Dawn (game)

Dawn ヒカリ Hikari
Art from Platinum
Gender	Female
Hometown	Twinleaf Town (as player) Sandgem Town (as partner)
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Johanna, unnamed father (as player) Unnamed sister, grandfather, father (as partner)
Class	Trainer
Generation	IV
Games	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Anime counterpart	Dawn

Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is the female player character of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The male counterpart is Lucas. If the player chooses Lucas, she will become Rowan's assistant for the game. Dawn lives in Sandgem Town with her little sister, grandfather, and father - who works as an assistant of Professor Rowan. She is already the Professor's assistant at the beginning of the game. She also demonstrates to the player how to capture Pokémon by capturing a wild Bidoof. In Pokémon Platinum, she will also demonstrate how to use the Poké Radar.

Dawn is also a character from the anime who travels with Ash and Brock in Sinnoh. She is modeled after the game character.

Platinum Berlitz from the Pokémon Special and Mitsumi from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! are based off Dawn's design.

Pokémon

This listing is for Dawn's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum

First battle (capture tutorial)

If the player chose Turtwig:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Route 202
Pokémon		Information
Piplup  Lv.5		Water
		None
		Torrent
Moves
Pound		Growl
Normal	Physical	Normal	Status
--		--

If the player chose Chimchar:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Route 202
Pokémon		Information
Turtwig  Lv.5		Grass
		None
		Overgrow
Moves
Tackle		Withdraw
Normal	Physical	Water	Status
--		--

In-game apperance in Platinum

If the player chose Piplup:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Route 202
Pokémon		Information
Chimchar  Lv.5		Fire
		None
		Blaze
Moves
Scratch		Leer
Normal	Physical	Normal	Status
--		--

Second battle (as partner)

If the player chose Turtwig:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Jubilife City
Pokémon		Information
Piplup  Lv.13		Water
		None
		Torrent
Moves
Bubble		Pound
Water	Special	Normal	Physical
--		--

If the player chose Chimchar:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Jubilife City
Pokémon		Information
Turtwig  Lv.13		Grass
		None
		Overgrow
Moves
Absorb		Tackle
Grass	Special	Normal	Physical
--		--

If the player chose Piplup:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Jubilife City
Pokémon		Information
Chimchar  Lv.13		Fire
		None
		Blaze
Moves
Ember		Scratch
Fire	Special	Normal	Physical
--		--

Third battle (as partner)

If the player chose Turtwig:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Veilstone City
Pokémon		Information			Pokémon		Information			Pokémon		Information
Clefairy ♀ Lv.25		Normal			Kadabra ♂ Lv.25		Psychic			Prinplup  Lv.28		Water
		None					None					None
		Cute Charm					Synchronize					Torrent
Moves					Moves					Moves
Metronome		Sing			Psybeam		Psycho Cut			BubbleBeam		Peck
Normal	Status	Normal	Status		Psychic	Special	Psychic	Physical		Water	Special	Flying	Physical
Gravity		Wake-Up Slap			Reflect		Light Screen			Fury Attack		Metal Claw
Psychic	Status	Fighting	Physical		Psychic	Status	Psychic	Status		Normal	Physical	Steel	Physical

If the player chose Chimchar:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Veilstone City
Pokémon		Information			Pokémon		Information			Pokémon		Information
Clefairy ♀ Lv.25		Normal			Kadabra ♂ Lv.25		Psychic			Grotle  Lv.28		Grass
		None					None					None
		Cute Charm					Synchronize					Overgrow
Moves					Moves					Moves
Metronome		Sing			Psybeam		Psycho Cut			Razor Leaf		Mega Drain
Normal	Status	Normal	Status		Psychic	Special	Psychic	Physical		Grass	Physical	Grass	Special
Gravity		Wake-Up Slap			Reflect		Light Screen			Bite		Curse
Psychic	Status	Fighting	Physical		Psychic	Status	Psychic	Status		Dark	Physical	???	Status

If the player chose Piplup:

N/A		PKMN Trainer Dawn Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum - Veilstone City
Pokémon		Information			Pokémon		Information			Pokémon		Information
Clefairy ♀ Lv.25		Normal			Kadabra ♂ Lv.25		Psychic			Monferno  Lv.28		Fire	Fighting
		None					None					None
		Cute Charm					Synchronize					Blaze
Moves					Moves					Moves
Metronome		Sing			Psybeam		Psycho Cut			Flame Wheel		Ember
Normal	Status	Normal	Status		Psychic	Special	Psychic	Physical		Fire	Physical	Fire	Special
Gravity		Wake-Up Slap			Reflect		Light Screen			Mach Punch		Fury Swipes
Psychic	Status	Fighting	Physical		Psychic	Status	Psychic	Status		Fighting	Physical	Normal	Physical

Optional names for Dawn (as player character)

Art from Diamond & Pearl

Trivia

• In both English and Japanese, Dawn shares her name with an evolutionary stone. However, it is not the same stone: her Japanese name is the same as the name of the Shiny Stone, not the Dawn Stone.
• After the player defeats the Sinnoh Elite Four and becomes the Champion, Dawn will stay at the front side of Rowan's laboratory in Sandgem Town (if the player chose Lucas). If the player has set the birthday date on the DS Settings, she'll say the following in conversation when talked to on that day:

"Is today maybe... Your birthday, (player's name)?"

If "Yes":

"Giggle... Congratulations, (player's name)! And many more happy returns!"

If "No":

"Oh, it isn't? I wonder what made me think that today was your birthday?".

• Dawn is 4'6" (140 cm) tall and weighs 75 lbs (34 kg).
• Dawn and Lucas are asked if they are a couple by Mars during the Lake Verity battle: "So what is it? Are you some lovey-dovey couple to the rescue?"
• Both Lucas's and Dawn's Platinum artwork feature them holding a Repeat Ball. This may be a subtle pun that Platinum "repeats" the adventure in Sinnoh.
• Like how one of Lucas's default names is Satoshi, one of Dawn's in the Japanese version is Satoko. This is the pseudonym Ash uses in the episode Pokémon Scent-sation! to get into the Gym.
• The majority of her Japanese default names are shared with Leaf.
• She shares her Chinese name with Wally.

Related articles

• Dawn (anime)

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