<P> In late season 9 , Rachel starts developing feelings for Joey , but fears he does not feel the same way anymore and has already moved on , especially when he starts dating Charlie . When the gang goes to Barbados for a convention from Ross ' work , Joey finds out about Rachel 's feelings , and even though he first says nothing can happen , he changes his mind when he sees Charlie and Ross kiss , and he goes back to Rachel 's room to be with her . They continue their relationship for several episodes and gain Ross ' approval after he realizes it 's been six years since his relationship with Rachel ended , and he should move on from that . When Rachel and Joey prepare for their first night together , however , they realize they 're too close as friends to make their relationship work , with Rachel instinctively slapping Joey away when he tries to touch her as she suddenly finds herself unable to get past the fact that it 's Joey touching her . After Chandler mentions how natural it was for him and Monica to make the transition from friends to lovers , Joey and Rachel realize they are n't on the same path and go back to being friends . At the end , when Chandler and Monica announce that they are moving into a house , Joey presents them with a housewarming gift of a chick and a duck , who are named Chick Jr. and Duck Jr . The pets remain in Joey 's apartment but were presumably given away to a shelter when Joey moved to LA . Soon after Chandler and Monica moved out , Joey moved to LA to focus on his acting career . That was the last time the 6 best friends hung out together . After Joey moved to LA he somehow completely forgot his best friends with whom he spent 10 + years of his life with and never visited them , called them or even mentioned them . His friends also appeared to have forgetten him and never tried to contact him . Joey took his Penguin pal Hugsy and his magna doodle to LA with him . </P>
where does joey go at the end of friends
to LA to focus on his acting career