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With [[Generation IV]]'s [[Global Terminal|Global Trade Station]], some unfortunate naming issues may arise. The main issues are receiving Pokémon with nicknames in a foreign language and receiving Pokémon whose nicknames are threatening, inappropriate, racist, vulgar or pointless (for example, a name consisting of random characters). As the chances of matching both the Trainer ID and Secret ID are near impossible, these nicknames cannot be changed. | With [[Generation IV]]'s [[Global Terminal|Global Trade Station]], some unfortunate naming issues may arise. The main issues are receiving Pokémon with nicknames in a foreign language and receiving Pokémon whose nicknames are threatening, inappropriate, racist, vulgar or pointless (for example, a name consisting of random characters). As the chances of matching both the Trainer ID and Secret ID are near impossible, these nicknames cannot be changed. | ||
In {{game|Black 2 and White 2|s}} there is a [[Medal]] awarded for having nicknamed pokémon 10 times. | |||
Pokémon with nicknames deemed "inappropriate" may show up in Battle Videos as Pokémon without a nickname: a {{p|Staraptor}} named inappropriately would have its nickname reverted to "STARAPTOR". It is unknown if this censoring is automatic or done on a case-by-case basis by Nintendo employees. | Pokémon with nicknames deemed "inappropriate" may show up in Battle Videos as Pokémon without a nickname: a {{p|Staraptor}} named inappropriately would have its nickname reverted to "STARAPTOR". It is unknown if this censoring is automatic or done on a case-by-case basis by Nintendo employees. | ||