Rad Rickshaw/Manga/History

Rad Rickshaw first appears in Ring Around the Roserade II, when Cynthia frees him from the Galactic Grunts that were keeping him tied in the Team Galactic Eterna Building. She cuts the ropes using Tru's that her  kept by using. After being freed, he notices that there is rice covering the leaves (spat by on Tru's back), and identifies it as being from Twinleaf Town. After gets her Forest Badge, Rad appears to the  believing they were the ones who saved him and sends them three Bicycles as a token of gratitude.

Later in Cautious Clefairy, Mr. Fuego asks to deliver some nuts and bolts ordered by Rad Rickshaw. Pearl decides to use the opportunity to understand Team Galactic's intentions on kidnapping him back then. Arriving at Eterna City, he gets attacked by two Clefairy but, before hitting them back, Rad appears to stop him. He tells that the reason of his kidnapping was probably his Pokémon, Cliff and Cliffette, since the Clefairy are said to have come from the moon and he thinks they were collecting anything related to space. Pearl explains about his plan on preventing the release of the Galactic Bomb, and Rad decides to go with him on a tandem bike to make him arrive faster at Lake Valor.

On their way, he tells Pearl about the in Eterna City, and how he was interrogated about it by Team Galactic, since its history is well-known by the Rickshaw family. Upon arriving, Pearl bids farewell and goes to the center of the Lake, leaving Rad Rickshaw only to be attacked by Saturn's, being taken hostage again by Team Galactic. The Galactic Bomb explodes, but Rad is saved by Cliff and Cliffette. When he wakes up, he finds Pearl fallen in the middle of the Lake but doesn't know if he must chase the villains or help Pearl. To solve his confusion, Crasher Wake appears before him, making Rad overjoyed for seeing his idol. Later in Cleaning Up Grimer, he gives Pearl a repaired Bicycle for him to go after Team Galactic.

Rad Rickshaw last appears in Alternate Dimension Showdown II, being injured by 's rampage in Eterna City and rescued by his Pokémon once again.