Oh, he was well aware of how strong the Pokemon could be. Part of the reason why his Eevee was still so low leveled was because Maes could never venture too far out of Goldenrod before he encountered something twice her level.

"I've discovered these handy things called repels! Hopefully I've got enough to at least get me to the next town." He laughs, feeling a little silly about the whole thing, but what can you do when, apparently, being Team Rocket is suffering.

He's really glad that neither of them asked for details, though. Maes wasn't exactly sure how to explain this whole Team Rocket business quite yet.