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Pokemon BDSP Nickname Trade Pokemon

Nicknames of Pokemon you have received via trade cannot be changed by the Name Rater in Eterna City. Read on to learn more about this restriction in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP).

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How to Give Nicknames to Traded Pokemon

Nicknames of Traded Pokemon Can't Be Changed

Traded Pokemon Can

Any Pokemon that you have received from trade, whether from in-game trades from NPCs or from other players, cannot have their nickname changed whether they already have a nickname or not.

The Name Rater in Eterna City will rate their nicknames as impeccable and will not give you an option to change their names.

Pokemon you've caught, however, can have their nicknames changed as many times as you like.
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Pokemon from In-Game Trades Retain their Nicknames

Since you can't give nicknames to traded Pokemon, you will not be able to change the nicknames of the following Pokemon that you can get via in-game trades with NPCs.

NPC's Pokemon Pokemon to Trade Location
Pokemon BDSP AbraAbra
("Kazza")		 Pokemon BDSP MachopMachop Oreburgh City; woman in 1st floor of apartment building left of Poke Mart, on the northwestern side
Pokemon BDSP ChatotChatot
("Charap")		 Pokemon BDSP BuizelBuizel Eterna City; boy on 1st floor of Eterna Condiminiums
Pokemon BDSP HaunterHaunter
("Gaspar")		 Pokemon BDSP MedichamMedicham Snowpoint City; woman in northwestern-most house
Pokemon BDSP MagikarpMagikarp
("Foppa")		 Pokemon BDSP FinneonFinneon Route 226; house in the middle of body of water

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Traded Pokemon without Nicknames Can't Be Given One

BDSP - Giving Nicknames to Traded Pokemon.png

Unlike in Pokemon Sword and Shield, you still cannot give a traded Pokemon a new nickname even if it did not have a nickname prior to trading. The Pokemon will need to keep its original name.

The same rule also applies to Pokemon from different language versions of the game. A Scizor from a German-language version of the game will always have its German name, Scherox, even after it is traded to an English-language version.

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