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[[File: | [[File:JunsarSugimori.png|thumb|left|Artwork of Jenny by [[Ken Sugimori]]]] | ||
[[File:Jenny Blue.png|thumb|right|Blue haired Jenny from EP002 - EP236]] | [[File:Jenny Blue.png|thumb|right|Blue haired Jenny from EP002 - EP236]] | ||
Officer Jenny is not a single entity. Rather, there are many Jennys working as police officers across the various regions of the [[Pokémon world]]. | Officer Jenny is not a single entity. Rather, there are many Jennys working as police officers across the various regions of the [[Pokémon world]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 30 May 2011
- Jenny redirects here. For the movie character from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, see Jenny (movie).
| Officer Jenny ジュンサー Junsar | |
 Art of Officer Jenny from the Best Wishes series | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Kanto, Orange Archipelago, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova |
| Relatives | Other Officer Jennys, Marble |
| Trainer class | None |
| Generation | I |
| Games | Yellow |
| Anime debut | Pokémon Emergency! |
| English voice actor | Megan Hollingshead (EP002-AG065) Jamie Davyous Owens (AG118-AG142) Emily Williams (AG188-DP166) Emily Jenness (Unova) |
| Japanese voice actor | Chinami Nishimura Chiaki Takahashi (BW) |
Officer Jenny (Japanese: ジュンサー Junsar) is the name by which the police officers who use Pokémon in their duties are referred to.
In the anime
Officer Jenny is not a single entity. Rather, there are many Jennys working as police officers across the various regions of the Pokémon world.
Generally, Officer Jennys are brave and determined, but mostly ineffective in their police duties. They fight against the likes of Team Rocket, Team Magma, Team Aqua and Team Galactic - among other miscellaneous criminals. The town/region where a certain Jenny comes from can be discerned by the symbol on their hats which always differs depending on location.
Although Jennys appear mostly identical, there is some minor divergence among them, as evidenced by Brock, who is able to recognize different Jennys on numerous occasions. Brock appears to be the only character who can tell them apart. However, each Jenny has a different symbol on her hat that indicates location. There seem to be two Viridian Jennys, as during the Indigo League, two Jennys with the same hat symbol (previously stated to belong to the Viridian City Jenny) were seen side-by-side. The Jennys of the Orange Archipelago are outfitted with uniforms of a distinctly lighter blue, almost white in color. The Unova region also have different looking Officer Jennys. Their hair is shorter and they have a different uniform.
Although there are many exceptions, Officer Jenny will generally have Growlithe to use as a police dog.
There is a very distinct parallel between the families of Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, and Don George. This may indicate some sort of relation or deeper connection. However, the only thing known about the three families is that they are apparently on good terms.
Ash's Squirtle was given to an Officer Jenny who fights fires. It is the leader of a group of four other Squirtle known as the "Squirtle Squad", who serve as the local firefighting team.
A young Officer Jenny named Marble appeared in Luxray Vision!. She was in charge of looking for "The Bandit Beauties Three." She was also voiced by 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura in Japanese, but voiced by Meghan McCracken in English.
An Officer Jenny from Kanto appeared in Stealing the Conversation! with a Chatot as her partner. Apparently, she had come all the way to Sinnoh to capture Jessie, James, and Meowth.
Pokémon
The following are Officer Jenny's usual Pokémon in the anime.
| Debut | The Case of the K-9 Caper! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| English | Tom Wayland |
- Main article: Officer Jenny's Growlithe
Growlithe is the most common species to be used by the Jenny family. The first one appeared in The Case of the K-9 Caper!.
| Debut | Mutiny in the Bounty |
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Arcanine is used by the Officer Jenny that helped Ash Ketchum and his friends track down Pokémon Hunter J.
Arcanine's only known move is Flamethrower.
Other
During the course of the anime, various individual Officer Jennys have had the following Pokémon:
| Debut | Pikachu Re-Volts |
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This Gastly, making its only appearance at Pikachu Re-Volts, was used by the Jenny on Mandarin Island North. It was able to use its ghost moves to find Butch, Cassidy and their Drowzee, who had brainwashed all of the other Pokémon on the island.
Gastly's only known move is Psywave.
| Debut | Spinarak Attack |
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This Spinarak is used by the Jenny in Catallia City as a living testament to the one that had stopped The Black Arachnid. It was only seen in Spinarak Attack.
Spinarak's known moves are String Shot and Spider Web.
| Debut | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki |
| English | Eric Stuart |
- Main article: Squirtle Squad
The Squirtle Squad was a gang of abandoned troublemakers until they were adopted by Officer Jenny, who uses them to fight fires. Their leader is Ash's Squirtle. They debuted in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad.
| Debut | Wobbu-Palooza! |
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The Officer Jenny in Wobbuffet Village uses this Wobbuffet to help her protect the order in the village. It is not used in battle. Its first and only appearance was in Wobbu-Palooza!.
None of Wobbuffet's moves are known.
This Jumpluff is used by a Jenny between Mahogany Town and Blackthorn City. It can sprinkle its spores in order to find footprints.
None of Jumpluff's moves are known.
| Debut | Hoenn Alone! |
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This Pidgeot is used by an Officer Jenny in a port town between Kanto and Hoenn. It is used to do searches for criminals from the air
Pidgeot's only known move is Fly.
| Debut | Gulpin it Down |
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The Officer Jenny in a town near Petalburg City used this Parasect to try to stop the mass army of Gulpin that were rioting around the town in Gulpin it Down.
Parasect's only known move is Stun Spore.
| Debut | Gulpin it Down |
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The same Officer Jenny in Gulpin it Down used this Tangela to try to stop the mass army of Gulpin that were rioting around the town.
Tangela's only known move is Vine Whip.
| Debut | Gulpin it Down |
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The Officer Jenny in a town near Petalburg City used this Meganium to try to stop the mass army of Gulpin that were rioting around the town.
Meganium's only known move is Razor Leaf.
Stunky is used by the Officer Jenny in Eterna City. She uses its poison attacks to stop criminals and suspects.
None of Stunky's moves are known, but its ability is Stench.
Buddy the Chatot is used by the Officer Jenny in a town near Snowpoint City. It was the officer's partner since a stake out in which Buddy caught a criminal. Its first and only appearance was in Stealing the Conversation!.
Buddy's known moves are Peck, FeatherDance and Steel Wing.
| Debut | BW021 |
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When a strange fog started to surround Skyarrow Bridge, the Officer Jenny of the area attempted to use her Swanna to clear it. However, this didn't work and both Jenny and Swanna quickly left to deal with an emergency.
Swanna's only known move is Defog.
| Debut | BW022 |
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The Officer Jenny in Castelia City owns two Herdier. Herdier may be what the Jennys of Unova use instead of Growlithe or Arcanine as they are not found in that region.
Mentioned
| Debut | Like a Meowth to a Flame |
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One of the Officer Jennys guarding the Ever Grande Conference mentioned that she owned a Blastoise, which she attempted to use to stop Team Rocket who had stolen the flame of Moltres. However, Nurse Joy stopped her since Blastoise could accidentally put the fire out.
Voice actors
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In the games
In Pokémon Yellow, Officer Jenny will give out a Squirtle in Vermilion City. Officer Jenny also replaces the generic male officer in Cerulean City.
In the manga
An Officer Jenny makes a brief cameo in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. She appears in a helicopter chasing after Team Rocket in the chapter Pikachu's Excellent Adventure. Generic police officers appear in the manga as well.
It is stated that Brock is the only character that can tell the Officer Jennys apart.
Trivia
- In the anime, her hair color changed; in early episodes it was blue, in recent episodes, it is green. This may be a result of the animators switching from cel-shading to digital coloring.
- No Officer Jenny has been seen with a Generation III Pokémon in her party.
- The Officer Jenny of LaRousse City is seen wearing a different uniform to all her counterparts, it being a far more elaborate version than the others (although it does retain the standard coloring and basic design scheme).
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ジュンサー Junsar | From 巡査 junsa (police) |
| English | Officer Jenny | Likely chosen for its similarity to the Japanese name. |
| Danish | Betjent Jenny | Direct translation of English name. |
| Finnish | Konstaapeli Jenny | Direct translation of English name. |
| French | Agent Jenny | Direct translation of English name. |
| German | Officer Rocky | |
| Spanish | Agente Mara | |
| Korean | 여경 Yeogyeong | Can translate as "female police" 女警. |
| Chinese | 君莎 Jūnshā | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
External links
- Junsar's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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