[Jesus, this guy's ignorant act was air-tight. If Steven didn't know he was a plant, he'd definitely be suckered in.]

A pokemon... well. They're creatures that live on this world. The local version of animals.

As for the rest... God no, I'm not an Admin. I'm just a Beta. Which still means I outrank you, but look--

[He produces a pen and then a small notebook from various pockets and then flips to a clean page. On it he writes:

Grunt -> Private -> Beta -> Alpha -> Admin -> Boss]

That's the Team Rocket hierarchy. Everyone comes in as a Grunt. Boss Giovanni's on top. World natives can rise as high as Admin, but otherworlders like you and me can only go as high as Alpha.

As for what kind of team this is... well. An organized criminal one, more or less.