Dawn is the female playable character in Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, their third version and their remakes. Her counterpart is Lucas.
Appearance[]
Dawn is a short young girl with a slender build, navy blue hair, fair skin and dark blue eyes. She is usually seen wearing a white beanie cap with a pink Poké Ball design on it. She has a pink Pokétch on her left arm.
Diamond and Pearl[]
Dawn wears a V neck black mini sweater dress with a white blouse underneath, a red scarf, gold hair clips, a very short pink skirt, black knee high socks, pink boots, and a yellow bag.
Platinum[]
Concept artwork of Dawn for Platinum.
Dawn wears an outfit slightly more suitable for the colder weather in Sinnoh: she wears a red overcoat with multiple pink buttons on it, a white scarf, and a white bag. She also wears white knee length socks instead of black ones, pink hair clips instead of gold ones, and lighter colored pink boots with white buttons.
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl[]
Dawn's appearance remains the same as in Diamond and Pearl. However, her appearance can also be customized.
Personality[]
While the player character's version of Dawn shows no personality, the NPC version of Dawn is kind and sweet, and greatly respects Professor Rowan. However, she can also have a bit of a temper, though it's mostly towards Team Galactic.
Etymology[]
Dawn's Japanese and English names (Hikari and Dawn) both refer to the type of light.
Biography[]
Games[]
Diamond and Pearl[]
As the player character, Dawn's adventure starts off differently depending on which game is being played. In Diamond and Pearl, Dawn starts the game in Twinleaf Town. When her rival drags her along to the nearby lake, she is attacked by a wild Starly and is forced to use a Starter Pokémon in Professor Rowan's briefcase to defend herself. In Platinum, Dawn recklessly tries to visit Professor Rowan himself by going through tall grass without a Pokémon of her own. After being scolded by the professor, Dawn's rival eventually steps up and says to give a Pokémon to her only, impressing the professor enough to give them both a Pokémon. The rest of Dawn's adventure more or less proceeds the same in each game. After picking a Starter Pokémon and being given a Pokédex, Dawn travels throughout the Sinnoh region. She defeats the Gym Leaders and earns their badges, and stops the evil Team Galactic's efforts to destroy the universe.
As an NPC, Dawn lives in Sandgem Town with her father, grandfather, and her younger sister. She works as Professor Rowan's assistant and acts as the capture tutor of the game. She uses the Starter that is weak to the player character's in order to do so. Later on, Dawn gets accosted by Team Galactic, and the player must help her. Unlike the player character's rival, Dawn doesn't battle Lucas.
Platinum[]
In Pokémon Platinum only, NPC Dawn might travel to the Resort Area and pay a visit the player character's Villa. There, she talks about furniture and her being envious of the player (since she still has to share a bedroom with her sister). She also dreams about being with a "special someone," and asks the player to let her rest in the Villa due to running into so many Pokémon in the Battle Zone.
Other appearances[]
Sprites[]
Pokémon[]
Diamond and Pearl[]
Capture tutorial[]
Multi Battle Partner - Jubilife City[]
Multi Battle Partner - Veilstone City[]
 Clefairy 
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 Kadabra 
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 Prinplup 
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| Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 28 | ♂
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| Ability: Cute Charm | Ability: Synchronize | Ability: Torrent
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Psybeam | Bubble Beam | |||||
| - | Psycho Cut | Peck | |||||
| - | Reflect | Fury Attack | |||||
| - | Light Screen | Metal Claw | |||||
Clefairy
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Kadabra
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 Grotle 
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| Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 28 | ♂
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| Ability: Cute Charm | Ability: Synchronize | Ability: Overgrow
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Psybeam | Razor Leaf | |||||
| - | Psycho Cut | Mega Drain | |||||
| - | Reflect | Bite | |||||
| - | Light Screen | Curse | |||||
Clefairy
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Kadabra
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 Monferno  
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| Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 28 | ♂
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| Ability: Cute Charm | Ability: Synchronize | Ability: Blaze
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Psybeam | Flame Wheel | |||||
| - | Psycho Cut | Ember | |||||
| - | Reflect | Mach Punch | |||||
| - | Light Screen | Fury Swipes | |||||
Platinum[]
Capture tutorial[]
Multi Battle Partner - Jubilife City[]
Multi Battle Partner - Veilstone City[]
 Clefairy
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 Kadabra
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 Prinplup
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| Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 28 | ♂
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| Ability: Cute Charm | Ability: Synchronize | Ability: Torrent
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Psybeam | Bubble Beam | |||||
| - | Psycho Cut | Peck | |||||
| - | Reflect | Fury Attack | |||||
| - | Light Screen | Metal Claw | |||||
Clefairy
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Kadabra
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 Grotle
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| Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 28 | ♂
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| Ability: Cute Charm | Ability: Synchronize | Ability: Overgrow
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Psybeam | Razor Leaf | |||||
| - | Psycho Cut | Mega Drain | |||||
| - | Reflect | Bite | |||||
| - | Light Screen | Curse | |||||
Clefairy
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Kadabra
|
 Monferno
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| Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 28 | ♂
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| Ability: Cute Charm | Ability: Synchronize | Ability: Blaze
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Psybeam | Flame Wheel | |||||
| - | Psycho Cut | Ember | |||||
| - | Reflect | Mach Punch | |||||
| - | Light Screen | Fury Swipes | |||||
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl[]
Capture tutorial[]
Multi Battle Partner - Jubilife City[]
Multi Battle Partner - Veilstone City[]
 Clefairy 
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 Kadabra
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 Prinplup
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| Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 28 | ♂
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| Ability: Cute Charm | Ability: Synchronize | Ability: Torrent
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| - | Kinesis | Metal Claw | |||||
| - | Psybeam | Growl | |||||
| - | Reflect | Peck | |||||
| - | Ally Switch | Bubble Beam | |||||
First Battle (Sandgem Town)[]
If you choose:
Second Battle (Sandgem Town)[]
If you choose:
Trivia[]
- Dawn's outfit in Platinum is the same outfit Dawn wore in the anime when she, Ash and Brock visited Snowpoint City.
- However, she still wears her gold barrettes instead of her pink ones.
- When Cynthia is defeated in Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, she mentions either Lucas or Dawn. Referring to them as "That trainer who faced Giratina", she then admits she was rambling about things that didn't concern the current player.
- Rosa and Dawn are the only playable characters to be featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Dawn's case, she appears in the Mom's Kindness card (though she also makes a cameo on a Piplup card from the Cosmic Eclipse expansion).
- However, the anime version of her appears in a few more.
- According to in-game data, Dawn weighs 75 pounds and is 4'6" in height.
- According to the English-language beta version of Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, her name appears as Alissa and Lucy.
- Her name in German is the same as Akari's name in French.
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