Summary

APokemon GOplayer recently caught a shiny Shroomish and gave it the perfect nickname based on where they caught it. The player found the Shroomish in a local cemetery while playingPokemon GOand named it after the gravestone the Pokemon was near.

Pokemon GOhas players searching the world around them to catch a variety of Pokemon. Once caught, players have the option to rename their Pocket Monster with a new nickname. Players can often come up with some fun and interesting names for their Pokemon, giving their Pokemon a name based off of their stats, rarity, and other defining features. Other times, players willgive their Pokemon funny names inPokemon GO, adding a bit of humor to the game or simply poking fun at the newly caught creatures. Some players will simply name their Pokemon in honor of where they caught them, much like what thisplayer did with their shiny Shroomish.

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Reddit user rainbowxiumins named their shiny Shroomish inPokemon GOin the perfect wayafter catching the rare Pokemonin a nearby cemetery. The shiny Pokemon was on top of a gravestone when it was caught and thePokemon GOplayer decided to name it after the person that the grave belongs to, Alice. The player explained that this decision was made to honor where they had found the shiny Shroomish in a more personal way. Alice’s legacy now gets to live on inPokemonform, as the player’s shiny Shroomish will now be her namesake.

Pokemon GO Player Names Shroomish After Local Cemetery Graves

ThePokemon GOplayer later shared some more of the story of when they caught Alice the shiny Shroomish in the comments of their original post. They specifically shared one of the first photos they took of the Shroomish on Alice’s grave, whichhad another Pokemon photobombing thePokemon GOAR photo. This photo also displayed that the name of the person buried next to Alice was Nina. In turn, the original poster theorized that the photobombing Smeargle was actually Nina trying to get in on the action.

Pokemon GOplayers can come up with some great names for their Pokemon. Whether they are using the nickname functionality to evolve theirEevee into a specific eeveelution with thePokemon GOname trick, or they are simply renaming their Pokemon in honor of where they caught them, it is always great to see the creativity thatPokemon GOplayers have when naming their Pokemon.

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