Warning: SPOILERS for episode #11 of Pokémon Horizons
Episode #11 of Pokémon Horizon saw Mollie, a member of the airship’s crew, step into the limelight with Riko and Roy, and revealed details about her past suggest that she is the black sheep of the family. Nurse Joy’s family. With fans already taking note of many common traits between the characters, Mollie’s Joy status raises a lot of questions.
Mollie is the doctor on the spaceship. Like Nurse Joy, Mollie is often accompanied by Chansey, which even has a drawing of Chansey on the back of her coat. Mollie’s pink hair caused fans to immediately compare her to Nurse Joy, but many dismissed the similarities as an association rather than an actual sign that she was a member of the band. family. In episode #11 of Pokémon Horizons, Mollie explains her past to Riko, implying that she comes from the giant Joy family. She even confirmed that she worked at the Pokémon Center before joining Friede’s crew.
Mollie Breaks Down Everything Pokémon Fans Know About Nurse Joy
Nurse Joy has become a joke in the anime ever since Ash’s second set foot in the Pokémon Center. Each town seems to have their own identical Nurse Joy, with their relationship to each other interpreted in increasingly ludicrous ways. This even crosses regions, with Nurse Joys having popped up in every region so far except Paldea, where there simply hasn’t been a chance. Most of the Nurse Joys also have similar personalities, making them really the same character. To date, no nurse Joy has been given a proper name, which would make Mollie the first.
Mollie is clearly different from the Nurse Joy family by her looks, a slightly punky style that matches her attitude. In this episode, Mollie is on the phone with her family, telling them she can’t do what they’re asking her to do. When explaining her past to Riko, Mollie said that she comes from a family with a long tradition of treating Pokémon, but she decided not to work in the Pokémon Center because not every Pokémon is affected. Traders can reach the center. Mollie’s desire to help injured wild Pokémon has clearly caused a bit of a rift with the extended family, to the point where Mollie won’t even enter the Pokémon Center.
Pokémon Horizons is making big changes to the franchise’s lore
Interestingly, at least one Nurse Joy treating wild Pokémon has been seen in the Orange Islands arc. She goes from island to island to help as much as she can, just like Mollie. There is certainly more to be discovered about Mollie and her connection to the Joy family, but this only confirms that Pokémon Horizon really intends to change many aspects of the beloved, but often repetitive, franchise.