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[A Wild Kitty App...]

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.

[A Wild Kitty App...]

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.

[The Majestic Mr ...]

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"

[Darkrow]

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.

[Manah]

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.

[Amaranthine]

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

[WatariStealsRevo...]

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)...?

[Lunastone]

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

[WatariStealsRevo...]

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

[Kaname Date]

My virginity.

Help.

[Mars Adept Enten]

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:
Scunthorpe Problem
The Problem with Pen Island

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? " 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'.

This post has been edited by Mars Adept Enten: Jun 21 2014, 09:32 PM

[airConditioner]

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

[Snowsky]

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

[GlitchedBat]

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

This post has been edited by Glitch The Noivern: Aug 18 2014, 09:26 AM

[RyGuy611]

Couldn't name my Snover "Basil Pine".

[Mars Adept Enten]

^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...

[ShrapnelStars]

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.

[Mars Adept Enten]

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.

[Nemu]

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.

[Mars Adept Enten]

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. 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.)