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Dawn's Togekiss ヒカリのトゲキッス Hikari's Togekiss

Dawn's Togekiss

Debuts in Dawn of a Royal Day! Caught at Arrowroot Town Gender Female[1] Ability Unknown Current location With Dawn

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Togekiss Kikuko Inoue

Dawn's Togekiss (Japanese: ヒカリのトゲキッス Hikari's Togekiss) was the first Pokémon that Dawn received as a gift, and her eighth overall in the Sinnoh region. Togekiss originally belonged to Princess Salvia before being given to Dawn.

History

Diamond & Pearl series

Togekiss and Dawn

With Princess Salvia

Togekiss originally belonged to Princess Salvia, a doppelgänger of Dawn who appeared in Dawn of a Royal Day!, and who wished to compete in a Pokémon Contest to see what it was like. As the two had a near-identical appearance, they switched lives for a short time, with Dawn secretly becoming Salvia and Salvia, dressed as Dawn, using Togekiss in the Arrowroot Town Contest. Doing very well for her first Contest, Salvia managed to win the Contest but gave the awarded Ribbon to her opponent, Jessilina, instead, as Dawn already had the required Ribbons for entry into the Grand Festival. To allow her to continue competing in Contests, Salvia gave Togekiss to Dawn.

With Dawn

In With the Easiest of Grace!, Dawn began training Togekiss for the Grand Festival, during which she became fast friends with Piplup. Ash volunteered to use Gible against Togekiss for a training match, and while the two were evenly-matched, Togekiss's motherly instincts came to the fore when she shielded Piplup from Gible's still unreliable Draco Meteor. Togekiss then talked with Gible, warning him to be more careful with his moves which made Gible regret his past carelessness.

Dawn initially had difficulties battling with Togekiss, as she only would use graceful moves in battle. However Dawn soon realized that instead of Togekiss changing to suit Dawn, Dawn should instead change her strategy to suit Togekiss's strengths. This new strategy was later used to win against Jessie and Yanmega, who were looking for revenge on Dawn and Togekiss for their defeat in the Contest. Togekiss continued her training in Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! and Opposites Interact! alongside Dawn's other Pokémon.

At the Grand Festival with Piplup

Togekiss was used alongside Piplup in the finals of the Sinnoh Grand Festival against Zoey's Glameow and Gallade in A Grand Fight for Winning!. Togekiss used her best moves and managed to surprise Zoey, who had never seen the Jubilee Pokémon in battle before. However, Togekiss was unable to hit Zoey's Pokémon directly, due to their elusiveness and speed, but she still managed to bring down Zoey's points thanks to her grace, such as when dodging with elegance Gallade's Vacuum Wave. In the end, even after using a wonderful Sky Attack-Peck combination with the help of Piplup, the two Pokémon lost the final.

In For The Love Of Meowth, Togekiss searched for Mamie's Glameow and battled and lost against an over-powered Meowth who had fallen in love with the same Glameow.

In Memories are Made of Bliss!, Togekiss consoled Piplup when he became heart-broken over Pikachu leaving.

In SS024, it was used to help fight off the Ariados that were attacking Dawn and Shinko. It was caught in String Shot and couldn't do anything until Cyndaquil evolved into Quilava and saved it.

Best Wishes series

Togekiss was introduced to Ash, Iris, and Cilan's Pokémon in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!.

Personality and characteristics

Togekiss being motherly

Being raised by Princess Salvia, Togekiss was brought up much like she was, always being poised and graceful above all else. Initially, this hampered Dawn's ability to battle with her effectively as she would try to make her attacks as graceful as possible before launching them. Over time, however, Dawn compromised her battle style to fit Togekiss's with great results.

Togekiss was shown to be a mother figure to the main character's Pokémon most notably being Ash's Gible and Dawn's Piplup, shielding Piplup from harm or comforting him when he was sad or frightened. She would also scold Gible often for not having better control of his then imperfected Draco Meteor and getting Piplup hurt as a result.

Moves used

Using Aura Sphere	Move First Used In Aura Sphere Dawn of a Royal Day! Sky Attack Dawn of a Royal Day! Air Slash Dawn of a Royal Day! Safeguard Dawn of a Royal Day!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture	First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
	A Grand Fight for Winning!	Aura Sphere and Bubble Beam	Dawn's Piplup
	Description: Piplup jumps on Togekiss's back. Then Togekiss takes flight and uses Aura Sphere. Piplup follows up with Bubble Beam, surrounding the Fighting-type attack with bubbles while it heads towards the opposing team. The combination was used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Zoey's Glameow and Gallade in the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
	A Grand Fight for Winning!	Whirlpool and Aura Sphere	Dawn's Piplup
	Description: Piplup uses Whirlpool and Togekiss uses Aura Sphere. The two moves fuse into a glowing light blue swirling whirlpool. The combination was used as an offense and defense move during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Zoey's Glameow and Gallade in the Sinnoh Grand Festival, successfully countering the opponent's combination of Signal Beam and Iron Tail.
	A Grand Fight for Winning!	Sky Attack and Peck	Dawn's Piplup
	Description: Togekiss uses Sky Attack. Then Piplup uses Peck while riding on Togekiss. The Flying-type moves combine to create a crimson aura that surrounds the two Pokémon. The combination was used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Zoey's Glameow and Gallade in the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

Trivia

Togekiss appearing larger in her debut

• Togekiss was first revealed in the Japanese opening The Greatest - Everyday!.
• Togekiss is the second Pokémon obtained by Dawn from another Trainer specifically for competition in Contests. The first was Ambipom.
  • Interestingly, both are female Generation IV Pokémon that are part of a Generation II evolutionary family. Both were also used by their original Trainers in a Contest before becoming Dawn's Pokémon.
• Togekiss has a size inconsistency in between her debut episode in Dawn of a Royal Day! to With the Easiest of Grace!.
• Togekiss is the first Pokémon obtained by a main character while in a third evolutionary stage.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Togekiss.

References

Dawn's Pokémon
On hand:	Piplup	Buneary	Pachirisu	Mamoswine	Quilava	Togekiss
In training:	Ambipom
Traded away:	Buizel
Released:	Oshawott
Temporary:	Pikachu	Croagunk	Chimchar	Staravia	Grimer	Dodrio
	Sharpedo

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