Brock now knows the cycle of Ash's female friend departing after a long journey, so with Brock, Dawn was the third girl, so he knew there was no reason to get attached to her. Dawn and Brock could barely be called, "friends," but more like, "associates connected via traveling with Ash."
It seems like the only time Dawn and Brock talked to each other is when the writers were forced to have them interact, such as when Ash was battling and Brock was explaining his battle style to Dawn. Brock seemed so distant from Dawn's contests and her success, and vice versa, Dawn seemed to barely try to get to know or understand Brock's personality.
The DP trio was artificial and forced as a group for this reason, the only friendship/bonding was between Ash and Dawn, but Dawn and Brock barely interacted unless they had to. Let's hope the BW trio has better and closer character interaction.
I dare to say that Ash and Dawn's bonding was pretty forced. They were all nice together, like from day one. Nobody stays friends with somebody from day one for so long. Some sign of conflict would be nice, but no. Ash and Dawn are buddy buddies! This whole group was pretty lame, and it doesn't really bring anything spicy to the group. It was like: "We're all friends, so no need to be enemies." Some conflict in the group makes it fun.
And if I think Ash and Dawn's friendship was bad, then don't get me started on Dawn and Brock's friendship, if you can even call it that way. I'm very disapointed in this group, but what can you expect? Considering we had the Hoenn Group before them, they needed to make something up real good. This group, doesn't, which is painful.
Plainium fan. said:
Brock and Dawn had the worst chemistry but I stand by what I said in another thread that Brock and May aren't any better. No I don't care that May and Brock went shopping I still didn't feel a deep connection with there bond. Brock and Dawn have been seen doing whatever it is together whenever Ash plays the lone hero and junk. Dawn actually learned something from Brock, it was because of him she was able to control her Mamoswine which shocked me because I was sure Ash would have been the one to help since he has had first hand experience in the area of disobedient Pokemon. The only thing for me that made Brock and May somewhat more better then Brock and Dawn is the fact that they fought each other in a contest.
I'm thinking Dawn thinks: "Now I have to ask this guy. What's his name again? Brook or was it Butch?" It was pretty forced. That was so incredible forced, just as this entire group. May and Brock did at least interact, and they did at least have something in common, and did something together. Dawn and Brock have nothing in common, except for being extremly boring together. I mean, this in my opinion might have been the most forgettable group so far, but the fact that it's that bad, makes it hard to remember.
But it's not like Brock should care for Dawn at all. He's not into Contests, and didn't he come with Ash because he wanted to teach him to battle or just for the adventure? And Dawn is too busy training to even care about the group. It seems that Dawn was pretty much training all the time, but that's just me.