The city of Lompoc could soon be getting a new name — at least temporarily.

In an effort to capitalize on the ongoing popularity of the "Pokémon Go" augmented reality video game, officials at the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau are planning a proposal for the Lompoc City Council to approve an official, albeit brief, change of the city’s name to a variation of “Lompokemon.”

The request was initially on the agenda for this past Tuesday’s City Council meeting. It was removed at the last minute, however, because the chamber still had not received permission to use the name from Nintendo, the company that owns the trademark for Pokémon.

“We don’t want to put the cart before the horse,” Chelsea Cochran, an executive assistant with the Lompoc Chamber, said Thursday. “We want Nintendo's approval before we move forward with anything.”

Cochran declined to divulge details related to the plan, such as how long the potential name change would be and how the chamber would plan to market the new name.

“We realize it’s a quirky idea,” she said, adding that more information would be released if the move is eventually approved by the City Council.

Ken Ostini, the president/CEO of the Lompoc Chamber, said he thought the idea sounded fun when it was first presented to him. Although it didn’t make it to the City Council at Tuesday's meeting, Ostini said he’s confident the council will give the go-ahead if and when the chamber does receive approval from Nintendo.