"O'er The Rampardos We Watched"
Dawn dresses in a cheerleading outfit and cheers for Ash. Ash notices this and, with a grin on his face, remarks, "Geez, thanks Dawn."

"Settling a Not-So-Old Score!"
Ash calms Dawn's nerves after she makes what she thought had been a bad appeal and consoles her through the use of Dawn's frequent catchphrase, "No need to worry!". While do so, Ash expresses an encouraging look.

"A Maze-ing Race!"
After Paul tells Ash that he has not seen either Brock 或者 Dawn, Ash wonders if his 老友记 have gotten 迷失 in the maze. He then imagines Dawn yelling "No need to worry!"...

Unlike Misty, May, and Iris, Dawn asks in a straight 前锋, 期待 manner to come along with Ash in When 神奇宝贝 Worlds Collide! rather than coming up with some reason to hide her intentions. In return, Ash accepts her request. While Ash felt some obligation to Misty and May due to 皮卡丘 ruining their bikes, Iris invited herself.

Since Mounting a Coordinator Assault!, Ash and Dawn are often seen exchanging high fives whenever one of them accomplishes something, which might possibly portray a friendship.

Dawn's Buneary has a crush on Ash's Pikachu. This could be a sign that Dawn may have a crush...