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{{CharacterInfobox|

name=Clair |

jname=イブキ |

tmname=Ibuki |

slogan=yes |

sloganline="The Blessed User of Dragon Pokémon" |

image=[[Image:Clair.jpg|140px]] |

caption=Art from Gold and Silver |

gender=Female |

hometown=[[Blackthorn City]] |

region=[[Johto]] |

relatives=[[Lance]], [[Dragon Clan Elder]] |

trainer=yes |

trainerclass=[[Gym Leader]] |

numpkmncaught=Varies with canon |

game=yes |

generation=[[Generation II|II]] |

games=[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Gold]], [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Silver]], [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]], [[Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2]] |

leader=yes |

gym=Blackthorn Gym |

type=[[Dragon (type)|Dragon]] |

badge=Rising Badge |

elite=no |

team=no |

brain=no |

anime=yes |

epnum=EP251 |

epname=Beauty is Skin Deep |

'''Clair''' (Japanese: '''イブキ''' ''Ibuki'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Blackthorn City]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Blackthorn Gym]]. Her specialty is {{t|Dragon}}-type [[Pokémon]], and she gives the [[Badge#Rising Badge|Rising Badge]] to [[Pokémon trainer|trainers]] who defeat her.

=In the anime=

[[Image:Clair_anime.jpg|thumb|left|Clair in the anime]]

Clair appears in five episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]], toward the end of the [[Master Quest]] saga: ''[[EP251|Beauty is Skin Deep]]'', ''[[EP252| Fangs for Nothin']]'', ''[[EP253| Great Bowls of Fire]]'', ''[[EP254| Better Eight Than Never]]'' and ''[[EP255|Why? Wynaut!]]''. Her Japanese voice actress is 三田ゆう子 ''Yuko Mita'' and her English voice actress is [[Megan Hollingshead]].

As [[Ash Ketchum]] and company near [[Blackthorn City]], they discover a {{p|Dratini}} and a {{p|Gyarados}} in a river. They discover that both Pokémon belong to Clair, who is following the Dratini down the river as it prepares to shed its skin. [[Team Rocket]] snatches the Dratini, however, and Clair gives chase, demonstrating her highly acrobatic abilities. Dratini escapes, and Ash fights to protect it. During the ensuing battle, however, an electric shock is headed straight for Dratini, but Clair jumps in front of it to absorb the shock. Dratini witnesses its trainer's devotion, and [[evolve]]s into a {{p|Dragonair}} in order to put a stop to Team Rocket. Later, Clair is finally able to perform an important ritual to purify the legendary {{i|Dragon Fang}}. Clair then goes on to accept Ash's challenge for a [[Badge#Rising Badge|Rising Badge]].

Ash has the first strike, but the battle is cut short when Team Rocket steals the Dragon Fang. Ash, Clair and Team Rocket all end up in the [[Dragon Holy Land]], where Team Rocket trick a {{p|Dragonite}} into helping them. Luckily, [[Liza (Johto)|Liza]] and [[Ash's Charizard]] arrive to help save the day. Ash's Charizard then helps him earn him his final [[Johto League]] badge.

Although Clair does mention [[Lance]] in the anime, he is not her cousin like in the games; instead, she recalls that he trained under her at the [[Gym#Blackthorn Gym|Blackthorn Gym]] before he joined the [[Elite Four]].

==Pokémon==

This listing is for Clair's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=500px cellspacing="0"

| align=center | [[Image:230.png]]<br>{{p|Kingdra}}

| align=center | [[Image:130.png]]<br>{{p|Gyarados}}

| align=center | [[Image:147.png]] &rarr; [[Image:148.png]]<br>{{p|Dratini}} &rarr; {{p|Dragonair}}

=In the games=

Clair's title is "The Blessed User of Dragon Pokémon".

Decending from a long line of Dragon-type trainers, Clair speaks of herself as "the world's best dragon master".  She claims she can hold her own even against the Elite Four.  Her only known loss had been to her cousin, [[Lance]], and presumably the player's [[Rival]].  Upon her defeat, Clair refuses to accept the challenger is better than her unless they pass the "dragon user challenge".  

In [[Pokémon Crystal]] version, defeating Clair would entail navigating the [[Dragon's Den]] and finding the shrine at the center. After that challenge is met, Clair hands over the badge, after her grandfather threatens to tell Lance about her reluctance, and says to win at Pokémon League, otherwise she'll feel worse about her loss.

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Clair would give out her badge only when the player went into the Dragon's Den and found a Dragon Fang. Once the Dragon Fang was found, Clair would appear behind the player and give him the Rising Badge.

When [[Silver (game)|Silver]] trains in the Dragon's Den, it's said he acts as Clair did in her youth.

Trainers in her gym: Cool Trainer Paul, Cool Trainer Martha, Cool Trainer Cody, Cool Trainer Mike, Cool Trainer Lola.

In addition to the Rising Badge, Clair gives out [[TM24]], {{m|Dragonbreath}}.

==Pokémon==

This listing is of Clair's Pokémon in the video games she has appeared in.

===Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal===

|#1=[[Image:148.png]]

|LV1=Lv. 37

|M1P1={{m|Thunder Wave}}

|M2P1={{m|Surf}}

|M4P1={{m|Dragonbreath}}

|#2=[[Image:148.png]]

|Poke2={{p|Dragonair}}

|LV2=Lv. 37

|G2=?

|HI2=???

|M1P2={{m|Thunder Wave}}

|M2P2={{m|Thunderbolt}}

|M3P2={{m|Slam}}

|M4P2={{m|Dragonbreath}}

|#3=[[Image:148.png]]

|Poke3={{p|Dragonair}}

|LV3=Lv. 37

|G3=?

|HI3=???

|M1P3={{m|Thunder Wave}}

|M2P3={{m|Ice Beam}}

|M3P3={{m|Slam}}

|M4P3={{m|Dragonbreath}}

|#4=[[Image:230.png]]

|Poke4={{p|Kingdra}}

|M1P4={{m|Smokescreen}}

|M2P4={{m|Hyper Beam}}

|M3P4={{m|Surf}}

|M4P4={{m|Dragonbreath}}

|#5=

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|LV6=

|G6=

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}}

===Pokémon Stadium 2===

** {{p|Charizard}}

** {{p|Nidoking}}

==Quotes==

===[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]===

''"I am Clair. The world's best dragon master. I can hold my own against even the Pokémon League Elite Four. Do you still want to take me on? ...Fine. Let's do it! As a Gym Leader, I will use power against any opponent!"''

''"I lost? I don't belive it. There must be some mistake... I won't admit this. I may have lost, but you're still not ready for the Pokémon League. I know. You should take the dragon user challenge. Behind this Gym is a place called Dragon's Den. There is a small shrine at its center. Go there. If you can prove that you've lost your lazy ideals, i will recognize you as a trainer worthy of a Gym Badge!"''

''"All right. I recognize your true power. This Badge is yours."''

''"So how did it go? I guess there's no point in asking. You did fail? ......... ...What? You passed? That can't be! You're lying! Even I haven't been approved!"''

''"I-I understan... Here, this is the Rising Badge... Hurry up! Take it!"''

''"Wait! I'm sorry about this. Here, take this as my apology."''

=In the Pokémon Special manga=

[[Image:Clair.PNG|thumb|Clair in the manga]]

Clair was one of the first of the Gym Leaders to face {{p|Suicune}}. Despite her efforts, she was outclassed by its tactics, and lost rather quickly, due to Suicune's use of Mist to create a reflection or illusion of itself.

Later, at the Gym Leaders Challenge, she was to face off against [[Blaine]]. This was an important matter for her, because as [[Lance]]'s cousin, she thought that Blaine would know what become of Lance after Blaine and Lance's battle at [[Cerise Island]] the year before.

During the attack by [[Team Rocket]], which ended up with all the Gym Leaders trapped on the recently completed bullet train, she forced Blaine into fighting their duel. Blaine quickly won due to {{p|Entei}}'s powerful attacks. Thus, the Kanto Gym Leaders claimed victory, with four wins, three loses and one draw.

This listing is of Clair's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

Clair's only appearance in the Pokémon TCG was in the [[Pokémon VS (TCG)|Pokémon VS]] set. There she was given a number of Pokémon under her name, which, despite their evolution level, were all Basic Pokémon.

This listing is of Clair's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.

=Trivia=

*Once Clair is beaten in the game, she is so impressed and frustrated, she won't give the player have the Raising Badge at once. Instead, she sets the player in an extra task -- Go to Dragon's den, and retrieve the sacred Dragon Fang. Once the player manages to reach the Dragon Fang, she comes to the player and gives him the Raising badge, and as a bonus, the TM24 for DragonBreath (Ryu no ibuki). Afterwards, she says "No, it has nothing to do with my breath". The meaning of this was, to some degree, lost in translation in the American version, as it was an inside joke in the Japanese version: Clair's Japanese name is "イブキ/息吹" (Ibuki), or ''Breath''.

*Clair is the first gym leader that has their ears pierced.

{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"

|- style="background: #ccf;"

|-  

| イブキ (Ibuki)

| 息吹 ''ibuki'', breath; or 伊吹 ''Ibuki'', as in [[wp:Mount Ibuki|Mount Ibuki]] and [[wp:Ibuki, Shiga|Ibuki, Shiga]].

|-

| Rhymes with ''lair'', as in lair of a dragon.

|-

| French

| From the German word ''Drache''.

|-

| Possible relation the the Spanish word ''dragon''.

|-

| Means ''strange land''.

|-

| Hebrew

| קלייר

| Transliteration of ''Clair''.

|-

| Russian

| Клэйр ''Klèĭr''

| Transliteration of ''Clair''.

|-

| Chinese (Taiwan)

| 伊吹 ''Yī Chūi''

| From 伊吹 ''Ibuki''.

|-

| Chinese (Hong Kong)

| 小椿 ''Xiǎo Chūn''

|  

 

=External links=

*[http://pokeani.com/chara/gymleader-ibuki.html Ibuki's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

 

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