Do you think Dawn might stay in the next region?

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Do you really think the writers won't give her a win VS Zoey on-screen?

I bet Dawn is gonna stay, and the next GF will be even better, then she WILL be deserve to win the cup.
 
Lol, I knew this was coming. No, she's till going to leave...i'm sure.
 
Dragging Dawn and Zoey's rivalry for another 200 episodes would seem like a very poor choice, considering that it would come at the expense of the new characters.

This turn of events just seems to reinforce the idea that the Sinnoh journey should have been shorter to accommodate a filler saga. But not everyone necessarily minds seeing Dawn's story being concluded without her having won against Zoey, since she is the only friendly long-term rival the show has ever had.
 
Bluntly put, Dawn won't be staying next region. She won't be making another appearance till the middle of the Gen V saga, when she meets the Gen V protagonist (male, female or both; I don't care).
 
No.

Final Zoey episode=Dawn vs Zoey in a contest battle. Dawn gets her win, we're all happy, The End.
 
Before somebody else does it, I'll do it.
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As someone already pointed out, there is already a thread for this. Anyone who thinks that Dawn is going to stay is living in denial.
 
Masurao said:
Lol, I knew this was coming. No, she's till going to leave...i'm sure.
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Of course, and judging by your other predictions...

The recent events clearly show the writers are going to continue using Dawn, just like they stuck with Ash for Johto instead of Kenta when they had the chance.

The anime creators care a lot about character recognition, and a character that is still pretty popular in terms of merchandising (the lifeblood of any franchise) is not going anywhere. They saw the new female character and they probably thought she was not going to appeal to the Japanese kiddies who watch the anime the same way Dawn does. Including the eye candy factor, I guess Dawn's skirt beat her big hair.

Kenny will go to another region after his battle with Ash, but Dawn wont be follow Kenny, instead she will stay to cheer him on. So it's pretty clear she is taking the May route of following her rivals.
 
MisterUrban said:
Of course, and judging by your other predictions...

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Please, no need to set smart with me now. You have no clue what's going to happen. Just like you had no clue what was going to happen with the Zoey vs Dawn battle until you read some blog. So until we find out what's going to happen, don't be an ass.
 
I don't know.
I also don't know if contests will play a big role next region.
Both good questions after what happened with Jessie in the end.
 
Might? Yes.

Main rivals had gotten their arses kicked in major competitions like Grand Festivals and regional Lreagues, NOT in random contests or random episodes.

But I seriously doubt and don't necessarily hope, as I have given my reasons much much before in another thread.
 
Masurao said:
Please, no need to set smart with me now. You have no clue what's going to happen. Just like you had no clue what was going to happen with the Zoey vs Dawn battle until you read some blog. So until we find out what's going to happen, don't be an ass.
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I base my comments on information I read from Japanese sources. Hikari and Pochama are very popular with little kids, the target audience over there. They buy her toys and other products with her face on it. http://asob-log.img.jugem.jp/20090617_447482.jpg
I've never seen anything like that for previous protagonists.

Sounds harsh, but our opinions and prejudices (those that keep saying they don't want her to stay) don't mean anything to the creators of the anime.
 
I wouldn't mind her staying now if they change some things up or have a timeskip based on her ending today, but I don't see her staying based what they have done in the past.
 
MisterUrban said:
I base my comments on information I read from Japanese sources. Hikari and Pochama are very popular with little kids, the target audience over there. They buy her toys and other products with her face on it. http://asob-log.img.jugem.jp/20090617_447482.jpg
I've never seen anything like that for previous protagonists.


Sounds harsh, but our opinions and prejudices (those that keep saying they don't want her to stay) don't mean anything to the creators of the anime.
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Yes japanese sources are still a good basis of information and marketing plays a big role; they might dont want to throw away Dawn/Piplup knowing that they sell without knowing if the new ones will, they could but hey, money plays a big role xD.

Masurao said:
I wouldn't mind her staying now if they change some things up or have a timeskip based on her ending today, but I don't see her staying based what they have done in the past.
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Agreed if she is staying they'll change things up a bit, maybe even if she leaves, but basing from the past shes doomed to be dumped from DP01 :p
 
I am not so sure anymore, DP has been full of surprises. Personally, I rather have Dawn stay instead of the same tired cycle replaceing the girl.
 
OneOfTheDragons said:
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Well she lost, but that doesn't mean she stays, we'll see, time will show, I personaly want her to stay, she is my fav character I got use to Dawn.
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Agreed. We'll have to see what happens but she deserves it, she got the best character development besides Ash and she sells well with her dear penguin so anything is possible xD.


game3524 said:
I am not so sure anymore, DP has been full of surprises. Personally, I rather have Dawn stay instead of the same tired cycle replaceing the girl.
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Precisely. They do like to confuse us don't they? :p

Edit: Yes, I'm tired too of that "seems-like" never ending cycle xD.
 
Masurao said:
I wouldn't mind her staying now if they change some things up or have a timeskip based on her ending today, but I don't see her staying based what they have done in the past.
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First you have to understand what they did exactly. They see which game character is cute and fits the anime. It's similar to choosing mascots (when they polled people and Pikachu won), and there are also commercial reasons.

May is cuter than Misty, and they didn't need Brendan because they already had Ash. The result was AG.
Dawn is cuter than May, so they promote her a lot more on DP.

Now they see who would be better to use to promote the new generation, since the new girl is not so much on the "kiddy cute" side, they might even go for the new guy as travel partner instead and have Dawn stay.
 
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