Naming a new pet is an exciting and challenging endeavor. You might think the process futile as your new kitten is likely to march to the beat of their own drum and will probably ignore you anyway. It’s a common misconception that cats don’t recognize their names in the same way dogs do. The truth is that cats can recognize their names when said by their owners (even if they choose to walk away and ignore them). If you’re trying to settle on a name for your new cat or kitten, why not find inspiration in something you love? Whether you’ve been a Pokemon fan since its inception in 1996 or picked it up when Pokemon Go was released in 2016, a kitten name inspired by your favorite TV show or video game will stand the test of time. Keep reading to find our guide on choosing the perfect Pokemon-inspired name and an exhaustive list of names to choose from.

How to Name Your Cat There isn’t a science to the process of naming your pet. The easiest way to start the process is to write down all the names you might like to give your new kitty. Read each out loud. How does the name sound rolling off the tongue? Is it short, punchy, and easy to say or is it several syllables long and hard to say? Remember, you’ll be using your cat’s name a lot so you need to pick something that you like saying. Finding Inspiration for Your Cats Name There are a lot of places to draw inspiration from when it comes to naming your cat. Even if you’re set on choosing a Pokemon-inspired name, you can still take the following factors into account when naming your kitten. Use Their Personality Cat characteristics vary from breed to breed and cat to cat. Even two cats of the same breed can have wildly different personalities. Don’t settle on a name for your kitty until you’ve had a chance to see them in action. Give them some time to get used to their new home as their personality can change as they become more comfortable in their new surroundings. For example, if your kitten has a rebellious streak in them, you could name them after Charizard, a sometimes-unruly Pokemon. If your kitten doesn’t like to leave your side, Pikachu might be a great name for them as this character was known for their loyalty. If your new addition is sleepy and lazy all the time, Drowzee might be the perfect name for them. Use Their Appearance The physical appearance of your cat can help inspire a Pokemon-themed name. If your kitty has a red or copper coat, names like Jynx, Flareon, or Charmeleon would suit them well. If their coat is black, dark colored Pokemon like Spoink, Murkrow, and Umbreon might work well. White cats could be named after white Pokemon like Dewgong, Litwick, or Vanillite.

Pokemon Names for Your Male Cat Image Credit: ingewallumrod, Pixabay Most Pokemon since the Generation II games have a gender. Some species, however, are genderless. Since most of the Pokemon we’re familiar with do have a gender, we can provide you with some kitten names based upon the gender of your kitty. Here are some of our favorite male names inspired by Pokemon:

Alder Arbok Ash Blastoise Blaine Blue Braviary Brock Burmy Charmeleon Cubone Drake Drayden Gallade Gary Oak Giovanni Goh Grimer Grimmsnarl Hitmonlee Hugh James Kukui Lance Landorus Latios Leon Mankey Mime N Nate Nidoking Nidoran Onix Pikachu Raichu Raihan Red Rufflet Samuel Oak Sawk Squirtle Steven Tauros Throh Thundurus Tornadus Tyrogue Volbeat Wallace

See Also: Exotic and Wild Cat Names

Pokemon Names for Your Female Cat Image Credit: Kinga P, Shutterstock There are female-specific Pokemon as well as female human characters that might make great names for your new companion. Here are some of our favorite female-leaning names:

Alcremie Bea Bellossom Bellsprout Blissey Bounsweet Chansey Chikorita Chloe Cresselia Dawn Diantha Erika Flabebe Flannery Floette Florges Froslass Happiny Hateena Hatterene Hattrem Honey Illumise Iris Ivysaur Jessie Jiggly Puff Kangaskhan Lorelei Marnie May Misty Nidoqueen Nidoran Nidorina Petilil Phoebe Poliwhirl Roselia Sabrina Salazzle Serena Smoochum Steenee Tsareena Vespiquen Vulpix Whitney Wormadam

See Also: Warrior Cat Names

Pokemon Names for Your Kitten Image Credit: Lifesummerlin, Shutterstock Even though kittens grow to be adult cats eventually, you might consider naming your new addition after one of the notoriously small Pokemon. Here are some of our favorite smaller Pokemon.

Applin Budew Burmy Carbink Chespin Cleffa Combee Cosmoem Cottonee Cutiefly Dedenne Diglett Evee Fennekin Igglybuff Klink Mimikyu Morelull Natu Pichu Pikipek Rattata Rowlet Scatterbug Shaymin Shellos Snom Sobble Solosis Spritzee Sunkern Taillow Tynamo Uxie Weedle

See Also: Punny Cat Names

Pokemon Cat Names Based on Cat-Inspired Characters Image Credit: Okssi, Shutterstock There are some Pokemon characters that you can look at and immediately know that a real animal was the inspiration behind that character. There are several feline-inspired characters in the Pokemon universe whose names would be a great fit for your new kitty. Here are some of our favorites:

Absol Delcatty Entei Espeon Espurr Flareon Glaceon Glameow Jolteon Leafeon Liepard Litleo Litten Luxio Luxray Meowth Mew Mewtwo Perrserker Persian Purrloin Purugly Pyroar Raikou Shinx Skitty Sneasel Solgaleo Suicune Sylveon Torracat Umbreon Vaporeon Zangoose Zeraora

See Also: Mischievous Cat Names

Final Thoughts There is no need to rush when naming your new kitty. Give yourselves time to get to know one another before settling on their name. We hope our list of potential Pokemon-inspired kitty names has given you some ideas on what to name your new addition. If you’re not feeling drawn to any of these names, check out some of our other helpful naming guides: See Also:

160 Powerful and Badass Cat Names: Great Options for Your Cat 100+ German Cat Names: Unique Options for Your Cat (With Meanings) 300 Hairless Cat Names: Unique Options for Your Cat 125+ Brown Cat Names: Fun and Cute Options for Your Cat

Featured Image Credit: Steve Harvey, Unsplash

Naming a new pet is an exciting and challenging endeavor. You might think the process futile as your new kitten is likely to march to the beat of their own drum and will probably ignore you anyway.

It’s a common misconception that cats don’t recognize their names in the same way dogs do. The truth is that cats can recognize their names when said by their owners (even if they choose to walk away and ignore them).

If you’re trying to settle on a name for your new cat or kitten, why not find inspiration in something you love? Whether you’ve been a Pokemon fan since its inception in 1996 or picked it up when Pokemon Go was released in 2016, a kitten name inspired by your favorite TV show or video game will stand the test of time.

Keep reading to find our guide on choosing the perfect Pokemon-inspired name and an exhaustive list of names to choose from.

How to Name Your Cat

There isn’t a science to the process of naming your pet. The easiest way to start the process is to write down all the names you might like to give your new kitty. Read each out loud. How does the name sound rolling off the tongue? Is it short, punchy, and easy to say or is it several syllables long and hard to say? Remember, you’ll be using your cat’s name a lot so you need to pick something that you like saying.

Finding Inspiration for Your Cats Name

There are a lot of places to draw inspiration from when it comes to naming your cat. Even if you’re set on choosing a Pokemon-inspired name, you can still take the following factors into account when naming your kitten.

Use Their Personality

Cat characteristics vary from breed to breed and cat to cat. Even two cats of the same breed can have wildly different personalities.

Don’t settle on a name for your kitty until you’ve had a chance to see them in action. Give them some time to get used to their new home as their personality can change as they become more comfortable in their new surroundings.

For example, if your kitten has a rebellious streak in them, you could name them after Charizard, a sometimes-unruly Pokemon.

If your kitten doesn’t like to leave your side, Pikachu might be a great name for them as this character was known for their loyalty.

If your new addition is sleepy and lazy all the time, Drowzee might be the perfect name for them.

Use Their Appearance

The physical appearance of your cat can help inspire a Pokemon-themed name.

If your kitty has a red or copper coat, names like Jynx, Flareon, or Charmeleon would suit them well. If their coat is black, dark colored Pokemon like Spoink, Murkrow, and Umbreon might work well. White cats could be named after white Pokemon like Dewgong, Litwick, or Vanillite.

Pokemon Names for Your Male Cat

Most Pokemon since the Generation II games have a gender. Some species, however, are genderless. Since most of the Pokemon we’re familiar with do have a gender, we can provide you with some kitten names based upon the gender of your kitty. Here are some of our favorite male names inspired by Pokemon:

  • Alder

  • Arbok

  • Ash

  • Blastoise

  • Blaine

  • Blue

  • Braviary

  • Brock

  • Burmy

  • Charmeleon

  • Cubone

  • Drake

  • Drayden

  • Gallade

  • Gary Oak

  • Giovanni

  • Goh

  • Grimer

  • Grimmsnarl

  • Hitmonlee

  • Hugh

  • James

  • Kukui

  • Lance

  • Landorus

  • Latios

  • Leon

  • Mankey

  • Mime

  • N

  • Nate

  • Nidoking

  • Nidoran

  • Onix

  • Pikachu

  • Raichu

  • Raihan

  • Red

  • Rufflet

  • Samuel Oak

  • Sawk

  • Squirtle

  • Steven

  • Tauros

  • Throh

  • Thundurus

  • Tornadus

  • Tyrogue

  • Volbeat

  • Wallace

  • See Also: Exotic and Wild Cat Names

Pokemon Names for Your Female Cat

There are female-specific Pokemon as well as female human characters that might make great names for your new companion. Here are some of our favorite female-leaning names:

  • Alcremie

  • Bea

  • Bellossom

  • Bellsprout

  • Blissey

  • Bounsweet

  • Chansey

  • Chikorita

  • Chloe

  • Cresselia

  • Dawn

  • Diantha

  • Erika

  • Flabebe

  • Flannery

  • Floette

  • Florges

  • Froslass

  • Happiny

  • Hateena

  • Hatterene

  • Hattrem

  • Honey

  • Illumise

  • Iris

  • Ivysaur

  • Jessie

  • Jiggly Puff

  • Kangaskhan

  • Lorelei

  • Marnie

  • May

  • Misty

  • Nidoqueen

  • Nidoran

  • Nidorina

  • Petilil

  • Phoebe

  • Poliwhirl

  • Roselia

  • Sabrina

  • Salazzle

  • Serena

  • Smoochum

  • Steenee

  • Tsareena

  • Vespiquen

  • Vulpix

  • Whitney

  • Wormadam

  • See Also: Warrior Cat Names

Pokemon Names for Your Kitten

Even though kittens grow to be adult cats eventually, you might consider naming your new addition after one of the notoriously small Pokemon. Here are some of our favorite smaller Pokemon.

  • Applin

  • Budew

  • Burmy

  • Carbink

  • Chespin

  • Cleffa

  • Combee

  • Cosmoem

  • Cottonee

  • Cutiefly

  • Dedenne

  • Diglett

  • Evee

  • Fennekin

  • Igglybuff

  • Klink

  • Mimikyu

  • Morelull

  • Natu

  • Pichu

  • Pikipek

  • Rattata

  • Rowlet

  • Scatterbug

  • Shaymin

  • Shellos

  • Snom

  • Sobble

  • Solosis

  • Spritzee

  • Sunkern

  • Taillow

  • Tynamo

  • Uxie

  • Weedle

  • See Also: Punny Cat Names

Pokemon Cat Names Based on Cat-Inspired Characters

There are some Pokemon characters that you can look at and immediately know that a real animal was the inspiration behind that character. There are several feline-inspired characters in the Pokemon universe whose names would be a great fit for your new kitty. Here are some of our favorites:

  • Absol

  • Delcatty

  • Entei

  • Espeon

  • Espurr

  • Flareon

  • Glaceon

  • Glameow

  • Jolteon

  • Leafeon

  • Liepard

  • Litleo

  • Litten

  • Luxio

  • Luxray

  • Meowth

  • Mew

  • Mewtwo

  • Perrserker

  • Persian

  • Purrloin

  • Purugly

  • Pyroar

  • Raikou

  • Shinx

  • Skitty

  • Sneasel

  • Solgaleo

  • Suicune

  • Sylveon

  • Torracat

  • Umbreon

  • Vaporeon

  • Zangoose

  • Zeraora

  • See Also: Mischievous Cat Names

Final Thoughts

There is no need to rush when naming your new kitty. Give yourselves time to get to know one another before settling on their name. We hope our list of potential Pokemon-inspired kitty names has given you some ideas on what to name your new addition. If you’re not feeling drawn to any of these names, check out some of our other helpful naming guides:

See Also:

  • 160 Powerful and Badass Cat Names: Great Options for Your Cat
  • 100+ German Cat Names: Unique Options for Your Cat (With Meanings)
  • 300 Hairless Cat Names: Unique Options for Your Cat
  • 125+ Brown Cat Names: Fun and Cute Options for Your Cat

Featured Image Credit: Steve Harvey, Unsplash