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* 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 ''Chateau''. In Japanese, the Chateau's name is "Forest Manor" (Japanese: もりのようかん) while the Gateau's name is "Forest {{wp|Yōkan}}" (Japanese: もりのヨウカン); the two terms are homophones and are pronounced as ''mori no yōkan''. | * 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 ''Chateau''. In Japanese, the Chateau's name is "Forest Manor" (Japanese: もりのようかん) while the Gateau's name is "Forest {{wp|Yōkan}}" (Japanese: もりのヨウカン); the two terms are homophones and are pronounced as ''mori no yōkan''. | ||
** Its French and Italian names also incorporates a pun between ''gateau'' and ''Chateau''. | ** Its French and Italian names also incorporates a pun between ''gateau'' and ''Chateau''. | ||
** 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> | ** 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> 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> | ||
* According to the [[DP105|anime]], the Old Gateau is also known as the "Mirage Gateau". | * According to the [[DP105|anime]], the Old Gateau is also known as the "Mirage Gateau". | ||
* 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 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.''" | ||