Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl · Diamond and Pearl arc

DP001 · Following a Maiden's Voyage!

Name: Following a Maiden's Voyage!
Released: 2007-04-20

旅立ち！フタバタウンからマサゴタウンへ！！

US air. 2007-04-20 JP air. 2006-09-28 Season. Diamond and Pearl (S10) Position. Episode 1 of 191 in Diamond & Pearl

Why this episode matters

Key episode in Diamond & Pearl

Dawn's debut. Picks Piplup; sets up the Coordinator arc. Lighter, brighter aesthetic than AG.

Signature episode for Dawn

Dawn's debut. Picks Piplup.

Synopsis

What happens.

The rising sun ushers in a new morning for a young girl named Dawn, who is due to start her journey. She eventually gets up and pushes the window open to admire the view of her hometown, Twinleaf Town.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's DP001 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · DP001-DP052

Diamond and Pearl.

Ash arrives in Sinnoh, meets Dawn and her Piplup, reunites with Brock. Picks Turtwig from Rowan; the Sinnoh badge run begins. Paul introduced as a foil.

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Pokémon featured · 20

Who appears.

Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.

Other episodes in Diamond and Pearl.

Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.