Hermione frowned in confusion. "You mean make friends? I mean I guess they're like most other animals. Some are more friendly than others although there are some Pokemon breeds that are generally more bad tempered."

She gestured towards her Altaria and the Weedle and put on her teaching voice.

"They call animals Pokemon here. There are many different kinds, but they all have...well, abilities, for want of a better word. People here keep them as pets, train them, breed them or battle them - humanely, I might add," she hurriedly explained further, in case, as she did when first arriving, he got the wrong idea.

It was pretty obvious by his reaction to everything that he was new here, so she took pity on him.

"I'm Hermione Granger. You know, you really shouldn't go into the forest without your pokemon out of its pokeball. I assume you received one from a strange lady when you first arrived? If not, I can loan you one?"