Dawn

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GA_googleFillSlot("BulbaGardenROS160x600Right");===From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.=== Jump to: navigation, search {| align="right" class="roundy" style="border-bottom: #a66f6f 3px solid; border-left: #a66f6f 3px solid; width: 25%; margin-bottom: 10px; background: #ffaaaa; margin-left: 10px; border-top: #a66f6f 3px solid; border-right: #a66f6f 3px solid" ヒカリ Hikari Art from Diamond &amp; Pearl series ! align="right" class="roundytl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Age ! align="right" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Gender ! align="right" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Eye color ! align="right" class="roundybl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Hair color ! align="right" class="roundytl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Hometown ! align="right" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Region ! align="right" class="roundybl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Relatives ! align="right" class="roundytl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Trainer class ! align="right" class="roundybl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Game counterpart ! align="right" class="roundytl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Anime debut ! align="right" style="background: #ffc8c8"|English voice actor ! align="right" class="roundybl" style="background: #ffc8c8"|Japanese voice actor Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is a ten-year-old Pokémon Coordinator  and a former  traveling companion  of  Ash  and  Brock. Her goal is to become a great Pokémon Coordinator  like her  mother,  Johanna. Her first Pokémon  was a  Piplup  that she received from  Professor Rowan  in the  first Diamond &amp; Pearl series episode. {| class="toc" id="toc"
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 * colspan="2"|Dawn
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 * align="left" class="roundytr" style="background: #ffffff"|10 (as of debut)
 * align="left" style="background: #ffffff"|Female
 * align="left" style="background: #ffffff"|Blue
 * align="left" class="roundybr" style="background: #ffffff"|Dark Blue
 * align="left" class="roundytr" style="background: #ffffff"|Twinleaf Town
 * align="left" style="background: #ffffff"|Sinnoh
 * align="left" class="roundybr" style="background: #ffffff"|Johanna (mother)
 * align="left" class="roundytr" style="background: #ffffff"|Coordinator
 * align="left" class="roundybr" style="background: #ffffff"|Dawn
 * align="left" class="roundytr" style="background: #ffffff"|Following A Maiden's Voyage!
 * align="left" style="background: #ffffff"|Emily Jenness
 * align="left" class="roundybr" style="background: #ffffff"|Megumi Toyoguchi
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Contents
[hide]*1 Character
 * 2 Pokémon
 * 2.1 On hand
 * 2.2 In training
 * 2.3 Traded away
 * 2.4 Temporary
 * 3 Contests
 * 3.1 Ribbons obtained
 * 3.1.1 Sinnoh ribbons
 * 3.2 Outfits
 * 4 Achievements
 * 5 Voice actors
 * 6 In the TCG
 * 7 Trivia
 * 7.1 Similarities to Ash
 * 8 Names
 * 9 Related articles
 * 10 External links
 * 11 On Bulbagarden forums
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Character
Dawn is notable for her confidence, since she is always looking towards the future rather than dwelling on her mistakes, although she has learned that this is not always enough. In the Japanese version, her catchphrase is, "Daijōbu!" 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 the  Advanced Generation series, Dawn was overly confident and assured in her own strength in the beginning.

She began her journey with her Piplup. Unlike May, she knew from the beginning that she wanted to be a  Coordinator. After meeting Ash and Brock, she decided to journey with them, as their experience would likely be helpful to her. Like Ash, she is lucky enough to have seen a legendary Pokémon  at the start of her journey, the projected soul of  Mesprit  in  Following A Maiden's Voyage! . She lost her first Contest  in  Arrival of a Rival!  and ended up getting support from her mother who told her to rely on her friends. Eventually, in her second official Contest, Dawn narrowly beat her childhood rival  Kenny  to gain her first  ribbon.

She had a bicycle, but like  Misty 's and  May 's bikes,  Ash's Pikachu  destroyed it with its  Thunderbolt. However, she did not mention this to Ash until more than 30 episodes after it happened. She also had a large suitcase full of dresses, but her mother made her leave it at home due to its impracticality. She also has a Contest Pass  for the  Sinnoh  region, and her Contest cry is "Spotlight!" (English) or "Charm up!" (Japanese). Johanna gave Dawn the first ribbon  she earned as a Coordinator for good luck. Dawn returned the ribbon after she battled Zoey in the Grand Festival.

In  Dawn's Early Night! , when she competed in the Hearthome City  Contest, she lost in the Appeal Round, making her the first of the main characters to lose a Contest by losing the appeal round. In  Team Shocker! , she lost the Appeal Round for second time in a row. This marked a notable change in Dawn's character. Previously, she had only occasionally been seen training  for Contests. 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 began to become more focused and regained her confidence after battling   Maylene  in  Crossing the Battle Line! . Dawn began to practice in earnest and eventually was able to break her losing streak in  Strategy With a Smile!  and was able to win the Wallace Cup  after narrowly defeating  May  in the final round. Dawn has since maintained her new found focus and humility. After learning of the next Contest in Celestic Town, she became very dedicated in her training, and actually overworked her Pokémon in  A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine! . Due to her hard work, she managed to win the Contest in  Battling The Generation Gap! . In  A Breed Stampede! , her Mamoswine  began to disobey her after  evolving. Despite this, she is still eager to train it well.

Dawn is also known to be very upset when losing Contests, specifically when not getting through the Appeal round. This was proved in the Hearthome City Contest, and later the Solaceon Town Contest.

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 and a new combination, she was able to defeat her rival's Gabite  and  Flareon. The following episode, she defeated Jessilina  and progressed to the  finals  to fight  Zoey. After a very close fight between her Piplup and Togekiss and Zoey's Glameow  and  Gallade, however, she lost. 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 wants to support Ash in his upcoming battle at  Sunyshore Gym  and in the  Sinnoh League. 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.

Over the course of 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 combination she used even until the end of the Grand Festival. She later followed with simple spinning, a technique her Piplup and Buneary practiced for a while in Oreburgh City. The way it was used was adapted by Ash in his first Gym battle in Sinnoh. Later on, Dawn began with more complex combinations, such as Flame-Ice and Ice Chandelier, moves that were both powerful and beautiful. After a lot of practice, Dawn's Pokémon were able to master these combinations in battle. Coincidentally, both of these were used to defeat Ursula. EnlargeYoung Dawn Dawn in an only child like Ash and Serena and has two childhood friends that appeared in the anime,  Kenny  and  Leona , both of whom call her Dee Dee (Japanese: ピカリ Pikari) sometimes, which ticks her off. Dawn has prevented them from telling Ash and Brock about the reason why she has this nickname, but in  Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! , it was revealed that the reason for the name was due to her hair glittering (ピカピカ pikapika) after being shocked by the class pets in her kindergarten, Plusle  and  Minun, making it appear that she had Diamond Dandruff. Due to the trauma from being teased by her entire class with the nickname, she is very reluctant to let others know the origin of the name. She seems to be closer to Leona than to Kenny. Kenny functions as a rival for Dawn alongside Zoey. Zoey also functions as a semi-mentor to Dawn and helped her recover from her second loss. All three are competing for their first time in the regional Contests. Leona, however, challenges Gyms. She also seemed to be childhood friends with Barry  when she was little, and was very upset that he didn't remember who she was. EnlargeDawn in her winter clothesDawn is much more different than any of Ash's other friends. Dawn has more concern about her appearance, as she will not show herself to Ash or Brock until she feels that her appearance is perfect. That may be a reason why she decides to sleep inside a tent while the others sleep outside. However, she has recently been seen sleeping outside with the others, such as in  Tears for Fears! . Every time she's going to be on camera, she needs to take a moment to brush her hair before going on, such as in  Last Call, First Round! . 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 dresses for the Hearthome Collection, though she rejected all of them.

Pokémon
EnlargeDawn's current partySince catching her first Pokémon, the Pokémon  that Dawn acquire tend to be cute and small like her starter,  Piplup. Similar to many Trainers they have met, Dawn also does not have any preference towards the type  of the Pokémon she trains, despite having multiple  Normal-types.

Because of her lack of experience, she may have some rough spots on how to deal with her Pokémon properly, as seen when she bickers with Piplup sometimes. This lack of experience also reflects her Pachirisu and Mamoswine. Pachirisu occasionally hits unwanted targets with its Discharge  while Mamoswine may easily be angered and disobey Dawn in the process. Despite all these issues she faces some times, Dawn still deeply cares for all her Pokémon, especially her starter, Piplup.

As a Coordinator who is willing to win the Grand Festival, Dawn has trained her Pokémon in the art of Appeals, as well as battles. She is able to fully utilize her Pokémon capabilities. A commonly-seen example would be her Buneary's capability to use Ice Beam, which was used in various ways in the Contests Dawn participated in. She was also able to use her Togekiss in the finals of the Grand Festival to help her almost defeat Zoey, despite the lack of experience with it when compared to her other Pokémon, most especially Piplup, who was also used in the finals.

This listing is of Dawn's Pokémon  as of the most recent Japanese episode:

Temporary

 * Grimer: Trained during  Camping It Up! .
 * Dodrio and Sharpedo: Used in the triathlon in  One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! .

Ribbons obtained
EnlargeDawn's ribbons as of Another One Gabites the Dust!====Sinnoh ribbons====
 * Floaroma  Ribbon  ( Settling a Not-So-Old Score! )
 * Aqua Ribbon ( Strategy with a Smile! )
 * Celestic  Ribbon  ( Battling The Generation Gap! )
 * Chocovine  Ribbon  ( Another One Gabites the Dust! )
 * Daybreak  Ribbon  ( Playing the Performance Encore! )

Outfits

 * Dawn's different outfits seen in the anime here!