Johanna
| Johanna アヤコ Ayako | |
| [[File:File:AyakoDP.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Diamond/Pearl anime | |
| Age | Early 30s (est. by Pokeani) |
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| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blue |
| Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Dawn (anime) Dawn or Lucas (games) |
| Trainer class | Coordinator |
| Generation | IV |
| Games | Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum |
| Anime debut | Following a Maiden's Voyage! |
| English voice actor | Sarah Natochenny |
| Japanese voice actor | Makoto Tsumura |
Johanna (Japanese: アヤコ Ayako) is the mother of the player character in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Platinum. In the anime, she is the mother of Dawn.
In the anime
Johanna made her debut appearance in the anime in Following a Maiden's Voyage.
She used to be a great Pokémon Coordinator and is also a former winner of the Grand Festival. Dawn wanted to follow in her footsteps and become a great coordinator as well. When Dawn left on her journey, Johanna gave her one of her old ribbons.
In The Bells are Singing!, it was revealed that she sewed Buneary's vest. As a young girl, she was shown participating in a Contest in a flashback in Battling the Generation Gap! against her childhood rival, Lila.
In DP125 Ash, Brock and Dawn received their new outfits from her.
Johanna will appear in DP138 and finally meet Ash and Brock in person. She will also have a battle with her daughter.
Pokémon
This listing is of Johanna's known Pokémon in the anime:
 Glameow |
 Umbreon |
 Bellossom |
Note: According with magazine CoroCoro, Johanna will show in DP139.
Voice actors
- Japanese
- 津村まこと Makoto Tsumura
- English
- Brazilian
- European Portuguese
- Spanish
- Gemma Martín (Spain)
- Polish
In the games
Unlike previous mothers, Johanna is less content to stay at home. After the player begins their journey, she can be found at the Contest Hall and occasionally enters Master Rank Super Contests with her Kangaskhan.
She seems to be a friend of the judge Keira.
Pokémon
Contests
Trivia
- Like Ash's mother and May and Max's mother, her Japanese name also ends with コ ko.
- Johanna is the first mother of an anime protagonist to be directly based off a game counterpart.
- Johanna is the only mom of a player character in a handheld game with a known name to date.
External links
- Ayako's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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Bebe • Teala • Felicity • Roseanne • Rad Rickshaw • Eldritch • Wilma • Jasmine • Caitlin • Julia • Jordan • Dexter • Keira • Mr. Backlot • Morimoto
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Team Galactic • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Professor's assistants • Stats judge
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