Caitlin

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Caitlin カトレア Cattleya
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Light brown*, Blonde *
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Elite Trainer
Generation	IV, V
Games	HeartGold, SoulSilver, Platinum, Black, and White
Elite Four of	Pokémon League (Unova)
Specializes in	Template:Type2s

Caitlin (Japanese: カトレア Cattleya) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer and member of the Unova Elite Four. She is also affiliated with the Battle Frontier that appeared in Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In the games

In HeartGold, SoulSilver, and Platinum, Caitlin is the employer of Castle Valet Darach and oversees his Battle Castle battles. She is responsible for determining how much CP the player should receive depending on the outcome of the battle.

In Black and White, Caitlin appears as a member of the Elite Four of Unova. It is revealed that she possesses some sort of psychic powers, and that in the past, she had an explosive temper that would erupt if she lost a battle causing her psychic powers to cause a lot of damage. This is the reason why Darach fought in her place in Generation IV. However, she gains control of her powers before Generation V.

She later appears in a villa that she is lending to Cynthia. She also mentions the Battle Castles while in the villa.

Pokémon

Battle one (pre-National Pokédex)

Elite Four Caitlin Pokémon League Black and White Elite Four and Professor Caitlin Oak Pokémon League Black and White Reward: $6000

Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Magic Guard Held item: None Reuniclus♀ Lv.48 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.48 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Miracle Skin Held item: None Sigilyph♀ Lv.48 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Frisk Held item: None Gothitelle♀ Lv.50 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

Battle two (post-National Pokédex)

Elite Four Caitlin Pokémon League Black and White Elite Four and Professor Caitlin Oak Pokémon League Black and White Reward: $8760

Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.71 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Miracle Skin Held item: None Sigilyph♀ Lv.71 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Magic Guard Held item: None Reuniclus♀ Lv.71 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Frisk Held item: None Gothitelle♀ Lv.71 Flatter Dark Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzong Lv.71 Payback Dark Physical   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metagross Lv.73 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --

Art from Pokémon Platinum

Sprites

File:Spr Darach Caitlin PtHGSS.gif	File:VSDarach and Caitlin.png
Darach and Caitlin's sprite from Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver	Darach and Caitlin's VS sprite from Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver	Caitlin's sprite from Black and White	Caitlin's VS sprite from Black and White

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Caitlin appeared alongside her valet Darach in the Sinnoh Battle Frontier arc of Pokémon Adventures. It is indicated that they will be Platinum's first challenge.

Pokémon

Gallade

Houndoom

Trivia

• Caitlin is the second Elite Four member who was introduced in an earlier generation and then attained the title in a later generation. Koga was the first, being a Gym Leader in Generation I and Generation III Kanto, then becoming a member of its Elite Four in Generation II and Generation IV.
  • Unlike Koga, however, Caitlin was never able to be battled herself, with Darach doing the honors for her.
  • Also unlike Koga, she was previously encountered in regions that are nowhere near where she is an Elite Four member, whereas Koga, being of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four, is still located in his home region of Kanto.
• Caitlin, Lance, Koga and Bruno are the only Elite Four members who have appeared in more than one generation.
  • Caitlin is the only one who is not a member of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four.
• If Caitlin is considered 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 姫ギャル princess gal style.
• A minor character in the Battle Castle mentions that Darach has feelings for Caitlin, but refuses to show these emotions to her.
• Caitlin has only appeared in games which feature a Psychic-type Elite Four member: she is paired with Darach in Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver, and Platinum, where Will and Lucian, respectively, are Elite Four members, and appears herself as a Psychic-type Elite Four member in Pokémon Black and White.
• Caitlin is the only character in Black and White who is either a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member who does not use a move introduced in Generation V in either battle.
• Caitlin is the only member of the Elite Four (not including Champions) who has more than three kana in her name.
• Caitlin's ability to lose control of her psychic powers due to her temper in the past may be a reference to the titular character Carrie White of Stephen King's 1974 novel, Carrie.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カトレア Cattleya	From Cattleya, an orchid genus.
English	Caitlin	Apparently a reference to "Cattleya"; the name has variant spellings such as "Katelynn" that are closer to "Cattleya."
French	Percila	From "persil", the french word for "parsley".
German	Kattlea	Original Japanese name.
Italian	Catlina	From Cattleya.
Spanish	Catleya	Original Japanese name.
Korean	카틀레야 Cattleya	Same as Japanese name.

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