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Dawn ヒカリ Hikari
Official artwork from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Height	4'8" (1.42 m)[1]
Eye color	Dark blue*, Slate gray*, Brown*, Light Blue*, Brunette*
Hair color	Dark blue*, Slate gray*, Black* Blonde*, Brown*
Hometown	Twinleaf Town (as player) Sandgem Town (as NPC)
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Johanna, unnamed father (as player) Unnamed father, younger sister, grandfather (as NPC)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation	IV, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s)	Dawn (Masters)
Games	Diamond and Pearl, Diamond and Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Masters EX
English voice actor	Kimberley Anne Campbell[2] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Rie Takahashi[3] (Masters EX)
Anime series	Pokémon the Series
Debut	Following A Maiden's Voyage!
Counterpart(s)	Dawn
English voice actor	Emily Jenness
Japanese voice actor	Megumi Toyoguchi
Manga series	Pokémon Adventures Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Counterpart(s)	Platinum (Adventures), Mitsumi
Debut	Stagestruck Starly/VS Starly (Pokémon Adventures) In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!! (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!)

Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is the female player character of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and their Generation VIII remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. As an NPC, Dawn serves as the assisant to Professor Rowan. Her male counterpart is Lucas.

Terminology

Dawn (Japanese: ヒカリ Hikari) is her name when she appears as a non-player character in the core series games, and is also the name of her counterpart in Pokémon Masters EX.

Some screenshots of Pokémon Platinum on the Japanese Nintendo website refer to Dawn as ティナ (Tina).^[4] A trailer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl refers to Dawn in English as "Hikari", her Japanese official name.

Appearance

Dawn is a young girl with fair skin, vivid blue eyes, navy blue hair, and a slightly thin build.

In Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, Dawn's default attire consists of a black V-neck tank top with a white undershirt and a pink skirt as if both parts were acting like a dress. Her head mans a white beanie hat with a partial Poké Ball marking in pink engraved on it. She wears gold hair clips that hold up her hair in the front. A red scarf surrounds her neck, and her footwear features pink tall boots with satin black knee-high socks. In Pokémon Masters EX an alternate palette of Dawn's default appearance shows her wearing a green V-neck tank top with a chartreuse undershirt and a yellow skirt as if both parts were acting like a dress. The hat on her head is chartreuse with a partial Poké Ball marking colored yellow. The hair clips are red, and the boots are yellow with forest green knee-high socks.

In Pokémon Platinum, Dawn wears a different outfit to combat colder climates. Her platinum form features a salmon pink trenchcoat with a white scarf surrounding her neck. She retains the same white beanie hat and yellow hair clips. The boots are slightly different than what she wore for her default attire, and the socks are white, extending a little past the knees.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Dawn has many variations through trainer customization. Her summer style shows her wearing a white blouse with blue denim shorts. The shoes feature black and white high tops with black socks partially concealed within. The Pikachu hoodie style shows her wearing a satin black hoodie with yellow spark markings, which also include navy blue leggings and red and white high tops. The overalls style show Dawn wearing a white t-shirt with bright blue overalls and brown formal shoes. The Eevee jacket style shows her wearing a steel gray baseball cap, a black and white jacket with yellow stars, a blue tank top, a mint turquoise skirt, and deep space purple sneakers with black socks. The Gengar jacket style features almost the same color scheme as the Eevee jacket, although the jacket is magenta, and the tank top is black, while everything else in the build remains the same. The cyber style shows Dawn wearing a brown short dress with scarlet and red lines. The boots are the same color with white socks. The winter style shows Dawn wearing a red beanie hat, an orange fleece coat with faded cream white sleeves, a mustard yellow maxi skirt, and polished orange dress shoes. The spring style shows her wearing a turquoise beret hat, a pink sweater with a white blouse under it, a gray plaid skirt, and copper many jane shoes with gray socks. The casual style shows Dawn wearing an onyx black baseball cap with a red stripe, a yellow punk jacket with a white denim dress under it, and black combat boots. The leather jacket style shows Dawn wearing a black leather jacket with a white t-shirt under it, leggings with multiple purple color codes, and black high tops. Her contest dress, which is otherwise unplayable in the outside world and only shown in contests, features a white dress with red ribbons decorating it, the the footwear features white mary janes.

In the core series games

As the protagonist

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Dawn lives in Twinleaf Town with her mother. Dawn and Barry both see a television program about a red Gyarados, so the two head to the nearby Lake Verity in search of a similar Pokémon. As the enter the lake area, Professor Rowan and his assistant Lucas are leaving, but have inadvertently left a briefcase behind. Dawn and Barry wander into the tall grass, but are suddenly attacked by wild Starly; as a last resort, they each use one of the Pokémon in the briefcase the Professor has forgotten. The two take their Pokémon to Sandgem Town to return them to Professor Rowan, but Rowan decides to let the two keep their Pokémon, and also gives them each a Pokédex.

Dawn goes on to gather the eight Gym Badges of Sinnoh, defeat Team Galactic, and conquer the Pokémon League. She has to stop Team Galactic from trying to use either Dialga^DBD or Palkia^PSP to destroy the entire universe in order to create a new one.

Pokémon Platinum

Dawn lives in Twinleaf Town with her mother. Dawn and Barry both see a television program about Professor Rowan, so the two head to Sandgem Town to visit Professor Rowan at his lab to get some Pokémon of their own. They receive their Pokémon on Route 201 when Professor Rowan realizes that they are so dedicated to Pokémon that they would attempt to travel from Twinleaf Town to Sandgem Town through the tall grass without any Pokémon of their own.

Dawn goes on to gather the eight Gym Badges of Sinnoh, defeat Team Galactic, and conquer the Pokémon League. She has to go to the Distortion World and face Giratina, in order to stop both worlds from destroying each other.

Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2

In Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, the player character from Diamond, Pearl and Platinum and their exploits are referenced by Cynthia, who remembers a young Trainer who had defeated her.

As a non-playable character

If the player chooses Lucas, Dawn appears in the game as an NPC. She serves as Professor Rowan's assistant. She lives in Sandgem Town with her little sister, grandfather, and father—who also works as an assistant of Professor Rowan. She received her first partner Pokémon before the player, having either a Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup—the Pokémon she has is always the one that has a type disadvantage against the player's first partner Pokémon.

She demonstrates how to catch Pokémon to the player by catching a wild Bidoof.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Capture tutorial

If the player chose Turtwig:

Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

If the player chose Piplup:

Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

Caught in tutorial

	Held item: None
Bidoof♂/♀ Lv.2
--         --         --

First Multi Battle partner

If the player chose Turtwig:

Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.13   --         --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.13   --         --

If the player chose Piplup:

Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.13   --         --

Second Multi Battle partner

If the player chose Turtwig:

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Grotle♂/♀ Lv.28

If the player chose Piplup:

Pokémon Platinum

Capture tutorial

If the player chose Turtwig:

Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

If the player chose Piplup:

Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

Caught in tutorial

	Held item: None
Bidoof♂/♀ Lv.2
--         --         --

First Multi Battle partner

If the player chose Turtwig:

Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.13   --         --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.13   --         --

If the player chose Piplup:

Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.13   --         --

Second Multi Battle partner

If the player chose Turtwig:

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Grotle♂/♀ Lv.28

If the player chose Piplup:

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Capture tutorial

If the player chose Turtwig:

Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

If the player chose Piplup:

Held item: None Chimchar♂/♀ Lv.5   --         --

Caught in tutorial

	Held item: None
Bidoof♂/♀ Lv.2
--         --         --

First Multi Battle partner

If the player chose Turtwig:

Held item: None Piplup♂/♀ Lv.13   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Held item: None Turtwig♂/♀ Lv.13

If the player chose Piplup:

Second Multi Battle partner

If the player chose Turtwig:

Held item: None Kadabra♂/♀ Lv.25

If the player chose Chimchar:

If the player chose Piplup:

Held item: None Kadabra♂/♀ Lv.25

Weekend battles

If the player chose Turtwig:

Reward: $6,656

If the player chose Chimchar:

Reward: $6,656

If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Focus Blast, and Grass Knot instead of Flare Blitz, Close Combat, and Earthquake.

Reward: $6,656

Weekend battles (after entering the Hall of Fame 10 times)

If the player chose Turtwig:

Reward: $7,696
Typhlosion♂ Lv.69   --         --         --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Reward: $7,696

If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Focus Blast, and Grass Knot instead of Flare Blitz, Close Combat, and Earthquake.

Reward: $7,696

In the side series games

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Dawn may appear in DS Battle multiplayer if a Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver cartridge containing a game where the player character is female is connected to the Wii console. She can compete in both free fights and tournaments in a Colosseum.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Dawn (Masters)

Dawn, who is based on the player character, in her Pokémon Diamond and Pearl design, forms a sync pair with Turtwig and its evolved forms Grotle and Torterra, along with Alcremie, Cresselia, Sensu Style Oricorio, and Plant Cloak Wormadam in Pokémon Masters EX. Dawn became a playable sync pair on May 28, 2020.

Dawn has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc.

Pokémon GO

Main article: Style (GO)

For the release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Dawn's outfit was released as free style options in Pokémon GO.

Quotes

Main article: Dawn (game)/Quotes

Optional names

Counterparts

Dawn's alternate world counterpart

In the anime

Main series

Main article: Dawn (anime)

Main article: Alternate World Dawn

Dawn is one of the many player characters appearing in the games to also be present in the anime. Appearing throughout Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, she is a Pokémon Coordinator and a former traveling companion of Ash and Brock. She has reappeared in Pokémon the Series: Black & White and, more recently, Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

In The Gates of Warp!, an alternate universe version of Dawn was introduced. Unlike the main universe Dawn, this version is a talented Trainer who has participated in the Sinnoh League.

GOTCHA!

Dawn briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Dawn in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Platinum (Adventures)

In Pokémon Adventures, Dawn has a counterpart named Platinum. She is the daughter of the House of Berlitz, the richest and most influential family in Sinnoh. After leaving home, she develops an interest in battling and goes on to challenge all of Sinnoh's Gym Leaders and the Battle Frontier.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Dawn appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. None of her Pokémon are known.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Main article: Mitsumi

In Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Adventure!, Mitsumi is based on Dawn. She is a skilled Trainer who used to be a member of Team Galactic, but now works as an assistant to Professor Rowan.

Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!!

Main article: Yuki (RMCO)

In Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!!, Yuki is based on Dawn.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Dawn or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Gallery

For images on Dawn's anime counterpart, see: Dawn (anime)

For images on Dawn in Pokémon Masters EX, see: Dawn (Masters)

Artwork

Standard

Concept art

Merchandise

Raw TCG artwork

For all images and products relating to this character in the TCG, see their In the TCG section

Game assets

Sprites and models

Trivia

Names

See also

References