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==In the anime==
==In the anime==
===Character===
[[File:Nurse Joy.png|thumb|left|250px|Three Nurse Joys as they appear in Kanto, the Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh]]
Nurse Joy is not a single entity. Rather, there are many Joys who work as nurses across the various regions of the [[Pokémon world]].
As a rule, Nurse Joys are kind, earnest, honest Pokémon nurses who take care of sick and injured Pokémon, but will confront a [[Pokémon Trainer]] if they are not properly caring for their Pokémon.
Nurse Joys are all extremely similar-looking relatives. They are not entirely identical, though aside from themselves, it seems that {{an|Brock}} is the only one who can tell them apart. However, each Nurse Joy will have a different color cross on her hat that indicates which location she works at.
There are several notable Nurse Joys who appear vastly different from the others. A Nurse Joy acts as the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency|Pokémon League inspector]] in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'', her first appearance as anything but an ordinary Nurse Joy. Another Nurse Joy living in the [[Orange Archipelago]] has made her career instead as an archaeologist, leading an expedition to [[Unnamed island (EP089)|a deserted island]] in ''[[EP089|Shell Shock]]''. A muscle-bound, kayak-paddling Nurse Joy who also lives in the archipelago was featured, along with her befriended {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Magikarp}}, in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''. Other Nurse Joys living on the islands have a noticeably darker skin tone than their mainland counterparts, likely due to living in a more tropical region. In ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]'', a Nurse Joy appears as a Pokémon Center investigator, tasked with the investigation of illegally operating Pokémon Centers. Not unlike the Pokémon League inspector Nurse Joy, her first appearance did not allude to her true identity, and she was visibly older when she finally revealed herself.
[[File:Marnie and Paige.png|thumb|left|210px|Two young Joys named [[Marnie and Paige]]]]
Although there are many exceptions, Nurse Joy will generally have {{TP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}} in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and the [[Orange Archipelago]], {{TP|Nurse Joy|Audino}} in [[Unova]] and the [[Decolore Islands]], and {{TP|Nurse Joy|Wigglytuff}} in [[Kalos]] to assist her. Chansey's [[evolution]] introduced in [[Generation II]], {{p|Blissey}}, also appears on occasion.
There is a similarity between the families of Nurse Joy, [[Officer Jenny]], [[Don George]] and [[Porter]]. Fans have [[fanon|speculated]] about some sort of relation or deeper connection; however, the only thing known for sure about the four families is that they are on good terms.
Nurse Joys give out [[starter Pokémon]] to Trainers in towns or cities without [[Pokémon Professor]]s, such as [[Slateport City]]. Adhering to their role as government workers, they are also inspectors for the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency]], grading Pokémon Gyms.
Nurse Joys also judge [[Pokémon Contests]] and the [[Grand Festival]]s. This makes them not just good nurses, but good judges as well.
===History===
===History===
====[[Kanto]]====
====[[Original series]]====
=====[[Kanto]]=====
Nurse Joy debuted in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency]]''. With his {{AP|Pikachu}} critically injured from the [[EP001|events of the last episode]], Ash rushed the Electric Mouse Pokémon to the Pokémon Center in [[Viridian City]] with the help of the [[Officer Jenny]] of the area. After healing Pikachu, {{TRT}} overtook the Pokémon Center, forcing her to rely on her own {{p|Pikachu}} generator built inside the lab. While they hid from Team Rocket, Nurse Joy activated the computer and started to transfer the Poké Balls containing injured Pokémon to the Pokémon Center in [[Pewter City]]. The next morning, the Nurse Joy from Pewter City called and told her sister that all the Pokémon had made it safely to her center, to which the Viridian Nurse Joy was grateful.
Nurse Joy debuted in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency]]''. With his {{AP|Pikachu}} critically injured from the [[EP001|events of the last episode]], Ash rushed the Electric Mouse Pokémon to the Pokémon Center in [[Viridian City]] with the help of the [[Officer Jenny]] of the area. After healing Pikachu, {{TRT}} overtook the Pokémon Center, forcing her to rely on her own {{p|Pikachu}} generator built inside the lab. While they hid from Team Rocket, Nurse Joy activated the computer and started to transfer the Poké Balls containing injured Pokémon to the Pokémon Center in [[Pewter City]]. The next morning, the Nurse Joy from Pewter City called and told her sister that all the Pokémon had made it safely to her center, to which the Viridian Nurse Joy was grateful.


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Nurse Joy signed up for the Pokémon League Admissions Exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]'' to become a Pokémon Master and received testing number 3. After taking the exam, a scoreboard was shown and Nurse Joy's was near the top scorers. Later, Nurse Joy battled the [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|instructor]]'s {{p|Charmander}} with a {{p|Squirtle}}, and won.
Nurse Joy signed up for the Pokémon League Admissions Exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]'' to become a Pokémon Master and received testing number 3. After taking the exam, a scoreboard was shown and Nurse Joy's was near the top scorers. Later, Nurse Joy battled the [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|instructor]]'s {{p|Charmander}} with a {{p|Squirtle}}, and won.


=====[[Orange Archipelago]]=====
[[File:Nurse Joy EP092.png|thumb|220px|Nurse Joy as seen in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]'']]
In ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', Ash took a sick {{AP|Lapras}} to Nurse Joy on [[Tangelo Island]]. She concluded that Lapras needed rest and became afraid of human contact since the incident with the [[three punks]]. She filled in Ash about the [[Orange Crew]] on the Orange Islands.
In ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', Ash took a sick {{AP|Lapras}} to Nurse Joy on [[Tangelo Island]]. She concluded that Lapras needed rest and became afraid of human contact since the incident with the [[three punks]]. She filled in Ash about the [[Orange Crew]] on the Orange Islands.


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In ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]'', a tan and muscular Nurse Joy Ash and his friends met on an {{OBP|unnamed island|EP092}} went from island to island to help sick and injured Pokémon. She invited them to her local clinic for lunch. The group volunteer to help out Nurse Joy on taking care of the sick Pokémon. Later, while attempting to help baby {{p|Seel}}, Team Rocket arrive and trap the group in a net. It didn't take until a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Gyarados}}'s arrival to finally remove the net and to take care of the baby Seel.
In ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]'', a tan and muscular Nurse Joy Ash and his friends met on an {{OBP|unnamed island|EP092}} went from island to island to help sick and injured Pokémon. She invited them to her local clinic for lunch. The group volunteer to help out Nurse Joy on taking care of the sick Pokémon. Later, while attempting to help baby {{p|Seel}}, Team Rocket arrive and trap the group in a net. It didn't take until a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Gyarados}}'s arrival to finally remove the net and to take care of the baby Seel.
====[[Johto]]====
 
=====[[Johto]]=====
In ''[[EP129|Ignorance is Blissey]]'', Nurse Joy had to deal with a Blissey that was accident prone.
In ''[[EP129|Ignorance is Blissey]]'', Nurse Joy had to deal with a Blissey that was accident prone.


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In [[EP250]], Nurse Joy ran a Pokémon Center in the [[Ice Path|Ice Cave]]. She had some {{type|Ice}} Pokémon there instead of a Chansey.
In [[EP250]], Nurse Joy ran a Pokémon Center in the [[Ice Path|Ice Cave]]. She had some {{type|Ice}} Pokémon there instead of a Chansey.
====[[Hoenn]]====
 
===={{series|Advanced Generation}}====
=====[[Hoenn]]=====
[[File:Nurse Joy.png|thumb|left|250px|Three Nurse Joys as they appear in Kanto, the Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh]]
In ''[[AG002|A Ruin with a View]]'', {{an|May}} was introduced to a Nurse Joy and learned about Pokémon Centers. Nurse Joy was then thrown in a storage room by [[Team Magma]] but escape in the vents.
In ''[[AG002|A Ruin with a View]]'', {{an|May}} was introduced to a Nurse Joy and learned about Pokémon Centers. Nurse Joy was then thrown in a storage room by [[Team Magma]] but escape in the vents.


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In ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]'', a Nurse Joy ran her Pokémon Center on the snowy part of [[Izabe Island]]. A {{AP|Snorunt}} would come by that particular Pokémon Center and take things from visitors. When Ash was in a snow cave, Nurse Joy and the others came by to pick him up. However, before Ash could reunite with Nurse Joy and the others, Team Rocket interrupted them by catching Pikachu and Snorunt. Snorunt was able to escape and Nurse Joy thought of a plan to get Pikachu back which involved Ash throwing Snorunt at Team Rocket's balloon.
In ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]'', a Nurse Joy ran her Pokémon Center on the snowy part of [[Izabe Island]]. A {{AP|Snorunt}} would come by that particular Pokémon Center and take things from visitors. When Ash was in a snow cave, Nurse Joy and the others came by to pick him up. However, before Ash could reunite with Nurse Joy and the others, Team Rocket interrupted them by catching Pikachu and Snorunt. Snorunt was able to escape and Nurse Joy thought of a plan to get Pikachu back which involved Ash throwing Snorunt at Team Rocket's balloon.
====Back in Kanto====
 
=====[[Kanto]]=====
In ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out!]]'', Nurse Joy took care of [[Ash's Grovyle]] after it battled with a {{p|Tropius}}.  
In ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out!]]'', Nurse Joy took care of [[Ash's Grovyle]] after it battled with a {{p|Tropius}}.  


In ''[[AG188|Pinch Healing]]'', Nurse Joy began to get sick. As a result, she was unable to take care of the Pokémon that {{an|Matt}} was pokésitting. After she felt better, she took care of a {{p|Bagon}} that had a high fever.
In ''[[AG188|Pinch Healing]]'', Nurse Joy began to get sick. As a result, she was unable to take care of the Pokémon that {{an|Matt}} was pokésitting. After she felt better, she took care of a {{p|Bagon}} that had a high fever.
====[[Sinnoh]]====
 
===={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}====
Two young Joys, named [[Marnie and Paige]], appeared in ''[[DP028|Drifloon on the Wind]]'', where it was revealed that Joy is the ''surname'' of the family, rather than the given name of each individual woman. Their mother, of course, was an ordinary Nurse Joy.
Two young Joys, named [[Marnie and Paige]], appeared in ''[[DP028|Drifloon on the Wind]]'', where it was revealed that Joy is the ''surname'' of the family, rather than the given name of each individual woman. Their mother, of course, was an ordinary Nurse Joy.
====[[Unova]]====
 
===={{series|Best Wishes}}====
[[File:Nurse Joy anime BW.png|thumb|250px|Nurse Joy in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]
[[File:Nurse Joy anime BW.png|thumb|250px|Nurse Joy in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]
Nurse Joy, like {{Ash}}, received a redesign when the {{series|Best Wishes}} began, as well as a change of clothes. All Nurse Joys in Unova have this new design.
Nurse Joy, like {{Ash}}, received a redesign when the {{series|Best Wishes}} began, as well as a change of clothes. All Nurse Joys in Unova have this new design.
====[[Kalos]]====
 
===={{series|XY}}====
She received another redesign at the beginning of the {{series|XY}}.
She received another redesign at the beginning of the {{series|XY}}.


In ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'', Nurse Joy started in a [[PokéVision]] video with her Wigglytuff where they made it to the top 10.
In ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'', Nurse Joy started in a [[PokéVision]] video with her Wigglytuff where they made it to the top 10.
===Character===
Nurse Joy is not a single entity. Rather, there are many Joys who work as nurses across the various regions of the [[Pokémon world]].
As a rule, Nurse Joys are kind, earnest, honest Pokémon nurses who take care of sick and injured Pokémon, but will confront a [[Pokémon Trainer]] if they are not properly caring for their Pokémon.
Nurse Joys are all extremely similar-looking relatives. They are not entirely identical, though aside from themselves, it seems that {{an|Brock}} is the only one who can tell them apart. However, each Nurse Joy will have a different color cross on her hat that indicates which location she works at.
[[File:Marnie and Paige.png|thumb|left|220px|Two young Joys named [[Marnie and Paige]]]]
There are several notable Nurse Joys who appear vastly different from the others. A Nurse Joy acts as the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency|Pokémon League inspector]] in ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'', her first appearance as anything but an ordinary Nurse Joy. Another Nurse Joy living in the [[Orange Archipelago]] has made her career instead as an archaeologist, leading an expedition to [[Unnamed island (EP089)|a deserted island]] in ''[[EP089|Shell Shock]]''. A muscle-bound, kayak-paddling Nurse Joy who also lives in the archipelago was featured, along with her befriended {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Magikarp}}, in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''. Other Nurse Joys living on the islands have a noticeably darker skin tone than their mainland counterparts, likely due to living in a more tropical region. In ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]'', a Nurse Joy appears as a Pokémon Center investigator, tasked with the investigation of illegally operating Pokémon Centers. Not unlike the Pokémon League inspector Nurse Joy, her first appearance did not allude to her true identity, and she was visibly older when she finally revealed herself.
Although there are many exceptions, Nurse Joy will generally have {{TP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}} in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], and the [[Orange Archipelago]], {{TP|Nurse Joy|Audino}} in [[Unova]] and the [[Decolore Islands]], and {{TP|Nurse Joy|Wigglytuff}} in [[Kalos]] to assist her. Chansey's [[evolution]] introduced in [[Generation II]], {{p|Blissey}}, also appears on occasion.
There is a similarity between the families of Nurse Joy, [[Officer Jenny]], [[Don George]] and [[Porter]]. Fans have [[fanon|speculated]] about some sort of relation or deeper connection; however, the only thing known for sure about the four families is that they are on good terms.
Nurse Joys give out [[starter Pokémon]] to Trainers in towns or cities without [[Pokémon Professor]]s, such as [[Slateport City]]. Adhering to their role as government workers, they are also inspectors for the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency]], grading Pokémon Gyms.
Nurse Joys also judge [[Pokémon Contest]]s and the [[Grand Festival]]s. This makes them not just good nurses, but good judges as well.


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Nurse Joy photo.png|thumb|250px|A photo of the Nurse Joys from Kalos]]
* Nurse Joy, [[Officer Jenny]], and [[Don George]] all have Japanese names that begin with the kana ジ, while their English names all start with the same sound, {{wp|Voiced palato-alveolar affricate|dʒ}}. They also all happen to be part of a large, extended family.
* Nurse Joy, [[Officer Jenny]], and [[Don George]] all have Japanese names that begin with the kana ジ, while their English names all start with the same sound, {{wp|Voiced palato-alveolar affricate|dʒ}}. They also all happen to be part of a large, extended family.
* Every Nurse Joy in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]] and [[Unova]] can be easily told apart by the color of the cross on their hat, while Nurse Joys in the [[Kalos]] region are told apart by the color of the badge on their lapel. Colors can repeat in different regions, however.
* Every Nurse Joy in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]] and [[Unova]] can be easily told apart by the color of the cross on their hat, while Nurse Joys in the [[Kalos]] region are told apart by the color of the badge on their lapel. Colors can repeat in different regions, however.
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