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Castle Valet Darach (Japanese: キャッスルバトラー コクラン Castle Butler Kokuran) is the Frontier Brain in charge of serving 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
He is one of 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 under the orders of Lady Caitlin. As Caitlin's butler, not only does he manage the Battle Castle but he also battles for her in her place and acts as the Frontier Brain of the facility. Darach will challenge the player on their 21st consecutive battle and award a Silver Print if defeated. He will battle the player again if the player reaches the 49th battle, this time handing out the Gold Print if defeated.
Pokémon
Darach has these Pokémon when he is challenged for a print:
Silver Print challenge
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Gold Print challenge
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Quotes
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- Pre-battle
- "<player>, good show. A hard-fought win, yes? Lady Caitlin has instructed me to award you x CP."
- "<player>, well done. A quite remarkable victory it was. Lady Caitlin has instructed me to award you x CP."
- "<player>, bravo. A fantastic victory, to be sure. Lady Caitlin has instructed me to award you x CP."
- After clearing seven consecutive battles
- "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."
- Initial battle
- "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!"
- "My Pokémon could not be faulted in any way or form. My hat's off to you."
- "<Player>, you are truly in possession of a superlative talent! I drew on every reserve of experience and etiquette handed down through our heritage 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!"
- Rematch
- "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!"
- "Your skills are superlative as ever! My admiration knows no bounds."
- "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!"
- Battle interface (voice clips)
- "En garde!"
- "Come!"
- "Bravo!"
- "Proceed!"
- "Allow me!"
- "Let us begin. En garde!"
- "Defeat can be quite humbling."
- "My hat's off to you."
- "Let me assure you, you won't be shortchanged by facing me."
- "Congratulations."
- Battle Villa
- "Welcome, <player>. Your skill has certainly lived up to expectations."
- "But let me assure you that you won't be shortchanged by facing me."
- "Now, then! En garde!"
- "Our Pokémon could not be faulted in any way, shape, or form."
- "My hat's off to you."
Sprites
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Darach appeared alongside Lady Caitlin in the Platinum chapter. Darach first appeared when Platinum started her challenge of the Battle Castle and was in charge of giving her Castle Points while Caitlin watched the battles. Once Platinum manages to win enough battles to face the Frontier Brain, Looker is shocked to find out that Darach is in fact, the Battle Castle Frontier Brain instead of Caitlin; Darach and Platinum then begin their battle.
In battle, Darach seems to have a different personality, this is shown when he drops his calm demeanor and starts laughing manically while confidently stating that he will win the battle. Despite the power his Pokémon possessed, Darach is eventually defeated once Platinum learns to manage money properly to find out his weaknesses.
Pokémon
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Houndoom's only known move is Fire Fang.
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Getting the Drop on Gallade II
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Staraptor
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| Staraptor was the third Pokémon that Darach used in his battle against Platinum. It used confusing moves and kept healing itself in its battle against Platinum's Empoleon, but was defeated when she froze it with Blizzard.
Staraptor's known moves are Double Team and Roost.
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Getting the Drop on Gallade II
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In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Darach or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Trivia
- Darach's in-battle sprite has the most frames of any animated sprite in Generation IV, with five as opposed to the usual three.
- Darach is the only Generation IV Frontier Brain with a signature Pokémon: his Empoleon.
- An NPC in the Battle Castle says, "Mr. Darach... His feelings for Lady Caitlin are all bottled up... Oh, how I pine for him..." which implies that Darach has feelings for Caitlin, but refuses to show these emotions to her.
- While he does not appear in Generation V, he is referenced by Caitlin in Black 2 and White 2. She reveals that Darach travels all the way to Unova to clean her villa in Undella Town before returning home.
Names
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Name
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Origin
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| Japanese
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コクラン Kokuran
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From 黒蘭 kokuran (pantropical widelip orchid)
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| English
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Darach
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From darach (Gaelic for oak)
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| German
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Perenus
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From perennierende Pflanze (perennial plant)
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| Spanish
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Kokuran
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Transcription of his Japanese name
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| French
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Parsley
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From parsley
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| Italian
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Paride
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From liparide (widelip orchid)
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| Korean
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코크런 Kokeureon
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Transcription of his Japanese name
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| Chinese (Mandarin)
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石蘭 / 石兰 Shílán
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From 虎頭石蘭 hǔtóushí lán (Liparis nakaharai)
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石蘭 Sehklàahn
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| Vietnamese
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Kokuran
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Transcription of his Japanese name
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Castle Valet
Related articles
Sinnoh and Johto Battle Frontier 
