[Cilan frowns at the mention of Zompania, but otherwise doesn't say anything yet until Red appears to be finished speaking.]

...I see. [There's a long pause, before Cilan speaks.] Well, I agree that there are things that could be learned from battling one another or even from observing someone's taste in strategies. After all, for Pokemon Trainers like ourselves, some of the best things can be learned from such experiences. [Remember his whole speech about what he feels being a Gym Leader means to him? About helping his opponents learn new things through the art of battle?]

And here, making sure that we're in top form certainly matters, especially during situations like what happened in Zompania...even someone like me, who's been a Gym Leader for so long...I can't say that I was completely prepared for battles like that, before having arrived in Luceti. [There's a pause, before Cilan suddenly seems to switch tracks.]

Red, do you wish to be a great trainer, or do you wish to become the greatest trainer of them all?

[That may sound like a weird question, but he's got a reason for asking it, we swear.]