[She's tempted to assure France that Dale Cooper would be in no shortage of comfort if he were to return to Johto, but sometimes Carmen does in fact know when to keep her mouth shut, and there are moments to be coy and moments to be serious. This one is one of the latter.]

A gym challenge. This was my last badge to earn in Johto.

[It was also far, far away from where she'd been before, and there was something to that too.]

If you're still looking for advice about Clair, I can offer a few bits from my own experience. It's useful to have an Ice-type around when challenging her, but it's not strictly necessary. I fielded a winning team against her in the form of a Spinarak, a Joltik, and an Empoleon, myself.