Renaming your pokemon

There are a number of reasons and ways to rename your pokemon. I'll quickly go through the ones I've seen most and the one I use myself.

• IV
• Stats
• Attacks
• Gym
• Role

IV

The potential of the pokemon. Usually as a percentage. Especially useful when you have two or more pokemon of the same kind with approximately the same cp as well.

Stats

Attack, defence and stamina. Three numbers between 0 and 15 each. Indirectly holds the IV information.

Attacks

What attack moves the pokemon has. Indirectly holds the role information.

Gym

Which gym the pokemon currently is assigned to. You'll have to come up with abbreviations you can remember. Gives you instant info on which gym was succesfully attacked when you find one of your pokemon needing a revive.

Role

Attacker, defender or multipurpose. Basically defined by the charge attack move. A one-bar move usually means it's an attacker, and three or more bars means it's a defender. Two bar moves usually work well for both purposes.

For primary attacks the general rule is that fast attacks with low damage is best for an attacker, while slow attacks with higher damage is for defence.

Using smart abbreviations allows you to combine information types.