Dawn of Pokémon

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Address etiquette refers to a standard polite language used when addressing relatives, friends or other relevant persons.

The usual address etiquette applies to most trainers, but trainers also have special address conventions that are different from other professions.

For free trainers who travel all year round, the address etiquette they use is not as strict as ordinary people.Trainers of the same age usually only give their first names when introducing themselves. Even when they meet for the first time during a trip, they usually call each other by their first names.They will use honorific titles such as "さん(Mr./Ms.)" for trainers who are much older than them, but when they become close to the older person, they will also directly call the senior's name.

——This is the way for free trainers to express their kindness.

There is a theory that this habit is due to the fact that most of the trainers who first embarked on the journey were commoners who did not have enough money to study in the academy and had no choice but to travel to increase their knowledge, so they were not particular about etiquette.

However, no matter how this habit originated, it has now become a common rule for free trainers across the Pokémon League.There is no honorific after the name. This is not a rude term, but a common practice among free trainers.

——This habit often leads to friends who met during the trip not knowing each other’s last names until the end.

Many people have heard a famous saying - "calling them by their first names is a symbol of their partners", which refers to the special addressing habits of free trainers.

Only a very small number of free trainers who are not civilians will insist on using honorifics or calling others by their surnames, such as ancient scholarly families, noble families, or military families with strict management.However, even these young people with extraordinary backgrounds often abandon the etiquette taught by their families and get along more casually with friends they meet during their travels.

——In such an environment, always using honorifics would seem too distant.Now that you have embarked on a journey, there is nothing wrong with being "willful".

For most travelers, it is happier to be called by their first name than to be addressed with respect.

This is a salutation etiquette that can only be established between free trainers.In dojos, trainer training academies, or professional trainers' workplaces, their address etiquette is still the same as that of the general public. They must state their full names when introducing themselves, address strangers by their last names in a rigid manner, and must never be rude to their elders.Many freelance trainers have said that "the way of addressing people during the journey is more humane."