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Posted by: Zabimaru Oct 23 2013, 04:22 AM

Well I'm sure by now we've all ran into the name filter that disallows certain names. Well those of us who name their pokemon anyways. I'm just curious as to what names, if any, you've run into that you felt were questionable. Barring that I am also curious to find out what innocent seeming names the game has refused to let you use.

I've run into the filter twice but cannot recall the rejected names. However...it let me name my hippopotas 'Herniated' [I'm overweight and my friends joke that i'm a herniated hippo]. Also I traded a ralts on the gts for a mareep. The mareep came to me named 'Shaged Sheep' which I felt was odd considering the implication in the name.

So your turn. What names have you run into that were/weren't allowed on Pokemon X and Y?

Posted by: Darkrow Oct 23 2013, 04:27 AM

I've gotten a Pansage called Kush and a Froakie called D!CKMUNCH, though the latter was clearly allowed due to the ! replacing the I.

As for Kush, though, I don't know why such a common name for what's possibly the most well-known drug out there wouldn't be blocked, but hey.

For your Mareep, I think it was accepted because 'shagged' was mispelled. Having a filter that flat out doesn't let you name pokémon what you want seems a bit silly to me, as maybe they could have just made it so it cannot be shown online or traded, I dunno.

Posted by: Secondhand Stardust Oct 23 2013, 05:24 AM

"Killer Tree" wasn't allowed for my Sudowoodo, after 4 other gens of naming it exactly that. "Spice" wasn't allowed for a friend's Pumpkaboo, either. I mean, I know why they both weren't allowed, but GF just made a pokemon whose dex entry explicitly states that it's the ghost of a dead child (Phantump). Not being able to use the word "killer" seems extremely unfair in the face of that. I'll see if "Khiller Tree" works.

They need to get rid of these stupid filters and allow you to rename traded Pokemon and have names not show up online if they're so worried. The solution to the problem is far simpler than they're making it out to be.

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Oct 23 2013, 10:42 AM

I remember trying to nickname my Pansear 'Akakaen', but it triggered the censor for some weird reason. Considering it's AFAIK only Romanized Japanese for 'red fire', I was quite puzzled. And some names that I'm kind of surprised the censors didn't catch (with reasons behind in parentheses)

Golgotha (rather morbid, as it means 'place of the skull')
Morte (also morbid, as it means 'death')
Gorishi (because it has ishi which contains the string 'shi', which could be considered an attempt at bypassing the censor)
Asterion (because of the first part of the name, 'As' which could also be considered an attempt at censor-dodging)

So I have no clue why the censor considers Akakaen to be objectionable, when there are names that I've managed to get past with some pretty morbid connotations/attempts at radar-dodging.

Posted by: Whimsicott Oct 23 2013, 11:29 AM

@Mars I don't think they've bothered to circumvent filter dodges

Disallowed Gypsobelum on my Goomy, literally slug peeper. Touche, Gamefreak

Posted by: Zabimaru Oct 23 2013, 11:43 AM

Thing is 'Akakaen' contains 'kaka' which is a term for feces.

While googling something about the game I got caught up with reading threads about random questions and topics pertaining to the game. I recall reading about someone who found that they were not allowed to name their stunky 'Poopbum' but that 'Poobum' was an acceptable name. O.o

Oh and I was reading a story on a forum devoted to peoples' real ghost stories...one was about hearing the spirit of their dog...named 'Kush' ...they said it meant something like happiness or light [or something good like that] in some indian [India based](I think) language. So just because in English speaking regions kush = drug doesn't mean it does elsewhere in the world.

Even if they didn't allow you to change the traded poke's name they should at least be able to star out the offensiveness when it appears online. Also if someone is offened with the name they can choose to either breed then release the offending 'mon or do a same poke trade on the gts.

Posted by: Darkrow Oct 23 2013, 03:46 PM

Main thing that made me assume Kush was for the drug was that it was from the US and it was a Pansage, which has plants on its head, so it wouldn't be too hard for someone to call it that and make a reference to drugs.

That and, well, they're censoring words that are offensive or touchy in any language or culture, so that point is kinda moot I believe.

I do wish you could rename traded pokémon or event pokémon, and maybe make it less of a hassle by not needing the Name Rater to do it each time. Like... find him once and he gives you a device to rename pokémon.

Also, as for the censoring not allowing you to even name a pokémon something offensive (instead of just preventing trading it and stuff), I think it may be because of the Streetpass capabilities and the Pokémon Amie part letting you see other people's pokémon with ease. It's silly, but that may be why. :/

Posted by: somnivore Oct 23 2013, 05:40 PM

'basement' is disallowed as a nickname because it has 'semen' in the middle. these filters are ridiculously sensitive. i would never even have known that word was in 'basement' unless gamefreak had pointed it out to me. happy.gif

Posted by: Zabimaru Oct 24 2013, 01:29 AM

QUOTE(somnivore @ Oct 23 2013, 06:40 PM) *
'basement' is disallowed as a nickname because it has 'semen' in the middle. these filters are ridiculously sensitive. i would never even have known that word was in 'basement' unless gamefreak had pointed it out to me. happy.gif


Well I'm curious as to who would name a pokemon 'basement'. Oh and now I will /never/ be able to look at 'basement' the same way pinch.gif

Posted by: Whimsicott Oct 24 2013, 02:29 PM

Thomond is disallowed. Desmond is fine.

... OH. I get it. Homo.
I have the most trouble with my Goomies.

Posted by: DocWorth Oct 25 2013, 06:22 AM

I couldn't name my Haunter 'Isobella'. ;~; My Haunters are ALWAYS Isobella. I had to call her 'Isabella' instead. Is... Sob a bad word now?

Posted by: Darkrow Oct 25 2013, 06:28 AM

QUOTE(DocWorth @ Oct 25 2013, 07:22 AM) *
I couldn't name my Haunter 'Isobella'. ;~; My Haunters are ALWAYS Isobella. I had to call her 'Isabella' instead. Is... Sob a bad word now?

If it is, then maybe they censored it because it's commonly used as an acronym of Son of a Bitch (for example, one tough S.O.B.). Kind of went overboard if that's the case. :/

Posted by: LittleShadowPokemon Oct 25 2013, 12:35 PM

My mother named her elemental monkeys in a theme: Chimp, Champ, and Chump, except Chump the Panpour was caught by the filter. I got a Pansear through Wonder Trade by the name of Firetits, which I got rid of immediately.

While I do think people should be past naming their Pokemon immature things and it really does ruin my fun, filters aren't generally the way to go with these things. Like all previous examples, it's censoring perfectly okay words.

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Oct 25 2013, 03:20 PM

I ran into another Romanized Japanese nickname getting blocked last night. I caught a Pawniard and wanted to name her Tokusatsu, but I couldn't. I had to shorten it down to Toku instead. My only hypothesis is that either the 'kusa' string triggered the censor, considering that it's one letter away from kuso; or the 'ku' string did, considering that that's similar to the word for 'ass' in Brazilian Portugese.

Posted by: LeasCelyn Oct 30 2013, 02:12 PM

Trying to name a Sentret I caught Nip, as in a small animal bite. But when I changed it to Nippers, it went through. o.O If it was trying to censor nipple, which is a silly thing to censor anyway, then you'd think it would have done both. Unless it's actually some obscure racial slur or drug codename I'm not familiar with or something.

Posted by: SlaughterMelon Oct 30 2013, 03:56 PM

Im suprised that JWittz got away with naming his Fletchinder "Fawkes", he also was allowed to name his Croagunk "ButtPunch". Also pokemon could name Sharpedo, now that doesn't seem weird at all right? Wrong! Split the word in half and you get Shar-Pedo!

Posted by: Moonblast Oct 30 2013, 04:56 PM

Nip probably was censored because it's an offensive term used to refer to a Japanese person.

I was disappointed that my Haunter couldn't be named Spoopy, and surprised to get a Panpour named Gay from a wonder trade.

Posted by: Captain Epic Oct 31 2013, 06:24 AM

Reading through this thread made me want to test out if I could nickname a Pokémon 'Nipple'.

I can.

Nipple the Flabébé.

Hahahahahahahahaa*foreveramused*

Posted by: Secondhand Stardust Oct 31 2013, 02:07 PM

Koolaid was banned.
Mr. Fister, however, was allowed.
My Talonflame will resume life as Mr. Fister, which, as we all know, is eons less offensive than "Killer Tree" or "Koolaid".
ಠ_ಠ
GF can go so to hell.

Posted by: Zabimaru Nov 1 2013, 03:34 AM

QUOTE(Secondhand Stardust @ Oct 31 2013, 03:07 PM) *
Koolaid was banned.
Mr. Fister, however, was allowed.
My Talonflame will resume life as Mr. Fister, which, as we all know, is eons less offensive than "Killer Tree" or "Koolaid".
ಠ_ಠ
GF can go so to hell.


Koolaid? Isn't there a drug or alcohol with that as a code name?

Barring that maybe trademarked names are disallowed foe legal reasons?

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Nov 1 2013, 12:20 PM

Well, it's not a code name for a drug so much as a euphemism for committing suicide. As in the phrase 'drinking the Koolaid', a reference to the Jonestown suicides. So maybe since it hits the points of (1) seemingly endorsing/glorifying suicide and (2) religion, maybe GF figured it's better to be safe than sorry and disallowed that as a nickname, even if the OT didn't intend for it to be taken that way.

EDIT: And I'm also incredulous as to how Mr. Fister got allowed as it sounds like a rather deviant sexual act.

Posted by: Zombie Zekrom Nov 2 2013, 12:44 AM

I'm a little surprised that now Spike isn't allowed; Spyke, on the other hand, works perfectly. o_o The term "spiking drinks" comes to mind which probably explains it, but seriously GF? *facepalm*

@Koolaid discussion: *adds two cents* I'm thinking either it was the suicides as MAE mentioned and/or the fact that it has 'laid' in it, as in sexual references. Who knows these days. -_-2.gif

Posted by: Secondhand Stardust Nov 2 2013, 06:52 AM

That, and Spike contains the term "Spik" (sp?), which is a derogatory term for a Hispanic person.

Before I settled defiantly on Mr. Fister, Satan was allowed, so if they're censoring religious terms, that extremely obvious one made it through.

It's so weird. I was thinking the massacre might have set it off after I tried naming him, and then maybe it though it was a reference to AIDS (also banned). "laid" didn't even cross my mind until you brought it up. All this came from me trying to innocently name my bird after the drink his coloration made me think of, but when I actually tried to be offensive, it worked.

There was an AR code last gen to disable the censor. Hopefully it makes a comeback this gen, for the sake of all the regular names that are getting tied up in this. I still think nicknames should be wiped upon trading or something. Gyarrr.

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Nov 2 2013, 07:13 PM

That is kind of backwards: actually trying to use offensive names gets Crap Past the Radar, but innocent names that just happen to have text strings that correspond to dirty/sexual/religious/other offensive references du jour can't. facepalm.gif Get your act together, GF.

I just caught a chatot.gif and tried to name it Perapera, which is Japanese onomatopoeia for fluency or for "blah, blah, blah" but I couldn't, presumably because of the rape text string. I had to shorten it to just Pera to get it past. unsure.gif

Posted by: SlaughterMelon Nov 2 2013, 08:15 PM

I wanted my quote to be something related to SkydoesMinecraft, so i tried So Boodiful... That wasn't allowed idk why but GF is really going overboard with this. Just like how Nintendo just shut down the Spotpass feature for Swapnote.

Posted by: Zombie Zekrom Nov 3 2013, 12:31 AM

Just figured out today that Penelope is also disallowed. *more facepalms* Like GF's all "zomgz kids don't run off with your significant others to elope because of someone/something named Penelope!" facepalm.gif Good grief, way to slightly ruin the name of one of my favorite Criminal Minds characters, GF!

Posted by: sphealrockz88 Nov 7 2013, 01:48 PM

i have a gloom called meth and a scatterbug called cum bug 0.o

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Nov 7 2013, 07:24 PM

O_O How the Gehennom did those get past the censors?

Last night, I was hatching some unevolved Pokémon eggs that I bred, and was shocked to see that 'http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Lolicon' did not get censored. I also was surprised that a trademarked name (Coca-Cola, if you're curious) was allowed, considering the Koolaid example Secondhand posted earlier. Also, another one that mystifies me is Viregina, mostly because of the last four letters being reminiscent of a censor-dodging attempt with the name of a female reproductive organ.

Posted by: Gambrinous Antiscian Nov 9 2013, 02:14 AM

Gee, GameFreak... ONE particular oversight of yours is going to have DISASTROUS consequences on the many innocent, young minds who have had your game images implanted into their minds over the course of a whopping 5 Generations, now gone onto 6. You forgot to censor the word 'BALL' - which, according to the Gen 5 censors list, is read as 'TESTICLE'! Now, because of you, kids are shouting, 'OW, I GOT ELECTROCUTED BY A TESTICLE WHILE LOOKING FOR ITEMS IN THE KANTO POWER PLANT! Oh wait, it's a Voltorb, which my POKéDEX says is the TESTICLE Pokémon!" In the next Generation, they wouldn't want to touch a PALKIA hiding among VOLTORB in the power plant. It might EXPLODE!


Posted by: Moonblast Nov 10 2013, 05:34 PM

Can someone please explain to me why "Cocona" isn't allowed? I just want to name all my Scatterbugs after Ar tonelico characters... :c

Posted by: Darkrow Nov 10 2013, 05:38 PM

QUOTE(Moonblast @ Nov 10 2013, 05:34 PM) *
Can someone please explain to me why "Cocona" isn't allowed? I just want to name all my Scatterbugs after Ar tonelico characters... :c

I'm guessing they censored 'con', which is a French word for idiot? It's a pretty harmless word, though, so it may be something else.

Posted by: Moonblast Nov 10 2013, 06:18 PM

Turns out you're right, it is the string "con" that got censored.

Posted by: Aishling chan Nov 11 2013, 12:18 PM

I tried to name a haunter 2SPOOPY and a klefki Boobookeys but they both weren't allowed. I guess it was because of poop or poopy in the first one and boob in the other. I tried censor dodging the klefki by using 0s but it still didn't work so I was forced to name it something else.

That's sad though. I'm one of those people who like to give pokes ridiculous names before wonder trading them xD
(I know, I'm sorry :P)

Posted by: Doge Nov 12 2013, 07:58 PM

Sorry double post.

Posted by: Doge Nov 12 2013, 08:08 PM

QUOTE(Secondhand Stardust @ Oct 31 2013, 01:07 PM) *
Koolaid was banned.
Mr. Fister, however, was allowed.
My Talonflame will resume life as Mr. Fister, which, as we all know, is eons less offensive than "Killer Tree" or "Koolaid".
ಠ_ಠ
GF can go so to hell.


I tested this on my Yveltal and it let it pass

Edit: I tried Dead girl on my phantump and it let that pass.

Posted by: Whimsicott Nov 28 2013, 04:54 AM

If you want to know why Spike was disallowed, you'll have to look to the dutch language.

How did Lolicon go through, but not Cocona?

Posted by: SlaughterMelon Nov 28 2013, 06:59 AM

IDK about any of this but the JWittz wasn't allowed to name his Stunfisk "Turd". *SlaughterMelon used Head Smash* Wow GameFreak, why that word huh?

EDIT: I just caught an Audino, so I tried to nickname it "Oh hell no", somehow that got past the censor xD. Silly GF, they censor BooBooKeys but not Oh Hell no xD

EDIT EDIT: Forgot to say but one of my 3DS friends has a Metang named ASss Wipe.

Posted by: Youthful Lily Nov 28 2013, 04:07 PM

QUOTE(Whimsicott @ Nov 28 2013, 10:54 AM) *
If you want to know why Spike was disallowed, you'll have to look to the dutch language.

As a Dutch person I'll have to say that spike has no vulgar or ridiculous meanings in the language, mostly having the meanings it has in the English language. If something is wrong with flower parts though, that could be a reason for sensoring it, but I think that would be stupid...

Speaking about Dutch words. Akako got censored, which is probably cause it contains the Dutch word kak, which means shit. So much international stuff, but still rather stupid...

Posted by: Whimsicott Nov 29 2013, 04:12 PM

What I had heard was that "Pik" refers to a male member.

Posted by: Iwamoto Yuri Nov 29 2013, 04:22 PM

QUOTE(Whimsicott @ Nov 29 2013, 10:12 PM) *
What I had heard was that "Pik" refers to a male member.

O_O I think you mean penis.
I never thought of that... XD
It's not the only meaning, it can also refer to hating someone: De pik op iemand hebben. I think they had the body part in mind though.
Heh... the more one knows... I'll never look at Pokemon the same dry.gif

Posted by: Emd Dec 3 2013, 12:37 AM

I got a Pancham named 'gay love' so I have no idea how the filters work.

Posted by: skull trumpet Dec 3 2013, 01:42 PM

i know that 'foreskin' gets past the filters

Posted by: Goomy Dec 3 2013, 02:05 PM

Well I guess this probably is the same with trainer names, I got into a trade with a passerby called my bit tits2. which kinda had me a bit 'uhm'.

I really don't know how their filters are working tho..

Posted by: Captain Epic Dec 3 2013, 04:45 PM

I have just named:

Minion Dave the Scatterbug (I am actually happy about this and would have been heartbroken if it wasn't allowed)
G-Spot the Pidgey
Phallus the Zigzagoon
Studmuffin the Fletchling

Arse, Vagina, Breasticles, Fuckwit, Titties and Anal Bead got denied.

I'm so mature xD

Posted by: Living Arrow Dec 3 2013, 04:49 PM

QUOTE(Captain Epic @ Dec 3 2013, 09:45 PM) *
I'm so mature xD

Love it wink.gif

Posted by: SlaughterMelon Dec 4 2013, 04:03 PM

I had Froakies named Pen15, Noseballs, etc. I cant remember the other things I named them xD

Posted by: Moonblast Dec 4 2013, 10:00 PM

QUOTE(StrawberryLoveIntervention @ Dec 3 2013, 08:03 PM) *
@Spike: I've heard that the first four letters of the word is a derogatory term towards Mexicans.

"Spiking" is also a term for when someone puts a date rape drug in someone's drink.

No, that's "spic". I hope I don't offend anyone by using the term; I just wanted to point it out.

Posted by: diamondstark Dec 5 2013, 07:32 PM

Well, I named my Machop "Pico".
And my Salamence is "Bad Dragon".

Yeah. They were both let through.

Posted by: Dont Make a Sound Dec 12 2013, 10:14 PM

I was unable to name my Chatot Crashtone, after one of my favorite bands, not even with a space between the words even though that wouldn't be accurate to the reference. I did not understand that.

Posted by: Song Bird Dec 25 2013, 12:45 AM

You can't name a Pokemon "Weed" but you can name it something like "Marijuana". Isn't that the same thing??

Posted by: Amaura Jan 14 2014, 07:19 PM

I only ever really nickname my pokemon at the start of the game until I get over it, but I tried to nickname my Azurill 'Azzi' and it wouldn't let me??? Not sure how that's inappropriate in any way and I've seen plenty more people mentioning some way more inappropriate names they got away with.

Posted by: Zombie Zekrom Jan 14 2014, 08:59 PM

I've recently realized that my Blastoise has been nicknamed "Shellshocker" since I first got him as a Squirtle as my Kanto starter in my Y version aaaaallll the way back in October and the name was allowed despite having the word hell in there. And I think I saw a Magmar named something along the lines of "TitDuck" on some YouTuber's X/Y run. facepalm.gif I'm not gonna try to say too much about it in case GF somehow finds this, figures it out, and goes "zomgz we forgot some filters! *adds filters for "hell" and "tit" as well as a crap-ton of unnecessary filters*"

Posted by: Manah Jan 24 2014, 06:25 PM

Word filters are stupid to begin with, but when you can't name your pokemon something that's an actual character name in the game, it's just plain absurd. (I was going to name my Bulbasaur Viola, doesn't work.)

Posted by: SilverPuppy9 Jan 28 2014, 12:51 AM

You know, near the beginning of the game, I tried to name my Bunnelby "Burrow." And that didn't work... why???

Posted by: ChiChi1212 Feb 19 2014, 09:23 PM

I tried naming my other Pokemon "Weedle," and it didn't let me. But then I tried to name my Weedle "Weedle," it was perfectly fine! shakefist.gif

Also, Scarier, an actual, non-explict word, wasn't allowed. horrified.gif

Posted by: Darkrow Feb 19 2014, 09:44 PM

QUOTE(Manah @ Jan 24 2014, 06:25 PM) *
Word filters are stupid to begin with, but when you can't name your pokemon something that's an actual character name in the game, it's just plain absurd. (I was going to name my Bulbasaur Viola, doesn't work.)

That would be because Viola has the word 'Viol', which is 'Rape' in French.

Posted by: A Wild Kitty Appeared Feb 23 2014, 01:20 PM

I tried to name my Rhydon "Rataxes" after the primary villain from the Babar series of books for kids. It told me that the name wasn't allowed for some half baked reason. I realize no one likes to pay taxes, but that doesn't make it a swear word. Also when I changed it to "Rhataxes" it went through fine, so it obviously had something to with the first half, not the second. Rat is definitely not a swear word. Some folks even like rats, and one of the very first mons in the international dex is a rat type Pokemon with "rat" in its default name. Regardless, I hate having to use secondhand spellings.

Posted by: Darkrow Feb 23 2014, 03:55 PM

QUOTE(A Wild Kitty Appeared @ Feb 23 2014, 01:20 PM) *
I tried to name my Rhydon "Rataxes" after the primary villain from the Babar series of books for kids. It told me that the name wasn't allowed for some half baked reason. I realize no one likes to pay taxes, but that doesn't make it a swear word. Also when I changed it to "Rhataxes" it went through fine, so it obviously had something to with the first half, not the second. Rat is definitely not a swear word. Some folks even like rats, and one of the very first mons in the international dex is a rat type Pokemon with "rat" in its default name. Regardless, I hate having to use secondhand spellings.

I believe the problem wasn't 'rat' but 'rata', which is 'Pussy' in Portuguese. And not referring to cats, obviously. According to Bulbapedia, at least, since Rata was censored in Gen V as well.

Posted by: A Wild Kitty Appeared Feb 25 2014, 04:05 AM

QUOTE(Darkrow @ Feb 23 2014, 04:55 PM) *
I believe the problem wasn't 'rat' but 'rata', which is 'Pussy' in Portuguese. And not referring to cats, obviously. According to Bulbapedia, at least, since Rata was censored in Gen V as well.


Oh. That probably does explain it. If I tried to transfer one from an earlier generation before that was censored, would it not work? Because I'm sorry, but I don't like having to use a workaround for this. Maybe "rata" is a swear word in Portuguese, but "Rataxes" isn't a swear word in any language.

Posted by: A Wild Kitty Appeared Feb 25 2014, 04:05 AM

QUOTE(Darkrow @ Feb 23 2014, 04:55 PM) *
I believe the problem wasn't 'rat' but 'rata', which is 'Pussy' in Portuguese. And not referring to cats, obviously. According to Bulbapedia, at least, since Rata was censored in Gen V as well.


Oh. That probably does explain it. If I tried to transfer one from an earlier generation before that was censored, would it not work? Because I'm sorry, but I don't like having to use a workaround for this. Maybe "rata" is a swear word in Portuguese, but "Rataxes" isn't a swear word in any language.

Posted by: A Wild Kitty Appeared Feb 25 2014, 04:05 AM

QUOTE(Darkrow @ Feb 23 2014, 04:55 PM) *
I believe the problem wasn't 'rat' but 'rata', which is 'Pussy' in Portuguese. And not referring to cats, obviously. According to Bulbapedia, at least, since Rata was censored in Gen V as well.


Oh. That probably does explain it. If I tried to transfer one from an earlier generation before that was censored, would it not work? Because I'm sorry, but I don't like having to use a workaround for this. Maybe "rata" is a swear word in Portuguese, but "Rataxes" isn't a swear word in any language.

Posted by: A Wild Kitty Appeared Feb 25 2014, 04:05 AM

QUOTE(Darkrow @ Feb 23 2014, 04:55 PM) *
I believe the problem wasn't 'rat' but 'rata', which is 'Pussy' in Portuguese. And not referring to cats, obviously. According to Bulbapedia, at least, since Rata was censored in Gen V as well.


Oh. That probably does explain it. If I tried to transfer one from an earlier generation before that was censored, would it not work? Because I'm sorry, but I don't like having to use a workaround for this. Maybe "rata" is a swear word in Portuguese, but "Rataxes" isn't a swear word in any language.

Posted by: The Majestic Mr L Feb 25 2014, 11:13 PM

As me and my friends are kinda goofy when it comes to nicknames sometimes, I was surprised that "pingas" wasn't allowed. I know that it means something inappropriate for little kids, but it's hilarious, especially when "f***" is allowed if you add an extra "u"

Posted by: Darkrow Feb 26 2014, 05:04 AM

QUOTE(A Wild Kitty Appeared @ Feb 25 2014, 04:05 AM) *
QUOTE(Darkrow @ Feb 23 2014, 04:55 PM) *
I believe the problem wasn't 'rat' but 'rata', which is 'Pussy' in Portuguese. And not referring to cats, obviously. According to Bulbapedia, at least, since Rata was censored in Gen V as well.


Oh. That probably does explain it. If I tried to transfer one from an earlier generation before that was censored, would it not work? Because I'm sorry, but I don't like having to use a workaround for this. Maybe "rata" is a swear word in Portuguese, but "Rataxes" isn't a swear word in any language.

Thing is, anything that contains the swear word in its entirety (not too sure if, say, Ra Taxes would e censored) will be censored, probably to prevent people working around it by sticking another word right next to it to go past the censors. It's not too smart since, like Mr. L said, you can name something Fuuck without it being censored. :/

Hell, I'm pretty sure anything with 'con' is censored because it's an insult in French. It's kind of dumb.

Posted by: Manah Mar 8 2014, 06:35 PM

QUOTE(Darkrow @ Feb 20 2014, 03:44 AM) *
QUOTE(Manah @ Jan 24 2014, 06:25 PM) *
Word filters are stupid to begin with, but when you can't name your pokemon something that's an actual character name in the game, it's just plain absurd. (I was going to name my Bulbasaur Viola, doesn't work.)

That would be because Viola has the word 'Viol', which is 'Rape' in French.

I know, but it is bullshit.

Posted by: Amaranthine Mar 13 2014, 04:32 PM

I tried to name a Pokemon "Alohomora," and was offended when I realised why it wouldn't let me.

Posted by: WatariStealsRevolution Mar 14 2014, 02:35 PM

I'm not a huge fan of the whole filter thing. :P I read somewhere someone wasn't allowed to name their Pokemon "Basement" because it has "semen" in it (like anybody would have noticed that if they hadn't pointed it out). I forget what it was, but at some point I was trying to name one of mine something completely innocent, and I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't let me.

I was messing around last week and couldn't think of anything to name my Psyduck, so I just typed in "kappacrappa" and somehow it went through lol.

They shouldn't censor everything that as a dirty word in the middle of it, only if it's something blatantly inappropriate.

Hm... I wonder if it would remove my HG Hoppip's name if I transferred him (I named him "Dat Grass" for lack of a better name)...?

Posted by: Lunastone Apr 1 2014, 05:56 PM

For some reason i couldnt use the name Spike....I mean I kinda get it but still -_-2.gif GAME FREAAAAK! shakefist.gif

Posted by: WatariStealsRevolution Apr 3 2014, 01:40 PM

The other day I caught my first Spinda and the game let me name it Hella Turnt lol

Posted by: Splasher Apr 5 2014, 08:12 AM

My virginity.

Help.

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten May 11 2014, 05:36 PM

In regards to "Alohomora" not being allowed as a nickname, I believe it has something to do with the 'ho' string. Which is a slang for someone who Really Gets Around. So that was probably disallowed because of the sexual implications.

EDIT: As a bit of a possible cause for some of these words' censorings, I give you these:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScunthorpeProblem
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheProblemWithPenIsland

EDIT 2: It's not really a nickname, but a player name, but I had a player with the name "Dr. Big Wang" or something like that pass by in Pokémon-Amie mode, and that made me go, "Uhhh... Is that even allowed? blink.gif" I'm honestly surprised how that got past, considering that 'wang' is a slang term for... a certain part of male anatomy. Yes, I do know it's a name used in at least Chinese and some other Sinosphere languages, but seeing as this was in Latin/Romaji, I doubt that the 'Sinotic surname' definition is what the player was going for there.

EDIT 3: I just caught a Nosepass and tried to name it after the Sextans constellation (Sextans is the Sextant, FYI. That was kind of a navigational aid used mostly by sailors, from what I remember) but it was disallowed, presumably because of the 'sex' string. I understand GF and Nintendo's concern and their desire to keep Pokémon somewhat family-friendly, but still. Censoring 'sex' is kinda dumb, considering kids will eventually hear about it eventually from someone, be that their parents or a teacher or whatever. I didn't try it but I wonder if it would've gone through if I called it 'Cextans' or 'Snatxes'.

Posted by: airConditioner Jul 29 2014, 03:29 PM

My friend has a Burmy named "d!kworm" although it's not censored.

Posted by: Snowsky Aug 4 2014, 11:02 AM

I wasn't allowed to name my Azumarill "DragonKilla", but I was allowed to use "DragonSlaya".

Posted by: Glitch The Noivern Aug 18 2014, 09:26 AM

My friend's sister gave me a drought ninetales to use for breeding, her name is "Little Ho"

Posted by: RyGuy611 Aug 26 2014, 07:09 AM

Couldn't name my Snover "Basil Pine". rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Aug 26 2014, 10:34 AM

^That's probably due to the 'pine' string. Because in Gen V, Pineco had issues with being traded on GTS because of the same string. Not really sure why it's censored, because the only definition of 'pine' I know of that isn't tree-related is 'to love someone'. Unless it has a slang definition I'm not aware of...

Posted by: Secondhand Stardust Oct 9 2014, 07:26 PM

I bred a new Talonflame as a team dad, and the name "Elie Hell" was allowed. (The name is from the original Alone In The Dark games, in case you might be curious.)

Yeah, no Killer Tree, but Elie Hell can come right on in.

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Dec 2 2014, 11:54 PM

I recently caught a Bronzor in Alpha Sapphire and named it 'JigokuNoSuzu' and it got accepted. Which baffles me, considering it translates to 'Bell of Hell' in Japanese. I actually haven't run into any censored names in AS/OR. Even a Skarmory that I had caught as a Hidden Pokémon didn't get its name censored. Said name? Assurmory. I was certain that the 'Ass' string would be unacceptable to the censors, but apparently not. sealed.gif

Posted by: Nemu Dec 3 2014, 01:48 AM

You can't even name the pokemon their own names though sometimes with is stupid...Seriously. I know people who refused to nickname their pokemon with the old ones and now you have to. The flipping pokemon name is still there, if it trips your sensor you need to either re-think the filter or the names.

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Jan 12 2015, 01:58 PM

A while back, I caught a Sandile while trying to complete the DexNav for Route 111, and wanted to name it 'Sobek' or something along those lines, but as you can probably guess by my posting this, it wasn't allowed. Presumably, it was because of the 'sob' string. I had to resort to Nilotica instead. irritated.gif Way to ruin my theme naming for Sandiles, Nintendo and GF!

(The theme naming for Sandiles that I follow is to name them after the god Sobek from Egyptian mythology. I don't remember his domain right now, though. But it fits because he's generally represented with a crocodile head.)

Posted by: Numpty May 7 2015, 08:53 AM

I tried to name a Litwick KillerKandle, but saying "Kill" wasn't cool with GF, so I had to name him ObliviCandle.

Posted by: Mikaku Onchi Jun 20 2015, 06:09 PM

Well, considering Portuguese censorship, I could name my Miltank "Vaca" (Cow) but the game doesn't accept the word "Cabra" (Goat). Basically both words are used as insults, they are the same as bitch. So, how come one is accepted and the other is not?

Posted by: Shinehollow Jun 21 2015, 07:03 PM

Tried to name a Sableye on Y "Violet",since my naming theme is/was (I'm not sticking to it very well) colours.But,because it was so close to violent and some language's (I think French's,don't remember) word for rape,I had to go with something else (something I can't remember right now,either).

Think I'll just catch some Pokemon,name them random things,and see if it's allowed or not.

Posted by: Numpty Nov 1 2015, 08:43 PM

I tried to name Fletcher the Talonflame's kid after Fletcher from Antics's nephew Humphrey, but NOOOOOOOOOOOO, you can't say Hump in this game!! So, I had to name him HAMphrey!

Also, I was originally gonna name my Wurmple Spike, but in some strange pingas move from Game Freak, Spike wasn't allowed. I was immediately reminded of my sister's friend's Granbull. And thus Mr. Peepers shall live on forever in fame. Just as much, because Mr. Peepers is a hell of a lot more hilarious than Spike. It was touched upon in my headcanon by having Mr. Peeper's real name being Spike.

Posted by: blitzhund Nov 24 2015, 05:07 AM

I've seen that people can't name their Pokemon , Penelope, Ravioli, and my friend tried to name her shiny Floette, "Rosette". It wouldn't allow it for some reason...


Posted by: shadowlarvitar Nov 26 2015, 09:41 AM

Froslass..... hate how you can't name it it's own name in order to trade it on the GTS. What if the person whose wanting one doesn't like the nickname you chose?

Posted by: Mars Adept Enten Dec 14 2016, 02:46 PM

Surprisingly, I haven't managed to trip the name censor in Gen 7 so far. So... did GF/Nintendo fix the big issues or did they not even bother this time around? tongue.gif

EDIT: Even with my planned nickname for Type: Null, I still didn't trip the censor. Said name? UB Slayer. I seem to remember 'slay' being on the not allowed list in Gen 6, but Gen 7? Apparently, it's A-OK. WTF? Never mind about this edit.

Although I didn't try using it on account of any name with the 'viol' string in it being not allowed in Gen 6, I can say that if the 'L' is omitted, 'violet' can get Past The Radar in Sun/Moon. I have a Violet Core Minior on Moon, and Viotor was fine according to the Gen 7 censors.

And apparently, player names aren't censored at all in SM. I remember seeing someone with the string "n*gga" in their name in my Moon Festival Plaza, and it was displayed in all its NSFW 'glory', presumably because the "I" was replaced with an *. Shouldn't we as a fanbase be past using words like that, especially in player names? unsure.gif

EDIT: In regards to Humphrey not being allowed, that's probably due to the 'hump' string, which is another way of saying 'having sex'. rolleyes.gif

EDIT 2: I got Porygon in Moon, and in a rather rare moment of immaturity, tried the names 'Pornygon' and 'Cybirdick'. facepalm.gif Yeah... don't ask WHY I thought that was a good idea. Pornygon tripped the censor, which I kind of figured would get caught, but Cybirdick didn't, strangely enough. And considering that I've seen some foreign equivalents of the particular part of anatomy that 'dick' is used for get mentioned on here, it seems odd that They Didn't Even Care about censoring 'dick'. rolleyes.gif And I felt so bad about using that as the nickname that I got it renamed to just 'Cybird', with no 'ick' on the end.

Posted by: StarNightingale Nov 21 2017, 05:17 PM

This wasn't me but a friend of mine wanted to name one of his Pokemon Chichi and it would allow Chi but not Chichi.

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