokémon?

With every improvement and addition that each new mainline Pokémon entry brings, there are a handful of features that remain unchanged since the launch of the franchise more than 25 il y a des années: the ability to heal up at a Pokémon Centre, the appearance of the “la technologie est incroyable” guy, and — of course — the option to give your beloved Pocket Monsters nicknames.

During the first few generations of Pokémon, the notion of giving each and every one of your partners its own unique nickname might have seemed reasonably doable. Now that we’re heading into the ninth generation of the franchise with Lors de la révélation de, cependant, there are near-enough 1000 of the beggars to keep track of, so it got us thinking: Do players still go to the effort of nicknaming them all?

A bunch of writers at Nintendo Life put across their own thoughts on the matter below, and we’d love to hear from you, trop. Do you still do it? Have you never done it? Allez sur, pop your vote in the poll at the bottom of this page and let us know your nicknaming habits — and, peut-être, some choice examples in the comments. We’ve all had a Pikachu named ‘Steve’, droite? Right!?…

Kate Grey, Rédacteur personnel

I name all my Pokémon, except the ones I know I’m going to throw away — I mean, set free — when I’m doing things like shiny hunting or IV breeding. And I don’t do those very often, so pretty much all my Pokémon have names.

Quand j'étais petit, it was a diminutive version of their real names (Chicky for Chikorita) or a description of their form (Birdy for Pidgey). Now that I’m older and way more mature, I tend to name them after foods or objects of a similar colour. It’s surprisingly easy to find foods that match the personality or appearance of a Pokémon! Especially if, like me, you favour the cute ones.

I find that it makes things more interesting and personal, because anyone can have a Pikachu, mais, seulement I have a Pikachu called Pudding. I can’t imagine not giving them names, and I’ve never understood why Ash didn’t bother to name his closest friend something other than “Pikachu”. Je ne sais pas. It’s like having a dog called “Bichon Frise”.

Ollie Reynolds, Rédacteur personnel

I’ve never named a single one of my Pokémon — ever. It wasn’t so much a conscious decision either; it’s not like I thought to myself “Oh non, I’m not doing that, merci beaucoup”. It was more just a case of feeling quite content with the names that had already been given to the Pokémon from Game Freak.

My first Pokémon game was Pokémon Bleu, tout le chemin du retour en 1999 when the first titles launched in the UK. I remember watching the anime series around the same time and I think perhaps I was somewhat aware of the fact that Ash never nicknamed his Pokémon; it was always “Pikachu”, “Nous étions assis et écoutons la vidéo tout en tapant ceci et nous ne pouvons pas dire que cela nous aide à nous détendre”, “Butterfree”, etc. Maybe that contributed to my decision..? Je ne suis pas sûr.

De toute façon, I don’t name them! And I don’t plan on starting anytime soon.

Jim Norman, Rédacteur personnel

While each stable in my playthrough of Souffle de la nature was full of magnificent stallions, each with hand-crafted names like TenseEric, Ham Thing et Shaquille, I have always made a point to never name my Pokémon.

Here’s the thing, I am a man of order. When I was first playing Pokemon rubis back in the early 2000s I didn’t want any sense of creativity. I wanted all of my little creatures to be exactly as they should be, and that included their names. This has extended all the way through to the ability to put hats and the like on your ’mon in future games. A hat? On a Pokémon? You must think me mad.

I distinctly remember the stress of trading in Alors que nous autres devons attendre le 19 novembre pour mettre la main sur le. There were certain Pokémon that I really, really wanted for my team, but if the one presented to me had a nickname – no way. They were somehow tainted in my mind’s eye.Maybe this time will be different.

Maybe my time with Tense Eric and the gang will have brought me round to the art of naming. We’ll have to see if inspiration strikes in Paldea.

Gavin Lane, Éditeur

As little more than a part-time Poké Trainer (I played Blue and Jaune back in the day and then took a two-decade sabbatical until Épée & Bouclier), I can’t afford to go renaming my Pokémon lest I forget what their actual names are.

Whenever I dip into Pokémon GO pour certaines raisons, I’m presented with row upon row of creatures I don’t recognise, so naming them ‘Tony’ or ‘grrrtrude’ or ‘Crockly McGreen’ would only lead to confusion. Back in the olden days, I wasn’t averse to renaming Metapod to ‘Metapoo’, or Pikachu to ‘Lecky Mouse’, but no – on the whole, I’m not into (ré)naming my ‘mons.

Aussi, I’d hate to be in a position where the only legendary I’ve got to offer some poor trainer hoping to complete their ‘dex is a Zapdos named “iiiklee3″. We’ve all been on the receiving end of a trade like that. Don’t be that guy. *Eastwood grimace*

Alana Hagues, Rédacteur personnel

I’ve been a serial Pokémon nicknamer for over 20+ years, but it didn’t all start from the beginning. Pokémon Yellow remained untainted by my youthful creativity, mais Or & Argent weren’t so lucky.

Enter ‘Croc’, the Totodile, later Feraligatr. One of my favourite Pokémon with a nickname that took maybe less than 30 seconds for little me to come up with. But I loved him, and I loved that name. It captured the simplicity of the hyperactive crocodile so well and embodied the fierceness (and friendliness) of its final form perfectly. This is where it all started. While the first few games were fairly simple – I’d name Pokémon after friends, pets, cartoon characters, etc. – by the time Diamond & Pearl and Black & White came around, Google and I were pros at this. I’d look up inventive adjectives, use translation tools, and synonyms for words like ‘fire’ or ‘clouds’. So you can thank that phase for Inverno the Frosslass.

With Gen 8, I stuck to a theme for every single Pokémon nickname: food. It could be brand names, food types, herbes, La publicité, or types of sugar – as long as it was consumable, it was game. Grookey, Scorbunny, et Sobbler (my actual starter) are all named after types of tea (Matcha, Chamomile, and Peppermint), while my Dragapult has one of my favourite nicknames ever – Noodle. It’s a silly, fun name that captures the sneaky side of the Pokémon, but also emphasises how much I adore it.

I know, Je pense way too much about nicknames, so much so that I can spend 15 minutes coming up with something I’m happy with – especially if I’m going to use it on my team. But it’s part of the fun for me. Who knows how I’ll approach naming my ‘mons in Scarlet & Violet!