Dawn (anime): Difference between revisions

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|years=10 (as of [[DP001|debut]])

|eyes=Dark blue

|hair=Dark blue

|trainerclass={{pkmn|Coordinator}}

|counterpart={{ga|Dawn}}<!--, {{ga|Akari}}-->

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|epnum=DP001

|epname=Following A Maiden's Voyage!

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'''Dawn''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリ''' ''Hikari'') is a ten-year-old [[Pokémon Coordinator]] from [[Twinleaf Town]] and a former {{ashfr|traveling companion}} of {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}}. Her goal is to become a great [[Top Coordinator]] like her [[mother]], [[Johanna]]. Her {{pkmn2|starter|first Pokémon}} was a {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} that she received from [[Professor Rowan]] in the [[DP001|first episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''.

When Dawn was younger, she attended a kindergarten, where she met her friends {{si|Kenny}} and [[Leona]]. She also knew {{an|Barry}} and [[Noelle]] from before leaving [[Twinleaf Town]], but it is unclear how and when Dawn first met them.

In ''[[DP155|Double-Time Battle Training!]]'', Dawn and her friends watched Zoey compete in the [[Brussel Town]] Pokémon Contest. Zoey was victorious, and [[Candice]] brought over an array of desserts to celebrate. During their meal, Candice introduced the [[Tamato Berry]] Ice Cream Sandwich, describing it as "hot and spicy on the inside and cold on the outside", and saying that oftentimes things that don't seem to go well together are actually the most compatible. The dessert and Candice's words inspired Dawn to create a new combination using {{t|Ice}}- and {{type|Fire}} [[move]]s. After many failed attempts, she perfected her technique called Flame Ice, which involved Cyndaquil using {{m|Flame Wheel}} while being encased in Mamoswine's {{m|Ice Shard}} attack. She used this move later in the {{to|Daybreak}} {{pkmn|Contest}}.

She later trained in ''[[DP167|Teaching the Student Teacher!]]'' where she came up with a new tactic for the [[Grand Festival]], the Ice Chandelier, which she managed to perfect by trial and error. Though she originally wanted to see Pachirisu use its Discharge attack while surrounded by Mamoswine's Ice Shard, she eventually decided to cover Pachirisu in a larger bubble of ice from Buneary's {{m|Ice Beam}}. This gave Pachirisu enough room to run, making Ice Chandelier look its best. Besides coming up with combination moves, she also acquired a new Pokémon, {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}}. Dawn trained with Togekiss in ''[[DP172|With the Easiest of Grace!]]'' to find a way to battle with it while not ignoring its need to move gracefully, and she was eventually able to adjust her own battling style to accommodate her new Pokémon.

It was a very evenly matched and close fight between her Piplup and Togekiss and [[Zoey's Glameow]] and {{p|Gallade}}, but in the end, Dawn lost. After the finals, she met with her mother and returned the Ribbon Johanna had given her as a good luck charm at the very start of her journey. Dawn said that she no longer needed to walk in her mother's shadow, and only needed her Pokémon's care and support to become a Top Coordinator, proving to her mother and to herself how much she had grown as a Trainer.

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 wanted to support Ash in his upcoming battle at [[Sunyshore Gym]] and in the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. 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]].

After Ash competed in the [[Sinnoh League]], she contemplated whether or not to go with Ash and Brock to [[Kanto]]. However, she received an invitation by [[Paris]] for her {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} to work with her for a short while as a Pokémon fashion model and decided to stay in [[Sinnoh]]. Dawn and Ash later shared a final high-five, their trademark exchange throughout ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', before Ash and Brock left for Kanto.

After Buneary's modeling work with Paris was completed, Dawn decided to spend some time at home before considering her next move on her journey to become Top Coordinator. In [[DPS01]], Dawn decided to go to the [[Hoenn]] region, since Hoenn is the region Contests originated from. However, though she was certain she would take Piplup, she did not know if she should take all of her other Pokémon with her to Hoenn or not. She sought advice from Professor Rowan, who instead sent her to help a new Trainer who was having trouble deciding what her first Pokémon would be. Dawn and [[Shinko]] ran into an {{p|Ariados}}'s web, reminiscent of the first challenge Dawn faced with Piplup. Dawn's Cyndaquil evolved into Quilava in order to protect the two Trainers, and it was then that Dawn realized all of her Pokémon still had the potential to grow with her. She decided to take all her Pokémon to Hoenn with her and soon left on her new adventure with her dream of becoming a Top Coordinator burning as bright as ever.

[[File:Dawn heading to Johto.png|thumb|250px|Dawn heading to the [[Johto]] [[region]]]]

In ''[[BW085|All for the Love of Meloetta!]]'', it was revealed that Dawn had traveled to the [[Unova]] region and was staying in Cynthia's villa in [[Undella Town]] while the {{pkmn|Champion}} was visiting [[Virbank City]]. Dawn later reunited with {{Ash}} and his new friends, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}}, whom Dawn met for the first time. She also battled Cilan, using her Piplup against his {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, but because the battle was interrupted, no winner was identified. She became a good friend of Iris when they traveled to the [[Deserted Island (BW087)|Onix Island]] in ''[[BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!]]'', she agreed with Iris that Ash is a little kid, and was surprised by the unfamiliar Pokémon native to the Unova region, such as {{p|Foongus}}.

 

Before coming to [[Undella Town]], Dawn had visited [[Nimbasa City]] where she watched a [[Pokémon Musical]] and one of [[Elesa]]'s fashion shows. She also revealed that she would enter the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]]. Dawn later made it to [[BW091|the second round]] before her Mamoswine was defeated by [[Iris's Dragonite]], despite the fact that Dragonite still wasn't listening to Iris's orders.

[[File:Dawn and Chloe.png|thumb|left|250px|Dawn meeting Chloe]]

In ''[[JN075|A Midsummer Night's Light!]]'', she tended to the injured Cresselia and showed Chloe how to perform in a contest. After getting attacked by Team Rocket and getting saved by Darkrai, she reunited with Ash and also met [[Goh]]. Together they fought off [[Matori]] and her group, the Matori Matrix and were aided by Darkrai, but got captured. After getting saved and Cresselia healed Darkrai, she bid farewell to the two Pokemon. Later, they were seen playing on a beach.

<!--[[File:Alternate and Main Dawn.png|thumb|right|250px|Dawn and Alternate World Dawn]]-->

She returned in [[JN089]] and [[JN090]].

Dawn reappeared  in [[JNS01]] and [[JNS02]].

[[File:Dawn Poffins.png|thumb|220px|Dawn's [[Poffin]]s]]

 

In stark contrast to {{an|May}}'s inexperience and self-doubt at the start of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', Dawn was overly confident and assured in her own strength at the beginning of her journey. Because of this, she became emotional after she was eliminated from Pokémon Contests, and often cried after losing. After failing to pass the Performance Stage two times in a row, Dawn became depressed. In ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'', Dawn remembered these failures and had to excuse herself so she could cry. These behaviors were completely opposite those she had exhibited at the beginning of her journey, something Ash and Brock took notice of. Their encouragement was not enough to renew her psyche though, and it was not until she defeated May to win the [[Wallace Cup]] that she truly regained her confidence and focus. After this point, Dawn took on a more positive and determined personality. In addition, she became more mature. Instead of reverting to her old headstrong and confident attitude, she became more aware of her faults and how she could work to overcome them. Dawn was also more aggressive than May whenever she had to confront {{TRT}}.

 

[[File:Dawn catches a Pokémon.png|thumb|left|220px|Dawn after {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} a Pokémon]]

A key example of Dawn's growth and maturity occurred in ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]'', in which she was separated from Ash and Brock and her Mamoswine's leg was badly injured. Instead of panicking or trying to force Mamoswine to continue walking, Dawn thought back to lessons Brock had given her about Pokémon care. She recalled that the sap of a plant could help soothe pain and called upon her Pokémon to search for it. Dawn applied the sap, wrapped the wound, formed a bed of leaves for Mamoswine, and gathered food and {{Berries}} for it to eat. Dawn was ultimately rewarded as she gained her Mamoswine's respect and loyalty. Dawn's actions go deeper than that though, they are evidence of her growth as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} and person.

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 {{m|Peck}}, a technique she used even until the end of the Grand Festival. She later followed with simple spinning, which her Piplup and Buneary first practiced for a while in [[Oreburgh City]]. The spinning move was adapted by Ash in his first [[Gym]] battle in Sinnoh.

 

[[File:Dawn brushing hair.png|thumb|250px|Dawn brushing her hair]]

Originally, Dawn had great concern about her appearance and would not show herself to Ash or Brock until she felt that her appearance was acceptable. In fact, Dawn often slept in a tent while Ash and Brock slept outside. However, after ''[[DP053|Tears for Fears!]]'', Dawn began to sleep outside as well and was less concerned with her appearance in front of Ash and Brock. This may have been an indicator that she had become more focused as a Trainer and Coordinator, paying more attention to her Pokémon and less attention to her looks. Even so, whenever Dawn knew she was going to be on camera, she would pause to brush her hair, such as in ''[[DP174|Last Call - First Round!]]'' when {{si|Rhonda}} wanted to interview her for her broadcast of the Grand Festival.

 

[[File:Dawn Party.png‎|thumb|left|250px|Dawn's current [[party]]]]

Most of the Pokémon that Dawn {{pkmn2|caught}} were cute and small like her starter, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}.

Initially, due to her lack of experience, Dawn had difficulties dealing with her Pokémon properly. For instance, she would often bicker with Piplup and her Pachirisu would hit unwanted targets with its {{m|Discharge}}. Even later on in ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'', after most of her Pokémon had become obedient, her Mamoswine had a tendency to get angry and disobey her. It was not until ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]'' that Dawn was fully able to manage all of her Pokémon. Despite the many issues she had at first, Dawn always deeply cared for her Pokémon, especially for Piplup.

As a Pokémon Coordinator, Dawn trained her Pokémon for both [[appeal]]s and [[Contest Battle|battles]]. Because of this, she learned to utilize her Pokémon's capabilities creatively. For example, she trained Buneary to use {{m|Ice Beam}} various ways, which proved helpful in the many Pokémon Contests she participated in. She was also able to pull off successful combinations with her Togekiss in the finals of the Grand Festival, despite not having trained it for very long compared to her other Pokémon.

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| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Buneary|Dawn Buneary.png|normal}}  

| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Togekiss|Dawn Togekiss.png|Normal|Flying}} ♀<!--Do not add Fairy type unless it was explicitly stated to be one. Simply appearing does not make it a Fairy type.-->

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|desc={{p|Oshawott}} was caught by Dawn during the Sinnoh Fair in [[Canalave City]] to demonstrate ancient Sinnohan {{i|Poké Ball}}s. It was released afterwards.

|vajp=Ikue Ohtani

|vaen=Ikue Ohtani

* [[List of clothing in the anime#Dawn|Dawn's different outfits seen in the anime]]

|id=Dewi Arifiani (''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''<!--DP054-DP135, DP138-DP141 are never aired in Indonesia-->, [[Pokémon movie|movies]])<br>Diah Sekartadji Wulandari ([[DP146]]-[[DP148]], [[DP176]]-[[DP178]])

|it=Tosawi Piovani ([[DP001]]-[[DP104]])<br>Ludovica De Caro ([[DP105]]-present)

|no=Eline Høyer

|pl=Magdalena Krylik ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Beata Wyrąbkiewicz ([[DP053]]-[[DP191]], [[BW085]]-[[BW093]])

|ru=Анастасия Фомичева ''Anastasia Fomicheva'' ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Ольга Шорохова ''Olga Shorohova'' ([[DP053]]-present)

|es_la=Gaby Ugarte ([[DP001]]-[[DP104]], [[DP158]]-[[DP191]])<br>Leyla Rangel ([[DP105]]-[[DP157]], [[BW085]]-[[BW093]])

|vi=Lưu Ái Phương ([[BW085]]-[[BW093]])<br>Kim Ngọc ([[M10]]-[[M13]])

====Other artwork====

| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{pearl color dark}}; background: #{{pearl color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Dawn DVD cover 2.png|x220px]]

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* Dawn is the first of {{Ash}}'s female traveling companions to not be related to a [[Gym Leader]].

* On the [[Pokémon Learning League]] website, [[List of clothing in the anime|her clothing]] has been altered so that her white undershirt has sleeves and she is wearing black stockings or tights.

* Dawn's socks have shifted position on her legs from mid-knee to below-knee several times throughout the {{pkmn|anime}}.  

* When Dawn temporarily returned to the show in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', she returned for nine episodes. This is the same as {{an|Misty}}, but longer than {{an|May}}, who returned to the show for nine and five episodes, respectively; Misty's return was on four different occasions for a total of nine. Dawn returned once again in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'' for four episodes, having her return in 17 episodes (including 4 special episodes) in total, the most out of Ash's traveling companions.

** She is also the only one to not have a change in her [[party]].

* Dawn is the first of Ash's female traveling companions to hold a full team of six Pokémon consistently, and the second overall to hold a full team, the first being [[Misty (anime)|Misty]].

* Out of Ash's female traveling companions, Dawn has met the most of Ash's main rivals, having met {{Gary}} and [[Paul]] during her original run and having met [[Trip]] during her first return.

* Dawn is the first of [[Ash's friends]] to battle an [[Elite Four]] member, having battled [[Lucian]] in ''[[DP035|An Elite Meet and Greet!]]''. She is also the first to challenge an official [[Gym]], having battled [[Maylene]] in ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]''.

* Dawn is the only main character to be mentioned in the summary of the Japanese opening themes along with Ash.

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|Japanese

| From 光/ひかり ''hikari'', light or shine.

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| English,Brazillian Portuguese

| May be a reference to ''Hikari''; dawn is the day's first light.

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| From ''aurore'', dawn.

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| From ''luce'', light.

| 나빛나 ''Na Bit-Na''

| When read as a sentence, it means ''I shine''.

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| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})

| From 光 ''hikari'', light. Can be taken as "young light" or "early light"

|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})

| 小光{{tt|*|anime}} ''Síu Gwōng''<br>光子{{tt|*|M10}} ''Gwōngjí''

| Same as her Japanese name.

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