Old Chateau

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The Old Chateau (Japanese: もりのようかん Forest Manor) is an abandoned mansion near the exit of Eterna Forest. Inside one of its four bedrooms, there is a television, which, if interacted with at night (only after obtaining the National Dex in Diamond and Pearl), will initiate a battle with the only obtainable Rotom in the game. HM01 (Cut) and, by extension, the Forest Badge, are required to enter the Old Chateau.

Geography

The Old Chateau is a very strange house located deep within the Eterna Forest, near the western entrance, only accessible by HM01 (Cut). The mansion-like building, is known to be haunted, scaring many citizens of Eterna City, especially Gardenia, who sometime appears before it on days to warn people of the horrors inside, but never enters.

Upon entering, the Old Chateau seems like an old abandoned mansion, traveling along the main hallway, there are two flights of stairs, which will travel up to the first floor of the house and lead into the same place. On the ground floor, there is also a door to the dining room, where a long wooden tables dominates the room. A kitchen area can be accessed on the left side of the table. Just outside of the room stands a strange statue that appears to be looming like it was haunted. On the first floor, left and right of the main room extends a library, where old books are cramped into bookshelves.

There are also four bedrooms that can be accessed to by traveling further up the first floor. These eerie bedrooms have a strange feel to them, much like someone was living there. In one of the rooms there is a television, that is turned on and blaring a bright light. The television is inhabited by a wild Rotom, which will come out at night time, and initiate a battle. There is also a picture in another room, that will start staring at people when their back is turned, and will disappear when people are staring at it.

Spirits of people seem to inhabit the Old Chateau: a little girl who appears in the last room in the hall if the player is in the room with eyes on the wall, in the next room is a picture with glowing red eyes that disappear when directly standing in front of it, and a butler who is seen when entering the dining hall on the first floor after checking the statue.

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  The little girl who appears in the bedroom

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  The butler who appears in the dining hall

Items

• Ether^DP
• Dread Plate^Pt: (hidden)^DP
• Insect Plate: (hidden)^DP
• TM90 (Substitute)
• Antidote^DP
• Old Gateau
• Rare Candy
• Big Pearl
• Honey^DP: (hidden)^Pt

Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Gastly	D	P	Pt	Inside	12-16	100%
	Gastly	D	P	Pt	Inside	14-17	100%
Special Pokémon
	Haunter	D	P	Pt	Dongle (Any Gen III)	16	8%
	Haunter	D	P	Pt	Dongle Room with eyes (Any Gen III)	16	4%
	Gengar	D	P	Pt	Dongle Room with eyes (Any Gen III)	16	4%
	Rotom Normal Rotom	D	P	Pt	Room with TV	15	Only one
	Rotom Normal Rotom	D	P	Pt	Room with TV	20	Only one
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

In the anime

The Old Chateau is located in Canalave City in the anime. Here, people can make the Old Gateau using the instructions and ingredients found there. It is run with an automated voice to guide the people there. In the episode Get Your Rotom Running!, it was abandoned for a while due to electricity problems. Because of this, a Rotom took residence here for a while to play with the people coming.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Platinum, it is implied that Charon used to live here, suggesting that he is the owner who abandoned it, especially with his credit for discovering Rotom.

In other languages

• Spanish: Vieja Mansión
• Italian: Antico Château
• German: Alte Villa

Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

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