My Top 10 Favorite Pokémon Moon Nicknames

I finished Pokemon Moon last month. After completion I reviewed all the Pokemon I would never see again to collect pictures for this list of my favorite nicknames. I think I had a pretty good lineup this game, and there's definitely an unexpected winner at the end.

My naming method is to go with first impression--pretty simple. I'll try to recount where my mind was at the time of selection...

I had to screw with Lillie, one of the protagonist's friends in the game. She kept reiterating how she's definitely not a trainer; as if her stern apathy would make me forget that she was carrying a mystical beast in her purse. Did it seem like our fates were intertwined by this journey? Nope. That was me absolutely stalking a kid. Anyway, Lillie called this bat Nebby, so I was surprised that I had the opportunity to rename it. Well, Nebby became Benny. Just different enough to annoy her.

Obligatory Zelda reference in a non-related game.

This dog looks like a brat. I bet it even gets locked in fridges.

I traded this demon turkey with a fellow trainer, Kate, to get an Eevee. I don't have a screenshot, but I named him Egg Trousers. You can tell this imp chicken abandons bone diapers in the wild with blatant disregard.

Isn't Michael Bolton a bit of a diva? This Magnemite wants nothing to do with that nonsense. This is the cool Mikey B. who has a single screw loose and a 1000-yard stare that confirms it's unhinged.

Obligatory Dave Chappelle reference for Mudbray. I forgot its actual name after watching a video and called it Mudbutt. I called its evolved form Swamp Daddy.

This albino shrub is often found punching slabs of beef in the local meat locker. 

Fearow, be happy I gave you a unique name.

Wow. I didn't know I could be turned off any further than the original Raticate...and then it ate another Raticate.

I thought this was pretty good--7/11 sponsorship with Pokemon Go level good. Then out of curiosity, I went to my old save file for Pokemon Y and learned I was wrong. I thought I was good, but I was better...

Are you messing with me, 2013 Katie? You dropped that nickname so carelessly you couldn't bother to CAPS or space it.

Well, that's the end of this list. Until the next Pokemon game I decide to play!