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Jun 7 2015, 01:26 PM
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Tulaash, the Probably-Not-Well-Known Group: +Donors Posts: 423 Joined: 24-September 11 From: Somewhere Member No.: 151 005 Some Favorites |
Do any of you ever nickname your shinies? I always name mine because to me, naming them helps me feel like I have a closer connection to them. I name some of mine after deceased pets, and some I name whatever they remind me of. For example, I named my Furfrou and Mightyena George and Tula Belle, respectively. I also named my Meowstic Missy, because that's who she reminded me of.
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Jun 7 2015, 01:35 PM
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Made of random and Joltik love / Totally not a fangirl Group: +Donors Posts: 935 Joined: 28-March 09 Member No.: 6 080 Diamond Party |
Sometimes. Team shinies always get the names they had in the games, some are named after other characters, and some just get whatever name I can think of.
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Jun 7 2015, 01:38 PM
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Sugar Content Group: +Donors Posts: 603 Joined: 12-June 11 Member No.: 143 069 Unown |
I nickname some of my shinies. Sometimes they're references to games/shows like Chelsea (Heatran), Episode (Lopunny), and the Florges line, and others are nicknamed after friends (also my Stoutland is named after my dog). And then there's the ones that I come up with on the spot.
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Jun 7 2015, 01:39 PM
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I nickname all of mine, they used to be named after Characters from Dangan Ronpa, but recently I've just been asking people around me what to name them and do that. Or they're just something I come up with, like Hobbitchan (Primeape).
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Jun 7 2015, 01:56 PM
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Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Group: +Donors Posts: 457 Joined: 7-June 09 Member No.: 31 733 Hatch'em all! |
Shinies are pretty much the only pokémon to get names :P (though I still need a name for the white Florges (F) and the Togekiss (M)).
The origins of their names vary widely though. The Eeveelutions will be getting names from Norse gods (got Thor and Aegir so far), then I've got some obvious ones (Cotton Candy the Ampharos, Manny the Mamoswine, Paraffin the Chandelure), a few from LoL (Ahri the Ninetails and Infinity Edge the Aegislash), a couple of uninspired ones (Bravery the Braviary, Yahn the Yanmega and Zan the Zangoose come to mind) and a few bases on video game/book characters (Sandor the Aracanine, Elena & Erril the Gardevoir & Gallade). -------------------- |
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Jun 7 2015, 02:47 PM
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You're filled with DETERMINATION Group: +Donors Posts: 1 075 Joined: 20-November 10 From: Celestic Town Member No.: 120 895 Faves <3 |
I nickname all of my shinnies.
Where their names come from varies, some I get it from video game characters, what the Pokemon makes me think of, or something random that may or may not even fit the Pokemon. My shinnies and their nicknames (click to show ) I'm wanting to get shiny Florges of all colors and name them after video game princess characters that have hair color similar to the Florges' "hair": Blue - Blaze the cat from Sonic the Hedgehog (even though she's purple, but blue is close enough) White - Rosalina from Mario Yellow - Peach from Mario Orange - Daisy from Mario (her hair is brown, but she wears orange) Red - Zelda from The Legend of Zelda (she had red hair once) I also want a shiny Chimchar name Chimichanga. -------------------- |
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Jun 7 2015, 02:59 PM
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The Blue Comet Group: Global Moderators Posts: 1 949 Joined: 17-April 10 From: Ireland Member No.: 93 314 snappers |
I nickname all my shinies. And all my novelties and legenadaries (that aren't duplicates), and plenty of my other Pokémon too. I'm a creative guy and I like to think of names for them all
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Jun 7 2015, 03:00 PM
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There’s a lot of tension in this town Group: +Donors Posts: 2 004 Joined: 30-April 09 From: Louisiana Member No.: 17 626 Active Squad |
A lot of mine have nicknames, but I haven't been doing them much lately. I should think of some, especially for my 6th gen shinies.
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Jun 7 2015, 03:29 PM
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Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 615 Joined: 6-May 09 Member No.: 19 837 Active Squad |
The vast majority of my Shinies have no nicknames, simply because I rarely have a name in mind for them when they do finally hatch. I will get around to naming them all at some point; probably not any time soon though.
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Jun 7 2015, 03:33 PM
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i need something to put here Group: Advisors Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
i name shinies after my friends and associates
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Jun 7 2015, 03:35 PM
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The Crazy Bat Lady Group: +Donors Posts: 25 Joined: 28-March 09 From: Over There. Member No.: 6 121 c: |
I always try to name my shinies as best I can.
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Jun 7 2015, 03:43 PM
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A learning vessel of several lessons to make me more clever. Group: +Donors Posts: 1 503 Joined: 15-May 09 From: Seattle area Member No.: 23 405 My Loves |
I used to nickname my shinies, but I stopped after filling entirely too many boxes with them. Nowadays, I only name them if I feel like they deserve one; for instance, if a hunt takes a really long time, I might name a shiny to reflect that. If it's a Pokémon I really like, that may be another shiny that I name. When I named them, I'd usually pick celestial objects or just pretty words (Arcturus, Halcyon, etc).
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Jun 7 2015, 05:31 PM
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We salute being 20% cooler. Group: +Donors Posts: 128 Joined: 1-April 09 From: I have no location. Member No.: 7 349 Yellow Nuzlocke Team |
I name all of my Shinies. Surprisingly I haven't run out of names yet. Of course, there's no guarantee I'll keep doing so in the future.
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Jun 7 2015, 10:28 PM
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Ignored 90% of the time Group: +Donors Posts: 764 Joined: 7-May 11 From: Canaduh Member No.: 140 331 Absol <3 |
I only name my shinies if I dress them up. And the names usually match the theme I dress them up as.
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Jun 7 2015, 10:34 PM
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The Green Thunder, Kell of L's, Keeper of Stars Group: +Donors Posts: 1 778 Joined: 12-December 13 From: Deep Stone Crypt, Europa Member No.: 212 177 Exuberant |
Well, I try to. Mostly I do, but if I can't come up with a name then I just leave it blank. Typically I name them after characters in video games or TV shows, but every now and then there's one that has a name I just come up with.
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Jun 8 2015, 12:46 AM
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She Who Can Be Voracious Group: +Donors Posts: 2 808 Joined: 9-January 10 From: Flatland Member No.: 79 103 My Purple Ones |
I need to think of more nicknames for mine. Lately I've turned to genus names.
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Jun 8 2015, 01:55 AM
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If I don't have a nickname picked out I'll make one on the spot, so they're all nicked. That tends to go both ways, Goojira the Goodra and Redcap the Cranidos were good off-the-cuff, then I've got guys like James Franco and Snten.
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Jun 8 2015, 08:20 AM
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Spriter / Writer Group: Administrators Posts: 2 186 Joined: 6-June 10 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 99 214 Active Squad |
Yes, I always name my shinies.
As for what kind of names I give them... could be anything really. But I do like doing some research - I'll name them after creatures from mythology, Greek gods, plants. I sometimes use words that sound lyrical from other languages that seem to suit the particular Pokémon. ...or sometimes I just name my Pokémon the first random name that comes to mind. x3 -------------------- |
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Jun 8 2015, 08:50 AM
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I either number them - because I'm strangely obsessive about keeping them in order for the time being - or give them stupid fandom nicknames, but yeah, they're all named in some way or another.
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Jun 8 2015, 01:45 PM
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Cute Pokemon Lover Group: +Donors Posts: 304 Joined: 2-April 09 From: Ohio, USA Member No.: 7 632 Can't Hug Every Cat |
I do yes, if I have one planned.
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