[Cilan nods, as if he had sort of been expecting that kind of answer.]
There's nothing wrong with wanting to fight strong trainers, or even wanting to be the greatest. I would be lying if I said that my dream wasn't to be one of the greatest Pokemon Connoisseurs there ever was, back when I was traveling around in Unova. [A dream that he can't officially accomplish here in Luceti; he can't get certified as S-class while he's stuck here, after all.]
I want to win battles, naturally. But Pokemon battles should have a flavor of excitement and joy to them--I want to have so much fun when battling other trainers, that even if I lose, I can smile and say "At least I had fun!"...and then, when it comes to the battles we face here in Luceti, I want to be strong enough that I'm able to protect the people I care about here.
Do you want to be strong, or do you want to be the strongest trainer of them all? [But this time, he doesn't wait for Red to actually answer that question.] That may sound like the same thing, but it's not. Strength means different things to different people. It's when you allow yourself to become obsessed with the idea of strength, pushing yourself to become the strongest, that causes the line to be blurred and for one's priorities to become skewed. Sometimes it does more harm than good--you might start doubting yourself, or resent the strength that another has...
[Cilan then places a hand on Red's shoulder.]
Red, I think you are a strong trainer. You've raised your Pokemon well, and I can tell just from looking at them that they have love and respect for you. You're a good kid, and I think we're lucky to have someone like you here with us to help us during tough situations, like what happened in Zompania. You really shouldn't have to be so hard on yourself just because things are different here than they are back home.
If you want to become stronger than you are now, then I will gladly do everything I can to help you. But, there isn't a secret technique that makes you become the strongest one out of us all--in fact, I hesitate to say that anyone here is truly the "strongest" one, because we're all strong in different ways. Only you can decide what "strength" means to you, Red, and how much importance this taste has for you.
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There's nothing wrong with wanting to fight strong trainers, or even wanting to be the greatest. I would be lying if I said that my dream wasn't to be one of the greatest Pokemon Connoisseurs there ever was, back when I was traveling around in Unova. [A dream that he can't officially accomplish here in Luceti; he can't get certified as S-class while he's stuck here, after all.]
I want to win battles, naturally. But Pokemon battles should have a flavor of excitement and joy to them--I want to have so much fun when battling other trainers, that even if I lose, I can smile and say "At least I had fun!"...and then, when it comes to the battles we face here in Luceti, I want to be strong enough that I'm able to protect the people I care about here.
Do you want to be strong, or do you want to be the strongest trainer of them all? [But this time, he doesn't wait for Red to actually answer that question.] That may sound like the same thing, but it's not. Strength means different things to different people. It's when you allow yourself to become obsessed with the idea of strength, pushing yourself to become the strongest, that causes the line to be blurred and for one's priorities to become skewed. Sometimes it does more harm than good--you might start doubting yourself, or resent the strength that another has...
[Cilan then places a hand on Red's shoulder.]
Red, I think you are a strong trainer. You've raised your Pokemon well, and I can tell just from looking at them that they have love and respect for you. You're a good kid, and I think we're lucky to have someone like you here with us to help us during tough situations, like what happened in Zompania. You really shouldn't have to be so hard on yourself just because things are different here than they are back home.
If you want to become stronger than you are now, then I will gladly do everything I can to help you. But, there isn't a secret technique that makes you become the strongest one out of us all--in fact, I hesitate to say that anyone here is truly the "strongest" one, because we're all strong in different ways. Only you can decide what "strength" means to you, Red, and how much importance this taste has for you.
[Do you get what he's trying to say here, Red?]