These Team Aqua members all wore bandannas on their heads and dressed much like pirates. Apart from the three ordinary members at the back, who were clearly lackeys, the man standing at the front seemed to be an admin or some other leader, judging by his bearing and position.
Although he also wore a bandanna, it was clear that he was completely bald. His cheeks were gaunt, and his somewhat narrow eyes made him look like anything but a good person.
One Team Aqua member quietly asked the man, "Sir Dew, what should we do?"
The man called Dew looked Xia You over, then gritted his teeth. "Don't be afraid. There's only one of him. Beat him, and we can leave!"
As he spoke, he took the lead in reaching for the Poké Ball at his waist. Seeing this, the others behind him released their Pokémon as well.
Several flashes of blue light appeared before Xia You. When the light faded, several lobster-like Pokémon stood in front of him.
Xia You recognized these Pokémon at a glance. They were Crawdaunt, the Water- and Dark-type Rogue Pokémon!
Just as Houndoom were Team Magma's standard-issue Pokémon, Crawdaunt were Team Aqua's standard-issue Pokémon, assigned specifically to ordinary members.
With its relatively large body, reaching over a meter in length, Crawdaunt might have been modeled on Earth's American lobster. Its entire body was red, with only two blue markings on its chest. Perhaps that resemblance to Team Aqua's uniforms was precisely why they had chosen it as a standard-issue Pokémon.
Crawdaunt also had a yellow, five-pointed star structure on its forehead and a huge claw on either side. They were hot-tempered, loved fighting, and readily picked fights themselves, making them Pokémon considered difficult to raise.
It would also constantly wave its enormous claws, using