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Are nicknames necessary? I’ve never been a fan of naming my Pokémon. 
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While we can certainly understand the dislike of nicknaming, we feel that nicknames in this case are important not only to display the bond that a trainer should and would have for their team but also to give the character and their team that extra bit of personality. It says a lot about the person what they choose to name their partners, plus it avoids potential confusion in the case of Pokemon overlap.