[By 'suppose you could say,' Steven meant that he'd done regular extralegal work back home, not that he was part of a gang. But had he the notion that Risotto had interpreted that as him being part of a gang, he certainly wouldn't correct him. It would perhaps be more accurate to say, however, that he'd been on retainer, to a certain individual who wielded a large amount of power over a subsection of his local community.]

It's for the non-members, yes. Mainly, I divert public attention away from the organization and towards others suspicious parties. [In other words, he pins Rocket crimes on other people.

Steven takes a sip of coffee.]

Hm. Well, I can say that as far as criminal enterprises go, Team Rocket tends more to fraud, Pokemon smuggling, and general larceny. Sometimes protection rackets. Some facets of the black market. Generalized mayhem and terror.

What they aren't is active in the drug trade, mostly because recreational drugs in Kanto and Johto have yet to be outlawed and thus the sale of them is not especially lucrative. As far as I know, they aren't involved in weapons smuggling either, which is more surprising as most non-practice weaponry is quite illegal in the two regions.

[Another sip of coffee.]

And I've yet to see them put out a hit on anyone in my time here.

[Is there a very subtle hint of regret in his voice at that sentence? Maybe.]