Name Rater: Difference between revisions

A '''Name Rater''' (Japanese: '''せいめいはんだんし''' ''{{wp|Onomancy|Onomancer}}'') is a man who judges how suitable Pokémon nicknames are. Name Raters allow the players of the Pokémon games to rename their Pokémon as long as they weren't received in a trade or migrated. The Name Rater encountered in [[Orre]] will also refuse to rename a [[Shadow Pokémon]] until it has been [[purification|purified]].

If the Pokémon was caught by the player that currently owns it, he'll say that the name could be better and offer the player the option of changing it.

If the Pokémon he's judging was originally obtained in a different game, via a [[Nintendo Event]], or via an [[List of in-game trades|in-game trade]], he will say that the name is perfect and refuse to change it. However, if both players have identical [[Trainer ID number|Trainer IDs and secret IDs]] (which is extremely unlikely), he will allow name changes.