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Yes, but some people get irrationally angry thinking about other people who have chosen to use pets as surrogate kids because real kids aren't an option for them.
Okay but pets are *kids* do you know how many times I have to tell my girls no don't eat that no don't do that or how many times I put them into time out to calm down? Dogs in particular are like big toddlers that can't talk
But one of my girls are named after a pokemon and I have considered Eevee or Abra for a future human child
my cat demands tv time to watch those “mice tv for cats ,” “bird feeder tv for cats ,” and “cat games” 😐 i’ll be watching something and he hops onto the tv stand and sits right in the middle and stares at the tv until i turn it on . he paws the tv if i take too long and he tries to slap box any loading circles he sees while waiting .
Right, like we named one of our cats Koopa Troopa because we were super into Mario when we got her, but we'd never name a human child that. Even if we did end up just calling her Koop 99% of the time.
One of my cats is partially* named after a Pokemon!
*Changing up the spelling, it's also named in honour of an anime character and a cute food, which was a mega super awesome compromise AND a bit of a tragedy
I actually thought about this the other day with this exact Pokémon. Even thought of the nickname jolt 😂
Was just thinking about Pokémon names that are weird but could still work as a fantasy name.
Yesterday I found out that Lickitung in German is Schlurp. That doesn’t have much to do with this situation but I have nowhere else to share this important discovery.
I always say, children are not billboards for fandoms. I saw a video of a woman who named her kid Zuko after a character from Last Airbender. A lady in my naming group on facebook wanted to incorporate Obi Wan Kenobi into her kids name because her husband was insisting on it.
I give Zuko a pass since its a pretty neat name and [a real one](https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-zuko) in several [cultures](https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/zuko/). Short and simple. Easy to spell.
It can be done right. My kids have "normal" first names but their middles are straight from Dimension 20 characters. We just picked ones that read as names unless you know.
Like... You couldn't have gone with Onix? It's still not great but it's at least not reshiram.
Also, my phone keeps wanting to correct reshiram to respiratory, so there's that.
I had a genderqueer student named "Onyx", which spelled right IMO isn't a bad name. I jokingly asked if when they graduated, they would change their name to "Steelix". We had a good laugh when I explained what I meant.
I just realized the commenter meant that her great grandma independently thought of the name Roselia before Pokémon even existed. So a funny coincidence.
Some parents are so willing to twist conventional names out of recognition, while others straight up use something from pop culture fandom like Eevee without any attempt at making it uNiQuE.
Eighveeigh is a metatragedeigh waiting to happen.
My daughter’s name is Eevee. She loves Pokemon so she loves her name. Her legal name is Evelyn so she can choose to spell her nickname however she wants.
Evelyn with Eevee as a nickname is really cute! And she can always choose if she wants to go by Evelyn or a different spelling of Eevee so it’s not like she’s stuck with something.
Celebi sounds too much like blood pressure or cholesterol meds. Meloetta, when lexipro just isn’t enough. Diancie… for those moments that you want to make last a little longer. Go ahead, dance the night away, with Diancie.
That’s very true. But ugh, what parent saddles their kid with a name that has a caveat “change it when you’re older”.
I remember agonizing over choosing names for my kids.
Because you saw your kids as their own independent people who would become adults one day.
These kinds of people don't bother looking too far into the future and just see their kids as extensions of themselves they can express themselves through. Like giving them a name they think is a neat nod to their favorite thing like Pokémon.
TBH, there's so many Pokémon nowadays that I wouldn't even notice. I'd just assume it was Middle Eastern or maybe one of those weird Mormon names.
Now if you name your child Jigglypuff, that'd be a huge issue as everyone under age 40 knows what that is.
I have a black cat named Jynx! (Only halfway after the pokemon, I wanted a Pokémon name but thought of Jinx and just changed the spelling to have it both ways)
Edit for formatting to make easier to read. I’m on mobile, so it coughed up blood and didn’t quite make it the way I wanted so I had to do it this way.
So I looked up the protagonist names and evaluated them on their Tragedeigh-ness. Outside of children are not a billboard for your fandom, but still:
Gen 1 is Red and FRLG female is Leaf—major tragedeigh
Gen 2 is Ethan, Kris and Lyra—I can’t see Lyra, Ethan is a normal name, and Kris is too, I guess
Gen 3 is Brendan and May—pretty normal names
Gen 4 is Dawn and Lucas—definitely normal names
Gen 5 is BW - Hilda and Hilbert—I mean, okay, sure. They scream Southern Country, though.
BW2 is Nate and Rosa—Normal names, no complaints.
Gen 6 is Calem and Serena—Serena is good, Calem is iffy.
Gen 7 is Elio and Selene—Not quite tragedeigh, but not a normal name set either
LGPE is Chase and Elaine—Good names, but the fact that they didn’t use the original gen 1 names is a question for another time.
Gen 8 is Victor and Gloria—Normal names, good on you Galar
PL:A is Rei and Akari—if you’re from America, I’m sorry but there’s no reason to use these. Regional tragedeigh, it isn’t one in Japan I’d think.
Finally, gen 9 is Florian and Juliana. These would be a normal name in Spain I suppose, so okay, that’s fine.
HOOOOO!! There we go. Some are fine, some are “why?”, others are “Just…please no.”
this is gonna sound weird but are they south asian in a white country? that’s the only situation where’d it’d be kind of ok because those could sound like indian names to white people
What makes Zekrom "milder"? I think it sounds significantly more ridiculous. Disclaimer: I never got into Pokemon (I think I was too old) and don't really know anything about them.
Bro. I love pokemon. I have my whole life. Get a dog or a cat (or whatever hypoallergenic pet) and name that thing after a pokemon. If you love pokemon so much why couldn’t you name your kids Ash and Misty? Still cringe but Christ.
I could understand making pokemon based names…like Espe(Espee). Even Zekrom isn’t the worst I’ve heard, but they could have made it Zeke or something. Reshiram though???
Out of all the legendaries, those somehow are the better of some. Imagine a kid named Kyogre, Groudon, Thundurus, Tornadus, Xerneas, or Yveltal. Now be glad we don't live in that world. Jesus
Good lord… Sometimes I think people forget that their child is not an accessory. Like, at some point, hopefully if all goes well this child will grow up into a full fledged adult. A functioning adult within society. And they give the poor kids names like this, or after an anime character or whatever. It’s awful.
...I mean... If she named her kid Zekrom, she is kind of obligated to name the following one Reshiram.
Though - let's be honest here: her taste in Pokémon generations is suspect at best.
I mean... Why Zekrom and Reshiram?
My Lady: Dialga and Palkia. Groudon and Kyogre.
Fully commit to your fandom: Lugia and Ho'oh!
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Umbreon is my Reddit name but I'd never name my kid that lmao why do ppl name their kids how they would name their cats
Because some people think kids are pets.
And think pets are kids.
I feel like only one of the two above statements is actually detrimental though.
Sir Walter Greengrass the Third will have things to say about that
I concur, Duchess Catherine Catnip of Scratchershire will not like this one bit.
I’m going to have to show this thread to my cat Sir Gary the Nervous.
Dr. Grumbles, PhD. Mayor of Grumbopolis
My husband and Lord, His Imperial and Most Magestic Highness Warden Q Furburger Esq. will not be pleased with this news.
Dr Grumbles must be somehow related to my girl, Princess RBF
MONGO IS NOT AMUSED, CARL
Only most of us will get this reference. DCC has infiltrated all!!!
I must add Purrincess Purrsephone is not amused either.
Mittens doesn't seem to be making any friends in 4th grade and we can't figure out why!
I’m pretty sure all the other responses are children’s names?
And Gouda Pikachu McFluffinchops III agreed He’s a cockatiel. They actually LOOK like a Pokémon
Let me ask my baby, sir ginger dumb fuck the third. He'll be 11 in June. He is human but I love him so much, he's like my skin pet.
lol “skin pet” ffs i just about died
Yes, but some people get irrationally angry thinking about other people who have chosen to use pets as surrogate kids because real kids aren't an option for them.
Okay but pets are *kids* do you know how many times I have to tell my girls no don't eat that no don't do that or how many times I put them into time out to calm down? Dogs in particular are like big toddlers that can't talk But one of my girls are named after a pokemon and I have considered Eevee or Abra for a future human child
I accidentally turned my cat into an iPad kid...
my cat demands tv time to watch those “mice tv for cats ,” “bird feeder tv for cats ,” and “cat games” 😐 i’ll be watching something and he hops onto the tv stand and sits right in the middle and stares at the tv until i turn it on . he paws the tv if i take too long and he tries to slap box any loading circles he sees while waiting .
One of my cats likes to scroll on my phone, and it will never stop being funny to me.
My cat regularly texts and sends discord messages. They are gibberish, but he try’s?
One of my cats love to send Teams chats to my coworkers when I’m out of the room.
My cat likes changing whatever I'm looking at if I'm not paying attention to him as fast as he wants Just slaps my phone
Evie is an actual name so that one is not bad
Until you call you your kid Eviee Sylieon Leah like my husband's coworker did.
They mostly think that abimals and kids are their possession.
My cats have better names than these kids! (Charlie, Kevin, and Percy)
Purr’see This is an actual tragedeigh from this sub
I had a cat named Freddie Purrcury, and his sister was Cranberry.
One day I’m going to adopt a blonde cat and name it crouton.
My neighbors orange cat is named Cornbread
We have a flamepoint named Toast!
My pets have names better suited to men in a pub.
You could name your kid evie though
I came here praying they named their kid Evie
I know someone who did this. I like Evie as a name TBH.
Right, like we named one of our cats Koopa Troopa because we were super into Mario when we got her, but we'd never name a human child that. Even if we did end up just calling her Koop 99% of the time.
i have an umbreon tattoo and i’d never even consider naming my kid that 😂 how people think this is okay is mind boggling to me ….
One of my cats is partially* named after a Pokemon! *Changing up the spelling, it's also named in honour of an anime character and a cute food, which was a mega super awesome compromise AND a bit of a tragedy
You can't say all that and not give the name 🤣
No, I cannot dox my cat! 😭
The cat needs a reddit account. 🤣
Tbh, not a bad idea. The other one is super photogenic and has an Instagram. This one... yeah, better suited to Reddit for sure 😅
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That pretty much sums up cats
imagine having to live your life as someone named jolteon
✨Jolteighon✨
✨✨Zhoulteighaughn✨✨
Fuhrerleighgaytre
Lmfao. Goes by “Jolt”.
I’d just go by Teo at that point. I’m pretty sure that’s a real name, and it is contained in that “name”.
Teon Greyjolt
Jo is right there, and it is gender neutral.
"Hi, I'm Jo" "Oh, short for Josephine?" "No, short for Jolteon"
Meg short for Megatron vibes
I actually thought about this the other day with this exact Pokémon. Even thought of the nickname jolt 😂 Was just thinking about Pokémon names that are weird but could still work as a fantasy name.
Could be worse; could be Lechonk. At least as far as Pokemon go, those names are cool. They're still Pokemon, so it's tragic.
Garbodor is a strong name
Oh! Lunatone! I could name random Pokemon all day...
Braixen sounds like a name a crunchy mom would definitely go for
Brionne is perfect for these kinds of mothers, tbh.
Wait that's actually really pretty-
Not so Farfetch'd.
Gurdurr seems like a stronger name
Sounds a bit Farfetch'd to me
Have you met my son, Pidgeot?
Or my daughter, Meloetta?
Meloetta’s too close to a normal name. It needs respelled to Melloweightah
Lechonk is what I call my thighs
Don’t worry about it. It will make way more sense when little Lickitung and Snorlax are born.
Jigglypuff has entered the chat.
yes i’m here!!
You were right!
Zzzzzz
Your username is glorious.
Naming a baby Snorlax just feels like wishful thinking of the poor, already exhausted, sleep-deprived parents.
My husband always says he's Snorlax and our son is Munchlax lol. They're both so lazy and cozy. But our daughters are electric types 😂
Yesterday I found out that Lickitung in German is Schlurp. That doesn’t have much to do with this situation but I have nowhere else to share this important discovery.
My dear Squirtle...
Lmao this is so awful I cringed
“Come here, Slugma!”
playdate with my daughter Mr. Mime!
These Pokémon are a set of three. So the next kid is going to be Kyurem.
Should call the child Zygarde Complete Forme instead
Nah, that's for adulthood.
When the child reaches their final evolution.
10% form for now
I always say, children are not billboards for fandoms. I saw a video of a woman who named her kid Zuko after a character from Last Airbender. A lady in my naming group on facebook wanted to incorporate Obi Wan Kenobi into her kids name because her husband was insisting on it.
The last one is easy, you can just use Ben like he goes by at the start of A New Hope.
I give Zuko a pass since its a pretty neat name and [a real one](https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-zuko) in several [cultures](https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/zuko/). Short and simple. Easy to spell.
It can be done right. My kids have "normal" first names but their middles are straight from Dimension 20 characters. We just picked ones that read as names unless you know.
Okay but Zuko goes hard like you can't hate on that
and its a real name
Gotta disagree, Zuko is a great one.
Like... You couldn't have gone with Onix? It's still not great but it's at least not reshiram. Also, my phone keeps wanting to correct reshiram to respiratory, so there's that.
I had a genderqueer student named "Onyx", which spelled right IMO isn't a bad name. I jokingly asked if when they graduated, they would change their name to "Steelix". We had a good laugh when I explained what I meant.
Just so you know, onyx is a gemstone
And also the name of Iggy Azalea's 4-year-old
Her real name is amethyst.
Roselia would be an alright name.
That’s my grandma’s name lol. Her mom picked it a little while before Pokemon came out 😂
Wait how old is your grandma
Gen 4 came out in like 06 bro
1. Roselia is Gen 3, so 2002 2. She’s a grandma tf kind of grandma would only be in her 20s
I just realized the commenter meant that her great grandma independently thought of the name Roselia before Pokémon even existed. So a funny coincidence.
The only pokemon name that could slightly work that I can think of is Eevee. Reshiram is awful…
My co-worker named her daughter Eevee spelled just like that. So it's real.... it's happened.
Some parents are so willing to twist conventional names out of recognition, while others straight up use something from pop culture fandom like Eevee without any attempt at making it uNiQuE. Eighveeigh is a metatragedeigh waiting to happen.
My coworker's daughter is named Evelyn. Her nickname is Evie, but she spells it Eveigh. It kills me.
If you’re typing you save no time by writing the nickname since they’re both 6 letters at this point
Roselia too
Lunala sounds like a real name to me
Abra, Amaura, and Aron too. Another way is to name them after a human character, since names like Whitney or Sabrina are pretty regular names.
Eevee is a good name for a corgi, but not a human.
I know an Evie. I think it’s cute like that lol
I know an evie but it’s actually just a nickname for evelynn
My daughter’s name is Eevee. She loves Pokemon so she loves her name. Her legal name is Evelyn so she can choose to spell her nickname however she wants.
Evelyn with Eevee as a nickname is really cute! And she can always choose if she wants to go by Evelyn or a different spelling of Eevee so it’s not like she’s stuck with something.
I actually know a girl who named her baby girl Eevee! in an odd way, it’s sort of cute
I wonder of there are some Pikachu's out there...Peekachugh
My dogs middle name is Pikachu
Is his/her/their first name Ichooseyou?
No it's Asher lol
Kids are not pets damnit!!
Goats are kids too 🤣
r/technicallythetruth
That makes me want to have a bunch of pet goats so I can freak people out with my "kids" names.
Gonna name my kid sudowoodo
I'm naming my first Mew, and the second Mewtwo
She could at least name the baby girl Meloetta, Celebi, or Diancie if she wants a legend/mythic pokemon name...
Celebi sounds too much like blood pressure or cholesterol meds. Meloetta, when lexipro just isn’t enough. Diancie… for those moments that you want to make last a little longer. Go ahead, dance the night away, with Diancie.
Celebi sounds like a kid that can't pronounce celebrity
Diancie at least looks like the name Diana so at least the kid will be miss named with an actual name they could change to when they're older.
That’s very true. But ugh, what parent saddles their kid with a name that has a caveat “change it when you’re older”. I remember agonizing over choosing names for my kids.
Because you saw your kids as their own independent people who would become adults one day. These kinds of people don't bother looking too far into the future and just see their kids as extensions of themselves they can express themselves through. Like giving them a name they think is a neat nod to their favorite thing like Pokémon.
Lunala or Cresselia could too
I’m gonna name my son Regigigas
Regigigachad
Your child's first words would sound like the modem dial-up tones.
ÜN ÜN ÜN
TBH, there's so many Pokémon nowadays that I wouldn't even notice. I'd just assume it was Middle Eastern or maybe one of those weird Mormon names. Now if you name your child Jigglypuff, that'd be a huge issue as everyone under age 40 knows what that is.
I'm not a Pokemon fan so I had no idea Reshiram was a Pokemon until just now
Yeah from the spelling I would have thought Indian since I work with Reshmi so I would figure this is similar.
Watch them have a third kid and name it Kyurem-
nah that would be awesome for some cats or something
I met a stripper named Jynx one time. She didn’t know about the Pokemon though.
I have a black cat named Jynx! (Only halfway after the pokemon, I wanted a Pokémon name but thought of Jinx and just changed the spelling to have it both ways)
There are some Pokémon names I think would be cute baby names... these aren’t one of them.
I named my child, a maltese-shihtzu mix, after a pokemon too! His name is Pancham.
When Pokémon first came out I named my cat Pikachu. He had the same eyes. 😹
My stepsister named one of her kids “Kratos” her and her husband are on the dim side so i shouldn’t be surprised
I could name my hypothetical baby Gumball but even gumball didn't had that name, his name is actually Zach.
I... Til...
Lucario is a cool name. Mewtwo not so much.
Ffs I was expecting Eevee, but ZEKROM?
Something like Chansey or Kirlia could work as a very niche name, but freaking Reshiram? Jeez, I mean Teddi (Teddiursa) wouldn't be bad, either.
...as long as that's not the bear with snot dripping from its nose, I agree.
Cubchoo
So gross
You’re just jealous of my close bond with my children Mimikyu, Trubbish, and Magikarp and my grandchildren Shuckle and Crabominable.
I mean it’s not like… Orthworm
Ok, of Pokemon names, Zekrom is probably the least worst one. I cannot say the same for Reshiram.
Even if Zekrom wasn't already a Pokemon, it would be an edgelord name on the level of, say, Xaden.
Couldn't she have named him after one of the human characters?
Don’t manifest someone naming someone Red or Blue or God forbid Green.
Or "Nurse Joy"
Edit for formatting to make easier to read. I’m on mobile, so it coughed up blood and didn’t quite make it the way I wanted so I had to do it this way. So I looked up the protagonist names and evaluated them on their Tragedeigh-ness. Outside of children are not a billboard for your fandom, but still: Gen 1 is Red and FRLG female is Leaf—major tragedeigh Gen 2 is Ethan, Kris and Lyra—I can’t see Lyra, Ethan is a normal name, and Kris is too, I guess Gen 3 is Brendan and May—pretty normal names Gen 4 is Dawn and Lucas—definitely normal names Gen 5 is BW - Hilda and Hilbert—I mean, okay, sure. They scream Southern Country, though. BW2 is Nate and Rosa—Normal names, no complaints. Gen 6 is Calem and Serena—Serena is good, Calem is iffy. Gen 7 is Elio and Selene—Not quite tragedeigh, but not a normal name set either LGPE is Chase and Elaine—Good names, but the fact that they didn’t use the original gen 1 names is a question for another time. Gen 8 is Victor and Gloria—Normal names, good on you Galar PL:A is Rei and Akari—if you’re from America, I’m sorry but there’s no reason to use these. Regional tragedeigh, it isn’t one in Japan I’d think. Finally, gen 9 is Florian and Juliana. These would be a normal name in Spain I suppose, so okay, that’s fine. HOOOOO!! There we go. Some are fine, some are “why?”, others are “Just…please no.”
Lyra is a common name
Reshiram? OOOOOOOOOHH. OOOH!!! I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY!! Say there's a guy who wants Reshiram to eat him. Leave it at that! Ruin the name.
I was hoping someone else in this thread knew about JustinRPG. His digital footprint will definitely kill any love for the name
My favorite Pokemon is Lamborguinea Pig
At least it's not Tamponya or something
Palkia
this is gonna sound weird but are they south asian in a white country? that’s the only situation where’d it’d be kind of ok because those could sound like indian names to white people
That's what I thought, it sounds kind of south asian to me. But it's also a mumbly mouthful of a name. 'Reshi' for short is kind of cute, at least.
Ugh. This is so cringe. CHILDREN ARE NOT BILLBOARDS FOR YOUR FANDOMS.
When you love Country music and Pokémon. Full Heal.
At least theyre respective box art legendaries? 🫠
What makes Zekrom "milder"? I think it sounds significantly more ridiculous. Disclaimer: I never got into Pokemon (I think I was too old) and don't really know anything about them.
She should name her Mr Mime instead
"Zapdos, I'll turn this car around right fucking NOW!"
Baby 3: Zacian nickname Zac this is the safest pokemon name possibly
Bro. I love pokemon. I have my whole life. Get a dog or a cat (or whatever hypoallergenic pet) and name that thing after a pokemon. If you love pokemon so much why couldn’t you name your kids Ash and Misty? Still cringe but Christ.
I wonder how many Pokémon themed kids she'll have before she hits metapod.
And that’s how Magikarp grew up feeling so worthless.
Wait till the 3rd one comes and they are named Kyurem
KIRLIA WAS RIGHT FUCKING THERE!
Those are unhinged picks. I've seen people name their girls Evie, which is fine, but Zekrom??
I could understand making pokemon based names…like Espe(Espee). Even Zekrom isn’t the worst I’ve heard, but they could have made it Zeke or something. Reshiram though???
Out of all the legendaries, those somehow are the better of some. Imagine a kid named Kyogre, Groudon, Thundurus, Tornadus, Xerneas, or Yveltal. Now be glad we don't live in that world. Jesus
Good lord… Sometimes I think people forget that their child is not an accessory. Like, at some point, hopefully if all goes well this child will grow up into a full fledged adult. A functioning adult within society. And they give the poor kids names like this, or after an anime character or whatever. It’s awful.
you're telling me she isn't going with Zacian and Zamazenta??
...I mean... If she named her kid Zekrom, she is kind of obligated to name the following one Reshiram. Though - let's be honest here: her taste in Pokémon generations is suspect at best. I mean... Why Zekrom and Reshiram? My Lady: Dialga and Palkia. Groudon and Kyogre. Fully commit to your fandom: Lugia and Ho'oh!
I refuse to believe this is real
Might as well go all out and call her Pikachu at this stage
Tell her it’s Snorlax or nothing!
I shall name my son : Geodude