Rinka and Kenichi

(Japanese: リンカ Rinka) and (Japanese: ケンイチ Kenichi) are characters of the day who appeared in SM113.

Rinka and Kenichi are production assistants working for Alola TV under George Charino. As George was at a television set talking to and, Rinka and Kenichi came up to him and informed him that the lead actors of the television show (Japanese: サンサン三人はアローラドリンキュン The Sparkling Trio is Alola DrinKyun) would not make it to the studio because their plane from Sinnoh had been caught in a blizzard. The two then panicked and asked George for advice on how to make sure the program would still air. George then decided to cast, , and for one episode.

Trivia

 * Rinka and Kenichi are named and designed after their voice actors, Rinka Ōtani and Hyadain (whose real name is ), who are two of the co-hosts of Meet Up at the Pokémon House?.
 * Rinka's design is specifically modeled after her first-ever outfit on Pokénchi.