Old Gateau

	Sprite from Pokémon Legends: Arceus
	Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV	Medicine
Generation V	Medicine
Generation VI	Medicine
Generation VII	Medicine
Generation VIII	Medicine
Fling
Power	30

The Old Gateau (Japanese: もりのヨウカン Forest Yōkan) is a type of medicine introduced in Generation IV. It is a local specialty of the Old Chateau and cures a Pokémon from all non-volatile status conditions and confusion.

It is also known as the Mirage Gateau according to the Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episode Get Your Rotom Running!.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
DP Pt HGSS BW XY ORAS BDSP	N/A	$100
B2W2	$1000*	$100
SM USUM SwSh	N/A	$175
LA	N/A	$125

In the Generation V games, the Old Gateau can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $4000.

Effect

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures a Pokémon of all non-volatile status conditions (poison, paralysis, sleep, burn, freeze) and confusion.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	Old Chateau's hidden specialty. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokémon.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	The Old Chateau's hidden specialty. It can be used once to heal all the status conditions of a Pokémon.
LA	A hidden gem found in Jubilife Village. This sweet treat can be fed to a Pokémon to cure any status conditions it may have.
SV	A hidden gem found in the Old Chateau. It can be used to cure any status condition a Pokémon may have.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
DP Pt	Old Chateau
HGSS		Trade
PW		Scary Cave, Sightseeing
BW	Dragonspiral Tower	Royal Unova ^Th
B2W2	Dragonspiral Tower	Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie), Royal Unova ^Th, Join Avenue (Market), Nimbasa City (held by certain Pokémon traded from Curtis/Yancy)
DW*		Spooky Manor
XY		Trade
ORAS	Trick House	Any Contest Spectacular Hall (random gift from a fan after completing a Contest)
SM USUM		Pokémon Center Café ^Th Festival Plaza (General Store)
SwSh		Battle Café
BDSP	Old Chateau
LA		Crafting: 1 Plump Beans, 1 Dazzling Honey, 1 Sootfoot Root, and 1 Cake-Lure Base

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Global Link

In the spin-off games

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Old Gateaux can appear as food that can be consumed by Magikarp. They are unlocked at Trainer Rank 73 and cost 429,910 to unlock.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Old Gateau was first seen in Get Your Rotom Running!, where Ash and his friends went to the Old Chateau to try some of the famous treat at the recommendation of Professor Oak.

In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, James mentioned that there was Old Gateau and Lum Berries on the menu in the Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle Refreshment Room.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

A piece of Old Gateau appeared in Getting a Jump on the Competition!.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In The Fiery Road to Mastership! and Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling!, James's Morpeko was seen eating Old Gateaux.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Robust Rotom, Diamond served Platinum some Old Gateau for tea time during their stay at the Old Chateau.

In The Final Dimensional Duel XI, Professor Rowan was shown eating some Old Gateau.

Merchandise

A miniature of an Old Gateau and its packaging was included in the Sinnoh goods set from the Pokémon World Market merchandise line that was made by Re-Ment and exclusive to the Pokémon Center.

The Munchlax figure of the Delicious Adventure line by The Pokémon Company International is also holding an Old Gateau.

Edible Old Gateaux (Yōkan) have also been released in 2017 and 2021 and were exclusive to the Pokémon Center.

Pokémon World Market (Sinnoh goods set)
Delicious Adventure Munchlax
Delicious Adventure Munchlax (side view)
Edible Old Gateaux released in 2017
Edible Old Gateaux released in 2021

Trivia

Old Gateau's name in both English and Japanese is a pun based on the location it is found. In English, the French word gâteau ("cake") plays on château. In Japanese, the Chateau's name is "Forest Manor" (Japanese: もりのようかん) while the Gateau's name is "Forest Yōkan" (Japanese: もりのヨウカン); the two terms are homophones and 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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]
- The French and Italian translations also incorporate a pun between gâteau and château, but whether they were based on the English translation or conceived independently is unclear.
In the games, "Old Gateau" is usually pluralized as "Old Gateaux". However, the description of the Souvenir Set in Join Avenue says "A set of two Old Gateaus. The cake heals all the status problems of one Pokémon."

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	森之羊羹 Sām jī Yèuhnggāng
Chinese	Mandarin	森之羊羹 Sēn zhī Yánggēng
Finnish		Vanha Gateau* Vanha kakku*
French		Vieux Gâteau
German		Spezialität
Italian		Dolce Gateau
Korean		숲의양갱 Supuiyanggaeng
Polish		Wiekowa Babka* Stary Piernik*
Brazilian Portuguese		Doce da Floresta (manga) Antigo Gateau (animated series)
Spanish	Latin America	Barrita Plus* Gateau Clásico*
Spanish	Spain	Barrita Plus Viejo Pastel*
Vietnamese		Youkan

References

↑ 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.
↑ Lets Break PKMN Blue Thread Bits.txt (itself found here)