A resident of the Sinnoh region, Dawn aspires to become a famous Pokemon Coordinator like her mother before her. Despite Dawn's chemistry with Ash being beloved amongst fans, many may forget the other Pokémon anime characters who originated from the games. He purposely allows his Torterra to miss its first Frenzy Plant, baiting Ash into using several close-range attacks with Gliscor while Torterra recharges. Like May before her, Dawn aspires to be a Pokémon Coordinator. . 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. During the Sinnoh League episodes, he also tells Barry that overestimating his abilities will only backfire on him. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 2 is the only Pokémon series trend to primarily use all of their characters' names in the Japanese language as a whole period since day 1 due to the fact that Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 2 continues the legacy, motivation, patronize and support of the Japanese culture and anime industry that started in the predecessor Pokémon series trend. Despite his harsh treatment towards Chimchar, he and Ursaring save him when Team Rocket attempts to steal him from Paul. Finally, Dusknoir was shown taking and dealing out hits with ease. Ash's main rival in the Sinnoh region. Nice Hat They end up competing against each other in the final round. During Paul's debut, he catches three Starly at once, but releases two of them right away once he checked their movesets. A Pokémon that has travelled with Paul through several regions, it is a reliable Pokémon that rarely fails him. He devotes himself to Gym Battles and Contests, she puts all of her energy solely into Contests. Diamond Pearl Flint.png 90 KB. 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. The move Agility increases Ninjask speed even further. When Ash praises Staravia during the Tag Team Tournament after Paul's Torterra defeats Brock and Holly, Paul sarcastically asks Ash if they even did anything. Come the Sinnoh League, Ash wipes the floor with Nando in the, One might be tempted to think that Darkrai is his go-to Pokémon and the rest of his team is comprised of ordinary Pokémon, but only because not a single opponent is able to get past Darkrai in a match with it until Ash has a go at it with his team. Diamond Pearl Cynthia.png 478 KB. Male Trainer in Town. with the exception of Ash, who, using Sceptile and Pikachu, respectively, manages to take it and his Latios down with him. He has two legendary Pokémon that obey his every command. And like May, she has a phrase to use when calling Pokémon out for a Contest — "Charm up!" Nice Hat Even healing with Dream Eater, Darkrai goes down to a relatively small amount of direct hits. A soft-spoken minstrel with a liking for music and Grass-type Pokémon. Dawn. defeat his Darkrai, and Latios by extension. Description: Blurb: Ash and Brock are back for more Pokemon battles and adventures! Official Title: en Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl: Official Title: ja ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール: Type: TV Series, 191 episodes Year: 28.09.2006 till 09.09.2010: Tags: action Action anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. In "Piplup, Up, And Away!" Deuteragonist: Of "Diamond and Pearl", to Ash's protagonist. When Dawn had her reappearance in Unova, in "Piplup, Pasage, and a Meeting of the Times! They're both ambitious and talented at Contests, but the difference is that Dawn is kind and sweet to nearly everyone she meets, while Ursula taunts her opponents, boasts about her abilities, and has no qualms about humiliating her opponents in public. Click the Link to view the picture: Weavile VS Munchlax. They share a competitive friendship as trainers, and Barry isn't too bad as one himself. While Ash delivered a good match, Paul only lost two of six Pokémon, while Ash lost completely, half of his team being beaten by Paul's Ursaring alone. Using only Darkrai, he has curbstomped through the Sinnoh Gym Leaders and the League Tournament. The following is a list of characters which appeared in the Pokémon anime by order of appearance.. Pokémon are listed in the evolutionary stage they were in when they debuted. Both of his final matches in the Grand Festival and the Sinnoh League were against a Pokémon matching one of his specialty types — Leafeon, a Grass-type, and Heracross, a Bug-type. Much to the shock of fans, he takes his loss against Ash in the League rather well, complemented with Paul complimenting his Electivire for a well-fought battle, treats weak Pokémon and even other Trainers with utter contempt, and this lightweight Badge is just like you, it taunts Ash's Infernape to get back up and keep battling, becomes easily one of Ash's strongest team members. Main Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl Cast. STORY. Curtain!". She mellows out, however, after some experience with him and Nando. He lost again against Frontier Brain Brandon without defeating a single one of his Pokémon, which led to his breakdown. Just after Ash finally beats his rival in the quarter-finals, and it looks like he'll. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlCast. Barring the mom from GSC, who ran a bank for you, he has his Pokémon use the Counter-Shield technique that Ash developed. It knows Bulk Up, a move that increases its attack and defensive power. In her first appearance, she offers Dawn's Pachirisu a Poffin to replace the one her Gabite stepped on. Pokémon Club. Looking for information on the anime Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl Specials? Tropes involving her and her Pokémon include: Piplup is Dawn's first Pokémon. This is a list of episodes in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles (advertised as Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles), aired in Japan as Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール, Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo & Pāru), the twelfth season of the Pokémon animated series and the third part of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl — Ash's Pokémon, Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl — Cast, Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl — Gym Leaders, Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl — Villains, Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire — Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains. It is another one of Paul's most competent Pokémon, defeating half of Ash's team with its traps and strength. He will also appear against Team Plasma in Best Wishes. ", or "No need to worry!" He was only intended to appear for a few episodes, but unexpected popularity among the fanbase brought him back for more. For more characters of the Pokémon: The Series anime, click here. Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl. The Girly Girl to her predecessor May's Tomboy. After Dawn unknowingly bumped into him while trying to find his lab, he helped her start her journey as a trainer by giving her the choice of Piplup, Chimchar, or Turtwig as a starter Pokémon. Throughout Paul's several journeys, he has caught a large number of Pokémon, many of them being based on power, but he does use Pokémon who have more tricks in their pockets than just pure strength. An Eastern Gastrodon which is used as one of the two Pokémon to uncover Ash's strategy during their match in the Lily of the Valley Conference. Torterra is Paul's first Pokémon, as well as one of his strongest. Pachirisu didn't like the taste, but it's the thought that counts. The fact Pikachu managed to help Ash make a repeat performance to Tobias and take it out also counted, towards Tobias and the crowd. Weavile VS Munchlax. His battle with Ash by Lake Acuity was heavily dominated by Paul. If Gary Oak is headed for the Sinnoh region, then Ash Ketchum won’t be far behind! Another Pokémon caught and released right away. Paul is proven right when Barry gets curb-stomped HARD by Paul, defeats Barry in the Sinnoh League, he commends him for the effort he put up instead of putting him down. Female Trainer in another Town. He makes it all the way to the top four of the Sinnoh Grand Festival, only to get thrown out of the competition by Zoey. his older brother failed to live up to the expectations Paul had of him. Despite her arrogance, Ursula cares for her Pokémon and treats them well, unlike Paul. The shippers took this and ran with it, thus giving birth to Ikarishipping (named due to. Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド＆パール Poketto Monsutā daiyamondo & pāru) is the third series of the Pokémon anime, continuing after Pokémon Advanced Generation, and covers the tenth through thirteenth seasons.The series takes place in the Sinnoh region, with new characters. Johanna as a Pokémon coordinator champion. She is only one of Paul's Pokémon to fight only one of Ash's Pokémon during the match. Here are all the preliminary Pictures from Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Ash doesn't take too kindly to this. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Yes, Caitlin is an Elite Four member in Unova but considering Cynthia's role in the … The hostess of the news channel Sinnoh Now! Brock. During PokéRinger competition, Honchkrow serves as the rival to Staravia/Staraptor, due to the rivalry of their respective trainers. Gender: Female. It's later reveal the Sunyshore Gym leader gave badges without any challenge of any sort. In keeping to Darkrai's stats in the game, his is this by Legendaries standards. Judging by the anime, she's wearing a minidress in Diamond and Pearl and a coat over that minidress that happens to be the exact same shape and size in Platinum. She's experienced where Dawn is a rookie and the tomboy to her girly girl. ", he shares one with Dawn in reaction to Cilan's "Evaluation Time" during a training battle with Pansage. One of the Pokémon used in the battle against Pyramid King Brandon. "Daijobu! Diamond Pearl Dawn.png 425 KB. Dawn's partner in the Hearthome Tag Battle competition, who took a liking to her. The first Pokémon shown alongside Paul as well as his most prominent one. Once she acquires her Cyndaquil, it develops a habit of flaring up its back flames while Dawn is holding it, leaving her with an. 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. Elite Four Caitlin. This is specifically for characters and their Pokémon that debuted during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. A Water-type Pokémon that was caught by Paul for the Gym Battle against the Rock-type specialist Roark. it shows that she's no less feminine than Dawn, impatient and rushes into things without thinking, Namely, Gible catching Dusknoir's Shadow Punch with his mouth and not letting go, "Such a shame. Ash Ketchum. A replacement for Chimchar, Magmar was used to deal with Maylene's Lucario, leading to the Gym Leader's Heroic BSoD. Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl is an anime from studio »OLM, Inc.« that falls into the main genre of Adventure. Judging by the anime, she's wearing a minidress in Diamond and Pearl and a coat over that minidress that happens to be the exact same shape and size in Platinum. Despite her tomboyish appearance, she gets along with everyone pretty well, though she does get angry at Ash when he first thought it would be a good idea to be both a Pokémon trainer and coordinator. She is very affectionate towards him and secretly follows him when Ash set off to Sinnoh. The Pokémon professor living in the Sinnoh region. To say Dawn reacted poorly would be an understatement. Pikachu suffers from that. It has Flame Body as its ability, which can burn the opponent while making contact. voiced by Emily Bauer and 11 others. A powerful Poison/Dark-type Pokémon used during the battle against Ash in the Lily of the Valley Conference. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Anime - Cast. She's a tomboyish teenage girl, Nando is a feminine male. Seeing as his Azumarill lost to a Geodude despite not only having a type advantage, but hitting it with. When the world's at stake, it isn't the time to play fair, took down five of her team, including Garchomp, Aaron must have actually defeated her Garchomp, casually ragdolling Ash's Infernape and Buizel, Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl — Ash's Pokémon, Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl — Gym Leaders, Characters/Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. A detective with the International Police who is investigating Team Galactic. She could be considered one to Zoey as she belittles Dawn and puts her down while Zoey is a helpful, As a red-head with elaborately curled pigtails, she bears a striking resemblance to. Male Trainer on Beach. She befriended him after saving him from a wild Ariados' attack, when Piplup and Chimchar had fled from Professor Rowan's lab. Her favorite Pokémon is her Glameow. He was the first major character of sorts to bring Legendary Pokémon in a League tournament, who are viewed as physical deities that make most fully-evolved mons look like weaklings. To Kenny. Guts is an ability that kicks in when Ursaring is inflicted with a status change, which doubles its power. He justifies giving away his Azumarill claiming it was dead weight. Find out more with MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. If Gary Oak is headed for the Sinnoh region, then Ash Ketchum won’t be far behind! She also inherits the role of the harshest of Dawn's rivals from Harley, who was much the same for May. The third one is used against Ash's newly captured Starly, but despite its victory, Paul releases it as well. Zoey's way of helping her improve as a person and as a coordinator is more straightforward and older sister-like, teaching her necessary skills and encouraging her to do her best, while the majority of Kenny's interactions with Dawn volley between. April 1, 2018. It is the Pokémon who represents his trainer the most: a total Jerkass, but extremely capable in battle. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Anime … It is used against Ash's Gligar which used to be member of the flock as well and easily defeats the little guy, leading to its Heroic BSoD. Also, no explanation was given as how did he caught them even after the battle. Disappeared Dad: As the player character. The native Sinnoh Pokédex in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl features only 151 Pokémon, and strangely doesn't even include all the new Pokémon introduced in this generation. A Pokémon that journeyed with Paul through Hoenn, Johto and Kanto. It fights and loses to Brandon's Regice. Knocked into a crater by Ash and Gible (using Draco Meteor) on purpose and. To Dawn. voiced by Sarah Natochenny and 1 other. Another of Ash's rivals in the Sinnoh Region, though neither one really considers the other to be a rival. Umbreon and Glameow do not have known genders. Elekid was present when Chimchar joined Paul and since the latter was released, they have developed a rivalry with each other, witnessing each other evolving at least once. Disappeared Dad: As the player character. Diamond Pearl Fantina.png 135 KB. Of course, it helps that this particular Buneary had developed an intense crush on Ash's Pikachu. Dawn's main rival in the Sinnoh region as a Pokémon coordinator. From the beginning of Diamond and Pearl, Dawn wanted a Buneary. James (disguised as Jessilina) directly defeats her in the battle round of the Lilypad contest in "Dressed For Jess Success". This Buneary was her third attempt to capture one. A lot of people were predicting that Darkrai would be the most he'd bring to the table. Her name is even added in the Japanese openings of the Diamond and Pearl series right next to Ash's. While Dawn was a. Considering the type advantage, Paul's complaint wasn't without merit. After his loss in the Sinnoh League, Paul does acknowledge his skill. Female Trainer in Town. Tropes for Brock and his Pokémon (even ones caught here) belong in the Pokémon Anime - Original Series page. While it's less obvious due to his conspicuous lack of screentime, he and Zoey are complete opposites in nearly all aspects. Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl | Pokémon Wiki | Fandom Him getting curb stomped by Brandon in one episode counts. As usual, the region's starters are at the beginning and evolutions from different generations are grouped together. In his debut episode, Ash and Dawn helped him decide to participate in both Gym Battles and Contests, making him a rival for both of them. Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, also known as Pocket Monsters Diamond & … Ash effectively agrees with Paul by demanding a proper battle. Lampshaded in episode 171 by Princess Salvia, who comments on the length of Dawn's skirt. While the majority of them are, Dawn was more traditionally feminine than the sometimes tomboyish May and lacked the latter’s. Diamond Pearl Lucian.png 180 KB. Disappeared Dad: Unlike Ash, no mention is ever made of her father. Unlike Chimchar, Magmar does manages to live up to Paul's standards and is shown to be more effective as a Magmortar. One might be tempted to think that Darkrai is his go-to Pokémon and the rest of his team is comprised of ordinary Pokémon, but only because not a single opponent is able to get past Darkrai in a match with it until Ash has a go at it with his team. One of the Pokémon used in the battle against Pyramid King Brandon. After losing to Paul in the Sinnoh League, he commends Paul for the battle the two shared. When Ash actually does defeat Darkrai, Tobias reveals he has, He beat Sinnoh's Gym Leaders and got to the League Semifinals using, take out two of his legendaries, the closest. Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl (Japanese: ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド＆パール Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl) is the third series of the Pokémon anime and is based on the events of the Generation IV core series Pokémon games.It follows Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and was succeeded by Pokémon the Series: Black & White. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Pokémon Season: 10. This is immediately followed up with another Batman Gambit as Ash switches to Staraptor, allowing Paul to nail it with a super effective Stone Edge. He loves pokemon and would never hurt them. A departure from the previous two mentioned above, the parallel between him and Zoey isn't so much the differences between them as it is the opposing ways that they help Dawn to grow through their relationships with her. When he meets Ash at the Sinnoh League, Ash claims he'll be giving it all he's got in their battle. To make it even better, Infernape defeats his Electivire by using its ability of Blaze, which Paul tried and failed to get it to master. Distaff Counterpart: Dawn in many ways is like a female counterpart to Ash. Missing Mom: As an NPC, though fanon has the female scientist in Rowan's lab as their mom. All characters and voice actors in the anime Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl. She ends up winning the Sinnoh Grand Festival and comes away with the prized Ribbon Cup, after a long and hard match with Dawn that comes straight down to the wire. Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl Episodes – is an anime from studio »OLM, Inc.« that falls into the main genre of Adventure. He got it as his Starter Pokémon from Professor Rowan and it has been travelling with its trainer through four different regions. Joining them is Dawn, a young girl who dreams of one day becoming a great Coordinator lik… Rank #2,836. It is one Paul's two Pokémon shown to use Counter Shield. Rowan exhibits the following tropes: Dawn's mom. Ash is ultimately able to defeat him using Infernape, the Pokémon Paul released for supposedly being weak. He also serves as a deconstruction toward Ash's reliance on, While he dislikes Ash and friends, his last appearance before the Sinnoh League, where he has Electabuzz use Protect to shield them from the falling debris of a Team Rocket mecha, shows that his dislike doesn't extend to outright, Notably, he always uses a surprisingly-calm tone when speaking to Dawn, and he (somewhat) rationally and calmly explains his hatred of Ash to her before the Sinnoh League. Before Ash manages to convince it to lead its flock out of the city, Paul catches it which causes the flock to fall into chaos. In one episode, he criticized Ash for using his Grotle, a grass type Pokémon against an ice type in his gym battle against Candace. There is a lot of theories and wonder as to what the other four Pokémon are in his party. Rank #2,570. It created what is probably my favourite starter Pokémon (Piplup) and awesome legendaries like … Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Pokémon who know moves of a different type. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Anime - Pokémon. A fellow Pokémon Coordinator with a rather poisonous personality who Dawn met at the Chocovine Pokémon Contest. An Ice/Ghost-type Pokémon used during the match against Ash in the Lily of the Valley Conference. Johanna's Umbreon and Glameow used Attract against both Pachirisu and Piplup, and it worked on both. This allows Paul to trap its tail with Crunch and get off a point-blank hit with Giga Drain, badly damaging Gliscor while healing off most of the damage taken earlier. Paul, surprisingly, returns the favor. Aipom was a Pokémon that Ash caught during his journey through the Battle Frontier in Kanto. 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 Blood Knight Buizel. To Dawn; as her mentor and rival, she provides the straightest parallel to her while sharing the same goal. Although all three have left Ash with fond memories, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl's resurgence, thanks to the remakes, have placed Dawn in the spotlight again. given he actually did defeat his Darkrai and Latios. It puts a tough fight against Pikachu, but she nevertheless defeated by the electric mouse. Dusknoir when using Trick Room outspeeds almost everything on Ash's team due to Trick Room causing slower Pokémon to go first. One-hour special split into 2 episodes during the airing of Pokemon Best Wishes! Her Pachirisu is the main offender, but Pikachu and other electric types have also found reasons to electrocute her. During the Lake Acuity battle, Paul uses Grotle's resentment over Honchkrow to his advantage, preventing Ash from switching Grotle out to defeat it. Diamond Pearl Gardenia.png 181 KB. Barry keeps praising Sunyshore gym as one of the best which Paul criticizes as undeserving. a flamboyant, green-clad young man with a goal of collecting Contest ribbons and a humanoid, half-Grass-type Pokémon for a partner. A few times she gets her catchphrase, "No need to worry! He fights and loses to Brandon's Registeel. Paul's older brother and a Pokémon breeder. Diamond and Pearl, as well as its Platinum expansion, featured 210 Pokemon. It is a direct sequel to The Rise of Darkrai.It first premiered in Japanese theaters on July 19, 2008, and later premiered theatrically in the United States on February 13, 2009. While rude to say, it's not inaccurate as Torterra single handedly defeated both of their opponents. How ironic. It reappears later in the Lily of the Valley Conference during the match against Ash. To Nando. For more characters of the Pokémon: The Series anime, click here. / "Spotlight!". However, Magmar fails to use it against Brandon's Registeel due to flinching. featuring the old characters from the Diamond & Pearl series Hikari and Takeshi with their Pokemon. Diamond Pearl Lucas.png 610 KB. In the finals of the Tag Team Tournament, he maintains his belief that Chimchar and Ash are weak since Heracross was still briefly standing despite being hit point blank by a Flanethrower, and that it only fainted because Buizel collided with it when hit by Electabuzz's Thunder. Though brimming with confidence of her own strength, Dawn's inexperience sometimes has a tendency to show. He shares his Japanese name with Naoshi Mizuta, another musician. Well, Ash did, but he lost all of his Pokémon in the process and therefore the tournament. Barry wants to go after Paul, and oftens encounters Ash during his travels. In one episode, she once rescued all her Pokémon. Dawn's childhood friend and another Pokémon Coordinator. Paul states that. At least in the first season of Diamond and Pearl: "[Pokémon]! Tropes for Brock and his Pokémon (even ones caught here) belong in the Pokémon: The Original Series — Cast page. ", He teaches his Torterra Stone Edge to deal with the Fire- and Flying-types on Ash's Sinnoh team, and furthermore teaches it to, He temporarily teaches his Electabuzz Light Screen to serve a more supportive role. As the Pokémon Anime turns 21, Share with us some of your favorite and memorable moments from the Anime. Hair Color: Blue. Her strategy for turning in winning Contest performances is to plan and perfect every move beforehand, as opposed to the unexpected yet stunning combinations Dawn pulls out on the fly, as a result of quick thinking, luck with a little prior planning, or both. 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. A mysterious trainer who first appears during the Sinnoh League Tournament, and one of the most formidable trainers seen in the series by far, due to his possession of extremely rare and powerful legendary Pokémon. Averted in the last few episodes of Diamond & Pearl. Drops one when Ash's Heracross KO's his Kricketune with Megahorn in the Sinnoh League. First introduced in a flashback, Ninjask was caught shortly before Chimchar's capture. Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior (ラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ Giratina to Sora no Hanataba: Shaymin) is the eleventh theatrical Pokémon film, and the second in the Diamond & Pearl series.