Nurse Joy: Difference between revisions

:''For the nurse who appears in [[Pokémon Center]]s in the games, see [[Nurse (game)]] or [[Teala]].''

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name=Nurse Joy |

jname=ジョーイ |

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caption=A Nurse Joy |

gender=Female |

region=[[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]] |

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epnum=EP002 |

epname=Pokémon Emergency! |

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'''Nurse Joy''' (Japanese: '''ジョーイ''' ''Joy'') is (or are) kind nurses who take care of [[Pokémon]]. As revealed in ''[[DP028|Drifloon in the Wind!]]'', Joy is not the first name of these women, but actually the family name.  Her Japanese name is a play on 女医 ''joi'', ''woman doctor''. They are based on the game {{ga|Nurse}}s.

There is not one Nurse Joy. Rather, there are countless Joys working at [[Pokémon Center]]s across the [[Pokémon nation|country]].

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.

[[File:Three Nurse Joy.png|thumb|left|250px|Three Nurse Joys]]

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.

[[Image:Two_young_Joys.png|right|thumb|210px|Two young Joys named [[Marnie and Paige]]]]

There are some notable Nurse Joys that are very different from the others: the muscle-bound kayak-riding Nurse Joy in the [[Orange Archipelago]], for example.  On top of that, all the Nurse Joys of the Orange Archipelago have a darker skin tone than the ones found in any other region, probably an effect of living in such sunny weather. Then, there is the Nurse Joy in ''[[EP089|Shell Shock!]]'' who led an excavation team made up of {{p|Machoke}}, {{p|Rhydon}} and archaeologists to find {{p|Kabuto}} fossils to revive them. There is even a Nurse Joy in the [[Kanto]] region in ''[[EP206|The Joy of Water Pokémon]]'' who is afraid of [[Water (type)|Water-type]] Pokémon, but runs a Water-type specialty Pokémon Center that has its beginings with her grandmother and mother.

Although there are many exceptions, Nurse Joy will generally have {{TP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}} to assist her. In fact, Chansey's [[evolution]] added in [[Generation II]], {{p|Blissey}}, appears physically similar to Nurse Joy. Further driving home the connection, Blissey's Japanese name can be taken to mean "Happy Nurse".

There is a very distinct parallel between the families of Nurse Joy and [[Officer Jenny]]. This may indicate some sort of relation or deeper connection, and fans have sometimes speculated about such. However, the only thing known about the two families is that they are apparently on good terms.

In addition, Nurse Joys give out [[starter Pokémon]] to trainers in towns or cities without [[Pokémon Professor]]s. [[Slateport City]] is one such town. 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.

In [[Best Wishes series | Pokemon: Best Wishes]], all of the Nurse Joy's have a different appearance due to the face that the [[Isshu]] regions is very far away from [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Houen]], and [[Sinnoh]].

===Pokémon===

This listing is for Nurse Joy's usual Pokémon in the anime.

{{TrainerPoké

|trainer=Nurse Joy

|pkmn=Chansey

|main=yes

|gender=female

|type1=Normal

|epnum=EP002

|epname=Pokémon Emergency!

|img=Nurse Joy Chansey.png

|desc=Almost every Nurse Joy has been seen owning {{p|Chansey}} functioning as nurses.}}

====Other====

|pkmn=Pikachu

|img=Viridian Poké Center's Pikachu.jpg

|desc=Many {{p|Pikachu}} were seen in the [[Viridian City]] [[Pokémon Center]].}}

|pkmn=Magnemite

|type2=Steel

|desc=When {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{Tracey}} were crossing [[Mandarin Island South|Mandarin Island]], they visited a Pokémon Center that owned a {{p|Magnemite}}.}}

|img=Mayor's Bulbasaur.png

|desc=Later on, still on [[Mandarin Island South|Mandarin Island]], an unknown Pokémon was hiding in the sewers of [[Trovitopolis]]. The Pokémon turned out to be a giant {{p|Bulbasaur}} that was once abandoned by the [[Mayor of Trovitopolis]], and was eventually adopted by Nurse Joy.}}

|epname=Ignorance is Blissey

|desc=The Nurse Joy of [[Happy Town]] owns a {{p|Blissey}} that is an old friend of [[Jessie]]. This Blissey was a very clumsy Pokémon - the more it tried to help, the more problems it caused.}}

|desc=Like all residents of [[Bloomingvale]], Nurse Joy owns a {{p|Sunflora}} that she received in a trade from {{jo|Cyrus}}.}}

|pkmn=Wobbuffet

|type1=Psychic

|epnum=EP173

|epname=Wobbu-Palooza!

|desc=Like all residents of [[Wobbuffet Village]], Nurse Joy owns a {{p|Wobbuffet}}.}}

|pkmn=Jynx, Swinub, and Piloswine

|gender=female

|img=Jynx original design.png

|desc=The Nurse Joy that lives inside the [[Ice Path]] owns several {{type2|Ice}} Pokémon - a {{p|Jynx}}, a {{p|Piloswine}}, and two {{p|Swinub}}.}}

|pkmn=Ponyta

|type1=Fire

|img=Nurse Joy Ponyta.png

|epnum=SS013

|epname=Celebi and Joy

|desc=[[Ritchie]] rode Nurse Joy's {{p|Ponyta}} from [[Marion City]], successfully changing the past by preventing [[Nick]]'s death.}}

|img=Nurse Joy Combusken.png

|desc=A {{p|Torchic}} that was supposed to be given to a beginning Trainer in [[Hoenn]] by one Nurse Joy evolved into {{p|Combusken}} before the Trainer's arrival. Once it evolved, it could no longer be given away, and stayed in the Pokémon Center.}}

|desc=An {{p|Oddish}} was owned by the Nurse Joy who participated in the [[Pokémon Orienteering]] competition.}}

|desc=The Nurse Joy of [[Camomile Island]] owns a {{p|Meganium}} that is in love with a wild {{p|Tropius}}. [[Ash's Sceptile|Ash's Grovyle]] was in love with Meganium, and battled Tropius for her.}}

|pkmn=Drifloon

|img=DP028.png

|desc=[[Marnie and Paige]], two young daughters of a Nurse Joy, own four {{p|Drifloon}}.}}

|desc=Nurse Joy of [[Pastoria City]] owns a {{p|Croagunk}} named Chrissy (グレミ ''Guremi'').}}

|pkmn=Blissey

|type1=Normal

|img=Sinnoh Nurse Joy Blissey.png

|epnum=DP133

|epname=Uncrushing Defeat!

|desc=The Nurse Joy near [[Lake Acuity]] owns a {{p|Blissey}}.}}

====Temporary====

|desc=Squirtle is one of the Pokémon owned by the [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor]]. It appeared under Nurse Joy's command, battling the instructor's {{p|Charmander}} it put up a good fight, it is unknown who won.

Squirtle's known moves are {{m|Water Gun}} and {{m|Skull Bash}}.}}

====Befriended====

|img=

|desc=Nurse Joy befriended a {{p|Gyarados}} when it was a [[Giant Pokémon|giant]] {{p|Magikarp}}. It first appeared as a Magikarp when it jumped out of the water in front of {{Ash}} and [[Ash's friends|his friends]]. Nurse Joy appears and feeds it tablets saying the Pokémon that live on the islands are too small for a [[Pokémon Center]] and need medicine if sick. It was later revealed that Nurse Joy has known Magikarp since she was small and found it washed up on the shore, she later cared for it as it grew and grew. It later appeared when [[Team Rocket]] captured Ash and his friends including Nurse Joy, stopping them from helping a very sick {{p|Seel}}. Magikarp appeared ramming Team Rocket's [[Team Rocket's mechas|sub]], it then suddenly [[Evolution|evolved]] into a Gyarados and sent Team Rocket blasting off and freeing the group.}}

|trainer=Stephanie

|pkmn=Mudkip

|type1=Water

|epnum=AG034

|epname=Having a Wailord of a Time

|img=Stephanie Mudkip.png

|desc=[[Stephanie_(Hoenn)|Stephanie]]'s {{p|Mudkip}} was looked after by {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} and [[Max]]. It was later picked by Stephanie as her [[starter Pokémon]].}}

|epname=Having a Wailord of a Time

|img=Stephanie Father Treecko.png

|desc=[[Stephanie's father]]'s {{p|Treecko}} was looked after {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} and [[Max]]. It was later picked by Stephanie's father because she had nowhere to go.}}

===Voice actors===

{{vatable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{normal color light}}

|ja=白石文子 ''Ayako Shiraishi'' ([[EP002]]-[[EP229]])<br>山口由里子 ''Yuriko Yamaguchi'' ([[EP245]]-[[DP022]]; [[DP051]]-present)<br>井上喜久子 ''Kikuko Inoue'' ([[DP025]]-[[DP050]])

|en=[[Megan Hollingshead]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[EP002]]-[[AG042]])<br>[[Bella Hudson]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[AG049]]-[[AG144]])<br>[[Diane Stillwell]] ([[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon|MMoP]])<br>[[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub, [[AG146]]-present)

|pl=Anna Bielańska ([[EP002]]-[[EP207]], [[M01|first movie]])<br>Agata Rzeszewska ([[EP210]]-[[AG040]], [[DP055]]-present, [[M11|eleventh movie]])<br>Joanna Węgrzynowska ([[DP002]]-[[DP052]])

|fr_eu=Lydia Cherton

|de=Christine Stichler<br>Melanie Jung

|it=Sonia Mazza<br>Laura Brambilla

|no=Hanne Dancke Arnesen

|pt_eu=Helena Montez<br>Sandra de Castro<br>Ana Madureira

|ar=امال سعد الدين Amaal Sa'ad Ad-Din

|ca=Eva Bau}}

[[File:Nurse Joy Electric Tale.jpg|thumb|right|Nurse Joy in the manga]]

Nurse Joy makes a cameo appearance in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}} series, which is based on the Pokémon anime. She appears in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]'', where she recommends that {{Ash}} take {{AP|Pikachu}} on a trip to the countryside to relieve stress, as it has been battling too hard. {{an|Brock}} is the only character that can tell the many Nurse Joys apart.

Generic {{ga|nurse}}s appear at various points in the manga as well.

*In [[Mewtwo Strikes Back]], while Brock is looking at Nurse Joy's missing poster, in the section that says "name:," it says Joy, followed by an illegible last name. This implies that all of the Nurse Joys have last names (and are possibly all different).

===Name===

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| From 女医 ''joi'' (woman doctor).

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| Same as the Japanese name.

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| Chinese

| 喬伊 ''Qiáoyī''

| Transliteration of her Japanese name.

*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-joy.html Joy's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

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[[Category:Anime characters|Joy, Nurse]]

[[Category:Female characters|Joy, Nurse]]

[[pl:Siostra Joy]]

[[pt:Enfermeira Joy]]