Phase 16 section
Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Battle Castle — Darach Walkthrough
Manage Castle Points and defeat Darach at 21 and 49. Exact HGSS encounters, trainers, items, puzzle route, version differences, and completion checks.
Manage Castle Points and defeat Darach at 21 and 49. This combined guide never substitutes original Gold/Silver or Crystal data for the Nintendo DS remakes.
Source maps
Battle Frontier Battle Castle.
Version scope
HeartGold and SoulSilver are labeled per row. Event-only and external-device content is never presented as normal retail progression.
Route Plan
Earn CP with healthy, efficient wins, buy scouting only when it changes the plan, heal manually between battles, rank opponents up or down strategically, and reserve enough CP before each Brain battle.
Wild Pokémon
No random encounter bank is assigned to these source maps. Static, gift, Safari, Contest, or event records appear separately when applicable.
Trainers
Teams are the exact source party records. Moves and held items appear only when the trainer format defines them. Reward = last party member level × 4 × trainer-class multiplier; double battles double the base payout where the engine applies it.
| Trainer | Location / order | Full team | Reward | Battle note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Castle Valet DarachSource trainer ID 711 | Battle Castle — Darach • scripted/system variant |
| ₽0 | Single battle. |
Items And Hidden Items
No item ball, type-2 hidden item, or Apricorn tree is assigned to these exact source maps.
Puzzles And Systems
Follow the route plan in order; source tiles in the item and trainer tables provide a QA anchor for every placed object.
Facility milestones and BP
The listed base value is the first completed challenge-set award; set rewards grow with the active streak. Defeating any Frontier Brain awards 20 BP.
| Facility | Brain | Silver Print | Gold Print | Starting set BP | Brain reward | Currency / team rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Castle | Darach | Battle 21 | Battle 49 | 4 BP | 20 BP | BP / Castle Points during a challenge |
Darach — Gold Print, battle 49
| Pokémon / set | Held item | Nature / EV focus | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
 Empoleonempoleon_3 | Quick Claw | BraveAttack / Special Attack | Surf / Earthquake / Blizzard / Signal Beam |
 Galladegallade_3 | Scope Lens | AdamantAttack / Special Defense | Psycho Cut / Stone Edge / Aerial Ace / X Scissor |
| Empoleonempoleon_4 | Quick Claw | BraveAttack / Special Attack | Hydro Cannon / Flash Cannon / Drill Peck / Earthquake |
| Galladegallade_4 | Scope Lens | AdamantAttack / Special Defense | Psycho Cut / Close Combat / Leaf Blade / Night Slash |
 Enteientei_3 | Shuca Berry | ModestSpeed / Special Attack | Fire Blast / Solar Beam / Hyper Beam / Sunny Day |
| Enteientei_4 | Shuca Berry | ModestSpeed / Special Attack | Overheat / Extrasensory / Shadow Ball / Calm Mind |
Darach — Silver Print, battle 21
| Pokémon / set | Held item | Nature / EV focus | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empoleonempoleon_1 | Razor Claw | AdamantAttack / Special Defense | Waterfall / Metal Claw / Brick Break / Knock Off |
 Staraptorstaraptor_1 | Kings Rock | JollyAttack / Speed | Return / Aerial Ace / Double Team / Roost |
 Houndoomhoundoom_1 | Focus Sash | JollyAttack / Speed | Fire Fang / Crunch / Roar / Counter |
| Empoleonempoleon_2 | Razor Claw | AdamantAttack / Special Defense | Drill Peck / Aqua Jet / Shadow Claw / Rock Slide |
| Staraptorstaraptor_2 | Kings Rock | JollyAttack / Speed | Endeavor / Aerial Ace / Endure / Quick Attack |
| Houndoomhoundoom_2 | Focus Sash | JollyAttack / Speed | Fire Fang / Thunder Fang / Reversal / Endure |
Completion Checklist
- Visit all 1 mapped source subareas assigned here.
- Account for 0 random, Headbutt, Safari, Contest, static, gift, trade, or event rows across the per-area tables.
- Defeat or deliberately defer all 1 listed trainer records.
- Collect 0 visible items, 0 hidden items, and 0 Apricorn trees assigned here.
- Finish the stated story, puzzle, schedule, version, and event conditions before moving on.
Sources And Validation
- Primary source:
pret/pokeheartgoldcommit814275e4392cc21eef45a04e6dc8d980010ca2b7. - Layers: encounter banks, map headers, trainer parties, field events and scripts, Headbutt, Safari, Bug Contest, hidden items, Apricorns, phone/Pokégear, and Frontier engine data.
- Machine-readable validation report and trainer asset manifest.