Dawn's Cyndaquil (Japanese: ヒカリのヒノアラシHikari's Hinoarashi) is the seventh Pokémon obtained by Dawn.
Piplup vs. Cyndaquil
In DP143, Dawn battled Kotone in the Johto Festa and defeated her. As a prize, Dawn was given an egg, which was soon abducted by Team Rocket. While it was in Team Rocket's possession, it showed signs of hatching. When Dawn finally got it back, it hatched right in front of her eyes, revealing it to be a Cyndaquil.
Dawn's Piplup appears to be jealous over the attention that Cyndaquil gets. The two often get into fights to prove who is the superior one.
In DP144, it battled Ash's Grotle and proved to be a strong opponent even though it had just hatched.
Of all Pokémon eggs owned by main characters, Cyndaquil took the least amount of time to hatch, taking only one episode.
Dawn is the second main character to own a Cyndaquil, the first being Ash's.
Like May and her Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil is a starter Pokémon from the region alternate to her own in her generation that has a type disadvantage against her actual starter.
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Cyndaquil.
