Rinto
リント Rinto
Rinto.png
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
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.

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

Traveling with

 
Rotom Phone

Achievements

Rinto has competed in the following competitions:

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 天﨑滉平 Kōhei Amasaki
English Khoi Dao
Arabic جوزيف عقيقي Joseph Akiki
European French Corentin Burki
Italian Davide Fumagalli
Polish Konrad Szymański
Brazilian Portuguese Filipe Gimenez
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 Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to Be a Leek Master!, 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 AshLeonCynthiaDianthaStevenLanceAlainIris
  Ultra RaihanFlintDrasnaVolknerMarnieBea
  Great KricketinaRintoDozerTony
  Normal KorrinaHaydenVisquezLobOliver


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