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Onto the name poll! The contestants are:
Nectot
Necturine
Nectiny
Nectite
Whisberry
Necta
I think that the thing to keep in mind with this Pokémon is that it's not human-shaped at all. I think that a large portion of the names seemed to be naming Necturna rather than the pre-evo, using suffixes and bases reminiscent of human girls. I have also gone for clarity in meaning. If it doesn't sound like what it's supposed to sound like, I'd say it shouldn't be a name. My last consideration is how much sense a name makes next to the name "Necturna". I feel that there's a sort of uncanny valley between sounding like the evo and not sounding like the evo and doing its own thing. Both extremes are great and have truckloads of precedent, but a name in between can sound really bad.
There are a few names that I think could have used some nudging to fix some of the issues. I apologize for not being very active in this thread. It was pretty bad timing for me, really. But to go through them now would just drag things on.
This poll operates on instant-runoff voting. This means that order matters in your votes, but you may vote for any number of choices that you like. A typical vote might look like this:
This poll will be open for 24 hours. The CAP 2 final product can be seen here.
Pre-evo so far:
Typing: Grass / Ghost
Abilities: Anticipation / (Telepathy)
Base stats: 49 HP / 55 Atk / 60 Def / 50 SpA / 75 SpD / 51 Spe
Nectot
Necturine
Nectiny
Nectite
Whisberry
Necta
I think that the thing to keep in mind with this Pokémon is that it's not human-shaped at all. I think that a large portion of the names seemed to be naming Necturna rather than the pre-evo, using suffixes and bases reminiscent of human girls. I have also gone for clarity in meaning. If it doesn't sound like what it's supposed to sound like, I'd say it shouldn't be a name. My last consideration is how much sense a name makes next to the name "Necturna". I feel that there's a sort of uncanny valley between sounding like the evo and not sounding like the evo and doing its own thing. Both extremes are great and have truckloads of precedent, but a name in between can sound really bad.
There are a few names that I think could have used some nudging to fix some of the issues. I apologize for not being very active in this thread. It was pretty bad timing for me, really. But to go through them now would just drag things on.
This poll operates on instant-runoff voting. This means that order matters in your votes, but you may vote for any number of choices that you like. A typical vote might look like this:
Note that any posts that do not contain a vote will be moderated and the poster warned. If you feel compelled to say something in your own vote, you may do so, but please don't try to incite a discussion here. Keep discussion to the IRC channel, #cap.Most Preferred
Second Most Preferred
Least Preferred
If the voter wishes, he may post comments on his vote below the actual vote. Only the vote itself should be bold and none of the supplementary text should be bold.
This poll will be open for 24 hours. The CAP 2 final product can be seen here.
Pre-evo so far:
Typing: Grass / Ghost
Abilities: Anticipation / (Telepathy)
Base stats: 49 HP / 55 Atk / 60 Def / 50 SpA / 75 SpD / 51 Spe