Rinto

Rinto リント Rinto
Rinto
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Green
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer
Anime debut	Trials of a Budding Master!
English voice actor	Khoi Dao
Japanese voice actor	Kohei Amasaki

Rinto (Japanese: リント Rinto) is a recurring character who appeared in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

In the anime

Rinto and Ash

Rinto first appeared in Trials of a Budding Master!. He was first seen at Rock Tunnel, watching the World Coronation Series battle between Ash and Dozer. After seeing Farfetch'd run off after defeating Dozer's Gurdurr, Rinto spoke to Ash about Farfetch'd's huge potential. He then had a battle against Ash and Farfetch'd using his Gallade and won with just one move. Before he left, Rinto talked about the lack of synchrony between Ash and Farfetch'd and that he would like to battle Ash again when they became more in sync.

Rinto reappeared in Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!, where Ash re-encountered him at the Vermilion City Pokémon Center and learned that he was also a World Coronation Series participant. He had only recently entered the competition when they first met and was in the Normal Class at the time, hence why Ash was unable to get an official battle notification back then. Now, however, he was in the Great Class like Ash, meaning they could have an official match. When Ash told Rinto about his and Farfetch'd's training with Wikstrom at the Castle of Chivalry, Rinto revealed that he and Gallade had also trained there in the past.

Ash and Rinto chose to conduct their official rematch with the same Pokémon they used in their previous battle. During the match, Gallade sliced Farfetch'd's leek in two, but Ash improvised by having Farfetch'd mimic Wikstrom's Aegislash and use the remaining part of the leek as a shield. With this strategy, Farfetch'd was able to land several critical hits on Gallade and evolve into Sirfetch'd as a result. Rinto intentionally let Gallade take a hit from Sirfetch'd's Night Slash in order to activate Gallade's Ability, Justified. However, despite the power boost provided by this Ability, Gallade was still defeated. Afterward, Rinto admitted his defeat and that he too still had a lot to learn.

Character

Rinto is very observant and analytical, analyzing Ash's Farfetch'd and his battling style. Despite respecting other Trainers, Rinto acted with a certain amount of sarcasm towards Ash in his relationship with his Pokémon, such as ignoring Ash's presence and talking only to his opponent's Farfetch'd.

Pokémon

This listing is of Rinto's known Pokémon in the anime:

On hand

Gallade ♂

Debut	Trials of a Budding Master!
Voice actors
Japanese	Daisuke Namikawa
English	Marc Thompson

Gallade is Rinto's only known Pokémon. He first watched the World Coronation Series battle between Ash and Dozer. He then had a battle against Farfetch'd following its victory over Dozer's Gurdurr and won.

Gallade reappeared in a flashback in Searching for Chivalry!.

Gallade reappeared in Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!. He was used in a World Coronation Series match against Ash and his Farfetch'd, who ended up evolving mid-battle and defeating Gallade this time around.

Gallade's known moves are False Swipe, Night Slash, Close Combat, Psycho Cut, and Feint, and his Ability is Justified.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Achievements

Rinto has competed in the following competitions:

• World Coronation Series Rank: Unknown (Normal Class) (Trials of a Budding Master!)
• World Coronation Series Rank: Unknown (Great Class) (Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!)
• Castle of Chivalry Challenge - Participant (prior to Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!)

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 天﨑滉平 Kōhei Amasaki English Khoi Dao Italian Davide Fumagalli Polish Konrad Szymański Brazilian Portuguese Cid Fernandes Spanish Latin America Miguel Ángel Ruiz Spain Miguel Antelo

In the manga

Rinto in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Rinto appeared in JNM18, playing the same role as he does in the anime.

Pokémon

This listing is of Rinto's known Pokémon in the manga:

On hand

Gallade

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	リント Rinto
English, German, Italian, Latin American Spanish	Rinto	Same as his Japanese name
European Spanish	Risto	Similar to his English and Japanese names
Brazilian Portuguese	Renan	Similar to his English and Japanese names

Trainers in the World Coronation Series
Master Ash • Leon • Cynthia • Diantha • Steven • Lance • Alain • Iris Ultra Raihan • Flint • Drasna • Volkner • Marnie • Bea Great Kricketina • Rinto • Dozer • Tony Normal Korrina • Hayden • Visquez • Lob • Oliver

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