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caption= | |age=10<ref>''([[DP001]]) Narrator: "And this young lady, Dawn, is one of those people, as her '''10th birthday''' has come and gone, and her Pokemon now waits in the wings!''"</ref> | ||
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gender=Female | | |region=[[Sinnoh]] | ||
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'''Dawn''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリ''' ''Hikari'') is a [[Pokémon Coordinator]] from [[Twinleaf Town]] and a former {{ashfr|traveling companion}} of {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}}. Her goal is to become a great [[Top Coordinator]] like her [[mother]], [[Johanna]]. Her [[List of characters' first Pokémon|first Pokémon]] was a {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} that she received from [[Professor Rowan]] in the [[DP001|first episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''. | |||
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[[ | She returns in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', as a veteran Coordinator, who became friends with [[Chloe]] and assisted Ash during several crises involving [[Team Rocket]] and [[Team Galactic]]. | ||
Dawn | ==In the anime== | ||
===History=== | |||
====Pre-series==== | |||
[[File:Young Dawn.png|thumb|left|250px|Dawn during her childhood]] | |||
Dawn grew up in [[Twinleaf Town]] in the [[Sinnoh]] region with her mother, [[Johanna]], and was inspired to become a [[Top Coordinator]] just like her. Sometime later, she attended a kindergarten class, where she met her friends {{si|Kenny}} and [[Leona]]. She also knew {{an|Barry}} and [[Noelle]] from before leaving [[Twinleaf Town]], but it is unclear how and when Dawn first met them. | |||
[[ | In ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]'', Dawn revealed the story behind her nickname, '''Dee Dee''' (Japanese: '''ピカリ''' ''Pikari''). She explained that she, Kenny, and Leona had been selected as the week's Pokémon caretakers at their kindergarten, and were responsible for looking after the school's pets, {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}}. While Kenny and Leona cleaned down the pen, Dawn hugged the two {{type|Electric}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} tightly and received an electric shock as a result. This caused Dawn's hair to fizz out and sparkle, earning her the nickname "Diamond Dandruff" or "Dee Dee" for short. From then on, many of her classmates called Dawn by this embarrassing nickname. This led to Dawn developing a fear of Plusle and Minun. | ||
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====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''==== | |||
[[File:Dawn debut.png|thumb|250px|Dawn's [[DP001|debut appearance]]]] | |||
Dawn began her [[Pokémon journey]] with an overconfident {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. She wasn't able to gain his trust at first, but after rescuing him from a swarm of {{p|Ariados}}, the two became friends. Unlike {{an|May}}, she knew from the beginning that she wanted to follow in [[Johanna|her mother]]'s footsteps and be a {{pkmn|Coordinator}}. After meeting {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}}, she decided to travel with them, as their experience would likely be helpful to her. Like Ash, she saw a [[Legendary Pokémon]] at the start of her journey, the projected soul of {{DL|Lake guardians (anime)|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage!]]''. | |||
When Dawn began her journey she took a [[bicycle]], but like {{an|Misty}}'s and {{an|May}}'s bikes, [[Ash's Pikachu]] destroyed it with his {{m|Thunderbolt}}. However, she did not mention this to Ash until [[DP038|more than thirty episodes]] after it happened, yet only to acknowledge it as an honest accident due to a desperate situation, and didn't hold it against either Ash or Pikachu. Dawn had also planned to take a large suitcase full of clothing with her, but her mother made her leave it at home due to its impracticality. Instead, Dawn took a [[Bag|backpack]] her mother had prepared for her. Johanna also gave Dawn the first [[Ribbon]] she earned as a Coordinator as a good luck charm, an item that would recur throughout the series as a symbol of Dawn's determination. | |||
Upon arriving in [[Jubilife City]], Dawn registered for a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]]. She also obtained a [[Ball Capsule]] and some [[Seal]]s and introduced her Contest cry, which is "Spotlight!" in the English dub and "Charm up!" in the original Japanese version. Dawn lost her first [[Pokémon Contest]] in ''[[DP012|Arrival of a Rival!]]'' to [[Zoey]], who became one of her closest friends and greatest [[rival]]s. After her loss, an upset Dawn called her mother, but Johanna told Dawn not to rely on her and instead rely on friends and Pokémon. Eventually, in Dawn's [[DP027|second official Contest]], she was able to narrowly beat her childhood friend {{si|Kenny}} to win her first Ribbon. | |||
[[File:Dawn Contest debut.png|thumb|left|220px|Dawn in her first [[Pokémon Contest]]]] | |||
Dawn regularly {{pkmn|training|trained}} her Pokémon and took the opportunity to practice her skills with Zoey whenever the two met, such as in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''. Zoey was always helpful to Dawn during their meetings and helped inspire her to come up with new [[Contest combination|combinations]]. However, even with Zoey's help Dawn was not able to perfect {{AP|Buizel}}'s [[Ash's Buizel#Moves improvised|Ice Aqua Jet]] despite coming up with the idea. Ash later accomplished Ice Aqua Jet in the [[Wallace Cup]], after Buizel had been [[trade]]d to him. | |||
In ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'', Dawn felt confident but lost in the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of the {{ci|Hearthome}} Contest. In the {{to|Solaceon}} Contest, which took place in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', she did not pass the Performance Stage for the second time in a row, due to being overzealous with {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}'s {{m|Swift}} appeal out of desperation to make up for the previous loss. This marked a notable change in Dawn's character. After the second blow to her self-esteem, she didn't know what to do and was still very upset throughout ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''. After this, she became more focused and regained her confidence after {{pkmn|battle|battling}} [[Maylene]] in ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]''. She also began to practice in earnest for all her Contest's performances and [[Contest Battle|battles]]. Following Zoey's advice to show off the Pokémon and not its [[move]]s, Dawn was able to pass through the first round in the Wallace Cup and eventually break her losing streak by narrowly defeating May in the final round of the competition in ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]''. Since this turning point, Dawn has maintained her focus and humility. | |||
[[ | After learning of the upcoming Contest in [[Celestic Town]], Dawn became very dedicated in her training to the point of overworking her Pokémon in ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]''. Due to her intense efforts, she managed to win the Contest in ''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]''. One of Dawn's combinations in that Contest inspired one of {{Ash}}'s notable tactics, the [[Counter Shield]]. In ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'', her {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}} began to disobey her after [[Evolution|evolving]]. Despite this, she was still eager to train it well and finally gained its trust after healing it in ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''. However, Mamoswine still rebelled and disobeyed Dawn after it was hit by an attack and lost its temper in the semifinals of the {{to|Lilypad}} Contest in ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''. Even though this caused Dawn to lose, she remained calm and optimistic that she and Mamoswine would be victorious the next time. | ||
[[ | Dawn traveled back home with Ash and Brock for the annual [[Twinleaf Festival]] in ''[[DP138|Strategy Begins at Home!]]''. Dawn went on to compete against her mother in a [[Double Battle|two-on-two]] [[Contest Battle]]. Johanna's {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}} and {{p|Umbreon}} versed [[Dawn's Piplup]] and {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}. Although Johanna won the match with relative ease, she was impressed by Dawn's teamwork and complimented her. The homecoming helped Dawn to regain her focus, especially after a venture into her own subconscious in ''[[DP140|Historical Mystery Tour!]]''. Once the festival ended, the group left Twinleaf Town at the end of ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]''. | ||
Her encounter with Mesprit, like Ash and Brock's encounters with {{DL|Lake guardians (anime)|Azelf}} and {{DL|Lake guardians (anime)|Uxie}} respectively, proved to be fate as [[Team Galactic]] intended to capture the [[lake guardians]] to awaken {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} at [[Spear Pillar]]. The lake guardians communicated telepathically with Ash, Dawn, and Brock, and {{m|teleport}}ed them to the [[Team Galactic HQ|Team Galactic Headquarters]]. With the help of {{an|Cynthia}}, the three Trainers foiled Team Galactic's plans and freed the lake guardians in ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]'' | |||
[[File: | [[File:DawnCollection.png|thumb|220px|Dawn in the [[Hearthome Collection]]]] | ||
In ''[[DP155|Double-Time Battle Training!]]'', Dawn and her friends watched Zoey compete in the [[Brussel Town]] Pokémon Contest. Zoey was victorious, and [[Candice]] brought over an array of desserts to celebrate. During their meal, Candice introduced the [[Tamato Berry]] Ice Cream Sandwich, describing it as "hot and spicy on the inside and cold on the outside", and saying that oftentimes things that don't seem to go well together are the most compatible. The dessert and Candice's words inspired Dawn to create a new combination using {{t|Ice}}- and {{type|Fire}} [[move]]s. After many failed attempts, she perfected her technique called Flame Ice, which involved Cyndaquil using {{m|Flame Wheel}} while being encased in Mamoswine's {{m|Ice Shard}} attack. She used this move later in the {{to|Daybreak}} {{pkmn|Contest}}. | |||
Dawn revealed the story behind her nickname, "Dee Dee", to Ash and Brock in ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]'', though [[Ursula]] happened to overhear the conversation. In the final round of the Daybreak Town Contest, Ursula battled Dawn using her {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} and deliberately had her Pokémon shock Dawn's hair to recreate "Diamond Dandruff". Even though Dawn temporarily succumbed to her trauma, she was able to overcome her inhibition with Mamoswine's and Cyndaquil's encouragement. Ultimately, she defeated Ursula, winning her final fifth Ribbon as well as the opportunity to participate in the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]]. | |||
She later trained in ''[[DP167|Teaching the Student Teacher!]]'' where she came up with a new tactic for the [[Grand Festival]], the Ice Chandelier, which she managed to perfect by trial and error. Though she originally wanted to see Pachirisu use its Discharge attack while surrounded by Mamoswine's Ice Shard, she eventually decided to cover Pachirisu in a larger bubble of ice from Buneary's {{m|Ice Beam}}. This gave Pachirisu enough room to run, making Ice Chandelier look its best. Besides coming up with combination moves, she also acquired a new Pokémon, {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}}. Dawn trained with Togekiss in ''[[DP172|With the Easiest of Grace!]]'' to find a way to battle with it while not ignoring its need to move gracefully, and she was eventually able to adjust her battling style to accommodate her new Pokémon. | |||
[[ | Dawn entered the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] in ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]'', using her Buneary and Cyndaquil in the Appeals Round. She progressed through the round and battled [[Ursula]] first in [[DP175|the next episode]]. With Mamoswine and Pachirisu she was able to successfully use her combination Ice Chandelier to defeat [[Ursula's Gabite]] and {{p|Flareon}}. In the [[DP176|following episode]], she defeated [[Jessie|Jessilina]] and progressed to the [[DP177|finals]]. Dawn would face Zoey in the final round, which fulfilled the promise the two had made with each other after their first Contest to someday meet in the last round of the Grand Festival. | ||
It was a very evenly matched and close fight between her Piplup and Togekiss and [[Zoey's Glameow]] and {{p|Gallade}}, but in the end, Dawn lost. After the finals, she met with her mother and returned the Ribbon Johanna had given her as a good luck charm at the very start of her journey. Dawn said that she no longer needed to walk in her mother's shadow, and only needed her Pokémon's care and support to become a Top Coordinator, proving to her mother and herself how much she had grown as a Trainer. | |||
[[File:Zoey and Dawn.png|thumb|left|250px|Dawn and her main [[rival]], [[Zoey]]]] | |||
After the competition, Zoey told Dawn that [[Candice]] was throwing a victory party for her in [[Snowpoint City]] and that Dawn was also welcome; however, Dawn declined the invitation, stating that she still wanted to support Ash in his upcoming battle at [[Sunyshore Gym]] and the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. She then thanked all the Pokémon that had traveled with her through Sinnoh for their hard work and pledged to not give up her dream of being a [[Top Coordinator]]. | |||
After Ash competed in the [[Sinnoh League]], she contemplated whether or not to go with Ash and Brock to [[Kanto]]. However, she received an invitation from [[Paris]] for her {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} to work with her for a short while as a Pokémon fashion model and decided to stay in [[Sinnoh]]. Dawn and Ash later shared a final high-five, their trademark exchange throughout ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', before Ash and Brock left for Kanto. | |||
After Buneary's modeling work with Paris was completed, Dawn decided to spend some time at home before considering her next move on her journey to become Top Coordinator. In [[DPS01]], Dawn decided to go to the [[Hoenn]] region, since Hoenn is the region Contests originated from. However, though she was certain she would take Piplup, she did not know if she should take all of her other Pokémon with her to Hoenn or not. She sought advice from Professor Rowan, who instead sent her to help a new Trainer who was having trouble deciding what her first Pokémon would be. Dawn and [[Shinko]] ran into an {{p|Ariados}}'s web, reminiscent of the first challenge Dawn faced with Piplup. Dawn's Cyndaquil evolved into Quilava to protect the two Trainers, and it was then that Dawn realized all of her Pokémon still had the potential to grow with her. She decided to take all her Pokémon to Hoenn with her and soon left on her new adventure with her dream of becoming a Top Coordinator burning as bright as ever. | |||
Dawn briefly appeared in a picture on {{an|Brock}}'s memory wall in the special episode [[DPS02]]. | |||
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''==== | |||
[[File:Dawn and Piplup BW.png|thumb|250px|Dawn in ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'']] | |||
In ''[[BW085|All for the Love of Meloetta!]]'', it was revealed that Dawn had traveled to the [[Unova]] region and was staying in Cynthia's villa in [[Undella Town]] while the {{pkmn|Champion}} was visiting [[Virbank City]]. Dawn later reunited with {{Ash}} and his new friends, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}}, whom Dawn met for the first time. She also battled Cilan, using her Piplup against his {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, but because the battle was interrupted, no winner was identified. She became good friends with Iris when they traveled to the [[Deserted Island (BW087)|Onix Island]] in ''[[BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!]]'', where she playfully agreed with her that Ash is a little kid, and was surprised by the unfamiliar Pokémon native to the Unova region, such as {{p|Foongus}}. | |||
[[File:Dawn heading to Johto.png|thumb|250px|left|Dawn heading to the [[Johto]] [[region]]]] | |||
Before coming to Undella Town, Dawn had visited [[Nimbasa City]] where she watched a [[Pokémon Musical]] and one of [[Elesa]]'s fashion shows. She also revealed that she would enter the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]]. Dawn later made it to [[BW091|the second round]] before her Mamoswine was defeated by [[Iris's Dragonite]], even though Dragonite still wasn't listening to Iris's orders. | |||
[[ | Later, in ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'', she met {{un|Cameron}}, along with Ash, Iris, and Cilan. When they arrived at Cynthia's villa in Undella Town, she announced her intention to head to [[Johto]] to compete in the Wallace Cup being held there. After battling Ash, using her Quilava against Ash's Pikachu, and saying their farewells, she and Piplup boarded a flight to [[Blackthorn City]]. | ||
Dawn | Dawn later appeared during a fantasy in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. | ||
In ''[[DP070|The Bells Are Singing!]]'', Dawn revealed that she was the one to design {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s vest | ====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''==== | ||
[[File:Dawn and Chloe first meeting.png|thumb|250px|Dawn meeting Chloe for the first time]] | |||
Dawn reappeared in ''[[JN074|Nightfall? Nightmares!]]'', where she met up with [[Chloe]] when Piplup tried to eat some of the food she was preparing. As the two camped out in a forest, Dawn revealed that she was participating in the Sinnoh Contest circuit again, having already competed in Contests in [[Hoenn]], Johto, and Unova, and was due to compete in the upcoming [[Eterna City]] Pokémon Contest. Upon learning Chloe was also on her way to Eterna City to watch the Contest, Dawn suggested they should travel there together. The two later worked together to fight off an enraged {{p|Rhydon}} that had been sleep-deprived due to {{p|Darkrai}}'s nightmares, before coming across an injured {{p|Cresselia}}. | |||
In ''[[JN075|A Midsummer Night's Light!]]'', she tended to the injured Cresselia and showed Chloe how to perform in a contest. After getting attacked by Team Rocket and getting saved by Darkrai, she reunited with Ash and also met [[Goh]]. Together they fought off [[Matori]] and her group, the [[Matori Matrix]] and were aided by Darkrai, but got captured. After getting saved and Cresselia healed Darkrai, she bid farewell to the two Pokémon. Later, they were seen playing on a beach. | |||
[[File:Alternate and Main Dawn.png|thumb|250px|left|Dawn and Alternate World Dawn]] | |||
In ''[[JN089|The Gates of Warp!]]'', after her Piplup was stolen by someone who looked exactly like her, Dawn called Ash, who traveled to Sinnoh with Goh and Chloe to help. Following an attack by [[Alternate World Team Rocket]], Dawn and Goh traveled to {{pkmn|multiverse|an alternate world version of Sinnoh}}, where they met [[Alternate World Dawn|Dawn's alternate world counterpart]], an accomplished Trainer who once placed second in the Sinnoh League. After recovering Piplup from her, Dawn and Goh learned that this world's Pokémon had started to [[Devolution|devolve]] recently due to unknown reasons. Based on her past experiences, Dawn figured {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} could be responsible. | |||
In ''[[JN090|Showdown at the Gates of Warp!]]'', Dawn and Goh reunited with Ash and Chloe and decided to investigate the devolutions. They eventually learned that Alternate World Team Rocket had locked Dialga and Palkia into a battle using a [[Red Chain]] to steal the devolved Pokémon. After Team Rocket had been defeated, Ash, Dawn, Goh, Chloe, and their alternate selves prayed for {{p|Arceus}} to stop Dialga and Palkia's battle. Responding to their desperate pleas, the shape of Arceus emerged from the Red Chain and made the artifact disappear. Dialga and Palkia then reversed all the devolutions and sent Ash and his friends back to their world. | |||
Dawn reunited with Ash and Goh again in ''[[JNS01|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1)]]'', meeting them at the [[Sinnoh Festival]] in [[Canalave City]]. After being given a quick lesson of Sinnoh's past by Cynthia and a chance to experience using recreated ancient {{hi|Poké Ball}}s, the group learned of suspicious activity on [[Mount Coronet]] and headed out to investigate. | |||
[[File:Dawn and Chloe.png|thumb|250px|Dawn and Chloe cheering for Ash in the Masters Eight Tournament]] | |||
In ''[[JNS02|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 2)]]'', the group encountered Brock, who joined them. It eventually turned out that the suspicious activity was caused by Team Galactic's project to bring back [[Cyrus]], which had resulted in a {{p|Heatran}} going on a rampage. In ''[[JNS04|The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4)]]'', Ash, Dawn, and Goh, assisted by the lake guardians, managed to stop the rampaging Heatran. | |||
In ''[[JN105|Reuniting for the First Time!]]'', Dawn was shown in a flashback about the Wallace Cup, alongside May. She also appeared in a flashback in ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]''. | |||
Dawn reappeared from ''[[JN129|A Flood of Torrential Gains!]]'' to ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', where it was revealed she traveled to [[Galar]] with Chloe to watch Ash's match against {{an|Leon}} in the [[Masters Eight Tournament]] finals. After Ash became the winner of the competition and became the new Monarch of the [[World Coronation Series]], Dawn attended the awards ceremony. | |||
====''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''==== | |||
Dawn made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''. | |||
===Character=== | |||
[[File:Johanna and Dawn.png|thumb|left|250px|Dawn and her mother]] | |||
Dawn grew up inspired by her mother's achievements and from a very young age decided that she wanted to be a {{pkmn|Coordinator}}. She takes immense pride in what [[Johanna]] was able to accomplish and this is reflected in her determination to follow in her footsteps and become a respected [[Top Coordinator]]. As a kid, she would help Johanna prepare [[Poffin]]s for her Pokémon, something which led Dawn to discover the perfect recipe for her own Pokémon years later. | |||
Dawn is notable for her confidence since she almost always tries to look towards the future rather than dwell on her mistakes. In the Japanese version, Dawn's catchphrase is "Daijōbu!", which can be translated as "It'll be fine!" or "Don't worry!". Although not consistently translated in the English dub at first, she began to regularly use "No need to worry!". | |||
[[File:Dawn Poffins.png|thumb|220px|Dawn's [[Poffin]]s]] | |||
In stark contrast to {{an|May}}'s inexperience and self-doubt at the start of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', Dawn was overly confident and assured in her own strength at the beginning of her journey. Because of this, she became emotional after she was eliminated from Pokémon Contests, and often cried after losing. After failing to pass the Performance Stage two times in a row, Dawn became depressed. In ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'', Dawn remembered these failures and had to excuse herself so she could cry. These behaviors were opposite those she had exhibited at the beginning of her journey, something {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} took notice of. Their encouragement was not enough to renew her psyche though, and it was not until she defeated May to win the [[Wallace Cup]] that she truly regained her confidence and focus. After this point, Dawn took on a more positive and determined personality. In addition, she became more mature. Instead of reverting to her old headstrong and confident attitude, she became more aware of her faults and how she could work to overcome them. Dawn was also more aggressive than May whenever she had to confront {{TRT}}. | |||
[[File:Ash Dawn reunion BW.png|thumb|left|250px|Dawn and Ash]] | |||
Dawn has a close relationship with Ash, and they often share a high five when one of them accomplishes something. Throughout their journey, they were very supportive of each other, usually training together and pushing one another to become better versions of themselves. Sometimes when Ash challenged a [[Gym Leader]], Dawn would wear her cheerleading outfit and perform a routine alongside her Pokémon to encourage him. In ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]'', upon noticing how disappointed in himself Ash was for losing a [[Full Battle]] against Paul, Dawn presented a circus act to cheer him up. | |||
A key example of Dawn's growth and maturity occurred in ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]'', in which she was separated from Ash and Brock, and her Mamoswine's leg was badly injured. Instead of panicking or trying to force Mamoswine to continue walking, Dawn thought back to lessons Brock had given her about Pokémon care. She recalled that the sap of a plant could help soothe pain and called upon her Pokémon to search for it. Dawn applied the sap, wrapped the wound, formed a bed of leaves for Mamoswine, and gathered food and {{Berries}} for it to eat. Dawn was ultimately rewarded as she gained her Mamoswine's respect and loyalty. Dawn's actions go deeper than that though, they are evidence of her growth as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} and person. | |||
[[File:Dawn catches a Pokémon.png|thumb|220px|Dawn after {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} a Pokémon]] | |||
Throughout her journey in Sinnoh, Dawn was able to come up with various combinations to show up her Pokémon's looks and strength. This began with something as simple as making her Piplup's beak grow longer when using {{m|Peck}}, a technique she used even until the end of the Grand Festival. She later followed with simple spinning, which her Piplup and Buneary first practiced for a while in [[Oreburgh City]]. The spinning move was adapted by Ash in his first [[Gym]] battle in Sinnoh. Later on, Dawn began experimenting with more complex combinations, such as Flame Ice and Ice Chandelier. After a lot of practice, Dawn's Pokémon were able to master these combinations in battle. Coincidentally, both of these moves were used to defeat [[Ursula]]. | |||
Dawn also had a fear of {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}}, after the Cheerleading Pokémon that her class had when she was younger shocked her hair and her childhood friends, {{si|Kenny}} and [[Leona]], started calling her Diamond Dandruff, Dee Dee for short. Ever since, Dawn would get annoyed when Kenny and Leona would call her Dee Dee and would panic if her friends, especially Ash, asked them as to why they called her that, due to the nickname being part of her fear of Plusle and Minun. Dawn also would freak out whenever she saw a Plusle and Minun, as shown in ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]'', when she panicked of seeing Ursula's Plusle and Minun, and fainted when they sparkled her hair. However, through her {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}} and {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}}'s encouragement in the ''[[DP162|next episode]]'', Dawn overcame her fear of Plusle and Minun, and was no longer bothered in being called Dee Dee. | |||
[[File:Dawn brushing hair.png|thumb|left|250px|Dawn brushing her hair]] | |||
Originally, Dawn had great concern about her appearance and would not show herself to Ash or Brock until she felt that her appearance was acceptable. Dawn often slept in a tent while Ash and Brock slept outside. However, after ''[[DP053|Tears for Fears!]]'', Dawn began to sleep outside as well and was less concerned with her appearance in front of Ash and Brock. This may have been an indicator that she had become more focused as a Trainer and Coordinator, paying more attention to her Pokémon and less attention to her looks. Even so, whenever Dawn knew she was going to be on camera, she would pause to brush her hair, such as in ''[[DP174|Last Call - First Round!]]'' when {{si|Rhonda}} wanted to interview her for her broadcast of the Grand Festival. | |||
Dawn also has an interest in fashion and often reads the {{DL|Magazines in the Pokémon world|Poké Chic}} magazine. In ''[[DP070|The Bells Are Singing!]]'', Dawn revealed that she was the one to design {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s vest, but also admitted that her mother was the one to sew it. In ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]'', she demonstrated her talent for designing again, sketching many different outfits for the [[Hearthome Collection]]. Though she was initially unsure about her creations, she set her mind on designing simple dresses and accessories after realizing the actual role of a [[Pokémon Stylist]]. For that, she was praised by [[Hermione]], who said Dawn has the true spirit of a Stylist. | |||
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==Pokémon== | ===Pokémon=== | ||
[[File:Dawn Party. | [[File:Dawn Party.png|thumb|250px|Dawn's current [[party]]]] | ||
Most of the Pokémon that Dawn {{pkmn2|caught}} were cute and small like her first partner Pokémon, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. | |||
Initially, due to her lack of experience, Dawn had difficulties dealing with her Pokémon properly. For instance, she would often bicker with Piplup and her Pachirisu would hit unwanted targets with its {{m|Discharge}}. Even later on in ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'', after most of her Pokémon had become obedient, her Mamoswine tended to get angry and disobey her. It was not until ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]'' that Dawn was fully able to manage all of her Pokémon. Despite the many issues she had at first, Dawn always deeply cared for her Pokémon, especially for Piplup. | |||
As a Coordinator | As a Pokémon Coordinator, Dawn trained her Pokémon for both [[appeal]]s and [[Contest Battle|battles]]. Because of this, she learned to utilize her Pokémon's capabilities creatively. For example, she trained Buneary to use {{m|Ice Beam}} in various ways, which proved helpful in the many Pokémon Contests she participated in. She was also able to pull off successful combinations with her Togekiss in the finals of the Grand Festival, despite not having trained it for very long compared to her other Pokémon. | ||
This listing | This is a listing of Dawn's {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}. | ||
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===On hand=== | ====On hand==== | ||
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| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Piplup|Dawn Piplup.png|water|link=Dawn's Piplup}} ♂ | |||
| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Piplup|Dawn Piplup.png|water}} ♂ | | {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Buneary|Dawn Buneary.png|normal}}<!--DO NOT ADD FEMALE. We do not base genders off stereotypes, in Buneary's case, gender must be confirmed via explicit mention.--> | ||
| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Buneary|Dawn Buneary.png|normal}} | |||
| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Pachirisu|Dawn Pachirisu.png|electric}} | | {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Pachirisu|Dawn Pachirisu.png|electric}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Mamoswine|Dawn Mamoswine.png|ice|ground|fir=Swinub|mid=Piloswine}} | | {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Mamoswine|Dawn Mamoswine.png|ice|ground|fir=Swinub|mid=Piloswine}} | ||
| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Quilava|Dawn Quilava.png|fire|fir=Egg|mid=Cyndaquil}} | | {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Quilava|Dawn Quilava.png|fire|fir=Egg|mid=Cyndaquil}} | ||
| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Togekiss|Dawn Togekiss.png|Normal|Flying}} ♀ | | {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Togekiss|Dawn Togekiss.png|Normal|Flying}} ♀<!--Do not change to Fairy type until she reappears again, i.e. after JN123.--> | ||
|} | |} | ||
===In training=== | ====In training====<!--Dawn still owns Ambipom as far as it is known. Do not change this section to "Given away".--> | ||
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===Traded away=== | ====Traded away==== | ||
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| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Buizel|Dawn and Buizel.png|water|size=190px}} ♂ | | {{InactivePoké|Ash|Buizel|Dawn and Buizel.png|water|size=190px}} ♂ | ||
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=== | ====Released==== | ||
{{TrainerPoké | |||
|trainer=Dawn | |||
|pkmn=Oshawott | |||
|type1=Water | |||
|img=Dawn Oshawott.png | |||
|epnum=JNS01 | |||
|epname=The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1) | |||
|vajp= | |||
|vaen=Lisa Ortiz | |||
|desc={{p|Oshawott}} was caught by Dawn during the [[Sinnoh Festival]] in [[Canalave City]] to demonstrate [[Hisui|ancient Sinnohan]] {{hi|Poké Ball}}s. It was released afterwards. | |||
None of Oshawott's moves are known.}} | |||
====Temporary==== | |||
{{MissingInfo|2|enva|java}} | |||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|main=yes | |main=yes | ||
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|type1=Electric | |type1=Electric | ||
|img=Dawn Pikachu.png | |img=Dawn Pikachu.png | ||
|epnum= | |epnum=EP001 | ||
|epname= | |epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! | ||
|vajp=Ikue | |vajp=Ikue Otani | ||
|vaen=Ikue | |vaen=Ikue Otani | ||
|desc= | |desc=Dawn rescued Pikachu from {{TRT}} after trying to catch him, thinking he was a [[wild Pokémon]]. She then looked after Pikachu until returning to {{Ash}} in ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide!]]''.}} | ||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
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|type2=Fighting | |type2=Fighting | ||
|img=Dawn Croagunk.png | |img=Dawn Croagunk.png | ||
|epnum= | |epnum=DP008 | ||
|epname= | |epname=Gymbaliar! | ||
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi | |vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi | ||
|vaen=Bill Rogers | |vaen=Bill Rogers | ||
|desc=After the group got separated by {{p|Graveler}} and {{p|Golem}} using {{m|Rollout}}, Croagunk ended up going with Dawn while they were stuck in a maze looking for Ash and Brock. When the group found each other on two sides of a maze wall, Croagunk, along with the other Pokémon, were commanded to break a hole on one side of the wall.}} | |desc=After the group got separated by {{p|Graveler}} and {{p|Golem}} using {{m|Rollout}}, Croagunk ended up going with Dawn while they were stuck in a maze looking for Ash and {{an|Brock}}. When the group found each other on two sides of a maze wall, Croagunk, along with the other Pokémon, were commanded to break a hole on one side of the wall.}} | ||
{{TrainerPoké | |||
|main=yes | |||
|trainer=Ash | |||
|pkmn=Chimchar | |||
|gender=male | |||
|type1=Fire | |||
|img=Dawn Chimchar Staravia.png | |||
|epnum=DP003 | |||
|epname=When Pokémon Worlds Collide! | |||
|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara | |||
|vaen=Bill Rogers | |||
|desc=When Ash was training for his Pastoria Gym battle, he lent Chimchar and Staravia to Dawn so they can practice. | |||
Under Dawn's command, Chimchar used {{m|Flamethrower}}.}} | |||
{{TrainerPoké | |||
|main=yes | |||
|trainer=Ash | |||
|pkmn=Staravia | |||
|type1=Normal | |||
|type2=Flying | |||
|img=Dawn Chimchar Staravia.png | |||
|epnum=DP002 | |||
|epname=Two Degrees of Separation! | |||
|vajp=Kiyotaka Furushima | |||
|vaen=Sarah Natochenny | |||
|desc=When Ash was training for his Pastoria Gym battle, he lent Staravia and Chimchar to Dawn so they can practice. | |||
Under Dawn's command, Staravia used {{m|Aerial Ace}}.}} | |||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
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|epnum=DP088 | |epnum=DP088 | ||
|epname=Camping It Up! | |epname=Camping It Up! | ||
|desc=Dawn trained this {{p|Grimer}} during the first day of the | |desc=Dawn trained this {{p|Grimer}} during the first day of the [[Pokémon Summer Academy]]. It was used in a battle against a {{p|Venonat}} trained by [[Conway]]. During the battle, it used a [[Counter Shield]] that Dawn had taught it. | ||
Grimer's known moves are {{m|Poison Gas}}, {{m|Mud-Slap}}{{tt|*|Not used, just mentioned in the Pokédex}}, {{m|Sludge}} and {{m|Gunk Shot}}{{tt|*|Not used, just mentioned in the Pokédex}}.}} | Grimer's known moves are {{m|Poison Gas}}, {{m|Mud-Slap}}{{tt|*|Not used, just mentioned in the Pokédex}}, {{m|Sludge}} and {{m|Gunk Shot}}{{tt|*|Not used, just mentioned in the Pokédex}}.}} | ||
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|trainer=Dawn | |trainer=Dawn | ||
|pkmn=Dodrio | |pkmn=Dodrio | ||
|gender=female | |||
|type1=Normal | |type1=Normal | ||
|type2=Flying | |type2=Flying | ||
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|pkmn=Sharpedo | |pkmn=Sharpedo | ||
|type1=Water | |type1=Water | ||
|type2=Dark | |||
|img=Conway Floatzel.png | |img=Conway Floatzel.png | ||
|epnum=DP091 | |epnum=DP091 | ||
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None of Sharpedo's moves are known.}} | None of Sharpedo's moves are known.}} | ||
== | ===Befriended=== | ||
=== | {{TrainerPoké | ||
[[File:Dawn 4 ribbons.png|thumb| | |main=Lake guardians (anime) | ||
|pkmn=Mesprit | |||
|type1=Psychic | |||
|img=Mesprit anime.png | |||
|epnum=DP001 | |||
|epname=Following a Maiden's Voyage! | |||
|vajp=Ikue Otani | |||
|vaen=Bella Hudson | |||
|desc=Dawn first encountered Uxie at [[Lake Verity]] in ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'' where she saw Mesprit's projected soul in the lake. In ''[[DP151|The Needs of the Three!]]'', Dawn saw Mesprit in its true form. Mesprit befriended Dawn because of her ability to sense the feelings of Pokémon.}} | |||
===Contests=== | |||
[[File:Dawn 4 ribbons.png|thumb|220px|Dawn's Ribbons as of ''[[DP115|Stealing the Conversation!]]'']] | |||
====Sinnoh Ribbons==== | |||
This listing is of the [[Ribbon]]s Dawn has obtained in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]]: | |||
* {{to|Floaroma}} [[a:File:Floaroma Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'') | |||
* {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua Ribbon}} (for winning the [[Wallace Cup]]; ''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'') | |||
* {{to|Celestic}} [[a:File:Celestic Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]'') | |||
* {{to|Chocovine}} [[a:File:Chocovine Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'') | |||
* {{to|Daybreak}} [[a:File:Daybreak Ribbon.png|Ribbon]] (''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]'') | |||
==== | ====Grand Festival ranking==== | ||
Dawn has competed in the following [[Grand Festival]] tournaments: | |||
* | * [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] - Runner-Up (''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]'') | ||
=== | ====Other achievements==== | ||
* [[ | Dawn has competed in the following [[Pokémon Contest]]s: | ||
* {{ci|Jubilife}} Contest - Top 4 (''[[DP012|Arrival of a Rival!]]'') | |||
* Unofficial Contest - Runner-up (''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith!]]'') | |||
* {{to|Alamos}} Contest - Unknown (''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai'']]) | |||
* {{ci|Hearthome}} Contest - Appeal Round (''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!'']]) | |||
* {{to|Solaceon}} Contest - Appeal Round (''[[DP061|Team Shocker!'']]) | |||
* {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest - Runner-up (''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!'']]) | |||
* {{to|Lilypad}} Contest - Top 4 (''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!'']]) | |||
== | ====Outfits==== | ||
* | * [[List of clothing (anime)#Dawn|Dawn's different outfits seen in the anime]] | ||
==Voice actors== | ===Pokémon competitions=== | ||
[[File:Dawn tiara.png|thumb|220px|The tiara Dawn received for winning the Hearthome Collection]] | |||
Dawn has competed in the following {{cat|Pokémon competitions}}: | |||
* [[Pokémon Dress-Up Contest]] - N/A (''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]'') | |||
* [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]] - Runner-up (with [[Conway]]; ''[[DP052|Smells Like Team Spirit!]]'') | |||
* [[Hearthome Collection]] - Winner (''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]'') | |||
* [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] - Winner (with {{DL|Pokémon Summer Academy|Red Team}}; ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]'') | |||
** [[Pokémon Triathlon]] - N/A (''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]'') | |||
* [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]] - Top 4 (''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'') | |||
* [[Festival Battle Challenge]] - Top 4 or Top 8 (''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]'') | |||
* [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] - Top 8 (''[[BW091|Battling Authority Once Again!]]'') | |||
===Voice actors=== | |||
{{vatable|color={{pearl color}}|bordercolor={{pearl color light}} | {{vatable|color={{pearl color}}|bordercolor={{pearl color light}} | ||
|ja=豊口めぐみ ''[[Megumi Toyoguchi]]'' | |ja=豊口めぐみ ''[[Megumi Toyoguchi]]'' | ||
|en=[[Emily Jenness]] | |en=[[Emily Jenness]] | ||
|zh_cmn=林美秀 ''Lín Měixiù'' (Taiwan) | |ar=إيمان بيطار ''Iman Bitar'' | ||
|cs= | |zh_cmn=纪元 ''Jì Yuán'' (Mainland China)<br>林美秀 ''Lín Měixiù'' (Taiwan) | ||
|nl=Meghna Kumar | |cs=Rozita Erbanová | ||
|nl=Meghna Kumar | |||
|fi=Mirjami Heikkinen | |fi=Mirjami Heikkinen | ||
|fr_eu=Alexandra Corréa | |fr_eu=Alexandra Corréa | ||
|el=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου ''Stella Bonatsou'' | |el=Στέλλα Μπονάτσου ''Stella Bonatsou'' | ||
|de=Jana Julie | |de=Jana Julie Kilka | ||
|he=טליה ברקאי ''Talia Barkai'' | |he=טליה ברקאי ''Talia Barkai'' | ||
| | |hi=नेश्मा चेम्बुरकर ''Neshma Chemburkar'' (Disney dub - [[S10]])<br>सयूरी हरलकर ''Sayuri Haralkar'' (Disney dub - [[S11]] and [[S12]]) | ||
|it=Tosawi Piovani ([[DP001]]-[[DP104]])<br>Ludovica De Caro ([[DP105]]-present) | |hu=Bernadett Vágó | ||
|ko=정미숙 ''Chong Mi-Suk'' | |id=Dewi Arifiani (''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''<!--DP054-DP135, DP138-DP141 are never aired in Indonesia-->, [[Pokémon movie|movies]])<br>Diah Sekartadji Wulandari ([[DP146]]-[[DP148]], [[DP176]]-[[DP178]])<br>Nurul Ulfah ([[JN074]]-present) | ||
|no=Eline Høyer | |it=Tosawi Piovani ([[DP001]]-[[DP104]])<br>Ludovica De Caro ([[DP105]]-[[JNS04]])<br>Emanuela Cardani ([[JN129]]-present) | ||
|ko=정미숙 ''Chong Mi-Suk'' | |||
|no=Eline Høyer<br>Emily Hammer ([[Arceus Chronicles]]) | |||
|pl=Magdalena Krylik ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Beata Wyrąbkiewicz ([[DP053]]-present) | |pl=Magdalena Krylik ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Beata Wyrąbkiewicz ([[DP053]]-present) | ||
|pt_br=Fernanda | |pt_br=Fernanda Bullara ([[DP001]]-[[BW093]])<br>Sofia Manso ([[JN074]]-present) | ||
|pt_eu=Raquel Ferreira ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Joana Carvalho ([[DP053]]-present, | |pt_eu=Raquel Ferreira ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Joana Carvalho ([[DP053]]-present, [[Pokémon movie|movies]]) | ||
|ru=Анастасия Фомичева ''Anastasia Fomicheva'' ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Ольга Шорохова ''Olga Shorohova'' ([[ | |ru=Анастасия Фомичева ''Anastasia Fomicheva'' ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Ольга Шорохова ''Olga Shorohova'' ([[DP053]]-[[DP191]], [[BW085]]-[[BW093]]; [[M10]]-[[M13]])<br>Алёна Созинова ''Alena Sozinova'' ([[JN074]]-present; [[JNS01]]-[[JNS04]]) | ||
|es_eu=Mar Bordallo | |es_eu=Mar Bordallo | ||
|es_la=Gaby Ugarte ([[DP001]]-[[DP104]], [[DP158]]-[[DP191]])<br>Leyla Rangel ([[DP105]]-[[DP157]], [[BW085]]-[[BW093]]) | |es_la=Gaby Ugarte ([[DP001]]-[[DP104]], [[DP158]]-[[DP191]], [[JN074]]-[[JN132]])<br>Leyla Rangel ([[DP105]]-[[DP157]], [[BW085]]-[[BW093]]) | ||
|th=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น'' Sansanee Watthananumomchan'' | |sv=Elina Raeder | ||
|th=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น'' Sansanee Watthananumomchan''<br>([[DP001]] - [[DP053]]) | |||
|tr=Seda Özelsoy | |||
|da=Annevig Schelde Ebbe | |da=Annevig Schelde Ebbe | ||
|vi=Lưu Ái Phương ([[BW085]]-[[BW093]])<br>Kim Ngọc | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
===Artwork=== | |||
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Dawn DP 4.png|x300px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Dawn DP 5.png|x300px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Dawn BW2.png|x300px]] | |||
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| Official artwork from<br>''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl}}'' | |||
| colspan=4 | Alternative artwork from<br>''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl}}'' | |||
| Official artwork from<br>''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Black and White}}'' | |||
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===Other artwork=== | |||
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Dawn PLL.png|80px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Dawn DVD cover.png|x220px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Dawn DVD cover 2.png|x200px]] | |||
|- | |||
| Artwork from the {{color2|000|Pokémon Learning League}} website | |||
| Artwork from the DVD cover of<br>{{color2|000|List of English language Battle Dimension home video releases (Region 1)|Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension - Box Set 2}} | |||
| Artwork from the DVD cover of<br>{{color2|000|List of English language Galactic Battles home video releases (Region 1)|Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles - Box Set 2}} | |||
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:JN129 AS.png|x175px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:JN132 AS.png|x200px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:JN133 AS.png|x170px]] | |||
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| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1584062060543225856</ref> | |||
| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1591672205040943105</ref> | |||
| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1596745636510334978</ref> | |||
|} | |||
==In the manga== | ==In the manga== | ||
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl=== | |||
[[File:Dawn PDP.png|thumb|150px|Dawn and a {{p|Grimer}} in {{OBP|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl|Sakai Takayuki}}]] | |||
Dawn and her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} appear as main characters alongside {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} in {{OBP|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl|Sakai Takayuki}}, an adaptation of the anime set during ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''. | |||
====Pokémon==== | |||
{| style="float:left; width: 75%" | |||
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Piplup|Dawn Piplup PDP.png|water|link=Dawn's Piplup#In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga}} ♂ | |||
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Buneary|Dawn Buneary PDP.png|normal|link=Dawn's Buneary#In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga}} ♀ | |||
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Pachirisu|Dawn Pachirisu PDP.png|electric|link=Dawn's Pachirisu#In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Ambipom|Dawn Ambipom PDP.png|normal|fir=Aipom|link=Dawn's Ambipom#In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga}} ♀ | |||
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Mamoswine|Dawn Mamoswine PDP.png|ice|ground||link=Dawn's Mamoswine#In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga}} | |||
|} | |||
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=====Traded away===== | |||
{| style="float:left; width: 25%" | |||
| {{InactivePoké|Dawn|Buizel|Dawn Buizel PDP.png|water|link=Ash's Buizel#In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga}} ♂ | |||
|} | |||
{{left clear}} | |||
===Movie adaptations=== | |||
[[File:DP series trio.png|thumb|250px|Dawn, Ash, and Brock in the manga]] | [[File:DP series trio.png|thumb|250px|Dawn, Ash, and Brock in the manga]] | ||
Dawn appears in the manga adaptations of ''{{ma|The Rise of Darkrai}}'', ''{{ma|Giratina and the Sky Warrior}}'', ''{{ma|Arceus and the Jewel of Life}}'', and ''{{ma|Zoroark: Master of Illusions}}''. Her team is the same in these manga adaptations. | Dawn appears in the manga adaptations of ''{{ma|The Rise of Darkrai}}'', ''{{ma|Giratina and the Sky Warrior}}'', ''{{ma|Arceus and the Jewel of Life}}'', and ''{{ma|Zoroark: Master of Illusions}}''. Her team is the same in these manga adaptations. | ||
{{-}} | |||
==In the TCG== | ==In the TCG== | ||
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Dawn or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. | This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Dawn or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. | ||
{{cardlist/header|Dawn's Pokémon| | {{cardlist/header|Dawn's Pokémon|Fairy|char=yes}} | ||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Piplup M (Movie Random Pack | {{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Piplup M (Movie Random Pack 7)|Piplup]] {{SP|M}}|type=Water|jpset=Movie Commemoration Random Pack|jpnum=007/022}} | ||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Buneary M (Movie Random Pack | {{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Buneary M (Movie Random Pack 19)|Buneary]] {{SP|M}}|type=Colorless|jpset=Movie Commemoration Random Pack|jpnum=019/022}} | ||
{{cardlist/footer| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Cosmic Eclipse|Piplup|54}}|type=Water|expanded=yes|enset=Cosmic Eclipse|enrarity=Common|ennum=54/236|jpset=Dream League|jprarity=C|jpnum=009/049|enset2=Cosmic Eclipse|enrarity2=Rare Secret|ennum2=239/236|jpset2=Dream League|jprarity2=CHR|jpnum2=052/049}} | ||
{{cardlist/footer|Fairy}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Dawn | [[File:Dawn rivals.png|thumb|380px|Dawn's recurring rivals as seen in [[The Greatest - Everyday!]]]] | ||
* On the [[Pokémon Learning League]] website, [[List of clothing | * Dawn is the first main character other than {{Ash}} to: | ||
* Dawn's Japanese name is Hikari, and [[Zoey|her rival]] | ** Own an {{type|Electric}} Pokémon. | ||
** Battle an [[Elite Four]] member and challenge an official [[Gym]]. | |||
* When Dawn temporarily returned | * Dawn is the first female protagonist to: | ||
* | ** Not be related to a [[Gym Leader]]. | ||
** Not have siblings. | |||
* Dawn is the only Pokémon Coordinator in the anime to compete for the same | ** Own a Pokémon that habitually [[Obedience|disobeys]] her. | ||
** Hold a full team of six Pokémon consistently, and the second overall to hold a full team, the first being {{an|Misty}}. | |||
* Dawn is the only main character to: | |||
** Receive a {{type|Water}} [[first partner Pokémon]] as her first Pokémon. | |||
** Be mentioned in the summary of the Japanese opening themes along with Ash. | |||
* Dawn was the first main character to own a Pokémon that was introduced before them, as {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} debuted as an {{p|Aipom}} in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong!]]'', 14 episodes before [[DP001|Dawn's debut]]. | |||
* Dawn is the first traveling companion to have the new [[Ken Sugimori|Sugimori]]-style eyes. | |||
* On the [[Pokémon Learning League]] website, [[List of clothing (anime)|her clothing]] has been altered so that her white undershirt has sleeves and she is wearing black stockings or tights. | |||
* Dawn's socks have shifted position on her legs from mid-knee to below-knee several times throughout the {{pkmn|anime}}. | |||
* Dawn's Japanese name is Hikari, and [[Zoey|her main rival]] is Nozomi. The ''{{wp|Hikari (train)|Hikari}}'' and the ''{{wp|Nozomi (train)|Nozomi}}'' are two {{wp|Shinkansen}} "bullet train" lines in Japan. The Nozomi is faster than the Hikari, possibly symbolizing the trend of Zoey being farther along in her coordinating skills than Dawn in the anime. | |||
* When Dawn temporarily returned in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', she returned for a total of 21 episodes across both series (including the four episodes of ''[[Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles]]''), the most out of Ash's traveling companions. | |||
* Out of Ash's female traveling companions, Dawn has met the most of Ash's main rivals, having met {{Gary}} and [[Paul]] during ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', [[Trip]] during ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'', and {{an|Leon}} during ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''. | |||
* Dawn is the only [[Pokémon Coordinator]] in the anime to compete for the same {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]] twice. | |||
* Dawn has competed in at least one [[Pokémon Contest]] in each [[region]] where they are known to be held in the anime, with the exception of the [[Kanto]] region. | |||
* Dawn is the only character that traveled with Brock and has never pulled him away from a girl. | |||
* In {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, if the [[player character]] is {{ga|Lucas|male}} and their first partner Pokémon choice was {{p|Turtwig}}, after they have entered the [[Hall of Fame]] ten times, {{ga|Dawn|Dawn's game counterpart}}'s team consists of fully evolved members of Dawn's anime team, only that {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}} is replaced by a {{p|Bellossom}}. | |||
* All of the Pokémon that have evolved under Dawn's ownership were introduced in [[Generation II]]. | |||
==Names== | ==Names== | ||
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! Language | |||
! | |||
! Name | ! Name | ||
! | ! Origin | ||
|- style="background:#FFF | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
|Japanese | | Japanese | ||
| ヒカリ | | ヒカリ ''Hikari'' | ||
| From 光 | | From 光 ''hikari'' (light) | ||
|- style="background:#FFF | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| English | | English, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish | ||
| Dawn | | Dawn | ||
| | | From ''{{wp|dawn}}'' (first appearance of light in the morning) | ||
|- style="background:#FFF | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| German | |||
| Lucia | |||
| From ''lux'' (Latin for light) | |||
|- style="background: #FFF" | |||
| Spanish | |||
| Maya | |||
| | |||
|- style="background: #FFF" | |||
| French | | French | ||
| Aurore | | Aurore | ||
| From ''aurore'' | | From ''aurore'' (dawn) | ||
|- style="background:#FFF | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| Italian | | Italian | ||
| Lucinda | | Lucinda | ||
| From ''luce'' | | From ''luce'' (light) | ||
|- style="background:#FFF | |- style="background:#FFF" | ||
| Korean | | Korean | ||
| 나빛나 ''Na | | 나빛나 ''Na Bitna'' | ||
| | | From 빛 ''bit'' (light) or 나빛나 ''na binna'' (I shine) | ||
|- style="background:#FFF | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and | | Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}}) | ||
| 小光 ''Xiǎo Guāng'' | | 小光 ''Xiǎo Guāng'' | ||
| From 光 '' | | rowspan="2" | From 光 ''guāng / gwōng'' (light) | ||
|- style="background:#FFF | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}}) | | Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}}) | ||
| 小光{{tt|*| | | 小光 ''Síu Gwōng''{{tt|*|Anime}}<br>光子 ''Gwōngjí''{{tt|*|M10}} | ||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |||
|- style="background:#FFF | | Russian | ||
| Доун ''Doun''<br>Дон ''Don''{{tt|*|Season 11}} | |||
| From Dawn | |||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |||
| Thai | | Thai | ||
| ฮิคาริ | | ฮิคาริ ''Hikari'' | ||
| | | Transcription of her Japanese name | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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==See also== | |||
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Dawn}} | * {{cat|Episodes focusing on Dawn}} | ||
* [[a:Category:Dawn (anime)|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]] | |||
* [[Dawn (game)]] | * [[Dawn (game)]] | ||
* [[Alternate World Dawn]] | |||
{{Dawn's Pokémon}} | {{Dawn's Pokémon}} | ||
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[[Category:Ash's friends]] | [[Category:Ash's friends]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl characters]] | ||
[[Category:Coordinators]] | [[Category:Coordinators]] | ||
[[Category:Stylists]] | |||
[[de:Lucia (Animecharakter)]] | [[de:Lucia (Animecharakter)]] | ||
[[es:Maya | [[es:Dawn/Maya]] | ||
[[fr:Aurore (dessin animé)]] | [[fr:Aurore (dessin animé)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 16 September 2024
Dawn ヒカリ Hikari | |
Dawn in Pokémon Journeys: The Series | |
Age | 10[1] |
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Gender | Female |
Eye color | Dark blue*, slate gray* |
Hair color | Dark blue*, slate gray* |
Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
Region | Sinnoh |
Relatives | Johanna (mother) |
Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
Debut | Following A Maiden's Voyage! |
English voice actor | Emily Jenness |
Japanese voice actor | Megumi Toyoguchi |
Manga series | Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl |
Debut | Newcomer Trainer, Dawn |
Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is a Pokémon Coordinator from Twinleaf Town and a former traveling companion of Ash and Brock. Her goal is to become a great Top Coordinator like her mother, Johanna. Her first Pokémon was a Piplup that she received from Professor Rowan in the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
She returns in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, as a veteran Coordinator, who became friends with Chloe and assisted Ash during several crises involving Team Rocket and Team Galactic.
In the anime
History
Pre-series
Dawn grew up in Twinleaf Town in the Sinnoh region with her mother, Johanna, and was inspired to become a Top Coordinator just like her. Sometime later, she attended a kindergarten class, where she met her friends Kenny and Leona. She also knew Barry and Noelle from before leaving Twinleaf Town, but it is unclear how and when Dawn first met them.
In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, Dawn revealed the story behind her nickname, Dee Dee (Japanese: ピカリ Pikari). She explained that she, Kenny, and Leona had been selected as the week's Pokémon caretakers at their kindergarten, and were responsible for looking after the school's pets, Plusle and Minun. While Kenny and Leona cleaned down the pen, Dawn hugged the two Electric-type Pokémon tightly and received an electric shock as a result. This caused Dawn's hair to fizz out and sparkle, earning her the nickname "Diamond Dandruff" or "Dee Dee" for short. From then on, many of her classmates called Dawn by this embarrassing nickname. This led to Dawn developing a fear of Plusle and Minun.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Dawn began her Pokémon journey with an overconfident Piplup. She wasn't able to gain his trust at first, but after rescuing him from a swarm of Ariados, the two became friends. Unlike May, she knew from the beginning that she wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps and be a Coordinator. After meeting Ash and Brock, she decided to travel with them, as their experience would likely be helpful to her. Like Ash, she saw a Legendary Pokémon at the start of her journey, the projected soul of Mesprit in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.
When Dawn began her journey she took a bicycle, but like Misty's and May's bikes, Ash's Pikachu destroyed it with his Thunderbolt. However, she did not mention this to Ash until more than thirty episodes after it happened, yet only to acknowledge it as an honest accident due to a desperate situation, and didn't hold it against either Ash or Pikachu. Dawn had also planned to take a large suitcase full of clothing with her, but her mother made her leave it at home due to its impracticality. Instead, Dawn took a backpack her mother had prepared for her. Johanna also gave Dawn the first Ribbon she earned as a Coordinator as a good luck charm, an item that would recur throughout the series as a symbol of Dawn's determination.
Upon arriving in Jubilife City, Dawn registered for a Contest Pass for the Sinnoh region. She also obtained a Ball Capsule and some Seals and introduced her Contest cry, which is "Spotlight!" in the English dub and "Charm up!" in the original Japanese version. Dawn lost her first Pokémon Contest in Arrival of a Rival! to Zoey, who became one of her closest friends and greatest rivals. After her loss, an upset Dawn called her mother, but Johanna told Dawn not to rely on her and instead rely on friends and Pokémon. Eventually, in Dawn's second official Contest, she was able to narrowly beat her childhood friend Kenny to win her first Ribbon.
Dawn regularly trained her Pokémon and took the opportunity to practice her skills with Zoey whenever the two met, such as in A Stand-Up Sit-Down!. Zoey was always helpful to Dawn during their meetings and helped inspire her to come up with new combinations. However, even with Zoey's help Dawn was not able to perfect Buizel's Ice Aqua Jet despite coming up with the idea. Ash later accomplished Ice Aqua Jet in the Wallace Cup, after Buizel had been traded to him.
In Dawn's Early Night!, Dawn felt confident but lost in the Performance Stage of the Hearthome Contest. In the Solaceon Contest, which took place in Team Shocker!, she did not pass the Performance Stage for the second time in a row, due to being overzealous with Ambipom's Swift appeal out of desperation to make up for the previous loss. This marked a notable change in Dawn's character. After the second blow to her self-esteem, she didn't know what to do and was still very upset throughout Tanks for the Memories!. After this, she became more focused and regained her confidence after battling Maylene in Crossing the Battle Line!. She also began to practice in earnest for all her Contest's performances and battles. Following Zoey's advice to show off the Pokémon and not its moves, Dawn was able to pass through the first round in the Wallace Cup and eventually break her losing streak by narrowly defeating May in the final round of the competition in Strategy With a Smile!. Since this turning point, Dawn has maintained her focus and humility.
After learning of the upcoming Contest in Celestic Town, Dawn became very dedicated in her training to the point of overworking her Pokémon in A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!. Due to her intense efforts, she managed to win the Contest in Battling The Generation Gap!. One of Dawn's combinations in that Contest inspired one of Ash's notable tactics, the Counter Shield. In A Breed Stampede!, her Mamoswine began to disobey her after evolving. Despite this, she was still eager to train it well and finally gained its trust after healing it in Trials and Adulations!. However, Mamoswine still rebelled and disobeyed Dawn after it was hit by an attack and lost its temper in the semifinals of the Lilypad Contest in Dressed for Jess Success!. Even though this caused Dawn to lose, she remained calm and optimistic that she and Mamoswine would be victorious the next time.
Dawn traveled back home with Ash and Brock for the annual Twinleaf Festival in Strategy Begins at Home!. Dawn went on to compete against her mother in a two-on-two Contest Battle. Johanna's Glameow and Umbreon versed Dawn's Piplup and Pachirisu. Although Johanna won the match with relative ease, she was impressed by Dawn's teamwork and complimented her. The homecoming helped Dawn to regain her focus, especially after a venture into her own subconscious in Historical Mystery Tour!. Once the festival ended, the group left Twinleaf Town at the end of Challenging a Towering Figure!.
Her encounter with Mesprit, like Ash and Brock's encounters with Azelf and Uxie respectively, proved to be fate as Team Galactic intended to capture the lake guardians to awaken Dialga and Palkia at Spear Pillar. The lake guardians communicated telepathically with Ash, Dawn, and Brock, and teleported them to the Team Galactic Headquarters. With the help of Cynthia, the three Trainers foiled Team Galactic's plans and freed the lake guardians in The Battle Finale of Legend!
In Double-Time Battle Training!, Dawn and her friends watched Zoey compete in the Brussel Town Pokémon Contest. Zoey was victorious, and Candice brought over an array of desserts to celebrate. During their meal, Candice introduced the Tamato Berry Ice Cream Sandwich, describing it as "hot and spicy on the inside and cold on the outside", and saying that oftentimes things that don't seem to go well together are the most compatible. The dessert and Candice's words inspired Dawn to create a new combination using Ice- and Fire-type moves. After many failed attempts, she perfected her technique called Flame Ice, which involved Cyndaquil using Flame Wheel while being encased in Mamoswine's Ice Shard attack. She used this move later in the Daybreak Contest.
Dawn revealed the story behind her nickname, "Dee Dee", to Ash and Brock in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, though Ursula happened to overhear the conversation. In the final round of the Daybreak Town Contest, Ursula battled Dawn using her Plusle and Minun and deliberately had her Pokémon shock Dawn's hair to recreate "Diamond Dandruff". Even though Dawn temporarily succumbed to her trauma, she was able to overcome her inhibition with Mamoswine's and Cyndaquil's encouragement. Ultimately, she defeated Ursula, winning her final fifth Ribbon as well as the opportunity to participate in the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
She later trained in Teaching the Student Teacher! where she came up with a new tactic for the Grand Festival, the Ice Chandelier, which she managed to perfect by trial and error. Though she originally wanted to see Pachirisu use its Discharge attack while surrounded by Mamoswine's Ice Shard, she eventually decided to cover Pachirisu in a larger bubble of ice from Buneary's Ice Beam. This gave Pachirisu enough room to run, making Ice Chandelier look its best. Besides coming up with combination moves, she also acquired a new Pokémon, Togekiss. Dawn trained with Togekiss in With the Easiest of Grace! to find a way to battle with it while not ignoring its need to move gracefully, and she was eventually able to adjust her battling style to accommodate her new Pokémon.
Dawn entered the Sinnoh Grand Festival in Last Call — First Round!, using her Buneary and Cyndaquil in the Appeals Round. She progressed through the round and battled Ursula first in the next episode. With Mamoswine and Pachirisu she was able to successfully use her combination Ice Chandelier to defeat Ursula's Gabite and Flareon. In the following episode, she defeated Jessilina and progressed to the finals. Dawn would face Zoey in the final round, which fulfilled the promise the two had made with each other after their first Contest to someday meet in the last round of the Grand Festival.
It was a very evenly matched and close fight between her Piplup and Togekiss and Zoey's Glameow and Gallade, but in the end, Dawn lost. After the finals, she met with her mother and returned the Ribbon Johanna had given her as a good luck charm at the very start of her journey. Dawn said that she no longer needed to walk in her mother's shadow, and only needed her Pokémon's care and support to become a Top Coordinator, proving to her mother and herself how much she had grown as a Trainer.
After the competition, Zoey told Dawn that Candice was throwing a victory party for her in Snowpoint City and that Dawn was also welcome; however, Dawn declined the invitation, stating that she still wanted to support Ash in his upcoming battle at Sunyshore Gym and the Lily of the Valley Conference. She then thanked all the Pokémon that had traveled with her through Sinnoh for their hard work and pledged to not give up her dream of being a Top Coordinator.
After Ash competed in the Sinnoh League, she contemplated whether or not to go with Ash and Brock to Kanto. However, she received an invitation from Paris for her Buneary to work with her for a short while as a Pokémon fashion model and decided to stay in Sinnoh. Dawn and Ash later shared a final high-five, their trademark exchange throughout Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, before Ash and Brock left for Kanto.
After Buneary's modeling work with Paris was completed, Dawn decided to spend some time at home before considering her next move on her journey to become Top Coordinator. In DPS01, Dawn decided to go to the Hoenn region, since Hoenn is the region Contests originated from. However, though she was certain she would take Piplup, she did not know if she should take all of her other Pokémon with her to Hoenn or not. She sought advice from Professor Rowan, who instead sent her to help a new Trainer who was having trouble deciding what her first Pokémon would be. Dawn and Shinko ran into an Ariados's web, reminiscent of the first challenge Dawn faced with Piplup. Dawn's Cyndaquil evolved into Quilava to protect the two Trainers, and it was then that Dawn realized all of her Pokémon still had the potential to grow with her. She decided to take all her Pokémon to Hoenn with her and soon left on her new adventure with her dream of becoming a Top Coordinator burning as bright as ever.
Dawn briefly appeared in a picture on Brock's memory wall in the special episode DPS02.
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
In All for the Love of Meloetta!, it was revealed that Dawn had traveled to the Unova region and was staying in Cynthia's villa in Undella Town while the Champion was visiting Virbank City. Dawn later reunited with Ash and his new friends, Iris and Cilan, whom Dawn met for the first time. She also battled Cilan, using her Piplup against his Pansage, but because the battle was interrupted, no winner was identified. She became good friends with Iris when they traveled to the Onix Island in Expedition to Onix Island!, where she playfully agreed with her that Ash is a little kid, and was surprised by the unfamiliar Pokémon native to the Unova region, such as Foongus.
Before coming to Undella Town, Dawn had visited Nimbasa City where she watched a Pokémon Musical and one of Elesa's fashion shows. She also revealed that she would enter the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. Dawn later made it to the second round before her Mamoswine was defeated by Iris's Dragonite, even though Dragonite still wasn't listening to Iris's orders.
Later, in Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!, she met Cameron, along with Ash, Iris, and Cilan. When they arrived at Cynthia's villa in Undella Town, she announced her intention to head to Johto to compete in the Wallace Cup being held there. After battling Ash, using her Quilava against Ash's Pikachu, and saying their farewells, she and Piplup boarded a flight to Blackthorn City.
Dawn later appeared during a fantasy in The Dream Continues!.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Dawn reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!, where she met up with Chloe when Piplup tried to eat some of the food she was preparing. As the two camped out in a forest, Dawn revealed that she was participating in the Sinnoh Contest circuit again, having already competed in Contests in Hoenn, Johto, and Unova, and was due to compete in the upcoming Eterna City Pokémon Contest. Upon learning Chloe was also on her way to Eterna City to watch the Contest, Dawn suggested they should travel there together. The two later worked together to fight off an enraged Rhydon that had been sleep-deprived due to Darkrai's nightmares, before coming across an injured Cresselia.
In A Midsummer Night's Light!, she tended to the injured Cresselia and showed Chloe how to perform in a contest. After getting attacked by Team Rocket and getting saved by Darkrai, she reunited with Ash and also met Goh. Together they fought off Matori and her group, the Matori Matrix and were aided by Darkrai, but got captured. After getting saved and Cresselia healed Darkrai, she bid farewell to the two Pokémon. Later, they were seen playing on a beach.
In The Gates of Warp!, after her Piplup was stolen by someone who looked exactly like her, Dawn called Ash, who traveled to Sinnoh with Goh and Chloe to help. Following an attack by Alternate World Team Rocket, Dawn and Goh traveled to an alternate world version of Sinnoh, where they met Dawn's alternate world counterpart, an accomplished Trainer who once placed second in the Sinnoh League. After recovering Piplup from her, Dawn and Goh learned that this world's Pokémon had started to devolve recently due to unknown reasons. Based on her past experiences, Dawn figured Dialga and Palkia could be responsible.
In Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, Dawn and Goh reunited with Ash and Chloe and decided to investigate the devolutions. They eventually learned that Alternate World Team Rocket had locked Dialga and Palkia into a battle using a Red Chain to steal the devolved Pokémon. After Team Rocket had been defeated, Ash, Dawn, Goh, Chloe, and their alternate selves prayed for Arceus to stop Dialga and Palkia's battle. Responding to their desperate pleas, the shape of Arceus emerged from the Red Chain and made the artifact disappear. Dialga and Palkia then reversed all the devolutions and sent Ash and his friends back to their world.
Dawn reunited with Ash and Goh again in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1), meeting them at the Sinnoh Festival in Canalave City. After being given a quick lesson of Sinnoh's past by Cynthia and a chance to experience using recreated ancient Poké Balls, the group learned of suspicious activity on Mount Coronet and headed out to investigate.
In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 2), the group encountered Brock, who joined them. It eventually turned out that the suspicious activity was caused by Team Galactic's project to bring back Cyrus, which had resulted in a Heatran going on a rampage. In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 4), Ash, Dawn, and Goh, assisted by the lake guardians, managed to stop the rampaging Heatran.
In Reuniting for the First Time!, Dawn was shown in a flashback about the Wallace Cup, alongside May. She also appeared in a flashback in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!.
Dawn reappeared from A Flood of Torrential Gains! to Partners in Time!, where it was revealed she traveled to Galar with Chloe to watch Ash's match against Leon in the Masters Eight Tournament finals. After Ash became the winner of the competition and became the new Monarch of the World Coronation Series, Dawn attended the awards ceremony.
I Choose You!
Dawn made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of I Choose You!.
Character
Dawn grew up inspired by her mother's achievements and from a very young age decided that she wanted to be a Coordinator. She takes immense pride in what Johanna was able to accomplish and this is reflected in her determination to follow in her footsteps and become a respected Top Coordinator. As a kid, she would help Johanna prepare Poffins for her Pokémon, something which led Dawn to discover the perfect recipe for her own Pokémon years later.
Dawn is notable for her confidence since she almost always tries to look towards the future rather than dwell on her mistakes. In the Japanese version, Dawn's catchphrase is "Daijōbu!", which can be translated as "It'll be fine!" or "Don't worry!". Although not consistently translated in the English dub at first, she began to regularly use "No need to worry!".
In stark contrast to May's inexperience and self-doubt at the start of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, Dawn was overly confident and assured in her own strength at the beginning of her journey. Because of this, she became emotional after she was eliminated from Pokémon Contests, and often cried after losing. After failing to pass the Performance Stage two times in a row, Dawn became depressed. In Tanks for the Memories!, Dawn remembered these failures and had to excuse herself so she could cry. These behaviors were opposite those she had exhibited at the beginning of her journey, something Ash and Brock took notice of. Their encouragement was not enough to renew her psyche though, and it was not until she defeated May to win the Wallace Cup that she truly regained her confidence and focus. After this point, Dawn took on a more positive and determined personality. In addition, she became more mature. Instead of reverting to her old headstrong and confident attitude, she became more aware of her faults and how she could work to overcome them. Dawn was also more aggressive than May whenever she had to confront Team Rocket.
Dawn has a close relationship with Ash, and they often share a high five when one of them accomplishes something. Throughout their journey, they were very supportive of each other, usually training together and pushing one another to become better versions of themselves. Sometimes when Ash challenged a Gym Leader, Dawn would wear her cheerleading outfit and perform a routine alongside her Pokémon to encourage him. In Uncrushing Defeat!, upon noticing how disappointed in himself Ash was for losing a Full Battle against Paul, Dawn presented a circus act to cheer him up.
A key example of Dawn's growth and maturity occurred in Trials and Adulations!, in which she was separated from Ash and Brock, and her Mamoswine's leg was badly injured. Instead of panicking or trying to force Mamoswine to continue walking, Dawn thought back to lessons Brock had given her about Pokémon care. She recalled that the sap of a plant could help soothe pain and called upon her Pokémon to search for it. Dawn applied the sap, wrapped the wound, formed a bed of leaves for Mamoswine, and gathered food and Berries for it to eat. Dawn was ultimately rewarded as she gained her Mamoswine's respect and loyalty. Dawn's actions go deeper than that though, they are evidence of her growth as a Trainer and person.
Throughout her journey in Sinnoh, Dawn was able to come up with various combinations to show up her Pokémon's looks and strength. This began with something as simple as making her Piplup's beak grow longer when using Peck, a technique she used even until the end of the Grand Festival. She later followed with simple spinning, which her Piplup and Buneary first practiced for a while in Oreburgh City. The spinning move was adapted by Ash in his first Gym battle in Sinnoh. Later on, Dawn began experimenting with more complex combinations, such as Flame Ice and Ice Chandelier. After a lot of practice, Dawn's Pokémon were able to master these combinations in battle. Coincidentally, both of these moves were used to defeat Ursula.
Dawn also had a fear of Plusle and Minun, after the Cheerleading Pokémon that her class had when she was younger shocked her hair and her childhood friends, Kenny and Leona, started calling her Diamond Dandruff, Dee Dee for short. Ever since, Dawn would get annoyed when Kenny and Leona would call her Dee Dee and would panic if her friends, especially Ash, asked them as to why they called her that, due to the nickname being part of her fear of Plusle and Minun. Dawn also would freak out whenever she saw a Plusle and Minun, as shown in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, when she panicked of seeing Ursula's Plusle and Minun, and fainted when they sparkled her hair. However, through her Mamoswine and Cyndaquil's encouragement in the next episode, Dawn overcame her fear of Plusle and Minun, and was no longer bothered in being called Dee Dee.
Originally, Dawn had great concern about her appearance and would not show herself to Ash or Brock until she felt that her appearance was acceptable. Dawn often slept in a tent while Ash and Brock slept outside. However, after Tears for Fears!, Dawn began to sleep outside as well and was less concerned with her appearance in front of Ash and Brock. This may have been an indicator that she had become more focused as a Trainer and Coordinator, paying more attention to her Pokémon and less attention to her looks. Even so, whenever Dawn knew she was going to be on camera, she would pause to brush her hair, such as in Last Call - First Round! when Rhonda wanted to interview her for her broadcast of the Grand Festival.
Dawn also has an interest in fashion and often reads the Poké Chic magazine. In The Bells Are Singing!, Dawn revealed that she was the one to design Buneary's vest, but also admitted that her mother was the one to sew it. In Arriving in Style!, she demonstrated her talent for designing again, sketching many different outfits for the Hearthome Collection. Though she was initially unsure about her creations, she set her mind on designing simple dresses and accessories after realizing the actual role of a Pokémon Stylist. For that, she was praised by Hermione, who said Dawn has the true spirit of a Stylist.
Pokémon
Most of the Pokémon that Dawn caught were cute and small like her first partner Pokémon, Piplup.
Initially, due to her lack of experience, Dawn had difficulties dealing with her Pokémon properly. For instance, she would often bicker with Piplup and her Pachirisu would hit unwanted targets with its Discharge. Even later on in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, after most of her Pokémon had become obedient, her Mamoswine tended to get angry and disobey her. It was not until Trials and Adulations! that Dawn was fully able to manage all of her Pokémon. Despite the many issues she had at first, Dawn always deeply cared for her Pokémon, especially for Piplup.
As a Pokémon Coordinator, Dawn trained her Pokémon for both appeals and battles. Because of this, she learned to utilize her Pokémon's capabilities creatively. For example, she trained Buneary to use Ice Beam in various ways, which proved helpful in the many Pokémon Contests she participated in. She was also able to pull off successful combinations with her Togekiss in the finals of the Grand Festival, despite not having trained it for very long compared to her other Pokémon.
This is a listing of Dawn's Pokémon in the anime.
On hand
Piplup ♂ |
Buneary |
Pachirisu |
Swinub → Piloswine → Mamoswine |
Egg → Cyndaquil → Quilava |
Togekiss ♀ |
In training
Aipom → Ambipom ♀ |
Traded away
Buizel ♂ |
Released
Debut | The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1) |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | |
English | Lisa Ortiz |
Oshawott was caught by Dawn during the Sinnoh Festival in Canalave City to demonstrate ancient Sinnohan Poké Balls. It was released afterwards.
None of Oshawott's moves are known.
Temporary
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Debut | Pokémon - I Choose You! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Ikue Otani |
English | Ikue Otani |
- Main article: Ash's Pikachu
Dawn rescued Pikachu from Team Rocket after trying to catch him, thinking he was a wild Pokémon. She then looked after Pikachu until returning to Ash in When Pokémon Worlds Collide!.
Debut | Gymbaliar! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi |
English | Bill Rogers |
- Main article: Brock's Croagunk
After the group got separated by Graveler and Golem using Rollout, Croagunk ended up going with Dawn while they were stuck in a maze looking for Ash and Brock. When the group found each other on two sides of a maze wall, Croagunk, along with the other Pokémon, were commanded to break a hole on one side of the wall.
Debut | When Pokémon Worlds Collide! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Megumi Hayashibara |
English | Bill Rogers |
- Main article: Ash's Chimchar
When Ash was training for his Pastoria Gym battle, he lent Chimchar and Staravia to Dawn so they can practice.
Under Dawn's command, Chimchar used Flamethrower.
Debut | Two Degrees of Separation! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
English | Sarah Natochenny |
- Main article: Ash's Staravia
When Ash was training for his Pastoria Gym battle, he lent Staravia and Chimchar to Dawn so they can practice.
Under Dawn's command, Staravia used Aerial Ace.
Debut | Camping It Up! |
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Dawn trained this Grimer during the first day of the Pokémon Summer Academy. It was used in a battle against a Venonat trained by Conway. During the battle, it used a Counter Shield that Dawn had taught it.
Grimer's known moves are Poison Gas, Mud-Slap*, Sludge and Gunk Shot*.
Dawn used Dodrio in the first leg of the triathlon.
None of Dodrio's moves are known.
Dawn used Sharpedo in the second leg of the triathlon.
None of Sharpedo's moves are known.
Befriended
Debut | Following a Maiden's Voyage! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Ikue Otani |
English | Bella Hudson |
- Main article: Lake guardians (anime)
Dawn first encountered Uxie at Lake Verity in Following a Maiden's Voyage! where she saw Mesprit's projected soul in the lake. In The Needs of the Three!, Dawn saw Mesprit in its true form. Mesprit befriended Dawn because of her ability to sense the feelings of Pokémon.
Contests
Sinnoh Ribbons
This listing is of the Ribbons Dawn has obtained in the Sinnoh region:
- Floaroma Ribbon (Settling a Not-So-Old Score!)
- Aqua Ribbon (for winning the Wallace Cup; Strategy with a Smile!)
- Celestic Ribbon (Battling The Generation Gap!)
- Chocovine Ribbon (Another One Gabites the Dust!)
- Daybreak Ribbon (Playing the Performance Encore!)
Grand Festival ranking
Dawn has competed in the following Grand Festival tournaments:
- Sinnoh Grand Festival - Runner-Up (A Grand Fight for Winning!)
Other achievements
Dawn has competed in the following Pokémon Contests:
- Jubilife Contest - Top 4 (Arrival of a Rival!)
- Unofficial Contest - Runner-up (Borrowing on Bad Faith!)
- Alamos Contest - Unknown (The Rise of Darkrai)
- Hearthome Contest - Appeal Round (Dawn's Early Night!)
- Solaceon Contest - Appeal Round (Team Shocker!)
- Sandalstraw Contest - Runner-up (Old Rivals, New Tricks!)
- Lilypad Contest - Top 4 (Dressed for Jess Success!)
Outfits
Pokémon competitions
Dawn has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:
- Pokémon Dress-Up Contest - N/A (All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!)
- Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition - Runner-up (with Conway; Smells Like Team Spirit!)
- Hearthome Collection - Winner (Arriving in Style!)
- Pokémon Summer Academy - Winner (with Red Team; One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!)
- Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament - Top 4 (To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!)
- Festival Battle Challenge - Top 4 or Top 8 (Challenging a Towering Figure!)
- Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup - Top 8 (Battling Authority Once Again!)
Voice actors
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Gallery
Artwork
Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl |
Alternative artwork from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl |
Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Black and White |
Other artwork
Artwork from the Pokémon Learning League website | Artwork from the DVD cover of Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension - Box Set 2 |
Artwork from the DVD cover of Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles - Box Set 2 |
Artwork from "After the story" [2] | Artwork from "After the story" [3] | Artwork from "After the story" [4] |
In the manga
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
Dawn and her Piplup appear as main characters alongside Ash and Pikachu in Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl, an adaptation of the anime set during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon
Piplup ♂ |
Buneary ♀ |
Pachirisu |
Aipom → Ambipom ♀ |
Mamoswine |
Traded away
Buizel ♂ |
Movie adaptations
Dawn appears in the manga adaptations of The Rise of Darkrai, Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Arceus and the Jewel of Life, and Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Her team is the same in these manga adaptations.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Dawn or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Dawn's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Piplup | Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 007/022 | |||||
Buneary | Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 019/022 | |||||
Piplup | Cosmic Eclipse | 54/236 | Dream League | 009/049 | |||
Cosmic Eclipse | 239/236 | Dream League | 052/049 | ||||
Trivia
- Dawn is the first main character other than Ash to:
- Own an Electric-type Pokémon.
- Battle an Elite Four member and challenge an official Gym.
- Dawn is the first female protagonist to:
- Not be related to a Gym Leader.
- Not have siblings.
- Own a Pokémon that habitually disobeys her.
- Hold a full team of six Pokémon consistently, and the second overall to hold a full team, the first being Misty.
- Dawn is the only main character to:
- Receive a Water-type first partner Pokémon as her first Pokémon.
- Be mentioned in the summary of the Japanese opening themes along with Ash.
- Dawn was the first main character to own a Pokémon that was introduced before them, as Ambipom debuted as an Aipom in Slaking Kong!, 14 episodes before Dawn's debut.
- Dawn is the first traveling companion to have the new Sugimori-style eyes.
- On the Pokémon Learning League website, her clothing has been altered so that her white undershirt has sleeves and she is wearing black stockings or tights.
- Dawn's socks have shifted position on her legs from mid-knee to below-knee several times throughout the anime.
- Dawn's Japanese name is Hikari, and her main rival is Nozomi. The Hikari and the Nozomi are two Shinkansen "bullet train" lines in Japan. The Nozomi is faster than the Hikari, possibly symbolizing the trend of Zoey being farther along in her coordinating skills than Dawn in the anime.
- When Dawn temporarily returned in Pokémon the Series: Black & White and Pokémon Journeys: The Series, she returned for a total of 21 episodes across both series (including the four episodes of Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles), the most out of Ash's traveling companions.
- Out of Ash's female traveling companions, Dawn has met the most of Ash's main rivals, having met Gary and Paul during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, Trip during Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and Leon during Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
- Dawn is the only Pokémon Coordinator in the anime to compete for the same Contest Ribbon twice.
- Dawn has competed in at least one Pokémon Contest in each region where they are known to be held in the anime, with the exception of the Kanto region.
- Dawn is the only character that traveled with Brock and has never pulled him away from a girl.
- In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, if the player character is male and their first partner Pokémon choice was Turtwig, after they have entered the Hall of Fame ten times, Dawn's game counterpart's team consists of fully evolved members of Dawn's anime team, only that Pachirisu is replaced by a Bellossom.
- All of the Pokémon that have evolved under Dawn's ownership were introduced in Generation II.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ヒカリ Hikari | From 光 hikari (light) |
English, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish | Dawn | From dawn (first appearance of light in the morning) |
German | Lucia | From lux (Latin for light) |
Spanish | Maya | |
French | Aurore | From aurore (dawn) |
Italian | Lucinda | From luce (light) |
Korean | 나빛나 Na Bitna | From 빛 bit (light) or 나빛나 na binna (I shine) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 小光 Xiǎo Guāng | From 光 guāng / gwōng (light) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 小光 Síu Gwōng* 光子 Gwōngjí* | |
Russian | Доун Doun Дон Don* |
From Dawn |
Thai | ฮิคาริ Hikari | Transcription of her Japanese name |
References
- ↑ (DP001) Narrator: "And this young lady, Dawn, is one of those people, as her 10th birthday has come and gone, and her Pokemon now waits in the wings!"
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1584062060543225856
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1591672205040943105
- ↑ https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1596745636510334978
See also
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