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Rinto first appeared in [[JN051]]. He was first seen at [[Rock Tunnel]], watching the [[World Coronation Series]] {{pkmn|battle}} between {{Ash}} and [[Genba]]. After seeing {{p|Farfetch'd}} run off after defeating Genba's {{p|Gurdurr}}, Rinto spoke to Ash about Farfetch'd's huge potential. He then had a battle against Ash and Farfetch'd using his {{p|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.

In [[JN060]], Ash re-encountered Rinto at the [[Vermilion City]] [[Pokémon Center]], learning that he's 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 didn't 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 [[JN056|training]] with [[Wikstrom]] at the [[Hall 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 innovated by having Farfetch'd mimic Wikstrom's {{p|Aegislash}} and use the cut-off part of the leek as a shield. With this strategy, Farfetch'd was able to land several strong hits on Gallade and [[Evolution|evolve]] into {{AP|Sirfetch'd}} as a result. Rinto intentionally let Gallade take a hit from Sirfetch'd's {{m|Night Slash}} to activate Gallade's [[Ability]], {{a|Justified}}. However, despite the power boost provided by this Ability, Gallade was still defeated. Afterwards, Rinto admitted his defeat and that he too still had a lot to learn.

Gallade reappeared in, where he was used 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.