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{{Samename|[[Pokémon Generations]] episode titled "The Old Chateau"|PG10}}

|image=Old Chateau BDSP.png

|type=ghost

|mapdesc=Deep in the forest is the Old Chateau. It is falling into disrepair after being abandoned by its owner.

|japanese_name={{tt|森の洋館|もりのようかん}}

|location=[[Eterna Forest]]<br>[[Canalave City]] ({{pkmn|anime}})

|generation={{gen|IV}}, {{gen|VIII}}

The '''Old Chateau''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|森の洋館|もりのようかん}}''' ''Forest Manor'') is an abandoned {{wp|manor house}} near the exit of the [[Eterna Forest]].

==Overview==

The Old Chateau is located deep within [[Eterna Forest]], near the {{rt|205|Sinnoh}} entry point from [[Eterna City]]. It cannot be reached without using {{m|Cut}} 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 {{wp|Lobby (room)|foyer}}, 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 [[Television|TV]] that is on and displaying a plain, white, flickering screen. The TV is inhabited by a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Rotom}}, which comes out exclusively at {{DL|Time|night}} to initiate a {{pkmn|battle}} (in any game that is not {{game|Platinum}}, 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 {{player}}.

 

Occasionally, the [[Ghosts in the Pokémon world|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 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

{{itlisth|ghost}}

{{Itemlist|Old Gateau BDSP|2F, in the room west of the entrance|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|BD=yes|SP=yes|display=[[Old Gateau]]}}

{{Itemlist|Antidote BDSP|1F Dining Area, in the northern trash can on the west side ''(hidden)''|D=yes|P=yes|BD=yes|SP=yes|display=[[Antidote]]}}

{{Itemlist|Honey|1F Dining Area, in a box on the west side ''(hidden)''|Pt=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|1F Dining Area, on the west side|Pt=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Big Pearl|1F Dining Area, on the east side|Pt=yes}}

{{Itemlist|TM Normal BDSP|2F, in the easternmost bedroom|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|BD=yes|SP=yes|display={{TM|90|Substitute}}}}

{{Itemlist|Dread Plate BDSP|2F, in the westernmost bedroom|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|BD=yes|SP=yes|display=[[Dread Plate]]}}

{{Itemlist|Secret Key BDSP|2F, automatically obtained after catching {{p|Rotom}} (requires [[National Pokédex]])|BD=yes|SP=yes|display={{si|Secret Key}}}}

{{itlistfoot|ghost}}

{{catch/header|ghost}}

{{catch/entry4|092|Gastly|yes|yes|no|Building|12-16|all=100%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry4|092|Gastly|no|no|yes|Building|14-17|all=100%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/div|ghost|Special Pokémon<br><small>All rooms, except room with eyes}}

{{catch/entry4|093|Haunter|yes|yes|no|Any|16|all=8%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/div|ghost|Special Pokémon<br><small>Room with eyes}}

{{catch/entry4|093|Haunter|yes|yes|no|Any|16|all=4%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry4|094|Gengar|yes|yes|no|Any|16|all=4%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry4|094|Gengar|no|no|yes|Any|17|all=4%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

 

{{Catch/entrybdsp|092|Gastly|yes|yes|Building|12-16|all=100%|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison}}

 

|{{Pokémon/4

 

A {{p|Rotom}} appears at [[Time|night]] on 2F. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the [[Hall of Fame]].

|{{Pokémon/4

|game=Platinum

|ndex=479

|pokemon=Rotom

|type2=Ghost

|move4=Double Team|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|}

 

A {{p|Rotom}} appears at [[Time|night]] on 2F after obtaining the [[National Pokédex]]. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the [[Hall of Fame]].

|{{Pokémon/8

|ndex=479

|pokemon=Rotom

 

! style="background:#{{diamond color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond}}

 

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! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum}}

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|}

[[File:Old Chateau anime.png|thumb|250px|The Old Chateau in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

The Old Chateau is located in [[Canalave City]] in the anime. 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.

 

 

The Old Chateau appeared as the focus point of ''[[PG10|The Old Chateau]]''. [[Cheryl]] and her {{p|Chansey}} 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 girl PG.png|The little girl

==In the manga==

In ''[[PS345|Robust Rotom]]'', {{adv|Diamond}} and {{adv|Pearl}} discovered the Old Chateau while leading {{adv|Platinum}} 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.

 

===={{MangaArc|Platinum}}====

In ''[[PS430|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 {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]] listed in his notebook, with the Old Chateau's {{TP|Diamond|Rotom}} being listed among them. After making Rotom emerge from the television, the two [[Pokédex holder]]s chased it to [[Eterna City]].

* 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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ0xJ1x5kMA Interview with Nob Ogasawara by ANMTV.] Posted on YouTube on September 28, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57sg5MH6GHU Interview with Nob Ogasawara by TheSpeedGamers (Part 2-2).] Livestreamed on June 24, 2014; recording posted on YouTube on August 7, 2014.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/code.html Lets Break PKMN Blue Thread Bits.txt] (itself found [http://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/ here])</ref>

*In {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, the portrait with glowing red eyes appears to be a cropped and flipped version of {{wp|Joseph Karl Stieler}}'s portrait of {{wp|Ludwig van Beethoven}}.

|zh_yue=森之洋館 ''{{tt|Sām-jī Yèuhnggún|Forest Manor}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>森林的洋房 ''{{tt|Sāmlàhm-dīk Yèuhngfòhng|Forest Manor}}'' {{tt|*|Adventures}}

|zh_cmn=森之洋館 / 森之洋馆 ''{{tt|Sēn-zhī Yángguǎn|Forest Manor}}'' {{tt|*|Games, anime, Adventures (Ching Win)}}<br>森林里的洋房 ''{{tt|Sēnlínlǐ-de Yángfáng|Forest Manor}}'' {{tt|*|Adventures volume 30 (Jilin Publishing)}}<br>森林洋房 ''{{tt|Sēnlín Yángfáng|Forest Manor}}'' {{tt|*|Adventures volume 34 (Jilin Publishing)}}

|it=Antico Château

|ko=숲의 양옥집 ''{{tt|Sup-ui Yang-okjip|Forest Manor}}''<br>숲속의 서양식 저택 ''{{tt|Supsog-ui Seoyangsik Jeotaek|Forest Manor}}'' ([[PG10]])