Dawn (game)

Dawn ヒカリ Hikari
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Gender	Female
Hometown	Twinleaf Town (as player) Sandgem Town (as partner)
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Johanna, unnamed father (as player) Unnamed sister, grandfather, father (as partner)
Trainer class	Trainer
Generation	IV
Games	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Animated counterpart	Dawn
Counterpart debut	EP001

Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is the female player character of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The male counterpart is Lucas. If the player chooses Lucas, she will become Rowan's assistant for the game. Dawn lives in Sandgem Town with her little sister, grandfather, and father - who works as an assistant of Professor Rowan. She is already the Professor's assistant at the beginning of the game. She also demonstrates to the player how to capture Pokémon by capturing a wild Bidoof. In Pokémon Platinum, she will also demonstrate how to use the Poké Radar.

Dawn is also a character from the anime who travels with Ash and Brock in Sinnoh. She is modeled after the game character.

Platinum Berlitz from the Pokémon Special and Mitsumi from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! are based off Dawn's design.

Pokémon

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Dawn sprite from Diamond and Pearl	Dawn sprite from Pokémon Platinum

This listing is for Dawn's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum

First battle (capture tutorial)

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If the player chose Chimchar: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter

Second battle (as partner)

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If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody41 Template:PartyFooter

Third battle (as partner)

If the player chose Turtwig: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Chimchar: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Piplup: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody43 Template:PartyFooter

Optional names for Dawn (as player character)

Art from Diamond & Pearl

Language	English	Japanese	German	French	Italian	Spanish	Korean
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Diamond Pearl Karla Britney Kelli Nina Heidi Miriam Teresa Aubrey Kelly Naomi Abby Denise Tamara Linda Faith Mari Maggie	ダイヤ Dia パール Pearl キョウコ Kyōko キヨミ Kiyomi サトコ Satoko ジュンコ Junko セツコ Setsuko チナミ Chinami チホ Chiho ノリコ Noriko ヒサエ Hisae マキコ Makiko マミナ Mamina ミキコ Mikiko ミスズ Misuzu ミチコ Michiko モモコ Momoko ユキコ Yukiko リエ Rie	Diamant Perl Sina Pia Mandy Sigrun Daniela Silke Ute Linda Susi Diana Andrea Elena Birgit Antje Eva Sara Jamie	Diamant Perle Flo Linda Audrey Marion Hélène Sayaka Claire Coralie Noémie Lucie Nadia Yuki Joanna Edith Carmen Sophie Caro	Diaman Perl Lorenza Wilma Claudia Letizia Amanda Viviana Elisa Isotta Monia Paola Sara Ivana Linda Gaia Luisa Ilaria Cinzia	Diamant Perla Susa Aria Salia Cira Nuria Nayra María Mirta Rita Matilde Aiora Teresa Claudia Mariau Izarbe Mena Miriam	다이아몬드 Diamond 펄 Pearl 꽃님 Kkotnim 나영 Nayeong 나정 Najeong 링링 Ringring 미영 Miyeong 사희 Sahyi 서연 Seoyeon 설아 Seola 아라 Ara 유경 Yugyeong 윤혜 Yunhye 은영 Eun'yeong 인희 Inhyi 주애 Juae 지나 Jina 태희 Taehyi 해나 Haena

Trivia

• In both English and Japanese, Dawn shares her name with an evolutionary stone. However, it is not the same stone: her Japanese name is the same as the name of the Shiny Stone, not the Dawn Stone.
• After the player defeats the Sinnoh Elite Four and becomes the Champion, Dawn will stay at the front side of Rowan's laboratory in Sandgem Town (if the player chose Lucas). If the player has set the birthday date on the DS Settings, she'll say the following in conversation when talked to on that day:

"Is today maybe... Your birthday, (player's name)?"

If "Yes":

"Giggle... Congratulations, (player's name)! And many more happy returns!"

If "No":

"Oh, it isn't? I wonder what made me think that today was your birthday?".

• Dawn is 4'6" (140 cm) tall and weighs 75 lbs (34 kg).
• Dawn and Lucas are asked if they are a couple by Mars during the Lake Verity battle: "So what is it? Are you some Template:S to the rescue?"
• Both Lucas's and Dawn's Platinum artwork feature them holding a Repeat Ball. This may be a subtle pun that Platinum "repeats" the adventure in Sinnoh.
• Like how one of Lucas's default names is Satoshi, one of Dawn's in the Japanese version is Satoko. This is the pseudonym Ash uses in the episode Pokémon Scent-sation! to get into the Celadon Gym.
• The majority of her Japanese default names are shared with Leaf.
• She shares her Chinese name with Wally.

Language	Name	Reference to
Japanese	ヒカリ Hikari	Means "light."
English	Dawn	Probably a reference to Hikari; dawn is the day's first light.
German	Lucia	From Latin lux, light.
French	Aurore	Means "dawn" in French.
Italian	Lucinda	From Luce, Italian for light.
Spanish	Maya
Korean	빛나 Bitna	Means "lighting", "shining".
Chinese (Taiwan)	小光 Xiǎo Guāng	From 光 hikari, means "young light".

Related articles

• Dawn (anime)

Player characters
Core series Red • Leaf • Ethan • Kris • Lyra • Brendan • May • Lucas • Dawn Hilbert • Hilda • Nate • Rosa • Calem • Serena • Elio • Selene Chase • Elaine • Victor • Gloria • Rei • Akari • Florian • Juliana Side series Wes • Michael • Nate • Cyndy Spin-off games Mark • Mint • Todd Snap • Lucy Fleetfoot Lunick • Solana • Kellyn • Kate • Ben • Summer Hero • Heroine • Tim Goodman • Scottie • Bettie

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