Should you nickname your pokémon? Developer Game Freak has given players that choice since the beginning of the series, but it’s still a point of contention within the community. My colleagues over at Polygon asserted that nicknames should be a requirement; I disagree whole-heartedly. Even within Game Freak, opinions differ.
Longtime Pokémon developer, director, and Psyduck fan Junichi Masuda tells The Verge that he almost always names his pokémon. During this particular trip to New York, he says, he’s even nicknamed a few captured Psyducks “Psyduck NYC.” “Most of my nicknames are more about playing with the characters to sound like a fun little nickname,” he adds.
And then there’s Pokémon: Let’s Go developer Kensaku Nabana, who has a...
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