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'''Joe''' (Japanese: '''ジュン''' ''Jun'') is a student of [[Pokémon Tech]].

==In the anime==
[[File:Joe EP009.png|thumb|250px|Joe in the anime]]
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Joe is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.

{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} were lost in a forest when they saw Joe, who was being quizzed on facts about {{p|Pidgey}} while being forced to run on a treadmill. Ash thought he was being bullied, so he chased the older children away. Joe explained that he was a student at [[Pokémon Tech]], a school that teaches students how to [[Pokémon training|train]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. He is on the bottom of the beginner class and the other kids were tutoring him before Ash showed up. Apparently, Joe actually knew everything about Pidgey and its evolutions, but he was pretending to be ignorant so he would not have to work harder. Ash demanded to know who was responsible for the "tutoring" program, and Joe showed him a picture of a pretty young girl named [[Giselle]]. It seemed that Joe had a crush on her, despite her harsh treatment.

Joe took Ash and his friends to the campus and showed them around. He explained that graduates of the school are allowed to compete in the [[Pokémon League]] without having to challenge [[Gym Leader]]s or collect [[Badge]]s. As a beginner, Joe had the skills of someone with about two Badges. He felt obligated to remain at Pokémon Tech because his parents paid so much to get him in. Joe then demonstrated some of the tools the school offered, such as a {{pkmn|battle}} simulator that appeared to resemble the {{pkmn|games}}. {{an|Misty}} was annoyed by this, thinking that the simulation could not make up for the real thing, and proved this by defeating Joe in a battle, with Joe using his Weepinbell and Misty using her {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}, despite the {{type|Water}} disadvantage on her part versus a {{type|Grass}}. (although {{p|Starmie}}’s {{type|Psychic}} is super effective against {{p|Weepinbell}}‘s {{type|Poison}} meaning that neither said has a type advantage against the other)

After witnessing [[Ash's Pikachu]] defeat Giselle's {{p|Cubone}}, Joe was finally convinced that he should leave Pokémon Tech, deciding to try to collect Badges instead. He and Giselle bid farewell, promising to meet again some day.

===Pokémon===
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{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Joe
|pkmn=Weepinbell
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|img=Joe Weepinbell.png
|epnum=EP009
|epname=The School of Hard Knocks
|desc={{p|Weepinbell}} is Joe's only known Pokémon and very little is known about it. It was shown only very briefly when it was sent out by Joe to fight [[Misty's Starmie]]. It was knocked out with only one hit from Starmie's {{m|Water Gun}}, despite resisting the move.

None of Weepinbell's moves are known.}}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{grass color}}|bordercolor={{poison color light}}
|ja=愛河里花子 ''[[Rikako Aikawa]]''
|en=[[Kayzie Rogers]]
|ar=امال سعد الدين ''Amal Saad Eddin''
|cs=Vojtěch Kotek
|de=Clemens Ostermann
|fi=Mikael Kokko
|it=Federica Valenti (Mediaset dub)<br>Jolanda Granato ({{TPCi}} dub)
|no=Katrine Blomstrand
|pt_br=Rafael Barioni
|es_la=Uraz Huerta
|es_eu=Sara Vivas
|pl=Wojciech Majchrzak}}

==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[File:Joe Giselle EToP.png|thumb|200px|Joe in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Joe makes a cameo appearance in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]'', where he and [[Giselle]] attend a performance by [[Duplica]] and her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}}.
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==In the games==
Like Giselle, a {{pkmn|Trainer}} based on Joe appears in {{game|Yellow}}. A {{tc|Camper|Jr. Trainer♂}} with a Weepinbell is on {{rt|6|Kanto}}, which, like Pokémon Tech in the anime, is between [[Cerulean City]] and [[Vermilion City]]. He is seen talking to a [[Giselle|Jr. Trainer♀]] with a {{p|Cubone}}.

===Pokémon===
{{Party/Single|color={{grass color}}|bordercolor={{poison color dark}}|headcolor={{poison color light}}
|sprite=Spr Y Jr Trainer M.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}400
|name=Jr. Trainer♂
|game=Y
|location=Kanto Route 6
|locationname=Route 6
|pokemon=1
}}
| style="margin:auto" |
{{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=070|pokemon=Weepinbell
|level=16|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|move1=Vine Whip|move1type=Grass
|move2=Growth|move2type=Normal
|move3=Wrap|move3type=Normal
|move4=PoisonPowder|move4type=Poison}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===Quotes===
* Before battle
:''"I'm doing this out of love. Leave me alone!"''

* Being defeated
:''"No, this can't be..."''

* After being defeated
:''"My love will leave me in disgust."''

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