Although Pokémon has many fantastic designs, there are some Pokémon that appear to be underwhelming, grotesque or simply odd.

And do the new rules spell disaster for parents who want to break the mould and name their children Nike, the shoe brand, or Pikachu, the little lagomorphic animated character with lightning ...

Pokemon GO Fest 2025 is introducing multiple new Pikachu costumes. These new Pikachu variants, referred to as Dapper Pikachu and Formal Pikachu, will be available to participants in the different ...

According to CNN, unusual names like Pikachu, Pudding, Devil and Nike were gaining popularity in Japan in recent times as parents decided to give their child unique names unlike traditional ones.

Japan cracks down on 'glittery' baby names Names such as Pikachu, Diamond, Nike, and even Devil have become increasingly common in Japanese classrooms over the past 30 years.

Japan has officially cracked down on “kirakira” — meaning “shiny” or “glittery” — baby names, with a new law aimed at dimming the dazzle of outlandish monikers like Pikachu ...

This move targets a growing trend where parents have assigned unconventional readings to kanji, resulting in names such as Naiki (pronounced like Nike), Pikachu, Kitty ... trend of increasing ...

Japanese parents can no longer name their children Naiki (Nike), Pikachu, Kitty, Pudding, Daiya (diamond), or Pu (from Winnie-the-Pooh). Therefore, the new pronunciation law enforced regulations ...

Kira-kira names – such as Pikachu and Naiki (Nike) – have been criticised for causing confusion in schools, hospitals and public services, or in some cases, embarrassment for the child.

Japan has decided to outlaw overly flashy and unconventional baby names in the country ... But officials believe the trend has gone a bit too far ‘Pikachu’, ‘Naiki’, ‘Kitty’… parents in Japan will no ...

Japan is cracking down on unique baby names from this week ... in the past for giving their children kira-kira names such as Pikachu (from Pokemon), Naiki (Nike), Daiya (Diamond), PÅ« (from ...