History Characters / PokemonTheSeriesSupportingCast

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* TheWorfEffect: Downplayed. While Hatterene loses to the Regi duo despite its type advantage over Regidrago, this is partially because they were working together to up their opponents.

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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters.PokemonTheSeriesOriginalTrio Original Trio]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]], [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPikachu Pikachu]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]\\

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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPikachu Pikachu]] | '''Supporting Cast''' | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]]\\
[[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeries The Original Series]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMistyAndBrock Misty and Brock]], [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlMainCast Main Cast]], [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPaul Paul]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Black & White]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXY XY]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon Sun & Moon]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Journeys]] ([[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesMainCast Main Cast]])\\

!Jenny and Joy Families

The recurring local authorities of the anime series. Go to any town or city in the world, and you will always find an Officer Jenny patrolling the area and a Nurse Joy managing the Pokémon Center. Don't be confused, the Jenny and Joy from each city are different persons. They are just part of two very large extended families, and just so happen to look almost identical and share the same name.

* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: The former TropeNamer. Every Jenny and Joy in the world are virtually identical to the point it's a RunningGag for newbie Pokémon trainers to mistake the next Jenny or Joy they encountered as the first one. Some, like Brock, can tell the tiniest of differences such as the length of a certain Jenny's skirt, but for most audience viewers, the best way to distinguish an Officer Jenny or a Nurse Joy is to look at their insignia on their hat (which is always different). Occasionally, a Jenny or Joy would have an obvious distinguished look reflecting a unique kind of profession, such as a tanned and muscular Nurse Joy who works outdoors in the ocean.

Much like Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy is found anywhere that has a Pokémon center. Their partner Pokémon tend to be ones with healing abilities, like Chansey, Audino and others.

* BreakoutCharacter: The Pokémon Center ladies once had a variety of designs with different hairstyles, hair color, and even uniforms to suggest they're just local nurses and are unrelated to each other. But Nurse Joy became such a popular character that she becomes the default design for the Pokémon Center ladies starting in ''Pokémon Yellow'', namely pink hair and a nurse hat with either a First-aid cross or a Poké Ball symbol. Expect fans to call them Nurse Joy even when they know they're not technically called Nurse Joy in the games.

** Nurse Joy appears in every Pokémon center in ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' with a Chansey by her side. In fact, her design had such a dramatic effect on pokémon center nurses for generations to come it would not be inaccurate to say she appears in later games, too.

* FlatCharacter: Not Gary himself, but his Pokémon don't really have any standout personality traits beyond their loyalty to him. Even the ones that appear more often, like Blastoise, Umbreon, and Electivire, have never received much fleshing out.

* QuantityVsQuality: Defied. Gary regularly rotated his team in the Silver Conference which Ash knew was going to happen. Even though Gary has a lot of reserves, each of them are powerful in their own right and prove to be an even match against Ash's Pokémon.

* SignatureMon: Despite having many more Pokémon than Ash, Gary rarely has a definitive Pokémon partner since he often changes his partner depending on the seasons in the original series. The three most consistent are Arcanine, Umbreon, and Blastoise, and of the three, Umbreon serves as the cute companion while Blastoise serves as the signature powerhouse.

!!Arcanine (Windie)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi
One of Gary's favorite Pokémon, and one of the few to be used in more than just battles. It was first revealed in "The Battle of the Badge" and has made occasional appearances since, most notably the Extreme Pokémon Race and the Johto League.

!!Eevee-Umbreon (Elevui-Blacky)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MikaKanai (Original series), Creator/SatomiKoorogi (''Chronicles''-present)
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Kayzie Rogers
Debuting as an Eevee, Umbreon was the only one of Gary's Pokémon to battle Ash prior to the Johto League, which it won without much difficulty. Since then it has become one of his most notable Pokémon, appearing in almost every series where Gary is present.

!!Electivire (Elekible)
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/UnshoIshizuka (''Ruby and Sapphire''-''Diamond and Pearl''), Creator/KentaMiyake (''Journeys'')
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Bill Rogers
One of Gary's more prominent Pokémon that debuted in the final episode of ''Ruby and Sapphire''. It defeated Pikachu in a friendly battle and served as Ash's main motivation to travel to Sinnoh before making sporadic returns in Gary's later appearances.

* BarrierWarrior: Electivire knows Protect, which it used to fend off Pikachu's powerful Volt Tackle.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Debuted in the last episode of Battle Frontier arc just before ''Diamond and Pearl'' began.
* ElementalPunch: It knows Thunder Punch.
* ExtraOreDinary: It knows Iron Tail.
* GoodCounterpart: Gary's Electivire is a friendly GentleGiant, unlike Paul's who's a BloodKnight PsychoElectro.
* ShockAndAwe: Electivire is Gary's main Electric-Type Pokémon and fittingly, an upgraded rival to Pikachu as well as a foreshadowment to Paul's Elekid (who would also evolve into Electivire).
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Its debut informed Ash of the Sinnoh region.
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[[folder:Delia Ketchum (Hanako)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/MasamiToyoshima
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/VeronicaTaylor (4Kids), Creator/SarahNatochenny (current)
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Ana Patricia Anides (Original Series and current), Rebeca Manríquez (Chronicles), Elena Ramírez (Advance Generation and the start of Diamond & Pearl)
-> '''Voiced in European Spanish by:''' Cecilia Santiago (first two episodes), Marisa Marco (Seasons 1-16), Ana Richart (XY Series onwards), Ana Jiménez (Movie ''Pokemon 2000''), Marta García (Movie ''Pokemon 3'')
->'''Voiced in European French by:''' Catherine Conet (Season 1-12, Movies 2-3), Julie Basecqz (Season 14-16), Fabienne Loriaux (Season 19-current)

Ash's always-loving mother. Not much more needs to be said about her. Just let the tropes do the talking.

* ActionMom: Ash's skill is apparently genetic, given that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDXsbhD1Zq4 she's more than able to scrap when she needs to.]]
* AdaptationalModesty: Delia wore a pencil-skirt to just above the knees until her stint as a GuestStarPartyMember in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'', when her design was updated to give her a longer, fluffier skirt.
* AlternateSelf: She has one regarding the "I Choose You!" Ash of the AlternateContinuity movie trilogy.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: A RunningGag in the Creator/FourKidsEntertainment {{Dub|Personality Change}}. Delia frequently and loudly reminds Ash to change his you-know-whats. Sometimes his friends are around. Sometimes there's a small crowd. Sometimes it's being filmed on live TV.
* AndTheRest: Delia has been known to do this to ''her own son''. This trope is much less common in later series.
-->'''Delia''': "Oh, Pikachu! It's so good to see you again, [[CutenessProximity oh you're so cute, I could just hug you all day]] -- [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight oh, hi Ash.]]"
* BewareTheNiceOnes: In some ''Chronicles'' episodes, she actually displayed some skill as a trainer. This returns when she makes an appearance in ''Sun and Moon'' and rather fluently uses Ash's Litten to fend off Team Skull (to everyone, even Litten's surprise).
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Early on she was pretty clueless about Pokémon, but the [[Anime/{{Pokemon 3}} third film]] reveals that she was one of Oak's top students.
* CutenessProximity:
** Makes recurring appearances in ''Sun & Moon'', where she has taken a special fondness for Ash's Litten.
** She also developed a brief RunningGag that whenever Ash would come home she'd make a beeline for Pikachu and belatedly notice Ash was there, too.
* TheDitz: Downplayed, but, early on at least,
** Delia sometimes comes off as slightly dense in terms of Pokémon-related concepts. May lean into GeniusDitz however, since she can actually battle formidably in spite of it.
** At the start of the ''Gold & Silver'' series, when Brock first returns and the story of how he came to be at Ash's home is told, Delia relates that she found him on a walk home from the market with Mimey--as she was walking, she heard a noise, and wandered back in the direction she'd first come to look for it, heard the noise a second time in the other direction, and turned back only to hear the noise again. She and Mimey wound up walking in a circle, hearing the noise over and over again, and [[FailedASpotCheck only belatedly realized that the noises were coming from below]]--because they'd trodden on [[ButtMonkey Brock]], who was lying in the dirt, no less than half a dozen times each.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Was an occasional MsFanservice in the first season (though nowhere near as much as Misty, Jessie, the Joys and the Jennies).
* HappilyMarried: Depending on the medium. In the main series anime she only mentions Ash's father, ''once'', in EP 002, and while her wording and tone about him is positive, little else is shown of their relationship. In side material in its own continuity or BroadStrokes to the anime it is implied she is either no longer in a relationship with him, such as ''Theatre/PokemonLive'', or that while she is still married to him she no longer loves him, as is the case in ''Pocket Monsters The Animation''. [[spoiler:In the AlternateContinuity movie trilogy and the Post-''Journeys'' special episode, it's much more explicit that the two are together and still seeing each other since Ash fondly mentions his father's role in shaping his personality and Delia happy meets up with him to see Ash when he's not busy.]]
* HiddenDepths: She was one of Professor Oak's top students when she was in school. Suddenly having to raise a son all on her own suddenly left no time for schoolwork. Odd episodes she's called into battle display her fluency with Pokémon.
* IdiotHair: More fitting in the original series when Delia was more frequently TheDitz, before she got CharacterizationMarchesOn (i.e. being retconned from fairly ignorant of all things Pokemon into a former student of Professor Oak's and a modestly talented battler). When she isn't displaying her ditz traits, the hair is something of TheArtifact.
* LooseCanon: What Delia does when Ash isn't around isn't clear in the anime, though side material like movies and light novels have implied that she studied Pokemon under Professor Oak and runs a restaurant and hotel formerly operated by her mother, Ash's grandmother.
* MotherhoodIsSuperior: The franchise has spent decades exploring Delia's bond with her son and how much she loves and adores him, especially in later series where the series drops the jokes of Delia focusing on Pikachu before Ash in reunions, while in the main series, Ash's father is left to fleeting references that leave it ambiguous what sort of relationship father and son have.
* TheNicknamer: In ''Sun & Moon''; she nicknames Ash's Rowlet, Rockruff, and Litten "Rowlie", "Rocky" and "Littie".
* NotSoDifferentRemark: It's shown in [=SM024=] that Ash and his mother are actually quite similar. In addition to their dorky moments, Ash's classmates point out that they're both kind-hearted people who do everything they can to help others.
* SignificantDoubleCasting: Majority of dubs have her share Ash's voice actress.
* TeamMom: Treats Ash's friends like her own children. When Ash and Misty returned to Kanto after the Orange Islands saga, they found that Delia had found a {{Heroic BSOD}}-inflicted Brock and was letting him stay at the Ketchum house while she nursed him back to health.
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!!Mr. Mime/"Mimey" (Barrierd/"Barri-chan")
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/YujiUeda
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Kayzie Rogers (Original series to Sun and Moon, episode 1), Creator/MicheleKnotz (present)
A wild Mr. Mime that has more or less come into Delia's possession since arriving at her doorstep.

* AllThereInTheManual: [[https://www.pokemon.jp/special/satoshi_pokemon/pm/ Japanese supplementary materials]] actually list Mimey as one of Ash's Pokémon for years, but this was never properly shown until ''Journeys'', where it was used by Ash in a proper Pokémon battle in [=JN007=]. For the longest time, it seems to be Delia's Pokémon as it spends most of the time with her helping with the chores.
* AscendedExtra: Has a bigger role in the ''Pokémon Journeys'' series, as Delia assigns it to watch over Ash and Goh at the lab.
* BattleButler: Well, what else can we call Mimey? A powerful Psychic-type that just randomly appeared at her door, and now it's part of the family, helping keep the house. In [=JN007=], it even battles for Ash and manages to defeat a Hariyama.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Acts generally how you'd expect a mime to act, but is shown to be a powerhouse when put into battle.
* BringIt: He does this to Goh's Grookey in its debut episode once it's regained its energy and tries to beat his head like a drum. Being said, he manages to defeat and wear out Grookey.
* CowardlyLion: Normally, it tends to shy away from Pokemon battles. Though in [=JN007=], Ash does use it in a battle tournament where it defeats a Hariyama. Granted, it does refuse to battle the Mightyena, but it does show Mimey is capable of battles.
* {{Flanderization}}: The ''Journeys'' series exaggerates his mime-like traits by having do things like mime food and a vacuum cleaner (that actually works, no less).
* FurryReminder: At least one episode has him sitting on the floor and eating Pokémon food out of a bowl.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Joins Ash's team in [=JN007=] for a tournament. He has also fought under Delia on occasion.
* MistakenIdentity: Joined the family because Delia mistook him for Ash (who was wearing a Mr. Mime costume at the time). Mimey ended up adoring her so much he helped her stop Team Rocket and has been a part of the family ever since.
* NeatFreak: He once vacuumed Ash's face because he apparently hadn't taken a bath for so long.
* PsychicPowers: Being a Mr. Mime, he battles with Psychic-type attacks.
* {{Retcon}}: Fairy-types weren't introduced until Generation VI. In the ''Sun & Moon'' anime, Mimey's typing has been officially confirmed to be Psychic/Fairy, specifically in episode [=SM024=].
* SignatureMon: Though technically owned by Ash, it's more associated with Delia to the point that fans for the longest time thought that Delia was Mimey's official trainer until Ash calls out Mimey for one battle in ''Journeys''.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Mimey only makes the odd recurring appearance, but starts off Ash's journey to Alola by winning a free vacation for the family there at the start of the ''Sun and Moon'' series.
* YourMimeMakesItReal: Becomes a thing in the ''Journeys'' anime; in [=JN003=], it mimes vacuuming in Ash and Goh's dorm room while they're sleeping, and really sucks the sheets off their beds.
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!Jenny and Joy Families
The recurring local authorities of the anime series. Go to any town or city in the world, and you will always find an Officer Jenny patrolling the area and a Nurse Joy managing the Pokémon Center. Don't be confused, the Jenny and Joy from each city are different persons. They are just part of two very large extended families, and just so happen to look almost identical and share the same name.

[[folder:In General]]
* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: The former TropeNamer. Every Jenny and Joy in the world are virtually identical to the point it's a RunningGag for newbie Pokémon trainers to mistake the next Jenny or Joy they encountered as the first one. Some, like Brock, can tell the tiniest of differences such as the length of a certain Jenny's skirt, but for most audience viewers, the best way to distinguish an Officer Jenny or a Nurse Joy is to look at their insignia on their hat (which is always different). Occasionally, a Jenny or Joy would have an obvious distinguished look reflecting a unique kind of profession, such as a tanned and muscular Nurse Joy who works outdoors in the ocean.
* GenderEqualsBreed: Don't expect the fathers in the Jenny and Joy families to pass any of his traits to his daughters. They will always look like their mothers, sisters, and all their female relatives.
* LastNameBasis: It's revealed in ''Diamond and Pearl'' that Jenny and Joy are actually family surnames, explaining why every one of them appears to have the same name. If a younger Jenny or Joy appears, they are often referred by their first name since they haven't officially entered the workforce yet. Marble Jenny, Marnie Joy, and Paige Joy are among the most notable examples.
* PhraseCatcher: A RunningGag with new main characters (and Ash in Unova) is that they would always mistake the second Jenny or Joy they meet on their journey with the first one. When Serena does it with the Kalos Jenny, Ash remarks, in deadpan, [[LampshadeHanging "I knew it..."]]
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[[folder:Officer Jenny (Junsar)]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ChinamiNishimura
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Lee Quick (Original series to Advanced Generation, episode 65), Jamie Davyous Owens (Advanced Generation, episodes 119-142), Kayzie Rogers (The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon), Maya Rosewood (Advanced Generation, episode 155), Emily Williams (Advanced Generation, episode 188 to Diamond and Pearl, episode 166) and Creator/EmilyJenness (Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution; ''Journeys'')
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Mayra Arellano (Seasons 1-6, 13-16), Creator/EricaEdwards (Season 7 and Chronicles), Creator/CristinaHernandez (seasons 8-11), Betzabe Jara (Season 12), Claudia Contreras (season 17-current), Ana María Grey (Season 1, only in three episodes)
-> '''Voiced in European Spanish by:''' Valle Acebrón (Seasons 1-5[[note]]until episode 236)[[/note]], Creator/IsachaMengibar (Seasons 5[[note]]starting from episode 267[[/note]]-13, ''Pokemon: The Arceus Chronicles''), Beatriz Berciano (BW Series), Silvia Sarmentera (XY Series), Unknown voice actress (S&M Series), Beatriz Llaneza Mielgo (Journeys Series)

If there's a town with any semblance of law enforcement, then Officer Jenny will be there. They tend to use Pokémon that help in police work, such as Growlithe, Herdier or other police dog stand-ins.

!!!The numerous Jennys out there exhibit the following tropes:
* ArtEvolution: Officer Jenny got a complete makeover in the Unova region. She went from having shoulder-length hair and a blue uniform to [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1e/Officer_Jenny_BW.png grass-green short cropped hair with a beige uniform in Unova]]. Kalosian Jennys have [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/83/Officer_Jenny_XY.png wavy hair tied in a low ponytail, though the uniforms are back to blue.]]
* BetweenMyLegs: The shot used when a Jenny first appears in ''Best Wishes'' episode 38.
* BusmansHoliday: Viridian Officer Jenny pops up in Eterna City on her day off, right around the same time that a major heist has occurred.
* CanineCompanion: The most common Pokemon used by them are the regional dog of whatever region they're in, especially Growlithe, who acts like a police dog. The ones in Kalos use Electrike, and the ones in Unova use Herdier, since Growlithe aren't found in those places.
* CanonImmigrant: Officer Jenny appears in ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' in Vermilion City looking for a tough trainer to raise a rowdy Squirtle.
* CombatPragmatist: The Jenny in "A Poached Ego", where she instantly beats the poacher Rico by quickly stealing the Poké Ball containing his ace, Tyranitar. In fairness, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown what he had it do to Team Rocket]] (both Pokémon ''and trainers'') was more than enough to warrant this resort.
* CowboyCop: One particular Jenny enjoys taking down criminals with her [[ImprobableWeaponUser bowling skills.]]
* DubNameChange: Named Mara in the European Spanish dub.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Not only did the Jenny attire change throughout later regions, but their default personalities tend to be rather serious and humorless, compared to early episodes where they tended to be [[PluckyGirl more energetic and hammy]].
* FairCop: All of them. There's a reason why Brock likes them so much. She certainly is attractive.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: "Stealing the Conversation", where one Jenny stopped criminals with a bowling ball.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Prior to the Unova seasons, Officer Jennys wore heels. Not exactly practical (or even comfortable) footwear to have in law enforcement, but they still manage. It's completely averted come ''XY'', where Jennys were re-designed with more practical police attire.
* PoorPredictableRock: Most Jennys use the same Pokémon in a given region, though there are exceptions like Luxray and Gastly.
* PoliceAreUseless: Played with, as while the Jennys ''do'' try to help Ash and friends, it's usually the latter who [[TheMainCharactersDoEverything play the key part in saving the day.]]
** Played completely straight, however, by the Eterna City Jenny from "A Secret Sphere of Influence", who arrests Nando for supposedly stealing the Adamant Orb and flatly refuses to believe that anyone else could have done it. When presented with a photograph of a Sunflora (actually Meowth disgused as one) stealing the Orb, she declares that it's all the proof she needs. Despite everyone else in the room pointing out that Nando probably isn't the only person in the museum who has a Sunflora, she remains convinced that she's right and spends the entire episode interrogating him instead of searching for the stolen Orb and/or other suspects, forcing the main characters to hunt Team Rocket down and get it back.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Most of them, but especially the Jennys in "Pokémon Emergency!" and "Spinarak Attack". In the case of the former, she shows Ash how to use his Pokédex as an ID and gives him a free ride to the Pokémon Center when she sees that Pikachu is badly injured and urgently needs medical care.
* SignatureMon: All Officer Jennys have a Pokémon companion by their side, usually a CanineCompanion:
** In Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, Officer Jennys have Growlith.
** In Unova, Officer Jennys either have a Herdier or Swanna, though it's not clear which one is more preferred.
** In Kalos, Officer Jennys have Electrike.
** In Alola, Officer Jennys have Gumshoos.
* SmellySkunk: There was one in Sinnoh who used a Stunky.
* TheWorfEffect: Prone to being overpowered by the current threat to make Ash's team relevant. They sometimes get to pull a BigDamnHeroes to maintain their competence however.
* ZergRush: The Eterna City Jenny uses this technique with a crapload of other officers to corner Nando in "A Secret Sphere of Influence".
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[[folder:Nurse Joy]]
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->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/AyakoShiraishi, Creator/KikukoInoue, Creator/YurikoYamaguchi and Creator/KeiShindou
->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MeganHollingshead (Original series to Advanced Generation, episode 42; returned in ''Journeys''), Creator/EricaSchroeder (Advanced Generation, episodes 49 to 144, plus cameo appearance in Black and White, episode 127), Creator/MicheleKnotz (Advanced Generation, episode 151 to Diamond and Pearl, episode 190) and Creator/AlysonLeighRosenfeld (Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution)
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/MildredBarrera
-> '''Voiced in European Spanish by:''' Creator/IsachaMengibar (Episodes 002-014), Pilar Martín (OG Series[[note]]From episode 020 onwards[[/note]]-DP Series, Movies 1-13, Movie 20, Movie 22, Pokémon Chronicles, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon), Sara Heras (BW Series, Movies 15-16), Desirée Álvarez (XY Series[[note]]Until episode 049[[/note]]), Sara Polo (XY Series[[note]]From episode 051 onwards[[/note]]), Yolanda Portillo (S&M Series[[note]]Until episode 102[[/note]]), Elena Palacios (S&M Series EP 068), Laura Barriga (S&M Series EP 103 onwards)

Much like Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy is found anywhere that has a Pokémon center. Their partner Pokémon tend to be ones with healing abilities, like Chansey, Audino and others.

!!!The numerous Joys found around the world exhibit the following tropes:
* AdaptationalBadass: In the novelization, she's a fully licensed nurse.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: One Joy in the Orange Islands who's known to travel by rowboat to tend to Pokémon in need has a much darker skin tone than the other Joys. It's not clear if her darker skin is genetic or just a tan from her spending so much time outdoors in a tropical archipelago.
* ArtEvolution: Along with Jenny above, Nurse Joy also underwent a makeover for the Unova region. [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3d/Nurse_Joy_BW.png The bangs of her hair were parted, giving her an overall much younger appearance.]] She also no longer wears a white apron. In Kalos, [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/c/cf/Nurse_Joy_XY.png the pigtails are slightly raised.]] Alolan Joys have [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/9f/Nurse_Joy_anime_SM.png a single, large pigtail, and their uniforms are pink and white with a stripe down the center.]]
* BerserkButton: All Nurse Joys don't like it when Trainers use their Pokémon to fight for anything other than official battles or in capturing Pokémon, especially petty fights.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Joys can be quite stern and strict when it comes to the health of both Pokémon and their Trainers, one in Maiden's Peak was quite concerned about Ash and Misty not missing curfew, as children need their sleep, and can give quite a talking to towards trainers she believes are mistreating their Pokémon.
* {{Brainwashed}}: One Joy was turned into Mewtwo's servant in ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'', later freed from his control when she was no longer useful.
* CanonImmigrant:
** Nurse Joy appears in every Pokémon center in ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' with a Chansey by her side. In fact, her design had such a dramatic effect on pokémon center nurses for generations to come it would not be inaccurate to say she appears in later games, too.
** While not referenced by name, the Pokémon Center nurse in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' is Nurse Joy, sporting her Kalos design. Since the games have only been sprites up until now, adding 3D model characters into the game allows the games to start adapting the anime characters, if for nothing more than their character designs.
* TheColoredCross: Many a Nurse Joy and their occasional Chansey assistants will have a variety of colored crosses or Pokeball symbols in their caps, although in earlier episodes, they would have the standard red crosses.
* DeadlyDoctor: One particular Joy near the end of the Battle Frontier arc kicked Ash's ass in a battle with Chansey, then routinely rushed his Corphish to be healed.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Well, she ''is'' a nurse, so it's her job to take care of them.
* HeroicBSOD: The grief-stricken Joy in "One Big Happiny Family!" is suffering from one because nobody visits the Pokémon Center she works at anymore.
* HospitalHottie: Makes one go ''Brock'' over them.
* ImprobableAge: The Creator/TakeshiShudo-authored novelization states her to be less than twenty.
** In Alola, the uniforms are color-coded to the islands. The uniforms that Ash and the gang wear have a yellow clasp (yellow being Melemele's color), but the Nurse Joy who came to their aid had a pink one and is revealed at the end to be the local Nurse Joy's sister who works on Akala Island.
* TheMedic: She is more a doctor than a nurse.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: One of the dark-skinned Joys mentioned above also has super-strength. You wouldn't know it by looking at her. She is, however, commented on as being more muscular than the other Joys.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Almost all of them wear pink dresses as part of their uniforms.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Most Joys have pink hair and most Joys have a kind disposition.
* SignatureMon: All Nurse Joys have a companion Pokémon serving a nurse assistant. The companion Pokémon's species differs depending on the region:
** In Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, Nurse Joys have Chansey and, on rare occasions, Blissey.
** In Unova, Nurse Joys have Audino.
** In Kalos, Nurse Joys have Wigglytuff.
** In Alola, Nurse Joys have Comfey and Blissey.
** In Galar, Nurse Joys have Indeedee.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The GirlyGirl to Officer Jenny's {{Tomboy}}.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: There's one Joy during the Johto arc with a fear of Water-type Pokémon.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Joys have the 'gentle inner iron' thing going for them and then there's the [[Creator/KikukoInoue voice...]]

* AbortedArc: Gary [[spoiler:capturing Regidrago]] was clearly meant to lead into some kind of encounter with [[spoiler:Dynamax Regigigas]], as indicated by the intro and the ending of [=JN113=], but this event is never followed up on, presumably due to time constraints with the series.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: His Scizor is a large metallic red mantis.

** Pokémon-wise, his Arcanine, who was considered Gary's SignatureMon for years until his starter was revealed, makes a return in ''Pokemon Journeys''.

* DishingOutDirt: Golem, Nidoking, and Nidoqueen are his Ground-type Pokémon.
* DoppelgangerSpin: Umbreon, who knew Double Team as an Eevee.

* ExtraOreDinary: He has a part Steel-type Scizor, and his Electivire's Iron Tail.
* EnergyWeapon: Nidoqueen's Hyper Beam.

* HornAttack: His Nidoking uses this attack often in the original series.

* MakingASplash: He has a Blastoise and Krabby, with Blastoise being his main powerhouse.
* MegatonPunch: Nidoqueen's Mega Punch.
* MindRape: Suffers this at the hands (paws?) of Mewtwo. One wonders if his decision to quit Pokemon training wasn't at least partly influenced by this incident.
* MoralityPet: Umbreon, most likely, seeing as he started to train it at the same time his change of attitude started. (Given the fact that it ''is'' an Umbreon might be a factor, seeing as Eevee evolve into Umbreon when treated well by a trainer.)
* MythologyGag:

** His two [[SignatureMon Signature Mons]] Blastoise and Umbreon are a reference to [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red and Blue, and Yellow]] respectively.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's named after Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto in the original Japanese version, in homage to being TheMentor of Satoshi Tajiri.
* NoSell: His Golem is too heavy for Charizard to lift, so no Seismic Toss for Golem.
* OlympusMons: He catches a Regidrago in [=JN113=].
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: In [=JN113=], he's revealed to have a Hatterene. A part Fairy Type that knows Dazzling Gleam.

* PlayingWithFire: Arcanine and Magmar.
* PoisonousPerson:Has both Nidoking and Nidoqueen --who are part Poison-Type-- in his collection.

!!Squirtle-Wartortle-Blastoise

* MakingASplash: It is a pure Water-type Pokémon. And knows Water Gun, Hydro Cannon, Water Pulse, and Hydro Pump.

* SpectacularSpinning: It knows Rapid Spin.

!!Eevee-Umbreon

* BadassNormal: Was a Normal-type as Eevee, and defeated Ash's Pikachu using only Normal-type attacks.
* PsychicPowers: Umbreon knowns the move Psychic in its attack set.

* SoulPower: Umbreon uses the Ghost-Type [[EnergyBall Shadow Ball]].
* WorfEffect: Despite being an Eevee, it's well trained and easily defeats Ash's Pikachu despite the latter recently coming off of his win of defeating the undefeatable Dragonite.
!!Arcanine
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* CurbStompBattle: Gary tries using both Arcanine and Nidoking against Mewtwo. They both lose because Mewtwo is [[OlympusMons a Legendary Pokémon]].
* PlayingWithFire: Is Fire-Type, and knows moves like Fire Spin, Fire Blast, Flame Wheel, and Flamethrower.
* SignatureMon: Before Umbreon (as an Eevee) appeared, Gary's Arcanine was considered this in numerous anime-related merchandise and games. This is because his Arcanine was one of Gary's first Pokémon shown to be used for battle.
* SuperSpeed: Arcanine is one of his fastest Pokémon on his team and thus it's Gary's chosen racer in the Extreme Pokémon Race. Despite its tremendous speed, it narrowly lost to Ash's Bayleef who came in first place.
!!Electrivire

* BarrierWarrior: Electivire knows Protect, which is useful to fend off powerful Volt Tackle.

!!Pallet Town

!!Jenny and Joy Families
[[folder:In General]]

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* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: The former TropeNamer. Every Jenny and Joy in the world are virtually identical to the point it's a RunningGag for newbie Pokémon trainers to mistake the next Jenny or Joy they encountered as the first one. Some, like Brock, can tell the tiniest of differences such as the length of a certain Jenny's skirt, but for most audience viewers, the best way to distinguish an Officer Jenny or a Nurse Joy is to look at their insignia on their hat (which is always different).
* GenderEqualsBreed: Don't expect the fathers in the Joy and Jenny families to pass any of his traits to his daughters. They will always look like their mothers, sisters, and all their female relatives.

** Nurse Joy appears in every pokémon center in ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' with a Chansey by her side. In fact, her design had such a dramatic effect on pokémon center nurses for generations to come it would not be inaccurate to say she appears in later games, too.