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My dog's name is dog.
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Of course I nickname my Pokémon. Everyone should. I think it's extremely stupid that Pokémon reinforces that Pokemon shouldn't be nicknamed by not having every trainer you battle have nicknamed Pokemon and by not forcing you to name everything. It doesn't make any sense. They're supposed to be like pets. They're individuals. Not naming your Pokémon goes against everything Pokémon is supposed to stand for.

Also, Pokemon don't speak their own names. That's an anime thing. A stupid anime thing.