* Babe - named after the titular pig from the movie Babe (Emboar)
* Lassie - named after the titular hound from the TV show Lassie (Stoutland)
* Azure - named after Nate's favorite color (Azumarill)
* Snowy - named after Snowball from the movie Stuart Little (Purrloin)
* Remy - named after Remy from the movie Ratatouille (Watchog)
* Larry - named after Larry, one of the three stooge pigeons from Animaniacs (Unfezant)
* Howard - named after the titular duck of the comic Howard the Duck (Psyduck)
* Jack - named after the titular boy of Jack and the Beanstalk (Sunkern)
* Zeke - named after the soufflé-loving basketball player from the mvoie High School Musical (Sewaddle)
* Cuddy - named after the director of medicine from the TV show House (Audino)
* Ma - named after the mother sheep from the movie Babe (Ampharos)
* Hellboy - named after the titular red-blooded hero from the comic Hellboy (Magby)
* R2D2 - named after the inventive robot from the Star Wars movies (Magneton)
* James - named after a funny villain from a show about monster catching (Weezing)
* The Blob - named after the titular blob from the movie The Blob (Grimer)
* Irwin - named in honor of Steve Irwin, the Krookadile Hunter (Sandile)
* The Thing - named after the titular thing from the movie The Thing (Trubbish)
* Darrow - named after Ann Darrow, the lead actress character in King Kong (Darumaka)
*  Tommy - named after a Digimon Tamer, who had Armadillomon as his partner, from the TV series Digimon Adventures 02 (Sandshrew)
* Carmen - named after Carmen Sandiego, a femme fatale treasure thief (Trapinch)
* Knuckles - named after the enchilada from the Sonic game series (Mincinno)
* Marilyn - named after Marilyn Monroe, a famous actress/model (Cincinno)
* Matilda - named after the titular girl from the movie Matilda (Gothita)
* Little - named after the titular Stuart Little from the movie Stuart Little (Emolga)
* Galore - named after Kitty Galore from the movie Cats vs. Dogs (Liepard)
* Snellie - named after Squidward's prized snail from the TV show Spongebob Squarepants (Shelmet)
* Mario - named after titular character from the game Super Mario Bros (Foongus)
* Zoroark - given to Nate by Sage Rood in Driftveil City; it used to belong to someone important to the sage, so he can't change its name (Zoroark)
* The Prince - named after The Prince from the movie Bambi (Deerling)
* Charlotte - named after the titular spider from the book Charlotte's Web (Joltik)
* Plymouth - named after a famous rock located south of Aspertia City (Boldore)
* Big Ben - named after a big block tower somewhere north and across the sea from Unova (Klink)
* Elphaba - named for the wicked witch of the west from the book series The Wizard of Oz (Nosepass)
* McGonagall - named for the head witch of Gryfinndor from the book series Harry Potter (Ferroseed)
* Rufus - named after the naked mole rat from the TV show Kim Possible (Drilbur)
* ET - named after the titular alien from the movie E.T. (Elgyem)
* Maleficent - named after the sorceress from the movie Sleeping Beauty (Drifblim)
* Wilbur - named after the star pig from the book Charlotte's Web (Spoink)
* Sauron - named after the all-seeing eye from the book series The Lord of the Rings (Skorupi)
* Casanova - named after a movie about a womanizing romantic, called Casanova (Woobat)
* Athos - named after the lead musketeer from the book The Three Musketeers (Cobalion)
* Aramis - named after the vain musketeer from the book The Three Musketeers (Virizion)
* Regina - named after the queen bee from the movie Mean Girls (Pawniard)
* Casper - named after the titular friendly ghost from the movie Casper the Friendly Ghost (Litwick)
* Jay-Jay - named after the titular plane from the TV show Jay-Jay the Jet Plane (Skarmory)
* Batlady - a play on the character of Batman from the comic Batman (Golbat)
* Jenner - named after the evil rat in the book The Secret of NIMH (Raticate)
* Porky - named after the famous pig from the TV show Looney Toons (Grumpig)
* Cpt. Kirk - named after the famous captain from the TV series Star Trek (Altaria)
* B. Wayne - named after the main character of the comic Batman (Gligar)
* Jinx - named after the girl who brings misfortune wherever she goes from the Teen Titans comics/show (Absol)
* Horus - named after a god of the sun from Egyptian mythology (Solrock)
* Porthos - named after the womanizing musketeer of the book The Three Musketeers (Terrakion)
* Wario - named after the bad guy from the Mario game series (Amoonguss)
* Chan - named after Jackie Chan, a martial arts expert (Mienfoo)
* Paul - named after an octopus used to determine the winner of some contest (Remoraid)
* Pearl - named after the cute octopus from the movie Finding Nemo (Frillish)
* Hoover - named after the first seal 'taught' to speak
* Daisy - named after Donald's love interest from Disney (Golduck)
* Cousin It - the hairy uncle from the TV show The Addams Family (Piloswine)
* Eales - named after the woman who invented ice cream (Vanillish)
* Chucky - named after the cursed doll from the movie Child's Play (Bannette)
* Sebae - named after the Python sebae, or African Rock Python (Onix)
* Sandow - named after Eugen Sandow, a legendary strongman (Gurdurr)
* Whitney - named after Eli Whitney, the creator of the cotton gin (Cottonee)
* Bruce Lee - named after the martial arts master himself (Sawk)
* Orville - named after the albatross from The Rescuers (Pelipper)
* Oberon - named for the fairy king from the play A Midsummer Night's Dream (Clefairy)
* Fagin - named for the miser from the book Oliver Twist (Sneasel)
* Astro - named for Major Victory from the comic Guardians of the Galaxy (Golurk)
* Bloods - named for a famous gang (Basculin)
* Brother - the eldest of the two, so he was named this (Latios)
* Granmamare - named for the goddess of the sea from the movie Ponyo (Goldeen)
* Hogan - named after the famous wrestle Hulk Hogan (Throh)
* Palpatine - named after one of the Sith Lords from the movie series Star Wars (Palpitoad)