Aug 3, 2021
But what if I want to call the Squirtle something else? Like Ursula or another thing entirely?
Even though Ursula was the "official" nickname for her, there is no reason for her to have that name in the story, so it is no longer the official name for her! Squirtle was canonically nameless, being reset over by the player before she could be named, but she personally believes that she deserves the name "Myra" more than the Vulpix does, because that's the name the player chose for the character meant to represent herself. If not the name "Myra", Squirtle would accept any name her player would be willing to give her... but you guys aren't her player, so any nickname you have is non-canon, unfortunately!