Battle Chateau: Difference between revisions

The Battle Chateau shares its [[Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: Super Music Collection|background music theme]] with the [[Battle Maison]]. It is a remix of ''[[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection|Battle Tower (Johto)]]'' from {{game|Crystal|}}, {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, {{game|Platinum}} and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

The {{pkmn|Trainer}} ranks at the Battle Chateau are inspired by the {{wp|French nobility}}.

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. The final rank of Grand Duke or Duchess, however, is only achieved after the player has defeated all regular noble Trainers at least once (excluding [[Gym Leader]]s, the [[Elite Four]], and [[Diantha]], that is).

| style="background:#fff" | Defeat all noble Trainers except<br>[[Gym Leader]]s, the [[Elite Four]], and [[Diantha]]

| class="l" | Invites Trainers to arrive more frequently.

| class="l" | Invites Trainers to arrive much more frequently.

| class="l" | Increases the levels of Pokémon by 5, and increases battle winnings.

| class="l" | Decreases the levels of Pokémon by 10, and decreases battle winnings.

| class="l" | Increases the levels of Pokémon by 10, and increases battle winnings.

| class="l" style="background: #fff" | Increases the levels of Pokémon by 20, and increases battle winnings.

{{Itemlist|Star Piece|Occasionally received after defeating a Marquis or Marchioness (except [[Gym Leader]]s)|X=yes|y=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Star Piece}}}}

{{Itemlist|Nugget|Occasionally received after defeating a Gym Leader (initial battle), Duke or Duchess (except an [[Elite Four]] member or Duke Hennessy)|X=yes|y=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Nugget}}}}

The Battle Chateau first appeared in ''[[XY020|Breaking Titles at the Chateau!]]'', in which [[Chester]] and [[Nico]] invited {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} 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 the anime, ranks of trainers are determined by the capes they wear when battling: white for Barons/Baronesses, blue for Viscounts/Viscountesses, green for Earls/Countesses, yellow for Marquises/Marchionesses, red for Dukes/Duchesses, and purple for Grand Dukes/Duchesses. Nico, who had already reached the {{tc|Baron}} rank, battled against another Baron, [[Farrell]], and won, upgrading his rank into {{tc|Viscount}}. Ash then had a battle against Chester, and won, becoming a Baron as a reward. Soon after, [[Grant]] challenged [[Viola]] to a battle for the highest possible rank: {{tc|Grand Duke}}/{{tc|Grand Duchess|Duchess}}. Eventually, Grant's {{p|Onix}} emerged victorious over Viola's {{p|Surskit}}, earning Grant the title of Grand Duke.