Officer Jenny
- Jenny redirects here. For the movie character from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, see Jenny (M08).
| Officer Jenny ジュンサー Junsar | |
 Art of Officer Jenny from the XY series | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Auburn*, Amber* |
| Hair color | Cerulean*, Teal* |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Kanto, Orange Archipelago, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Decolore Islands, Kalos |
| Relatives | Other Officer Jennys, Marble, Unnamed brother/spouse (see trivia) |
| Generation | I |
| Games | Yellow |
| Anime debut | Pokémon Emergency! |
| English voice actor | Kanto-Sinnoh: Lee Quick (EP002-AG065) Jamie Davyous Owens (AG119-AG142) Maya Rosewood (AG155) Emily Williams (AG188-present) Unova-Decolore Islands: |
| Japanese voice actor | Kanto-Sinnoh: Chinami Nishimura Unova-Decolore Islands: |
Officer Jenny (Japanese: ジュンサー Junsar, usually referred to as ジュンサーさん Junsar-san) is the name by which the police officers who use Pokémon in their duties are referred to.
In the anime
Character
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, and 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). The Unova region is home to Officer Jennys that look distinctly different than those of other regions. The Unova Officer Jennys all have a tan-colored uniform, unlike the other Jennys that wore blue. Additionally, the Jennys of Unova don a much shorter hairstyle.
When the series became digitally animated in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, starting with Love, Pokémon Style Jenny's hair was colored in 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, Don George and Porter. This may indicate some sort of relation or deeper connection. However, the only thing known about the four families is that they are apparently on good terms.
History
In the Original series
Kanto
Officer Jenny made her debut in Pokémon Emergency. She was seen at the beginning of the episode warning the citizens of Viridian City of thieves in the area and to report suspicious-looking people immediately. Stopping Ash, who had his Pikachu in his arms, she suspected him of being a thief, but once she saw his Pokédex, she believed that he was a Pokémon Trainer, while also mentioning that three other Trainers had come through Viridian that day. Using her motorcycle, she brought Ash to the Pokémon Center, and once Pikachu was in the hands of Nurse Joy, she left. After Team Rocket broke into the Pokémon Center, however, she made her way back, but appearing just in time to see the center exploding from a combination of Pikachu's Thunder Shock and Koffing's Smog attacks. She stayed and helped Nurse Joy through the morning, assuring her that Ash and Misty will have no trouble getting through the Viridian Forest.
An Officer Jenny in HopHopHop Town in Hypno's Naptime investigates missing children as she placed posters of them for each one. She, along with Ash and his friends, find the source of the sleep waves which were causing the children to wander off in the Pokémon Lover's Club.
In The Kangaskhan Kid, Officer Jenny worked as a ranger in a Pokémon Reservation Area. After Ash attempted to throw a Poké Ball at a Chansey near some bushes, Officer Jenny appeared from the bushes wearing a Chansey hat. Officer Jenny took Ash and his friends to a station in the reserve. After letting the group off with a warning, she discovered Team Rocket trying to steal some Kangaskhan in the reserve.
In The Case of the K-9 Caper!, Officer Jenny was in her training facility where an officer disguised as a thief volunteered to help train the canine police unit. After Ash and his friends mistook the officer for an actual thief, Officer Jenny recruited them to her training unit. Officer Jenny began training the group at four in the morning, in which Ash struggled with the obstacle course. Team Rocket arrives in their van and mess things up using special gas that changes voices. They were able to subdue Officer Jenny using the Growlithe they controlled. But, after remembering the times it had with Officer Jenny, her Growlithe turned on Team Rocket, and the trio fled.
Orange Islands
In Pikachu Re-Volts, an Officer Jenny in Mandarin Island North noticed a bunch of Pokémon who disobeyed their Trainers. However, her Gastly was the only one who was unaffected by the problem, as Gastly was a Ghost-type Pokémon.
An Officer Jenny from Pinkan Island in In the Pink was in charge of the pink Pokémon on the island.
Johto
In Spinarak Attack, Officer Jenny used Spinarak in Catallia City after a crime from The Black Arachnid was stopped one hundred years ago.
Ash's Squirtle was loaned 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. They returned with Officer Jenny in The Fire-ing Squad! where they participated in the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix where they went up against Team Wartortle and won. After the contest, Officer Jenny left with Ash's Squirtle.
In An EGG-sighting Adventure!, Officer Jenny arrived in a Pokémon Center after Ash's Phanpy Egg disappeared. She claimed to be good at solving cases but got the suspects wrong.
In the Advanced Generation series
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Hoenn
In Gulpin it Down, Officer Jenny took care of a swarm of Gulpin that were eating all the food in a town.
In the Diamond & Pearl series
In All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, an Officer Jenny acted as one of the judges of the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest along with Mr. Sukizo and Nurse Joy.
In A Secret Sphere of Influence! an Officer Jenny from Eterna City was summoned to the Eterna Historical Museum. The Officer Jenny from Viridian City was also there too.
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.
In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, Officer Jenny competed in a Pokémon Hustle. She was undercover and tracked down two criminals named Crimson and Azure. She was able to get through the Pokémon Hustle and chased after the duo. After Ash defeated them, Officer Jenny successfully arrested them.
In the Best Wishes series
Unova
In Dreams by the Yard Full!, an Officer Jenny arrived in Striaton City when Dream Mist shrouded the city. At the Dreamyard, she discovered that the Team Rocket trio were responsible for the Dream Mist and questioned their appearance in Unova despite being Kanto-based. After Team Rocket got away using Woobat's Gust, Officer Jenny went after them. Another Officer Jenny chased after Team Rocket in A Rival Battle for Club Champ! after hearing about the incident in the Dreamyard. However, Officer Jenny was unable to catch them as they escaped with the help of Pierce.
Christie and Doyle helped out Officer Jenny to investigate missing Audino in Where Did You Go, Audino?. Despite their efforts, Ash's Roggenrola was credited on helping out the most.
In Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!, after Ash, Iris, and Cilan were trapped in a dream created by Leon's Beheeyem, Officer Jenny helped the group to escape the dream. They had to acknowledge that they were in the dream but since Meowth was still asleep, they were unable to get out. However, after Meowth fury swiped Leon, the group were able to escape the dream and Leon was then arrested by Officer Jenny.
In the XY series
In Lumiose City Pursuit!, Officer Jenny and another police officer evacuated the Lumiose City area when a Garchomp was on a rampage.
In Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!, Officer Jenny went up to Ash, Clemont, Bonnie and Serena after they saw some Rhyhorn racers running to where they were. Officer Jenny then took them to Odyssey Village after explaining that Rhyhorn racing took place there.
In To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!, she and Manectric chased after a smuggler named Dolan as he was stealing a bunch of Scatterbug and Spewpa. One of the Scatterbug fell out of Dolan's car and when Ash took it to a Pokémon Center, she roped Ash as she thought he was working for Dolan until Clemont cleared the whole situation by saying that the group wanted to help her in stopping Dolan. Officer Jenny, Ash, and his friends work together to track the smuggler. As Ash went to an abandoned laboratory and battled Dolan, Officer Jenny appeared and arrested the smuggler. The group releases all of the Scatterbug and Spewpa from Dolan's laboratory.
In A Conspiracy to Conquer!, Officer Jenny went to investigate at a radio observatory after getting a report that strange things were going on there. In the observatory, she ran into a Malamar who hypnotized her into becoming its accomplice. As a result, she took on the role of Madame X (Japanese: マダムＸ Madame X). Later, she went to a dark cave where Team Rocket were watching a video of Pikachu using his moves. Malamar hypnotized the trio except for Meowth, and Madame X went looking for Ash and his friends, with Team Rocket in tow. She found them by a tree, and Malamar took Pikachu with them to the radio observatory. Malamar hypnotizes Pikachu, who was soon under Madame X's control. When Ash and Meowth arrived, Ash's friends became hypnotized by Malamar and the duo encounter Madame X in the observation chamber. She has Pikachu use Thunderbolt on his own Trainer, but Ash withheld himself and got through to Pikachu. The Automatic Pikachu Retrieving Device that Clemont built earlier entered the observatory and crashes at Malamar. Officer Jenny went back to normal, and she and the gang went after Malamar, who led them to a room containing the system of great significance. Since everyone saw what Malamar was doing, it destroyed the mind-control device it was building before fleeing.
The Officer Jenny involved with the Malamar appeared in Facing the Grand Design!. She went to Grace Tower to investigate the evil Malamar's whereabouts. She again met up with Ash, his friends and Team Rocket, and asked both sides to call it a truce, even though Team Rocket were the enemies of Ash and his friends. When Malamar and its two fellow ones activated the crystals to distort the Pokémon world, Officer Jenny was about to conduct a plan to stop the crystals, but two of the evil Malamar caught her and the group. Officer Jenny was held by Malamar's Psychic, but was freed later on with the help of the good Malamar and Inkay from the forest. She sent out her Manectric to prevent the crystals from working any further. After stopping the three evil Malamar's plan for the second time, she attempted to arrest them, but the antagonistic Malamar escaped by going into the merged crystals.
In Confronting the Darkness, Officer Jenny was investigating a Clembot wrecking havoc in the Lumiose City warehouses. She mistook Clemont's Clembot as the culprit, to the point that she had to make an arrest in the Lumiose Gym. Later, when Clemont and Belmondo had their battle, she attempted to arrest Belmondo, but Clemont wanted to finish the battle. Using Luxray, Clemont was able to defeat Belmondo, and Belmondo was taken into custody.
Pokémon
Recurring
The following are Pokémon that recurrently appear with Officer Jenny in the anime.
| Debut | The Case of the K-9 Caper |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi Mitsuru Ogata Kōichi Sakaguchi |
| English | Maddie Blaustein Katsuyuki Konishi Tom Wayland |
- Main article: Officer Jenny's Growlithe
| Debut | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki Ikue Ohtani |
| English | Eric Stuart |
- 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.
When a strange fog started to surround the 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.
Several Swanna were owned by another Officer Jenny in Crisis at Ferroseed Research! and were used to help control the moss growth happening around the Ferroseed Research Institute by using Ice-type moves.
| Debut | A Venipede Stampede! |
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Officer Jenny's Herdier first appeared in Castelia City, where they tried to help curb the tide of invading Venipede.
One later appeared in Ash Versus the Champion!.
Herdier's only known move is Shadow Ball.
| Debut | Grooming Furfrou! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kensuke Satō |
- Main article: Officer Jenny's Manectric
Manectric is Officer Jenny's main battling Pokémon from Kalos.
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Other
During the course of the anime, various individual Officer Jennys have had the following Pokémon:
| Debut | Pikachu Re-Volts |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Ed Paul |
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, being immune to the brainwash itself. 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 en 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 | 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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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.
None of Stunky's moves are known, and its Ability is Stench.
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. It was not given a nickname in the Japanese version.
Buddy's known moves are Peck, Feather Dance and Steel Wing.
| Debut | Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Megumi Hayashibara |
| English | Erica Schroeder |
Officer Jenny used Duosion to help locate a so-called "Dream Thief".
Duosion's known moves are Psywave, Psyshock, Flash Cannon and Protect.
An Officer Jenny in Undella Town used Ferrothorn in an attempt to catch a Dragonite.
Ferrothorn's only known move is Flash Cannon.
| Debut | The Pirates of Decolore! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Carter Cathcart |
During their travels through the Decolore Islands, Ash and his friends encountered a group of Water-type Pokémon who were stealing food from their ferry, with Croconaw as their leader. All four Pokémon in the so-called Pirate gang had been abandoned by their Trainers and were distrustful of humans. Ash battled Croconaw and Azumarill with Snivy and Pignite and won, forcing the pirates to hand over what they had stolen. Croconaw then led its friends to save a group of Darumaka that were being swept out to sea, and found it enjoyed rescuing others. As a result, the pirates joined up with Officer Jenny as a Water Rescue Squad.
Croconaw's known moves are Water Gun, Hydro Pump, Hidden Power and Iron Tail.
| Debut | The Pirates of Decolore! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Kayzie Rogers |
Azumarill was a powerful and eager member of Croconaw's pirate gang, who had no problems with stealing food from humans. It battled Snivy and Pignite alongside Croconaw but was defeated. However, it did assist in the rescue of the Darumaka before happily joining Officer Jenny.
Azumarill's known moves are Water Gun, Bubble Beam, Slam and Hydro Pump.
| Debut | The Pirates of Decolore! |
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Octillery was another powerful member of Croconaw's pirate gang, and would often battle any Pokémon it came across. Like the other Pokémon in the gang, Octillery was abandoned by its Trainer. However, it had a happy ending and also joined Officer Jenny's new squad.
Octillery's known moves are Constrict, Aurora Beam and Water Gun.
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.
Temporary
| Debut | A Conspiracy to Conquer! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kensuke Satō |
| English | Marc Thompson |
- Main article: Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime → Malamar
During their journey through Kalos, the gang encountered a villain named Madame X who used her Malamar to hypnotize them. During their attempts to free themselves, they found that Madame X was actually Officer Jenny and it was actually Malamar who was the true villain of the story, using its powers to control others. Eventually Ash and Team Rocket combined their Pokémon's attacks and managed to defeat the evil Pokémon, which nevertheless managed to escape.
Malamar's known moves at the time were Hypnosis and Psychic.
| Debut | A Conspiracy to Conquer! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Megumi Satō |
| English | Haven Paschall |
- Main article: Jessie's Pumpkaboo
During her time as Madame X, Officer Jenny took control of Pumpkaboo.
| Debut | A Conspiracy to Conquer! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kenta Miyake |
| English | Michael Liscio Jr. |
- Main article: James's Inkay
During her time as Madame X, Officer Jenny took control of Inkay.
| Debut | A Conspiracy to Conquer! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Yūji Ueda |
| English | Kayzie Rogers |
- Main article: Jessie's Wobbuffet
During her time as Madame X, Officer Jenny took control of Wobbuffet.
| Debut | A Conspiracy to Conquer! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Ikue Ohtani |
| English | Ikue Ohtani |
- Main article: Ash's Pikachu
During her time as Madame X, Officer Jenny took control of Pikachu with Malamar's help and forced him to attack Ash.
| Debut | A Conspiracy to Conquer! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Megumi Satō |
| English | Megumi Satō |
- Main article: Clemont's Dedenne
During her time as Madame X, Officer Jenny took control of Dedenne.
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Artwork
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Official artwork from the Advanced Generation series |
Official artwork from the Best Wishes series |
In the games
In Pokémon Yellow, Officer Jenny will give out a Squirtle in Vermilion City, as a reference to Ash's Squirtle in the anime. Officer Jenny also replaces the generic male officer in Cerulean City.
Pokémon
Gives away
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Appearance
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Quotes
Cerulean City
- "These poor people here were robbed. We're postive that Team Rocket is behind this terrible deed. Even our Police Force has trouble with the Rockets!"
Vermilion City
- Before obtaining the Thunder Badge
- "I just caught a Squirtle that was always getting into mischief. I think it needs a good trainer to get it straight."
- After obtaining the Thunder Badge
- "You have the Thunder Badge!? You must be a good trainer! I just caught a Squirtle that was always getting into mischief. Would you take good care of it?"
- No: "Oh... What am I to do now?"
- Yes: (after giving the Squirtle to the player) "OK! Please treat Squirtle right!"
- If talked to again
- "How is Squirtle doing?"
In the manga
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.
In the movie adaptations
Officer Jenny appeared in The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa.
Trivia
- In The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, the Officer Jenny of Cerulean City refers to the one in Viridian City as her sister-in-law. This implies that one of them is married, probably the one in Viridian City since the Cerulean Jenny didn't mention a spouse when Brock asked her out.
- 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.
- Similar to Nurse Joy, Jenny is a last name, Marble being one example.
- The Officer Jennys in Kanto, the Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh can be told apart by the design of the symbol on their hat, while the Jennys of Unova and Kalos are told apart by the color of the symbol.
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. |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Oficial Jenny | Oficial means Officer in Portuguese. |
| French | Agent Jenny | Direct translation of English name. |
| German | Officer Rocky | |
| Dutch | Agent Jenny | |
| Spanish | Agente Mara | |
| Korean | 여경 Yeogyeong | Can translate as "female police" 女警. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 君莎 Jūnshā | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 君莎 Gwānsā | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
| Finnish | Konstaapeli Jenny | Translation of English name. |
| Romanian | Polițista Jenny | Translates as Policewoman Jenny. |
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