At least Geddoe isn't particularly bothered if he's the only one who gets the joke. Then again, given how deadpan his humor is, that's probably not terribly surprising.

"Apparently the locals consider it normal for kids here to travel on their own with just their Pokémon, so they've probably got stuff that's not too much to carry."

Again, provided one is fine with roughing it a bit and possibly wearing the same clothes a lot. That last point probably being one that said kids find easiest...