Character from Pokémon Platinum by Game Freak / Nintendo
The female protagonist of Pokémon Platinum — a trainer from Twinleaf Town with a talent for Contests as well as battles, dressed for Sinnoh's cold in a salmon-pink coat that has become iconic.
Dawn has the particular competence of someone who has thought about this longer than you have. She knows her Pokémon's abilities better than their stats suggest, knows the Contest circuit well enough to compete and win in the Master Rank, and knows when to slow down — which Barry never learned and Lucas is still practicing. She ended up in Twinleaf by circumstance but belongs in Sinnoh the way the Sinnoh Pokémon do — adapted to cold, unhurried, more interested in doing the thing well than doing it first. She enjoys Pokémon Contests not instead of battling but in addition to it. The two disciplines require different things from you, and she likes needing different things. In battle, Dawn fights with precision. She doesn't win by overwhelming opponents. She wins by knowing what they're going to do one move before they do it, and positioning herself there first.
A girl with navy-blue hair under a white beanie, light blue eyes, and a salmon-pink trench coat that was clearly chosen for Sinnoh's northern winters. Wears a short pink skirt, white knee socks, and pink boots. Keeps her hair in two loose loops. As an NPC when Lucas is chosen, she wears the same outfit but without the urgency — she's already helping Rowan, already one step ahead.
Also known as: Dawn, Hikari