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In all [[core series]] games except [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], players are given the option to nickname their Pokémon immediately after obtaining them: upon catching a Pokémon, receiving a Pokémon as a gift from an NPC, hatching a Pokémon from an {{pkmn|Egg}}. In [[Generation VIII]], the player can disable being prompted to nickname Pokémon in the settings menu. | In all [[core series]] games except [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], players are given the option to nickname their Pokémon immediately after obtaining them: upon catching a Pokémon, receiving a Pokémon as a gift from an NPC, hatching a Pokémon from an {{pkmn|Egg}}. In [[Generation VIII]], the player can disable being prompted to nickname Pokémon in the settings menu. | ||
If the player is a Pokémon's [[Original Trainer]], they can change or give it a nickname at the [[Name Rater]]. The game checks the Original Trainer name, gender (Generation V onward), [[Trainer ID number]], and [[Secret ID]] (Generation III onward)—except in [[Generation IV]], in which only the [[Trainer ID]] is checked. In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], the Name Rater can give a nickname to any unnicknamed Pokémon, even [[outsider Pokémon]], as long as the Pokémon name is in the same language as the current Trainer's game language and it was not met in a [[fateful encounter]]. | If the player is a Pokémon's [[Original Trainer]], they can change or give it a nickname at the [[Name Rater]]. The game checks the Original Trainer name, gender (Generation V onward), [[Trainer ID number]], and [[Secret ID]] (Generation III onward)—except in [[Generation IV]], in which only the [[Trainer ID]] is checked. In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], the Name Rater can give a nickname to any unnicknamed Pokémon, even [[outsider Pokémon]], as long as the Pokémon name is in the same language as the current Trainer's game language and it was not met in a [[fateful encounter]], however, you cannot renickname this Pokémon once this has been done. | ||
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a Pokémon can be given a nickname or have its nickname changed at any time on its status screen. | In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a Pokémon can be given a nickname or have its nickname changed at any time on its status screen. | ||