They punched me when they caught me trying to infiltrate their base. It's fine, I've had worse.

If you really want to protect your pokemon, you should train them up properly. They'll have an easier time grabbing him if he can't defend himself. It might sound really weird to have animals do your fighting for you, but that's just how this world works.

[That was something Riz did learn from being beat up by Team Rocket. He hadn't really put any effort into training his pokemon before that point, not really seeing the point of earning badges and all the other things the people in this world care about, but that black eye had certainly been a strong motivator.]