Joey Wheeler ( World Championship ) Joey Wheeler , known as Katsuya Jonouchi ( 城之内克也 " Jōunouchi Katsuya " ) in the Japanese releases , is a character in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters " and " World Championship " video game series . This is a video game depiction of Joey Wheeler , a character from the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga and anime . Appearances . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters " , Jonouchi is a Level 1 opponent available from the start . In " " , Jonouchi is a Level 1 opponent available from the start . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters III : Tri - Holy God Advent " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Dark Duel Stories " , Joey is a Level 1 opponent available from the start . In " " , In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters 5 EX 1 " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Eternal Duelist Soul " , Joey is a Level 1 opponent available from the start . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters 6 EX 2 " , " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monster International " and " " , Joey is an opponent available from the start . When the player defeats the Ghouls , Odion , Rare Hunter , Arkana , Strings , Lumis and Umbra , their leader , Marik Ishtar , will possess Tea Gardner and get her to lead the player to the pyramid . There the player must Duel Tea and Joey , who are possessed by Marik , two Ghouls and Marik himself , in order to free Tea . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters 7 : The Duelcity Legend " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! The Sacred Cards " , Joey takes part in the Battle City tournament . He and Tea are both kidnapped by Marik . By threatening to kill Tea , Marik forces Yugi to Duel Joey , who has been brainwashed , in a death match . Yugi deliberately loses , but is rescued by the player . The player defeats Joey and helps free him from Marik ' s control , saving Yugi , Joey and Tea . Joey proceeds to the championship rounds afterwards . He defeats Odion , who poses as Marik , in and exposes him as not being Marik . Joey later loses to Yami Marik and is left in a coma , until the player defeats Marik . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters 8 : Reshef of Destruction " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Reshef of Destruction " , In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters EX 3 " and " Yu - Gi - Oh ! World Championship Tournament 2004 " , Joey is a Level 3 opponent . The player can unlock him by defeating all Level 2 opponents , at least five times , and by having " Jinzo " in their trunk and not their Deck . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Monsters International 2 " and " " , the player can Duel Joey at the card shop on Mondays and Saturdays , the K . C . Tower on Tuesdays and Wednesdays , the hometown on Thursdays and Fridays and the Coliseum on Sundays . Joey Duels the player at the K . C . Tower Tournament and in the Limitation Tournament , where the player cannot use Trap Card s . When the text " Where ' s Joey " appears on the screen , if the player talks to Joey , while they have " Time Wizard " in any of their Decks , Joey will challenge them to a Duel . In this Duel , each player has 2000 Life Points and use the same luck - based Decks . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! World Championship 2007 " , Joey , from " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Nightmare Troubadour " , is available as a ghost Duelist . In " Yu - Gi - Oh ! World Championship 2008 " , Joey appears with Yugi Muto , as a Tag Duel team , Yu - Jyo .