Title etiquette refers to a normative politeness used when addressing relatives, friends, or other interested persons.

The usual etiquette of titles is mostly applicable among trainers, but trainers also have special habits of titles that are different from other professions.

For freelance trainers who travel all year round, the etiquette they use is not as strict as that of ordinary people. Trainers of the same age usually only say their first names instead of their last names, and even when they meet for the first time during the trip, they often call each other by their first names. Trainers who are much older than themselves will use honorific titles such as "さん (Mr./Ms.)", but when they become close to the older person, they will also directly address the seniors by their first name.

- This is the free trainer's way of expressing his friendliness.

According to one theory, this habit is due to the fact that most of the first trainers to embark on a journey were civilians who did not have enough money to enter the academy and had to travel to gain knowledge, so they did not pay attention to etiquette.

However, regardless of the origin of this habit, it is now the universal norm for free trainers in the All Pokémon League. The absence of honorifics after the name is not a rude way of using words, but a common practice among freelance trainers.

- This habit often leads to friends who meet during the trip not knowing each other's last name until the end.

Many people have heard the famous saying "calling him by his name is a symbol of his partner", which refers to the special habit of freelance trainers.

Only a very small percentage of freelance trainers who were not of civilian origin insisted on using honorifics or referring to others by their surnames, such as those of an old scholarly family, an aristocratic family, or a strict military family. However, even these young people with extraordinary backgrounds often abandon the etiquette taught by their families and get along more casually with friends they have met during their travels.

- In such an environment, it is too distancing to always use honorifics. Now that you've embarked on a journey, there's nothing wrong with being "willful" at all.

For most travelers, it is more enjoyable to be called by their first name than to be addressed respectfully.

This is a title etiquette that can only be established among freelance trainers. In the dojo, the training academy or the workplace of vocational trainers, their title etiquette is still the same as that of the public, and they must report their full names when introducing themselves, call strangers by their surnames rigidly, and never be rude to their elders. Many freelance trainers have said, "It's better to call people on the go."