Who do you think is the better coordinator out of Ash's female companions?

May hands down had better rivals, and Drew and Harley made her contest journey awesome by their damn selves, but for me Dawn wins this category. Here's why:

1.) It actually has nothing to do with her beating May, but how much better developed her journey(not rivals) was in comparison. We saw Dawn struggle, hit rock bottom, question her potential, to eventually growing as a character and learning from her mistakes.

2.) Her decent track record. Dawn won some, but she definitely lost some as well. Over the span of 4 years, the fact that she was able to lose 5 contests and win 5 contests is an amazing balance. Even more amazing that if one excludes losing in the battle rounds to Zoey in her first contest, which was understandable, than she had an even number of loses in the appeals as the battle rounds.

3.) She always used some kind of strategy in her matches, or tried to. That's why she gets an A for effort for me.

4.) I liked the whole idea of not knowing whether she won or not, predictable episodes got old for me after Kanto.

5.) How her Grand Festival ended. Zoey was always one step ahead, and she did help Dawn quite a bit, so in all fairness she deserved the title. But Dawn's ending pose, when she's talking to her pokemon about never giving up on her dream, with her smile at the end...Brilliant! Perfect ending, even if Togekiss had no place being there and Ambipom should have stayed in my opinion.

So, while I really liked May and Dawn pretty much equally, in terms of who I think was better, Dawn, because she has a story and character development. May's contests besides a select view were very much appreciated hilarity and shipping paradise, still like it somewhat though.