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Joey ゴロウ Gorō
Joey
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Trainer class	Youngster
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

Joey (Japanese: ゴロウ Gorō) is a Youngster and one of the few regular Trainers who appeared in other canons than the games themselves. In Chuang Yi's translations of the Pokémon Adventures manga, he is known as Grant; however, VIZ Media's translations, consistent with the games, refer to him as Joey.

In the games

In the Generation II games, other than the rival, Joey is the first Trainer the player battles in the game.

He is first seen battling with another Youngster, Mikey, and blocking the route. After the player delivers the Mystery Egg to Professor Elm, Joey is done with battling after his apparent loss to Mikey. He is now ready to challenge the player with his Rattata. After the battle, he gives out his Pokégear number and hence can be rematched. After every rematch, Joey will give out an HP Up to the player.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Joey greatly emphasises the fact that he only raises one Pokémon, his Rattata (Raticate from the third rematch and onwards), claiming that it is in the "top percentage of Rattata."

Pokémon

Generation II

First battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 Gold, Silver, and Crystal Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $64
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Rattata♂ Lv.4 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Second battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 Gold, Silver, and Crystal Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $120
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Rattata♂ Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --

Third battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 Gold, Silver, and Crystal Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $336
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.21 Hyper Fang Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --

Fourth battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 Crystal Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 Crystal Reward: $480
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.30 Hyper Fang Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --

Fifth battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 Crystal Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 Crystal Reward: $592
Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.37 Hyper Fang Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --

Generation IV

First battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $64
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Rattata♂ Lv.4 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Second battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $544
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.34 Scary Face Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --

Third battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $654
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.40 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --

Fourth battle

Youngster Joey Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Youngster and Professor Joey Oak Route 30 HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $864
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.54 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Joey is Professor Elm's assistant and his errand boy. His partner Pokémon is Rattata.

He is first seen in Gold's garden, on the way to Elm's lab to deliver several Pokémon to the professor for examination. However, his backpack was stolen by a wild Murkrow, along with Gold's radio antenna, causing Gold's radio to lose broadcast. After noticing that something is wrong with radio, Gold spots Joey in the garden and mistakes him for the thief. The Youngster explains that the real thief is Murkrow. Gold then decides to retrieve the stolen objects. He soon succeeds and catches the Murkrow. The boys soon become friends.

After the incident with Murkrow, Gold and Joey travel together for a while. After a trip in New Bark Town, Gold notices Pokémon from his backpack have been stolen and they go to the laboratory to tell Professor Elm about it. Unluckily, they come to the lab just after Silver stole the Totodile. After that, Joey uses his computer to montage a picture of Silver for the police. Then, they meet Professor Oak who is interested by the fact that Silver had a Pokédex. It turns out that the Oak was the one who ordered him to deliver the Pokémon to Elm. Gold wants to get a Pokédex from Oak, but the professor refuses.

After that, Gold decides to train when a thunderstorm started to rage. Joey's Rattata falls into the river, and Gold goes to rescue it. After Joey tells this to Professor Oak, the professor decides to give Gold the Pokédex. After that, Joey decides to return to New Bark Town to pay Professor Elm a visit, while Gold decides to search for Silver. The boys go separate ways.

Joey is later seen as a cameo helping Professor Elm.

In Chuang Yi's translations of the manga, he was known as Grant. However, VIZ Media's translations properly identify him as Joey.

Pokémon

On hand

In the Golden Boys manga

Joey is first seen in the very first chapter of the manga. He is battling Gold's Totodile with his Rattata. After the battle, Gold tells Joey how he got his Totodile in a flashback scene. Then, the boys spot an injured Pidgey lying amidst the grass of Route 28. After Gold helps the Pidgey recover using a Berry, Joey starts to appreciate Gold's kind heart. After that, the boys go separate ways.

Joey is seen again on the Summit in Ecruteak City. His Rattata has apparently evolved into a Raticate.

Pokémon

On hand

		Rattata → Raticate
		Joey's Raticate was first seen as a Rattata in a flashback during the first chapter. It battled Gold's Totodile and lost despite the fact that Totodile was Gold's newly caught Pokémon. When Joey was on the summit in Ecruteak City, his Rattata evolved into a Raticate. Raticate's only known move is Hyper Fang.
Debut	Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship

Trivia

• On the Pokégear, even after his Rattata has evolved into Raticate, Joey brags about his Rattata, not Raticate.
  • This is, however, a common trait that applies to all such Trainers (in games with Pokégear) that can be rematched and have Pokémon that evolve between rematches.
• Joey, his Rattata, and the phrase "top percentage of Rattata" have achieved memetic status.
• In Pokémon Black and White, there is a Trainer similarly named Youngster Joey (Japanese: ゴロウ Gorō) at the Dreamyard. However, this Trainer does not use Rattata; instead, he uses two Patrat and a Lillipup.
  • There are also Trainers named Youngster Joey on Route 25 and Route 116 in Generation III. However, both are named タケオ Takeo in Japanese version. The Joey on Route 25 does have a Rattata, as well as a Spearow though.
• Joey has had a voluntary player challenge named after him. The "Joey Challenge" requires the player to defeat all Gyms and the Elite Four, as well as any other Trainers or wild Pokémon, using only a single Rattata (additional Pokémon may be present in the party to enable the use of HM moves such as Surf and Fly).

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.