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{{CharInfobox|

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corecolor={{pearl color light}} |

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name=Dawn |

jname=ヒカリ |

tmname=Hikari |

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image=Dawn BW2.png |

size=130px |

caption=Art from {{series|Best Wishes}} |

age=yes |

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

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eyes=Dark Blue |

hair=Dark Blue |

gender=Female |

hometown=[[Twinleaf Town]] |

region=[[Sinnoh]] |

relatives=[[Johanna]] (mother) |

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

[[File:Dawn_Anime.png|thumb|left|150px|Dawn in the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series]]

Dawn began her [[Pokémon journey]] with an overconfident {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. She wasn't able to gain his trust at first, but after rescuing him from a group of {{p|Ariados}}, the two became friends. Unlike {{an|May}}, she knew from the beginning that she wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps and be a {{pkmn|Coordinator}}. After meeting {{Ash}} and {{an|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 {{p|Mesprit}} in ''[[DP001|Following A Maiden's Voyage!]]''.  

[[File:DP001.png|thumb|right|210px|Dawn's debut appearance]]

When Dawn began her journey she took a [[bicycle]], but like {{an|Misty}}'s and {{an|May}}'s bikes, [[Ash's Pikachu]] destroyed it with his {{m|Thunderbolt}}. However, she did not mention this to Ash until more than thirty episodes after it happened. Dawn also had planned to take a large suitcase full of clothing with her, but her mother made her leave it at home due to its impracticality. Instead, Dawn took a [[Bag|backpack]] her mother had prepared for her. Johanna also gave Dawn the first [[Ribbon]] she earned as a Coordinator as a good luck charm, an item that would recur throughout the series as a symbol of Dawn's determination.  

Upon arriving in [[Jubilife City]], she registered for a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]]. She also obtained a [[Ball Capsule]] and some [[Seal]]s and introduced her Contest cry, which is "Spotlight!" (English) or "Charm up!" (Japanese). Dawn lost her first {{pkmn|Contest}} in ''[[DP012|Arrival of a Rival!]]'' to [[Zoey]], who became one of her closest friends and greatest [[rival]]s after the Contest. After her loss, an upset Dawn called her mother, but Johanna told Dawn not to rely on her and instead rely on friends and Pokémon. Eventually, in Dawn's [[DP027|second official Contest]], she was able to narrowly beat her childhood friend {{si|Kenny}} to win her first [[Ribbon]].

Dawn regularly {{pkmn|training|trained}} her Pokémon for Contests and took the opportunity to practice her skills with Zoey whenever the two met, such as in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''. Zoey was always helpful to Dawn during their meetings and helped inspire her to come up with new [[Contest combination|combinations]]. However, even with Zoey's help Dawn was not able to perfect {{AP|Buizel}}'s [[Ash's Buizel#Moves improvised|Ice Aqua Jet]] despite coming up with the idea. Ash later accomplished Ice Aqua Jet in the [[Wallace Cup]], after Buizel had been traded to him.

Despite her confidence and Contest training, in ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'' when she competed in the [[Hearthome City]] Contest she lost in the Appeals Round, making her the first main character to be eliminated from a Contest after the first round. In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', she did not pass the Appeals Round for the second time in a row. This marked a notable change in Dawn's character. After the second blow to her self-esteem, she didn't know what to do and was still very upset throughout ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''. After this, she became more focused and regained her confidence after {{pkmn|battle|battling}} [[Maylene]] in ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]''. She also began to practice in earnest for all her Contest's [[appeal|performances]] and [[Contest Battle|battles]]. Following [[Zoey]]'s advice to show off the Pokémon and not its moves, Dawn was able to pass through the first round in the [[Wallace Cup]] and eventually break her losing streak by narrowly defeating {{an|May}} in the final round of the competition in ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]''. Since this turning point, Dawn has maintained her focus and humility.  

[[File:DP067.png|thumb|left|210px|Dawn's Gym battle]]

After learning of the upcoming Contest in [[Celestic Town]], Dawn became very dedicated in her training to the point of overworking her Pokémon in ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]''. Due to her intense efforts, she managed to win the Contest in ''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]''. One of Dawn's [[Contest combination|combinations]] in that Contest gave {{Ash}} the inspiration for one of his notable tactics which he uses later on, the [[Counter Shield]]. In ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'', her {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}} began to disobey her after [[Evolution|evolving]]. Despite this, she was still eager to train it well and finally gained its trust after healing it in ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''. However, Mamoswine still rebelled and disobeyed Dawn after it was hit by an attack and lost its temper in the semifinals of the {{to|Lilypad}} {{pkmn|Contest}} in ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]''. Even though this caused Dawn to lose the Contest, she remained calm and optimistic that her and Mamoswine would be victorious the next time.  

Her encounter with {{an|Mesprit}}, like and Ash and Brock's encounters with {{an|Azelf}} and {{an|Uxie}} respectively, proved to be fate as [[Team Galactic]] intended to capture the [[lake guardians]] to awaken {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} in the [[Spear Pillar]]. The lake guardians communicated telepathically with Ash, Dawn and Brock and {{m|teleport}}ed them to the [[Team Galactic HQ|Team Galactic Headquarters]]. With the help of [[Cynthia]], the three Trainers foiled Team Galactic's plans and freed the lake guardians in ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]''  

In ''[[DP155|Double-Time Battle Training!]]'', Dawn, Ash, and Brock watched Zoey compete in the [[Brussel Town]] Pokémon Contest. Zoey was victorious, and to celebrate [[Candice]] treated the group to an array of desserts. 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 often times 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 move using {{t|Ice}}- and {{type|Fire}} moves. 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 [[Daybreak Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}}.  

[[File:Young Dawn.png|thumb|230px|Young Dawn]]

While she is the only female main character not to have a sibling, she has two childhood friends that appeared in the {{pkmn|anime}}, {{si|Kenny}} and [[Leona]], both of whom call her '''Dee Dee''' (Japanese: '''ピカリ''' ''Pikari''). Dawn has prevented them from telling Ash and Brock about the reason why she has this nickname, but in ''[[DP161|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, {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}}, making it appear that she had '''D'''iamond '''D'''andruff. Due to the trauma from being teased by her entire class with the nickname, she has a certain fear of Plusle and Minun.  

In the final round of the [[Daybreak Town]] Pokémon Contest, [[Ursula]] battled Dawn using her Plusle and Minun and deliberately had her Pokémon shock Dawn's hair to recreate "Diamond Dandruff". Even though Dawn temporarily succumbed to her trauma, she was able to overcome her inhibition with Mamoswine's and Cyndaquil's encouragement. Ultimately, she defeated Ursula, winning her final fifth Ribbon as well as the opportunity to participate in the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]].

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.

[[File:Poffin.png|thumb|left|210px|Dawn's [[Poffin]]s]]

Dawn entered the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] in ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]'', using her Buneary and Cyndaquil in the Appeals Round. She progressed through the round and battled [[Ursula]] first in [[DP175|the next episode]]. With Mamoswine and Pachirisu she was able to successfully use her combination Ice Chandelier to defeat [[Ursula's Gabite]] and {{p|Flareon}}. In the [[DP176|following episode]], she defeated [[Jessie|Jessilina]] and progressed to the [[DP177|finals]]. Dawn would face Zoey in the final round, which fulfilled the promise the two had made with each other after their fist Contest to some day meet in the last round of the Grand Festival.

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 {{DL|Grand Festival|Top Coordinator}}.

[[File:Zoey and Dawn.png|thumb|230px|Dawn and Zoey]]

After Ash competed in the [[Sinnoh League]], she contemplated whether or not to go with Ash and Brock to [[Kanto]]. However, she received 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 the {{series|Diamond & 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 [[SS024]], 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 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.

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]]. She would return with Ash, with whom Dawn got to reunite, and Ash's 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 Onix Island in ''[[BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!]]'' 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]]. She would later make 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.

Later, in ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'', she met [[Cameron]], along with Ash, Iris and Cilan. When they arrived at Cynthia's villa in Undella Town, she announced her intention to head to [[Johto]] to compete in the Wallace Cup being held there. After battling Ash, using her Quilava against Ash's Pikachu, and saying their farewells, she and Piplup boarded the flight to [[Blackthorn City]].

Dawn later appeared during a flashback in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''.

[[File:Dawn Cheer.png|thumb|220px|Dawn in her cheerleader outfit]]

Dawn is notable for her confidence, since she almost always tries to look towards the future rather than dwell on her mistakes. In stark contrast to {{an|May}}'s inexperience and self-doubt at the start of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, 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 Appeals Round of two contests in a row, Dawn became depressed. In ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'', Dawn remembered her contest 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 {{an|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 back to her old headstrong and confident attitude, she became more aware of her faults and how she could work to overcome them.

In the Japanese version, Dawn' catchphrase is, "{{tt|Daijōbu!|'It's fine!' or 'Don't worry!'}}" Although not consistently translated in the English dub at first, she began to regularly use "No need to worry!".  

A key example of Dawn's growth and maturity occured in ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]''. In this episode, Dawn 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 the 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, and this episode 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 snow pt.png|thumb|left|250px|Dawn in her winter clothes]]

Later on, Dawn began experimenting with more complex combinations, such as Flame Ice and Ice Chandelier. After a lot of practice, Dawn's Pokémon were able to master these combinations in battle. Coincidentally, both of these moves were used to defeat [[Ursula]].

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 [[Rhonda]] wanted to interview her for her broadcast of the Grand Festival.

Dawn also has interest in fashion, and in ''[[DP070|The Bells Are Singing!]]'', Dawn revealed that she was the one to design {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s vest, but also admitted that her mother was the one to sew it. In ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]'', she demonstrated her talent for [[Pokémon Stylist|designing]] again, sketching many different dresses for the [[Hearthome Collection]], though she rejected almost all of them.

==Pokémon==

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

Most of the Pokémon that Dawn captured 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 the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series, after most of her Pokémon had become obedient, her Mamoswine had a tendency to get angery 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 Contests Dawn 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 vary long compared to her other Pokémon.

This listing is of Dawn's [[Pokémon]] as of her most recent appearance.

===On hand===

This section is for the Pokémon that Dawn has in her current [[party]].

<!--Please do not put in genders for Pachirisu, Mamoswine and Quilava. They are not confirmed.-->

| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Piplup|Dawn Piplup.png|water}} ♂

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

| {{ActivePoké|Dawn|Togekiss|Dawn Togekiss.png|Normal|Flying}} ♀

===In training===<!--Dawn still owns Ambipom as far as it is known. Do not change this section to "Given away".-->

===Traded away===

===Temporary===

This section is for Pokémon that Dawn temporarily used. Most of them are rental and belong to another Trainer.

|epnum=DP002

|epname=Two Degrees of Separation

|vajp=Ikue Ohtani

|vaen=Ikue Ohtani

|desc=When Dawn rescued Pikachu from Team Rocket, after trying to capture him thinking he was a wild Pokémon, she looked after Pikachu until returning to Ash in [[DP003|the next episode]].}}

|epnum=DP046

|epname=A Maze-ing Race!

|desc=After the group got separated by {{p|Graveler}} and {{p|Golem}} using {{m|Rollout}}, Croagunk ended up going with Dawn while they were stuck in a maze looking for Ash and Brock. When the group found each other on two sides of a maze wall, Croagunk, along with the other Pokémon, were commanded to break a hole on one side of the wall.}}

==Contests==

[[File:Dawn 4 ribbons.png|thumb|right|200px|Dawn's Ribbons as of ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'']]

===[[Sinnoh]] Ribbons===

* {{to|Floaroma}} [[Ribbon]] (''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'')

* {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua}} Ribbon (for winning the [[Wallace Cup]]) (''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'')  

* {{to|Celestic}} Ribbon (''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]'')

* {{to|Chocovine}} Ribbon (''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'')

* {{to|Daybreak}} Ribbon (''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]'')

===[[Grand Festival]] ranking===

* [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] - Runner-up (''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]'')

===Outfits===

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

==Other achievements==

* Unofficial Contest - Runner-up (''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith!]]'')

* [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]] - Runner-up (with [[Conway]]) (''[[DP052|Smells Like Team Spirit!]]'')

* [[Twinleaf Festival]] Battle Tournament - N/A (''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]'')

==Voice actors==

|zh_cmn=林美秀 ''Lín Měixiù'' (Taiwan)

|cs=Rosita Erbanová

|nl=Meghna Kumar  

|fr_eu=Alexandra Corréa  

|de=Jana Julie

|hu=Bernadett Vago

|id=Dewi Arifiani ({{series|DP}}<!--DP054-DP135, DP138-DP141 are never aired in Indonesia-->, [[M10]]-[[M13]])<br>Diah Sekartadji Wulandari ([[DP146]]-[[DP148]], [[DP176]]-[[DP178]])

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

|ko=정미숙 ''Chong Mi-Suk''  

|no=Eline Høyer  

|pt_br=Fernanda Bulara

|pt_eu=Raquel Ferreira ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Joana Carvalho ([[DP053]]-present, all movies)

|ru=Анастасия Фомичева ''Anastasia Fomicheva'' ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Ольга Шорохова ''Olga Shorohova'' ([[DP105]]-present)

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

|th=ศันสนีย์ วัฒนานุหม่อมชั้น'' Sansanee Watthananumomchan''

===In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga===

Dawn and her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} appear as main characters alongside {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} in the {{pkmn|manga}} series {{OBP|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl|Sakai Takayuki}}, an adaptation of the anime set in the timeline of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.

===In movie manga adaptations===

{{cardlist/header|Dawn's Pokémon|Water|char=yes}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Piplup M (Movie Random Pack Promo 7)|Piplup]] {{SP|M}}|type=Water|jpset=Movie Commemoration Random Pack|jpnum=007/022}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Buneary M (Movie Random Pack Promo 19)|Buneary]] {{SP|M}}|type=Colorless|jpset=Movie Commemoration Random Pack|jpnum=019/022}}

{{cardlist/footer|Colorless}}

[[File:Dawn PLL.png|thumb|upright|Dawn in [[Pokémon Learning League]]]]

* 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 Japanese name is Hikari, and [[Zoey|her rival]]'s is Nozomi. The ''Hikari'' and the ''Nozomi'' are two Shinkansen "bullet train" lines. The Nozomi is faster than the Hikari, possibly symbolizing that Zoey is farther along in her coordinating skills than Dawn. It should also be noted that they go in opposite directions.

* All of Dawn's Normal-type Pokémon are female.

* When Dawn temporarily returned to the show in the {{series|Best Wishes}}, she returned for nine episodes. This was longer than both {{an|Misty}} and {{an|May}}, who only returned to the show for five episodes each; Misty's return was on two different occasions for a total of five.

** Dawn is also the only one between them not to use a new outfit during her return.

* Dawn is Ash's only traveling companion to have met all three of his main rivals, having met {{Gary}} and [[Paul]] during her original run and having met [[Trip]] during her return.

Dawn is the first of [[Ash's friends]] to battle against an [[Elite Four]] member; she battled against [[Lucian]]

! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language

! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|Japanese

| ヒカリ<br>''Hikari''

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

|- style="background:#FFF;"

| English

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

|- style="background:#FFF;"

| From ''aurore'', dawn.

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|- style="background:#FFF;"

| From ''luce'', light.

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|- style="background:#FFF;"

| 나빛나 ''Na Bit-Na''

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

|- style="background:#FFF;"

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

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

|- style="background:#FFF;"

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

| 小光{{tt|*|In the anime}} ''Síu Gwōng''<br>光子{{tt|*|In the tenth movie}} ''Gwōngjí''

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|Russian

| Дон<br />''Don''

|- style="background:#FFF;"

| ฮิคาริ<br>''Hikari''

| Same as her Japanese name.

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