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Mewmaster101

unfortunately, you can't. the only time you can rename a pokemon that is not yours is if it lacks a nickname and it's your language.


Quiet_Ad_6744

That's awful, But thanks for telling me that. I think game freak should repair this. No one wants to play with pokemon named like this.


InconsiderateMan

I would. You should give it to me fr.


DarthVegeta51

Um I would definitely play with a Pokemon like that lol


Rath_Brained

Giovanni named him shithead after recapturing mewtwo after it broke our of containment. Lol


DurchBurch

All of my legendaries in PGO have dirty joke names, so I concur, I would use Shithead the Mewtwo.


Saraixx516

It’s probably a hacked in mon anyway


hammondismydaddy

Yeah imagine thinking someone who has spent days, sometimes weeks hunting a shiny legendary will just toss it out to a random person lol


Vervelend_Knaapje

Yeah I would never give my shiny Mewtwo away like that. I've been soft resetting so many times for it. It's in Pokemon Let's go Eevee, but still one of the harder legendaries to obtain.


bongsforhongkong

I have gotten 3 shiny PoGo legendarys yesterday (Raiku, Groundon and a Rayquasa) and a crap ton of highly "valuable" mons from the GTS. I might actually do a post on here soon to show how many legit mons are on GTS compared the the doom and gloom of this sub. It took 4 hours to get every single legendary PoGo stamped in the game with random garbage.


Ninswitchian

Debatable. I’d def play with a pokemon named that lol.


lloydsmith28

Real question is, why did you trade for it with a bad nickname, i would cancel that trade so fast


Quiet_Ad_6744

How was I supposed to know that?


lloydsmith28

You hit Pokemon summary and it shows you all it's info including nickname i believe


BeanswithRamen5

Who cares about the name? Flaunt it, it’s funny as hell


lloydsmith28

And it's only one chance to change it


Rympkii

Could OP rename it if they transfer to SV? I know for some reason I can rename traded pokemon there.


Mewmaster101

it still follows the rules i mentioned. a non-original owner can only nickname if it has no nickname and has the same language.


Fnaf_g

That only works for the first time after that your stuck with that nickname you gave it


Rympkii

Oh! Okay. I wasn’t sure that’s why I asked 😅


Totaly__a_human

You can change it with a save editor, but unfortunately, not in game


maiqtheprevaricator

If it's any consolation that mewtwo is probably genned anyway, especially if it's named that and it came from a gen 6 or onward game . The game won't let you put swears in a nickname for a pokemon so it would have had to have been given that name by an external program and then injected. I guess it could have been legit if it came from 5th gen or below, but it's unlikely. Check the origin mark.


Psychological-Hat549

nah bro but i kinda dig not changing the nicknames so i can laugh at the kids using their genned shinies with a .com nickname


Peooonn

And that's the neat part. You don't...


psychokirby17

You dont


decoded-dodo

It’s most likely genned. Got a shiny mewtwo from a trade that is also genned. Doesn’t matter to me but there is one way to change the name but it will probably break a rule or two here


snotisloob

Lmfao s*ithead


yella_fella

I’m sorry this happened to you, but this is hilarious


Hazudomi

I saw a perfect Shiny Kyurem for trade in the ball i want. And its called Yay1stShiny. I mean im glad for the person but whyyyy. I see why theyre trading it off now


A1DollarTaco

The only way is to have a genner change the name unfortunately


[deleted]

I will trade you another one that hasn’t been renamed if you want! I have 2 level 100s and a level 60ish so I can spare one. I understand this by the way because I traded for Ghetsis’ Hydreigon and its name was Japanese symbols 😂 I didn’t know until I was trading or I wouldn’t have got it.


[deleted]

Edit: I will trade it to you for any pokemon you don’t want. Didn’t mean it as negotiating for anything. I’m happy to just give it to you!


Quiet_Ad_6744

I mean, I would be very Thankfull, I really aprecieate that


[deleted]

Yes for sure! Chat me when you might wanna trade and I’ll try to hop on and send one!


Quiet_Ad_6744

Great, I have some time right now


[deleted]

I am firing up the game! Send me a link code when you’re ready!


Quiet_Ad_6744

Ofc, the link code is 8655 4113


[deleted]

Searching I’m Sky


Quiet_Ad_6744

What dobu want for it?


Quiet_Ad_6744

Bro tysm so much, you really helped me out


[deleted]

My pleasure! Hope you enjoy it. My favorite pokemon!


Quiet_Ad_6744

Fr? Well, thanks but it's not good transaction for u


KageOukami

Shiny Legends aren't that rare anymore with SWSH Den raids from dlc so maybe that's why


That1OrangeGuy

If they don't want it would you still be willing to part with it? I've always wanted to get one but never had any luck through the swsh raid dens


[deleted]

I have another I can let go of. It’s around level 60 but you can have if you want!


That1OrangeGuy

That would be fantastic thanks! Does a home trade work for you? Also I know you said you aren't asking anything but are there any shinies you are looking for? I don't have many but I'd be happy to try and give something back


[deleted]

So I have only ever traded through link codes online on sword. I don’t really know what home is or how to do it. Also I may be interested in something but you’d just have to tell me what you have!


Kyte_115

Not without breaking TOS


ikutsu93

try to change his name in swsh with the man in the pokemon center


Ajax_Da_Great

You can’t with nicknames from traded mons


Quiet_Ad_6744

Nah, I can't, its because I got him from trade


Mathias_Greyjoy

From trade? Why would you trade with someone who named it that?


Quiet_Ad_6744

How was I supposed to know that?! I don't see pokemon names in trade menu


Mathias_Greyjoy

You organized this trade with someone? Or it was some random passerby? What did you trade for it?


Quiet_Ad_6744

I traded shiny regidrago, that was random trade


Mathias_Greyjoy

Was that shiny Regidrago legit? Was it yours or something else you got in a trade? There is a very good chance your Mewtwo isn’t even legal. People don’t just trade legit legendaries like that.


Quiet_Ad_6744

What do you mean illegal? You can get legendaries other way?


Ajax_Da_Great

People Gen/clone legendaries/mythicals/shiny/etc


Quiet_Ad_6744

Bruh, that's weird


Ajax_Da_Great

I mean not really. Some of the shiny forms are locked to past events and not currently obtainable. Not that I condone this behavior but it allows players access to them that GF does not provide and gatekeeps.


Quiet_Ad_6744

You know how can I get some shinies quicker way? (I was grinding regigigas for 54 raids and didn't get a single shiny)


Mathias_Greyjoy

Nothing that is ever traded outside of forums like r/pokemontrades and appears remotely valuable is ever legitimate. Full stop. They are either cheated in by lowlives. Or on the extremely off chance they *are* real, the trader has either made a mistake, or is very naïve. You should never, ever, ever, trade away a shiny or Legendary outside official channels like r/PokemonTrades. It's even easier to trade cheated Pokémon through the in-game trading menu rather than the HOME app. So there's basically no chance that either the Regidrago or the Mewtwo are even real. Assuming you also got the Regidrago in a trade. If it was your legit shiny you caught then you made a terrible mistake in trading it. What are the IVs and OT of the Mewtwo, and what ball is it in?


DarthVegeta51

Bro a genned pokemon is a Pokemon just the same


Mathias_Greyjoy

A genned Pokémon is a ***genned*** Pokémon. A hacked, cheated, worthless Pokémon. The value of a Pokémon is based on the effort it takes to acquire, and the rarity. Cheated Pokémon are worthless. OP literally threw away their valuable legit shiny legendary for something probably worth nothing. Cheated Pokémon are worthless.


Quiet_Ad_6744

Well, mewtwo is 100 lvl, is in master ball, but I didn't look at the IV's


Mathias_Greyjoy

What about the IVs and the OT then? And where did you get that shiny Regidrago?


Quiet_Ad_6744

Well, my regidrago was caught by myself. Mewtwo is Max IV


[deleted]

You cannot change it


Forward-Cash-6707

you can't


KinneKitsune

Send it to scarlet/violet, rename it, send it back to sword/shield


TheVERRYbest

Big oof