Battle Chateau

The Battle Chateau (Japanese: バトルシャトー Battle Chateau) is a two-floor building on in Kalos where the can have s. The types of s that will appear will depend on the noble rank that the player has achieved through their battles in the Chateau.
The Battle Chateau shares its background music theme with the Battle Maison. It is a remix of Battle Tower (Johto) from , , , and .
==Ranks==
The ranks at the Battle Chateau are inspired by the used by many European countries, including the .
The player starts out as a Baron or Baroness, depending on their gender, and advances through the ranks of nobility by defeating other noble Trainers. In the initial ranks of nobility, the player's rank is mainly determined by their number of wins, with wins against higher-ranked nobles counting for more than those against lower-ranked nobles.
As the player advances in rank, the number of Trainers that appear in the Battle Chateau at the same time steadily grows. Any Trainer that is of the same or lesser rank than the player may appear in the Battle Chateau.
Player rank 	Trainers in Chateau	Rank requirement	Points for defeatinga Trainer of this rank
Baron / Baroness 	6 	— 	1
Viscount / Viscountess 	7 	5 points 	2
Earl / Countess 	8 	30 points 	3
Marquis / Marchioness 	9 	100 points 	Regular: 4Gym Leader: -
Duke / Duchess 	10 	300 points 	Regular: 5Elite Four: 8
Grand Duke /Grand Duchess	10 	1000 points 	10
Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, and Diantha are also part of the nobility, holding ranks of Marquis or Marchioness and higher. These Trainers will start to appear in the Battle Chateau after the player has beaten them in the main storyline, and at least equaled them in rank.
If the player has enough points to advance in rank to Viscount/Viscountess, Earl/Countess, Marquis/Marchioness, or Duke/Duchess, the new rank will be given by the attendant Maid the next time they attempt to leave the Chateau. Rank advancement to Grand Duke/Grand Duchess is not given the same way; instead, the next time the player leaves and reenters the Chateau after obtaining enough points, all other Trainers will disappear from the front room, and a small cutscene will play in which Duke Hennessy bestows the final title and walks away. If the player then leaves and reenters the front room, the removed Trainers will return.
Though additional nobility points after advancing to Grand Duke/Grand Duchess serve no purpose, the game continues keeping track of them up to a maximum of 4095 points.
==Writs==
As s rise in rank, there will be a greater access to more writs which can be issued by talking to the lady by the front door. Each writ has its own unique effect. All writs expire at midnight on the day that they are used. Several of the writs can be used at the same time. The silver, gold and black writs all stack together, for example.
Writ 	Effect 	Cost 	Rank first available
Writ of Invitation 	A new Trainer appears twice as often (once every 3 minutes). 	50,000 	Baron/Baroness
Silver Writ of Invitation	A new Trainer appears six times as often (once every minute). 	100,000	Marquis/Marchioness
Gold Writ of Invitation 	Increases battle winnings by 50%. 	100,000	Earl/Countess
Writ of Challenge 	Increases the levels of Pokémon by 5 (consequently increasing battle winnings). 	50,000 	Viscount/Viscountess
Blue Writ of Challenge 	Decreases the levels of Pokémon by 10 (consequently decreasing battle winnings).	10,000 	Duke/Duchess
Red Writ of Challenge 	Increases the levels of Pokémon by 10 (consequently increasing battle winnings).	100,000	Duke/Duchess
Black Writ of Challenge 	Increases the levels of Pokémon by 20 (consequently increasing battle winnings).	300,000	Grand Duke/Grand Duchess
==Items==
==Trainers==
A new Trainer will periodically replace one of the other Trainers in the Battle Chateau. This may happen when the player enters the Chateau or moves to a different room, as long as at least 6 minutes have passed since a Trainer was last replaced. If multiples of 6 minutes have passed, multiple new Trainers will appear. If the player is changing rooms when a new Trainer appears, the Trainer will be announced, but if multiple Trainers have appeared, only the most recent person will be announced.
When the Writ of Invitation is active, only three minutes must pass before a new Trainer can appear. When the Silver Writ of Invitation is active, only one minute must pass.
===Barons and Baronesses===
===Viscounts and Viscountesses===
===Earls and Countesses===
===Marquises and Marchionesses===
===Dukes and Duchesses===
===Gym Leaders and Elite Four===
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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The Battle Chateau appeared in Breaking Titles at the Chateau!, in which Chester and Nico invited and to visit there. During their visit, Ash and his friends learned about the history of the Battle Chateau, and got to know about its ranking system. In , ranks of Trainers are determined by the capes they wear when battling: white for s and es, blue for s and es, green for s and es, yellow for es and es, red for s and es, and purple for s and es.
Nico, who had already reached the Baron rank, battled against another Baron, Farrell, and won, upgrading his rank into Viscount. Ash then had a against Chester, and won, becoming a Baron as a reward. Soon after, Grant challenged Viola to a battle for the highest possible rank: Grand Duke/Duchess. Eventually, Grant's emerged victorious over Viola's , earning Grant the title of Grand Duke.
The number of wins to achieve each ranking slightly differs in Pokémon the Series from the games. To achieve Baron or Baroness ranking, the Trainer needs one victory. To become a Viscount or Viscountess, the Baron or Baroness needs ten wins.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
The Battle Chateau made a brief appearance in a flashback in The Visionary.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Battle Chateau appeared in Dancing Vivillon. While escorting and his friends from Camphrier Town to Cyllage City, Cassius stopped by at the Battle Chateau to perform maintenance on the Chateau's Pokémon Storage System.
==Trivia==
* The Japanese names of the normal Trainers in the Battle Chateau are derived from various alcoholic beverages and mineral water brands, possibly a reference to how the term chateau can be used to refer to a wine-producing estate.
* Baroness Francine's has an altered cry; it actually uses the cry of its evolution, .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUHyCnaRN0
* The prize money coefficient for Trainers here (reward divided by Pokémon level) is unaffected by their Battle Chateau rank, only by the underlying Trainer class of their appearance.
* With the Black Writ of Challenge enabled, Grand Duchess Diantha becomes the Trainer with the highest-leveled Pokémon in the game, with Pokémon at level 80.
* The team of every non-Gym Leader/Elite Four Trainer in the Battle Chateau consists of Pokémon with identical yields, depending on their apparent Trainer class. s and s give only HP EVs, s give Attack, s give Defense, s give Special Attack, give Special Defense, and s give Speed.
* If the player is female, Grand Dukes do not appear at all.
* The Battle Chateau bears a remarkable resemblance to the in the .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Big Stadium and Small Court
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