Johanna アヤコAyako
Artwork fromPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blue
Hometown	Twinleaf Town
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Games:Lucas (son) orDawn (daughter) Animated series:Dawn (daughter) Adventures:Diamond (son)
Trainer class	Coordinator
Generation	IV,VIII
Games	Diamond, Pearl,Platinum,Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl
Animated debut	Following A Maiden's Voyage!
English voice actor	Sarah Natochenny
Japanese voice actor	Makoto Tsumura

Johanna (Japanese:アヤコAyako) is themother of theplayer character inPokémon Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum. She is an accomplishedPokémon Coordinator fromTwinleaf Town.

Inanimation, Johanna is the mother ofDawn and appears as a recurring character duringPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. In thePokémon Adventuresmanga, she is the mother ofDiamond.

In the core series games

Unlike previous mothers of player characters, Johanna is less content to stay at home. After the player begins theirjourney, she can be found at theContest Hall inHearthome City and occasionally entersMaster RankSuper Contests with herKangaskhan,nicknamedJumpy (Japanese:ガルちゃんGaru-chan).

She is also shown to travel to theResort Area, where every so often she will visit the player'sVilla. She can also be encountered in the lobby of theBattle Hall, where she will be cheering in support of the player.

She seems to be a friend of theContest JudgeKeira.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum

Jumpy♀

Type:

Normal

Held item:

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Mega Stone:

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Dizzy Punch

Cool

Appeal: 0
 

Jam: 0
 

Endure

Tough

Appeal: 2
♥♥

Jam: 0
 

Reversal

Cool

Appeal: 2
♥♥

Jam: 0
 

Outrage

Cool

Appeal: 2
♥♥

Jam: 0
 

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Jumpy♀

Type:

Normal

Held item:

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Mega Stone:

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Fake Out

Normal

Appeal: 1
♥

Jam: 0
 

Endure

Normal

Appeal: 3
♥♥♥

Jam: 0
 

Reversal

Fighting

Appeal: 0
 

Jam: 0
 

Bulldoze

Ground

Appeal: 2
♥♥

Jam: 0
 

Items given

Item		Location	Games
	Running Shoes	Given to the player before leaving on the journey	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Guidebook	Given to the player before leaving on the journey	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Tuxedo/Dress	Given to the player in theSuper Contest Hall	D  P  Pt  BD  SP

Gallery

Sprites and models

Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum	Overworld models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl		Contest model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Quotes

Main article:Johanna/Quotes

In animation

History

Pre-series

As a young girl, she was shown participating in a Pokémon Contest in a flashback inBattling the Generation Gap! against her childhood rival,Lila. It was revealed that Lila was the first person to defeat Johanna, breaking her winning streak. However, after seeing how passionate Johanna was about Contests, she started questioning what she wanted to do. She sat down to talk to Johanna and the two decided they would pursue what they would be best at, with Johanna competing in Contests and Lila studying to become aPokémon Stylist.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Johanna debuted inFollowing A Maiden's Voyage!. She told Dawn that to become a greatPokémon Coordinator, she would have to learn fromTrainers andBreeders as well. Later, when Dawn was about to leave for herjourney with a large suitcase full of clothes and jewelry, Johanna gave her a smallbackpack.

InThe Bells are Singing!, it was revealed that she sewedBuneary's vest.

InBattling a Cute Drama!, Dawn,Ash, andBrock received cold-weather outfits for the area surroundingSnowpoint City from her.

Johanna appeared inStrategy Begins at Home! and met Ash and Brock in person for the first time. Together withIzzy and Cara, she was planning the events of theTwinleaf Festival. She later had atwo-on-twoContest Battle with her daughter, using herGlameow andUmbreon againstDawn's Piplup andPachirisu. Although she won the battle with relative ease, she was impressed by Dawn's teamwork and complimented her.

InChallenging a Towering Figure!, Johanna was the hostess for theFestival Battle Challenge which was a part of the Twinleaf Festival. She wore a gown during the occasion.

InTeaching the Student Teacher!, Johanna was supposed to have a seminar for children, "My Very First Pokémon Coordinator Class," but she had to fill in for aNurse Joy who was taking care of too many Pokémon as a judge in theNeighborly TownContest. Dawn volunteered to teach in her place. At the end of the episode, Johanna gave Dawn a new outfit to wear at the Grand Festival.

Johanna made brief cameo appearances fromLast Call — First Round! toComing Full-Festival Circle!, in which she watched Dawn compete in theSinnoh Grand Festival. She then appeared again in person inA Grand Fight for Winning!, where she joined the audience. She also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofZoroark: Master of Illusions.

When Dawn returned home inDPS01, Johanna decided to have her Glameow and Umbreon battle Dawn'sPiplup andCyndaquil. However, after Piplup and Cyndaquil started squabbling, the battle was stopped. She is last seen saying her farewells toDawn on her journey toHoenn.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Johanna appeared inNightfall? Nightmares!, whereChloe watched a video of her being interviewed. During the interview, Johanna took the opportunity to promote a Contest that was to be held inEterna City.

Character

Johanna is an accomplishedPokémon Coordinator, having won theRibbon Cup and the title ofTop Coordinator after winning theSinnoh Grand Festival when she was younger. Dawn grew up inspired by her achievements and decided to follow in her footsteps, wanting to become a great Coordinator as well. When Dawn left on herjourney, Johanna gave her the firstContestRibbon she received, which both of them carried as a good luck charm.

Johanna watches all of Dawn's Contests ontelevision along with herGlameow. She also has newspaper articles about Dawn's victories and pictures of her competing in Contests and theHearthome Collection in her living room. Although she keeps track of Dawn's journey, she doesn't like to get too involved, telling Dawn she would be better off relying on her friends and herPokémon instead of her mother, and to use her losses as a learning opportunity.

While one might think that her skills have gotten rusty since she became amother, it turns out that she teaches aCoordinator class out of her home, even having a battlefield behind her house for instructing her students. As a result, her skills are still as sharp as ever, as shown when she battled Dawn.

Pokémon

This section is missing information on this character's Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this section to add this information.

This listing is of Johanna's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

Glameow

Debut	Following A Maiden's Voyage!
Voice actors
Japanese	Chinami Nishimura
English	Chinami Nishimura

Main article:Johanna's Glameow

Johanna'sGlameow was her main Pokémon as a Coordinator. After Johanna retired from her career, Glameow became the family pet. It was seen battling againstLila'sDelcatty in a flashback, where it lost by points. It later battled alongside Johanna'sUmbreon againstDawn's Piplup andPachirisu and won. Glameow was also seen inChallenging A Towering Figure! during theTwinleaf Festival battle tournament.

Umbreon

Debut	Strategy Begins at Home!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

Johanna'sUmbreon is her only other known Pokémon. It first appeared inStrategy Begins at Home!, where it battled againstDawn's Piplup andPachirisu alongside Johanna's Glameow and won. It was later seen inChallenging a Towering Figure! during theTwinleaf Festival battle tournament.

Umbreon's latest appearance was inDPS01 where it was used to battle Dawn's Piplup andCyndaquil alongside Glameow. It was able to do some dazzlingcombinations with Glameow, but when Piplup and Cyndaquil unleashed theirWhirlpool-Flame Wheel combination; the battle was stopped due to them fighting.

Umbreon's known moves areAttract,Quick Attack,Shadow Ball,Swift, andIron Tail.

Contests

Ribbons obtained

This listing is of theRibbons Johanna has obtained:

• At least five Ribbons (prior toFollowing A Maiden's Voyage!)

Grand Festival ranking

Johanna has competed in the followingGrand Festival tournaments:

• Sinnoh Grand Festival - Winner (prior toFollowing A Maiden's Voyage!)

Voice actors

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

History

Prior toDiamond & Pearl arc

Johanna used to be aSuper ContestCoordinator in the past. At some point in her career, she recorded a dance video.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Johanna made a short cameo at the end of this chapter.

Diamond & Pearl arc

Johanna was first seen inPerturbed by Pachirisu whenPlatinum was watching Johanna's dance video to practice for theDance Competition of her firstPokémon Super Contest.

She reappeared as a figment ofDiamond's thoughts after the boy reminisced about the bonds that families share inVexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim II.

She physically debuted inStopping Sableye when Diamond learned that she had headed toLake Verity to gatherBerries and would be in danger because ofTeam Galactic's plan to blow up the lake. He went there and found her being held hostage by theCommanderMars. Johanna barely managed to escape with Diamond's help as he distracted Mars and allowed his mother to run away.

After returning home alongsideSebastian andRoseanne, she realized that the jacket and shoes that she ordered for Diamond were gone, and conjured the idea to call him on the phone she left in a pocket. Soon, though, after he received her call, she heard from him that he was infiltrating their flying shuttle and would be having a showdown with Team Galactic, much to her shock. Sebastian traveled toPastoria City with Johanna and Roseanne to informPearl about Diamond's disappearance.

Platinum arc

Johanna became a Super Contest Coordinator once more by the end of this chapter.

Pokémon

Glameow

Debut	Perturbed by Pachirisu

Main article:Johanna's Glameow

Glameow is the family's house pet. It is also assumed to be her Contest Pokémon as it was shown that she earned many Ribbons in Sinnoh.

Kangaskhan♀

Debut	Stopping Sableye

Kangaskhan is Johanna's second seen Pokémon. She is assumed to be another one of Johanna's Contest Pokémon as shown in a picture of her andDexter.

None of Kangaskhan's moves are known.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Johanna appeared inPokémon Diamond and Pearl.

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In the TCG

This is a listing of cards mentioning or featuring Johanna or her Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.

Mom Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Mom's Kindness	Su	Majestic Dawn		83/100	Torterra/Infernape/Empoleon Half Deck
					Giratina/Dialga Half Deck		013/014
					Piplup/Pikachu Half Deck		015/015
					Arceus LV.X Deck: Grass & Fire		017/017
					Arceus LV.X Deck: Lightning & Psychic		017/017

Trivia

• In early builds ofPokémon Diamond and Pearl, theplayer was originally going to also have a father, which is further evidenced by script files leftover in theirremakes,Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.^[1]
• Johanna is the first mother:
  • who has a role other than being a mother.
  • whose appearance in theanimated series is directly based on her game counterpart.
  • of a player character in the core series whose name is known.
• Johanna's Japanese name in the animated series was originally intended to beEmiko (エミコ), as seen in the early sketches forPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.^{[citation needed]}
• In the animated series, the color of Johanna's firstRibbon—the one she gave Dawn at thestart of her journey—is the same color as the Ribbon Dawnfirst earned but it wasn't the same Ribbon.

• 
  Johanna's Ribbon
• 
  The Floaroma Ribbon

Names

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

Hikari, Ayako to battle in next Pokémon Contest

Jumpy

Notes

References

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