Dawn (anime)
| Dawn ヒカリ Hikari | |
| [[File:File:HikariDP.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Diamond/Pearl anime | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Johanna |
| Trainer class | Coordinator |
| Anime debut | Following a Maiden Voyage! |
| English voice actor | Unknown |
| Japanese voice actor | Unknown |
Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is a ten-year-old girl travelling through Sinnoh with Ash and Brock. Her goal is to become a great coordinator like her mother, Johanna. Her first Pokémon is a Piplup that she recieved from Professor Rowan. She is voiced by 豊口めぐみ Megumi Toyoguchi in the Japanese version.
Dawn is notable for her confidence, since she is always looking towards the future rather than dwelling on her mistakes. In the Japanese version, she often says, "Daijōbu!"
Like Ash, she is lucky enough to have seen a legendary Pokémon, the projected soul of Mesprit in Following a Maiden Voyage!.
She had a bicycle, but like Misty's and May's bikes, Ash's Pikachu destroyed it with its Thunderbolt. However, she has never mentioned this to Ash on-screen. Johanna gave Dawn one of her old ribbons from her days as a coordinator as a gift for luck. She also had a large suitcase full of dresses, but her mother made her leave it at home due to its impracticality.
Like May, she has her own theme song, 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~, the first ending of the Diamond & Pearl anime. The song is sung by グリン Grin.
Pokémon
This listing is of Dawn's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode:
On hand
Trivia
Her Japanese name means 光 Light.
May and Misty were girls who traveled with Ash Ketchum. Both of them have Japanese names including the katakana カ ka and dub names starting with M, so some fans believed Dawn would as well have a dub name starting with M, because she had カ in her name. However, this was revealed to be false when her English name was revealed to be Dawn, which appears to reference Pokémon Diamond as Paul references Pokémon Pearl. "Dawn" may also be a reference to "Hikari," which means "light"--dawn is essentially the day's first light.
External links
On Bulbagarden forums
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