Cute Nicknames for Pokemon (The Cutest Ever Nicknames!)

200+ Cute Nicknames for Pokemon

Introducing the cutest Pokemon nicknames of all time! There are so many adorable Pokemon characters (check out these Cutest Pokemon Creatures Ranked!) and we just want to do them justice with their name. Plus, thinking up cute nicknames for Pokemon brings them to life in front of our eyes and makes playing the games so much more fun and personal! Here are the best Pokemon names and tons of cute pokemon nicknames to use in games, to suit every personality and elemental type. I hope you enjoy this Pokemon nickname ideas list!

Just because it is hard thinking of good Pokemon names and they don't just grow on trees (apart from maybe nicknames for Grass type Pokemon), here are some of the best nicknames for Pokemon from the cutesy realms of candy, cookies and everything sparkly. Below, you'll find the cutest nickname ideas for specific Pokemon, followed by ideas for each Pokemon type in alphabetical order, good Pokemon nicknames you won't find anywhere else!

Cute Nicknames for Specific Pokemon

Patrick

Would make an adorable option for Staryu and Starmie, those starfish shaped Pokemon!

Goldilocks

For klefki

Splash

For magikarp

Dumbo

A classic for baby elephant Phanpy, Donphan and Copperajah

Pooch or Pup

For any dog-like Pokemon

Noodles

For tangela & tangrowth or even octillery

Whiskers

For any cat-like Pokemon or whiscash, raticate or dedenne

McNugget

For torchic, combusken & blaziken

Tiny or Teeny

For any little Pokemon like joltik

Piglet

For tepig, emboar or any pig Pokemon

Toof or Tooth

For any Pokemon with big teeth

Pegasus

For ponyta and rapidash

KingTut

For cofagrigus

Aspirin

For psyduck cute nicknames for Pokemon

Michelangelo

This is the cutest Pokemon nickname for turtle Pokemon like squirtle, blastoise, & chewtle

Kermet

For frog Pokemon like poliwag, politoad & greninja

Sonic

For hedgehog pokemon like shaymin or togedemaru

Arthur

For drowzee or hypno

Loaf

For lazy pokemon like snorlax or slaking

Pixel

For the porygons

Teddy

For any bear Pokemon like teddiursa, pancham and cubchoo

Thumper

For any bunny Pokemon like scorbunny & buneary

Bambi

For any deer Pokemon like sawsbuck, stantler or Xerneas

CookieMonster

For fat Pokemon like snorlax, lickilicky & hariyama

Chomper

For any Pokemon with big teeth

Boo-Loon

For drifloon & drifblim

Garfield

For any cat-like Pokemon

Lumiere

For litwick and chandelure

Baloo

For any bear Pokemon like ursaring, bewear & beartic

Trike

For dodrio, magneton & hydreigon

FreeWilly

For wailmer, wailord and kyogre

Simba, Nala, Mufasa, Skar or Pride

For litleo, pyroar, entei, solgaleo, luxray, growlithe

Cute Nicknames for Bug Type Pokemon

Legs

JiminyCricket

Glow

Mothra

Spinster

JuneBug

Charlotte (like Charlotte's Web)

Scarab

Chirp

Trundle

Lady

Shredder

Pip

Flinch

Pod

Stubby

Hopper

Atta

Flik

Mushroom

Dot

Champignons

Pois

Sometimes the littlest critters have the biggest personalities and need the biggest names! Here are the cutest names for your Bug type Pokemon, nicknames that will never fail to make you smile and some that are reminiscent of our childhood favourite film characters, such as Hopper and Atta from A Bug's Life. 

Cute Nicknames for Dark Type Pokemon

Fang

Luna

Bellatrix

Moon

Eclipse

Shadow

Bones

Twilight

Voodoo

Raven

Poe

Ingrid

Nyx

Onyx

Bubble

Oracle

Salem

Amethyst

Unakite

Sweep

Treacle

Sith

Can dark and mysterious names be cute as well? If you are looking for cute name ideas for Dark type Pokemon, look no further! Really cute name ideas include Nyx, Salem and Eclipse, as well as Sith for an evil but cute Pokemon that loves the dark side (they have cookies, apparently).

Cute Nicknames for Dragon Type Pokemon

Puff

Mushu (like from Mulan)

Frost

Starfire

Flare

Pyro

Spike

Merlin

Griffin

Smokey

Toothless (like from How to Train Your Dragon)

Rex

Godzilla

Norbert (like from Harry Potter)

Scales

Yoshi

Nessy

Rasmus

Arthur

Emrys

Plasma

Brimstone

Flint

Hei Hei

Carnelian

Cute names for Dragon type Pokemon... there are so many nickname ideas, inspired by myth and legend (and Harry Potter of course) such as Merlin and Emrys, the name the Druids give to Merlin, Norbert from Harry Potter, then other more comedic and cute names for Dragon type Pokemon like Mushu from Mulan, Puff and even Toothless, from the How to Train Your Dragon franchise!

Cute Nicknames for Electric Type Pokemon

Sparky

Static

Bolt

Tesla

Sparkplug

Thor

Tazer

Gigabyte

Megabyte

Pixel

Nitro

ThomasEdison

Photon

Elektra

Rendezvous

How about some cute names for Electric type Pokemon, often considered to be the wildcard element in the Pokemon franchise - there are definitely some crazy powerful Electric critters (check out the Best Electric Type Pokemon ranked here!) that are in need of cute, yet powerful, nicknames. Your Electric type Pokemon will thrive with a cute name like Tesla, Megabyte or Photon.

Cute Nicknames for Fairy Type Pokemon

Jellybean/Jellybelly

Confetti

Charm

Dream

Glitter

Sparkle

Glow

Skittles

Crumpet

Puff

Siren

Nymph

Daisy

Sprite

Cupcake

Dew

Sprinkles

Flora

Desdemona

Fae

Tinkerbell

Dobby

Peach

Puck

Fi

Cloud

Gemini

Neroli

From Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream to Dobby from Harry Potter, here are some super cute elven names for your Fairy type Pokemon! The names Fae and Fi are known to mean Fairy, whilst flower inspired names for your Fairy Pokemon are always super cute, light and charming!

Cute Nicknames for Fighting Type Pokemon

Mulan

BruceLee

JackieChan

Wrastle

Brutus

Caveman

BigFoot

Rambo

KingKong

Goku

OnePunch

Ninja

Storm

Forged in legend, anime and popular movie alike, these unique cute names for Fighting Type Pokemon are on a whole other level!

Cute Nicknames for Fire Type Pokemon

Barbeque

Cinnamon

Furnace

Lapis

Starfire

Flare

Fuego

Eclipse

Pyro

Zippo

Cinder

Spitfire

Cinderella

Vermillon

Ginger

Spark

Sizzle

Kindle

Elio

Apollo

Hestia

Phoenix

When you find a cute name for your Fire type Pokemon you just want to use it again and again for each of your Fire types! Pick and choose from this list of uber cute Fire Pokemon nicknames, one to suit every member of your team! Kindle is one of my favourites because it is so cute, yet means to set fire to something. The name Elio also means 'little fire'.

Cute Nicknames for Flying Type Pokemon

Ruffles

Souffle

Flutters

Nimbus

Fluff

Star

Cloud

Aurora

Jetpack

Aerie

Ace

Breeze

Drift

Robin

Beaky

Phoenix

Quartz

Dream

Sweep

These cute nicknames for Flying type Pokemon will be sure to 'Sweep' you off your feet! These cute Pokemon names for Flying type critters conjure up images of soaring through the air but are adorable at the same time. Souffle is such a cute name for your Flying Pokemon - because Souffles are known for being as light as air, if cooked correctly!

Cute Nicknames for Ghost Type Pokemon

Bones

Whisper

Creeper

Mist

Shadow

Twilight

Boo

Fantasma

Slimer

Casper

Andromeda

Flicker

Tooth

Boba

Pumpkin

Cinders

Spice

Orb

Myth

Woo

Angel

Soot

Fog

It's so much fun finding cute names for Ghost type Pokemon, these nicknames are so creepy, cute and so much fun! Why not try Halloween themed names for your Pokemon, such as Boo, Pumpkin and Bones, or get inspired by spooky and atmospheric weather, with names such as Mist, Orb, Twilight and Fog... super spooky Pokemon nicknames!

Cute Nicknames for Grass Type Pokemon

Coconut

Nutty

Olive

Bee

Chive

Honey

Pesto

Sprout

Summer

Dandelion

Birch

Ivy

Blossom

Petal

Pea

Turnip

Buttercup

Willow

Thyme

Cardomom

Fairy

Chirp

Shallot

Chou

These Grass type Pokemon nicknames conjure up all kinds of cute and lovely imagery, from Blossom to Petal, Pea to Sprout and even Chirp as a super cute Grass Pokemon name! You could deck out your whole Pokemon team with cute sunny and grassy names straight out of a fairytale.

Cute Nicknames for Ground Type Pokemon

Clay-doh

Cashew

Earthworm

Sprout

Mudpuppy

Mucky Pup

Brutus

Rubble

Potato

Fossil

Dusty

Twig

Spud

Rocky

Turnip

Shrute

Snout

Crusty

Shrub

Drill

Digger

Bulb

Cute names for Ground type Pokemon can include Rocky, Sprout, Spud and Potato! Cashew is a really cute option, there are so many cute sounding vegetables and produce that come from the ground that are great to name your Ground Pokemon after - if you dig!

Cute Nicknames for Ice Type Pokemon

Fridge

Snowball

Snowflake

Crystal

Ice Cream

Pop

Elsa

Vanilla

Mist

Frost

Aurora

Mint

Dazzle 

Chip

Icicle

Crunch

Chocice

Let's channel our inner Frozen characters when thinking of names for our Ice type Pokemon! Nicknames such as Mint, Pop and Chocice all resemble sweet treats from the freezer and are perfect ways to describe the cutest Ice type Pokemon on our team.

Cute Nicknames for Normal Type Pokemon

Spike

Spot

Skittles

Crumpet

Peanut

Pinot

Duggee

Pluto

Pickles

Coral

Boomer

Tickle

Omelette

Bueno

Toastie

Nutella

We are allowed even more freedom when dreaming up nicknames for Normal Type Pokemon as they are not necessarily confined to one element or type! My favourites are Omelette, Bueno and Toastie because they are such cute nicknames to suit every Pokemon, those critters that are so fluffy we just want to gobble them up! Duggee is also a fun play, from the Hey Duggee program, as many Normal type Pokemon are dog and bear like creatures. Check out these Best Dog Pokemon ranked and Best Bear Pokemon ranked here!

Cute Nicknames for Poison Type Pokemon

Medusa

Pandora

Nox

Snot

Goober

Sneezy

Sting

Slop

Slimer

Hazard

Boudicca

Drip

Nimue

Fizz

Posy

Looking for a name for your Poison Pokemon? Look no further! Names like Medusa, Nimue and Pandora hail from myths and legends, while options like Fizz, Snot and Posy make uber cute nicknames for your Poison type Pokemon.

Cute Nicknames for Psychic Type Pokemon

Prism

Faith

Stardust

Starlight

Glow

Starfire

Siren

Eclipse

Mist

Aurora

Tarot

Fortune

Drift

Oracle

Pandora

Felix

Psyche

Hesperia

Soul

Chakra

Ode

Hermione

Deity

Astrid

Looking for good names for Psychic Pokemon is always fun! There are so many cool aspects to draw from, you can opt for something totally unpredictable which is always fun, or be inspired with themes from fortune tellers to fantasy elements, you are spoilt for choice with adorable Pokemon nicknames like Tarot and Psyche. There are so many cool ones, expect an even bigger Psychic Pokemon name list coming soon!

Cute Nicknames for Rock Type Pokemon

Marbles

Nugget

Pebble

Gem

Jewel

Quartz

Crystal

Boulder

Brick

Brock

Colossus

Druid

Tomb

Rookie

It can be hard to think of good names for Rock Type Pokemon, but why not get all elemental as there is nothing more solid and intimidating in battle than Rock! Tomb is an especially intimidating Pokemon name. The name Rookie is perfect for a brand new Pokemon arriving on the scene and is a perfect play on the name 'Rocky'.

Cute Nicknames for Steel Type Pokemon

Shiny

Gem

Jewel

Nickel

Mercury

Chrome

Chevy

Sprocket

Magneto

Wrench

Sonic

Vibranium

MrRoboto

Bolt

Rusty

Flash

Gleam

Viking

These all make really cute Steel Pokemon names! For your Steel Pokemon, you may prefer something a bit fiercer, to reflect their strength in combat. Strong Pokemon nicknames such as Magneto and Vibranium also carry superhero semantics so are perfect to name your Steel type!

Cute Nicknames for Water Type Pokemon

Mer

Ariel

Pisces

Siren

Mist

Drizzle

Pearl

Flounder

Fishsticks

Neptune

Tide

Coral

Squirt

Nile

Scales

Crest

Nessy

Moana

Oceania

Foamy

Bubble

Boba

Splash

Trident

Sceptre

There are so many watery aspects to explore when choosing a cute name for your water Pokemon! Why not consider themes such as the Little Mermaid or Moana if you are a Disney fan, with names such as Flounder and Ariel, or take inspiration from real life ocean based creatures for the perfect name for your Fish Pokemon! PS you can also find the best Fish Pokemon ranked here!

I hope you liked these cutest nicknames for Pokemon! What should I call my Pokemon next? Let me know in the comments below! If you liked this Pokemon nickname ideas list definitely check out these Good Fire Type Pokemon Names, Good Names for your Sylveon Pokemon and Good Names to give your Gardevoir - all the cool nicknames for Pokemon you ever wanted!