Pokémon Game Tips

Pokémon Nicknames

Suggestions for nicknames for your Pokémon. Icons courtesy of Pokemonaholic and Mew's Heart. If you know of any more public domain Pokémon icons, please let me know.

	English	Japanese
Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur	Sunspot	Fushigi 不思議 "amazing" from their Jap. names
Charmander Charmeleon Charizard	Hot Stuff Volcano	Hi-no-o 火の尾 "fire tail" pun on Honoo 炎 "flame"
Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise	Squirt Bubble
Caterpie Metapod Butterfree	Freeby	Mushichan 虫ちゃん "insect pal"
Weedle Kakuna Beedrill	Pin Prick	Dokuchuu 毒虫 "poison insect"
Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot	Joe	Torichan 鳥ちゃん "bird pal"
Raticate Rattata	Rat Brat
Spearow Fearow	Arrow Wing Thing
Ekans Arbok	Fangs
Pichu Pikachu Raichu	Pixie	Kinezumi 黄鼠 "yellow mouse"
Cleffa Clefairy Clefable	Floss
Nidoran♂	Nid Kid
Vulpix Ninetails	Fire Fox
Diglett Dugtrio	Digger	Tsuchimono 土物 "ground thing"
Meowth Persian	Kit Claw	Nekochan 猫ちゃん "kitty"
Growlithe Arcanine	Cindy Hot Dog	Enken 炎犬 "flame dog"
Tentacool Tentacruel	Blue Buoy
Geodude Graveler Golem	Rocky	Iwamono 岩物 "boulder thing"
Slowpoke Slowbro	Slow Joe
Magnemite Magneton	Jolt Bolt Sparks
Gastly Haunter Gengar	Phantom	Maboroshi 幻 "phantom"
Voltorb Electrode	Flashbulb	Denkyuu 電球 "electric sphere" Jap. word for "light bulb"
Hitmonlee	Bruce
Hitmonchan	Jackie Punch
Gastly Haunter Gengar	Phantom	Maboroshi 幻 "phantom"
Rhyhorn Rhydon	Horny	Tsunokun 角君 "horn pal"
Goldeen Seaking	Neptune Fins
Scyther		Sushi すし "sushi"
Elekid Electabuzz	Sparky Watt	Denki 電気 "electricity"
Magby Magmar	Lava Lover	Atsusa 熱さ "heat" Atsuyatsu 熱奴 "heat guy"
Tauros	Bully Cow Boy	Ushimono 牛者 "cow guy"
Magikarp Gyarados	Gary	Tsunami
Ditto	:-) Copycat Morph
Eevee	E.V.
Vaporeon	Aquarius
Jolteon	Lightning
Flareon	Pyro
Umbreon	Shadow Midnight Twilight
Dratini Dragonair Dragonite	Drag Drat	Tatsuyatsu 竜奴 "dragon guy"
Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion	Inferno	Hinoarashi 火乃嵐 "fire storm" Jap. name for Cyndaquil
Hoothoot Noctowl	Foul Fowl
Sudowoodo	Woody
Murkrow	Blackbeak Darkwing
Wynaut Wobbuffet	Buffy
Houndour Houndoom	Fang Hot Dog
Stantler	Dear Deer
Miltank	Lactose	Ushiko 牛子 "cow child" pun on some Jap. girl names
Suicune		Suiken 水犬 "water dog" pun on Jap. name "Suikun"
Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar	Rex
Torchic Combusken Blaziken	Bird Blast	Hikotori 火子鳥 "small fire bird"
Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert	Kipper Swampy	Sawakun 沢君 "swamp guy"
Taillow Swellow	Feathers	Aotori 青鳥 "blue bird"
Spheal Sealeo Walrein	Fatso Rolly
Plusle	Proton +
Minun	Electron −
Duskull Dusclops	Ahead
Roselia	Rosehips
Aron Lairon Aggron	Ronny