Officer Jenny
- 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 | |
 An Officer Jenny | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh |
| Relatives | Other Officer Jennys, Marble |
| Trainer class | no |
| Generation | I |
| Games | Yellow |
| Anime debut | Pokémon Emergency! |
| English voice actor | Megan Hollingshead (4Kids) Jamie Davyous Owens (4Kids) Kayzie Rogers (a/k/a Jamie Peacock, MMoP) Emily Williams (TPCi) |
| Japanese voice actor | Chinami Nishimura |
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. Her Japanese name is a play on 巡査 junsa, police; policeman.
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 were seen side-by-side. (We know that the symbol in question--a star--indicates Viridian due to previous episodes.) It can also be noted that the Jennys of the Orange Archipelago are outfitted with uniforms of a distinctly lighter blue, almost white in color. One of the Viridian Jennys maintains a fierce rivalry with the Jenny of Eterna City.
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 and Nurse Joy. This may indicate some sort of relation or deeper connection. However, the only thing known about the two 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.
Voice actors
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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.
Other
During the course of the anime, various individual Officer Jennys have had the following Pokémon:
| Debut | Pikachu Revolts |
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This Gastly, making its only appearance at Pikachu Revolts, was used by the Jenny on Mandarin Island. 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.
| 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.
| Debut | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shinichiro 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!
This Jumpluff is used by a Jenny between Mahogany Town and Blackthorn City. It can sprinkle its spores in order to find footprints.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
Stunky is used by the Officer Jenny in Eterna City. She uses its poison attacks to stop criminals and suspects.
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!
In the games
In Pokémon Yellow, Officer Jenny will give out a Squirtle in Vermilion City. An Officer Jenny also replaces the generic male officer in Cerulean City.
Trivia
- In the anime, her hair color changed; in early episodes it was blue, in recent episodes, it is green. However, 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).
In other languages
| 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. |
| Finnish | Konstaapeli Jenny | Direct translation of English name. |
| French | Agent Jenny | |
| German | Officer Rocky | |
| Spanish | Agente Mara | |
| Korean | 여경 Yeogyeong | Can translate as "female police" 女警. |
| Chinese | 君莎 Jūnshā | Phonetic translation of Japanese name. |
| Hebrew | שוטרת ג'ני Shoteret Jenny |
External links
- Junsar's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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