The Name Rater is a title used by various characters, usually old men. They first appear in Generation I.
Description
The Name Rater changes the nickname of a player's Pokémon free of charge. He refuses to rename Pokémon received from non-playable characters or from trades, as the Pokémon's OT and trainer ID number has to match the player's. However, from Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield onward, the Name Rater can change the name of a Pokémon traded to the player once if the original trainer has not given it a nickname.
Appearances
There is a Name Rater in nearly all games of the core series. There is no Name Rater in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet as the player can change their Pokémon's nickname from the summary.
Core series
Generation I and remakes
In Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition, and the remakes Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version, the Name Rater is located in a house in Lavender Town, to the south of Mr. Fuji's house.
Generation II and remakes
In Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version, Pokémon Crystal Version, and the remakes Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version, there is a Name Rater in Goldenrod City, north of the Pokémon Center. The games have two Name Raters, since the one from the Kanto region (the main setting of the Generation I games) is in the same location as before.
Generation III and remakes
In Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version, Pokémon Emerald Version, and the remakes Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, the Name Rater is located in Slateport City, in a house left of the Pokémon Center.
Generation IV and remakes
In Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, Pokémon Platinum Version, and the remakes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, the Name Rater is in Eterna City, in the building to the right of the Poké Mart. He is on the ground floor, to the left, and is depicted as an old man wearing a blue shirt.
Generation V
The Name Rater is located in Castelia City in both paired games, Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version as well as Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2. However, the exact location of the Name Rater is different between the games. In Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, the Name Rater is in the left-most street in the building on the left. In Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, the Name Rater is in the Medal Office.
Generation VI
In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, the Name Rater is inside the Pokémon Center of Camphrier Town.
Generation VII
In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon and its upper versions Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, the Name Rater is in Heahea City, near the Tourist Bureau.
Generation VIII
In Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, while there is no character titled the Name Rater, every Pokémon Center has Jack, who provides the services normally provided by a Name Rater, a Move Reminder, and a Move Deleter.
Spinoffs
In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the Name Rater is sitting at a table in the Day Care, which is in Agate Village. He can rename a Shadow Pokémon after it has been purified.
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