Well, it may be stupid in your opinion, but I nickname them mainly because the caps lock versions of their names annoy the shit out of me. Don't ask me why, but seeing an obnoxious "Go KADABRA!" or "Go DRIFBLIM!" everytime I send one of them out to battle makes me want to smack someone. It's like talking to some twelve-year-old in an AOL chatroom.
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