So he did read her correctly. That was a relief.

"Likewise. I've found that we have a lower level of technology, but as a result a deeper bond between each Trainer and their Pokemon. A human bonding with more than seven Pokemon is very rare. Most of us have three to four, and one-to-one pairs are common, too."

He himself was bonded with his Togekiss at a very young age, and ended up being a Fairy-type specialist.