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Piplup is Dawn's first Pokémon. She befriended him after saving him from a wild Ariados' attack, when Piplup and Chimchar had fled from Professor Rowan's lab.
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Piplup is Dawn's first Pokémon. She Pokémon, whom she befriended him after saving him from a wild Ariados' attack, when after Piplup and Chimchar had fled from Professor Rowan's lab.lab. Though their relationship started off a bit turbulent, Piplup would quickly grow to be Dawn's number one partner, eventually joining his trainer full time outside his Poké Ball as a sign of this.
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Pachirisu was Dawn's third Pokémon. It proved to be rather difficult at first, with its hyperactive personality actually pushing Dawn to release it before realizing her mistake. Fortunately for both of them, this was soon undone, and Pachirisu would go on to be an invaluable asset to her Contest career.
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Swinub was a gluttonous little Pokémon who lived near the Trophy Garden of Mr. Backlot's mansion. Though their relationship started off fairly well, Swinub would prove to one of Dawn's bigger trials as a trainer upon its evolutions into Piloswine and Mamoswine, growing distant, disobedient and short-tempered in a very similar manner to Ash's Charizard. Dawn would eventually win back Mamoswine's loyalty after nursing it back to health from an injury, after which it became TheBigGuy of her team.
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Togekiss was given to Dawn by her [[IdenticalStranger doppelganger]], Princess Salvia, so that she could pursue her true calling of competing in Pokémon Contests. She has a graceful, motherly personality and often helps to settle squabbles between the group's Pokémon.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum and Brock from the previous series, and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, the trio travel across the Sinnoh region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they find themselves playing a crucial role in stopping a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum and Brock from the previous series, and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, the trio travel across the Sinnoh region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in winning the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they find themselves playing a crucial role in stopping a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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The trio of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' era.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum and Brock from the previous series, and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, the trio travel across the Sinnoh region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival.
Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and later find themselves playing a crucial role in stopping a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and later find themselves playing a crucial role in stopping a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum and Brock from the previous series, and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, the trio travel across the Sinnoh region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. \n\n Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and later find themselves playing a crucial role in stopping a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum and Brock from the previous series, and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, the trio travel across the Sinnoh region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival.
Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and later find themselves playing a crucial role in stopping a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum, Ketchum and Brock from the previous series, and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, they the trio travel across the Sinnoh region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and later find themselves playing a crucial role in averting stopping a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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The Sinnoh trio.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum, Brock and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, they travel across the Sinnoh Region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and find themselves playing a crucial role in averting a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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Comprised of Ash Ketchum, Brock and an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn, they travel across the SinnohRegion region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and find themselves playing a crucial role in averting a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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Together, they travel across the Sinnoh Region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and find themselves playing a crucial role in averting a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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The Sinnoh trio, comprised trio.
Comprised of Ash Ketchum, Brock andthe Sinnoh newcomer, an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn.
Together,Dawn, they travel across the Sinnoh Region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and find themselves playing a crucial role in averting a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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The Sinnoh trio. Comprised trio, comprised of Ash Ketchum, Brock and the Sinnoh newcomer, an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn. Dawn.
Together, they travel across the Sinnoh Region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and find themselves playing a crucial role in averting a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
Together, they travel across the Sinnoh Region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and find themselves playing a crucial role in averting a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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The Sinnoh trio. Comprised of Ash Ketchum, Brock and the Sinnoh newcomer, an aspiring Pokémon Coordinator named Dawn. Together, they travel across the Sinnoh Region to compete in Gyms and Contests in the hopes of participating in the Sinnoh League and Sinnoh Grand Festival. Along the way, they encounter many great rivals that push them to their limits, and find themselves playing a crucial role in averting a growing crisis in Sinnoh involving the Lake Guardians and the Pokémon of Myth that controls space and time.
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* TheChosenOne: The trio are chosen by the Lake Guardians to help them stop Team Galactic and calm down the Pokémon of Myth from destroying the world.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first group ensemble where the main girl is the last one to join rather than the first, as Brock joins up with Ash just moments before he can reach Dawn.
* TrueCompanions: Ash and Dawn's friendship is one of the biggest aspects of this group dynamic, with the two sharing their skills and knowledge with each other to develop new strategies and moves during their respective journeys. Not surprisingly, Dawn has the most guest-starred episodes out of all the companions, and the DP trio all reunite to save the world from Team Galactic in the Arceus special episodes.
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* TrueCompanions: Ash and Dawn's friendship is one of the biggest aspects of this group dynamic, with the two sharing their skills and knowledge with each other to develop new strategies and moves during their respective journeys. Not surprisingly, Dawn has the most guest-starred episodes out of all the companions, and the DP trio all reunite to save the world from Team Galactic in the Arceus special episodes.
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* SecretHandshake: High Touch is Ash and Dawn's secret hand greeting, which is essentially a high five up in the air.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: After featuring a quartet group in ''Ruby and Sapphire'', the show goes back to a trio composed of two guys (Ash and Brock) and a girl (Dawn) in ''Diamond and Pearl''.
* TrueCompanions: Ash and Dawn's friendship is one of the biggest aspects of this group dynamic, with the two sharing their skills and knowledge with each other to develop new strategies and moves during their respective journeys. Not surprisingly, Dawn has the most guest-starred episodes out of all the companions, and the DP trio all reunite to save the world from Team Galactic in the Arceus special episodes.
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* SecretHandshake: High Touch is Ash and Dawn's secret hand greeting, which is essentially a high five up in the air.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: After featuring a quartet group in ''Ruby and Sapphire'', the show goes back to a trio composed of two guys (Ash and Brock) and a girl (Dawn) in ''Diamond and Pearl''.
* TrueCompanions: Ash and Dawn's friendship is one of the biggest aspects of this group dynamic, with the two sharing their skills and knowledge with each other to develop new strategies and moves during their respective journeys. Not surprisingly, Dawn has the most guest-starred episodes out of all the companions, and the DP trio all reunite to save the world from Team Galactic in the Arceus special episodes.
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* HopeSpot: What his evolution into Monferno amounts to, in the Lake Acuity battle, Paul dominates Ash with his strategy and rational thinking in contrast to Ash's sole reliance on the PowerOfFriendship. Once Chimchar is the only Pokémon Ash has left, he manages to defeat Paul's Ursaring and evolve into Monferno giving Ash and his friends the hope that he might be able to turn the battle around and defeat Paul's remaining four Pokémon only to be defeated by Paul's Electabuzz after an intense battle.
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* WorthyOpponent: Paul's Electivire sees him as one. When Electabuzz is sent out during Ash and Paul's full battle and sees the newly-evolved Monferno, he's shocked, which is followed by Monferno grinning, which Electabuzz returns. And after Monferno becomes Infernape, the two simply glance at each other and share a smirk. When they fought in their final forms during the Sinnoh League, Electivire no longer sees Infernape as someone he can push around but as a formidable opponent. When Infernape collapses to the ground at one point, Electivire stops the referee from deeming it the winner and tells Infernape to get up, knowing that it is much stronger.
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* WorthyOpponent: WorthyOpponent:
** Paul's Electivire sees him as one. When Electabuzz is sent out during Ash and Paul's full battle and sees the newly-evolved Monferno, he's shocked, which is followed by Monferno grinning, which Electabuzz returns. And after Monferno becomes Infernape, the two simply glance at each other and share a smirk. When they fought in their final forms during the Sinnoh League, Electivire no longersees saw Infernape as someone he can could push around but as a formidable opponent. When Infernape collapses to the ground at one point, Electivire stops the referee from deeming it the winner and tells Infernape to get up, knowing that it is much stronger.
** Paul's Electivire sees him as one. When Electabuzz is sent out during Ash and Paul's full battle and sees the newly-evolved Monferno, he's shocked, which is followed by Monferno grinning, which Electabuzz returns. And after Monferno becomes Infernape, the two simply glance at each other and share a smirk. When they fought in their final forms during the Sinnoh League, Electivire no longer
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* TheWorfEffect: After defeating Fantina's Gengar, Buizel rarely had any standout moments after the portion of the Sinnoh journey where he was viewed as a SpotlightStealingSquad.
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* TheWorfEffect: TheWorfEffect:
** After defeating Fantina's Gengar, Buizel rarely had any standout moments after the portion of the Sinnoh journey where he was viewed as a SpotlightStealingSquad.
** After defeating Fantina's Gengar, Buizel rarely had any standout moments after the portion of the Sinnoh journey where he was viewed as a SpotlightStealingSquad.
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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPikachu Pikachu]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]]\\
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* BitCharacter: Was only caught by Dawn to demonstrate the Hisuian Pokéball. Afterwards Oshawott is released.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Ash's own Oshawott, given how in its short screentime, it starts squabbling with Piplup in the same way Ash's did.
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* BitCharacter: Was only caught by Dawn to demonstrate the Hisuian Pokéball. Afterwards Oshawott is released.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Ash's own Oshawott, given how in its short screentime, it starts squabbling with Piplup in the same way Ash's did.
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* BitCharacter: Was only caught by Dawn to demonstrate the Hisuian Pokéball. Afterwards Oshawott is released.
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* AcrophobicBird: As a Gligar. It mostly has better luck flying after evolving into Gliscor. ''Mostly.''
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* AcrophobicBird: As a Gligar. It mostly has better luck flying after evolving into Gliscor. ''Mostly.'''' It took training from Air Battle Master [=McCann=] to fully master it.
* AllForNothing: Its training under [=McCann=] almost became this when Gliscor was completely overwhelmed by Paul's Ninjask's greater speed and air superiority, thankfully Ash recalled Gliscor before it fainted not wanting a repeat of what happened with Grotle and Buizel in Lake Acuity battle.
* AllForNothing: Its training under [=McCann=] almost became this when Gliscor was completely overwhelmed by Paul's Ninjask's greater speed and air superiority, thankfully Ash recalled Gliscor before it fainted not wanting a repeat of what happened with Grotle and Buizel in Lake Acuity battle.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite its comedic and sensitive personality, Gliscor is a powerful battler.
* TheBusCameBack: After a 30 episode long absence, it returns in time for Ash's Sinnoh League battle with Paul, and afterwards it is sent to Professor Oak's Lab rather than returning to [=McCann=].
* TheBusCameBack: After a 30 episode long absence, it returns in time for Ash's Sinnoh League battle with Paul, and afterwards it is sent to Professor Oak's Lab rather than returning to [=McCann=].
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite its comedic and sensitive personality, Gliscor is a powerful battler.
battler, especially after completing its training under [=McCann=].
* TheBusCameBack: After a30 episode long 30-episode-long absence, it returns in time for Ash's Sinnoh League battle with Paul, and afterwards afterward it is sent to Professor Oak's Lab rather than returning to [=McCann=].
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* CharacterTics: What sets it apart from other Gligar/Gliscor is its tendency to wink and lick its lips in an exaggerated manner. Both Gligar and Gliscor also like to stick out its tongue for no other reason.
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* CharacterTics: What sets it apart from other Gligar/Gliscor is its tendency to wink and lick its lips in an exaggerated manner.exaggeratedly. Both Gligar and Gliscor also like to stick out its tongue for no other reason.
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* AmbiguousGender: Torterra, Infernape, Buizel, and Gible are all confirmed male, and Staraptor is pretty implicitly male as well, but Gliscor is more debatable.
** Of note, this is also the generation where Pikachu is finally confirmed explicitly to be male, in [=DP142=].
** Of note, this is also the generation where Pikachu is finally confirmed explicitly to be male, in [=DP142=].
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* AmbiguousGender: Torterra, Infernape, Buizel, and Gible are all confirmed male, and Staraptor is pretty implicitly male as well, but Gliscor is more debatable.
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* TheLoad: Until it evolved into Gliscor, it was without a doubt the weakest link in Ash's Sinnoh team and never won any battles. Even after evolution it tended to have an unsteady pattern in battle (defeating Byron's Bastiodon, yet falling to Candice's Snover). It finally [[TookALevelInBadass grew out of this completely]] - during the battle with Paul, it put up a good battle against Ninjask and managed to defeat his powerful Drapion, which had previously knocked out Buizel, Staraptor ''and'' Torterra with ease.
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* TheLoad: Until it evolved into Gliscor, it was without a doubt the weakest link in Ash's Sinnoh team and never won any battles. Even after evolution evolution, it tended to have an unsteady pattern in battle (defeating Byron's Bastiodon, yet falling to Candice's Snover). It finally [[TookALevelInBadass grew out of this completely]] completely after undergoing training from the Air Battle Master]] - during the battle with Paul, it put up a good battle against Ninjask and managed to defeat his powerful Drapion, which had previously knocked out Buizel, Staraptor ''and'' Torterra with ease.
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* SuperScream: Knows Screech. It only used it once.
* TookALevelInBadass: After finishing training with the Air Battle Master. It has mastered Giga Impact, and can glide perfectly, even negating Giga Impact's recharge drawback.
* TookALevelInBadass: After finishing training with the Air Battle Master. It has mastered Giga Impact, and can glide perfectly, even negating Giga Impact's recharge drawback.
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* SuperScream: Knows Screech. It has only used it once.
* TookALevelInBadass: After finishing training with the Air Battle Master. It can glide perfectly, has learned Stone Edge, and mastered Giga Impact,and can glide perfectly, even along with negating Giga Impact's its recharge drawback.
* TookALevelInBadass: After finishing training with the Air Battle Master. It can glide perfectly, has learned Stone Edge, and mastered Giga Impact,
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never cleared up whether it returned to [=McCann=], or was deposited on Professor Oak's lab like the rest of the Pokémon before it. It's finally revealed in ''The Dream Continues!'' that it was sent to stay at Professor Oak's lab as it was seen during the GroupPictureEnding.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never cleared up whether it returned to [=McCann=], or was deposited on to Professor Oak's lab like the rest of the Pokémon before it. It's finally revealed in ''The Dream Continues!'' that it was sent to stay at Professor Oak's lab as it was seen during the GroupPictureEnding.
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A version of Dawn from an alternate dimension where she chose to become a trainer rather than a coordinator, she winds up helping to expose a plot by her universe's Team Rocket to weaponize Dialga and Palkia.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: By choosing to be a trainer instead of a coordinator, it works out for her splendidly. For comparison, Ash lost the Sinnoh League to [[DiabolusExMachina Tobias and his Darkrai]] in the Top 4. She was the ''runner up''--something of which Ash wouldn't achieve until Kalos.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: She has more of a purple ensemble compared to the mainstream Dawn, who prefers pink.
* EasilyForgiven: The main Dawn lets her off the hook for stealing her Piplup, especially upon learning that Alt!Dawn's Piplup was turned into an egg.
* FountainOfYouth: She and the rest of the gang, plus their main counterparts, are deaged into toddlers as a result of Dialga and Palkia's fighting. Arceus gets them to stop and fix that issue.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite her career change, she still chose Piplup as her starter, and obtained a Quilava, Mamoswine, and Buneary at the very least.
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A version of Dawn from an alternate dimension where she chose to become a trainer rather than a coordinator, she winds up helping to expose a plot by her universe's Team Rocket to weaponize Dialga and Palkia.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: By choosing to be a trainer instead of a coordinator, it works out for her splendidly. For comparison, Ash lost the Sinnoh League to [[DiabolusExMachina Tobias and his Darkrai]] in the Top 4. She was the ''runner up''--something of which Ash wouldn't achieve until Kalos.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: She has more of a purple ensemble compared to the mainstream Dawn, who prefers pink.
* EasilyForgiven: The main Dawn lets her off the hook for stealing her Piplup, especially upon learning that Alt!Dawn's Piplup was turned into an egg.
* FountainOfYouth: She and the rest of the gang, plus their main counterparts, are deaged into toddlers as a result of Dialga and Palkia's fighting. Arceus gets them to stop and fix that issue.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite her career change, she still chose Piplup as her starter, and obtained a Quilava, Mamoswine, and Buneary at the very least.
A version of Dawn from an alternate dimension where she chose to become a trainer rather than a coordinator, she winds up helping to expose a plot by her universe's Team Rocket to weaponize Dialga and Palkia.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: By choosing to be a trainer instead of a coordinator, it works out for her splendidly. For comparison, Ash lost the Sinnoh League to [[DiabolusExMachina Tobias and his Darkrai]] in the Top 4. She was the ''runner up''--something of which Ash wouldn't achieve until Kalos.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: She has more of a purple ensemble compared to the mainstream Dawn, who prefers pink.
* EasilyForgiven: The main Dawn lets her off the hook for stealing her Piplup, especially upon learning that Alt!Dawn's Piplup was turned into an egg.
* FountainOfYouth: She and the rest of the gang, plus their main counterparts, are deaged into toddlers as a result of Dialga and Palkia's fighting. Arceus gets them to stop and fix that issue.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite her career change, she still chose Piplup as her starter, and obtained a Quilava, Mamoswine, and Buneary at the very least.
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A version of Dawn from an alternate dimension where she chose to become a trainer rather than a coordinator, she winds up helping to expose a plot by her universe's Team Rocket to weaponize Dialga and Palkia.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: By choosing to be a trainer instead of a coordinator, it works out
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: She has more of a purple ensemble compared to the mainstream Dawn, who prefers pink.
* EasilyForgiven: The main Dawn lets her off the hook for stealing her Piplup, especially upon learning that Alt!Dawn's Piplup was turned into an egg.
* FountainOfYouth: She and the rest of the gang, plus their main counterparts, are deaged into toddlers as a result of Dialga and Palkia's fighting. Arceus gets them to stop and fix that issue.
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/EmilyJenness\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/GabyUgarte (''Diamond and Pearl'' Seasons 10, 11, and 13, ''Journeys''), Leyla Rangel (''Diamond and Pearl'' season 12, ''Black and White'' season 15)\\
'''Voiced in European Spanish by:''' Mar Bordallo\\
'''Voiced in European French by:''' Alexandra Corréa\\
'''Voiced in Polish by:''' Creator/BeataWyrabkiewicz\\
'''Voiced in Italian by:''' Creator/TosawiPiovani (Season 10 - 11), Ludovica De Caro (Season 12 - 13)
Dawn is a newbie trainer from Sinnoh who met Ash after she ran into Pikachu, who'd been separated from his trainer by Team Rocket. Like May before her, Dawn aspires to be a Pokémon Coordinator. Tropes involving her and her Pokémon include:
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* ActionGirl:
** Out of all of Ash's traveling companions, she's the most likely to take immediate action against Team Rocket or other antagonists when they show up, frequently having Piplup dealing the finishing blow alongside Pikachu.
** While she mostly participates in contests, she is definitely no slouch in actual Pokemon battles either, especially when she uses her Mamoswine. She particularly excels in Double Battles, because then it's way easier for her to use her extremely powerful and stunning combination attacks to easily overwhelm her opponents.
** In one episode, she once rescued all her Pokémon ''all by herself''.
* AdaptationalModesty: In the ''Pokémon Learning League'' educational series, she wears a long-sleeved shirt and white tights under her usual sleeveless top and short skirt.
* AdaptationalSympathy: The games depicted her as the protagonist or Rowan's assistant, depending on the player's choice. The former option is showcased here, but it adds in the detail of her struggling to become a world-class coordinator like her mother, with plenty of missteps along the way.
* AgeInappropriateDress:
** [[AvertedTrope But]] her mother forbade her from bringing it on her journey. Then again, her normal outfit...
** Lampshaded in episode 171 by Princess Salvia, who comments on the length of Dawn's skirt.
* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: An alternate universe of herself has her partaking the Pokémon Gym Battles rather than Pokémon Contests. And she's so skilled as a battler that she managed to become the runner up of the Sinnoh League, placing her higher than Ash did when competed.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: In terms of Contest skill, she's on both ends of this trope. She has never managed to surpass the more experienced Zoey, but she always comes ahead of Ursula, and narrowly managed to beat the far more experienced May in their only on-screen Contest together.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Dawn's father is never seen or mentioned. While Dawn extensively talks about her mother and her goals to be as legendary of a coordinator as her, and plenty of people other than her talk about and interact with Johanna, no mention ever goes to a husband, boyfriend, or anything. Despite quite a lot of time shown focusing on Johanna's home, we never see anyone there but Johanna and her two partners Glameow and Umbreon.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: When she is taking Chloe to the contest hall in ''[=JN074=]'', she gets distracted by everything that she sees, followed by her "No need to worry" catchphrase until Chloe has enough and tells her to stop.
* ArtEvolution: In ''Journeys'', in addition to the universal art style changes applying to all characters that happened since she last appeared in ''DP'' and ''BW'' such as less edges in her design and different eyes, her overall color scheme is brighter, with her skin being paler, hat managing to be even whiter, and the pink half-pokeball sign on it becoming a brighter pink. This makes her closer to her game counterpart in appearance.
* AshFace: Her Cyndaquil has done this to her [[RunningGag several times]] by flaring up its back flames while she's holding it. Some of her various electrocution and explosion mishaps have also left her singed.
* BadassAdorable: A cute ten-year-old girl who also happens to become quite the tough coordinator.
* BackForTheFinale: She ascends back to recurring character status in ''Master Journeys'' [[spoiler:and comes back to root for Ash in person in his FinalBattle with Leon]].
* BerserkButton: Don't use her embarrassing childhood nickname, Dee-Dee. It brings up bad memories of getting zapped by Plusle and Minum (though she gets over that part at least).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Similar to May and later Serena, Dawn is good natured, but not a doormat and isn't afraid to sic her strongest Pokémon on you if you piss her off, which Team Rocket know from experience. When Meowth pulled a FakeDefector scheme on the heroes, Dawn, who had been sympathetic enough to offer getting him media ties, angrily vowed to beat him to tears for selling them out ([[TooKinkyToTorture he didn't surprisingly]], but still).
* BigDamnHeroes: A short time after becoming a trainer and getting her first Pokémon, she protects Pikachu with her Piplup.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Dawn in many ways is the closest a DistaffCounterpart to Ash can be, sharing more in common with him than just about any of his companions.
** She exchanges RotatingArcs with Ash's Gym quest, much like May before and Serena after, but she stands out thanks to her status as the {{Deuteragonist}}. Dawn received more focus than any main character prior to [[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Goh]], roughly on par with Ash himself.
** Dawn's journey mirrors Ash's in many ways. Like Ash, she is an optimistic and initially overconfident NiceGirl who had decided on her life goal long before her debut. She started her journey with an initially stubborn Pokémon that stays outside his Poké Ball and refuses to evolve, and bonded with him after [[FireForgedFriends fending off a large swarm of wild Pokemon]] in an adventure that culminated in them meeting a [[OlympusMons Legendary]] Pokemon.
** Like Ash during his initial journey in the Kanto saga, Dawn has a degree of rotten luck when she starts her journey in Sinnoh. They both have a hard time getting any respect as rookies, even from their own Pokémon, along with taking some very heart-breaking losses in the process. It takes a lot of trial and error experience from then on, but eventually they both make their respective comebacks in anime-exclusive competitions (Orange League for Ash, Wallace Cup Contest for Dawn). They're also able to get one of their powerhouse Pokémon, a three-stage evolution who started out nice before [[TookALevelInJerkass getting nastier and disobedient]] when they evolved twice in a row very quickly, to start being loyal again when they save them from a nasty injury.
** She has a knack for developing [[OutsideTheBoxTactic Outside-the-Box Tactics]] in battle similarly to Ash, many of which are borrowed between the two. Counter Shield, for instance, Ash's SignatureMove in Sinnoh, was directly inspired by one of Dawn's Contests.
** Both her reappearances in ''Journeys'' further support this. Her interactions with Chloe in [=JN074=] closely resemble Ash's relationship with Goh, being a lighthearted, exuberant {{Foil}} to her reserved, antisocial partner. When she's paired up with Goh in [=JN089=], he remarks that she's very similar to Ash.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: She copied Iris' "such a kid" remarks at Ash (a little anyways), and once used, "Buneary, I choose you!" when sending it out to battle Pachirisu.
* BreakingOldTrends: She's the first of Ash's companions to obtain a "Pika-Clone" (in her case, Pachirisu) after Misty, Brock, and May didn't obtain any of them. She's also the first character besides Ash to own an Electric Type.
* BreakoutCharacter: She not only became one of the most well-known protagonists in the anime, receiving more focus than any companion prior to Goh, she also elevated her game counterpart into an iconic trainer who gets top-billing over her male counterpart, Lucas. Additionally, she has the most guest-starred episodes out of all the supporting cast in the entire anime (excluding cameo appearances), with a total of 16 episodes (plus an additional 4-part special in the form of ''The Arceus Chronicles''.) Misty, by contrast, comes in second with a total of 9 [[note]]not including the ''Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' miniseries, where Misty returns to main character status[[/note]].
* BreakTheCutie: Disturbingly often. She gets this when losing contests and became a StepfordSmiler afterwards, which is especially noteworthy after her first losing streak sees her not even advanced to the next round ''twice in a row'', causing her to doubt that she can cut it as a Coordinator. Fortunately, she bounces back.
* BrickJoke: The second [=DP=] episode continued the RunningGag of Pikachu frying a bike, but it took 36 episodes for Ash to know about it. Dawn was notably nicer about it, taking it in stride and not holding it against Ash, whereas Misty would make a fuss about her bike to Ash and used it as an excuse to keep following Ash until he repayed her, and May briefly used Ash burning her bike as a means to guilt trip him into agreeing with Professor Birch's suggestion that she should travel with him to learn from him.
* BrokenWinLossStreak: After losing her first contest, Dawn manages to turn things around briefly, but loses the appeal stage ''twice in a row''! Left broken by the loss, she only stages a comeback after narrowly beating May in the Wallace Cup, and wins most of her contests barring one or two. She does wind up making it to the finals of the Grand Festival, but Zoey edges her out.
* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned in ''Best Wishes'' from [=BW085=] to [=BW093=] to compete in the Junior Cup.
** She becomes a recurring character in ''Journeys'', appearing in several multi-part episodes revolving around Sinnoh's legendaries.
*** She first returns in [=JN074=] and [=JN075=], where she introduces Chloe to Pokémon Contests and helps defend Darkrai and an injured Cresselia from Team Rocket.
*** She makes another appearance for the 2-part Sinnoh winter special centered around the Time[=/=]Space legendaries.
*** She appears again in the special 4-parter ''The Arceus Chronicles'', where she reunites with Ash and Brock and reencounters Team Galactic.
*** [[spoiler:She returns yet again in [=JN129=] to cheer for Ash in his battle against Leon in the finals of the Masters Eight Tournament alongside Chloe (in place of Goh).]]
* ButtMonkey: Out of the cast, she's the biggest one of the "butt of every joke" type. Several characters have poked fun at her, including Ash, Brock, and her own Pokémon, and her skill as a Coordinator was called into question several times prior to her victory at the Wallace Cup. She also gets involved in a fair amount of slapstick, more so than Misty and May, especially where Piplup is concerned.
* CharacterCatchphrase:
** "Daijobu!", or "No need to worry!" in the dub. How ironic.
** And like May, she has a phrase to use when calling Pokémon out for a Contest -- "Charm up!" / "Spotlight!"
* CharacterDevelopment: She starts as a coordinator passionate and overconfident outside but deeply insecure inside in comparison with her mother's own success and her rival Zoey's experience to a more resilient and humble one who improvises more and is less afraid to fail and even learn from her mistakes.
* TheChosenOne: Chosen by Mesprit since the beginning of the DP series due to her strong empathy.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Flip-flops between this and SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute. Like May before her, Dawn is a NiceGirl Pokémon Coordinator whose quest [[RotatingArcs alternates in focus with Ash]] and who has a famous parent, but the direction of her character arc is nearly the opposite of May's. While May was underconfident and not very passionate about Pokemon before discovering Contests (only using it as an excuse to travel at first), Dawn had settled on her goal from the start and was ''over''confident in her skills, struggling far more than May did in her early Contests as she was taught several lessons in humility.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has both hair and eyes that are dark-blue.
* DetrimentalDetermination: Upon starting out on her journey, she was determined to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a world-famous Top Coordinator. Unfortunately, she was just as equally determined to perfect her performances instead of having fun with her Pokémon, resulting in her failing to clear the first stage ''twice in a row'' and shattering her confidence in the process. Only when she loosens up and starts having fun does she get her groove back.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of "Diamond and Pearl", to Ash's protagonist. Her name is even added in the Japanese openings of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series right next to Ash's.
* DubInducedPlotHole: Against all odds, averted when it came to explaining "Dee-Dee". [[spoiler:She had a bad incident with a Plusle and Minun when she was younger, which she explains in episode 161 to Ash and Brock. Unbeknownst to them, Ursula (whose Plusle and Minun triggered the present-day incident leading to the explanation in the first place) was also in hearing range...]]
* DudeMagnet: Kenny, Kendall, and Conway have all shown signs of being attracted to her. She also has a few moments with Ash that could be seen as ShipTease (though, Ash being [[ChasteHero Ash,]] these moments are up to the audience's interpretation). This being ''Pokémon,'' [[NoHuggingNoKissing it never goes anywhere.]]
* EmbarrassingNickname: Her childhood friend Kenny loves to tease her by calling her "Dee Dee"[[note]]in the original, it's "Pikari," a combination of her name and ''pika'', electric sparkle[[/note]] (short for "Diamond Dandruff"), after an incident in kindergarten where she hugged a Plusle and Minun too hard and they shocked her, making her hair spiky and sparkly.
* TheEmpath: Dawn has shown to have the ability to understand the feelings of Pokémon, and she connects with Mesprit because of this ability.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Sure, Brock's CasanovaWannabe tendencies are a bit annoying for her, but even she can't help but look on with concern when Croagunk demonstrates his [[AssShove usual method]] of stopping Brock dead in his tracks.
* FaceYourFears: Through her Mamoswine and Cyndaquil's encouragement, Dawn decided that it was time to let go of her fear of Plusle and Minun as she pulled herself together then managed to win her last ribbon to compete in the Grand Festival.
* FailedASpotCheck: If she would look around at the audience during contests more often, she would notice some [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/027 VERY familar faces]]. Namely, James, Meowth and Wobbuffet.
* FailureHeroine: [[BreakTheCutie Poor girl lost]] ''[[BreakTheCutie two]]'' [[BreakTheCutie Contests in the Appeal Stage in a row!]]
* FanGirl: To Professor Oak's (and Gary's) poetry, and Wallace (Contest master).
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Dawn is good at baking Poffins, unlike Ash who burns all of his to a crisp.
* FireForgedFriends: When she and Piplup first meet, they can't stand each other, but they form a bond after escaping from a horde of wild Ariados, and Dawn doesn't hesitate to choose him as her starter when they get back to Prof. Rowan's lab. They continue to grow closer throughout the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series.
* {{Flanderization}}: While Dawn's [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] was always a major trait of hers, in her first ''Journeys'' appearance, it's her response to nearly everything that happens. Her upbeat personality is also exaggerated to where she gets [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny distracted]] by almost everything in sight. These aspects are downplayed when she returns again in [=JN089=] and [=JN090=].
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: She and Brock had fairly little interaction, at least compared to their interactions with Ash, though she did learn some valuable medical skills across the series from him. She was shown to remember these skills all the way up to ''Journeys''.
* {{Foil}}:
** Dawn is presented as one to May during her guest appearance. While May started off not knowing what she wanted to do before deciding on Coordinating, Dawn immediately sought to become a Coordinator. Both ran into Ash in a moment of crisis involving Team Rocket, resulting in Pikachu frying their bikes and them wanting to travel with Ash, who in turn acted as a BigBrotherMentor to them, and both struggled pretty badly in the early stages of their careers. Unlike May, who suffered from a lack of confidence, Dawn was too focused on perfecting her performances, with both having to suffer pretty hard losses to get them to realize it. When they both left the party, May eventually grew into a very busy and respectable Coordinator on par Lisa and Serena, while Dawn largely travels around Coordinating when she pleases.
** Dawn's rival Zoey, by contrast, is shown to be a more skilled Coordinator who acts as a mentor to her friend. Dawn hails from Twinleaf Town and was following in her mother's footsteps, while Zoey comes from Snowpoint City and is given the full support of Candice, the local gym leader. Zoey did struggle, but it was against coordinators of equivalent or better skill level, while Dawn struggled mostly because she was trying too hard to be perfect. In the end, Zoey proved to be the better of the two by edging her out at the Sinnoh Grand Festival, but while she hasn't been heard from since, Dawn has managed to forge her own path as a Coordinator in her own right, albeit more carefree than May or Serena.
** During ''Journeys'', she's presented as one to Chloe. Dawn originated from the games, Chloe is a CanonForeigner. Both have a RidiculouslyCuteCritter as their partner, but Dawn picked Piplup, while Eevee chose Chloe. Dawn is far more carefree in her journeys and knows what she wants out of life, while Chloe is a lot more cautious and isn't sure what she wants to do yet. When the two meet, the pair hit it off pretty quickly, but their brief argument over Dawn's constantly getting distracted shows that Chloe is the more focused of the two.
* GenerationXerox: She gets her passion from Pokémon Contests from her mother, who is a retired Top Coordinator.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Dawn is about as girly as Misty is tomboyish. She competes in the style-focused Contests, wears a lot of pink, has dressed as a cheerleader multiple times and loves fashionable clothes. But unlike Serena, she doesn't mind getting down and dirty with anything masculine. She enjoys battle nearly just as much as Ash does, and has no issue with participating in numerous sporty activities throughout the series.
* GoGetterGirl: Right from the start, she knew she wanted to be a Pokémon Coordinator, and never lost sight of her goal since.
* GoodLuckGesture: One of her trademark qualities is to exchange a high five with Ash either before or after a big accomplishment. Examples include (among many others): her first Contest, the Wallace Cup, saying goodbye, reuniting with him in Unova, and after successfully saving Heatran.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Became this in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'', joining the group for eight episodes mid-series prior to and during the Junior Cup.
* HarmlessElectrocution: A running gag by itself, Dawn needs to use Piplup's Bubble Beam to [[http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h245/DRCEQ2/Anime/Pokemon/Dawnshair.jpg condition her hair back to normal after she gets zapped]].
* HeroicBSOD: Dawn's self-confidence was shattered when she lost in the appeals round twice in ''Dawns Early Night!'' and ''Team Shocker!''. Although Zoey was able to help her into what she did wrong and inspired her to take some time from Contests, Dawn never fully recovered until the Wallace Cup, which she ended up winning (over a returning May, who had beaten Zoey en route to the final), fully restoring her confidence.
* AnIcePerson: While she doesn't specializes in Ice-types, as her journey goes on she uses more and more ice moves in her Appeals and battles, often in combination with fire and electricity.
* IconicOutfit: Her white beanie, black with pink accent sweater mini-dress, golden hair clips, pink boots, and red scarf are easily recognizable among the fans.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Dawn is the third female companion in the show and the sixth introduced overall, debuting in its tenth season. Despite this she's easily one of Ash's most popular companions and her name is usually brought up in best female main character discussions.
* IdenticalStranger: She and Princess Salvia from the episode "Dawn of a Royal Day!" look exactly alike. They take advantage of this and switch places for a day so Salvia can compete in a Contest with her Togekiss.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: She befriended Nando, a traveling bard, and Lila, a dressmaker and retired Coordinator who was also her mother's childhood friend.
* ItsTheJourneyThatCounts: Her experiences in traveling with Ash taught her that she just needs to live life in the moment, and doesn't spend all her time worrying about where to go next. Naturally, Chloe gets more than annoyed when Dawn stops to take in every sight she sees, even though there's a Pokémon Contest they both are attending.
* JerkassBall: While generally one of Ash's nicer traveling companions, she still has moments like this.
** She is uncharacteristically harsh toward Ash in ''Giratina and the Sky Warrior''. She appears to disregard Shaymin's actions towards him (and them) and even resorts to kicking him in the shin when he disrespectfully remarks about bidding farewell to Shaymin.
** In the BW episode "Expedition to Onix Island", she joins Iris in mocking Ash over his (as it turns out, entirely correct) suggestion that the caves on the eponymous island were created by Onix, acting like the very idea is utterly ridiculous.
* JustFriends: Like May, she has a LikeBrotherAndSister relationship with Ash. Dawn also has feelings for him.
* LegFocus: From her standard MagicSkirt attire to the occasional cheerleader, swimsuit, or FrenchMaid outfit, the show doesn't let up in displaying Dawn's legginess. One episode had a scene that completely focused on her legs as she paced before Ash and Brock in anger after Landis insults her friendship with her Piplup.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "By Your Side". Used primarily in the Japanese edit, though some instrumental versions still accompany her in parts of the English dub (thus making it one of very few Japanese image songs to at least partway survive the transition).
* LeotardOfPower: As seen in "Two Degrees of Separation!", Dawn appears to be wearing a black leotard under her minidress.
* LettingHerHairDown: Most notably [[http://images5.fanpop.com/image/polls/991000/991163_1333460097101_full.png two]] [[http://pm1.narvii.com/6341/c358a4b8d243806b999f5e28a3690780ebafe008_hq.jpg times]].
* LittleMissBadass: Younger than Ash but able to single-handedly kick Team Rocket's ass.
* TheLoad: Dawn has a heartfelt conversation with Maylene, expressing her concerns that she might be wasting Ash's valuable time by participating in Contests while traveling with him. She is feeling stagnant and unsure if it is worth it for Ash. Dawn suggests a battle to help Maylene escape her funk. However, it is hinted that her primary motivation was to ensure that Ash could have his gym battle and maybe even restore her confidence in the process by demonstrating to herself that she could make a difference in Ash's dreams.
* MagicSkirt: She has a short skirt, but she remains covered throughout the series, except for one occasion - "Steamboat Willies!".
* MementoMacGuffin: At the beginning of her Pokémon journey, her mother gave to her the first Contest ribbon she won as a good luck charm. After her run in the Grand Festival, she gives it back.
* MessyHair: Is often subject to incredibly messy bedhead when she wakes up, and is incredibly fussy about it, refusing to leave her tent until her hair is straightened out. Also happens whenever Pachirisu zaps her hair, making her subject to ridicule from Ash and Brock for it. As it turns out, her self-consciousness about her hair is due to an incident when she was in kindergarten where a Plusle and Minun zapped her hair, earning her the humiliating nickname "Dee-Dee" (Pikari in Japanese) from Kenny and Leona, who then used it to make the whole class ridicule her. Over the course of the series, and especially after overcoming her fear of Plusle and Minun, she mellows out about this, though she still shows signs of caring about her hairdo in ''Best Wishes'' when she spends a long time using the hairdryer to straighten her hair. In ''Journeys'', when both she and Chloe wake up with bedhead, Dawn is much more nonchalant about it and immediately subjects both of them to Piplup's Bubble Beam to straighten their hair, having become used to having her hair messy and not caring as much about others seeing it as she used to.
* ModestyShorts: In the one singular shot where the MagicSkirt fails, it appears that she is wearing black bike shorts underneath.
* MsFanservice: Nowhere near to the extent of previous Pokegirls Misty and May, but still present. She gets a lot of LegFocus from her regular extremely short skirt, not to mention the occasional revealing cheerleader outfit, swimsuit (though unlike Misty's or May's swimsuits, most of Dawn's swimsuits didn't show quite as much of her stomach) and even some of her contest dresses. There's also an episode where she's put in a pretty FrenchMaid outfit.
* MundaneUtility: It turns out having a Water Type as your partner can come in handy to handle that morning bedhead. She demonstrates Piplup's convenient hair-care solution to Chloe.
* MythologyGag:
** Her winter outfit is based on her appearance from ''Pokémon Platinum''.
** Her Sinnoh Fest attire in the Amazon exclusive special ''The Arceus Chronicles'' loosely based on Akari, specifically her hairstyle and bandana. The rest of her outfit is the Garchomp Fancy Kimono... that is only exclusive pre-order bonus from the Amazon website.
* NaiveEverygirl: It took her an entire episode to find Professor Rowan, despite it normally not being that difficult.
* NervesOfSteel: As part of her CharacterDevelopment, she's able to calm down when she feels pressure during contests as the story progresses in contrast of her debuts.
* NiceGirl: Before Serena's introduction in the XY series, Dawn was easily the most straightforwardly kind of all the leading females and is very empathetic (she never held Pikachu ''or'' Ash responsible for her bike's destruction given the circumstances, for instance, knowing that she attacked Pikachu first and Ash wasn't even there, thanks to Team Rocket). Must be the main reason Mesprit chose her. And while it's true that Ash and Dawn sometimes fight, it's not on a regular basis when compared to how Ash deals with Misty, May and Iris.
* NoodleIncident: The origins of her nickname Pikari/Dee-Dee. In a subversion, it's later revealed she got shocked by a Plusle and Minun in kindergarten, making her hair all sparkly. [[note]]"Pikapika" is the [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud spoken sound effect for "sparkle"]][[/note]]. In the dub, it's short for "Diamond Dandruff", which is indeed pretty embarrassing.
* NoSenseOfDirection: In her debut episode, Dawn can't find Professor Rowan's lab anywhere. When he does find her, he lampshades that she's obviously lost.
* ObliviousToLove: She has no trouble understanding others people's romance, but seems rather blind when said affection is directed to her (except with Conway, but subtle he isn't). She doesn't get Kenny has a crush on her, and totally misses Lyra acting as a ShipperOnDeck for her and Ash in "Dressed For Jess Success".
* OjouRinglets: Not an {{Ojou}}, but she used this hairstyle in a couple of contests as shown [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Dawn_DP027_contest.png here]] and [[http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparisons/diamond_pearl/ep177.html here]].
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: One particular irony about the end of Ash's tenure was that Dawn never crossed paths with Serena (who's quite similar to Dawn in a lot of respects), but fellow Coordinator May (whom Dawn did meet) befriended the Kalos native when she came to Hoenn.
* ThePerfectionist: Dawn's FatalFlaw was that she was trying to make her performances as perfect as possible, but both Zoey and Wallace pointed out that this was hurting her more than it helped her. For example, in the second contest she failed to clear the qualifying round, her Ambipom delivered a very spectacular and flashy performance--but nobody could see the Pokémon performing it! After the Wallace Cup, she's able to find a way to have fun with her Pokémon and not be worried about performing perfectly all the time.
* PhraseCatcher:
** The reply to her own [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] is usually "That's when [we] worry the most."
** A few times she gets her catchphrase, "No need to worry!", back at her.
** Tends to receive "I'm really getting worried!" from Chloe every time she says her titular catchphrase.
* PimpedOutDress: She wears a lot of them. Makes sense, considering part of her job as a Coordinator is to look stylish alongside her Pokémon and she also has a sense of fashion.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her usual Contest dress is pink, as is her cheerleader outfit. Her regular outfit features a pink skirt and she wears a pink coat when traveling in colder climates (both travel outfits also include pink boots).
* PomPomGirl: She sometime act like a cheerleader and donned a pink cheerleading outfit (her Pokèmon also) to support Ash in his Gym battles with Roark, Maylene and Volkner, along with his battles in the Masters Eight tournament.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Borders on this with Ash. It's pointed out several times in ''Journeys'' how similar the two are and Dawn has at this point returned more than any of Ash's other companions after leaving the main cast.
* PluckyGirl: She always remains optimistic, even when the odds are against her.
* RunningGag:
** Her hair being messed up, which is usually either the cause or sign of extreme stress from her. In early episodes, she refused to let Ash or Brock even ''see'' her if her hair was messy. It also tends to mess itself up whenever she's about to perform for a major Contest, causing her to freak out until someone (usually Zoey) calms her down.
** Adding onto this, she's frequently on the receiving end of electric attacks, which always leaves her hair messy and frazzled (and on occasion, with the sparkly effect behind her embarrassing nickname). Once she acquires her Cyndaquil, it develops a habit of flaring up its back flames while Dawn is holding it, leaving her hair puffed up with an AshFace.
** And of course, there's her habit of TemptingFate with her [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]]. Whenever she says "No need to worry!", there's a good chance something bad is about to happen.
* SeenItAll: By the events of ''Journeys'' Dawn, even as she enjoys the small things in adventures like Ash, takes things like being contacted by Arceus as a lot less crazy than she would have as a rookie, much to Goh's concernation.
* ScarfOfAssKicking: She wears a scarf around her neck and is a prominent ActionGirl who has no problem taking on Pokémon battles.
* ShipperOnDeck: While normally embarrassed about Brock's antics like everyone else, when it was suggested to him that he [[spoiler:become a Pokémon Doctor]], she's the one to point out that it will help him get closer to all Nurse Joys.
* ShipTease:
** Naturally, she gets these with Ash. Not to mention that she's the only one to go as far as to be his personal cheerleader during a few of his Gym Battles. The most notable examples are the episodes where Kenny appears, as the boy is a childhood friend of Dawn and has had a crush on her since they were younger; he shows extreme jealousy of Ash and Dawn's close relationship, glaring angrily when the two so much as talk with each other. When Kenny requests Dawn to go with him on a journey if he beats Ash, Dawn opts to instead keep going with Ash and gently turning down Kenny's offer. [[spoiler:She's also notably Ash's only official companion to watch his final match of the Masters Eight Tournament in person.]] There's also the fact that her Buneary has a massive crush on Ash's Pikachu, which Dawn has personally voiced her support for several times.
** She fangirls Gary's (as well as Prof. Oak's) poetry a number of times during his visits.
* SignatureHeadgear: A white and pink beanie that covers her hair to avoid it getting frizzy.
* SimpleYetAwesome: Dawn develops the skill of presenting her Contest performances straightforwardly and authentically, with an unwavering focus on highlighting the unique talents of her beloved Pokemon companions.
* StepfordSmiler:
** Tries to put on a good face after her first losing streak. Doesn't work in the end.
** When her alternate counterpart takes Piplup, Dawn tries putting on a brave face when Ash arrives. It's not holding up nearly as well she thinks, and almost breaks down crying before catching herself.
* SupremeChef: A few hands-on lessons are enough to get her cooking Poffins like a pro.
* SkywardScream: Does this in "Dawn's Early Night" after losing the Hearthome contest.
-->'''Dawn:''' ''[as she runs to the balcony]'' AAAAAAAAAAH!
* ATasteOfDefeat: Tying in with her ButtMonkey role, Dawn is the first of few "twerps" to suffer [[TeamRocketWins an unnegated defeat from Team Rocket]] in an episode. ''Twice'' for that matter:
** In "Team Shocker" Jessie (as Jessilina) wins her first ribbon in the Solaceon contest, one Dawn doesn't even pass the Appeals Round for. [[HeroicBSOD She does not take it well.]]
** James (disguised as Jessilina) directly defeats her in the battle round of the Lilypad contest in "Dressed For Jess Success". While Dawn was a GracefulLoser this time round, it didn't remotely taint James and Meowth's victory over her.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to three other Tomboys: Zoey (a Bifauxnen coordinator who wears suits, compared to Dawn's fluffy dresses), May (a Coordinator with a huge appetite and a team of intimidating powerhouses), and Iris (a rambunctious Dragon-type trainer who competed in the Masters Eight tournament).
* WellDoneSonGuy: Her fantasy in the LotusEaterMachine episode shows us that she even wants to surpass her mother.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's terrified of Plusle and Minun, because of an incident in kindergarten when she hugged them too hard and they shocked her, making her hair stand on end and everyone laughing at her. However, Dawn got over her fear with help from her Pokémon.
* WorthyOpponent: When Dawn finally eliminated her in the Grand Festival, Jessie admitted (albeit infuriated) that she was this. Jessie herself managed to achieve her most even-handed rivalry against Dawn, equalling and even besting her at times. Since Dawn never saw through her "Jesselina" alias, she was rather respectful towards her.
* YouWereTryingTooHard: Dawn has been on a losing streak during the early part of her journey as a Coordinator in Sinnoh and struggles with fine-tuning her contest style. Both Zoey and Wallace help her realize that she is focusing too much on fine-tuning her Pokemon's moves and has not spent enough time simply having fun with them. Dawn takes this advice to heart and from then on makes a spectacular comeback.
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[[folder:Dawn's Pokémon]]
!!In General
* BadassAdorable: The majority of her team are comprised of cute-looking Pokémon who are all competent in Pokémon Contests. Even her not-so-cute ones, specifically Mamoswine, used to be a very cute but strong Swinub.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Mamoswine and Togekiss are the big guys, Piplup, Buneary, Cyndaquil and Pachirisu are the little guys.
* CanonImmigrant: Her team from the anime (sans Pachirisu and with everyone fully evolved) in ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' are what the main player fights against if they select the male player character and pick Turtwig as their starter.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: While this is intentional with Piplup himself, as well as Pachirisu (who can't evolve), the other unevolved Pokémon have been plagued by this "curse" after Dawn left the series (Quilava has been the latest evolution, which happened during the ''Diamond & Pearl'' special). Due to Dawn's infamous StaticCharacter status, she has neither caught new Pokémon nor have unevolved Pokémon evolved since 2011. This is especially jarring in ''Journeys'', since many Pokémon of other returning companions got at least one new evolution or capture.
* OutOfFocus: Everyone who isn't Piplup suffers this during Dawn's appearances in ''Journeys'', only making a brief appearance in the ColdOpen of "The Gates of Warp!".
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: All but Mamoswine are adorable Pokémon, and even he was cute as a Swinub. Buizel was another exception, since he used to be the cool guy in the group, but he's soon replaced by the cute GenkiGirl Aipom.
* TrueCompanions: Dawn's team of Pokémon may bicker, clash or butt head sometimes but in the end they'll always be there to help one another out and support each other till the end.
!!Currently Owned
!!!Piplup (Pochama)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/EtsukoKozakura\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MicheleKnotz
Piplup is Dawn's first Pokémon. She befriended him after saving him from a wild Ariados' attack, when Piplup and Chimchar had fled from Professor Rowan's lab.
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* ArtEvolution: In ''Journeys'', Piplup (and ''[[UniformityException only]]'' this Piplup) has a new eye design, with distinctive blue irises.
* AttentionWhore: Regarding Dawn's attention, at least. Piplup sometimes has a fit when Dawn isn't giving him the attention it wants. Heck, the episode "Piplup Up and Away" was dedicated to Piplup getting upset because Dawn and the gang wasn't giving him the attention he wanted.
* BerserkButton: His EstablishingCharacterMoment was throwing a fit when Professor Rowan's Chimchar stole the last bite of his food.
* BeyondTheImpossible: Somehow, Gible's Draco Meteor ''always'' hit him, even if he was miles away. Much to his dismay, Ash would use this to find Piplup whenever he got lost.
* BigEater: Gets a GrowlingGut often, and enjoys food.
* BreakoutCharacter: Originally just a starter Pokémon for the regional main girl Dawn, Piplup became very popular with viewers during the DP saga, especially in Japan. Noticeably, he began appearing outside of his Poké Ball more and more often until he eventually stopped being seen inside it altogether (save for rare occasions). He also got promoted to being a co-star with Ash's Pikachu in the merchandising, a feat that only Misty's Togepi had accomplished prior.
* BubbleGun: Bubble Beam, which fires several bubbles in quick succession, was the very first attack he was seen using, and it's still his SignatureMove to date.
* ButtMonkey: To clarify it has been:
** Attacked by Elekid and Electabuzz [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/066 on two]] [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/137 different occasions]].
** Zapped by Pikachu ([[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Pikachu yes That Pikachu]]) [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/149 after bumping into it]].
** Knocked into a crater by Ash and Gible (using Draco Meteor) on purpose and [[http://www.serebii.net/anime/pictures/shinou/626ps11.shtml having to fend off against a Magnezone and a Metagross]].
** Not to mention [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP156 all]] [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP157 those]] [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP164 other]] [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP172 times]] it got hit by Draco Meteor ([[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/174 except for that one time that Kenny got hit by it]]).
* CampStraight: Very campy, but showed an attraction to Meloetta. Though Meloetta is genderless, so...
* TheChewToy: It is always nailed by Ash's Gible's Draco Meteor while the latter was trying to master that move.
* ColorFailure:
** In "Battling a Cute Drama!" when Marilyn said he wasn't cute.
** In "Piplup, Up, And Away!" when he overheard Dawn telling Gible it wasn't at fault for dropping Draco Meteors on him.
** When Dawn had her reappearance in Unova, in "Piplup, Pasage, and a Meeting of the Times!", he shares one with Dawn in reaction to Cilan's "Evaluation Time" during a training battle with Pansage.
* {{Determinator}}: Piplup outright refuses to give up for various reasons and wouldn't go down without a fight.
* TheDogBitesBack: After being the target of Gible's Draco Meteor one too many times, Piplup goes into a tirade at it. When its "apology" is in the form of dimly gnawing on Piplup's head, he reaches his RageBreakingPoint, and starts a comical NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Gible.
* DramaQueen: Piplup will readily throw a tantrum if something annoys or upsets him.
* ExpyCoexistence: There are lots of similarities between Piplup and Pikachu. Both befriended their trainers after serious peril, and resist evolution to their next forms. Piplup also prefers to travel outside his Poké Ball, though he will come out of one for Performances to accrue Charm Points.
* FireForgedFriends: At the end of the Junior Cup arc in [=BW2=], he seems to have formed a close bond with Oshawott (who was his rival for Meloetta's affection).
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Did this to Dawn when she was on the edge of having a nervous breakdown before one Contest. Instead of slapping her, he blasted her with Bubble Beam.
* GreenEyedMonster: Piplup can't stand sharing Dawn's attention, so her fawning over [[TheLancer Cyndaquil]] does not sit well with him.
* GrowlingGut: In his debut. This is what made him to accept food from Dawn.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pikachu during the DP series. The two spend a lot of time together due to mostly being outside of their Pokeballs, and are shown to be extremely close. When it's time for Pikachu and Ash to move on, Piplup is ''devastated''.
* AnIcePerson: While Piplup is hotblooded and haughty, he knows the Ice-type move Ice Beam.
* InterspeciesRomance: "Piplup, Up, and Away" makes it pretty clear he has a huge crush on Dawn. The music is what puts it over the top.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Piplup loves to be the center of attention, and can get very huffy when he's not. When Dawn got Cyndaquil, Piplup got very jealous that his trainer was tending to her new obtainment rather than him.
* JerkassBall: He could be seen as downright selfish in some of the episodes. In "Different Strokes for Different Blokes", he ate Aipom's orange causing them to argue. He also collided with Turtwig in "The Champ Twins!" and they started arguing again. He also didn't accept Turtwig's apology when Turtwig is trying to make up with him. In "Gone with the Wildworks", he's shown to be selfish towards Cyndaquil for Dawn's attention. He even slapped Cyndaquil out of the way and ate the poffin which causes them to start a fight.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is rather selfish but does love Dawn and always tries to do his best for her.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Occasionally bickers with Dawn, even though it's clear they care about each other at the same level that Ash and Pikachu do.
* LostFoodGrievance: In his first episode, he got mad at the starter Chimchar when it stole the last bite of his food, starting a fight that wrecked Professor Rowan's lab and led to both of them escaping out a broken window, along with a Starly and Staraptor.
* MakingASplash: He's a Water-Type and knows common water moves such as Bubblebeam, Whirlpool and Hydro Pump.
* NoSenseOfDirection: One episode dealt with him deciding to quit the group after he gets one too many of Gible's Draco Meteors to the head and Dawn and company aren't showing him any concern. Striking out on his own, he decides to go back to Rowan's, but has no idea how to get there.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween: The Mean to Cyndaquil's Nice and Pikachu's In-Between. He's more hot-headed, assertive, cranky and grumpy compared to the more quiet, calm, friendly and polite Cyndaquil while Pikachu mediates between the two.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: This is apparently due less to its infamous "forced mascot" status and more because the producer considers Prinplup and Empoleon ugly. In series, it's because he's afraid of changing personalities when he evolves, and in the dub because he wants to protect Dawn as he is.
* NotQuiteFlight: Piplup, being based on a penguin, doesn't actually fly naturally.[[note]]The entire Piplup line [[ShownTheirWork never picks up the Flying type]].[[/note]] He's shown occasionally to be capable of flying a very short distance from the momentum of using [=BubbleBeam=] or being sent out from his Poké Ball.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: From Bide, to Whirlpool, to even Hydro Pump, all while not even approaching Dawn's knees in height.
* {{Pride}}: A trait of his species. No matter what humiliations he suffers, Piplup will always stand up proud again sooner or later.
* PluckyComicRelief: Goofy and funny, and [[ButtMonkey hapless to match.]]
* RealMenWearPink: On several occasions he has sported a ''pink female'' cheerleading outfit. Later on they opted for more masculine clothing though.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Cyndaquil's blue. He is more hot-headed and assertive compared to the more quiet and calm Cyndaquil, an ironic inverse given their color schemes.
* SignatureMon: Piplup is Dawn's starter and by far her most iconic Pokemon, to the point where he splits the spotlight with Pikachu as the SeriesMascot of ''Diamond and Pearl''. He starts regularly appearing outside his Ball due to sheer popularity, and is present in all of Dawn's most important Contest battles: her first win, the finals of the Wallace Cup, and the finals of the Grand Festival.
* SignatureMove: Bubble Beam is used the most out of every move he knows, and he never forgot how to use it.
* SitcomArchnemesis:
** He got jealous over the attention Dawn gave to her Cyndaquil, which led to plenty of petty bickering between the two. Fortunately, it (mostly) faded out by the end of the series, and completely so after Cyndaquil evolved.
** He gains another one in Ash's Oshawott during ''Black & White'', who feuds with him over their shared love of Meloetta and similarly stubborn personalities. Though they butted heads constantly, they actually share a tearful farewell when it's time for Dawn to leave.
* TookALevelInBadass: Upon learning Hydro Pump, one of the most powerful water attacks known.
* WaveMotionGun: When he uses Hydro Pump, he blasts a massive cannon of water at his opponent that is at least 10x bigger than he is.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Being a cute Pokémon that resembles a penguin, every time Piplup is wearing girls' outfits, e.g. the cheerleader outfit or maid outfit, count as this. He's confirmed male.
!!!Buneary (Mimirol)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TomokoKawakami (first voice), Creator/SatsukiYukino (current)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SarahNatochenny
From the beginning of ''Diamond and Pearl'', Dawn wanted a Buneary. This Buneary was [[ThirdTimesTheCharm her third attempt to capture one]]. Of course, it helps that this particular Buneary had developed an intense crush on Ash's Pikachu.
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* ActionGirl: Especially noteable in "Hold the Phione" - after the titular Pokémon challenges Pikachu for her, she's offended because (A) Pikachu's in a tight spot, and (B) she's being treated like some sort of prize. She demands Phione battle ''her'' instead. And ''wins''.
* BadassAdorable: She's a little bunny that's capable of both giving you a run for your money in battle and making you go "aww" at the same time.
* BunniesForCuteness: Is based off of a rabbit, and is ''adorable.''
* CrushBlush: She cannot resist Pikachu.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: First she jumps to save Pikachu from an incoming motorcycle, then when he tries to thank her she hides her face and bounds away, in the process [[WatchOutForThatTree crashing into a tree]]. This sets her up as a graceful ActionGirl who nonetheless crushes ''hard'' on Pikachu.
* TheFashionista: Not an extreme example, but she's occasionally seen sporting a vest that Dawn made for her, and the Sinnoh arc ends with her becoming a model.
* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Beam, which is also her signature move for Contests.
* NonElemental: She's the Normal-type of the team.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: She's tiny, but she froze Ash, Dawn, and Brock in her debut episode, and she frequently holds her own against larger opponents..
* ShipTease: She makes very little secret of her crush on Pikachu, which naturally leads to quite a few hints between the two (it's worth noting that Pikachu very rarely outright refuses her affections). It also helps that many characters, including her trainer, have noted and [[ShipperOnDeck voiced their support for the pairing]].
* WingdingEyes: Gets hearts in her eyes when she looks at Pikachu.
!!!Pachirisu
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChinamiNishimura
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* AmbiguousGender: It's probably male, given its design and an incident in [=DP138=][[note]]Johanna's Umbreon and Glameow used Attract against both Pachirisu and Piplup, and it worked on both. Umbreon and Glameow do not have known genders.[[/note]], but never explicitly confirmed.
* DeathGlare: Gave one to Ursula's Gabite after its Poffin was stepped on - an ''impressive one'' for normally happy-go-lucky Pachirisu.
* {{Keet}}: Extremely energetic and fun-loving.
* KidAppealCharacter: The second youngest of Dawn's Pokémon, and the one who acts like a kid the most.
* LostFoodGrievance: Pachirisu does ''not'' like its Poffins being [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/084 stolen]] or [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/114 smashed]]. Do any of those, and it'll make sure you pay for dearly for it.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. As of Generation Nine, Pachirisu has no evolutions, so it couldn't evolve even if it wanted to.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Despite a major type disadvantage, it crushed Ursula's Gabite in the Chocovine Contest with is newly learned Super Fang.
* StaticElectricity: Sometimes buzzes Dawn with this, and makes her hair pop out.
* SuperSpeed: Like most Electric-types, but in its debut episode it outran six of the gang's Pokémon at once (including ''Pikachu'') in a very silly game of high-speed chase.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Dawn's Poffins. The first time it was denied them, it shocked everyone until Pikachu snapped it out of it. Then there's the BerserkButton...
* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Emits the blue variety when using Discharge.
!!!Aipom-Ambipom (Eipam-Eteboth)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Miyako Ito (Eipam), Chie Sato (Eteboth)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Miyako Ito (Aipom), Creator/EmilyJenness (Ambipom)
Aipom was a Pokémon that Ash caught during his journey through the Battle Frontier in Kanto. She is very affectionate towards him and secretly follows him when Ash set off to Sinnoh. While Aipom was shown to be a capable battler in Gym Battles, she develops a big interest in Contests, which would later lead to Ash trading her with Dawn's BloodKnight Buizel. She is competent in Contests, but she eventually develops an interest in Pokémon Ping Pong and later leaves Dawn's team, so the Ping Pong master can foster her talent.
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* EleventhHourRanger: She was caught by Ash ten episodes before the end of the Advanced Generation series.
* TheAce: She instantly excels everything she sets her interest on: pranking, battle, Contest and finally Pokemon ping pong.
* ActionGirl:
** While she preferred Contests, she was used several times in battle when she was under the ownership of Ash and didn't seem to mind.
** She beat Gardenia's strongest Pokémon, Roserade, so it's safe to say that although she prefers Contests, her battling skills are something to be proud of.
* BackForTheFinale: During [=JN132=], Ambipom appears in Pikachu's ImagineSpot alongside all of Ash's other Pokémon to cheer him up. She's notably grouped with Ash's Pokémon from ''Advanced Generation'', despite having spent more time with his Sinnoh Pokémon.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: After being traded over to Dawn, her crush on Ash was all but completely forgotten. The last time she even acknowledged Ash as her former trainer was when she was getting ready to be PutOnABus, and even then it wasn't much. [[spoiler:That said, however, in [=JN132=], Ambipom shows up in Pikachu's vision alongside all of Ash's Pokémon from the various regions during his HeroicSecondWind against Leon's Charizard]].
* ClingyMacGuffin: Gets a crown that was was too small for Aipom, thus it being stuck to her head for most of the episode.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ever since Ash captured her at such a late time (during the Battle Frontier saga) and the fact that Aipom followed Ash and Pikachu to Sinnoh, it was rather obvious that the writers were planning to evolve her.
* GenkiGirl: Of course; most of her species tend to be this.
* LittleStowaway: Decided to sneak to Sinnoh with Ash instead of stay with Professor Oak like the rest of his Hoenn (and before) Pokémon. Ash decides to keep her in his Sinnoh crew until her trade to Dawn.
* NonElemental: As a normal type. Most of its moves do normal type damage as well.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: As Aipom, it's ankle-high to Ash and still capable of fighting much tougher apponents.
* ThePrankster: When it was with Ash as an Aipom, she would play silly pranks on him, such as taking his hat for instance.
* PutOnABus: Literally in this case, as she was last seen going away from the gang on a bus. She was written off the series after gaining a sudden interest in ping-pong, leaving with O to practice in Vermilion City.
* RunningOnAllFours: Sometimes, such as when chasing Pachirisu in "Twice Smitten, Once Shy!"
* TrueCompanions: Funnily enough, with Ash and Pikachu, even after she got traded to Dawn's party. In [=DP186=], Ash still remembers Aipom as one of the Pokémon that helped him collect all eight Sinnoh Gym Badges. In [=JN132=], she appears in Pikachu's ImagineSpot where all of Ash's Pokémon (as well Larvitar and Solgaleo) appear to cheer for him; notably, Ambipom is grouped with the Pokémon captured in ''Advanced Generation'', which is where she got caught. In [=JN135=], Ash remembers her as one of his Pokémon that are no longer with him.
!!!Swinub-->Piloswine-->Mamoswine (Urimoo-->Inomoo-->Mammoo)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Inuko Inuyama (Urimoo and Inomoo), Creator/UnshoIshizuka (Mammoo, [=DP106=] - [=BW091=]), Creator/YuichiNakamura (Mammoo, [=JN089=] - present)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Kayzie Rogers (Swinub), Tim Werenko (Piloswine), Creator/MarcThompson (Mamoswine)
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite his huge size, he can make an impressive jump, shown off in ''Playing the Performance Encore.'' Lampshaded by Ursula: "Huh? With that huge body?!"
* ApatheticPet: After Swinub becomes Piloswine (and later a Mamoswine), he [[TookALevelInJerkass becomes more of a jerk]]. He ignores Dawn's commands and [[HeroismIncentive only obeys her when he's bribed in some way]]. He even attacks her a few times. He [[TookALevelInKindness overcomes this]] in "Trials and Adulations!" when Dawn helps heal his injuries, though he still retains a small rebellious streak.
* TheBerserker: As a Mamoswine it has a violent temper and tends to go berserk when angry. This costs Dawn a contest when it loses control and goes on a rampage.
* BigEater: To the point where all the other Pokémon might actually be in danger of starving to death. It's a species trait, actually.
* TheBigGuy: Mamoswine is one of the two largest Pokémon of DP's main cast, it is Dawn's largest Pokémon and also her strongest. When it comes to real battling, Mamoswine is her Ace Pokémon.
* BrilliantButLazy: By far the most powerful of Dawn's Pokemon, but also completely uninterested in anything besides eating and sleeping. Dawn eventually trains it out of this.
* CuttingTheKnot: Mamoswine has almost never won a Contest by retaining the lead when the buzzer sounds. It tends to simply KO the competition. As Dawn has noted, this can be seen as missing the point of Contests.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Mamoswine initially doesn't respect Dawn at all and refuses to follow her commands.
* ElementalArmor: In dual Contests, the strategy of choice often involves encasing the smaller partner in ice.
* EyesOutOfSight: Piloswine has bangs that always cover his eyes.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Swinub had these perpetually, and they never do open. It's a species trait.
* FullBoarAction: As a Piloswine and later Mamoswine, he is partly based on pigs, hence the name Pilo'''swine''' and Mamo'''swine'''.
* HairTriggerTemper: From his Piloswine form on he becomes frighteningly easy to set off, though he mellows out over time.
* HeroismIncentive: Prior to becoming obedient to Dawn, this is the only way for the latter to motivate him to do anything.
* AnIcePerson: His primary type is Ice. In Contests, Dawn utilizes his Ice-type moves to great effects, which allows him to be presented as a cool and powerful Pokémon next to her cute ones. He's often covered in ice spikes and he can surround his partners in ice for glamorous presentations.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gradually grows into this role, having shown a soft side as well as an (eventual) fascination to Contests. [[LampshadeHanging Noted in-series, once the other characters observe it]].
* MenAreTough: He initially seemed... embarrassed at the fact that he was fascinated by Contests and tried to hide it even when Ash pointed it out. He finally got over it in "Promoting Healthy Tangrowth".
* MessyPig: All three of his forms were messy eaters.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He doesn't even realize that the other Pokémon initially have contempt for him because of his enormous appetite.
* SpikesOfDoom: He can create gigantic ice spikes on his back by swallowing his own Ice Shard.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In many ways, he's similar to Ash's Charizard. Three stage evolution caught in first stage, in which it has a sweet overall disposition and ''likes'' its new trainer? Check. Personality change upon evolving into second stage? Check. A surprisingly quick transition to its third stage? Check. TookALevelInBadass after evolving, becoming a large powerhouse who lazes around? Check. Has a lifechanging experience with the trainer, involving a defeat against another Pokémon that it both has an advantage and disadvantage to, and restores its loyalty, and beats said mon with trainers help, followed by gradual further CharacterDevelopment? Check, check and ''check''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Dawn's Poffins, it seems. All her Pokémon enjoy them, but Mamoswine ''really'' [[BigEater can't get enough of them]].
!!!Cyndaquil-->Quilava (Hinoarashi-->Magmarashi)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Kayzie Rogers (Cyndaquil), Bill Rogers (Quilava)
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Hatched from an egg late in the ''DP'' season.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: As a Cyndaquil, it usually only got angry at Piplup when it was provoked.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Ash's Cyndaquil. Both of them were owned by the series' leads that started out as TheBabyOfTheBunch before they TookALevelInBadass, but Ash's Cyndaquil was a bit shy and timid at first, whereas Dawn's was much more excitable and happy. Moreover, Ash left his Cyndaquil [[PutOnABus at Oak's lab]] before bringing it back temporarily, only to evolve in a moment of crisis, whereas Dawn's evolved under similar circumstances[[note]]In Japan, as the episode wasn't broadcast in the US[[/note]], but has stayed with her consistently.
* {{Keet}}: He did become pretty excitable when he first saw Dawn practicing for a Contest, and visibly slumped when she said she wouldn't be using him just yet.
* NiceGuy: Her Quilava was always mild-mannered, gentle, and always kept to itself.
* PlayingWithFire: Quilava is a fire type {{Mon}} who knows Flame Wheel.
* TheRival: Piplup sees him as this for Dawn's affections. It's usually one-sided, as Cyndaquil only fought Piplup when Piplup provoked it.
* SmokeOut: Her Quilava knows Smokescreen, which can cause places to be filled with smoke.
!!!Togekiss
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KikukoInoue
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* EleventhHourRanger: Not only the first time Dawn had six Pokémon at once, but she obtained her ''after'' winning her fifth ribbon, and just two episodes before the Grand Festival. Bear in mind that Princess Salvia had been training her to be a Contest Pokémon for quite a while, so it's a JustifiedTrope.
* {{Flight}}: Due to being a flying type, she can fly.
* ItWasAGift: She was given to Dawn by Princess Salvia.
* LadyOfWar: Because she was raised by a princess, she fights with grace and elegance.
* TeamMom: In the episode after she was obtained, Togekiss is seen caring for the ButtMonkey penguin, to the point of scolding Ash's Gible for [[RunningGag targeting Piplup with Draco Meteor]]. For bonus points, she's voiced by ''Creator/KikukoInoue'', who's famous for voicing this kind of character.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Thanks to Togekiss, Piplup stops getting flattened by Gible's Draco Meteor (though this eventually stops when Gible finally gets it under control).
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: She's a flying type and naturally knows Air Slash.
!!Formerly Owned
!!!Buizel (Buoysel)
Traded to Ash for Aipom. For more info, see [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlAshsPokemon the page for Ash's Pokémon]].
!!!Oshawott (Mijumaru)
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* BitCharacter: Was only caught by Dawn to demonstrate the Hisuian Pokéball. Afterwards Oshawott is released.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Ash's own Oshawott, given how in its short screentime, it starts squabbling with Piplup in the same way Ash's did.
!!Summer Academy Pokémon
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Ash, Brock and Dawn attended Prof. Rowan's Summer Academy in Episodes 88-91, during which they were assigned different Pokémon to partner up. In Dawn's case they're Grimer, Dodrio and Sharpedo.
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* GuestStarPartyMember: They were only assigned to Dawn and she never officially owned them.
* SchoolForcedUsTogether: While the students are allowed to pick the Pokéball, they are not told of what Poké is inside it and whomever they picked is their designated Pokémon until the specific task involving it is finished.
* UtilityPartyMember: Dodrio and Sharpedo are mainly used for the camp's final triathlon activity.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: They get returned once Dawn's respective task with them are finished.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alternate Dawn]]
A version of Dawn from an alternate dimension where she chose to become a trainer rather than a coordinator, she winds up helping to expose a plot by her universe's Team Rocket to weaponize Dialga and Palkia.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: By choosing to be a trainer instead of a coordinator, it works out for her splendidly. For comparison, Ash lost the Sinnoh League to [[DiabolusExMachina Tobias and his Darkrai]] in the Top 4. She was the ''runner up''--something of which Ash wouldn't achieve until Kalos.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: She has more of a purple ensemble compared to the mainstream Dawn, who prefers pink.
* EasilyForgiven: The main Dawn lets her off the hook for stealing her Piplup, especially upon learning that Alt!Dawn's Piplup was turned into an egg.
* FountainOfYouth: She and the rest of the gang, plus their main counterparts, are deaged into toddlers as a result of Dialga and Palkia's fighting. Arceus gets them to stop and fix that issue.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite her career change, she still chose Piplup as her starter, and obtained a Quilava, Mamoswine, and Buneary at the very least.
[[/folder]]
!Ash's Pokémon
[[folder:As Whole]]
* AmbiguousGender: Torterra, Infernape, Buizel, and Gible are all confirmed male, and Staraptor is pretty implicitly male as well, but Gliscor is more debatable.
** Of note, this is also the generation where Pikachu is finally confirmed explicitly to be male, in [=DP142=].
* BadassCrew: The Sinnoh team is generally ranked as one of Ash's overall strongest regional teams, especially since most of his Pokémon on this team made it to their final evolution stage, with the exceptions of Buizel and Gible.
* IconicSequelCharacter: They are one of Ash's most popular team in the entire series despite its members (sans Pikachu and Aipom) debuting during the duration of the tenth through twelfth seasons.
* PutOnABus: At the end of ''Diamond and Pearl'' they're all left at Oak's Lab while Ash heads to Unova.
* SpectacularSpinning: Almost every member of the team adopts some kind of spinning technique as Ash develops his battle style. Early on, Turtwig and Pikachu used a spinning dodge maneuver to get the edge on their opponents, while Pikachu, Chimchar, and Buizel start using [[SpinToDeflectStuff Counter Shield]] after the Hearthome Gym battle. Gliscor also learns how to master the wind and spin into the air after using Giga Impact, allowing it to retreat long enough to stall out the recharge time.
* TrueCompanions: The Sinnoh team formed an unbreakable bond with each other and consider one another family. They train a lot together and sometimes their Trainer lets them watch each other battle, which shows the loyalty and support they have for one another.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Starly-Staravia-Staraptor (Mukkuru-Mukubird-Mukuhawk)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima (Mukkuru and Mukubird), Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Mukuhawk)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SarahNatochenny
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Starly was caught by Ash moments after first arriving in Sinnoh where his Aipom accidentally bumped into it during a search for their lost Pikachu, which Ash decides to use Starly to help with the search. He later evolves into Staravia during a battle with Team Rocket, and then into Staraptor in order to win a PokéRinger competition.
Staraptor stayed on Ash's team throughout the Sinnoh journey, and remained one of Ash's top fighters. His defining characteristic is that Staraptor will perform a face-fault whenever he's shocked or confused by something.
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* BareFistedMonk: Knows Close Combat. And yes, it is weird to see a raptor punch and kick his opponent with his wings and talons.
* BlowYouAway: He knows Whirlwind, which is a wind-based status move that he used it for offensive purpose. It's actually called Gust in the Japanese version.
* TheBusCameBack: Ash uses a rotating team in ''Aim to be a Pokémon Master'', where he uses ''all'' of his Pokémon in his current roster. He normally adds Pokémon of different generations besides Pikachu.
* CallBack: The episode where Staravia evolves into Staraptor mirrors that of his Hoenn equivalent (Taillow to Swellow).
* CornerOfWoe: After getting sidelined for Ash's first Gym Match, Staravia goes sulking face-first against a pillar.
* CastFromHitPoints: Thanks to Reggie's teachings it knows Brave Bird, that like Pikachu's Volt Tackle harms the user as well as the target.
* CrashIntoHello: Ash and Brock met Starly when Aipom crashed into him.
* {{Expy}}: Its character plot is very similar to its Hoenn predecessor. It's the first regional Pokémon Ash caught, Ash spent his time to teach it its best Flying-type move, it evolved to its final stage during a [=PokéRinger=] tournament and won it the exact same way Swellow did, by smashing the ring into the goal with its wing.
* {{Flight}}: It continues the tradition of being Ash's regional bird and be his flying scout. In fact, Ash caught it for that very reason (being a flying scout).
* FriendlyRivalry: According to Professor Oak, he and Swellow have formed one during their stay at his ranch, with the two of them often having aerial races with each other.
* HeroicBSOD: Has one when Ash doesn't choose him to fight Roark, complete with a PokemonSpeak BigNo.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: The inspiration behind the Starly evolutionary line, and Ash's Staraptor is no exception, being one of his stronger Flying-Types.
* NonElemental: Primary type.
* RazorWings: Knows Wing Attack.
* ShesAManInJapan: Is female in the Czech dub and Latin American Spanish dub.
* SignatureMove: Initially Aerial Ace, but then later Brave Bird.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type is Flying.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Brave Bird, Staraptor becomes engulfed in fiery energy first before it turns into blue energy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Turtwig-Grotle-Torterra (Naetle-Hayashigame-Dodaitose)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' [[Creator/JimmyZoppi Billy Beach]]
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Turtwig was met by Ash and company along the way to Jubilife City where it served as a forest protector for the Pokémon around Clara's home, going so far as to protect Pikachu from Team Rocket and Ash believing them both to be enemies. Turtwig soon realizes his mistake and apologizes, but also begins to bond with Ash after the two deal with Team Rocket. It then challenges Ash and Pikachu to a battle, which results in Turtwig's capture.
Along the Sinnoh journey, Turtwig evolves into Grotle during a battle with Paul, and then into Torterra during a battle against Team Rocket. Sadly, Torterra has become well-known amongst the fandom as the Pokémon amongst Ash's team that couldn't win any of its important battles after evolving.
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* AbortedArc: Grotle eating his own Energy Ball for a temporary PowerUp is completely dropped after it helps Dawn's Mamoswine pull a similar trick by eating its own Ice Shard.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Subverted. It's because it gained a heavier body mass upon evolving into Grotle that it lost access to its previous form's unique SuperSpeed and is unable to run as fast and dodge as quickly as it used to, as well being unable to spin its body in mid-air. However, after adjusting to its new body, Grotle/Torterra is still capable of running and jumping as well as dodging attacks, but just not as fast and as agile as it used to.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Similar to Bulbasaur in a way that he is protective of other Pokémon.
* TheBusCameBack: Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN143=], alongside Kingler, Heracross, Bayleef and Sirfetch'd. Lapras also returns this episode. Strangely, while the other four Pokémon of this episode's roster appear early on in the episode, Torterra makes its entrance in an EleventhHourRanger-kind of fashion, where its newly learned Frenzy Plant became a vital part of the episode's rescue climax.
* ColossusClimb: Knows Rock Climb, allowing to climb fast on cliffs and can create a giant rock pillar with this move, so that it can climb it up and attack the opponent with its claws and body weight.
* CombatPragmatist: Knew the Dark-type move [[ManBitesMan Bite]].
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Whenever he uses Rock Climb during a fight, the victor tends to be quickly determined after it either succeeds or fails.
* DecoyProtagonist: Turtwig can be seen as this. Considering that the previous season both established the idea of Ash only catching one signature Starter in his current region and that his previous one, Treecko, was also a Grass-type, many assumed that Turtwig would fill a similar role. Add in Dawn starting on a similar path as May by receiving the regional bird Starter, Paul having Chimchar since his first appearance (when in the games your rival typically picks the Starter with an advantage over yours), and Turtwig's impressive showings in earlier Gyms. It gave the impression Tutwig would be TheAce of the region, so the audience could then be caught off-guard by Paul releasing his Chimchar and Ash convincing it to join his team, revealing that Chimchar is in fact Ash's signature Pokémon of the region. Turtwig then became less and less relevant as the series moved on and it evolved, becoming infamous for its less than stellar battle record. It wasn't long before he was DemotedToExtra.
* DemotedToExtra: Turtwig was Ash's main battler early on in ''Diamond & Pearl'', being key to his victories over both Roark and Gardenia. Once Chimchar and Buizel joined Ash's team, Turtwig gradually faded into a background player, even after its two evolutions.
* {{Determinator}}: Grotle is left heartbroken when it loses its signature speed after evolving, but through dedication, it manages to teach itself Rock Climb to compensate.
* DishingOutDirt: Torterra's secondary type is Ground, although it does not know any Ground-type moves. The Normal-type move Rock Climb, however, is able to shake the ground and creates a giant pillar of rock that traps the opponent up there, so that the user can run on the pillar attack the opponent who can't dodge it.
* EnergyBall: Actually knows the move called Energy Ball, which it can also eat to power itself up.
* {{Foil}}: To Paul's Torterra. Both of them are owned by particularly skilled trainers -- and heated rivals at that -- but Paul's Torterra was an absolute beast of a mon who dominated a lot of his foes, since Paul could better adapt to its defensive battle style, whereas Ash's Torterra lost quite a bit after his evolutions, as Ash had difficulty coping with the loss of its speed. Paul's Torterra notably acted as a BigBrotherMentor to the newly evolved Grotle, even going behind its Trainer's back to teach Grotle about its new form.
* FragileSpeedster: As a Turtwig, he's pretty fast. Having to change fighting styles after evolving stymied it for a few episodes.
* GentleGiant: Huge upon evolving into Torterra, but remains a pretty docile, friendly Pokémon just like when he was still a Turtwig.
* GreenThumb: Primary type, and during the course of the series learned Razor Leaf, Energy Ball, Leaf Storm and Frenzy Plant.
* GrowingUpSucks: Being so accustomed on fighting as a FragileSpeedster, he ''really'' struggled adjusting to the MightyGlacier forms of his evolution forms.
* HealingFactor: Knows Synthesis which heals itself by absorbing sunlight.
* InASingleBound: Despite having a much heavier body in both evolved stages, the learned move Rock Climb allows it to jump very high in the air, which is at one point done to ridiculous levels as a Grotle, being able to jump through multiple obstacles without slowing down.
* {{Meido}}: Made to dress as one in an early episode (although all that could fit was an apron), and he's not exactly pleased about it.
* MightyGlacier: After evolving into Grotle, and then Torterra, he gets stronger, but the extra weight and size cost him the speed he had as a Turtwig, which may also explain why Ash lost a lot with him, since he's more used to FragileSpeedster or LightningBruiser Pokémon than Mighty Glacier ones.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Not made explicit, but heavily implied. When Torterra returns in "Anime/PokemonToBeAPokemonMaster'', it's shown to have learned Frenzy Plant, the most powerful Grass-type attack. Logically that must mean it's become a much more powerful battler since the last time we saw it.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: The biggest victim once [[SpotlightStealingSquad Infernape became Ash's signature mon]]. At the start of the season, Turtwig was Ash's designated starter, having a FriendlyRivalry with Paul's Torterra, and even having its own arc of having to get used to being a MightyGlacier after evolving. However, after evolving again, his significance got reduced. To make matters worse, Torterra was often [[TheWorfEffect used to show how much Ash's other Pokémon]] (Infernape and Gliscor) had grown.
* PetalPower: Knows [[DeathOrGloryAttack Leaf Storm]], one of the most powerful Grass-type moves.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: As a Turtwig, he was strong enough pick up and hurl a Rampardos by the tail.
* PowerUpFood: Played with. During a battle with Palmer, Grotle accidentally swallowed its Energy Ball. The result was a nearly unstoppable Rock Climb that required Rhyperior to slam its tail into the ground to moderately slow Grotle.
* RunningGag: Early on, he shows affection for Ash by biting him on the head.
* SpectacularSpinning: Ash taught Turtwig to dodge attacks by spinning. It would often run towards the enemy or attack and then spin its own body to dodge. This specialty has been lost after evolving into Grotle.
* SuperSpeed: Only as a Turtwig. It was incredibly fast as a Turtwig, who can dodge most attacks very easily and hit its opponents with its high speed. Its loss of speed upon evolution was a bit of a HeroicBSOD for it.
* WorfBarrage:
** Ash attempts to use its Rock Climb as a FinishingMove, but most of the time, it fails because the opponent was somehow able to counter it.
** A subverted version with Synthesis during the League Match against Paul, which is a healing move, not a damaging move. Paul and Drapion patiently wait for Torterra to heal itself with Synthesis, only to immediately knock it out with a barrage Pin Missile.
* TheWorfEffect: Torterra never actually won a single battle '''at all''' after evolving, unless it was against [[GoldfishPoopGang Team Rocket]] or a wild Pokémon. Even as a Grotle, he had a fair number of losses under its belt. Notably, he's the only one of Ash's Pokémon in the Sinnoh region to participate in a battle against [[TheRival Paul]] (so, including Aipom and excluding Gible) who never beat at least one of Paul's Pokémon[[note]]Aipom beat Chimchar in their first battle; Staraptor beat Weavile in their fourth battle; Pikachu, Buizel and Gliscor beat one each in their last battle; and Chimchar beat Ursaring in both their third and fourth battle and half of Paul's team in their last battle as Infernape[[/note]]. And while Torterra ''has been'' powerful, its losses demonstrated that power and type advantage wasn't enough against the opponents it's facing.
** Against the Elite Four member Bertha and her powerful Hippowdon, the opponent was teaching Ash how to be more observant. And while Ash was learning and Torterra managed to land good hits on Hippowdon, Bertha's strategy was still superior and she ended up winning, ending it with Fire Fang as a FinishingMove.
** Gym Leader Volkner was always prepared to face against Grass-types and Ground-type, and his Electivire knew both, Fire Punch and Ice Punch, giving it coverage against both types, which Torterra happened to be. Ash, who wasn't aware of the type coverage, was caught completely off-guard with the Ice Punch at the end, which was especially devastating against the Grass/Ground-type Pokémon.
** In the final match against Paul in the Sinnoh region, Paul's Drapion was able to match Torterra's impressive power and caught it in the middle of the Rock Climb move before it could land, showing that Drapion was as much of a menace as Paul's Ursaring was, if not even more.
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[[folder:Chimchar-Monferno-Infernape (Hikozaru-Moukazaru-Goukazaru)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Music/MegumiHayashibara (Hikozaru), Creator/YujiUeda (Moukazaru and Gokazaru)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Bill Rogers
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Chimchar started off under the ownership of Paul, who captured it after being impressed by the power displayed by Chimchar's Blaze ability against a herd of Zangoose. Paul would attempt to train and battle alongside Chimchar ever since, but was constantly left disappointed being unable to bring out the power of Chimchar's Blaze again, no matter how harshly he trains it. Finally deciding that he's had enough with Chimchar's incompetence, Paul decides to release Chimchar during the Hearthome Tag Team Tournament. However, Ash invites Chimchar to his team just moments after given their previous interactions throughout the former's Sinnoh journey, which Chimchar accepts.
After becoming a member of a new team, Chimchar would go on to becoming Ash's Sinnoh ace winning a vast amount of battles throughout the journey. It would eventually evolve into Monferno after defeating Paul's Ursaring during a battle against his former trainer, and then into Infernape during a battle against Team Rocket. Infernape eventually learns how to control Blaze under Ash's tutelage, and manages to be the one that scores the overall victory for Ash against Paul during the Sinnoh league.
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* AbortedArc: It was revealed in "Advice to Goh!" that Infernape still desired to grow even stronger, training with the Fire-types and even leaving the lab on its own to seek greater challenges, but this is never brought up again after this episode.
* TheAce: Hands down Ash's strongest Sinnoh Pokémon (and more than likely one of his strongest in general), being a main battler after joining Ash's team early on in the series. It plays a major role in defeating '''four''' Gym Leaders, knocking out two of their Pokémon. In Ash's full battle with Paul at Lake Acuity he was the only Pokémon aside from Staraptor to get a win during that battle. After reaching his final evolved form he beats '''''half''''' of Paul's team in the Sinnoh League by ''himself'' while taking a crazy amount of abuse and kept getting back up. As an Infernape he only loses ''once'' in battle and that loss to was a more experienced Infernape belonging to an Elite Four Member, which is justified [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership given the way Elite Four Members]] are portrayed in the anime.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, Blaze is a CriticalStatusBuff ability that all of the starters have, being an useful but not that noteworthy ability. In contrast, Chimchar's Blaze is treated as being a special characteristic he has, and most of his development is about learning how to master using it.
* AdoptingTheAbused: Chimchar was owned by Ash's rival, Paul, who he released during the Tag Battle tournament for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him to use his power.]] This wasn't helped by the fact that it was put through [[TrainingFromHell intense training to get him to unleash his Blaze ability.]] Ash later caught it and evolved it into an Infernape which later beat Paul during the Sinnoh League.
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Although Ash tries to reassure him, Chimchar is visibly disturbed at the effect of his Blaze when it finally activates. This fear lingers on for most of the series due to Ash's refusal to willingly activate it, but they manage to overcome it after he evolves into Infernape.
* BadassAdorable: As a Chimchar, he was an adorable monkey who was a strong battler.
* BareFistedMonk: Monferno learns Mach Punch upon evolving and it kept the move as an Infernape. When Blaze is activated, the power of Mach Punch also increases.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's normally very sweet, but if [[UnstoppableRage Blaze gets activated]]...
* BloodKnight: As he grows along with Ash and, he starts being able to enjoy battling more, which becomes especially noticeable after he evolves into a Monferno. In ''Journeys'', it's been revealed that he has challenged Ash's other Fire-Type Pokémon at Prof. Oak's lab (except Torkoal) and then went off for three days to find and challenge Moltres.
* BreakoutCharacter: He's one of Ash's most popular Pokémon (especially among those caught after the original series), and got the most presence of any of Ash's reserves in ''Journeys''. He served as a GuestStarPartyMember in [=JN068=] and later Gengar's primary mentor in [=JN114=], while the alternate world Ash from [=JN090=] uses Infernape as his ace. His battle with Electivire in the Sinnoh League also tends to be heavily featured whenever the anime is showcasing major highlights from across its run.
* BreathWeapon: Like most Fire-types, he shoots Flamethrower out of his mouth.
* TheBusCameBack:
** Aside from a single cameo in ''Black and White'', Infernape was absent until ''Journeys'', when Ash learned it had run off to fight Moltres itself, leading Ash to reunite with it while tracking it down.
** Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN145=], alongside Hawlucha.
* ButtMonkey: A non comedic example of a literal monkey who was introduced being abused by his trainer. Thankfully, this naturally changes once he joins Ash's team instead.
* CastFromHitPoints: Knows Flare Blitz, which has the drawback of hurting both the user and the target.
* CooldownHug: Received at least two of these from Ash in order to stop Blaze. Ash would hold it close and desperately plead for it to calm down, and it would always require a great deal of effort and pain before it finally worked.
* CrisisMakesPerfect: He controls Blaze to save Pikachu, Piplup, Barry's Empoleon, and Paul's Electabuzz from being crushed by the debris of Team Rocket's mecha, also evolving into Infernape in the process.
* CriticalStatusBuff: {{Reconstruct|ion}}ed. When Blaze is activated, he gains a boost in power, but this Chimchar's Blaze in particular is far more powerful and ''far'' more dangerous than the average Fire starter. In this state, his strength is nearly unparalleled, but the trauma associated with his past also makes go him into a [[UnstoppableRage mad frenzy]], which proved so uncontrollable that Ash initially refused to use it. Fortunately, through Ash's support and his increased maturity as an Infernape, he eventually manages to control Blaze, quelling the fear he and Ash once had of his own power.
* DanceBattler: One of the ways he uses Counter Shield is to use Flamethrower while breakdancing, sending fiery whips flying in every direction.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: For most of the series, Ash refuses to use or train Chimchar's Blaze due to it sending the Chimp Pokémon into an UnstoppableRage. However, when he finally overcomes this as an Infernape, it becomes his most powerful weapon.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: To say Chimchar has had a rough history would be an understatement.
** It first met Paul while being relentlessly attacked by a herd of Zangoose, only barely fending them off through a DesperationAttack. The event badly traumatized Chimchar, giving it a morbid fear of all Zangoose.
** The time it spent with Paul can be called "training" only if you are a sadist. Paul regularly forced Chimchar into extremely tough battles and berated its performance at every turn, culminating in him attacking it with his entire team at once to try to recreate the power it once used. It also dealt a huge blow to its self-esteem, since it was heavily criticized even when it won.
* DeathGlare: [[spoiler: Gives one to [[TheBusCameBack Paul]] in [=JN114=]. Though they reconciled in that episode, Infernape was definitely ''not'' happy to see his former trainer again at first.]]
* DesperationAttack: Cornered and beaten within an inch of his life, Chimchar used an extraordinarily powerful Flame Wheel to drive away the Zangoose that were attacking him. The sheer display of power drove Paul to catch him so they could recreate that power.
* {{Determinator}}: Particularly in the Sinnoh League. Infernape, Ash's last Pokémon, is nearly beaten by Paul's Electivire. Paul insults him while Electivire goads him into standing back up. Against all odds, Infernape manages to get back on his feet just as the referee is counting down, and activates [[HeroicSecondWind Blaze]] to win the fight.
* TheDogBitesBack: Chimchar was released by Paul after it was deemed too weak by him. Under Ash's ownership, it become his strongest Sinnoh Pokémon and become his trump card during his match against Paul, defeating half of his team.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Paul's relationship with Chimchar, and its subsequent healing from it, is horrifyingly similar to abusive relationships in real life, down to the repression, victim blaming and shaming, deeply-rooted trauma, as well as both physical and emotional abuse. In addition, Chimchar's reaction to facing Zangoose in both "Glory Blaze!" and "Tears For Fears!" can only be described as PTSD.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Chimchar has a hard time during Paul's ownership and was eventually released after it failed to live up to his expectation. Moments after being released, he joins Ash's group where he made many friends and become stronger to the point he finally earns Paul's respect.
* EnergyAbsorption: A variant: while it can't directly absorb them, being hit by fire-type attacks make his own fire moves stronger. In fact, Paul used it in the Tag Battle Tournament for this very reason.
* EnergyWeapon: His Flamethrower turns from a stream of flames into a massive fiery laser beam when Blaze kicks in as an Infernape.
* {{Expy}}:
** His role as an abandoned fire Pokémon taken in by Ash after deemed weak by his former trainer also bears heavily resemblance to his Kanto era Charmander. Thankfully however his evolutions lack as much of the latter's early disobedience (intentionally anyway, see CriticalStatusBuff).
** Also of Son Gohan from ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. They both start off as small, monkey-like creatures with an immense hidden power they can't control, are at first trained by an EvilMentor (Piccolo and Paul) and unleash their full potential against their greatest foe yet (Cell and Paul's Electivire). Fittingly enough, Blaze, especially as Infernape, is portrayed similarly to Goku's first UnstoppableRage-filled transformation into Super Saiyan, where even he admitted he was losing his sense of reason to pure primal rage. Likewise, Infernape, Goku, and Gohan are all cases of MonkeyKingLite.
* FastTunnelling: Uses Dig to perform sneak attacks from underground.
* {{Foil}}: To Paul's Electivire, his rival and former teammate, whose dynamic with him closely mirrors that of their trainers. While Infernape is a friendly, kindhearted NiceGuy who thrives under Ash's trust and friendship, Electivire is a rude, arrogant {{Jerkass}} who excels under Paul's harsh regimen.
* {{Forgiveness}}: When Infernape first [[spoiler:reunites with Paul in [=JN114=], there's some immediate tension in the air for obvious reasons. However, he quickly recognizes his former Trainer's change of heart, and the two are able to make amends with each other. Infernape both accepts Paul's commands to help Gengar with its training and even bids him a mutually happy farewell.]]
* FriendlessBackground: He did't have any friends while it was under Paul's ownership as he did try to befriend his teammates, but they weren't interested because they only saw each other as teammates and nothing else. However, during the Hearthome City tag battle tournament, he found his first real friends in Ash, Pikachu, Piplup and Turtwig when they showed him how much they cared about him. After joining Ash's team, he befriended the rest of his new teammates and the Pokémon that belong to his Trainer's friends.
* GrewASpine: After joining Ash and co., he grows a tremendous amount of confidence especially after being Paul's Pokemon. Even further as he evolves further down his evolutionary line.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:In episode 68 of ''Journeys'', Ash returns to Oak's lab and learns that Infernape has gone missing. He soon learns that it's been tracking down a wild Moltres in desire of battling it, with Ash briefly battling alongside it once again.]]
* HappyDance: Would often perform one upon a victory, but would often be immediately curbed by Paul. After overcoming his fear of Zangoose, he's initially afraid to dance again, until he remembers he's with a new trainer, and among new friends.
* HeelFaceTurn: Chimchar was originally on Paul's side, until Paul released the chimp, and it joined Ash moments afterward.
* HeroicSecondWind: Blaze activates during the final fight with Paul at the Sinnoh League, giving him the strength to turn around the fight and win.
* HotBlooded: Despite his experiences, Chimchar still loves to battle, and he only gets more hot-blooded as he evolves.
* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: During his final battle with Paul, Infernape takes a ''ridiculous'' amount of punishment but refuses to stay down.
* LightningBruiser: Firmly [[{{Pun}} evolves]] into this after it became Infernape. It's incredibly speedy and quite powerful, but its sheer willpower also allows to take a great deal of punishment, which happens to be a key factor in activating Blaze.
* MadeOfIron: By the end of the Sinnoh League Battle against Paul, Infernape has endured so much damage it is almost declared unable to battle. It's Blaze kicks in, which only activates when the Pokémon is close to fainting, and it still manages to stand on its feet at the end despite taking recoil damage from Flare Blitz and being poisoned.
* ManBitesMan: It violently sank its teeth into Ash's shoulder when it lost control due to Blaze.
* MoralityPet: The Team Rocket trio are notably more affectionate towards him due to them witnessing Paul's harsh treatment of him.
* NiceGuy: Even under Paul he was sweet-natured. He was visibly incredibly guilty and tried to plead with Paul when commanded to [[FriendlyFire attack Ash's Turtwig]] who was actively trying to protect him during their Tag Battle and managed to even overpower its fear of the opposing Zangoose to shield Turtwig from its Fire Blast to try and repay him, and when fighting Team Galactic, he [[TakingTheBullet took an attack meant for Pikachu]] from Saturn's Toxicroak. When Ash felt guilty the next day for letting him get so badly hurt, Chimchar silently expressed that he didn't blame him at all.
* OneManArmy: In the last four Gym Battles Ash has in Sinnoh, it defeats two of the Gym Leaders' Pokémons each time. Then, in the battle against Paul at the Sinnoh League it beats half of his team.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: As a Chimchar it wasn't much taller than Piplup, yet it sent Roark's ''Onix'' flying with a Dig attack.
* PlayingWithFire: Its primary type. It also used Ember, Flamethrower, Flame Wheel and Fire Blitz.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Through Ash's kindness and friendship, Infernape is able to master Blaze when it couldn't even activate it while under Paul's ownership.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Its eyes glow red when Blaze is activated, which is the first sign of the dangerous frenzy it's about to go on. Technically, this remains true even after it masters the ability, though now it's purely a danger to Ash's ''opponents'' rather than himself.
* TheReliableOne: Except for the Gym Battle against Maylene and the fight with Flint, it always defeated at least an opponent in every battle it fought in.
* TheRival: Paul's Elekid/Electabuzz/Electivire. It started as early as when they both were under Paul's ownership, and only became more intense as time went on, with Electabuzz's scorn and bullying slowly evolving into a grudging respect as Chimchar grew in strength. Their rivalry is so crucial to the series that it was ''Electivire'' who yelled at the ref in their final battle, stopping him from calling Infernape out.
* {{Shoryuken}}: He usually emerges from Dig doing an uppercut motion.
* SignatureMon: Due to its abused history as Paul's former Pokémon along with Ash's desire to prove Paul wrong, Infernape is Ash's [[TheAce signature ace]] for the Sinnoh team, even overshadowing Pikachu at times. Tellingly, it's Infernape who is the last Pokémon standing for Ash during his final match against Paul in the Sinnoh League Conference, defeating Paul's Electivire (the first Pokémon seen under Paul's ownership) after an intense, fiery battle and allowing Ash to advance to the Top 4.
* SignatureMove: For a long time, it was Flame Wheel, but it got replaced by Flare Blitz during the Sinnoh League Conference.
* SpectacularSpinning: It uses Flame Wheel and Counter Shield by spinning. At one point while using Flame Wheel, it accidentally learns Flare Blitz.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Got used more and received much more focus than any other Pokémon in Ash's roster. This is because he's not just Ash's [[TheAce ace]], but the cornerstone of his relationship with Paul -- nearly every part of his arc symbolizes a turning point for the two rivals.
* StandardPowerupPose: Has done this stance as Blaze activates, which further plays up the resemblance to Gohan.
* SympathyForTheHero: Since joining Ash, many people take interest in it ranging from Cynthia, Reggie and Zoey. Even Team Rocket has a soft spot for it ever since the Tag Battle.
* TakingTheBullet: It pushed away Pikachu from Saturn's Toxicroak Poison Jab and took it in the stomach, which made Chimchar unable to battle for the rest of the episode.
* TearsOfJoy: Seeing how Ash treated it compared to Paul makes the little chimp cry.
* TechnicolorFire: In ''Diamond and Pearl'', its Flare Blitz is blue in color in contrast to Flint's Infernape's.
* ThreePointLanding: As seen in his picture above. Infernape typically comes out of his Poke Ball in this pose.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The most decent of Paul's initial roster of Pokémon until Torterra was introduced. Even then, Torterra first appeared near the end of Chimchar's tenure with Paul, and its HiddenDepths were not touched on until long after Chimchar had been released.
* TookALevelInBadass: Evolution aside, it initially played second fiddle to Buizel, and it was unable to defeat a single one of Maylene's Pokemon. By the time of Fantina's gym, it was Ash's main Sinnoh fighter and it stayed that way for the rest of the region.
* TrainingFromHell: Under Paul's ownership, Chimchar receives harsh training from him which involves it being attacked by Paul's other Pokémon in order to activate Blaze which turns out unfruitful.
** Infernape willingly decides to undergo intense training of his own while at Professor Oak's lab, challenging Ash's other Fire-types to work his way up to battling Charizard, before trying his hand at challenging a Moltres to a battle. Unlike with Paul, despite not knowing his reasons at first, all the other Fire-types oblige and are happy to see Infernape when he returns, with even Charizard not giving Infernape a hard time.
* UnstoppableRage: When Blaze activates, he often loses control.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He constantly tried to seek the approval of his ex-trainer, Paul, and would get upset if he let Ash down (even if the latter was ''far'' more understanding).
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: It was initially greatly afraid of Zangoose as it was attacked by a pack when it was still a wild Pokémon. With Ash's help, it overcame this fear shortly after joining his team.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: His Blaze ability is ''extremely'' powerful, but also extremely dangerous, as Chimchar and Monferno would go berserk when activating it, attacking everything in sight while being unable to hear Ash's commands. Fortunately, it gains control of this over time.
* TheWorfEffect:
** Its only official loss as an Infernape was against Flint's own Infernape, showing the power level difference between it and an Elite Four's Pokémon.
** In a more PlayedForLaughs example, he also once suffered a beatdown from ''Team Rocket's Meowth'' of all Pokémon to demonstrate ThePowerOfLove Meowth had gained from a crush on a Glameow.
** In spite of training with all of Ash's other Fire-types, he still proved to be unable to take on Moltres.
* WorthyOpponent: Paul's Electivire sees him as one. When Electabuzz is sent out during Ash and Paul's full battle and sees the newly-evolved Monferno, he's shocked, which is followed by Monferno grinning, which Electabuzz returns. And after Monferno becomes Infernape, the two simply glance at each other and share a smirk. When they fought in their final forms during the Sinnoh League, Electivire no longer sees Infernape as someone he can push around but as a formidable opponent. When Infernape collapses to the ground at one point, Electivire stops the referee from deeming it the winner and tells Infernape to get up, knowing that it is much stronger.
** Infernape himself also views Charizard as this, given that when training to fight a Moltres, he began by challenging all of Ash's other Fire-types (sans Torkoal) to a battle, and ended the training by battling Charizard before departing for Moltres. This shows that as far as Ash's Fire-types go, Infernape views Charizard as the peak of what to aim for as a training partner and the standard for Fire-types. The feeling also seems to be mutual given that Charizard made no effort to show up, act unimpressed or scold Infernape when he returned to the lab, instead being happy to see him and excited that he tried challenging a Moltres.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Flame Wheel and Flare Blitz, he cloaks himself in fire.
* YouHaveFailedMe: After failing to activate Blaze and to live up to his expectations, Paul releases Chimchar.
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[[folder:Buizel (Buoysel)]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima
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Buizel lived in a river along the path to Eterna City where he made a name for himself as a powerful opponent for trainers. After hearing about the rumors surrounding Buizel, Ash and company decide to fish in the river for a chance to battle against him, which eventually results in Dawn capturing Buizel. Afterwards, Dawn has some struggles bonding with Buizel due to not being used to having a battle-hungry Pokémon that doesn't have much interest in Contests, but eventually settle their differences.
Further down the line, Zoey notices how in addition to Buizel wanting to take part in Ash's gym-style battles, Ash's Aipom appears to be more interested in Dawn's Contests. She suggests for the two of them to make a trade so that Buizel and Aipom can pursue what they desire, which Ash and Dawn accept. Now under Ash's ownership, Buizel takes part in Ash's gym challenge throughout Sinnoh, becoming one of his most effective battlers.
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* AbortedArc: A FriendlyRivalry[=/=]WorthyOpponent dynamic with Brock's Croagunk is teased during his early episodes. It's never touched upon again.
* BadassAdorable: He's small, he has CuteLittleFangs, and he will kick your [[GoshDangIttoHeck tail.]] His introduction episode establishes him as one by being able to take on and ''defeat'' Dawn, Zoey, and Ash's Pokémon by himself.
* BadassArmFold: Buizel typically can seen with his arms folded and completely serious.
* BloodKnight: In his first appearance, Buizel systematically defeated Dawn, Zoey and Ash's Pokémon one after another and still wanted more. He also challenged Lucian after realising that he was part of the elite four. [[{{Foreshadowing}} It does hint at where his interests lie.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: He's pretty haughty, and it only gets worse the more battles he wins.
* BreakTheHaughty: Make no mistake, he's a great battler, but he needed to receive a CurbStompBattle from Lucian's Bronzong before he realized he still has quite a ways to improve.
* TheBusCameBack: Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN137=], alongside Donphan, Sceptile and Noivern.
* CharacterDevelopment: Though Dawn caught him and began using him in Contests, it soon became clear that although he enjoyed Contests, Buizel wanted to battle even more. In contrast, Ash's Aipom was more of a trickster and wanted to play around more than battle, so Ash and Dawn decided to trade Aipom and Buizel with each other. Afterwards, Buizel shows great prowess in battle.
* CuteLittleFangs: Being a Buizel, he has these.
* DanceBattler: His main way of using Counter Shield is to use Water Gun or Aqua Jet while breakdancing, creating either a flurry of watery whips or a vortex of water that can deflect attacks.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Even before being caught, it was a much more direct battler and less interested in the more theatrical contests that Dawn would use it for. (Like Ash) When Ash suggests a battle to get Buizel accustomed to being part of the group, Buizel ''immediately'' is happy to oblige. Shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Ash ends up his trainer.
* FragileSpeedster: Especially when his Swift Swim ability activates. However, Buizel is consistently shown to be physically frail, just like his game counterpart.
* GaleForceSound: Knows Sonic Boom, which is depicted as a half moon-shaped attack.
* AnIcePerson: Knows [[ElementalPunch Ice Punch]], and also discovered how to use ice to freeze and enhance his Aqua Jet.
* {{Irony}}: He was traded to Ash for Aipom because Buizel is primarily a battler. When Wallace convinces Ash to compete in the Wallace Cup, the Pokémon he recommended that Ash use...is Buizel.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Buizel can be aggressive, aloof and rebellious at times (a bit of a punk). He can also be loyal, dedicated, hard-working and a pretty good guy underneath his bad boy, tough guy exterior. During his short time with his original trainer, Dawn, Buizel quickly became supportive of her dreams and her interests after learning to value her as a trainer (despite the Pokemon and his trainer having two very different personalities), and acclimated well with the rest of her team (even Piplup) once he lost some of his attitude. By "Sandshrew's Locker", he'd mellowed out considerably from his debut in "Buizel Your Way Out Of This".
* KamehameHadoken: Knows Water Pulse: funnily, it learned it to contrast Maylene's Lucario's Aura Sphere, another example of this trope.
* LightningBruiser: He is capable of taking hits and dishing them out normally, but when in rainy weather, his speed doubles thanks to Swift Swim and he starts dealing out hits with alarming speed and grace.
* MakingASplash: He's a Water-type.
* OutOfFocus: Suffered this along with Torterra after Infernape reached its final stage.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In a way. Buizel was originally portrayed as TheBigGuy on Ash's team, but after Ash's other Pokémon evolved, Buizel lost this aspect.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: He's tiny, but can still knock around Pokémon many times his size.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Very arrogant about his species.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Pikachu's blue, as seen in ''A Crasher Course in Power!''.
* SignatureMove: Aqua Jet. Ice Punch would later serve as a secondary one.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: There was a point during the middle of Ash's Sinnoh journey where people felt this way about Ash's Buizel (particularly between gyms 3-5). He was basically Ash's main battler playing a star role against Maylene and Crasher Wake, and also scored a victory against Fantina. He was also the go-to choice when Ash chose to participate in the Wallace Cup during this portion of the journey.
* TheWorfEffect: After defeating Fantina's Gengar, Buizel rarely had any standout moments after the portion of the Sinnoh journey where he was viewed as a SpotlightStealingSquad.
** Averted when he beat Paul's Gastrodon in the Sinnoh League and managed to put up a better fight against Paul's Drapion than Staraptor and Torterra before going down.
* WorthyOpponent: Briefly, with Brock's Croagunk, but nothing ever came out of that.
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[[folder:Gligar-Gliscor (Gliger-Glion)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Gligar), Creator/MarcThompson (Gliscor)
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Gligar started off as part of a huge Gligar swarm headed by a Gliscor that were all causing mischief in a town they were trapped in along the path to Veilstone City. Ash and company arrive passing through to reach Veilstone, but decide to help solve the issue by pulling off a plan to blow the swarm out of the town. However, they only managed to pull this off thanks to one of the slower Gligar managing to gather the others all into one place after Paul caught the Gliscor, which left the swarm in disarray and leaderless. The slow Gligar decided to stay behind wanting to continue travelling with Ash, resulting in its capture.
After joining Ash's team, Gligar proves himself to be a silly comic-relief type of the group, but doesn't get to do much early on. After being handed a Razor Fang from Gary, Gligar evolves into Gliscor soon after in order to support Ash in a battle against Team Rocket. As a Gliscor, it keeps the silly persona that it had as a Gligar, but becomes a worthy contributor to Ash's Sinnoh team. Eventually, Ash decides to leave Gliscor in the care of an Air Battle Master named [=McCann=] so that it can receive further training as a master of the air, but later gets to return to Ash for the Sinnoh League. After Sinnoh, Gliscor remains at Oak's lab instead of returning to [=McCann=].
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* AcrophobicBird: As a Gligar. It mostly has better luck flying after evolving into Gliscor. ''Mostly.''
* BigCreepyCrawlies: It is part-bat, part scorpion.
* BulletHell: Its Stone Edge attack is portrayed as a large number of stones spiraling around it and then being launched at its opponent in a swarm.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite its comedic and sensitive personality, Gliscor is a powerful battler.
* TheBusCameBack: After a 30 episode long absence, it returns in time for Ash's Sinnoh League battle with Paul, and afterwards it is sent to Professor Oak's Lab rather than returning to [=McCann=].
* ButtMonkey: Mostly in "Doc Brock". In just one episode (in order): it's been ignored; the wind was against it (again); it couldn't WatchOutForThatTree; and it was left behind (on purpose, because Brock needed to hurry ahead to help Dawn's Pachirisu), only to be completely forgotten until the final seconds!
* CallBack: Gligar's debut, as part of a delinquent gang of Pokémon that terrorizes a city (think Squirtle).
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Gliscor never uses Screech again, despite learning it in "A Breed Stampede!"
* CharacterTics: What sets it apart from other Gligar/Gliscor is its tendency to wink and lick its lips in an exaggerated manner. Both Gligar and Gliscor also like to stick out its tongue for no other reason.
* DarkIsNotEvil: You'd be surprised how sweet Gliscor is despite looking so creepy otherwise.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Gliscor clearly longs for Ash's approval. Fortunately, with Ash being [[AllLovingHero Ash]], it ends up receiving it.
* DieOrFly: In ''Fighting Fear with Fear!'', Gligar is given the option of using a Razor Fang to evolve when it desires to become stronger, but Ash prevents Gligar from using it until they do some proper training together. The training is well underway until Team Rocket shows up and their hijinks lead to Ash falling off a cliff, and Gligar can't fly fast enough to stop Ash's descent. Ash, knowing Gligar has earned its prize, tosses the Razor Fang to it and it catches the item, immediately evolving into Gliscor and gaining enough newfound speed to save its trainer from falling to his doom.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type (Ground). Also knows Sand-Attack and Stone Edge.
* ExtraOreDinary: Knows [[RazorWings Steel Wing]].
* FaceOfAThug: Despite its frightening appearance, Gliscor is one of Ash's sweetest and [[PluckyComicRelief goofiest]] Pokémon.
* {{Flight}}: Unreliable as a Gligar, but gets better and eventually masters it as a Gliscor.
* TheGlomp: To the point that it once homed in on Brock when the latter was trying to evade it (and Gliscor still hits Brock).
* TheLoad: Until it evolved into Gliscor, it was without a doubt the weakest link in Ash's Sinnoh team and never won any battles. Even after evolution it tended to have an unsteady pattern in battle (defeating Byron's Bastiodon, yet falling to Candice's Snover). It finally [[TookALevelInBadass grew out of this completely]] - during the battle with Paul, it put up a good battle against Ninjask and managed to defeat his powerful Drapion, which had previously knocked out Buizel, Staraptor ''and'' Torterra with ease.
* LovableCoward: As a Gligar. Simply having an opponent glare at him was enough to send him crying to Ash.
* NotQuiteFlight: Though it's a Flying type, most of its flight is gliding rather than powered flight and it has been shown to have trouble taking off on flat ground in still air.
* PlayingWithFire: Knows [[ManBitesMan Fire Fang]].
* PluckyComicRelief: Despite being a competent battler, Gliscor is not meant to be taken seriously. Everything it does outside of battle is meant to be silly.
* PowerUpLetDown: Stone Edge can't seem to hit a thing. Averted by Giga Impact.
* PuppyDogEyes: Shows these when upset at losing, rejection or when Ash scolds it, especially when frightened.
* PutOnABus: Ash leaves Gliscor behind to train with the Air Battle Master in ''Mastering Current Events!''. [[TheBusCameBack It eventually returns]] in time for Ash's rematch with Paul at the Pokémon League.
* ScaryScorpions: Completely {{Averted}}! Gliscor is surprisingly adorable.
* SpamAttack: How it defeats Byron's Bastiodon in ''Dealing with Defensive Types!'', continuously spamming Fire Fang like there's no tomorrow.
* SuperScream: Knows Screech. It only used it once.
* TookALevelInBadass: After finishing training with the Air Battle Master. It has mastered Giga Impact, and can glide perfectly, even negating Giga Impact's recharge drawback.
* WatchOutForThatTree: Since it can only glide (and not even all that well), Gliscor ends up slamming into trees, walls, people, etc.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never cleared up whether it returned to [=McCann=], or was deposited on Professor Oak's lab like the rest of the Pokémon before it. It's finally revealed in ''The Dream Continues!'' that it was sent to stay at Professor Oak's lab as it was seen during the GroupPictureEnding.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type, even if (again) is more gliding than anything.
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[[folder:Gible (Fukamaru)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/TomWayland
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Gible took the sixth slot on Ash's Sinnoh Team after Gliscor was left with [=Mccann=] to help it master Giga Impact. Ash and company came across the oblivious Gible along the way to Daybreak Town where they come across the move tutor, Wilma, teaching Gible how to use Draco Meteor. The gang decides to try to help the Gible learn the move, which results in Gible forming a bond with them, and follows after the gang when they decide to continue on their journey, eventually leading up to Ash capturing him.
Under Ash's ownership, Gible spent the rest of the journey continuing to learn Draco Meteor under his trainer's tutelage, and gets to participate in the Sinnoh League. Gible had also quite a long-lasting running gag where his failed Draco Meteors always somehow come down crashing upon Dawn's Piplup.
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* EleventhHourRanger: Ash only catches him toward the end of the Sinnoh arc.
* BareFistedMonk: Knows [[BrickBreak Rock Smash]].
* BigEater: He ate through 2 of Team Rocket's mechas! And Barry's bicycle! And a Shadow Punch from Conway's Dusknoir!
* BiteOfAffection: Always playfully bites Ash's head.
* CharacterTics: He has a tendency to bite on people's heads.
* ChekhovsSkill: His habit of biting and not letting go was instrumental in defeating Conway's Shuckle and Dusknoir.
* CurbStompCushion: Managed to land a Rock Smash during his battle with Darkrai and dodged an Ice Beam but his Draco Meteor was dodged and the Land Shark Pokémon was beaten by a Dark Pulse.
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type (Ground), and he knows Dig.
* DumbMuscle: Gible is noticeably quite dense, but surprisingly powerful. Tobias claims that Gible could have defeated any Pokémon besides his Darkrai with his Draco Meteor.
* ExtremeOmnivore: He ate two of Team Rocket's mechas, Barry's bicycle, and a Shadow Punch attack. The only thing he couldn't stomach were Shuckle's sludge bombs.
* FastTunnelling: Knows Dig. Conway even notes it is a very fast digger.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ash had previously attempted to catch a separate Gible, who ended up being caught by Khoury. Nonetheless, about 10 episodes later, Ash caught this one.
* GeniusDitz: Looks and acts dull witted much of the time, but was apparently smart enough to use its Draco Meteor to find Piplup a few times.
* HanlonsRazor: Gets scolded by Dawn's Togekiss who thought he was deliberately targeting Piplup with Draco Meteor. Not understanding Gible is well, TheDitz, and Piplup's a bit of a DoomMagnet.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's a land shark and is part Ground-type.
* OverlyLongGag: "''Gotta get a Gible''": his encounter with a Team Rocket mecha involves a drawn-out BeatPanel of an ellipsis five dots long + {{sweatdrop}} (approximately a second each dot). TWICE IN A ROW!
* PintsizedPowerhouse: He only comes up to below Ash's knees, but he is capable of taking on opponents 10 times his size.
* PluckyComicRelief: It ate through Team Rocket's mechs, always scarfed Brock's food, and was very roly-poly.
* RunningGag:
** Draco Meteor has a tendency to hit Piplup and ONLY Piplup prior to mastering it. He exploits this a few times when the trainers are looking for Piplup.
** His tendency to bite onto anything that grabs his interest, and ''never'' let go.
** Also invoked; in separate occasions, when a Ditto was impersonating Piplup, and when he was separated from the gang, Gible launches Draco Meteor (without even a command from Ash) just to find him!
* SignatureMove: Once he masters it, Draco Meteor.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Towards Dawn's Piplup, due to Gible's tendency to accidentally hit the former with Draco Meteor.
* TheStoic: But he's not emotionally reserved. He's just...vacant.
* TookALevelInBadass: Upon mastering Draco Meteor, he became one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon. Even Tobias pointed out that his Gible's Draco Meteor could defeat any Pokémon besides his Darkrai.
* TunnelKing: Above ground, he's a little quicker on his feet than he looks. But underground is where he's truly in his element.
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[[folder:Summer Academy Pokémon]]
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->'''Raichu voiced by:''' Chie Sato\\
'''Spoink voiced by:''' Chie Sato (Japanese), Kayzie Rogers (English)
Ash, Brock and Dawn attended Prof. Rowan's Summer Academy in Episodes 88-91, during which they were assigned different Pokémon to partner up. In Ash's case they're Raichu, Spoink and Mantyke.
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* FixFic: Ever wonder how Ash would be like with a Raichu if Pikachu actually evolved? Raichu's guest appearance shows it.
* GuestStarPartyMember: They were only assigned to Ash and he never officially owned them.
* IntimateHairBrushing: [[https://pa1.narvii.com/6271/8bc23a8e80afcd88d746b82864a3c6d8e46b0b88_hq.gif Ash brushes Raichu]] during one of the Summer Camp activities. It was going so well until it got tangled into Raichu's fur, who nearly electrocute Ash and Pikachu.
* LovableCoward: Raichu's self-esteem is so low that it's afraid to do anything, including battles.
* NervousWreck: Raichu is very easily startled due to his low self-esteem.
* SchoolForcedUsTogether: While the students are allowed to pick the Pokéball, they are not told of what Poké is inside it and whomever they picked is their designated Pokémon until the specific task involving it is finished.
* TookALevelInBadass: Under Ash's (and Pikachu's) tutelage, Raichu becomes more confident.
* UtilityPartyMember: Spoink and Mantyke are mainly used for the camp's final triathlon activity.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: They get returned once Ash's respective task with them are finished.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Raichu has very low self-confidence despite its skillset, and much of its CharacterDevelopment is Ash and Pikachu encouraging it to boost its confidence.
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!Team Rocket Trio's Pokémon
[[folder:Yanma -> Yanmega (Yanyanma -> Megayanma)]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Kiyotaka Furushima
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Yanma was one of Team Rocket's first successful thefts in forever! ...Too bad Giovanni thought she was useless and sent her back. Undaunted by this, Yanma would evolve very soon after into a Yanmega and join the ranks of Team Rocket until the end of the DP arc.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: She's a giant dragonfly.
* TheBusCameBack: She rejoins Jessie's party in [=JN145=], alongside Seviper, Woobat, Frillish and Gourgeist. With Wobbuffet, they form a full party of six Pokémon for the very first time since Jessie's debut.
* CharacterTics: Tends to like perching herself on people's heads, usually Jessie's.
* {{Flight}}: Almost perpetually flying, given her species.
* {{Irony}}: Shortly after being sent back by Giovanni for being unremarkable, Yanma evolved and became the trio's most effective Sinnoh Pokémon.
* ItWasAGift: The trio were left falsely convinced Giovanni sent them back Yanma as a gift for their efforts, giving them a big enthusiasm boost.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Was suggested to be one of the team's strongest Pokémon pre-''Best Wishes'', after evolving in her first battle she trounced the heroes humiliatingly. She was also frequently effective in contests.
* PutOnABus: As of ''Best Wishes'', she's with the other old Team Rocket Pokémon at headquarters.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Took over as the trio's token female Pokémon shortly after Dustox was released.
* SuperScream: Knows Sonicboom.
* TeamRocketWins: The product of such, being one of the trio's rare successfully stolen Pokémon of sorts. She herself defeated Ash's Chimchar in her first battle, and even gave the heroes a mini-blasting off. She also helped Jessie win a couple of contests and helped her get through multiple appeals rounds in other contests.
* TokenCompetentMinion: One of the most effective Pokémon that Team Rocket has, able to push the twerps to the brink and even win Contests for Jessie.
* UndyingLoyalty: For all the twerps' complaining about Yanmega being stolen property, she seemed quite dedicated to Jessie.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: What Yanmega sounds like. Which can be jarring once you know it's female.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Also Flying-type and knows Sonic Boom, Wing Attack and Silver Wind.
* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Her gender was revealed when a female Togepi used Attract on a group comprising Team Rocket's and the twerp's Mons. When Yanmega was not affected, even Jessie was surprised when she found out.
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[[folder:Carnivine (Muskippa)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' [[Creator/JimmyZoppi Billy Beach]], Sun [=WongCho=] ([=JN145=])
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Carnivine was captured in the Great Marsh when James was a child and was left in his parents' vacation home until James revisited it in the beginning of the DP arc. It was James' main fighting Pokémon and was just as cuddly with him as its predecessors.
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* BearHug: It ''really'' loves James, and does this every time he releases it...while gnawing on James' head.
* BiteOfAffection: Carnivine tends to show its love for James by biting his head every time he is brought out.
* BulletSeed: Knows [[TropeNamer Bullet Seed]]
* TheBusCameBack: It rejoins James's party in [=JN145=], alongside Mime Jr., Yamask, Amoonguss, and Inkay. With Morpeko, they form a full party of six Pokémon for the very first time since James's debut.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Jessie borrowed Carnivine for some contests, where it actually proved quite useful. It outright humiliated Dawn's Mamoswine to win the [[TownContestEpisode Lilypad Town Contest]] while under James command.
* CuteLittleFangs: Well, more like Cute ''Big'' Fangs.
* EnergyBall: Knows Energy Ball during [=JN145=]
* FaceOfAThug: It's essentially a giant anthropomorphic venus fly trap and looks rather creepy. It's no less affectionate and playful to James than Cacnea and Mime Jr however.
* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: Averted. James remembers that he owned it as a child.
* FromBadToWorse: Cacnea was still under James' command when he recovered Carnivine, leaving him with ''two'' over-affectionate Grass-types. And then there's the times James brought them both out at once...
* GreenThumb: James' third Grass-Type and it continues the RunningGag after Victreebel and Cacnea left the team.
* ManEatingPlant: It's a walking Venus Flytrap.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The only Pokémon to beat Dawn's Pokémon in a contest battle.
* ThePowerOfLove: It learned Vine Whip just to save James from a Team Galactic booby trap.
* PutOnABus: As of ''Black & White'', it's with the other old Team Rocket Pokémon at headquarters.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Explained to be a Pokémon James has had since childhood despite never appearing in previous flashbacks of James' childhood (naturally, being a species that was created for the franchise years after James already existed as a character).
* SignatureMon: Carnivine soon supplants Cacnea as James's main Pokémon battler for the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series, eventually becoming James's only battler (as he refuses to put Mime Jr. in danger) after Cacnea left.
* TeamRocketWins: It wins the Lilypad Town Contest for James (posing as Jessie). Notably this is also the one time Team Rocket defeats Dawn directly to win a contest as well.
* VineTentacles: It knows Vine Whip, which is represented by a pair of whiplike tendrils sprouting from her body to lash her targets before retreating back out of sight.
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[[folder:Dawn (Hikari)]]
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/EmilyJenness\\
'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/GabyUgarte (''Diamond and Pearl'' Seasons 10, 11, and 13, ''Journeys''), Leyla Rangel (''Diamond and Pearl'' season 12, ''Black and White'' season 15)\\
'''Voiced in European Spanish by:''' Mar Bordallo\\
'''Voiced in European French by:''' Alexandra Corréa\\
'''Voiced in Polish by:''' Creator/BeataWyrabkiewicz\\
'''Voiced in Italian by:''' Creator/TosawiPiovani (Season 10 - 11), Ludovica De Caro (Season 12 - 13)
Dawn is a newbie trainer from Sinnoh who met Ash after she ran into Pikachu, who'd been separated from his trainer by Team Rocket. Like May before her, Dawn aspires to be a Pokémon Coordinator. Tropes involving her and her Pokémon include:
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* ActionGirl:
** Out of all of Ash's traveling companions, she's the most likely to take immediate action against Team Rocket or other antagonists when they show up, frequently having Piplup dealing the finishing blow alongside Pikachu.
** While she mostly participates in contests, she is definitely no slouch in actual Pokemon battles either, especially when she uses her Mamoswine. She particularly excels in Double Battles, because then it's way easier for her to use her extremely powerful and stunning combination attacks to easily overwhelm her opponents.
** In one episode, she once rescued all her Pokémon ''all by herself''.
* AdaptationalModesty: In the ''Pokémon Learning League'' educational series, she wears a long-sleeved shirt and white tights under her usual sleeveless top and short skirt.
* AdaptationalSympathy: The games depicted her as the protagonist or Rowan's assistant, depending on the player's choice. The former option is showcased here, but it adds in the detail of her struggling to become a world-class coordinator like her mother, with plenty of missteps along the way.
* AgeInappropriateDress:
** [[AvertedTrope But]] her mother forbade her from bringing it on her journey. Then again, her normal outfit...
** Lampshaded in episode 171 by Princess Salvia, who comments on the length of Dawn's skirt.
* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: An alternate universe of herself has her partaking the Pokémon Gym Battles rather than Pokémon Contests. And she's so skilled as a battler that she managed to become the runner up of the Sinnoh League, placing her higher than Ash did when competed.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: In terms of Contest skill, she's on both ends of this trope. She has never managed to surpass the more experienced Zoey, but she always comes ahead of Ursula, and narrowly managed to beat the far more experienced May in their only on-screen Contest together.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Dawn's father is never seen or mentioned. While Dawn extensively talks about her mother and her goals to be as legendary of a coordinator as her, and plenty of people other than her talk about and interact with Johanna, no mention ever goes to a husband, boyfriend, or anything. Despite quite a lot of time shown focusing on Johanna's home, we never see anyone there but Johanna and her two partners Glameow and Umbreon.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: When she is taking Chloe to the contest hall in ''[=JN074=]'', she gets distracted by everything that she sees, followed by her "No need to worry" catchphrase until Chloe has enough and tells her to stop.
* ArtEvolution: In ''Journeys'', in addition to the universal art style changes applying to all characters that happened since she last appeared in ''DP'' and ''BW'' such as less edges in her design and different eyes, her overall color scheme is brighter, with her skin being paler, hat managing to be even whiter, and the pink half-pokeball sign on it becoming a brighter pink. This makes her closer to her game counterpart in appearance.
* AshFace: Her Cyndaquil has done this to her [[RunningGag several times]] by flaring up its back flames while she's holding it. Some of her various electrocution and explosion mishaps have also left her singed.
* BadassAdorable: A cute ten-year-old girl who also happens to become quite the tough coordinator.
* BackForTheFinale: She ascends back to recurring character status in ''Master Journeys'' [[spoiler:and comes back to root for Ash in person in his FinalBattle with Leon]].
* BerserkButton: Don't use her embarrassing childhood nickname, Dee-Dee. It brings up bad memories of getting zapped by Plusle and Minum (though she gets over that part at least).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Similar to May and later Serena, Dawn is good natured, but not a doormat and isn't afraid to sic her strongest Pokémon on you if you piss her off, which Team Rocket know from experience. When Meowth pulled a FakeDefector scheme on the heroes, Dawn, who had been sympathetic enough to offer getting him media ties, angrily vowed to beat him to tears for selling them out ([[TooKinkyToTorture he didn't surprisingly]], but still).
* BigDamnHeroes: A short time after becoming a trainer and getting her first Pokémon, she protects Pikachu with her Piplup.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Dawn in many ways is the closest a DistaffCounterpart to Ash can be, sharing more in common with him than just about any of his companions.
** She exchanges RotatingArcs with Ash's Gym quest, much like May before and Serena after, but she stands out thanks to her status as the {{Deuteragonist}}. Dawn received more focus than any main character prior to [[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Goh]], roughly on par with Ash himself.
** Dawn's journey mirrors Ash's in many ways. Like Ash, she is an optimistic and initially overconfident NiceGirl who had decided on her life goal long before her debut. She started her journey with an initially stubborn Pokémon that stays outside his Poké Ball and refuses to evolve, and bonded with him after [[FireForgedFriends fending off a large swarm of wild Pokemon]] in an adventure that culminated in them meeting a [[OlympusMons Legendary]] Pokemon.
** Like Ash during his initial journey in the Kanto saga, Dawn has a degree of rotten luck when she starts her journey in Sinnoh. They both have a hard time getting any respect as rookies, even from their own Pokémon, along with taking some very heart-breaking losses in the process. It takes a lot of trial and error experience from then on, but eventually they both make their respective comebacks in anime-exclusive competitions (Orange League for Ash, Wallace Cup Contest for Dawn). They're also able to get one of their powerhouse Pokémon, a three-stage evolution who started out nice before [[TookALevelInJerkass getting nastier and disobedient]] when they evolved twice in a row very quickly, to start being loyal again when they save them from a nasty injury.
** She has a knack for developing [[OutsideTheBoxTactic Outside-the-Box Tactics]] in battle similarly to Ash, many of which are borrowed between the two. Counter Shield, for instance, Ash's SignatureMove in Sinnoh, was directly inspired by one of Dawn's Contests.
** Both her reappearances in ''Journeys'' further support this. Her interactions with Chloe in [=JN074=] closely resemble Ash's relationship with Goh, being a lighthearted, exuberant {{Foil}} to her reserved, antisocial partner. When she's paired up with Goh in [=JN089=], he remarks that she's very similar to Ash.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: She copied Iris' "such a kid" remarks at Ash (a little anyways), and once used, "Buneary, I choose you!" when sending it out to battle Pachirisu.
* BreakingOldTrends: She's the first of Ash's companions to obtain a "Pika-Clone" (in her case, Pachirisu) after Misty, Brock, and May didn't obtain any of them. She's also the first character besides Ash to own an Electric Type.
* BreakoutCharacter: She not only became one of the most well-known protagonists in the anime, receiving more focus than any companion prior to Goh, she also elevated her game counterpart into an iconic trainer who gets top-billing over her male counterpart, Lucas. Additionally, she has the most guest-starred episodes out of all the supporting cast in the entire anime (excluding cameo appearances), with a total of 16 episodes (plus an additional 4-part special in the form of ''The Arceus Chronicles''.) Misty, by contrast, comes in second with a total of 9 [[note]]not including the ''Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' miniseries, where Misty returns to main character status[[/note]].
* BreakTheCutie: Disturbingly often. She gets this when losing contests and became a StepfordSmiler afterwards, which is especially noteworthy after her first losing streak sees her not even advanced to the next round ''twice in a row'', causing her to doubt that she can cut it as a Coordinator. Fortunately, she bounces back.
* BrickJoke: The second [=DP=] episode continued the RunningGag of Pikachu frying a bike, but it took 36 episodes for Ash to know about it. Dawn was notably nicer about it, taking it in stride and not holding it against Ash, whereas Misty would make a fuss about her bike to Ash and used it as an excuse to keep following Ash until he repayed her, and May briefly used Ash burning her bike as a means to guilt trip him into agreeing with Professor Birch's suggestion that she should travel with him to learn from him.
* BrokenWinLossStreak: After losing her first contest, Dawn manages to turn things around briefly, but loses the appeal stage ''twice in a row''! Left broken by the loss, she only stages a comeback after narrowly beating May in the Wallace Cup, and wins most of her contests barring one or two. She does wind up making it to the finals of the Grand Festival, but Zoey edges her out.
* TheBusCameBack:
** She returned in ''Best Wishes'' from [=BW085=] to [=BW093=] to compete in the Junior Cup.
** She becomes a recurring character in ''Journeys'', appearing in several multi-part episodes revolving around Sinnoh's legendaries.
*** She first returns in [=JN074=] and [=JN075=], where she introduces Chloe to Pokémon Contests and helps defend Darkrai and an injured Cresselia from Team Rocket.
*** She makes another appearance for the 2-part Sinnoh winter special centered around the Time[=/=]Space legendaries.
*** She appears again in the special 4-parter ''The Arceus Chronicles'', where she reunites with Ash and Brock and reencounters Team Galactic.
*** [[spoiler:She returns yet again in [=JN129=] to cheer for Ash in his battle against Leon in the finals of the Masters Eight Tournament alongside Chloe (in place of Goh).]]
* ButtMonkey: Out of the cast, she's the biggest one of the "butt of every joke" type. Several characters have poked fun at her, including Ash, Brock, and her own Pokémon, and her skill as a Coordinator was called into question several times prior to her victory at the Wallace Cup. She also gets involved in a fair amount of slapstick, more so than Misty and May, especially where Piplup is concerned.
* CharacterCatchphrase:
** "Daijobu!", or "No need to worry!" in the dub. How ironic.
** And like May, she has a phrase to use when calling Pokémon out for a Contest -- "Charm up!" / "Spotlight!"
* CharacterDevelopment: She starts as a coordinator passionate and overconfident outside but deeply insecure inside in comparison with her mother's own success and her rival Zoey's experience to a more resilient and humble one who improvises more and is less afraid to fail and even learn from her mistakes.
* TheChosenOne: Chosen by Mesprit since the beginning of the DP series due to her strong empathy.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Flip-flops between this and SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute. Like May before her, Dawn is a NiceGirl Pokémon Coordinator whose quest [[RotatingArcs alternates in focus with Ash]] and who has a famous parent, but the direction of her character arc is nearly the opposite of May's. While May was underconfident and not very passionate about Pokemon before discovering Contests (only using it as an excuse to travel at first), Dawn had settled on her goal from the start and was ''over''confident in her skills, struggling far more than May did in her early Contests as she was taught several lessons in humility.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has both hair and eyes that are dark-blue.
* DetrimentalDetermination: Upon starting out on her journey, she was determined to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a world-famous Top Coordinator. Unfortunately, she was just as equally determined to perfect her performances instead of having fun with her Pokémon, resulting in her failing to clear the first stage ''twice in a row'' and shattering her confidence in the process. Only when she loosens up and starts having fun does she get her groove back.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of "Diamond and Pearl", to Ash's protagonist. Her name is even added in the Japanese openings of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series right next to Ash's.
* DubInducedPlotHole: Against all odds, averted when it came to explaining "Dee-Dee". [[spoiler:She had a bad incident with a Plusle and Minun when she was younger, which she explains in episode 161 to Ash and Brock. Unbeknownst to them, Ursula (whose Plusle and Minun triggered the present-day incident leading to the explanation in the first place) was also in hearing range...]]
* DudeMagnet: Kenny, Kendall, and Conway have all shown signs of being attracted to her. She also has a few moments with Ash that could be seen as ShipTease (though, Ash being [[ChasteHero Ash,]] these moments are up to the audience's interpretation). This being ''Pokémon,'' [[NoHuggingNoKissing it never goes anywhere.]]
* EmbarrassingNickname: Her childhood friend Kenny loves to tease her by calling her "Dee Dee"[[note]]in the original, it's "Pikari," a combination of her name and ''pika'', electric sparkle[[/note]] (short for "Diamond Dandruff"), after an incident in kindergarten where she hugged a Plusle and Minun too hard and they shocked her, making her hair spiky and sparkly.
* TheEmpath: Dawn has shown to have the ability to understand the feelings of Pokémon, and she connects with Mesprit because of this ability.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Sure, Brock's CasanovaWannabe tendencies are a bit annoying for her, but even she can't help but look on with concern when Croagunk demonstrates his [[AssShove usual method]] of stopping Brock dead in his tracks.
* FaceYourFears: Through her Mamoswine and Cyndaquil's encouragement, Dawn decided that it was time to let go of her fear of Plusle and Minun as she pulled herself together then managed to win her last ribbon to compete in the Grand Festival.
* FailedASpotCheck: If she would look around at the audience during contests more often, she would notice some [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/027 VERY familar faces]]. Namely, James, Meowth and Wobbuffet.
* FailureHeroine: [[BreakTheCutie Poor girl lost]] ''[[BreakTheCutie two]]'' [[BreakTheCutie Contests in the Appeal Stage in a row!]]
* FanGirl: To Professor Oak's (and Gary's) poetry, and Wallace (Contest master).
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Dawn is good at baking Poffins, unlike Ash who burns all of his to a crisp.
* FireForgedFriends: When she and Piplup first meet, they can't stand each other, but they form a bond after escaping from a horde of wild Ariados, and Dawn doesn't hesitate to choose him as her starter when they get back to Prof. Rowan's lab. They continue to grow closer throughout the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series.
* {{Flanderization}}: While Dawn's [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] was always a major trait of hers, in her first ''Journeys'' appearance, it's her response to nearly everything that happens. Her upbeat personality is also exaggerated to where she gets [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny distracted]] by almost everything in sight. These aspects are downplayed when she returns again in [=JN089=] and [=JN090=].
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: She and Brock had fairly little interaction, at least compared to their interactions with Ash, though she did learn some valuable medical skills across the series from him. She was shown to remember these skills all the way up to ''Journeys''.
* {{Foil}}:
** Dawn is presented as one to May during her guest appearance. While May started off not knowing what she wanted to do before deciding on Coordinating, Dawn immediately sought to become a Coordinator. Both ran into Ash in a moment of crisis involving Team Rocket, resulting in Pikachu frying their bikes and them wanting to travel with Ash, who in turn acted as a BigBrotherMentor to them, and both struggled pretty badly in the early stages of their careers. Unlike May, who suffered from a lack of confidence, Dawn was too focused on perfecting her performances, with both having to suffer pretty hard losses to get them to realize it. When they both left the party, May eventually grew into a very busy and respectable Coordinator on par Lisa and Serena, while Dawn largely travels around Coordinating when she pleases.
** Dawn's rival Zoey, by contrast, is shown to be a more skilled Coordinator who acts as a mentor to her friend. Dawn hails from Twinleaf Town and was following in her mother's footsteps, while Zoey comes from Snowpoint City and is given the full support of Candice, the local gym leader. Zoey did struggle, but it was against coordinators of equivalent or better skill level, while Dawn struggled mostly because she was trying too hard to be perfect. In the end, Zoey proved to be the better of the two by edging her out at the Sinnoh Grand Festival, but while she hasn't been heard from since, Dawn has managed to forge her own path as a Coordinator in her own right, albeit more carefree than May or Serena.
** During ''Journeys'', she's presented as one to Chloe. Dawn originated from the games, Chloe is a CanonForeigner. Both have a RidiculouslyCuteCritter as their partner, but Dawn picked Piplup, while Eevee chose Chloe. Dawn is far more carefree in her journeys and knows what she wants out of life, while Chloe is a lot more cautious and isn't sure what she wants to do yet. When the two meet, the pair hit it off pretty quickly, but their brief argument over Dawn's constantly getting distracted shows that Chloe is the more focused of the two.
* GenerationXerox: She gets her passion from Pokémon Contests from her mother, who is a retired Top Coordinator.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Dawn is about as girly as Misty is tomboyish. She competes in the style-focused Contests, wears a lot of pink, has dressed as a cheerleader multiple times and loves fashionable clothes. But unlike Serena, she doesn't mind getting down and dirty with anything masculine. She enjoys battle nearly just as much as Ash does, and has no issue with participating in numerous sporty activities throughout the series.
* GoGetterGirl: Right from the start, she knew she wanted to be a Pokémon Coordinator, and never lost sight of her goal since.
* GoodLuckGesture: One of her trademark qualities is to exchange a high five with Ash either before or after a big accomplishment. Examples include (among many others): her first Contest, the Wallace Cup, saying goodbye, reuniting with him in Unova, and after successfully saving Heatran.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Became this in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'', joining the group for eight episodes mid-series prior to and during the Junior Cup.
* HarmlessElectrocution: A running gag by itself, Dawn needs to use Piplup's Bubble Beam to [[http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h245/DRCEQ2/Anime/Pokemon/Dawnshair.jpg condition her hair back to normal after she gets zapped]].
* HeroicBSOD: Dawn's self-confidence was shattered when she lost in the appeals round twice in ''Dawns Early Night!'' and ''Team Shocker!''. Although Zoey was able to help her into what she did wrong and inspired her to take some time from Contests, Dawn never fully recovered until the Wallace Cup, which she ended up winning (over a returning May, who had beaten Zoey en route to the final), fully restoring her confidence.
* AnIcePerson: While she doesn't specializes in Ice-types, as her journey goes on she uses more and more ice moves in her Appeals and battles, often in combination with fire and electricity.
* IconicOutfit: Her white beanie, black with pink accent sweater mini-dress, golden hair clips, pink boots, and red scarf are easily recognizable among the fans.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Dawn is the third female companion in the show and the sixth introduced overall, debuting in its tenth season. Despite this she's easily one of Ash's most popular companions and her name is usually brought up in best female main character discussions.
* IdenticalStranger: She and Princess Salvia from the episode "Dawn of a Royal Day!" look exactly alike. They take advantage of this and switch places for a day so Salvia can compete in a Contest with her Togekiss.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: She befriended Nando, a traveling bard, and Lila, a dressmaker and retired Coordinator who was also her mother's childhood friend.
* ItsTheJourneyThatCounts: Her experiences in traveling with Ash taught her that she just needs to live life in the moment, and doesn't spend all her time worrying about where to go next. Naturally, Chloe gets more than annoyed when Dawn stops to take in every sight she sees, even though there's a Pokémon Contest they both are attending.
* JerkassBall: While generally one of Ash's nicer traveling companions, she still has moments like this.
** She is uncharacteristically harsh toward Ash in ''Giratina and the Sky Warrior''. She appears to disregard Shaymin's actions towards him (and them) and even resorts to kicking him in the shin when he disrespectfully remarks about bidding farewell to Shaymin.
** In the BW episode "Expedition to Onix Island", she joins Iris in mocking Ash over his (as it turns out, entirely correct) suggestion that the caves on the eponymous island were created by Onix, acting like the very idea is utterly ridiculous.
* JustFriends: Like May, she has a LikeBrotherAndSister relationship with Ash. Dawn also has feelings for him.
* LegFocus: From her standard MagicSkirt attire to the occasional cheerleader, swimsuit, or FrenchMaid outfit, the show doesn't let up in displaying Dawn's legginess. One episode had a scene that completely focused on her legs as she paced before Ash and Brock in anger after Landis insults her friendship with her Piplup.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "By Your Side". Used primarily in the Japanese edit, though some instrumental versions still accompany her in parts of the English dub (thus making it one of very few Japanese image songs to at least partway survive the transition).
* LeotardOfPower: As seen in "Two Degrees of Separation!", Dawn appears to be wearing a black leotard under her minidress.
* LettingHerHairDown: Most notably [[http://images5.fanpop.com/image/polls/991000/991163_1333460097101_full.png two]] [[http://pm1.narvii.com/6341/c358a4b8d243806b999f5e28a3690780ebafe008_hq.jpg times]].
* LittleMissBadass: Younger than Ash but able to single-handedly kick Team Rocket's ass.
* TheLoad: Dawn has a heartfelt conversation with Maylene, expressing her concerns that she might be wasting Ash's valuable time by participating in Contests while traveling with him. She is feeling stagnant and unsure if it is worth it for Ash. Dawn suggests a battle to help Maylene escape her funk. However, it is hinted that her primary motivation was to ensure that Ash could have his gym battle and maybe even restore her confidence in the process by demonstrating to herself that she could make a difference in Ash's dreams.
* MagicSkirt: She has a short skirt, but she remains covered throughout the series, except for one occasion - "Steamboat Willies!".
* MementoMacGuffin: At the beginning of her Pokémon journey, her mother gave to her the first Contest ribbon she won as a good luck charm. After her run in the Grand Festival, she gives it back.
* MessyHair: Is often subject to incredibly messy bedhead when she wakes up, and is incredibly fussy about it, refusing to leave her tent until her hair is straightened out. Also happens whenever Pachirisu zaps her hair, making her subject to ridicule from Ash and Brock for it. As it turns out, her self-consciousness about her hair is due to an incident when she was in kindergarten where a Plusle and Minun zapped her hair, earning her the humiliating nickname "Dee-Dee" (Pikari in Japanese) from Kenny and Leona, who then used it to make the whole class ridicule her. Over the course of the series, and especially after overcoming her fear of Plusle and Minun, she mellows out about this, though she still shows signs of caring about her hairdo in ''Best Wishes'' when she spends a long time using the hairdryer to straighten her hair. In ''Journeys'', when both she and Chloe wake up with bedhead, Dawn is much more nonchalant about it and immediately subjects both of them to Piplup's Bubble Beam to straighten their hair, having become used to having her hair messy and not caring as much about others seeing it as she used to.
* ModestyShorts: In the one singular shot where the MagicSkirt fails, it appears that she is wearing black bike shorts underneath.
* MsFanservice: Nowhere near to the extent of previous Pokegirls Misty and May, but still present. She gets a lot of LegFocus from her regular extremely short skirt, not to mention the occasional revealing cheerleader outfit, swimsuit (though unlike Misty's or May's swimsuits, most of Dawn's swimsuits didn't show quite as much of her stomach) and even some of her contest dresses. There's also an episode where she's put in a pretty FrenchMaid outfit.
* MundaneUtility: It turns out having a Water Type as your partner can come in handy to handle that morning bedhead. She demonstrates Piplup's convenient hair-care solution to Chloe.
* MythologyGag:
** Her winter outfit is based on her appearance from ''Pokémon Platinum''.
** Her Sinnoh Fest attire in the Amazon exclusive special ''The Arceus Chronicles'' loosely based on Akari, specifically her hairstyle and bandana. The rest of her outfit is the Garchomp Fancy Kimono... that is only exclusive pre-order bonus from the Amazon website.
* NaiveEverygirl: It took her an entire episode to find Professor Rowan, despite it normally not being that difficult.
* NervesOfSteel: As part of her CharacterDevelopment, she's able to calm down when she feels pressure during contests as the story progresses in contrast of her debuts.
* NiceGirl: Before Serena's introduction in the XY series, Dawn was easily the most straightforwardly kind of all the leading females and is very empathetic (she never held Pikachu ''or'' Ash responsible for her bike's destruction given the circumstances, for instance, knowing that she attacked Pikachu first and Ash wasn't even there, thanks to Team Rocket). Must be the main reason Mesprit chose her. And while it's true that Ash and Dawn sometimes fight, it's not on a regular basis when compared to how Ash deals with Misty, May and Iris.
* NoodleIncident: The origins of her nickname Pikari/Dee-Dee. In a subversion, it's later revealed she got shocked by a Plusle and Minun in kindergarten, making her hair all sparkly. [[note]]"Pikapika" is the [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud spoken sound effect for "sparkle"]][[/note]]. In the dub, it's short for "Diamond Dandruff", which is indeed pretty embarrassing.
* NoSenseOfDirection: In her debut episode, Dawn can't find Professor Rowan's lab anywhere. When he does find her, he lampshades that she's obviously lost.
* ObliviousToLove: She has no trouble understanding others people's romance, but seems rather blind when said affection is directed to her (except with Conway, but subtle he isn't). She doesn't get Kenny has a crush on her, and totally misses Lyra acting as a ShipperOnDeck for her and Ash in "Dressed For Jess Success".
* OjouRinglets: Not an {{Ojou}}, but she used this hairstyle in a couple of contests as shown [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Dawn_DP027_contest.png here]] and [[http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparisons/diamond_pearl/ep177.html here]].
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: One particular irony about the end of Ash's tenure was that Dawn never crossed paths with Serena (who's quite similar to Dawn in a lot of respects), but fellow Coordinator May (whom Dawn did meet) befriended the Kalos native when she came to Hoenn.
* ThePerfectionist: Dawn's FatalFlaw was that she was trying to make her performances as perfect as possible, but both Zoey and Wallace pointed out that this was hurting her more than it helped her. For example, in the second contest she failed to clear the qualifying round, her Ambipom delivered a very spectacular and flashy performance--but nobody could see the Pokémon performing it! After the Wallace Cup, she's able to find a way to have fun with her Pokémon and not be worried about performing perfectly all the time.
* PhraseCatcher:
** The reply to her own [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] is usually "That's when [we] worry the most."
** A few times she gets her catchphrase, "No need to worry!", back at her.
** Tends to receive "I'm really getting worried!" from Chloe every time she says her titular catchphrase.
* PimpedOutDress: She wears a lot of them. Makes sense, considering part of her job as a Coordinator is to look stylish alongside her Pokémon and she also has a sense of fashion.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her usual Contest dress is pink, as is her cheerleader outfit. Her regular outfit features a pink skirt and she wears a pink coat when traveling in colder climates (both travel outfits also include pink boots).
* PomPomGirl: She sometime act like a cheerleader and donned a pink cheerleading outfit (her Pokèmon also) to support Ash in his Gym battles with Roark, Maylene and Volkner, along with his battles in the Masters Eight tournament.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Borders on this with Ash. It's pointed out several times in ''Journeys'' how similar the two are and Dawn has at this point returned more than any of Ash's other companions after leaving the main cast.
* PluckyGirl: She always remains optimistic, even when the odds are against her.
* RunningGag:
** Her hair being messed up, which is usually either the cause or sign of extreme stress from her. In early episodes, she refused to let Ash or Brock even ''see'' her if her hair was messy. It also tends to mess itself up whenever she's about to perform for a major Contest, causing her to freak out until someone (usually Zoey) calms her down.
** Adding onto this, she's frequently on the receiving end of electric attacks, which always leaves her hair messy and frazzled (and on occasion, with the sparkly effect behind her embarrassing nickname). Once she acquires her Cyndaquil, it develops a habit of flaring up its back flames while Dawn is holding it, leaving her hair puffed up with an AshFace.
** And of course, there's her habit of TemptingFate with her [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]]. Whenever she says "No need to worry!", there's a good chance something bad is about to happen.
* SeenItAll: By the events of ''Journeys'' Dawn, even as she enjoys the small things in adventures like Ash, takes things like being contacted by Arceus as a lot less crazy than she would have as a rookie, much to Goh's concernation.
* ScarfOfAssKicking: She wears a scarf around her neck and is a prominent ActionGirl who has no problem taking on Pokémon battles.
* ShipperOnDeck: While normally embarrassed about Brock's antics like everyone else, when it was suggested to him that he [[spoiler:become a Pokémon Doctor]], she's the one to point out that it will help him get closer to all Nurse Joys.
* ShipTease:
** Naturally, she gets these with Ash. Not to mention that she's the only one to go as far as to be his personal cheerleader during a few of his Gym Battles. The most notable examples are the episodes where Kenny appears, as the boy is a childhood friend of Dawn and has had a crush on her since they were younger; he shows extreme jealousy of Ash and Dawn's close relationship, glaring angrily when the two so much as talk with each other. When Kenny requests Dawn to go with him on a journey if he beats Ash, Dawn opts to instead keep going with Ash and gently turning down Kenny's offer. [[spoiler:She's also notably Ash's only official companion to watch his final match of the Masters Eight Tournament in person.]] There's also the fact that her Buneary has a massive crush on Ash's Pikachu, which Dawn has personally voiced her support for several times.
** She fangirls Gary's (as well as Prof. Oak's) poetry a number of times during his visits.
* SignatureHeadgear: A white and pink beanie that covers her hair to avoid it getting frizzy.
* SimpleYetAwesome: Dawn develops the skill of presenting her Contest performances straightforwardly and authentically, with an unwavering focus on highlighting the unique talents of her beloved Pokemon companions.
* StepfordSmiler:
** Tries to put on a good face after her first losing streak. Doesn't work in the end.
** When her alternate counterpart takes Piplup, Dawn tries putting on a brave face when Ash arrives. It's not holding up nearly as well she thinks, and almost breaks down crying before catching herself.
* SupremeChef: A few hands-on lessons are enough to get her cooking Poffins like a pro.
* SkywardScream: Does this in "Dawn's Early Night" after losing the Hearthome contest.
-->'''Dawn:''' ''[as she runs to the balcony]'' AAAAAAAAAAH!
* ATasteOfDefeat: Tying in with her ButtMonkey role, Dawn is the first of few "twerps" to suffer [[TeamRocketWins an unnegated defeat from Team Rocket]] in an episode. ''Twice'' for that matter:
** In "Team Shocker" Jessie (as Jessilina) wins her first ribbon in the Solaceon contest, one Dawn doesn't even pass the Appeals Round for. [[HeroicBSOD She does not take it well.]]
** James (disguised as Jessilina) directly defeats her in the battle round of the Lilypad contest in "Dressed For Jess Success". While Dawn was a GracefulLoser this time round, it didn't remotely taint James and Meowth's victory over her.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to three other Tomboys: Zoey (a Bifauxnen coordinator who wears suits, compared to Dawn's fluffy dresses), May (a Coordinator with a huge appetite and a team of intimidating powerhouses), and Iris (a rambunctious Dragon-type trainer who competed in the Masters Eight tournament).
* WellDoneSonGuy: Her fantasy in the LotusEaterMachine episode shows us that she even wants to surpass her mother.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's terrified of Plusle and Minun, because of an incident in kindergarten when she hugged them too hard and they shocked her, making her hair stand on end and everyone laughing at her. However, Dawn got over her fear with help from her Pokémon.
* WorthyOpponent: When Dawn finally eliminated her in the Grand Festival, Jessie admitted (albeit infuriated) that she was this. Jessie herself managed to achieve her most even-handed rivalry against Dawn, equalling and even besting her at times. Since Dawn never saw through her "Jesselina" alias, she was rather respectful towards her.
* YouWereTryingTooHard: Dawn has been on a losing streak during the early part of her journey as a Coordinator in Sinnoh and struggles with fine-tuning her contest style. Both Zoey and Wallace help her realize that she is focusing too much on fine-tuning her Pokemon's moves and has not spent enough time simply having fun with them. Dawn takes this advice to heart and from then on makes a spectacular comeback.
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[[folder:Dawn's Pokémon]]
!!In General
* BadassAdorable: The majority of her team are comprised of cute-looking Pokémon who are all competent in Pokémon Contests. Even her not-so-cute ones, specifically Mamoswine, used to be a very cute but strong Swinub.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Mamoswine and Togekiss are the big guys, Piplup, Buneary, Cyndaquil and Pachirisu are the little guys.
* CanonImmigrant: Her team from the anime (sans Pachirisu and with everyone fully evolved) in ''Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl'' are what the main player fights against if they select the male player character and pick Turtwig as their starter.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: While this is intentional with Piplup himself, as well as Pachirisu (who can't evolve), the other unevolved Pokémon have been plagued by this "curse" after Dawn left the series (Quilava has been the latest evolution, which happened during the ''Diamond & Pearl'' special). Due to Dawn's infamous StaticCharacter status, she has neither caught new Pokémon nor have unevolved Pokémon evolved since 2011. This is especially jarring in ''Journeys'', since many Pokémon of other returning companions got at least one new evolution or capture.
* OutOfFocus: Everyone who isn't Piplup suffers this during Dawn's appearances in ''Journeys'', only making a brief appearance in the ColdOpen of "The Gates of Warp!".
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: All but Mamoswine are adorable Pokémon, and even he was cute as a Swinub. Buizel was another exception, since he used to be the cool guy in the group, but he's soon replaced by the cute GenkiGirl Aipom.
* TrueCompanions: Dawn's team of Pokémon may bicker, clash or butt head sometimes but in the end they'll always be there to help one another out and support each other till the end.
!!Currently Owned
!!!Piplup (Pochama)
[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Dawn_Piplup_5642.png]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/EtsukoKozakura\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MicheleKnotz
Piplup is Dawn's first Pokémon. She befriended him after saving him from a wild Ariados' attack, when Piplup and Chimchar had fled from Professor Rowan's lab.
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* ArtEvolution: In ''Journeys'', Piplup (and ''[[UniformityException only]]'' this Piplup) has a new eye design, with distinctive blue irises.
* AttentionWhore: Regarding Dawn's attention, at least. Piplup sometimes has a fit when Dawn isn't giving him the attention it wants. Heck, the episode "Piplup Up and Away" was dedicated to Piplup getting upset because Dawn and the gang wasn't giving him the attention he wanted.
* BerserkButton: His EstablishingCharacterMoment was throwing a fit when Professor Rowan's Chimchar stole the last bite of his food.
* BeyondTheImpossible: Somehow, Gible's Draco Meteor ''always'' hit him, even if he was miles away. Much to his dismay, Ash would use this to find Piplup whenever he got lost.
* BigEater: Gets a GrowlingGut often, and enjoys food.
* BreakoutCharacter: Originally just a starter Pokémon for the regional main girl Dawn, Piplup became very popular with viewers during the DP saga, especially in Japan. Noticeably, he began appearing outside of his Poké Ball more and more often until he eventually stopped being seen inside it altogether (save for rare occasions). He also got promoted to being a co-star with Ash's Pikachu in the merchandising, a feat that only Misty's Togepi had accomplished prior.
* BubbleGun: Bubble Beam, which fires several bubbles in quick succession, was the very first attack he was seen using, and it's still his SignatureMove to date.
* ButtMonkey: To clarify it has been:
** Attacked by Elekid and Electabuzz [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/066 on two]] [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/137 different occasions]].
** Zapped by Pikachu ([[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Pikachu yes That Pikachu]]) [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/149 after bumping into it]].
** Knocked into a crater by Ash and Gible (using Draco Meteor) on purpose and [[http://www.serebii.net/anime/pictures/shinou/626ps11.shtml having to fend off against a Magnezone and a Metagross]].
** Not to mention [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP156 all]] [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP157 those]] [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP164 other]] [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/DP172 times]] it got hit by Draco Meteor ([[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/174 except for that one time that Kenny got hit by it]]).
* CampStraight: Very campy, but showed an attraction to Meloetta. Though Meloetta is genderless, so...
* TheChewToy: It is always nailed by Ash's Gible's Draco Meteor while the latter was trying to master that move.
* ColorFailure:
** In "Battling a Cute Drama!" when Marilyn said he wasn't cute.
** In "Piplup, Up, And Away!" when he overheard Dawn telling Gible it wasn't at fault for dropping Draco Meteors on him.
** When Dawn had her reappearance in Unova, in "Piplup, Pasage, and a Meeting of the Times!", he shares one with Dawn in reaction to Cilan's "Evaluation Time" during a training battle with Pansage.
* {{Determinator}}: Piplup outright refuses to give up for various reasons and wouldn't go down without a fight.
* TheDogBitesBack: After being the target of Gible's Draco Meteor one too many times, Piplup goes into a tirade at it. When its "apology" is in the form of dimly gnawing on Piplup's head, he reaches his RageBreakingPoint, and starts a comical NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Gible.
* DramaQueen: Piplup will readily throw a tantrum if something annoys or upsets him.
* ExpyCoexistence: There are lots of similarities between Piplup and Pikachu. Both befriended their trainers after serious peril, and resist evolution to their next forms. Piplup also prefers to travel outside his Poké Ball, though he will come out of one for Performances to accrue Charm Points.
* FireForgedFriends: At the end of the Junior Cup arc in [=BW2=], he seems to have formed a close bond with Oshawott (who was his rival for Meloetta's affection).
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Did this to Dawn when she was on the edge of having a nervous breakdown before one Contest. Instead of slapping her, he blasted her with Bubble Beam.
* GreenEyedMonster: Piplup can't stand sharing Dawn's attention, so her fawning over [[TheLancer Cyndaquil]] does not sit well with him.
* GrowlingGut: In his debut. This is what made him to accept food from Dawn.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pikachu during the DP series. The two spend a lot of time together due to mostly being outside of their Pokeballs, and are shown to be extremely close. When it's time for Pikachu and Ash to move on, Piplup is ''devastated''.
* AnIcePerson: While Piplup is hotblooded and haughty, he knows the Ice-type move Ice Beam.
* InterspeciesRomance: "Piplup, Up, and Away" makes it pretty clear he has a huge crush on Dawn. The music is what puts it over the top.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Piplup loves to be the center of attention, and can get very huffy when he's not. When Dawn got Cyndaquil, Piplup got very jealous that his trainer was tending to her new obtainment rather than him.
* JerkassBall: He could be seen as downright selfish in some of the episodes. In "Different Strokes for Different Blokes", he ate Aipom's orange causing them to argue. He also collided with Turtwig in "The Champ Twins!" and they started arguing again. He also didn't accept Turtwig's apology when Turtwig is trying to make up with him. In "Gone with the Wildworks", he's shown to be selfish towards Cyndaquil for Dawn's attention. He even slapped Cyndaquil out of the way and ate the poffin which causes them to start a fight.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is rather selfish but does love Dawn and always tries to do his best for her.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Occasionally bickers with Dawn, even though it's clear they care about each other at the same level that Ash and Pikachu do.
* LostFoodGrievance: In his first episode, he got mad at the starter Chimchar when it stole the last bite of his food, starting a fight that wrecked Professor Rowan's lab and led to both of them escaping out a broken window, along with a Starly and Staraptor.
* MakingASplash: He's a Water-Type and knows common water moves such as Bubblebeam, Whirlpool and Hydro Pump.
* NoSenseOfDirection: One episode dealt with him deciding to quit the group after he gets one too many of Gible's Draco Meteors to the head and Dawn and company aren't showing him any concern. Striking out on his own, he decides to go back to Rowan's, but has no idea how to get there.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween: The Mean to Cyndaquil's Nice and Pikachu's In-Between. He's more hot-headed, assertive, cranky and grumpy compared to the more quiet, calm, friendly and polite Cyndaquil while Pikachu mediates between the two.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: This is apparently due less to its infamous "forced mascot" status and more because the producer considers Prinplup and Empoleon ugly. In series, it's because he's afraid of changing personalities when he evolves, and in the dub because he wants to protect Dawn as he is.
* NotQuiteFlight: Piplup, being based on a penguin, doesn't actually fly naturally.[[note]]The entire Piplup line [[ShownTheirWork never picks up the Flying type]].[[/note]] He's shown occasionally to be capable of flying a very short distance from the momentum of using [=BubbleBeam=] or being sent out from his Poké Ball.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: From Bide, to Whirlpool, to even Hydro Pump, all while not even approaching Dawn's knees in height.
* {{Pride}}: A trait of his species. No matter what humiliations he suffers, Piplup will always stand up proud again sooner or later.
* PluckyComicRelief: Goofy and funny, and [[ButtMonkey hapless to match.]]
* RealMenWearPink: On several occasions he has sported a ''pink female'' cheerleading outfit. Later on they opted for more masculine clothing though.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Cyndaquil's blue. He is more hot-headed and assertive compared to the more quiet and calm Cyndaquil, an ironic inverse given their color schemes.
* SignatureMon: Piplup is Dawn's starter and by far her most iconic Pokemon, to the point where he splits the spotlight with Pikachu as the SeriesMascot of ''Diamond and Pearl''. He starts regularly appearing outside his Ball due to sheer popularity, and is present in all of Dawn's most important Contest battles: her first win, the finals of the Wallace Cup, and the finals of the Grand Festival.
* SignatureMove: Bubble Beam is used the most out of every move he knows, and he never forgot how to use it.
* SitcomArchnemesis:
** He got jealous over the attention Dawn gave to her Cyndaquil, which led to plenty of petty bickering between the two. Fortunately, it (mostly) faded out by the end of the series, and completely so after Cyndaquil evolved.
** He gains another one in Ash's Oshawott during ''Black & White'', who feuds with him over their shared love of Meloetta and similarly stubborn personalities. Though they butted heads constantly, they actually share a tearful farewell when it's time for Dawn to leave.
* TookALevelInBadass: Upon learning Hydro Pump, one of the most powerful water attacks known.
* WaveMotionGun: When he uses Hydro Pump, he blasts a massive cannon of water at his opponent that is at least 10x bigger than he is.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Being a cute Pokémon that resembles a penguin, every time Piplup is wearing girls' outfits, e.g. the cheerleader outfit or maid outfit, count as this. He's confirmed male.
!!!Buneary (Mimirol)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/TomokoKawakami (first voice), Creator/SatsukiYukino (current)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SarahNatochenny
From the beginning of ''Diamond and Pearl'', Dawn wanted a Buneary. This Buneary was [[ThirdTimesTheCharm her third attempt to capture one]]. Of course, it helps that this particular Buneary had developed an intense crush on Ash's Pikachu.
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* ActionGirl: Especially noteable in "Hold the Phione" - after the titular Pokémon challenges Pikachu for her, she's offended because (A) Pikachu's in a tight spot, and (B) she's being treated like some sort of prize. She demands Phione battle ''her'' instead. And ''wins''.
* BadassAdorable: She's a little bunny that's capable of both giving you a run for your money in battle and making you go "aww" at the same time.
* BunniesForCuteness: Is based off of a rabbit, and is ''adorable.''
* CrushBlush: She cannot resist Pikachu.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: First she jumps to save Pikachu from an incoming motorcycle, then when he tries to thank her she hides her face and bounds away, in the process [[WatchOutForThatTree crashing into a tree]]. This sets her up as a graceful ActionGirl who nonetheless crushes ''hard'' on Pikachu.
* TheFashionista: Not an extreme example, but she's occasionally seen sporting a vest that Dawn made for her, and the Sinnoh arc ends with her becoming a model.
* AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Beam, which is also her signature move for Contests.
* NonElemental: She's the Normal-type of the team.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: She's tiny, but she froze Ash, Dawn, and Brock in her debut episode, and she frequently holds her own against larger opponents..
* ShipTease: She makes very little secret of her crush on Pikachu, which naturally leads to quite a few hints between the two (it's worth noting that Pikachu very rarely outright refuses her affections). It also helps that many characters, including her trainer, have noted and [[ShipperOnDeck voiced their support for the pairing]].
* WingdingEyes: Gets hearts in her eyes when she looks at Pikachu.
!!!Pachirisu
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChinamiNishimura
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* AmbiguousGender: It's probably male, given its design and an incident in [=DP138=][[note]]Johanna's Umbreon and Glameow used Attract against both Pachirisu and Piplup, and it worked on both. Umbreon and Glameow do not have known genders.[[/note]], but never explicitly confirmed.
* DeathGlare: Gave one to Ursula's Gabite after its Poffin was stepped on - an ''impressive one'' for normally happy-go-lucky Pachirisu.
* {{Keet}}: Extremely energetic and fun-loving.
* KidAppealCharacter: The second youngest of Dawn's Pokémon, and the one who acts like a kid the most.
* LostFoodGrievance: Pachirisu does ''not'' like its Poffins being [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/084 stolen]] or [[http://www.filb.de/anime/dp/114 smashed]]. Do any of those, and it'll make sure you pay for dearly for it.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. As of Generation Nine, Pachirisu has no evolutions, so it couldn't evolve even if it wanted to.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Despite a major type disadvantage, it crushed Ursula's Gabite in the Chocovine Contest with is newly learned Super Fang.
* StaticElectricity: Sometimes buzzes Dawn with this, and makes her hair pop out.
* SuperSpeed: Like most Electric-types, but in its debut episode it outran six of the gang's Pokémon at once (including ''Pikachu'') in a very silly game of high-speed chase.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Dawn's Poffins. The first time it was denied them, it shocked everyone until Pikachu snapped it out of it. Then there's the BerserkButton...
* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Emits the blue variety when using Discharge.
!!!Aipom-Ambipom (Eipam-Eteboth)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Miyako Ito (Eipam), Chie Sato (Eteboth)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Miyako Ito (Aipom), Creator/EmilyJenness (Ambipom)
Aipom was a Pokémon that Ash caught during his journey through the Battle Frontier in Kanto. She is very affectionate towards him and secretly follows him when Ash set off to Sinnoh. While Aipom was shown to be a capable battler in Gym Battles, she develops a big interest in Contests, which would later lead to Ash trading her with Dawn's BloodKnight Buizel. She is competent in Contests, but she eventually develops an interest in Pokémon Ping Pong and later leaves Dawn's team, so the Ping Pong master can foster her talent.
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* EleventhHourRanger: She was caught by Ash ten episodes before the end of the Advanced Generation series.
* TheAce: She instantly excels everything she sets her interest on: pranking, battle, Contest and finally Pokemon ping pong.
* ActionGirl:
** While she preferred Contests, she was used several times in battle when she was under the ownership of Ash and didn't seem to mind.
** She beat Gardenia's strongest Pokémon, Roserade, so it's safe to say that although she prefers Contests, her battling skills are something to be proud of.
* BackForTheFinale: During [=JN132=], Ambipom appears in Pikachu's ImagineSpot alongside all of Ash's other Pokémon to cheer him up. She's notably grouped with Ash's Pokémon from ''Advanced Generation'', despite having spent more time with his Sinnoh Pokémon.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: After being traded over to Dawn, her crush on Ash was all but completely forgotten. The last time she even acknowledged Ash as her former trainer was when she was getting ready to be PutOnABus, and even then it wasn't much. [[spoiler:That said, however, in [=JN132=], Ambipom shows up in Pikachu's vision alongside all of Ash's Pokémon from the various regions during his HeroicSecondWind against Leon's Charizard]].
* ClingyMacGuffin: Gets a crown that was was too small for Aipom, thus it being stuck to her head for most of the episode.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ever since Ash captured her at such a late time (during the Battle Frontier saga) and the fact that Aipom followed Ash and Pikachu to Sinnoh, it was rather obvious that the writers were planning to evolve her.
* GenkiGirl: Of course; most of her species tend to be this.
* LittleStowaway: Decided to sneak to Sinnoh with Ash instead of stay with Professor Oak like the rest of his Hoenn (and before) Pokémon. Ash decides to keep her in his Sinnoh crew until her trade to Dawn.
* NonElemental: As a normal type. Most of its moves do normal type damage as well.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: As Aipom, it's ankle-high to Ash and still capable of fighting much tougher apponents.
* ThePrankster: When it was with Ash as an Aipom, she would play silly pranks on him, such as taking his hat for instance.
* PutOnABus: Literally in this case, as she was last seen going away from the gang on a bus. She was written off the series after gaining a sudden interest in ping-pong, leaving with O to practice in Vermilion City.
* RunningOnAllFours: Sometimes, such as when chasing Pachirisu in "Twice Smitten, Once Shy!"
* TrueCompanions: Funnily enough, with Ash and Pikachu, even after she got traded to Dawn's party. In [=DP186=], Ash still remembers Aipom as one of the Pokémon that helped him collect all eight Sinnoh Gym Badges. In [=JN132=], she appears in Pikachu's ImagineSpot where all of Ash's Pokémon (as well Larvitar and Solgaleo) appear to cheer for him; notably, Ambipom is grouped with the Pokémon captured in ''Advanced Generation'', which is where she got caught. In [=JN135=], Ash remembers her as one of his Pokémon that are no longer with him.
!!!Swinub-->Piloswine-->Mamoswine (Urimoo-->Inomoo-->Mammoo)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Inuko Inuyama (Urimoo and Inomoo), Creator/UnshoIshizuka (Mammoo, [=DP106=] - [=BW091=]), Creator/YuichiNakamura (Mammoo, [=JN089=] - present)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Kayzie Rogers (Swinub), Tim Werenko (Piloswine), Creator/MarcThompson (Mamoswine)
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite his huge size, he can make an impressive jump, shown off in ''Playing the Performance Encore.'' Lampshaded by Ursula: "Huh? With that huge body?!"
* ApatheticPet: After Swinub becomes Piloswine (and later a Mamoswine), he [[TookALevelInJerkass becomes more of a jerk]]. He ignores Dawn's commands and [[HeroismIncentive only obeys her when he's bribed in some way]]. He even attacks her a few times. He [[TookALevelInKindness overcomes this]] in "Trials and Adulations!" when Dawn helps heal his injuries, though he still retains a small rebellious streak.
* TheBerserker: As a Mamoswine it has a violent temper and tends to go berserk when angry. This costs Dawn a contest when it loses control and goes on a rampage.
* BigEater: To the point where all the other Pokémon might actually be in danger of starving to death. It's a species trait, actually.
* TheBigGuy: Mamoswine is one of the two largest Pokémon of DP's main cast, it is Dawn's largest Pokémon and also her strongest. When it comes to real battling, Mamoswine is her Ace Pokémon.
* BrilliantButLazy: By far the most powerful of Dawn's Pokemon, but also completely uninterested in anything besides eating and sleeping. Dawn eventually trains it out of this.
* CuttingTheKnot: Mamoswine has almost never won a Contest by retaining the lead when the buzzer sounds. It tends to simply KO the competition. As Dawn has noted, this can be seen as missing the point of Contests.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Mamoswine initially doesn't respect Dawn at all and refuses to follow her commands.
* ElementalArmor: In dual Contests, the strategy of choice often involves encasing the smaller partner in ice.
* EyesOutOfSight: Piloswine has bangs that always cover his eyes.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Swinub had these perpetually, and they never do open. It's a species trait.
* FullBoarAction: As a Piloswine and later Mamoswine, he is partly based on pigs, hence the name Pilo'''swine''' and Mamo'''swine'''.
* HairTriggerTemper: From his Piloswine form on he becomes frighteningly easy to set off, though he mellows out over time.
* HeroismIncentive: Prior to becoming obedient to Dawn, this is the only way for the latter to motivate him to do anything.
* AnIcePerson: His primary type is Ice. In Contests, Dawn utilizes his Ice-type moves to great effects, which allows him to be presented as a cool and powerful Pokémon next to her cute ones. He's often covered in ice spikes and he can surround his partners in ice for glamorous presentations.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gradually grows into this role, having shown a soft side as well as an (eventual) fascination to Contests. [[LampshadeHanging Noted in-series, once the other characters observe it]].
* MenAreTough: He initially seemed... embarrassed at the fact that he was fascinated by Contests and tried to hide it even when Ash pointed it out. He finally got over it in "Promoting Healthy Tangrowth".
* MessyPig: All three of his forms were messy eaters.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He doesn't even realize that the other Pokémon initially have contempt for him because of his enormous appetite.
* SpikesOfDoom: He can create gigantic ice spikes on his back by swallowing his own Ice Shard.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In many ways, he's similar to Ash's Charizard. Three stage evolution caught in first stage, in which it has a sweet overall disposition and ''likes'' its new trainer? Check. Personality change upon evolving into second stage? Check. A surprisingly quick transition to its third stage? Check. TookALevelInBadass after evolving, becoming a large powerhouse who lazes around? Check. Has a lifechanging experience with the trainer, involving a defeat against another Pokémon that it both has an advantage and disadvantage to, and restores its loyalty, and beats said mon with trainers help, followed by gradual further CharacterDevelopment? Check, check and ''check''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Dawn's Poffins, it seems. All her Pokémon enjoy them, but Mamoswine ''really'' [[BigEater can't get enough of them]].
!!!Cyndaquil-->Quilava (Hinoarashi-->Magmarashi)
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-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Kayzie Rogers (Cyndaquil), Bill Rogers (Quilava)
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Hatched from an egg late in the ''DP'' season.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: As a Cyndaquil, it usually only got angry at Piplup when it was provoked.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Ash's Cyndaquil. Both of them were owned by the series' leads that started out as TheBabyOfTheBunch before they TookALevelInBadass, but Ash's Cyndaquil was a bit shy and timid at first, whereas Dawn's was much more excitable and happy. Moreover, Ash left his Cyndaquil [[PutOnABus at Oak's lab]] before bringing it back temporarily, only to evolve in a moment of crisis, whereas Dawn's evolved under similar circumstances[[note]]In Japan, as the episode wasn't broadcast in the US[[/note]], but has stayed with her consistently.
* {{Keet}}: He did become pretty excitable when he first saw Dawn practicing for a Contest, and visibly slumped when she said she wouldn't be using him just yet.
* NiceGuy: Her Quilava was always mild-mannered, gentle, and always kept to itself.
* PlayingWithFire: Quilava is a fire type {{Mon}} who knows Flame Wheel.
* TheRival: Piplup sees him as this for Dawn's affections. It's usually one-sided, as Cyndaquil only fought Piplup when Piplup provoked it.
* SmokeOut: Her Quilava knows Smokescreen, which can cause places to be filled with smoke.
!!!Togekiss
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KikukoInoue
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* EleventhHourRanger: Not only the first time Dawn had six Pokémon at once, but she obtained her ''after'' winning her fifth ribbon, and just two episodes before the Grand Festival. Bear in mind that Princess Salvia had been training her to be a Contest Pokémon for quite a while, so it's a JustifiedTrope.
* {{Flight}}: Due to being a flying type, she can fly.
* ItWasAGift: She was given to Dawn by Princess Salvia.
* LadyOfWar: Because she was raised by a princess, she fights with grace and elegance.
* TeamMom: In the episode after she was obtained, Togekiss is seen caring for the ButtMonkey penguin, to the point of scolding Ash's Gible for [[RunningGag targeting Piplup with Draco Meteor]]. For bonus points, she's voiced by ''Creator/KikukoInoue'', who's famous for voicing this kind of character.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Thanks to Togekiss, Piplup stops getting flattened by Gible's Draco Meteor (though this eventually stops when Gible finally gets it under control).
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: She's a flying type and naturally knows Air Slash.
!!Formerly Owned
!!!Buizel (Buoysel)
Traded to Ash for Aipom. For more info, see [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlAshsPokemon the page for Ash's Pokémon]].
!!!Oshawott (Mijumaru)
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* BitCharacter: Was only caught by Dawn to demonstrate the Hisuian Pokéball. Afterwards Oshawott is released.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Ash's own Oshawott, given how in its short screentime, it starts squabbling with Piplup in the same way Ash's did.
!!Summer Academy Pokémon
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Ash, Brock and Dawn attended Prof. Rowan's Summer Academy in Episodes 88-91, during which they were assigned different Pokémon to partner up. In Dawn's case they're Grimer, Dodrio and Sharpedo.
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* GuestStarPartyMember: They were only assigned to Dawn and she never officially owned them.
* SchoolForcedUsTogether: While the students are allowed to pick the Pokéball, they are not told of what Poké is inside it and whomever they picked is their designated Pokémon until the specific task involving it is finished.
* UtilityPartyMember: Dodrio and Sharpedo are mainly used for the camp's final triathlon activity.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: They get returned once Dawn's respective task with them are finished.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alternate Dawn]]
A version of Dawn from an alternate dimension where she chose to become a trainer rather than a coordinator, she winds up helping to expose a plot by her universe's Team Rocket to weaponize Dialga and Palkia.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: By choosing to be a trainer instead of a coordinator, it works out for her splendidly. For comparison, Ash lost the Sinnoh League to [[DiabolusExMachina Tobias and his Darkrai]] in the Top 4. She was the ''runner up''--something of which Ash wouldn't achieve until Kalos.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: She has more of a purple ensemble compared to the mainstream Dawn, who prefers pink.
* EasilyForgiven: The main Dawn lets her off the hook for stealing her Piplup, especially upon learning that Alt!Dawn's Piplup was turned into an egg.
* FountainOfYouth: She and the rest of the gang, plus their main counterparts, are deaged into toddlers as a result of Dialga and Palkia's fighting. Arceus gets them to stop and fix that issue.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite her career change, she still chose Piplup as her starter, and obtained a Quilava, Mamoswine, and Buneary at the very least.
[[/folder]]
!Ash's Pokémon
[[folder:As Whole]]
* AmbiguousGender: Torterra, Infernape, Buizel, and Gible are all confirmed male, and Staraptor is pretty implicitly male as well, but Gliscor is more debatable.
** Of note, this is also the generation where Pikachu is finally confirmed explicitly to be male, in [=DP142=].
* BadassCrew: The Sinnoh team is generally ranked as one of Ash's overall strongest regional teams, especially since most of his Pokémon on this team made it to their final evolution stage, with the exceptions of Buizel and Gible.
* IconicSequelCharacter: They are one of Ash's most popular team in the entire series despite its members (sans Pikachu and Aipom) debuting during the duration of the tenth through twelfth seasons.
* PutOnABus: At the end of ''Diamond and Pearl'' they're all left at Oak's Lab while Ash heads to Unova.
* SpectacularSpinning: Almost every member of the team adopts some kind of spinning technique as Ash develops his battle style. Early on, Turtwig and Pikachu used a spinning dodge maneuver to get the edge on their opponents, while Pikachu, Chimchar, and Buizel start using [[SpinToDeflectStuff Counter Shield]] after the Hearthome Gym battle. Gliscor also learns how to master the wind and spin into the air after using Giga Impact, allowing it to retreat long enough to stall out the recharge time.
* TrueCompanions: The Sinnoh team formed an unbreakable bond with each other and consider one another family. They train a lot together and sometimes their Trainer lets them watch each other battle, which shows the loyalty and support they have for one another.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Starly-Staravia-Staraptor (Mukkuru-Mukubird-Mukuhawk)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima (Mukkuru and Mukubird), Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Mukuhawk)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SarahNatochenny
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Starly was caught by Ash moments after first arriving in Sinnoh where his Aipom accidentally bumped into it during a search for their lost Pikachu, which Ash decides to use Starly to help with the search. He later evolves into Staravia during a battle with Team Rocket, and then into Staraptor in order to win a PokéRinger competition.
Staraptor stayed on Ash's team throughout the Sinnoh journey, and remained one of Ash's top fighters. His defining characteristic is that Staraptor will perform a face-fault whenever he's shocked or confused by something.
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* BareFistedMonk: Knows Close Combat. And yes, it is weird to see a raptor punch and kick his opponent with his wings and talons.
* BlowYouAway: He knows Whirlwind, which is a wind-based status move that he used it for offensive purpose. It's actually called Gust in the Japanese version.
* TheBusCameBack: Ash uses a rotating team in ''Aim to be a Pokémon Master'', where he uses ''all'' of his Pokémon in his current roster. He normally adds Pokémon of different generations besides Pikachu.
* CallBack: The episode where Staravia evolves into Staraptor mirrors that of his Hoenn equivalent (Taillow to Swellow).
* CornerOfWoe: After getting sidelined for Ash's first Gym Match, Staravia goes sulking face-first against a pillar.
* CastFromHitPoints: Thanks to Reggie's teachings it knows Brave Bird, that like Pikachu's Volt Tackle harms the user as well as the target.
* CrashIntoHello: Ash and Brock met Starly when Aipom crashed into him.
* {{Expy}}: Its character plot is very similar to its Hoenn predecessor. It's the first regional Pokémon Ash caught, Ash spent his time to teach it its best Flying-type move, it evolved to its final stage during a [=PokéRinger=] tournament and won it the exact same way Swellow did, by smashing the ring into the goal with its wing.
* {{Flight}}: It continues the tradition of being Ash's regional bird and be his flying scout. In fact, Ash caught it for that very reason (being a flying scout).
* FriendlyRivalry: According to Professor Oak, he and Swellow have formed one during their stay at his ranch, with the two of them often having aerial races with each other.
* HeroicBSOD: Has one when Ash doesn't choose him to fight Roark, complete with a PokemonSpeak BigNo.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: The inspiration behind the Starly evolutionary line, and Ash's Staraptor is no exception, being one of his stronger Flying-Types.
* NonElemental: Primary type.
* RazorWings: Knows Wing Attack.
* ShesAManInJapan: Is female in the Czech dub and Latin American Spanish dub.
* SignatureMove: Initially Aerial Ace, but then later Brave Bird.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type is Flying.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Brave Bird, Staraptor becomes engulfed in fiery energy first before it turns into blue energy.
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[[folder:Turtwig-Grotle-Torterra (Naetle-Hayashigame-Dodaitose)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' [[Creator/JimmyZoppi Billy Beach]]
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Turtwig was met by Ash and company along the way to Jubilife City where it served as a forest protector for the Pokémon around Clara's home, going so far as to protect Pikachu from Team Rocket and Ash believing them both to be enemies. Turtwig soon realizes his mistake and apologizes, but also begins to bond with Ash after the two deal with Team Rocket. It then challenges Ash and Pikachu to a battle, which results in Turtwig's capture.
Along the Sinnoh journey, Turtwig evolves into Grotle during a battle with Paul, and then into Torterra during a battle against Team Rocket. Sadly, Torterra has become well-known amongst the fandom as the Pokémon amongst Ash's team that couldn't win any of its important battles after evolving.
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* AbortedArc: Grotle eating his own Energy Ball for a temporary PowerUp is completely dropped after it helps Dawn's Mamoswine pull a similar trick by eating its own Ice Shard.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Subverted. It's because it gained a heavier body mass upon evolving into Grotle that it lost access to its previous form's unique SuperSpeed and is unable to run as fast and dodge as quickly as it used to, as well being unable to spin its body in mid-air. However, after adjusting to its new body, Grotle/Torterra is still capable of running and jumping as well as dodging attacks, but just not as fast and as agile as it used to.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Similar to Bulbasaur in a way that he is protective of other Pokémon.
* TheBusCameBack: Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN143=], alongside Kingler, Heracross, Bayleef and Sirfetch'd. Lapras also returns this episode. Strangely, while the other four Pokémon of this episode's roster appear early on in the episode, Torterra makes its entrance in an EleventhHourRanger-kind of fashion, where its newly learned Frenzy Plant became a vital part of the episode's rescue climax.
* ColossusClimb: Knows Rock Climb, allowing to climb fast on cliffs and can create a giant rock pillar with this move, so that it can climb it up and attack the opponent with its claws and body weight.
* CombatPragmatist: Knew the Dark-type move [[ManBitesMan Bite]].
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Whenever he uses Rock Climb during a fight, the victor tends to be quickly determined after it either succeeds or fails.
* DecoyProtagonist: Turtwig can be seen as this. Considering that the previous season both established the idea of Ash only catching one signature Starter in his current region and that his previous one, Treecko, was also a Grass-type, many assumed that Turtwig would fill a similar role. Add in Dawn starting on a similar path as May by receiving the regional bird Starter, Paul having Chimchar since his first appearance (when in the games your rival typically picks the Starter with an advantage over yours), and Turtwig's impressive showings in earlier Gyms. It gave the impression Tutwig would be TheAce of the region, so the audience could then be caught off-guard by Paul releasing his Chimchar and Ash convincing it to join his team, revealing that Chimchar is in fact Ash's signature Pokémon of the region. Turtwig then became less and less relevant as the series moved on and it evolved, becoming infamous for its less than stellar battle record. It wasn't long before he was DemotedToExtra.
* DemotedToExtra: Turtwig was Ash's main battler early on in ''Diamond & Pearl'', being key to his victories over both Roark and Gardenia. Once Chimchar and Buizel joined Ash's team, Turtwig gradually faded into a background player, even after its two evolutions.
* {{Determinator}}: Grotle is left heartbroken when it loses its signature speed after evolving, but through dedication, it manages to teach itself Rock Climb to compensate.
* DishingOutDirt: Torterra's secondary type is Ground, although it does not know any Ground-type moves. The Normal-type move Rock Climb, however, is able to shake the ground and creates a giant pillar of rock that traps the opponent up there, so that the user can run on the pillar attack the opponent who can't dodge it.
* EnergyBall: Actually knows the move called Energy Ball, which it can also eat to power itself up.
* {{Foil}}: To Paul's Torterra. Both of them are owned by particularly skilled trainers -- and heated rivals at that -- but Paul's Torterra was an absolute beast of a mon who dominated a lot of his foes, since Paul could better adapt to its defensive battle style, whereas Ash's Torterra lost quite a bit after his evolutions, as Ash had difficulty coping with the loss of its speed. Paul's Torterra notably acted as a BigBrotherMentor to the newly evolved Grotle, even going behind its Trainer's back to teach Grotle about its new form.
* FragileSpeedster: As a Turtwig, he's pretty fast. Having to change fighting styles after evolving stymied it for a few episodes.
* GentleGiant: Huge upon evolving into Torterra, but remains a pretty docile, friendly Pokémon just like when he was still a Turtwig.
* GreenThumb: Primary type, and during the course of the series learned Razor Leaf, Energy Ball, Leaf Storm and Frenzy Plant.
* GrowingUpSucks: Being so accustomed on fighting as a FragileSpeedster, he ''really'' struggled adjusting to the MightyGlacier forms of his evolution forms.
* HealingFactor: Knows Synthesis which heals itself by absorbing sunlight.
* InASingleBound: Despite having a much heavier body in both evolved stages, the learned move Rock Climb allows it to jump very high in the air, which is at one point done to ridiculous levels as a Grotle, being able to jump through multiple obstacles without slowing down.
* {{Meido}}: Made to dress as one in an early episode (although all that could fit was an apron), and he's not exactly pleased about it.
* MightyGlacier: After evolving into Grotle, and then Torterra, he gets stronger, but the extra weight and size cost him the speed he had as a Turtwig, which may also explain why Ash lost a lot with him, since he's more used to FragileSpeedster or LightningBruiser Pokémon than Mighty Glacier ones.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Not made explicit, but heavily implied. When Torterra returns in "Anime/PokemonToBeAPokemonMaster'', it's shown to have learned Frenzy Plant, the most powerful Grass-type attack. Logically that must mean it's become a much more powerful battler since the last time we saw it.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: The biggest victim once [[SpotlightStealingSquad Infernape became Ash's signature mon]]. At the start of the season, Turtwig was Ash's designated starter, having a FriendlyRivalry with Paul's Torterra, and even having its own arc of having to get used to being a MightyGlacier after evolving. However, after evolving again, his significance got reduced. To make matters worse, Torterra was often [[TheWorfEffect used to show how much Ash's other Pokémon]] (Infernape and Gliscor) had grown.
* PetalPower: Knows [[DeathOrGloryAttack Leaf Storm]], one of the most powerful Grass-type moves.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: As a Turtwig, he was strong enough pick up and hurl a Rampardos by the tail.
* PowerUpFood: Played with. During a battle with Palmer, Grotle accidentally swallowed its Energy Ball. The result was a nearly unstoppable Rock Climb that required Rhyperior to slam its tail into the ground to moderately slow Grotle.
* RunningGag: Early on, he shows affection for Ash by biting him on the head.
* SpectacularSpinning: Ash taught Turtwig to dodge attacks by spinning. It would often run towards the enemy or attack and then spin its own body to dodge. This specialty has been lost after evolving into Grotle.
* SuperSpeed: Only as a Turtwig. It was incredibly fast as a Turtwig, who can dodge most attacks very easily and hit its opponents with its high speed. Its loss of speed upon evolution was a bit of a HeroicBSOD for it.
* WorfBarrage:
** Ash attempts to use its Rock Climb as a FinishingMove, but most of the time, it fails because the opponent was somehow able to counter it.
** A subverted version with Synthesis during the League Match against Paul, which is a healing move, not a damaging move. Paul and Drapion patiently wait for Torterra to heal itself with Synthesis, only to immediately knock it out with a barrage Pin Missile.
* TheWorfEffect: Torterra never actually won a single battle '''at all''' after evolving, unless it was against [[GoldfishPoopGang Team Rocket]] or a wild Pokémon. Even as a Grotle, he had a fair number of losses under its belt. Notably, he's the only one of Ash's Pokémon in the Sinnoh region to participate in a battle against [[TheRival Paul]] (so, including Aipom and excluding Gible) who never beat at least one of Paul's Pokémon[[note]]Aipom beat Chimchar in their first battle; Staraptor beat Weavile in their fourth battle; Pikachu, Buizel and Gliscor beat one each in their last battle; and Chimchar beat Ursaring in both their third and fourth battle and half of Paul's team in their last battle as Infernape[[/note]]. And while Torterra ''has been'' powerful, its losses demonstrated that power and type advantage wasn't enough against the opponents it's facing.
** Against the Elite Four member Bertha and her powerful Hippowdon, the opponent was teaching Ash how to be more observant. And while Ash was learning and Torterra managed to land good hits on Hippowdon, Bertha's strategy was still superior and she ended up winning, ending it with Fire Fang as a FinishingMove.
** Gym Leader Volkner was always prepared to face against Grass-types and Ground-type, and his Electivire knew both, Fire Punch and Ice Punch, giving it coverage against both types, which Torterra happened to be. Ash, who wasn't aware of the type coverage, was caught completely off-guard with the Ice Punch at the end, which was especially devastating against the Grass/Ground-type Pokémon.
** In the final match against Paul in the Sinnoh region, Paul's Drapion was able to match Torterra's impressive power and caught it in the middle of the Rock Climb move before it could land, showing that Drapion was as much of a menace as Paul's Ursaring was, if not even more.
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[[folder:Chimchar-Monferno-Infernape (Hikozaru-Moukazaru-Goukazaru)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Music/MegumiHayashibara (Hikozaru), Creator/YujiUeda (Moukazaru and Gokazaru)\\
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Chimchar started off under the ownership of Paul, who captured it after being impressed by the power displayed by Chimchar's Blaze ability against a herd of Zangoose. Paul would attempt to train and battle alongside Chimchar ever since, but was constantly left disappointed being unable to bring out the power of Chimchar's Blaze again, no matter how harshly he trains it. Finally deciding that he's had enough with Chimchar's incompetence, Paul decides to release Chimchar during the Hearthome Tag Team Tournament. However, Ash invites Chimchar to his team just moments after given their previous interactions throughout the former's Sinnoh journey, which Chimchar accepts.
After becoming a member of a new team, Chimchar would go on to becoming Ash's Sinnoh ace winning a vast amount of battles throughout the journey. It would eventually evolve into Monferno after defeating Paul's Ursaring during a battle against his former trainer, and then into Infernape during a battle against Team Rocket. Infernape eventually learns how to control Blaze under Ash's tutelage, and manages to be the one that scores the overall victory for Ash against Paul during the Sinnoh league.
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* AbortedArc: It was revealed in "Advice to Goh!" that Infernape still desired to grow even stronger, training with the Fire-types and even leaving the lab on its own to seek greater challenges, but this is never brought up again after this episode.
* TheAce: Hands down Ash's strongest Sinnoh Pokémon (and more than likely one of his strongest in general), being a main battler after joining Ash's team early on in the series. It plays a major role in defeating '''four''' Gym Leaders, knocking out two of their Pokémon. In Ash's full battle with Paul at Lake Acuity he was the only Pokémon aside from Staraptor to get a win during that battle. After reaching his final evolved form he beats '''''half''''' of Paul's team in the Sinnoh League by ''himself'' while taking a crazy amount of abuse and kept getting back up. As an Infernape he only loses ''once'' in battle and that loss to was a more experienced Infernape belonging to an Elite Four Member, which is justified [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership given the way Elite Four Members]] are portrayed in the anime.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, Blaze is a CriticalStatusBuff ability that all of the starters have, being an useful but not that noteworthy ability. In contrast, Chimchar's Blaze is treated as being a special characteristic he has, and most of his development is about learning how to master using it.
* AdoptingTheAbused: Chimchar was owned by Ash's rival, Paul, who he released during the Tag Battle tournament for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him to use his power.]] This wasn't helped by the fact that it was put through [[TrainingFromHell intense training to get him to unleash his Blaze ability.]] Ash later caught it and evolved it into an Infernape which later beat Paul during the Sinnoh League.
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Although Ash tries to reassure him, Chimchar is visibly disturbed at the effect of his Blaze when it finally activates. This fear lingers on for most of the series due to Ash's refusal to willingly activate it, but they manage to overcome it after he evolves into Infernape.
* BadassAdorable: As a Chimchar, he was an adorable monkey who was a strong battler.
* BareFistedMonk: Monferno learns Mach Punch upon evolving and it kept the move as an Infernape. When Blaze is activated, the power of Mach Punch also increases.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's normally very sweet, but if [[UnstoppableRage Blaze gets activated]]...
* BloodKnight: As he grows along with Ash and, he starts being able to enjoy battling more, which becomes especially noticeable after he evolves into a Monferno. In ''Journeys'', it's been revealed that he has challenged Ash's other Fire-Type Pokémon at Prof. Oak's lab (except Torkoal) and then went off for three days to find and challenge Moltres.
* BreakoutCharacter: He's one of Ash's most popular Pokémon (especially among those caught after the original series), and got the most presence of any of Ash's reserves in ''Journeys''. He served as a GuestStarPartyMember in [=JN068=] and later Gengar's primary mentor in [=JN114=], while the alternate world Ash from [=JN090=] uses Infernape as his ace. His battle with Electivire in the Sinnoh League also tends to be heavily featured whenever the anime is showcasing major highlights from across its run.
* BreathWeapon: Like most Fire-types, he shoots Flamethrower out of his mouth.
* TheBusCameBack:
** Aside from a single cameo in ''Black and White'', Infernape was absent until ''Journeys'', when Ash learned it had run off to fight Moltres itself, leading Ash to reunite with it while tracking it down.
** Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN145=], alongside Hawlucha.
* ButtMonkey: A non comedic example of a literal monkey who was introduced being abused by his trainer. Thankfully, this naturally changes once he joins Ash's team instead.
* CastFromHitPoints: Knows Flare Blitz, which has the drawback of hurting both the user and the target.
* CooldownHug: Received at least two of these from Ash in order to stop Blaze. Ash would hold it close and desperately plead for it to calm down, and it would always require a great deal of effort and pain before it finally worked.
* CrisisMakesPerfect: He controls Blaze to save Pikachu, Piplup, Barry's Empoleon, and Paul's Electabuzz from being crushed by the debris of Team Rocket's mecha, also evolving into Infernape in the process.
* CriticalStatusBuff: {{Reconstruct|ion}}ed. When Blaze is activated, he gains a boost in power, but this Chimchar's Blaze in particular is far more powerful and ''far'' more dangerous than the average Fire starter. In this state, his strength is nearly unparalleled, but the trauma associated with his past also makes go him into a [[UnstoppableRage mad frenzy]], which proved so uncontrollable that Ash initially refused to use it. Fortunately, through Ash's support and his increased maturity as an Infernape, he eventually manages to control Blaze, quelling the fear he and Ash once had of his own power.
* DanceBattler: One of the ways he uses Counter Shield is to use Flamethrower while breakdancing, sending fiery whips flying in every direction.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: For most of the series, Ash refuses to use or train Chimchar's Blaze due to it sending the Chimp Pokémon into an UnstoppableRage. However, when he finally overcomes this as an Infernape, it becomes his most powerful weapon.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: To say Chimchar has had a rough history would be an understatement.
** It first met Paul while being relentlessly attacked by a herd of Zangoose, only barely fending them off through a DesperationAttack. The event badly traumatized Chimchar, giving it a morbid fear of all Zangoose.
** The time it spent with Paul can be called "training" only if you are a sadist. Paul regularly forced Chimchar into extremely tough battles and berated its performance at every turn, culminating in him attacking it with his entire team at once to try to recreate the power it once used. It also dealt a huge blow to its self-esteem, since it was heavily criticized even when it won.
* DeathGlare: [[spoiler: Gives one to [[TheBusCameBack Paul]] in [=JN114=]. Though they reconciled in that episode, Infernape was definitely ''not'' happy to see his former trainer again at first.]]
* DesperationAttack: Cornered and beaten within an inch of his life, Chimchar used an extraordinarily powerful Flame Wheel to drive away the Zangoose that were attacking him. The sheer display of power drove Paul to catch him so they could recreate that power.
* {{Determinator}}: Particularly in the Sinnoh League. Infernape, Ash's last Pokémon, is nearly beaten by Paul's Electivire. Paul insults him while Electivire goads him into standing back up. Against all odds, Infernape manages to get back on his feet just as the referee is counting down, and activates [[HeroicSecondWind Blaze]] to win the fight.
* TheDogBitesBack: Chimchar was released by Paul after it was deemed too weak by him. Under Ash's ownership, it become his strongest Sinnoh Pokémon and become his trump card during his match against Paul, defeating half of his team.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Paul's relationship with Chimchar, and its subsequent healing from it, is horrifyingly similar to abusive relationships in real life, down to the repression, victim blaming and shaming, deeply-rooted trauma, as well as both physical and emotional abuse. In addition, Chimchar's reaction to facing Zangoose in both "Glory Blaze!" and "Tears For Fears!" can only be described as PTSD.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Chimchar has a hard time during Paul's ownership and was eventually released after it failed to live up to his expectation. Moments after being released, he joins Ash's group where he made many friends and become stronger to the point he finally earns Paul's respect.
* EnergyAbsorption: A variant: while it can't directly absorb them, being hit by fire-type attacks make his own fire moves stronger. In fact, Paul used it in the Tag Battle Tournament for this very reason.
* EnergyWeapon: His Flamethrower turns from a stream of flames into a massive fiery laser beam when Blaze kicks in as an Infernape.
* {{Expy}}:
** His role as an abandoned fire Pokémon taken in by Ash after deemed weak by his former trainer also bears heavily resemblance to his Kanto era Charmander. Thankfully however his evolutions lack as much of the latter's early disobedience (intentionally anyway, see CriticalStatusBuff).
** Also of Son Gohan from ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. They both start off as small, monkey-like creatures with an immense hidden power they can't control, are at first trained by an EvilMentor (Piccolo and Paul) and unleash their full potential against their greatest foe yet (Cell and Paul's Electivire). Fittingly enough, Blaze, especially as Infernape, is portrayed similarly to Goku's first UnstoppableRage-filled transformation into Super Saiyan, where even he admitted he was losing his sense of reason to pure primal rage. Likewise, Infernape, Goku, and Gohan are all cases of MonkeyKingLite.
* FastTunnelling: Uses Dig to perform sneak attacks from underground.
* {{Foil}}: To Paul's Electivire, his rival and former teammate, whose dynamic with him closely mirrors that of their trainers. While Infernape is a friendly, kindhearted NiceGuy who thrives under Ash's trust and friendship, Electivire is a rude, arrogant {{Jerkass}} who excels under Paul's harsh regimen.
* {{Forgiveness}}: When Infernape first [[spoiler:reunites with Paul in [=JN114=], there's some immediate tension in the air for obvious reasons. However, he quickly recognizes his former Trainer's change of heart, and the two are able to make amends with each other. Infernape both accepts Paul's commands to help Gengar with its training and even bids him a mutually happy farewell.]]
* FriendlessBackground: He did't have any friends while it was under Paul's ownership as he did try to befriend his teammates, but they weren't interested because they only saw each other as teammates and nothing else. However, during the Hearthome City tag battle tournament, he found his first real friends in Ash, Pikachu, Piplup and Turtwig when they showed him how much they cared about him. After joining Ash's team, he befriended the rest of his new teammates and the Pokémon that belong to his Trainer's friends.
* GrewASpine: After joining Ash and co., he grows a tremendous amount of confidence especially after being Paul's Pokemon. Even further as he evolves further down his evolutionary line.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:In episode 68 of ''Journeys'', Ash returns to Oak's lab and learns that Infernape has gone missing. He soon learns that it's been tracking down a wild Moltres in desire of battling it, with Ash briefly battling alongside it once again.]]
* HappyDance: Would often perform one upon a victory, but would often be immediately curbed by Paul. After overcoming his fear of Zangoose, he's initially afraid to dance again, until he remembers he's with a new trainer, and among new friends.
* HeelFaceTurn: Chimchar was originally on Paul's side, until Paul released the chimp, and it joined Ash moments afterward.
* HeroicSecondWind: Blaze activates during the final fight with Paul at the Sinnoh League, giving him the strength to turn around the fight and win.
* HotBlooded: Despite his experiences, Chimchar still loves to battle, and he only gets more hot-blooded as he evolves.
* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: During his final battle with Paul, Infernape takes a ''ridiculous'' amount of punishment but refuses to stay down.
* LightningBruiser: Firmly [[{{Pun}} evolves]] into this after it became Infernape. It's incredibly speedy and quite powerful, but its sheer willpower also allows to take a great deal of punishment, which happens to be a key factor in activating Blaze.
* MadeOfIron: By the end of the Sinnoh League Battle against Paul, Infernape has endured so much damage it is almost declared unable to battle. It's Blaze kicks in, which only activates when the Pokémon is close to fainting, and it still manages to stand on its feet at the end despite taking recoil damage from Flare Blitz and being poisoned.
* ManBitesMan: It violently sank its teeth into Ash's shoulder when it lost control due to Blaze.
* MoralityPet: The Team Rocket trio are notably more affectionate towards him due to them witnessing Paul's harsh treatment of him.
* NiceGuy: Even under Paul he was sweet-natured. He was visibly incredibly guilty and tried to plead with Paul when commanded to [[FriendlyFire attack Ash's Turtwig]] who was actively trying to protect him during their Tag Battle and managed to even overpower its fear of the opposing Zangoose to shield Turtwig from its Fire Blast to try and repay him, and when fighting Team Galactic, he [[TakingTheBullet took an attack meant for Pikachu]] from Saturn's Toxicroak. When Ash felt guilty the next day for letting him get so badly hurt, Chimchar silently expressed that he didn't blame him at all.
* OneManArmy: In the last four Gym Battles Ash has in Sinnoh, it defeats two of the Gym Leaders' Pokémons each time. Then, in the battle against Paul at the Sinnoh League it beats half of his team.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: As a Chimchar it wasn't much taller than Piplup, yet it sent Roark's ''Onix'' flying with a Dig attack.
* PlayingWithFire: Its primary type. It also used Ember, Flamethrower, Flame Wheel and Fire Blitz.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Through Ash's kindness and friendship, Infernape is able to master Blaze when it couldn't even activate it while under Paul's ownership.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Its eyes glow red when Blaze is activated, which is the first sign of the dangerous frenzy it's about to go on. Technically, this remains true even after it masters the ability, though now it's purely a danger to Ash's ''opponents'' rather than himself.
* TheReliableOne: Except for the Gym Battle against Maylene and the fight with Flint, it always defeated at least an opponent in every battle it fought in.
* TheRival: Paul's Elekid/Electabuzz/Electivire. It started as early as when they both were under Paul's ownership, and only became more intense as time went on, with Electabuzz's scorn and bullying slowly evolving into a grudging respect as Chimchar grew in strength. Their rivalry is so crucial to the series that it was ''Electivire'' who yelled at the ref in their final battle, stopping him from calling Infernape out.
* {{Shoryuken}}: He usually emerges from Dig doing an uppercut motion.
* SignatureMon: Due to its abused history as Paul's former Pokémon along with Ash's desire to prove Paul wrong, Infernape is Ash's [[TheAce signature ace]] for the Sinnoh team, even overshadowing Pikachu at times. Tellingly, it's Infernape who is the last Pokémon standing for Ash during his final match against Paul in the Sinnoh League Conference, defeating Paul's Electivire (the first Pokémon seen under Paul's ownership) after an intense, fiery battle and allowing Ash to advance to the Top 4.
* SignatureMove: For a long time, it was Flame Wheel, but it got replaced by Flare Blitz during the Sinnoh League Conference.
* SpectacularSpinning: It uses Flame Wheel and Counter Shield by spinning. At one point while using Flame Wheel, it accidentally learns Flare Blitz.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Got used more and received much more focus than any other Pokémon in Ash's roster. This is because he's not just Ash's [[TheAce ace]], but the cornerstone of his relationship with Paul -- nearly every part of his arc symbolizes a turning point for the two rivals.
* StandardPowerupPose: Has done this stance as Blaze activates, which further plays up the resemblance to Gohan.
* SympathyForTheHero: Since joining Ash, many people take interest in it ranging from Cynthia, Reggie and Zoey. Even Team Rocket has a soft spot for it ever since the Tag Battle.
* TakingTheBullet: It pushed away Pikachu from Saturn's Toxicroak Poison Jab and took it in the stomach, which made Chimchar unable to battle for the rest of the episode.
* TearsOfJoy: Seeing how Ash treated it compared to Paul makes the little chimp cry.
* TechnicolorFire: In ''Diamond and Pearl'', its Flare Blitz is blue in color in contrast to Flint's Infernape's.
* ThreePointLanding: As seen in his picture above. Infernape typically comes out of his Poke Ball in this pose.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The most decent of Paul's initial roster of Pokémon until Torterra was introduced. Even then, Torterra first appeared near the end of Chimchar's tenure with Paul, and its HiddenDepths were not touched on until long after Chimchar had been released.
* TookALevelInBadass: Evolution aside, it initially played second fiddle to Buizel, and it was unable to defeat a single one of Maylene's Pokemon. By the time of Fantina's gym, it was Ash's main Sinnoh fighter and it stayed that way for the rest of the region.
* TrainingFromHell: Under Paul's ownership, Chimchar receives harsh training from him which involves it being attacked by Paul's other Pokémon in order to activate Blaze which turns out unfruitful.
** Infernape willingly decides to undergo intense training of his own while at Professor Oak's lab, challenging Ash's other Fire-types to work his way up to battling Charizard, before trying his hand at challenging a Moltres to a battle. Unlike with Paul, despite not knowing his reasons at first, all the other Fire-types oblige and are happy to see Infernape when he returns, with even Charizard not giving Infernape a hard time.
* UnstoppableRage: When Blaze activates, he often loses control.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He constantly tried to seek the approval of his ex-trainer, Paul, and would get upset if he let Ash down (even if the latter was ''far'' more understanding).
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: It was initially greatly afraid of Zangoose as it was attacked by a pack when it was still a wild Pokémon. With Ash's help, it overcame this fear shortly after joining his team.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: His Blaze ability is ''extremely'' powerful, but also extremely dangerous, as Chimchar and Monferno would go berserk when activating it, attacking everything in sight while being unable to hear Ash's commands. Fortunately, it gains control of this over time.
* TheWorfEffect:
** Its only official loss as an Infernape was against Flint's own Infernape, showing the power level difference between it and an Elite Four's Pokémon.
** In a more PlayedForLaughs example, he also once suffered a beatdown from ''Team Rocket's Meowth'' of all Pokémon to demonstrate ThePowerOfLove Meowth had gained from a crush on a Glameow.
** In spite of training with all of Ash's other Fire-types, he still proved to be unable to take on Moltres.
* WorthyOpponent: Paul's Electivire sees him as one. When Electabuzz is sent out during Ash and Paul's full battle and sees the newly-evolved Monferno, he's shocked, which is followed by Monferno grinning, which Electabuzz returns. And after Monferno becomes Infernape, the two simply glance at each other and share a smirk. When they fought in their final forms during the Sinnoh League, Electivire no longer sees Infernape as someone he can push around but as a formidable opponent. When Infernape collapses to the ground at one point, Electivire stops the referee from deeming it the winner and tells Infernape to get up, knowing that it is much stronger.
** Infernape himself also views Charizard as this, given that when training to fight a Moltres, he began by challenging all of Ash's other Fire-types (sans Torkoal) to a battle, and ended the training by battling Charizard before departing for Moltres. This shows that as far as Ash's Fire-types go, Infernape views Charizard as the peak of what to aim for as a training partner and the standard for Fire-types. The feeling also seems to be mutual given that Charizard made no effort to show up, act unimpressed or scold Infernape when he returned to the lab, instead being happy to see him and excited that he tried challenging a Moltres.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Flame Wheel and Flare Blitz, he cloaks himself in fire.
* YouHaveFailedMe: After failing to activate Blaze and to live up to his expectations, Paul releases Chimchar.
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[[folder:Buizel (Buoysel)]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima
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Buizel lived in a river along the path to Eterna City where he made a name for himself as a powerful opponent for trainers. After hearing about the rumors surrounding Buizel, Ash and company decide to fish in the river for a chance to battle against him, which eventually results in Dawn capturing Buizel. Afterwards, Dawn has some struggles bonding with Buizel due to not being used to having a battle-hungry Pokémon that doesn't have much interest in Contests, but eventually settle their differences.
Further down the line, Zoey notices how in addition to Buizel wanting to take part in Ash's gym-style battles, Ash's Aipom appears to be more interested in Dawn's Contests. She suggests for the two of them to make a trade so that Buizel and Aipom can pursue what they desire, which Ash and Dawn accept. Now under Ash's ownership, Buizel takes part in Ash's gym challenge throughout Sinnoh, becoming one of his most effective battlers.
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* AbortedArc: A FriendlyRivalry[=/=]WorthyOpponent dynamic with Brock's Croagunk is teased during his early episodes. It's never touched upon again.
* BadassAdorable: He's small, he has CuteLittleFangs, and he will kick your [[GoshDangIttoHeck tail.]] His introduction episode establishes him as one by being able to take on and ''defeat'' Dawn, Zoey, and Ash's Pokémon by himself.
* BadassArmFold: Buizel typically can seen with his arms folded and completely serious.
* BloodKnight: In his first appearance, Buizel systematically defeated Dawn, Zoey and Ash's Pokémon one after another and still wanted more. He also challenged Lucian after realising that he was part of the elite four. [[{{Foreshadowing}} It does hint at where his interests lie.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: He's pretty haughty, and it only gets worse the more battles he wins.
* BreakTheHaughty: Make no mistake, he's a great battler, but he needed to receive a CurbStompBattle from Lucian's Bronzong before he realized he still has quite a ways to improve.
* TheBusCameBack: Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN137=], alongside Donphan, Sceptile and Noivern.
* CharacterDevelopment: Though Dawn caught him and began using him in Contests, it soon became clear that although he enjoyed Contests, Buizel wanted to battle even more. In contrast, Ash's Aipom was more of a trickster and wanted to play around more than battle, so Ash and Dawn decided to trade Aipom and Buizel with each other. Afterwards, Buizel shows great prowess in battle.
* CuteLittleFangs: Being a Buizel, he has these.
* DanceBattler: His main way of using Counter Shield is to use Water Gun or Aqua Jet while breakdancing, creating either a flurry of watery whips or a vortex of water that can deflect attacks.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Even before being caught, it was a much more direct battler and less interested in the more theatrical contests that Dawn would use it for. (Like Ash) When Ash suggests a battle to get Buizel accustomed to being part of the group, Buizel ''immediately'' is happy to oblige. Shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Ash ends up his trainer.
* FragileSpeedster: Especially when his Swift Swim ability activates. However, Buizel is consistently shown to be physically frail, just like his game counterpart.
* GaleForceSound: Knows Sonic Boom, which is depicted as a half moon-shaped attack.
* AnIcePerson: Knows [[ElementalPunch Ice Punch]], and also discovered how to use ice to freeze and enhance his Aqua Jet.
* {{Irony}}: He was traded to Ash for Aipom because Buizel is primarily a battler. When Wallace convinces Ash to compete in the Wallace Cup, the Pokémon he recommended that Ash use...is Buizel.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Buizel can be aggressive, aloof and rebellious at times (a bit of a punk). He can also be loyal, dedicated, hard-working and a pretty good guy underneath his bad boy, tough guy exterior. During his short time with his original trainer, Dawn, Buizel quickly became supportive of her dreams and her interests after learning to value her as a trainer (despite the Pokemon and his trainer having two very different personalities), and acclimated well with the rest of her team (even Piplup) once he lost some of his attitude. By "Sandshrew's Locker", he'd mellowed out considerably from his debut in "Buizel Your Way Out Of This".
* KamehameHadoken: Knows Water Pulse: funnily, it learned it to contrast Maylene's Lucario's Aura Sphere, another example of this trope.
* LightningBruiser: He is capable of taking hits and dishing them out normally, but when in rainy weather, his speed doubles thanks to Swift Swim and he starts dealing out hits with alarming speed and grace.
* MakingASplash: He's a Water-type.
* OutOfFocus: Suffered this along with Torterra after Infernape reached its final stage.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In a way. Buizel was originally portrayed as TheBigGuy on Ash's team, but after Ash's other Pokémon evolved, Buizel lost this aspect.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: He's tiny, but can still knock around Pokémon many times his size.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Very arrogant about his species.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Pikachu's blue, as seen in ''A Crasher Course in Power!''.
* SignatureMove: Aqua Jet. Ice Punch would later serve as a secondary one.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: There was a point during the middle of Ash's Sinnoh journey where people felt this way about Ash's Buizel (particularly between gyms 3-5). He was basically Ash's main battler playing a star role against Maylene and Crasher Wake, and also scored a victory against Fantina. He was also the go-to choice when Ash chose to participate in the Wallace Cup during this portion of the journey.
* TheWorfEffect: After defeating Fantina's Gengar, Buizel rarely had any standout moments after the portion of the Sinnoh journey where he was viewed as a SpotlightStealingSquad.
** Averted when he beat Paul's Gastrodon in the Sinnoh League and managed to put up a better fight against Paul's Drapion than Staraptor and Torterra before going down.
* WorthyOpponent: Briefly, with Brock's Croagunk, but nothing ever came out of that.
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[[folder:Gligar-Gliscor (Gliger-Glion)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Gligar), Creator/MarcThompson (Gliscor)
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Gligar started off as part of a huge Gligar swarm headed by a Gliscor that were all causing mischief in a town they were trapped in along the path to Veilstone City. Ash and company arrive passing through to reach Veilstone, but decide to help solve the issue by pulling off a plan to blow the swarm out of the town. However, they only managed to pull this off thanks to one of the slower Gligar managing to gather the others all into one place after Paul caught the Gliscor, which left the swarm in disarray and leaderless. The slow Gligar decided to stay behind wanting to continue travelling with Ash, resulting in its capture.
After joining Ash's team, Gligar proves himself to be a silly comic-relief type of the group, but doesn't get to do much early on. After being handed a Razor Fang from Gary, Gligar evolves into Gliscor soon after in order to support Ash in a battle against Team Rocket. As a Gliscor, it keeps the silly persona that it had as a Gligar, but becomes a worthy contributor to Ash's Sinnoh team. Eventually, Ash decides to leave Gliscor in the care of an Air Battle Master named [=McCann=] so that it can receive further training as a master of the air, but later gets to return to Ash for the Sinnoh League. After Sinnoh, Gliscor remains at Oak's lab instead of returning to [=McCann=].
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* AcrophobicBird: As a Gligar. It mostly has better luck flying after evolving into Gliscor. ''Mostly.''
* BigCreepyCrawlies: It is part-bat, part scorpion.
* BulletHell: Its Stone Edge attack is portrayed as a large number of stones spiraling around it and then being launched at its opponent in a swarm.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite its comedic and sensitive personality, Gliscor is a powerful battler.
* TheBusCameBack: After a 30 episode long absence, it returns in time for Ash's Sinnoh League battle with Paul, and afterwards it is sent to Professor Oak's Lab rather than returning to [=McCann=].
* ButtMonkey: Mostly in "Doc Brock". In just one episode (in order): it's been ignored; the wind was against it (again); it couldn't WatchOutForThatTree; and it was left behind (on purpose, because Brock needed to hurry ahead to help Dawn's Pachirisu), only to be completely forgotten until the final seconds!
* CallBack: Gligar's debut, as part of a delinquent gang of Pokémon that terrorizes a city (think Squirtle).
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Gliscor never uses Screech again, despite learning it in "A Breed Stampede!"
* CharacterTics: What sets it apart from other Gligar/Gliscor is its tendency to wink and lick its lips in an exaggerated manner. Both Gligar and Gliscor also like to stick out its tongue for no other reason.
* DarkIsNotEvil: You'd be surprised how sweet Gliscor is despite looking so creepy otherwise.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Gliscor clearly longs for Ash's approval. Fortunately, with Ash being [[AllLovingHero Ash]], it ends up receiving it.
* DieOrFly: In ''Fighting Fear with Fear!'', Gligar is given the option of using a Razor Fang to evolve when it desires to become stronger, but Ash prevents Gligar from using it until they do some proper training together. The training is well underway until Team Rocket shows up and their hijinks lead to Ash falling off a cliff, and Gligar can't fly fast enough to stop Ash's descent. Ash, knowing Gligar has earned its prize, tosses the Razor Fang to it and it catches the item, immediately evolving into Gliscor and gaining enough newfound speed to save its trainer from falling to his doom.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type (Ground). Also knows Sand-Attack and Stone Edge.
* ExtraOreDinary: Knows [[RazorWings Steel Wing]].
* FaceOfAThug: Despite its frightening appearance, Gliscor is one of Ash's sweetest and [[PluckyComicRelief goofiest]] Pokémon.
* {{Flight}}: Unreliable as a Gligar, but gets better and eventually masters it as a Gliscor.
* TheGlomp: To the point that it once homed in on Brock when the latter was trying to evade it (and Gliscor still hits Brock).
* TheLoad: Until it evolved into Gliscor, it was without a doubt the weakest link in Ash's Sinnoh team and never won any battles. Even after evolution it tended to have an unsteady pattern in battle (defeating Byron's Bastiodon, yet falling to Candice's Snover). It finally [[TookALevelInBadass grew out of this completely]] - during the battle with Paul, it put up a good battle against Ninjask and managed to defeat his powerful Drapion, which had previously knocked out Buizel, Staraptor ''and'' Torterra with ease.
* LovableCoward: As a Gligar. Simply having an opponent glare at him was enough to send him crying to Ash.
* NotQuiteFlight: Though it's a Flying type, most of its flight is gliding rather than powered flight and it has been shown to have trouble taking off on flat ground in still air.
* PlayingWithFire: Knows [[ManBitesMan Fire Fang]].
* PluckyComicRelief: Despite being a competent battler, Gliscor is not meant to be taken seriously. Everything it does outside of battle is meant to be silly.
* PowerUpLetDown: Stone Edge can't seem to hit a thing. Averted by Giga Impact.
* PuppyDogEyes: Shows these when upset at losing, rejection or when Ash scolds it, especially when frightened.
* PutOnABus: Ash leaves Gliscor behind to train with the Air Battle Master in ''Mastering Current Events!''. [[TheBusCameBack It eventually returns]] in time for Ash's rematch with Paul at the Pokémon League.
* ScaryScorpions: Completely {{Averted}}! Gliscor is surprisingly adorable.
* SpamAttack: How it defeats Byron's Bastiodon in ''Dealing with Defensive Types!'', continuously spamming Fire Fang like there's no tomorrow.
* SuperScream: Knows Screech. It only used it once.
* TookALevelInBadass: After finishing training with the Air Battle Master. It has mastered Giga Impact, and can glide perfectly, even negating Giga Impact's recharge drawback.
* WatchOutForThatTree: Since it can only glide (and not even all that well), Gliscor ends up slamming into trees, walls, people, etc.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never cleared up whether it returned to [=McCann=], or was deposited on Professor Oak's lab like the rest of the Pokémon before it. It's finally revealed in ''The Dream Continues!'' that it was sent to stay at Professor Oak's lab as it was seen during the GroupPictureEnding.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type, even if (again) is more gliding than anything.
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[[folder:Gible (Fukamaru)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/TomWayland
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Gible took the sixth slot on Ash's Sinnoh Team after Gliscor was left with [=Mccann=] to help it master Giga Impact. Ash and company came across the oblivious Gible along the way to Daybreak Town where they come across the move tutor, Wilma, teaching Gible how to use Draco Meteor. The gang decides to try to help the Gible learn the move, which results in Gible forming a bond with them, and follows after the gang when they decide to continue on their journey, eventually leading up to Ash capturing him.
Under Ash's ownership, Gible spent the rest of the journey continuing to learn Draco Meteor under his trainer's tutelage, and gets to participate in the Sinnoh League. Gible had also quite a long-lasting running gag where his failed Draco Meteors always somehow come down crashing upon Dawn's Piplup.
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* EleventhHourRanger: Ash only catches him toward the end of the Sinnoh arc.
* BareFistedMonk: Knows [[BrickBreak Rock Smash]].
* BigEater: He ate through 2 of Team Rocket's mechas! And Barry's bicycle! And a Shadow Punch from Conway's Dusknoir!
* BiteOfAffection: Always playfully bites Ash's head.
* CharacterTics: He has a tendency to bite on people's heads.
* ChekhovsSkill: His habit of biting and not letting go was instrumental in defeating Conway's Shuckle and Dusknoir.
* CurbStompCushion: Managed to land a Rock Smash during his battle with Darkrai and dodged an Ice Beam but his Draco Meteor was dodged and the Land Shark Pokémon was beaten by a Dark Pulse.
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type (Ground), and he knows Dig.
* DumbMuscle: Gible is noticeably quite dense, but surprisingly powerful. Tobias claims that Gible could have defeated any Pokémon besides his Darkrai with his Draco Meteor.
* ExtremeOmnivore: He ate two of Team Rocket's mechas, Barry's bicycle, and a Shadow Punch attack. The only thing he couldn't stomach were Shuckle's sludge bombs.
* FastTunnelling: Knows Dig. Conway even notes it is a very fast digger.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ash had previously attempted to catch a separate Gible, who ended up being caught by Khoury. Nonetheless, about 10 episodes later, Ash caught this one.
* GeniusDitz: Looks and acts dull witted much of the time, but was apparently smart enough to use its Draco Meteor to find Piplup a few times.
* HanlonsRazor: Gets scolded by Dawn's Togekiss who thought he was deliberately targeting Piplup with Draco Meteor. Not understanding Gible is well, TheDitz, and Piplup's a bit of a DoomMagnet.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's a land shark and is part Ground-type.
* OverlyLongGag: "''Gotta get a Gible''": his encounter with a Team Rocket mecha involves a drawn-out BeatPanel of an ellipsis five dots long + {{sweatdrop}} (approximately a second each dot). TWICE IN A ROW!
* PintsizedPowerhouse: He only comes up to below Ash's knees, but he is capable of taking on opponents 10 times his size.
* PluckyComicRelief: It ate through Team Rocket's mechs, always scarfed Brock's food, and was very roly-poly.
* RunningGag:
** Draco Meteor has a tendency to hit Piplup and ONLY Piplup prior to mastering it. He exploits this a few times when the trainers are looking for Piplup.
** His tendency to bite onto anything that grabs his interest, and ''never'' let go.
** Also invoked; in separate occasions, when a Ditto was impersonating Piplup, and when he was separated from the gang, Gible launches Draco Meteor (without even a command from Ash) just to find him!
* SignatureMove: Once he masters it, Draco Meteor.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Towards Dawn's Piplup, due to Gible's tendency to accidentally hit the former with Draco Meteor.
* TheStoic: But he's not emotionally reserved. He's just...vacant.
* TookALevelInBadass: Upon mastering Draco Meteor, he became one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon. Even Tobias pointed out that his Gible's Draco Meteor could defeat any Pokémon besides his Darkrai.
* TunnelKing: Above ground, he's a little quicker on his feet than he looks. But underground is where he's truly in his element.
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[[folder:Summer Academy Pokémon]]
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->'''Raichu voiced by:''' Chie Sato\\
'''Spoink voiced by:''' Chie Sato (Japanese), Kayzie Rogers (English)
Ash, Brock and Dawn attended Prof. Rowan's Summer Academy in Episodes 88-91, during which they were assigned different Pokémon to partner up. In Ash's case they're Raichu, Spoink and Mantyke.
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* FixFic: Ever wonder how Ash would be like with a Raichu if Pikachu actually evolved? Raichu's guest appearance shows it.
* GuestStarPartyMember: They were only assigned to Ash and he never officially owned them.
* IntimateHairBrushing: [[https://pa1.narvii.com/6271/8bc23a8e80afcd88d746b82864a3c6d8e46b0b88_hq.gif Ash brushes Raichu]] during one of the Summer Camp activities. It was going so well until it got tangled into Raichu's fur, who nearly electrocute Ash and Pikachu.
* LovableCoward: Raichu's self-esteem is so low that it's afraid to do anything, including battles.
* NervousWreck: Raichu is very easily startled due to his low self-esteem.
* SchoolForcedUsTogether: While the students are allowed to pick the Pokéball, they are not told of what Poké is inside it and whomever they picked is their designated Pokémon until the specific task involving it is finished.
* TookALevelInBadass: Under Ash's (and Pikachu's) tutelage, Raichu becomes more confident.
* UtilityPartyMember: Spoink and Mantyke are mainly used for the camp's final triathlon activity.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: They get returned once Ash's respective task with them are finished.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Raichu has very low self-confidence despite its skillset, and much of its CharacterDevelopment is Ash and Pikachu encouraging it to boost its confidence.
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!Team Rocket Trio's Pokémon
[[folder:Yanma -> Yanmega (Yanyanma -> Megayanma)]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Kiyotaka Furushima
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Yanma was one of Team Rocket's first successful thefts in forever! ...Too bad Giovanni thought she was useless and sent her back. Undaunted by this, Yanma would evolve very soon after into a Yanmega and join the ranks of Team Rocket until the end of the DP arc.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: She's a giant dragonfly.
* TheBusCameBack: She rejoins Jessie's party in [=JN145=], alongside Seviper, Woobat, Frillish and Gourgeist. With Wobbuffet, they form a full party of six Pokémon for the very first time since Jessie's debut.
* CharacterTics: Tends to like perching herself on people's heads, usually Jessie's.
* {{Flight}}: Almost perpetually flying, given her species.
* {{Irony}}: Shortly after being sent back by Giovanni for being unremarkable, Yanma evolved and became the trio's most effective Sinnoh Pokémon.
* ItWasAGift: The trio were left falsely convinced Giovanni sent them back Yanma as a gift for their efforts, giving them a big enthusiasm boost.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Was suggested to be one of the team's strongest Pokémon pre-''Best Wishes'', after evolving in her first battle she trounced the heroes humiliatingly. She was also frequently effective in contests.
* PutOnABus: As of ''Best Wishes'', she's with the other old Team Rocket Pokémon at headquarters.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Took over as the trio's token female Pokémon shortly after Dustox was released.
* SuperScream: Knows Sonicboom.
* TeamRocketWins: The product of such, being one of the trio's rare successfully stolen Pokémon of sorts. She herself defeated Ash's Chimchar in her first battle, and even gave the heroes a mini-blasting off. She also helped Jessie win a couple of contests and helped her get through multiple appeals rounds in other contests.
* TokenCompetentMinion: One of the most effective Pokémon that Team Rocket has, able to push the twerps to the brink and even win Contests for Jessie.
* UndyingLoyalty: For all the twerps' complaining about Yanmega being stolen property, she seemed quite dedicated to Jessie.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: What Yanmega sounds like. Which can be jarring once you know it's female.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Also Flying-type and knows Sonic Boom, Wing Attack and Silver Wind.
* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Her gender was revealed when a female Togepi used Attract on a group comprising Team Rocket's and the twerp's Mons. When Yanmega was not affected, even Jessie was surprised when she found out.
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[[folder:Carnivine (Muskippa)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi
-->'''Voiced in English by:''' [[Creator/JimmyZoppi Billy Beach]], Sun [=WongCho=] ([=JN145=])
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Carnivine was captured in the Great Marsh when James was a child and was left in his parents' vacation home until James revisited it in the beginning of the DP arc. It was James' main fighting Pokémon and was just as cuddly with him as its predecessors.
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* BearHug: It ''really'' loves James, and does this every time he releases it...while gnawing on James' head.
* BiteOfAffection: Carnivine tends to show its love for James by biting his head every time he is brought out.
* BulletSeed: Knows [[TropeNamer Bullet Seed]]
* TheBusCameBack: It rejoins James's party in [=JN145=], alongside Mime Jr., Yamask, Amoonguss, and Inkay. With Morpeko, they form a full party of six Pokémon for the very first time since James's debut.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Jessie borrowed Carnivine for some contests, where it actually proved quite useful. It outright humiliated Dawn's Mamoswine to win the [[TownContestEpisode Lilypad Town Contest]] while under James command.
* CuteLittleFangs: Well, more like Cute ''Big'' Fangs.
* EnergyBall: Knows Energy Ball during [=JN145=]
* FaceOfAThug: It's essentially a giant anthropomorphic venus fly trap and looks rather creepy. It's no less affectionate and playful to James than Cacnea and Mime Jr however.
* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: Averted. James remembers that he owned it as a child.
* FromBadToWorse: Cacnea was still under James' command when he recovered Carnivine, leaving him with ''two'' over-affectionate Grass-types. And then there's the times James brought them both out at once...
* GreenThumb: James' third Grass-Type and it continues the RunningGag after Victreebel and Cacnea left the team.
* ManEatingPlant: It's a walking Venus Flytrap.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The only Pokémon to beat Dawn's Pokémon in a contest battle.
* ThePowerOfLove: It learned Vine Whip just to save James from a Team Galactic booby trap.
* PutOnABus: As of ''Black & White'', it's with the other old Team Rocket Pokémon at headquarters.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Explained to be a Pokémon James has had since childhood despite never appearing in previous flashbacks of James' childhood (naturally, being a species that was created for the franchise years after James already existed as a character).
* SignatureMon: Carnivine soon supplants Cacnea as James's main Pokémon battler for the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series, eventually becoming James's only battler (as he refuses to put Mime Jr. in danger) after Cacnea left.
* TeamRocketWins: It wins the Lilypad Town Contest for James (posing as Jessie). Notably this is also the one time Team Rocket defeats Dawn directly to win a contest as well.
* VineTentacles: It knows Vine Whip, which is represented by a pair of whiplike tendrils sprouting from her body to lash her targets before retreating back out of sight.
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