As a childhood friend of Dawn, Kenny likes to tease her. He often calls her by her nickname, Dee Dee (Japanese: ピカリPikari), which he made up when he was younger to make fun of her. He also likes to share stories of their kindergarten days to embarrass Dawn. Despite this, he still cares about her, as show in Team Shocker! when he became concerned after seeing her getting depressed for not making it to the Contest Battles of the Solaceon Contest.