Joe (EP009)

Joe (Japanese: ジュン Jun) is a young man who once attended the Pokémon Tech school between Cerulean City and Vermilion City in Kanto.

In the anime

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Joe of Pokémon Tech

Joe appeared as a character of the day in The School of Hard Knocks.

Ash, Misty, and Brock were lost in a forest when they happened upon Joe, who was being quizzed on facts about 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 train Pokémon. Joe 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 was pretending to be ignorant so he wouldn't 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 Giselle, 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 Leaders or collect Badges. 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 Pokémon battle simulator that appeared to resemble the Pokémon video games. Misty was annoyed by this, thinking that simulation can't make up for the real thing, and proved this by defeating Joe in a Pokémon battle, Joe using his Weepinbell and Misty using her Starmie, despite the Water-type disadvantage on her part versus a Grass-type.

After witnessing Ash's Pikachu defeat Giselle's 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

This listing is of Joe's Pokémon in the anime:

Weepinbell

Debut	The School of Hard Knocks

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 Water Gun, despite having a type advantage.

None of Weepinbell's moves are known.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa English Kayzie Rogers Spanish Latin America Uraz Huerta Spain Sara Vivas

In the manga

Joe and Giselle in the manga

Joe makes a cameo appearance in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. He and Giselle attend a performance by Duplica and her Ditto in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.

Trivia

• Like Giselle, a Trainer based on Joe appears in Pokémon Yellow; a Jr. Trainer♂ with a Weepinbell is on Route 6, which, like Pokémon Tech in the anime, is between Cerulean City and Vermilion City. He is seen talking to a female Jr. Trainer♀ with a Cubone.
• He shares his Japanese name with Barry.

The Electric Tale of Pikachu characters Main characters Ash Ketchum • Pikachu • Gary Oak • Ritchie • May Oak • Professor Oak • Delia Ketchum • Jessie • James • Meowth Gym Leaders Brock • Misty • Koga • Sabrina • Giovanni • Rudy • Drake Other A.J. • Aya • Bill • Damian • Dario • Duplica • Eevee brothers • Giselle • Jeanette Fisher • Officer Jenny • Joe • Nurse Joy Lara Laramie • Mahri • Melanie • Mikey • Mimi • Professor Orville • Potter • Florinda Showers • Ruby • Samurai • Tommy

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon animated series.