Old Chateau

The Old Chateau (Japanese: Forest Manor) is an abandoned near the exit of the Eterna Forest.
==In the games==
===Overview===
The Old Chateau is located deep within Eterna Forest, near the entry point from Eterna City. It cannot be reached without using on an obstructive small tree. The manor is known to be haunted, scaring many citizens of Eterna City, especially Gardenia, who sometimes appears before it cowering in fear at the urban legends related to it.
Upon entering, the Old Chateau appears to be old and abandoned. The first room encountered is the , which has two flights of stairs both leading to the second floor. Between the foyer's staircases is a door to the dining hall, where a long wooden table dominates the room. The kitchen area is found to the left side of the table. Just outside of the room stands a strange statue with an ominous aura that appears to be glaring.
On the second floor, left and right of the main room extends a library, where old books are crammed into bookshelves. There are also four bedrooms that can be accessed by traveling further up to the first floor. In one of the rooms there is a TV that is on and displaying a plain, white, flickering screen. The TV is inhabited by a , which comes out exclusively at to initiate a (in any game that is not , this requires obtaining the National Pokédex). In another room, there is a portrait with glowing red eyes that stare at and seem to follow the .
===Ghosts===
Occasionally, the ghost of a little girl and a butler appear in the rightmost bedroom on the second floor and in the dining hall, respectively. They cannot be interacted with and move by floating.
* The little girl appears when the player enters the fourth room from the west, which is next to the bedroom where she randomly "appears". When this happens, she looks to the left, where the player is, then moves towards the exit, never being seen on the other side. This can only occur when the player enters this particular room because the game loads a different map depending on the room entered, and the little girl is only programmed to appear in the map of the fourth room.
* The butler appears to be sitting at the other side of the table in the dining room. The player walks forward and he starts moving to the left—leaving the game window—as if going to the kitchen area, but never appearing there.
Old Chateau girl room DPPt.png|The little girl who appears in the bedroom
Old Chateau ghost DPPt.png|The butler who appears in the dining hall
===Notebook===
In , one of the books on the floor in the library is just barely readable. It says:
It's an old notebook. There's something scrawled in it...
"Som...hing so pecu...r shou... make off ...ith the mot..."
The rest of the pages are blank.
In Japanese:
ふるびた　ほんに　かきなぐった　あとが　ある⋯⋯
あんな　えたいのしれ⋯⋯　⋯⋯に　モ⋯⋯を　もっていかれる　とは⋯⋯
あとは　まっしろだ⋯⋯
It most likely is meant to say: "Something so peculiar should make off with the motor."
===Items===
===Pokémon===
====Generation IV====
====Generation VIII====
===Special encounters===
====Pokémon Diamond and Pearl====
A appears at night on 2F after obtaining the National Pokédex.
====Pokémon Platinum====
A appears at night on 2F. If defeated or run from, it respawns the next day.
====Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
A appears at night on 2F after obtaining the National Pokédex. If defeated or run from, it respawns the next day.
===Layout===
====Exterior====
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 
====Interior====
Version	1F & 2F: Entrance and Side Rooms	1F Dining Area	2F
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
  	  	  	 
===Music===
Games	Situation 	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English) 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Overworld 	もりのようかん 	Old Chateau 	Go Ichinose 	Go Ichinose
 	When battling	戦闘！伝説のポケモン 	Battle! (Legendary Pokémon)	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
The Old Chateau is located in Canalave City in . In complete contrast to the games, it's a popular well-kept locale where it also serves as a hotel. There, people can make the Old Gateau using the instructions and ingredients found there. It is also run with an automated voice to guide visitors. 
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In Get Your Rotom Running!, it was abandoned for a while due to electricity problems triggered by a recent thunderstorm. As a result, a took shelter there for a while to play with visitors, including and , by possessing different appliances.
===Pokémon Generations===
The Old Chateau appeared as the focus point of The Old Chateau. Cheryl and her were drawn there while looking for a place to stay overnight while exploring the Eterna Forest. While inside, the two were tricked and eventually attacked by the ghosts of a butler and a little girl. Due to a glamour trick placed by the ghosts, it at first appears to be a pleasant brightly-lit mansion, but the ending reveals it's completely run down and abandoned.
Old Chateau interior PG.png|The Chateau's interior
Old Chateau butler PG.png|The butler
Old Chateau girl PG.png|The little girl
Old Chateau Haunter illusion PG.png|The Haunter illusion
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Robust Rotom, and discovered the Old Chateau while leading through the Eterna Forest. Platinum, unaware that the manor-like building had long been deserted, decided that she and her bodyguards stay overnight inside. During their stay, a globe of energy emerged around Diamond and Pearl, spooking them in the process. Diamond managed to trap the energy globe into a television in one of the rooms. Subsequently, the trio enjoyed a peaceful night's sleep before leaving the next morning.
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In Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost), Diamond and Pearl returned to the Old Chateau to seek out the Pokémon they had seen before, as they were co-operating with the Sinnoh Pokémon Association to stop Charon from capturing the and Mythical Pokémon listed in his notebook, with the Old Chateau's being listed among them. After making Rotom emerge from the television, the two Pokédex holders chased it to Eterna City.
==Trivia==
* The Japanese name of the Old Chateau is homophonous with that of the Old Gateau (Japanese: もりのヨウカン); both terms are pronounced as Mori no Yōkan.
** The English names of the Old Chateau and Old Gateau were coined by translator Nob Ogasawara, intending to preserve the pun in the original Japanese text.Interview with Nob Ogasawara by ANMTV. Posted on YouTube on September 28, 2022.Interview with Nob Ogasawara by TheSpeedGamers (Part 2-2). Livestreamed on June 24, 2014; recording posted on YouTube on August 7, 2014. According to Nob, he was able to keep the Old Chateau/Old Gateau pun in part due to him being able to give more input in the localization process from Generation III onward.Lets Break PKMN Blue Thread Bits.txt (itself found here)
*In , the portrait with glowing red eyes appears to be a cropped and flipped version of 's portrait of .
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Sinnoh locations
Category:Diamond and Pearl locations
Category:Platinum locations
Category:Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl locations
Category:Abandoned buildings
Category:Mansions
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