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 | |
 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 | Lee Quick (EP002-AG065) Jamie Davyous Owens (AG119-AG142) Emily Williams (AG188-DP166) Emily Jenness (BW006-Present) |
| 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 can be ineffective in their police duties. They fight against the likes of Team Rocket, Team Magma, Team Aqua and Team Galactic - among other miscellaneous criminals. Although there are many exceptions, Officer Jenny will generally have Growlithe to use as a police dog.
Although Jennys appear to be identical, there is some minor divergence among them, as evidenced by Brock. Brock is able to recognize different Jennys on numerous occasions; he appears to be the only character who can tell the Officer Jennys apart. The town/region where a certain Jenny comes from can be discerned by the symbol on their hats, which differs depending on 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 color. The Unova region is home to Officer Jennys that look distinctly different than those of other regions. The Unove Officer Jennys all have a tan-colored uniform, just as all of the other Jennys wore blue. Additionally, the Jennys of Unova don a much shorter hairstyle.
When the series was digitally recolored in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, starting with Love, Pokémon Style Jenny's hair became more of a greenish blue to match her Sugimori artwork. Before this, her hair appeared to be more blue in color.
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." The young Jenny was 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.
- 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 | A Venipede Stampede! |
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The Officer Jenny in Unova are commonly seen using Herdier, due to the fact that Growlithe aren't found in Unova. Officer Jenny's Herdier first appeared in Castelia City, where they tried to help curb the tide of invading Venipede. One later appeared in BW052.
Herdier's only known move is Shadow Ball.
Other
During the course of the anime, various individual Officer Jennys have had the following Pokémon:
- Main article: Squirtle Squad
The Squirtle Squad was a gang of abandoned trouble-making Squirtle until they were adopted by Officer Jenny, who uses them to fight fires. Their leader is Ash's Squirtle.
| Debut | Pikachu Re-Volts |
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This Gastly 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. It has an unusually high Special Defense, as it was later used to protect Ash from the combined attacks of the controlled Pokémon. Gastly is kept outside its Poké Ball.
Gastly's only known move is Psywave.
| Debut | Spinarak Attack |
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A Spinarak is used by the Jenny in Catallia City as a living testament to the Spinarak that had stopped The Black Arachnid.
Spinarak's known moves are String Shot and Spider Web.
| Debut | Wobbu-Palooza! |
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The Officer Jenny in Wobbuffet Village uses a Wobbuffet to help her protect the order in the village.
None of Wobbuffet's moves are known.
This Jumpluff is used by a Jenny somewhere on route from Mahogany Town to 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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| Debut | Gulpin it Down |
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The Officer Jenny in a town near Petalburg City used this Parasect, in addition to her Tangela and Meganium, to try to stop the mass army of Gulpin that were rioting around the town.
Parasect's only known move is Stun Spore.
| Debut | Gulpin it Down |
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| Debut | Gulpin it Down |
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The Officer Jenny in a town near Petalburg City used her Meganium, in addition to her Parasect and Tangela, to try to stop the mass army of Gulpin that were rioting around the town.
Meganium's only known move is Razor Leaf.
| Debut | Mutiny in the Bounty |
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Arcanine was used by the Officer Jenny that helped Ash and his friends track down Pokémon Hunter J.
Two more Arcanine were seen in Luxray Vision! under the ownership of an Officer Jenny.
Arcanine's only known move is Flamethrower.
This Stunky is used by the Officer Jenny in Eterna City. She uses its poison attacks to stop criminals and suspects. Stunky's ability is Stench.
None of Stunky's moves are known.
Buddy the Chatot is used by the Officer Jenny in a town near Snowpoint City. It had been the officer's partner since a stake out in which Buddy caught a criminal.
Buddy's known moves are Peck, FeatherDance and Steel Wing.
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.
Officer Jenny used Duosion to help locate a so-called "Dream Thief".
Duosion's known moves are Psywave, Psyshock, Flash Cannon and Protect.
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 out the fire.
None of Blastoise's moves are known.
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 Electric Tale of Pikachu 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
- 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).
- Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy and Don George all have Japanese names that begin with the kana ジ, while their English names all start with the same sound, dʒ. They also all happen to be part of a large, extended family.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| 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. |
| Dutch | Agent 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. |
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