Board Thread:OC Discussion/@comment-27532946-20160403063315/@comment-2248043-20160404065134

The name of the species doesn't seem too necessary right now, but I've tried making new names by changing one consonant to the next consonant in the alphabet, and one vowel to the next vowel. For example, there's the name Mary. I change Mary suddenly becomes the name "Nesa", which honestly doesn't sound too bad in my book, but this method doesn't always work. Like, let's say you wanted to change the word "shirt" to something else. It kind of messes up because of the number of consonants so close together. Still, the method can help out at times and lead you to some good ideas.
 * M to N
 * A to E
 * R to S
 * Y to A
 * S to T
 * H to J
 * I to O
 * R to S
 * T to V

Anyways, the powers, the biology, the culture, and everything else of the species probably doesn't have to be complex as it may sound. People who read about your species should get a basic image in their head. The reader should be able to picture something that will make your species memorable to them. For example, when I think of "Pokemon" I immediately think of powerful creatures who are typically trained by humans to fight, rather than cute animals used as pets or EV/IV training.

If you were the creator of Pokemon, would you accept that particular view of your species? If not, what would you prefer?