Ibuki

Claire Ibuki in original Japanese language versions is in charge of the Rising Badge and resides in Blackthorn City. She is an expert on Dragon types. Lance the head of the Kanto Elite Four is her cousin and she once trained with him for the Elite Four. In Pokeacutemon Crystal she also has a grandfather who lives inside the Dragon039s Den. Her English name derives from quotclearquot. In the anime After Ash Ketchum and his friends arrive at Blackthorn City they discover a Dratini and a Gyarados in a river. Afterwards they meet Clair and follow the Dratini for some time and end up freeing it from Team Rocket. Later Dratini evolves into a Dragonair much to Jessie039s dismay. Clair performs the Dragon Fang ritual at a ceremony then faces Ash in a Gym Battle which is interrupted when Team Rocket steals the Dragon Fang. Ash Clair and Team Rocket all end up in the Dragon Holy Land where Team Rocket tricks a Dragonite into helping them. Luckily Liza and Ash039s Charizard arrive to save the day. Ash039s Charizard later helps him earn him his rising badge by beating Clair039s Dragonair Kingdra was defeated by Snorlax and Gyrados by Pikachu.Claire also appeared in the next episode where she helped Ash get his badges which were stolen by Team Rocket. In the manga In Pokeacutemon Adventures Clair is one of the first to meet Suicune and she is outclassed quickly by its use of Mist to create a reflection of itself. Later she challenges Blaine at the Gym Leaders039 Challenge in the hope that Blaine would know what became of her cousin Lance after Blaine and Lance039s battle at Cerise Island the year before. Despite a Team Rocket attack which traps all the Gym Leaders on a bullet train she forces Blaine into fighting their duel. However Blaine quickly wins relying on his Entei039s powerful attacks. This victory is the tiebreaker in the Gym Leaders039 Challenge giving the win to the Kanto Gym Leaders with four wins three loses and one draw.