The latest batch of Pokémon Games, Brilliant diamond and Shiny pearl, experience a handful of stupid mishaps. While duplication Glitch is something that players take advantage of, there’s one more glitzy problem players encounter that is just plain weird: their monsters’ nicknames are being replaced with something completely different.
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Twitter users Glitch dinosaur posted a short video of her gabite developing into a garchomp. It’s not unusual. Pokémon constantly evolving. What is strange, however, is that the monster’s nickname was changed even before development was even complete. Originally called “Girlboss”, the monster’s name was replaced by “Mike” during its transformation. Oddly enough, Mike didn’t get stuck as the girl boss’s nickname came back after a brief moment.
This is not the only instance of a Pokémon‘s nickname is being scrubbed away. Twitch streamer Tony papa encountered the same bug while playing Brilliant diamond. After calling his Lickitung “Bertha”, Tony giggled at the sight of the Gen 1 in utter confusion Pokémon Renamed “Gustavo” during its development to Lickilicky. Much like Glitchsaur’s girl boss, Gustavo wasn’t Lickilicky’s permanent name when Tony went into the Pokédex to confirm that the transformed Normal-type monster was in fact still nicknamed Bertha. Still, this is a bizarre mistake to come across.
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The glitch does other weird things too, like changing the Nicknames without a nickname Pokémon with Japanese hiragana. Corresponding The player, it seems that the problem is related to the Grand Underground, a type of dungeon with rare monsters and items, and how the game’s text system understands Pokémon names and nicknames. In any case, it doesn’t seem to have any lasting effects.
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