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==Renamable Pokémon== | ==Renamable Pokémon== | ||
If the | 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 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 | *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. | ||