Dawn (anime)

2008-07-25T22:08:19Z

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{{CharacterInfobox|
name=Dawn |
jname=ヒカリ |
tmname=Hikari |
slogan=no |
image=[[Image:HikariDP.png|140px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[DP001|debut]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Blue |
hair=Blue |
gender=Female |
hometown=[[Twinleaf Town]] |
region=[[Sinnoh]] |
relatives=[[Johanna]] (mother) |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Coordinator}} |
game=no |
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=DP001 |
epname=Following a Maiden's Voyage! |
enva=[[Emily Jenness]]|
java=[[Megumi Toyoguchi]]
}}
'''Dawn''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリ''' ''Hikari'') is a ten-year-old girl traveling through [[Sinnoh]] with {{Ash}} and [[Brock]]. Her goal is to become a great {{pkmn|Coordinator}} like her mother, [[Johanna]]. Her first [[Pokémon]] is a {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} that she received from [[Professor Rowan]] in the [[DP001|first Diamond & Pearl episode]]. 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, "{{tt|Daijōbu!|'It's fine!' or 'It'll be alright!'}}" Although not consistently translated in the English dub at first, she began to regularly use "No need to worry!". She is a stark contrast to {{an|May}}'s inexperience and self-doubt at the start of the [[Advanced Generation series]]. Dawn is perhaps overly confident and assured in her own strength. Dawn is the one of Ash's friends to get the most development, character-wise.

She has a [[Contest Pass]] for the Sinnoh region. In ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night]]'', when she competed in the [[Hearthome City]] {{pkmn|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. In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', she lost the Appeal Round for second time in a row. This was a big turn around in Dawn's character. Previously, she had only occasionally been seen training for contests. After this 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 began to become more focused and regained her confidence after battling Maylene in ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]''. Dawn began to practice in earnest and eventually was able to break her losing streak in [[DP079]] and was able to win the [[Wallace Cup]] after narrowly defeating {{an|May}} in the final round. Dawn has since maintained her newfound focus and humility.

Dawn has more concern about her appearance than Ash's other female friends. She will not show herself to Ash or Brock until she feels that her appearance is perfect. That may be a reason why she decides to sleep inside a tent while the others sleep outside. Every time she's going to be on camera, she needs to take a moment to brush her hair before going on.

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!]]''.

She has two childhood friends that appeared in the anime, {{si|Kenny}} and [[Leona]], both of which call her sometimes '''Dee Dee''' (Japanese: '''ピカリ''' ''Pikari''). Dawn has prevented them from telling Ash and Brock about the reason why she has this nickname. She seems to be closer to Leona than to Kenny.

She had a [[bicycle]], but like [[Misty]]'s and {{an|May}}'s bikes, Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}} destroyed it with its {{m|Thunderbolt}}. However, she did not mention this to Ash until over 30 episodes after it happened. Johanna gave Dawn one of her old [[ribbon]]s 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.

As seen in [[DP086]], she is quite a designer, designing many different dresses for the [[Hearthome Collection]], though she rejected all of them.

Like [[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~|May]], she has her own [[List of Japanese ending themes|ending theme song]], titled 君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 ''[[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~]]''. It is the first ending of the Diamond & Pearl anime. The song is performed by グリン ''Grin''.

===Pokémon===
This listing is of Dawn's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode:

====On hand====

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|-
| align=center | [[Image:393.png]] {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}
| align=center | [[Image:427.png]] {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}
| align=center | [[Image:417.png]] {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:190 f.png]] → [[Image:424 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom → Ambipom]]
| align=center | [[Image:220.png]] {{TP|Dawn|Swinub}}
|}

====Traded====
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|-
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}} (Traded for [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]])
|}

===Ribbons===
====[[Sinnoh]] ribbons====
[[Image:DawnwinstheaquaRibbon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dawn wins the Aqua Ribbon!]]
*[[Floaroma Town|Floaroma Town Ribbon]]
*[[Wallace Cup|Aqua Ribbon]]

===Achievements===
*Unofficial contest in ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith]]'' - Runner-Up
* [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]]  (Runner-up - with [[Conway]])
* [[Hearthome Collection]] - Winner

===Trivia===
*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.
*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 and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond]] as [[Paul]] references [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|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.
[[Image:Dawnpll.JPG|220px|thumb|right|Dawn in [[Pokémon Learning League]].]]
*Unlike Ash's {{ashfr|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 {{type2|Electric}} [[Dawn's Pachirisu|Pokémon]] besides Ash.
**Having already captured {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}, {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}, and {{AP|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 {{TP|Misty|Horsea}} and {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} before ''[[EP035|The Legend of Dratini]]''.
***Brock captured {{TP|Brock|Zubat}} and {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}} before ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers]]''.
***Tracey captured {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} before ''[[EP119|A Sappy Ending]]'' (by which point he wasn't even traveling with Ash any longer) and hasn't captured ''anything'' since.
***May captured {{TP|May|Wurmple}} before ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew]]''.
***Comparatively, Ash captured {{AP|Caterpie}}, {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Charmander}}, {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{AP|Krabby}}, {{AP|Primeape}}, {{AP|Muk}}, and all 30 of his {{AP|Tauros}} before the end of ''[[EP035|The Legend of Dratini]]''.
**She was the first main character other than Ash to battle a [[Lucian|member]] of the [[Elite Four]].
*Dawn is the second {{pkmn|Coordinator}} that is voiced by ''[[Megumi Toyoguchi]]'' in Japanese, the first being [[Janet]].
*She is one of two of Ash's friends who is not or part of a [[Gym Leader]] family. {{Tracey}} is probably 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.
*Dawn is the first Pokémon Trainer introduced as a novice to not have a {{type2|Bug}} Pokémon be her first evolution, as {{Ash}}'s first evolving Pokémon was [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie]], and {{an|May}}'s was [[May's Beautifly|Wurmple]]. Dawn's first evolving Pokémon was [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]].
*She is the only main character aside from Ash to challenge an official Pokémon Gym, and the first of Ash's friends to compete in an official Gym Battle in the main series since ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'' and ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'', where [[Brock]] battled Ash and [[Misty]] battled {{Ash}} respectively.
** Counting side-stories, the last time anyone besides Ash or his rivals were shown challenging a Gym Leader would be ''[[H005|The Blue Badge of Courage]]'', where [[Sakura]] fought Misty.
*Every Pokémon Dawn has captured or received has been in the {{egg|Ground}} [[egg group]].
*When Dawn had Buizel, she had two {{type2|Water}}s, while afterwards, with Aipom, then Ambipom, she has two {{type2|Normal}}s. These relate to Ash's previous two female traveling partners, as Misty is a Gym Leader who specializes in Water-types, while May's father [[Norman]] is a Gym Leader that specializes in Normal-types.
*All of Dawn's Pokémon have used the Heart Seal on their Ball Capsules.
*Dawn's Latin American Spanish dub actress, Gaby Ugarte, has a sister (Xóchitl Ugarte) who voices [[Misty|another female main character of the anime]]. Ironically, the two characters haven't met yet.
*Discounting [[Max]], Dawn is the only one of Ash's friends who hasn't yet owned a {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}} and one of only two who hasn't yet owned a {{cat|Generation III Pokémon}} (the other is {{Tracey}}).
* Dawn is the second female traveling companion to battle in the third Gym of a region. She battled [[Maylene]], the {{ci|Veilstone}} Gym leader herself, while her predecessor, {{an|May}}, battled the {{ci|Mauville}} Gym Leader [[Wattson]]'s assistant, [[Watt]].

===Names===
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cell padding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! 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 lucid'', latin for light.
|-
| Italian
| Lucinda
| From ''luce'', Italian for light.
|-
| Spanish
| Maya
| This may be from a gag that the Spanish dubbers did in switching Dawn's and May's names around. Notice Dawn's name is closer to May, "Maya," while May's Spanish name is Aura[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/May_%28anime%29], wich translates into "dawn."
|
|-
| 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==
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Dawn}}
* [[Dawn (game)]]

==External links==
*[http://www.stage-on.net/hikari/ Daijoubu!], the fanlisting for Dawn
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-hikari.html Hikari's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-hikari.html Hikari's Pokémon] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

==On Bulbagarden forums==
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=14886 The Dawn Club]
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