Joey Wheeler (PKYGO)

Joseph "Joey" Wheeler is a major character in Pokémon DM, debuting in episode 1 of the Legend of the Pink and Purple.

Appearance
Joey's character design was overseen by Kazuki Takahashi. His normal outfit consists of a white t-shirt under a green jacket. He has a blond,  sporadically arranged taper-like and unrealistic hairstyle. His eyes are portrayed as brown or hazel.

Voice and Personality
Joey starts out as a bully and best friend to fellow bully, Tristan Taylor, but good friend with Olivia Love. He later grows softer towards those he harrassed, including Mikey Coppertino, by the end of episode 1. Being from New York, Joey speaks with a Brooklyn accent and can sometimes come off as rude with his dialect, but above all, he has a good heart when given the chance to know him.

Season 1 (LoPP)
In episode one, Joey is introduced in Mr. Calyptus' Type Class where he brags about his Smeargle named Brooklyn. After he meets Mikey, he makes fun of her appearance and sanity after she claims to have seen the mythical Pokémon, Mew going as far as slamming her against the lockers. After Trudge and his Growlithe, Kai, hurt him and Tristan, Joey was surprised to see Mikey stand up for them after they hurt her. After Lovely takes care of Trudge, Joey decides to give her a chance.

Trivia

 * "Joey" is most likely derived from an Americanized version of his Japanese name, Katsuya Jonouchi. "Wheeler" is probably from a character from Captain Planet named, Wheeler, who also speaks with a Brooklyn accent. His name may also be an homage to Joseph Wheeler, a commander during  the American Civil War.
 * Joey Wheeler is one of the characters changed the most from Vengie's original version. He started off being born in Sinnoh, moving to New York in his youth, followed by moving to the setting of the series with a Turtwig as his starter with his team made up of mostly green shiny  Pokémon to his starter being a shiny Squirtle to the final draft with his starter being a Smeargle and his Pokémon of choice being rare Pokémon, obtainable by PokéRadar/Swarms/ PokéWalker  in the games.
 * He and Tristan share their names with two Youngster class trainers from various Pokémon games. They also share this trait with Mikey Coppertino and Demetrius Trudge, however, Mikey is female while the Youngsters are always male.
 * Youngster Joey and Tristan both appear together in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Versions.