Castle Valet Darach and Caitlin

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Darach & Caitlin コクラン&カトレア Kokuran & Cattleya
Artwork from Platinum
Gender	Male and female, respectively
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Sinnoh*/Johto*
Relatives	Unknown
Class	Castle Valet (Frontier Brain)
Generation	IV
Games	Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Facility	Battle Castle
Print	Castle Print

Castle Valet Darach (Japanese: キャッスルバトラー コクラン Castle Butler Kokuran) and Caitlin (Japanese: カトレア Cattleya) are the Frontier Brains in charge of running the Battle Frontier's Battle Castle. Darach is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Castle Valet (Japanese: キャッスルバトラー Castle Butler).

In the games

They are the Frontier Brains 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.

Pokémon

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

Silver Print challenge

Team A

20 BP Castle Valet Darach Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Battle Castle

Staraptor ♂ Lv.50*  Normal  Flying  Held item: King's Rock Ability: Intimidate Moves Double Team Normal Status Aerial Ace Flying Physical Return Normal Physical Roost Flying Status Empoleon ♂ Lv.50*  Water  Steel  Held item: Razor Claw Ability: Torrent Moves Metal Claw Steel Physical Waterfall Water Physical Brick Break Fighting Physical Knock Off Dark Physical Houndoom ♂ Lv.50*  Dark  Fire  Held item: Focus Sash Ability: Early Bird Moves Fire Fang Fire Physical Crunch Dark Physical Counter Fighting Physical Roar Normal Status

Team B

20 BP Castle Valet Darach Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Battle Castle

Staraptor ♂ Lv.50*  Normal  Flying  Held item: King's Rock Ability: Intimidate Moves Endeavor Normal Physical Aerial Ace Flying Physical Endure Normal Status Quick Attack Normal Physical Empoleon ♂ Lv.50*  Water  Steel  Held item: Razor Claw Ability: Torrent Moves Drill Peck Flying Physical Aqua Jet Water Physical Shadow Claw Ghost Physical Rock Slide Rock Physical Houndoom ♂ Lv.50*  Dark  Fire  Held item: Focus Sash Ability: Early Bird Moves Fire Fang Fire Physical Thunder Fang Electric Physical Reversal Fighting Physical Endure Normal Status

Gold Print challenge

Team A

20 BP Castle Valet Darach Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Battle Castle

Entei Lv.50*  Fire  Held item: Shuca Berry Ability: Pressure Moves Sunny Day Fire Status Fire Blast Fire Special Hyper Beam Normal Special SolarBeam Grass Special Empoleon Lv.50*  Water  Steel  Held item: Quick Claw Ability: Torrent Moves Surf Water Special Earthquake Ground Physical Blizzard Ice Special Signal Beam Bug Special Gallade ♂ Lv.50*  Psychic  Fighting  Held item: Scope Lens Ability: Steadfast Moves Stone Edge Rock Physical Psycho Cut Psychic Physical Aerial Ace Flying Physical X-Scissor Bug Physical

Team B

20 BP Castle Valet Darach Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Battle Castle

Entei Lv.50*  Fire  Held item: Shuca Berry Ability: Pressure Moves Overheat Fire Special Shadow Ball Ghost Special Extrasensory Psychic Special Calm Mind Psychic Status Empoleon Lv.50*  Water  Steel  Held item: Quick Claw Ability: Torrent Moves Hydro Cannon Water Special Earthquake Ground Physical Drill Peck Flying Physical Flash Cannon Steel Special Gallade ♂ Lv.50*  Psychic  Fighting  Held item: Scope Lens Ability: Steadfast Moves Close Combat Fighting Physical Psycho Cut Psychic Physical Leaf Blade Grass Physical Night Slash Dark Physical

Quotes

First battle

Before the battle:
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!

After the battle:
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. A hard-fought win, yes? Lady Caitlin has instructed me to award you x 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:
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!

After the battle:
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!

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

Darach: <player>, good show. A hard-fought win, yes? Lady Caitlin has instructed me to award you x 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.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Darach and Lady Caitlin appeared in the Sinnoh Battle Frontier arc of Pokémon Adventures. It's also indicated that they will be Platinum's first challenge.

On hand

Gallade

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Darach or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Staraptor FB		50		Supreme Victors	11/147
Empoleon FB		50		Supreme Victors	27/147
Staraptor FB LV.X		X		Supreme Victors	147/147

Trivia

• 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 Pokémon Yellow.
• 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.
• Caitlin dresses in the Japanese himegyaru ("princess gal") style.

Names

Frontier Brains of Sinnoh and Johto
Castle Valet Darach and Caitlin	Hall Matron Argenta	Tower Tycoon Palmer	Factory Head Thorton	Arcade Star Dahlia

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