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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]]. | ||
In [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, a Pokémon can be renamed if its | 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. | ||
*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 IV]], only the player's Trainer ID number needs to match in order to nickname 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. | |||
In [[Generation I]], if the player presses End with no characters in the nickname space, the process will proceed as if the player canceled the nicknaming process, giving the Pokémon its species name. In later games, this is treated as giving the Pokémon the same nickname as before. | In [[Generation I]], if the player presses End with no characters in the nickname space, the process will proceed as if the player canceled the nicknaming process, giving the Pokémon its species name. In later games, this is treated as giving the Pokémon the same nickname as before. | ||