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In contrast with many of the [[rival]] characters presented in the {{pkmn|anime}}, Zoey is very friendly with Dawn. She proved numerous times that she cared about Dawn and wanted to help her grow as a {{pkmn|Coordinator}}. By helping Dawn become more skilled, the two were able to strengthen their friendship.

Zoey has been seen motivating Dawn on several occasions. For example, it was revealed in ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]'' that Zoey had suggested to Ash that he should enter Dawn in the [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]] to give her a confidence boost after not making it into the second round of the Hearthome Contest. Also, in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', she was seen watching the {{to|Solaceon}} Contest from a [[Pokémon Center]]. After seeing Dawn failing to pass the Performance Stage again, she decided to meet up with her and tell her what she was doing wrong. Zoey met up with Dawn at the end of the episode and told her that she had made her appeal too flashy, forgetting that the Pokémon themselves are supposed to be the main attraction. Once again, Zoey went out of her way to help Dawn become more skilled.  

Zoey is very loyal to her friends but has no problem giving them tough criticism when the time calls for it. However, if she feels one of her friends is being mistreated, she wastes no time sticking up for them. Such examples include her sticking up for {{an|Dawn}} when she was being made fun of by [[Jessie|Jessilina]] in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''. Despite having a sprained ankle, she still battled in Dawn's defense. She also defended {{Ash}} when [[Paul]] was being rude to him in ''[[DP128|A Pyramiding Rage!]]''.

She is a childhood friend of [[Candice]] and the two share a strong bond, with Candice having helped Zoey to raise {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}} when they were younger and always inspiring Zoey to work hard and do her best. In ''[[DP155|Double-Time Battle Training!]]'', Zoey thanked Candice for her continued support after winning her fifth Ribbon in the {{to|Brussel}} Contest.

She initially was against people who wanted to compete in both [[Pokémon Contest]]s and [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}s, saying they needed to make up their minds. This is seen in her reactions to Ash in ''[[DP012|Arrival of a Rival!]]'' and [[Nando]] in ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]''. For that she apologized to Ash for her behavior in ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'' after realizing that it was good to learn from both types of {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. It was revealed in ''[[DP126|Classroom Training!]]'' that the reason for this trait in her character was that while she wanted to be a [[Top Coordinator]], Candice wanted to be a Champion Trainer. They promised each other to follow their goals and as such Zoey looked down on people who did both since she thought they weren't taking them seriously.