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 very short pink skirt at the bottom, a white blouse underneath, a red scarf, gold hair clips, black knee high socks, pink boots, and a yellow bag.

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 types of light. Hikari is the general term for light and reflections, while dawn refers to the light during sunrise.

Biography[]

Games[]

Generation IV[]

As the player character, Dawn's adventure starts off differently depending on which game is being played. In Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, Dawn starts the game in Twinleaf Town. When her rival drags her along to Lake Verity, she is attacked by a wild Starly, forcing her to choose a first partner Pokémon in Professor Rowan's briefcase to defend herself. In Pokémon Platinum Version, 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 Gym Badges, and stops 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. Her first partner Pokémon is always the one of the more vulnerable type to the player's. Later on, Dawn gets accosted by Team Galactic, and the player must help her. Unlike the player character's rival, Dawn does not battle Lucas.

In Pokémon Platinum Version only, if Dawn is the non-playable character, she 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.

Pokémon: Legends Arceus[]

Dawn does not appear in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but it introduces her probable ancestor, Akari, who resembles her strongly.

Other appearances[]

Sprites[]

Pokémon[]

Diamond and Pearl[]

Capture tutorial[]

Multi Battle Partner - Jubilife City[]

Multi Battle Partner - Veilstone City[]

Platinum[]

Capture tutorial[]

Multi Battle Partner - Jubilife City[]

Multi Battle Partner - Veilstone City[]

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl[]

Capture tutorial[]

Multi Battle Partner - Jubilife City[]

Multi Battle Partner - Veilstone City[]

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.

Gallery[]

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Gym Leaders	Roark Adventures anime Gardenia Adventures anime Maylene Adventures anime Crasher Wake Adventures anime Fantina Adventures anime Byron Adventures anime Candice Adventures anime Volkner Adventures anime
Elite Four and Pokémon Champion	Aaron Adventures anime Bertha Adventures anime Flint Adventures anime Lucian Adventures anime Cynthia Adventures anime
Frontier BrainsPt	Tower Tycoon Palmer Adventures anime Arcade Star Dahlia Adventures Factory Head Thorton Adventures Hall Matron Argenta Adventures Castle Valet Darach and Lady Caitlin Adventures (Darach)/Adventures (Caitlin) anime (Caitlin)
Others	Jasmine Adventures anime MorimotoBDSP
See also	Kanto Johto Hoenn Hisui Unova Kalos Alola Galar Paldea
Characters

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Kanto	RedRG/B/RB/Y/FRLG LeafFRLG ChasePE ElainePE
Johto	EthanGS/C/HGSS LyraHGSS KrisC
Hoenn	BrendanRS/E/ORAS MayRSEORAS
Sinnoh	LucasDP/Pt/BDSP DawnDP/Pt/BDSP
Unova	HilbertBW HildaBW NateB2W2 RosaB2W2
Kalos	CalemXY SerenaXY
Alola	ElioSM/USUM SeleneSM/USUM
Galar	VictorSwSh GloriaSwSh
Hisui	ReiLA AkariLA
Paldea	FlorianSV JulianaSV