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Nicknames have a maximum length of ten characters, five in Japanese games. These characters are in turn limited by the character palette in the games. The characters available have expanded over the generations: in Generation I it was impossible to use numbers in nicknames, while later generations allowed both numbers and non-alpha-numeric symbols. | Nicknames have a maximum length of ten characters, five in Japanese games. These characters are in turn limited by the character palette in the games. The characters available have expanded over the generations: in Generation I it was impossible to use numbers in nicknames, while later generations allowed both numbers and non-alpha-numeric symbols. | ||
Traded Pokémon | Traded Pokémon cannot be renamed unless they are returned to their original game; if it is impossible for the traded Pokémon to be returned, it cannot be renamed at all. If taken to a name rater, he will say the name is "perfect" and refuse to change it. This is to maintain the unique character given to the Pokémon by its [[Original Trainer]]. The game recognizes the trade when the OT number assigned to the Pokémon does not match the number on the save file. Very rarely will two players' numbers coincide; this is the only time when traded Pokémon may be renamed. | ||
Pokémon traded from an English or international [[Generation III]] game to a Japanese one will have all letters of their nickname after the fifth ''hidden'' by the game, so that a {{p|Houndour}} named "Remilia" in the English game would display its name as "Ｒｅｍｉｌ" in the Japanese game. Likewise, non-nicknamed Pokémon are affected, with a Pikachu traded to a Japanese game having its name displayed as ＰＩＫＡＣ. When traded back to a non-Japanese game, the shortened nickname will return to normal. This name-shortening issue was fixed for the [[Generation IV]] games, where a Pokémon will display its full name regardless. Likewise, a Pokémon traded from games of different languages in Generation III, in which the same Pokémon has a different name, the foreigner name will be treated as a nickname and ''will be'' retained upon evolution. For example, if a [[Pokémon in Germany|German]] [[Ekans (Pokémon)|Rettan]] is traded to an English copy of {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon FireRed|s}} and is then evolved, the {{p|Arbok}} will be named ''RETTAN'' even if it was not originally nicknamed, and the player of the English game will not be able to change the nickname, unless it's traded back to its original game. This was fixed in Generation IV, as not-nicknamed, foreigner Pokémon will have their names changed to the corresponding species and language upon evolution. | Pokémon traded from an English or international [[Generation III]] game to a Japanese one will have all letters of their nickname after the fifth ''hidden'' by the game, so that a {{p|Houndour}} named "Remilia" in the English game would display its name as "Ｒｅｍｉｌ" in the Japanese game. Likewise, non-nicknamed Pokémon are affected, with a Pikachu traded to a Japanese game having its name displayed as ＰＩＫＡＣ. When traded back to a non-Japanese game, the shortened nickname will return to normal. This name-shortening issue was fixed for the [[Generation IV]] games, where a Pokémon will display its full name regardless. Likewise, a Pokémon traded from games of different languages in Generation III, in which the same Pokémon has a different name, the foreigner name will be treated as a nickname and ''will be'' retained upon evolution. For example, if a [[Pokémon in Germany|German]] [[Ekans (Pokémon)|Rettan]] is traded to an English copy of {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|Pokémon FireRed|s}} and is then evolved, the {{p|Arbok}} will be named ''RETTAN'' even if it was not originally nicknamed, and the player of the English game will not be able to change the nickname, unless it's traded back to its original game. This was fixed in Generation IV, as not-nicknamed, foreigner Pokémon will have their names changed to the corresponding species and language upon evolution. | ||
If a Pokémon | If a Pokémon is created or modified through the [[Pokésav]] program and its name is set to something else, it will show that the Pokémon can have up to 11 characters in its name; this is not true if the user was to set the 11th character and load the save file the name will be invisible to the game, possibly because the game doesn't know how to deal with a non-null character in the 11th spot which is usually null. This has been proven in Pokémon Platinum, probably the same with any [[Generation IV]] game, though it is currently unknown if it is the same with [[Generation V]]. | ||
In {{g|Colosseum}} and {{Pokémon XD}}, a [[Shadow Pokémon]] cannot be nicknamed if it has not been [[purification|purified]]. Immediately after this happens, the option will be given. [[Wild Pokémon]] caught from a [[Poké Spot]] in XD can be nicknamed as they are normally in the [[main series]]. | In {{g|Colosseum}} and {{Pokémon XD}}, a [[Shadow Pokémon]] cannot be nicknamed if it has not been [[purification|purified]]. Immediately after this happens, the option will be given. [[Wild Pokémon]] caught from a [[Poké Spot]] in XD can be nicknamed as they are normally in the [[main series]]. | ||