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==Renamable Pokémon==
==Renamable Pokémon==
If the Pokémon was caught by the player that currently owns it, he will say that its nickname could be better and offer the player the option of changing it.
If the player is the [[Original Trainer]], the Name Rater will say that its nickname could be better and offer the player the option of changing it.


If the Pokémon he is judging is an [[outsider Pokémon]] (if it was originally obtained in a different game, via an {{pkmn2|event}}, or via an [[in-game trade]]), he will say that the nickname is perfect and refuse to change it. The Name Rater in [[Orre]] will also refuse to rename a [[Shadow Pokémon]] until it has been [[purification|purified]].
If the Pokémon he is judging is an [[outsider Pokémon]] (if it was originally obtained in a different game, via an {{pkmn2|event}}, or via an [[in-game trade]]), he will say that the nickname is perfect and refuse to change it. The Name Rater in [[Orre]] will also refuse to rename a [[Shadow Pokémon]] until it has been [[purification|purified]].


The Name Rater will refuse to change a Pokémon's name if he determines that the player is not its [[Original Trainer]]. The method by which the game validates whether the player is a Pokémon's Original Trainer varies between generations.
The method by which the game validates whether the player is a Pokémon's Original Trainer varies between generations:
*In [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, a Pokémon can only be renamed if its Original Trainer name and [[Trainer ID number]] match the player's.
*In [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, a Pokémon can only be renamed if its Original Trainer name and [[Trainer ID number]] match the player's.
*In [[Generation III]], a Pokémon can only be renamed if its Original Trainer name, Trainer ID number, and [[Trainer ID number|secret ID]] match the player's.
*In [[Generation III]], a Pokémon can only be renamed if its Original Trainer name, Trainer ID number, and [[Trainer ID number|secret ID]] match the player's.
*In [[Generation IV]], only the player's Trainer ID number needs to match in order to nickname a Pokémon.
*In [[Generation IV]], only the player's Trainer ID number needs to match in order to rename a Pokémon.
*From [[Generation V]] onward, a Pokémon can only be renamed if its Original Trainer name, Original Trainer [[gender]], Trainer ID number, and secret ID match the player's.
*From [[Generation V]] onward, a Pokémon can only be renamed if its Original Trainer name, Original Trainer [[gender]], Trainer ID number, and secret ID match the player's.