Dawn (anime)
| Dawn ヒカリ Hikari | |
| [[File:File:HikariDP.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Diamond/Pearl anime | |
| Age | 10 (as of debut) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Hometown | Twinleaf Town |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Johanna (mother) |
| Trainer class | Coordinator |
| Animated debut | Following a Maiden's Voyage! |
| English voice actor | Emily Jenness |
| Japanese voice actor | Megumi Toyoguchi |
Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is a ten-year-old girl travelling through Sinnoh with Ash and Brock. Her goal is to become a great coordinator like her mother, Johanna. Her first Pokémon is a Piplup that she received from Professor Rowan. She is voiced by 豊口めぐみ Megumi Toyoguchi in the Japanese version, Emily Jenness in the English dub, by Fernanda Bulara in the Brazilian dub, and by Gaby Ugarte in the Latin American Spanish dub.
In the anime
Character
Dawn is notable for her confidence, since she is always looking towards the future rather than dwelling on her mistakes. In the Japanese version, she often says, "Daijōbu!" Although not consistently translated in the English dub at first, she began to regularly use "No need to worry!".
Like Ash, she is lucky enough to have seen a legendary Pokémon, the projected soul of Mesprit in Following a Maiden's Voyage!.
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 over 30 episodes after it happened. Johanna gave Dawn one of her old ribbons from her days as a coordinator as a gift for luck. She also had a large suitcase full of dresses, but her mother made her leave it at home due to its impracticality.
Out of all of Ash's friends, Dawn is the only one so far to have her debut episode dedicated completely to herself. Unlike other debut episodes, Ash didn't even appear until the last 30 seconds. Additionally, she is the one of Ash's friends to get the most development.
She has a Contest Pass for the Sinnoh region. In DP049, when she competed in the Hearthome City Contest, she lost in the Appeal Round, making her the first of the main characters to drop out of a contest by losing the appeal round.
Like May, she has her own theme song, 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~, the first ending of the Diamond & Pearl anime. The song is sung by グリン Grin.
Pokémon
This listing is of Dawn's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode:
On hand
 Piplup |
 Buneary |
 Pachirisu |
 Aipom |
Traded
 Buizel (Traded for Aipom) |
Ribbons
Sinnoh ribbons
- Floaroma Town Ribbon
Achievements
- Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament (Runner-up - with Kōhei)
Trivia
- May and Misty were girls who traveled with Ash Ketchum. Both of them have Japanese names including the katakana カ ka and dub names starting with M, so some fans believed Dawn would as well have a dub name starting with M, because she had カ in her name. However, this was revealed to be false when her English name was revealed to be Dawn, which appears to reference Pokémon Diamond as Paul references Pokémon Pearl. "Dawn" may also be a reference to "Hikari," which means "light"--dawn is essentially the day's first light.
- Just like Ash's Pikachu, her Piplup wasn't ready to obey her when they first met. Eventually, they became fast friends.
- She is the only female main character that doesn't have a sibling.
- Unlike Ash's other friends, Dawn has already crossed a lot of boundaries that have previously only been held by Ash.
- She saw a Legendary Pokémon prior to meeting Ash.
- She's the first main character to capture an Template:Type2 Pokémon besides Ash.
- Having already captured Buneary, Pachirisu, and Buizel, Dawn has captured more Pokémon in her first 35 episodes that any of the other main characters aside from Ash. This isn't including the Pokémon they all started with.
- Misty captured Horsea and Psyduck before EP035.
- Brock captured Zubat and Vulpix before EP040.
- Tracey captured Scyther before EP119 (by which point he wasn't even traveling with Ash any longer) and hasn't captured anything since.
- May captured Wurmple before AG035.
- Comparatively, Ash captured Caterpie, Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Krabby, Primeape, Muk, and all 30 of his Tauros before the end of EP035.
- She was the first main character other than Ash to battle a member of the Elite Four.
- She is one of two of Ash's friends who is not or part of a Gym Leader family. Tracey is presumably the other. However, this is only presumed as no information is known about her father or Tracey's family.
- On the Pokémon Learning League website, her clothing has been altered so that her white undershirt has sleeves and she is wearing black stockings or tights.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒカリ Hikari | From 光, light. |
| English | Dawn | May be a reference to Hikari, as dawn is essentially the day's first light. |
| French | Aurore | Literally means dawn. |
| German | Lucia | A reference to lux lucis, latin for light. |
| Italian | Lucinda | From luce, Italian for light. |
| Spanish | Maya | |
| Korean | 나빛나 Na Bit-Na | When read as a sentence, it means I shine. |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 小光 Xiǎo Guāng | From 光 hikari, light. Literally "small light". |
Related articles
External links
- Shining Light!, the fanlisting for Dawn at The Anime Fanlistings Network
- Hikari's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
- Hikari's Pokémon on Pokeani (Japanese)
On Bulbagarden forums
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