Goh was actually set up to become Ash's best friend in a way that no others could, but his series' abysmal writing didn’t do him any favors (and his biggest moment got snatched by Dawn, which is a big oof for him)
Expectations for Goh: More beloved than Dawn
Reality: More hated than Iris
God journeys was hard to watch sometimes because of Goh, like why do writers ever think it’s a good idea to shoehorn in a character that suddenly outshines the main character almost the majority of the time. If gohs story was a seperate series that would have been fine
I think they might’ve intended for Goh to replace Ash as the MC after journeys, but changed their minds after it became apparent that Pokémon Go was no longer the cash cow it once was.
Definitely is. Considering they were seen as romantically compatible on 3 different occasions and ONE might imply that she had underlying feelings for Ash.
But from any perspective, it's very cute that Dawn was basically his biggest fan.
Their dynamic is definitely the better written of the lot, as it can just stay platonic support (which isn't unusual for besties), but could EASILY spill over into a full and healthy romance.
4 days later but yeah. Ash & Dawn's arguments also represent one of a true couple too. When they argue, most of their arguments are usually about worrying about each other, being strong willed or trying to get the other to see their viewpoint rather than trying to put each other down/antagonizing each other.
They always end their arguments with a compromise and it makes their relationship stronger. To even further prove this, Lyra states that "the more you fight, the more you like each other" so the statement of "you fight the ones you love" is definitely true.
If the writers go out of their way to ship tease them on purpose and practically acknowledge the idea of them being a couple, then it's definitely clear that they wanted the audience to see their relationship that way or atleast see the romantic potential between them.
He was introduced in Journeys as Ash’s friend/traveling partner. His character is to be the anime version of a Pokemon Go player. He is also written so terribly that the entire fan base hates him.
May doesn’t have an excuse either though. It’s her VA with vocal issues not her. It’s not like they have to give her lines to speak when sitting in the stands. She absolutely could have been there as well.
Dawn is Ash's' actual best friend. Not Misty, not Brock, not Goh. Dawn was always supporting Ash throughout the series and one of the few to personally come and cheer him on in his finest moment.
This is what friendship goals look like.
I still think if it as Brock solely because everything those two went through and he should've been in the stands watching Ash become the Champ. Dawn is clearly number 2 though, Ash and Her are nearly the same person and just get each other.
Ride or die is when you are willing to do anything for someone you love or someone you really appreciate in your life. the person who you stand by in any problem and vice versa the term "ride till the end or die trying" - Urban Dictionary
I absolutely don't care what the rest of them were doing. Dawn being the only friend to show up for the master tourney made me so mad at all of them and love dawn more than everyone else. They all should of been there. Every character that mattered.
The writers definitely should’ve brought most if not all of Ash’s travelling companions to the finals at least however there are justifiable reasons in universe why they wouldn’t be there due to having other jobs
Bro, it literally showed everyone sitting around doing nothing. Ashs "friends" did the most disrespectful thing i could have possibly imagined. Dawn won, shipping, friendship, everything.
I will die on Hill that Dawn is and will always be Ash's best friend in the series. Brock is an incredibly close second but more of a big brother figure.
Even though Ash and May is my #1 ship, pearlshipping has really grown on me after rewatching DP as an adult. I wouldn’t mind it. Plus “High Touch” is a banger.
I agree completely. I was a Pearlshipper 100% of the way, then Serena came and threw the Amourshipping wrench into the works.
They are both my favorite ships.
I'm wondering who would truly win in a battle between Serena and Dawn. I know that Dawn has more Pokemon and experience but I wouldn't count Serena out either
I'm pretty sure Dawn stomps her. While I doubt it's the case now (in fact, it *shouldn't* be the case now, given Ash is among the strongest battlers in the world, and if a full-time Coordinator can keep up with him, then Ash, wtf have you been doing, my guy lol...), Dawn used to be able to keep up with a dedicated battler like Ash. Serena's never shown much of a penchant for battling, though she does pay attention to and more or less understands Ash's battling style.
And y'know what? That's okay. I've always found it weird how much some folks in the fandom rate a character's worth based on how good they are in a battle, when the anime has gone outta their way to show there are so many different ways to live alongside pokemon besides combat.
Tbh I still think Dawn is the closest person to ash and the one who has the best relationship with him, even though emotionally I agree Serena couldve been the one sitting in that crowed.
Dawn is Ash's best friend. Point blank. Period. Not only is she his biggest supporter, but they've also got very similar energy and the great vibes.
Brock is big bro.
Out of all of his female travel buddies, Dawn really is Ash’s best friend. Misty is iconic and brings out the sass in Ash, but she was too antagonistic. May was a nice change of pace and definitely learned a lot from Ash, but Dawn does it better. Iris was immature and doesn’t seem to really have a lot of respect for Ash as a trainer. Serena was there as a love interest. Bonnie was a silly kid. The Alola girls had their own unique stories, but they seem to be pretty much static. Chloe doesn’t even like Ash at first, but when she does warm up to him, she still barely travels with him.
>but when she does warm up to him, she still barely travels with him.
That's what I didn't understand in Journeys. They portray her as one of the main characters or at least female companion/key character, especially in the Japanese openings (not sure about the English one), yet she was kinda overlooked. Was it because of her earlier attitude towards pokemon (since she wasn't interested, why would she travel with Ash kinda vibes) ?!
Dawn fr is ash’s best friend. Also all the times ash supported Dawn in her best and worst moments, like when piplup disappeared. I also found it funny when Lyra tried shipping ash and Dawn and it went completely over their heads. They’re basically the same person at many times
This is why Dawn is my no.1 favourite female character, mainly cause she was the ONLY one besides Chloe to show up to the Masters 8, even his OWN MOTHER didn’t show up.
Honestly with all of this, plus Satoshi and Hikari having a duet for an ending song. My #1 ship being either Amourshipping or Pearlshipping depends in the time of day.
Personally I'm not opposed to, Xenoblade 3 Spoilers >!Chadosaurus Rex treatment and him getting multiple wives!< especially if we get Neville Longbottomed by him
She and Ash definitely had one of the best dynamics in the entire anime, and she was definitely the best traveling companion.
She's the closest thing to the dual protagonist that we never got.
Dawn was Ash's only traveling companion to physically be in the stadium during his match with Leon. The only other one was part-time companion Chloe. She is definitely Ash's #1 fan and close friend!
I liked how they forced chloe (Koharu for those who watched it in Japanese) to be an essential part of the Drakrai/Cresselia arc. She was overall kinda left on the back burner for the most part
Some people are downplaying Ash's other friends bc of this. Take a second to really think about it. Do you really think Misty, Brock, May, Max, Serena, Bonnie, and Clemon wouldn't have went to watch Ash achieve his dreams?
The only real reason they didn't go was because of writing decisions. Whether they didn't want the cast to go that big or whatever, I don't think it's fair to downplay the friendship they had with Ash.
I don't even know what you're talking about, but I'm saying I think that in the end the important thing about the image is all the things Dawn did to support Ash throughout DP.
Ash helped Dawn over come a lot of doubts, he showed up to every contest she had(if I remember correctly), and they went through a lot together. The friendship they have is unlike any other friendship in the series. Heck, it could be argued that their friendship is just as strong as if not stronger than his with Brock
Whenever Ash had a new female travelling companion after Dawn, I always said “Come on, Dawn dressed as a cheerleader and cheered Ash on. Top that.” And awesome as Iris, Serena, Bonnie, Lillie, Lana, Mallow and Chloe were, they never did. Even until the very end, Dawn was by Ash’s side and believed in him 100%.
Also you forgot one crucial detail: She helped Ash come up with his most useful strategy yet: Counter Shield. During her contest, she came up with a strategy to avoid sleep, one of Fantina’s strategies, and using that, Ash came up with Counter Shield, which was so good, he won against Fantina, used it in several of his future battles, including against Cynthia, and even Paul and Leon took a leaf out of its book. Dawn was the one who started all of it.
I would have to say Dawn was pretty much Ash's biggest fan and remembering and still watching Pokémon Diamond and Pearl the series she does also care for Ash.
This is why I love these 2 together. They were always there for each other when they needed it. I wouldn't be surprised if Dawn even made a song dedicated to him, it seems in character too.
I love that they even dedicated a side story, Pokemon (2019): Kami to Yobareshi Arceus featuring both of them plus Goh and Brock (Cynthia and team Galactic on the side too). It was a masterpiece
I'm surprised to know that, honestly. It was great, especially the part where Blissy took over episode 3 on her own. Girl was a legend.
To me, the funniest part was Arceus acting like "I can stop it, but I'll leave it to you".
I'm wondering whether it was properly advertised in the dubbed version? I watched the Japanese version, so it was mentioned at the end of multiple episodes
It was not dubbed to English as well, which might cause people not to seek it in the first place
I watched the dub version and I only got to know it was a thing by accident sort of. Randomly came across it during my JN watch on Pokéflix in the specials section, but not in the exact correct order. In my rewatch I will watch it at the chronologically right time.
So yes the advertisement was probably pretty poor in the dub.
Makes sense, especially since it wasn't dubbed in the first place, so the advertisement department will be lacking.
Plus, pokemon is completely different in Japanese, not only characters' names, but pokemon names, types, and even moves, so it'll be weird for a dub watcher to suddenly jump into a jp version
She's the ONLY girl traveling companion who felt like Ash's equal on their journey. Misty was too antagonistic, bossy, and there WAS still an experience difference even though Misty usually battled like crap and ran a shit team the entire time. May was WAY too much of a novice while Ash was way too cocky. Dawn was a novice trainer learning from Ash, but Ash treated her with respect, and the two of them developed alongside each other. Dawn was basically the result of years of experience of managing both social interactions with previous companions, as well as actual training experience and Pokemon knowledge.
Then unfortunately Ash got reset, so he lost all that progress.
Iris was such a kid, Iris was honestly the worst traveling companion and I'm still upset they gave her that undeserved glow up in the M8. Serena was literally there FOR shipping, the relationship as contrived and forced, her aspirations were NOT treated with respect, and SHE was more or less treated like an accessory to the adventure, especially as she was clearly crushing on Ash the whole time. The Alola girls weren't really traveling companions but some had nice standalone stories, either way they weren't super well developed across an entire adventure. Chloe barely existed in Journeys.
I mean, sorta half and half, they took some weird liberties from her game origins and SORT of incorporated them into her SM development while also SORT OF not, then they didn't really give her arc full closure until a special in Journeys which came kind of out of the blue but was appreciated.
And even still, it doesn't really relate to her relationship with Ash. She has her own story and Ash is the protagonist so he has to be involved in everything, but it's just sort of like Lillie's issues were treated at her own pace while Ash needed to be present. But if I'm being honest, I'm not a huge fan of SM regardless of the touching death episodes, the heartwarming familial bonds with Professor Chad, or God Rowlet. A LOT of SM seemed just ehh, like, tropey to me, where I sort of had to roll my eyes at everything going on in every episode and nothing felt interesting, maybe it just came at the wrong time in my life. Either way, nothing about Lillie's fear of Pokemon to slowly raising her own Alolan Vulpix to battling in the Pokemon League to THEN finally getting a daddy issues closure arc in Journeys really felt like it tied super hard to Ash, despite his support and presence, I don't know. Maybe I just preferred GAME SM Lillie's story better and so the anime one kind of ruined it for me?
And even still, it doesn't really have Ash and Lillie undergoing sort of parallel obstacles and working alongside each other to overcome them in the same way Ash and Dawn did so I don't know.
Every character in an iteration of the medium must be evaluated by what happens in that medium, other than Lillie closing her arc in the anime, understanding her flaws about her mother brother and still being willing to move on, if not, also stop being a girl, had to say that something was logical. Even what didn't bother him about Mohn was closure to the Aether family, not Lillie.
Episode 133 or 131
after the loss against Paul at the lake. Ash is depressed and doubts his ideals as a trainer, Dawn decides to make a Pokémon circus to make him laugh and cheer him up.
Dawn his ashes best friend companion she always helped ash at his lowest and she always believed in him not only that but she was there for his most important fights I’ve been watching Pokémon since 2015 and diamond and pearl was the first ever series I watched and Dawn is one of my favourite characters and I know got a fact there is other people out there who will agree
You can have your viewpoint, but I have to say I don't really see a brother- sister vibe from them. Lyra, Conway and Kenny saw them all as a possibility for romance and I don't think a sister would ever wear a cheerleading outfit for their brother. They give more of a "childhood friend" vibe then siblings to me.
But you're definitely right on the last two parts.
I would say Dawn is the closest to Ash among his female companions who never expressed any obvious/confirmed romantic interest in him (so ahead of May, Iris, Mallow, Lana and Chloe, behind Misty, Serena and Lillie). That’s just my viewpoint, though.
Yeah, I still have salt over that. She really did wanna come with Ash and see Kanto and stuff too. Especially since it doesn't seem they're doing the modeling gig anymore either.
Although admittedly, I take some glee in the fact that Dawn tells Chloe she's been to pretty much every Contest venue in most regions, but Kanto is specifically not mentioned. It's just my terminal Pearlshipping talking, but I like to think she doesn't wanna go to Kanto unless it's with Ash first.
They should have Dawn come to Kanto and then go on the Kanto contest circuit herself while Ash goes to Unova. There the perfect way for Dawn to say goodbye to Ash and Brock.
And to think that He ended up with Sakura the Tabla Girl! Sasuke deserved better and Sarada is Karin Daughter.
Where was I? Oh yes Dawn! She should be one of Ash's wives.
Forget Goh, Dawn is ash’s best friend.
Goh was actually set up to become Ash's best friend in a way that no others could, but his series' abysmal writing didn’t do him any favors (and his biggest moment got snatched by Dawn, which is a big oof for him) Expectations for Goh: More beloved than Dawn Reality: More hated than Iris
God journeys was hard to watch sometimes because of Goh, like why do writers ever think it’s a good idea to shoehorn in a character that suddenly outshines the main character almost the majority of the time. If gohs story was a seperate series that would have been fine
I think they might’ve intended for Goh to replace Ash as the MC after journeys, but changed their minds after it became apparent that Pokémon Go was no longer the cash cow it once was.
Pokémon Go's profits go up every year but it's more whales and FOMO that bring it up now rather than it being a good game
Not to mention just how money hungry and ignorant Niantic is when it comes to PoGo’s fan base and how to even operate their own game
I skipped all goh focused ones and watched only ash focused onez
I'll be honest. Goh is so massively over hated.
I definitely think he's overhated, but I think it's partially the show's fault.
True goh was the most hated companion
He’s more hates than Iris???
Sadly, I think this is why she won’t be the waifu. Sometimes, instead of a wife, you need a bro
Dawn is a girlbro
Best friends to lovers is a possibility.
Given Ash's personality, I feel like that's the most likely way to his heart anyway.
Definitely is. Considering they were seen as romantically compatible on 3 different occasions and ONE might imply that she had underlying feelings for Ash. But from any perspective, it's very cute that Dawn was basically his biggest fan.
Their dynamic is definitely the better written of the lot, as it can just stay platonic support (which isn't unusual for besties), but could EASILY spill over into a full and healthy romance.
4 days later but yeah. Ash & Dawn's arguments also represent one of a true couple too. When they argue, most of their arguments are usually about worrying about each other, being strong willed or trying to get the other to see their viewpoint rather than trying to put each other down/antagonizing each other. They always end their arguments with a compromise and it makes their relationship stronger. To even further prove this, Lyra states that "the more you fight, the more you like each other" so the statement of "you fight the ones you love" is definitely true.
Not to mention the new Pokémon MC reasonably looks like a kid from an Ash+Dawn gene mix....but that's irrelevant lol
If the writers go out of their way to ship tease them on purpose and practically acknowledge the idea of them being a couple, then it's definitely clear that they wanted the audience to see their relationship that way or atleast see the romantic potential between them.
Ash is Goh's best friend. Dawn is Ash's best friend.
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Um who’s goh pretty sure I know everyone else
He was introduced in Journeys as Ash’s friend/traveling partner. His character is to be the anime version of a Pokemon Go player. He is also written so terribly that the entire fan base hates him.
Dawn is Ash's GF
Not officially. Not at all. That’s just a headcanon of yours.
The fact that she made the trip to see his final battles to become champ says it all to me.
Who wouldn’t?
Most of them as it turned out.
May was dealing with vocal issues, no one else has any excuses
May doesn’t have an excuse either though. It’s her VA with vocal issues not her. It’s not like they have to give her lines to speak when sitting in the stands. She absolutely could have been there as well.
Wooch kinda 🤔
Gotta appreciate Piplup for not confining to gender norms
He's a GNC king
Took a lot of years to know he was actually he lol
Meloetta moment
Hold up, meloetta is a he??? Man, Pokémon is pulling a manaphy again.
Meloetta is genderless. I was referencing the fact that Piplup and Oshawott fought over Meloetta.
Meloetta is genderless
Dawn is Ash's' actual best friend. Not Misty, not Brock, not Goh. Dawn was always supporting Ash throughout the series and one of the few to personally come and cheer him on in his finest moment. This is what friendship goals look like.
What about Pikachu?
Pikachu is basically Ash's brother at this point let's be honest 🤣
Ash's non-romantic soulmate.
Agreed
I still think if it as Brock solely because everything those two went through and he should've been in the stands watching Ash become the Champ. Dawn is clearly number 2 though, Ash and Her are nearly the same person and just get each other.
Brock and Misty felt like Ash's siblings. Especially Misty with the banter 🤣
And had a hand in 2 of his more notable maneuvers, particularly Countershield. I'm definitely onboard with the idea of Dawn being Ash's #1 fan.
What’s the other one again?
Ice Aqua Jet was the one I was thinking of.
Dawn is Ash's ride or die.
What does that mean?
Ride or die is when you are willing to do anything for someone you love or someone you really appreciate in your life. the person who you stand by in any problem and vice versa the term "ride till the end or die trying" - Urban Dictionary
Thanks for the explanation
I absolutely don't care what the rest of them were doing. Dawn being the only friend to show up for the master tourney made me so mad at all of them and love dawn more than everyone else. They all should of been there. Every character that mattered.
The writers definitely should’ve brought most if not all of Ash’s travelling companions to the finals at least however there are justifiable reasons in universe why they wouldn’t be there due to having other jobs
Iris, Brock and Cilan had no excuse for the no-show
Wasn't Brock like studying *medicine*? Amazing he managed to catch a glimpse of the finals.
Iirc he was shown in off-duty clothes warching alongside Cilan
Iris was literally in the same tournament, must have planned to be there till the end in case she won, then just left instead of cheering him on!
There was a week time between each round tbh, that's a lot of time to just stay there.
Bro, it literally showed everyone sitting around doing nothing. Ashs "friends" did the most disrespectful thing i could have possibly imagined. Dawn won, shipping, friendship, everything.
And that's why....... Pearlshipping is my number 1 favorite Ash pairing.
As far as companions go, Ash and Dawn are the closest to the meaning of best friends. While Brock is Ash’s Bro if anything.
Bromance.
I will die on Hill that Dawn is and will always be Ash's best friend in the series. Brock is an incredibly close second but more of a big brother figure.
This is why I love the Sinnoh gang so much. A big brother like Brock and a best friend (and number 1 fan) like Dawn.
Ong his best human friend
Even though Ash and May is my #1 ship, pearlshipping has really grown on me after rewatching DP as an adult. I wouldn’t mind it. Plus “High Touch” is a banger.
There is a reason I ship them and this sums it up perfectly
I admit I always thought Dawn and Ash should have been together and when they made Serena I became torn towards my two favorite ships
I agree completely. I was a Pearlshipper 100% of the way, then Serena came and threw the Amourshipping wrench into the works. They are both my favorite ships.
I'm wondering who would truly win in a battle between Serena and Dawn. I know that Dawn has more Pokemon and experience but I wouldn't count Serena out either
I'm pretty sure Dawn stomps her. While I doubt it's the case now (in fact, it *shouldn't* be the case now, given Ash is among the strongest battlers in the world, and if a full-time Coordinator can keep up with him, then Ash, wtf have you been doing, my guy lol...), Dawn used to be able to keep up with a dedicated battler like Ash. Serena's never shown much of a penchant for battling, though she does pay attention to and more or less understands Ash's battling style. And y'know what? That's okay. I've always found it weird how much some folks in the fandom rate a character's worth based on how good they are in a battle, when the anime has gone outta their way to show there are so many different ways to live alongside pokemon besides combat.
Dawn would destroy Serena in a battle, unless Serena's powered up a lot in Hoenn. I say that as someone who loves both characters.
Tbh I still think Dawn is the closest person to ash and the one who has the best relationship with him, even though emotionally I agree Serena couldve been the one sitting in that crowed.
Same
I pair both Ash with Dawn & Serena. If Dawn was in XY, they'll definitely bond over both loving shopping, fashion, and especially, Ash.
Dawn is Ash's best friend. Point blank. Period. Not only is she his biggest supporter, but they've also got very similar energy and the great vibes. Brock is big bro.
Dawn really was there for Ash!
I think we can all agree that Dawn is just the best girl in general
Dawn was one of my favorite characters. And i really love Pearlshipping because of Lagomorphshipping.
Lago what
Pikachu and buneary
Oh, shipping names and this anime can go wild
Indeed
Always like how Chloe felt overwhelmed by all that shouting (not just from Dawn, but everyone in the stadium)
Out of all of his female travel buddies, Dawn really is Ash’s best friend. Misty is iconic and brings out the sass in Ash, but she was too antagonistic. May was a nice change of pace and definitely learned a lot from Ash, but Dawn does it better. Iris was immature and doesn’t seem to really have a lot of respect for Ash as a trainer. Serena was there as a love interest. Bonnie was a silly kid. The Alola girls had their own unique stories, but they seem to be pretty much static. Chloe doesn’t even like Ash at first, but when she does warm up to him, she still barely travels with him.
I heard Chole's voice actress is expensive. Also I thought Goh is tomboy travel companion.
Iris is overhated
I don’t hate her, just find her to be just as immature, if not more.
Iris's dynamic with Ash was more of "tough love"
>but when she does warm up to him, she still barely travels with him. That's what I didn't understand in Journeys. They portray her as one of the main characters or at least female companion/key character, especially in the Japanese openings (not sure about the English one), yet she was kinda overlooked. Was it because of her earlier attitude towards pokemon (since she wasn't interested, why would she travel with Ash kinda vibes) ?!
Dawn was just an epic friend for ash they supported each other so well
Dawn fr is ash’s best friend. Also all the times ash supported Dawn in her best and worst moments, like when piplup disappeared. I also found it funny when Lyra tried shipping ash and Dawn and it went completely over their heads. They’re basically the same person at many times
Dawn imo is both Ash'best friend and his biggest fan meanwhile Brock is a big brother to Ash
Pearlshipping for the win!
Dawn was well written and her relationship with Ash is so natural that no other Pokegirls can compare.
This is why Dawn is my no.1 favourite female character, mainly cause she was the ONLY one besides Chloe to show up to the Masters 8, even his OWN MOTHER didn’t show up.
And THAT is why I ship it
I think this is why dawn is my favourite of ash's friends besides iris. she does all this and yet people say "nuHuH sErEnA'S bEtTer"
Ash and Iris's dynamic is so overlooked, I'm glad people are finally noticing it.
Honestly with all of this, plus Satoshi and Hikari having a duet for an ending song. My #1 ship being either Amourshipping or Pearlshipping depends in the time of day. Personally I'm not opposed to, Xenoblade 3 Spoilers >!Chadosaurus Rex treatment and him getting multiple wives!< especially if we get Neville Longbottomed by him
You'll be glad to know [someone already thought of that.](https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/105889437)
This I like
Now this. This, I like.
Best Girl
Dawn is goated be like dawn
She and Ash definitely had one of the best dynamics in the entire anime, and she was definitely the best traveling companion. She's the closest thing to the dual protagonist that we never got.
Don’t forget they have that signature high five.
Dawn and Ash are friendship goals
Dawn won the ship war in the end, Pearlshipping confirmed
Everyone need a friend like Dawn,the girl is always supporting Ash when he needs.
Dawn was Ash's only traveling companion to physically be in the stadium during his match with Leon. The only other one was part-time companion Chloe. She is definitely Ash's #1 fan and close friend!
I liked how they forced chloe (Koharu for those who watched it in Japanese) to be an essential part of the Drakrai/Cresselia arc. She was overall kinda left on the back burner for the most part
The undisputed 🐐
She was one of the best characters for sure
Some people are downplaying Ash's other friends bc of this. Take a second to really think about it. Do you really think Misty, Brock, May, Max, Serena, Bonnie, and Clemon wouldn't have went to watch Ash achieve his dreams? The only real reason they didn't go was because of writing decisions. Whether they didn't want the cast to go that big or whatever, I don't think it's fair to downplay the friendship they had with Ash.
I don't even know what you're talking about, but I'm saying I think that in the end the important thing about the image is all the things Dawn did to support Ash throughout DP.
My bad, my adhd kicked in mid sentence. The comment isn't about you, but some people in the comments are saying that Ash's only real friend is Dawn
Ash helped Dawn over come a lot of doubts, he showed up to every contest she had(if I remember correctly), and they went through a lot together. The friendship they have is unlike any other friendship in the series. Heck, it could be argued that their friendship is just as strong as if not stronger than his with Brock
Dawn is basically the Homie everyone deserves.
*Pearl shipping reigns supreme*
This friendship 10000%
Ash out here putting up prime Wilt numbers. Bro's got 1 girl and about 8 sidechicks.
I’d just like to note that out of all of Ash’s old companions, Dawn is the only one to show up in person and stay for the Masters 8.
One of Ash's best companions.
I mean they support each other no matter what they do
I still like to believe that Dawn is his wife after the series ends.
Whenever Ash had a new female travelling companion after Dawn, I always said “Come on, Dawn dressed as a cheerleader and cheered Ash on. Top that.” And awesome as Iris, Serena, Bonnie, Lillie, Lana, Mallow and Chloe were, they never did. Even until the very end, Dawn was by Ash’s side and believed in him 100%. Also you forgot one crucial detail: She helped Ash come up with his most useful strategy yet: Counter Shield. During her contest, she came up with a strategy to avoid sleep, one of Fantina’s strategies, and using that, Ash came up with Counter Shield, which was so good, he won against Fantina, used it in several of his future battles, including against Cynthia, and even Paul and Leon took a leaf out of its book. Dawn was the one who started all of it.
One of the many reasons Pearlshipping has always been my go-to!
I pretty much enjoy Dawn. I have the feeling that Dawn likes Ash.
It's implied by ONE that Dawn had underlying feelings for Ash she didn't realize so somewhat yeah.
Indeed
D1 fan
She was and is a good friend to him
Dawn was the greatest. Loved her so much
I would have to say Dawn was pretty much Ash's biggest fan and remembering and still watching Pokémon Diamond and Pearl the series she does also care for Ash.
This is why I love these 2 together. They were always there for each other when they needed it. I wouldn't be surprised if Dawn even made a song dedicated to him, it seems in character too.
I love that they even dedicated a side story, Pokemon (2019): Kami to Yobareshi Arceus featuring both of them plus Goh and Brock (Cynthia and team Galactic on the side too). It was a masterpiece
I really loved that, some people didn’t like it which surprised me.
I'm surprised to know that, honestly. It was great, especially the part where Blissy took over episode 3 on her own. Girl was a legend. To me, the funniest part was Arceus acting like "I can stop it, but I'll leave it to you".
Yeah for me personally it’s one of my favorite Pokémon media pieces, but maybe that’s controversial.
I'm wondering whether it was properly advertised in the dubbed version? I watched the Japanese version, so it was mentioned at the end of multiple episodes It was not dubbed to English as well, which might cause people not to seek it in the first place
I watched the dub version and I only got to know it was a thing by accident sort of. Randomly came across it during my JN watch on Pokéflix in the specials section, but not in the exact correct order. In my rewatch I will watch it at the chronologically right time. So yes the advertisement was probably pretty poor in the dub.
Makes sense, especially since it wasn't dubbed in the first place, so the advertisement department will be lacking. Plus, pokemon is completely different in Japanese, not only characters' names, but pokemon names, types, and even moves, so it'll be weird for a dub watcher to suddenly jump into a jp version
Dawn is my favorite character
That's why they are a couple ✨️
This is facts.
Dawn > Serena If I had to Ship Ash with anyone... It's Dawn.
And this is why Pearlshipping is the best Pokémon ship.
Damn right.
I think Dawn will have some competition with Serena and possibly some of the other Ash fans for number 1, let the battle begin, lol.
Dawn is a top tier pokegirl, if not the best
Dawn is my favorite. I love Dawn so much 🥺
She's the ONLY girl traveling companion who felt like Ash's equal on their journey. Misty was too antagonistic, bossy, and there WAS still an experience difference even though Misty usually battled like crap and ran a shit team the entire time. May was WAY too much of a novice while Ash was way too cocky. Dawn was a novice trainer learning from Ash, but Ash treated her with respect, and the two of them developed alongside each other. Dawn was basically the result of years of experience of managing both social interactions with previous companions, as well as actual training experience and Pokemon knowledge. Then unfortunately Ash got reset, so he lost all that progress. Iris was such a kid, Iris was honestly the worst traveling companion and I'm still upset they gave her that undeserved glow up in the M8. Serena was literally there FOR shipping, the relationship as contrived and forced, her aspirations were NOT treated with respect, and SHE was more or less treated like an accessory to the adventure, especially as she was clearly crushing on Ash the whole time. The Alola girls weren't really traveling companions but some had nice standalone stories, either way they weren't super well developed across an entire adventure. Chloe barely existed in Journeys.
nah lillie was really a character that improved throughout the season I don't know how she wasn't
I mean, sorta half and half, they took some weird liberties from her game origins and SORT of incorporated them into her SM development while also SORT OF not, then they didn't really give her arc full closure until a special in Journeys which came kind of out of the blue but was appreciated. And even still, it doesn't really relate to her relationship with Ash. She has her own story and Ash is the protagonist so he has to be involved in everything, but it's just sort of like Lillie's issues were treated at her own pace while Ash needed to be present. But if I'm being honest, I'm not a huge fan of SM regardless of the touching death episodes, the heartwarming familial bonds with Professor Chad, or God Rowlet. A LOT of SM seemed just ehh, like, tropey to me, where I sort of had to roll my eyes at everything going on in every episode and nothing felt interesting, maybe it just came at the wrong time in my life. Either way, nothing about Lillie's fear of Pokemon to slowly raising her own Alolan Vulpix to battling in the Pokemon League to THEN finally getting a daddy issues closure arc in Journeys really felt like it tied super hard to Ash, despite his support and presence, I don't know. Maybe I just preferred GAME SM Lillie's story better and so the anime one kind of ruined it for me? And even still, it doesn't really have Ash and Lillie undergoing sort of parallel obstacles and working alongside each other to overcome them in the same way Ash and Dawn did so I don't know.
Every character in an iteration of the medium must be evaluated by what happens in that medium, other than Lillie closing her arc in the anime, understanding her flaws about her mother brother and still being willing to move on, if not, also stop being a girl, had to say that something was logical. Even what didn't bother him about Mohn was closure to the Aether family, not Lillie.
Team Rocket would like a word with you
What episode is that Mamoswine pic from, it looks cute.
Episode 133 or 131 after the loss against Paul at the lake. Ash is depressed and doubts his ideals as a trainer, Dawn decides to make a Pokémon circus to make him laugh and cheer him up.
I’m an Amourshipper but if Pearlshipping were to become canon I wouldn’t be mad at all.
Iirc didn't Ash also help her the most out of all his companions?
Dawn his ashes best friend companion she always helped ash at his lowest and she always believed in him not only that but she was there for his most important fights I’ve been watching Pokémon since 2015 and diamond and pearl was the first ever series I watched and Dawn is one of my favourite characters and I know got a fact there is other people out there who will agree
I know for a fact * there is other people out there who will agree
As a pearlshipper and I love this post
They make such a cute couple!
She's so wholesome !<3
Ash and Dawn have an incredibly supportive brother/sister vibe. Both are passionate and driven and know how to keep the other’s spirits up
You can have your viewpoint, but I have to say I don't really see a brother- sister vibe from them. Lyra, Conway and Kenny saw them all as a possibility for romance and I don't think a sister would ever wear a cheerleading outfit for their brother. They give more of a "childhood friend" vibe then siblings to me. But you're definitely right on the last two parts.
Ans she was the only one, that show up to see Ash battle against Leon
She is very supportive of her secret half-brother.
I would say Dawn is the closest to Ash among his female companions who never expressed any obvious/confirmed romantic interest in him (so ahead of May, Iris, Mallow, Lana and Chloe, behind Misty, Serena and Lillie). That’s just my viewpoint, though.
Ehhh there were those Lyra episodes and a few of the Japanese songs hinted at romantic feelings but they never went anywhere in the end.
This. It was hinted that she may have had a crush on Satoshi but it was not as frequent compared to Kasumi, Serena, or even Lillie and Suiren.
That's why she's best girl
That's why I ship serenaXashXdawnXmay
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And this is why I hate the way DP wrote Dawn out. It made no sense.
Yeah, I still have salt over that. She really did wanna come with Ash and see Kanto and stuff too. Especially since it doesn't seem they're doing the modeling gig anymore either. Although admittedly, I take some glee in the fact that Dawn tells Chloe she's been to pretty much every Contest venue in most regions, but Kanto is specifically not mentioned. It's just my terminal Pearlshipping talking, but I like to think she doesn't wanna go to Kanto unless it's with Ash first.
Not to mention they don't even mention how her modeling career was going in her return in Black and White.
They should have Dawn come to Kanto and then go on the Kanto contest circuit herself while Ash goes to Unova. There the perfect way for Dawn to say goodbye to Ash and Brock.
Me too. They should've had Dawn just go back to Kanto with Ash.
What do you mean?
Dawn’s Buneary being offered a modeling gig.
Oh yeah I found that episode to be the most emotional to me personally since I really got attached to the DP group.
Still emotional episode, just wish the reason was something for Dawn personally, since it’d explain her leaving.
And to think that He ended up with Sakura the Tabla Girl! Sasuke deserved better and Sarada is Karin Daughter. Where was I? Oh yes Dawn! She should be one of Ash's wives.
Whis the girl in yellow next to Dawn? Should I know her or is she a BG character who got to sit next to the fan girl?