Is there any reason why a Pokemon would change its name from English to Japanese through Pokebank?

Apr. 8, 2014

I have a Shiny Espeon that I’ve had since Pokemon Platinum version. A friend gave it to me as an egg and I hatched it and raised it myself. Yet when I moved it through pokebank and then checked on it in Pokemon X, it’s name and region became Japanese. I’m really confused as to why.

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The name will change to your chosen language when it evolves Since poke’bank is like a trade it acts correspondingly.

Japanese Purrloin チョロネコ to english Purrloin. Transferred via poke bank or evolved state in-game takes on the new. Which is ‘‘your desired language’’ e.g. system set up as English…

I have noticed it does this whenever I transfer in Pokemon from older versions. The PokeTransporter has also changed some of my Pokemon from having nicknames to having none. (Ex. I had a Hitmonchan nicknamed Hitmon-kun who lost the nickname.) if no transporter is involved, I think it stays the same. Correct me if I am wrong :-)