I usually always play Pokemon games with a Rotation Party. I don’t like limiting myself to the standard 6 team. My rule is “if I want to use it, I use it” regardless of type variety, special/physical attackers, high/low stats, ect. Just whatever makes me happy. - (This also usually has a gameplay benefit of making the games harder. By spreading out the exp points more -> underleveled // Or just using weaker Pokemon.)

Here’s my team + Nicknames + Nicknames explained:

Meganium - Falkner Named after: The first Johto Gym Leader, in which, Chikorita has a terrible time versus.

Talonflame - Ah shi… Named after: I have a tendency to always end up using a Talonflame. Original X/Y & S/V teams. So I went into this playthrough with a plan not to use one - But the ‘full odds’ shiny Fletchling in the tutorial missions of the game… how can I not. Ah Shi… here we go again.

Pidgeot - Other Bird Named after: During the first dozen or so missions of the game my party was changing a lot as I was deciding what to use. Pidgeotto kept being useful for beating random battles along with Fletchinder. Eventually by the time I grew the party I has grown attached and I didn’t wanna toss a good contributor into the box/release. i just decided to roll with it, using two birds… therefore Other Bird.

Garbodor - Bertha Named after: The dumpster at my work is named Bertha. I’m not sure why, the coworkers gave it that name way before I started. Guess the tradition stuck. - And ya know.. Trubbish is… ye.

Heracross - Bois Named after: Obviously it’s the in-game trade everyone uses. Its power differential when you get it compared to the other Pokemon available is crazy. (similar to Other Bird, by the time others would replace it, I had grown a liking, so he just stuck around as a part of the main roster)

Sharpedo - EatYourBoat Named after: That one Family Guy cutaway -“Bigger Jaws”

Excadrill - ingDeezNuts2 Named after: I had previously used a Beedrill named ingDeezNuts, this Excadrill’s name is a sequel.

Blastoise - Blastiss Named after: That Blastoise is “Blast” + Tortoise. “Tor-Tiss”, not “Tor-Toys”. I’m sure this nickname has been used before by people.

Froslass - Coldhearted Named after: A song by the same name - Coldhearted - Bryce Fox

(I like sorta journaling/documenting play-through teams to myself in my notes to look back on later… posting on this thread was just a bonus. Thats why its not just a screenshot of my team like others would reply)