Darach: Difference between revisions

{{CharInfobox|

color={{castle color}} |

corecolor={{castle color light}} |

bordercolor={{castle color dark}} |

name=Darach |

jname=コクラン |

tmname=Kokuran |

image=Platinum Darach.png |

size=140px |

caption=Artwork from Platinum |

gender=Male |

hometown=Unknown |

region=[[Sinnoh]][[Pokémon Platinum Version|*]]/[[Johto]][[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|*]]|

relatives=Unknown |

trainer=yes |

trainerclass=[[Frontier Brain|Castle Valet<br><small>(Frontier Brain)</small>]] |

numpkmncaught=Varies with canon |

game=yes |

generation={{gen|IV}} |

games={{game2|HeartGold|SoulSilver|Platinum}}|

leader=no |

elite=no |

brain=Pt |

facility=Battle Castle |

print=Castle Print|

anime=no |

epnum= |

epname= |

enva= |

java=

==In the games==

He is the [[Frontier Brain]] of the Battle Castle in the [[Sinnoh]] and [[Johto]] regions. Darach is the host and caretaker of the Battle Castle, managing CP awarded to or spent by Trainers. He is also [[Caitlin]]'s butler and battles for her in the Frontier Brain battle. Caitlin is the princess of the castle and determines how much CP should the player receive depending on the outcome of the battle.

Darach has these Pokémon when he is challenged for a print:

{{Party|

|headcolor={{silver color light}}

|sprite=KochraneCattleyaPlatinum.gif

|prize=20[[Battle Points|BP]]

|location=Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Castle

|locationname=Battle Castle

{{Party|

|headcolor={{gold color light}}

|sprite=KochraneCattleyaPlatinum.gif

|prize=20[[Battle Points|BP]]

|location=Battle Frontier (Generation IV)#Battle Castle

|locationname=Battle Castle

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4

|ndex=244

|game={{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|HeartGold|Diamond}}

|pokemon=Entei

|type1=Fire

|ability=Pressure

|held=Shuca Berry

|level={{tt|50*|55 or 45 if CP is used beforehand}}

|move1=Sunny Day

|move1type=Fire

|move1cat=Status

|move2=Fire Blast

|move2type=Fire

|move2cat=Special

|move3=Hyper Beam

|move3type=Normal

|move3cat=Special

|move4=SolarBeam

|move4type=Grass

|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4

|ndex=395

|game=Platinum

|pokemon=Empoleon

|type1=Water

|type2=Steel

|ability=Torrent

|held=Quick Claw

|level={{tt|50*|55 or 45 if CP is used beforehand}}

|move1=Surf

|move1type=Water

|move1cat=Special

|move2=Earthquake

|move2type=Ground

|move2cat=Physical

|move3=Blizzard

|move3type=Ice

|move3cat=Special

|move4=Signal Beam

|move4type=Bug

|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4

|ndex=475

|game=Platinum

|pokemon=Gallade

|gender=male

|type1=Psychic

|type2=Fighting

|ability=Steadfast

|held=Scope Lens

|level={{tt|50*|55 or 45 if CP is used beforehand}}

|move1=Stone Edge

|move1type=Rock

|move1cat=Physical

|move2=Psycho Cut

|move2type=Psychic

|move2cat=Physical

|move3=Aerial Ace

|move3type=Flying

|move3cat=Physical

|move4=X-Scissor

|move4type=Bug

|move4cat=Physical}}

}}

=====Team B=====

|color={{castle color}}

|bordercolor={{castle color dark}}

|prize=20[[Battle Points|BP]]

|class=Castle Valet

|name=Darach

|game=PtHGSS

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4

|ndex=244

|game={{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|HeartGold|Diamond}}

|level={{tt|50*|55 or 45 if CP is used beforehand}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4

{| align=right border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"

|- align=center

| [[Image:KochraneCattleyaPlatinum.gif]]

| [[Image:VSDarach and Caitlin.png]]

|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"

|Darach and Caitlin's sprite from <br>{{v2|Platinum}}

|Darach and Caitlin's VS sprite from <br>{{v2|Platinum}}

===Quotes===

====First battle====

Before the battle: <br>

Darach: ''Welcome. I am Darach, as you know, and I am the Castle Valet. Lady Caitlin, my employer, is not one to accept defeat willingly. However, for a reason I'm not at liberty to disclose, she cannot battle. Consequently, I will do battle in her ladyship's place. ...Let me assure you that you won't be shortchanged by facing me. En garde! 

Darach: ''My Pokémon could not be faulted in any way or form. My hat's off to you.''

Darach: ''<player>, you are truly in possession of a superlative talent! I drew on every reserve of experience and etiquette handed down through our eritage of glorious servitude. But even then, I failed To fend off your inspired and inspiring challenge. I shall see to appeasing Lady Caitlin's displeasure at my loss. <player>, please do return to our Battle Castle. We will be delighted and honored to have you back!''

Caitlin: ''... Darach! CP for this Trainer at once!''

Darach: ''<player>, good show. {{tt|A hard-fought win, yes?|This varies depending on how many CP are received for this battle.}} Lady Caitlin has instructed me to award you {{tt|x|x being any number between 1 and 50, depending on how well the player battles}} CP.''

Darach: ''Congratulations on clearing seven consecutive battles. For your valiant effort, <player>, please accept this BP. We'll return any items that we were holding for you.''

====Second battle====

Before the battle: <br>

Darach: ''Your mastery of Pokémon is as breathtaking as ever. <player>, you certainly are to be commended. ...However, if I may say so, I noticed something about the way you battle. After all, I have the opportunity to watch you closely firsthand. So, what is it that I noticed? As a Trainer myself, it is but proper etiquette to show you in a battle. Let us begin! En garde!''

Darach: ''Your skills are superlative as ever! My admiration knows no bounds.''

Darach: ''I am humbled... What I'd perceived to be a weakness was only illusory... Or, perhaps you corrected it in the course of our battle. Regardless, your performance was stunning again. Though she cannot say it, Lady Caitlin appears quite taken by your style. For her sake at the very least, please do return to our Battle Castle!''

 

 

Darach: ''<player>, good show. {{tt|A hard-fought win, yes?|This varies depending on how many CP are received for this battle.}} Lady Caitlin has instructed me to award you {{tt|x|x being any number between 1 and 50, depending on how well the player battles}} CP.''

 

Darach: ''Congratulations on clearing seven consecutive battles. For your valiant effort, <player>, please accept this BP. We'll return any items that we were holding for you.''

Darach appeared alongside Lady Caitlin in the Sinnoh Battle Frontier arc of ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]''. It is indicated that they will be {{adv|Platinum}}'s first challenge.

 

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| [[File:475.png]]<br>{{p|Gallade}}

| [[File:229.png]]<br>{{p|Houndoom}}

|}

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|- style="background: #{{tcg colorless color}};"

| {{TCG ID|Supreme Victors|Staraptor FB|11}} || {{e|Colorless}} || 50 || {{rar|Rare Holo}} || {{TCG|Supreme Victors}} || 11/147

| {{TCG ID|Supreme Victors|Empoleon FB|27}} || {{e|Water}} || 50 || {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Supreme Victors}} || 27/147

| {{TCG ID|Supreme Victors|Staraptor FB LV.X|147}} || {{e|Colorless}} || ''X'' || {{rar|Rare Holo LV.X}} || {{TCG|Supreme Victors}} || 147/147

|}

* It could be assumed that Darach is the true Frontier Brain of the Battle Castle, due to Caitlin's place on a throne, her portraits in the castle, her appearing behind Darach and the term "Castle Valet". He is also the only one battled among them. Therefore, Caitlin may be acting as a mistress and watching the battle from the throne. It is also possible that Caitlin is the Frontier Brain and just has Darach battle for her with her Pokémon. In the games, the latter seems true, but in Pokémon Adventures, it seems to be the former.

* Despite their in-game sprite showing them both together, they do not participate in a [[double battle]]. This situation is much like the [[Twins]] of the [[Generation II]] games, and [[Jessie]] and [[James]] in {{game|Yellow}}.

** It should be noted, however, that the situations with the Twins, Jessie and James in the aforementioned games had different circumstances, since double battles were a concept not yet introduced.

* If Caitlin is a Frontier Brain, she is the only one among them to share her name with other Trainers that can be battled in the game.

* Darach is the only Generation IV Frontier Brain with a 'signature Pokémon,' his Empoleon.

* Caitlin dresses in the Japanese ''himegyaru'' ("princess gal") style.

* A minor character in the Battle Castle mentions that Darach has feelings for Caitlin, but refuses to show these emotions to her.  

===Names===

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|- style="background: #{{castle color}};"

! Language

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| The Japanese name for an orchid of the ''{{wp|Liparis (orchid)|Liparis}}'' genus.

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| A Gaelic word for "{{wp|oak}}".

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| From "{{wp|parsley}}".

| From the ''{{WP|perennial plant}}''.

|-

|  

| Spanish

| Original Japanese name.

|-

| A corruption of his Japanese name.

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{{Gen IV trainers}}

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[[Category:Platinum characters|Darach and Caitlin]]

[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters|Darach and Caitlin]]

[[Category:Groups consisting of characters with different genders]]

[[de:Kammerdiener Perenus und Kattlea]]

[[es:Mayordomo Kokuran y Catleya]]

[[fr:Percila et Parsley]]