Rad Rickshaw (Japanese:自転車人力Jitensha Jinriki) is the owner ofRad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop inEterna City.

In the games

If the player visits the Cycle Shop upon first visiting Eterna City, Rad is nowhere to be seen. He can be found arguing withTeam Galactic, campaigning them to return Pokémon that have been stolen from Eterna's Trainers (including his ownClefairy).

After the player has earned theForest Badge, they can useHM01 (Cut) to get past the barricade of trees at the entrance to theTeam Galactic Eterna Building. Once theTeam Galactic Grunts,Scientists, andCommanderJupiter have been defeated, all the Pokémon are returned to their Trainers.

As an act of gratitude, Rad will reward the player with a freeBicycle from his shop. If spoken with again, he will repeat the instructions for using the different gears of the Bicycle.

Pokémon

Clefairy

Sprites

Overworld sprite from Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

History

Diamond & Pearl arc

Rad Rickshaw first appears inRing Around the Roserade II, whenCynthia frees him from the Team Galactic Grunts that were keeping him tied in the Team Galactic Eterna Building. She cuts the ropes usingTru'sRazor Leaf that herSpiritomb kept by usingPsychic. After being freed, he notices that there is rice covering the leaves (spat byDia on Tru's back), and identifies it as being fromTwinleaf Town. AfterLady Berlitz gets her Forest Badge, Rad appears to theSinnoh Pokédex holders, believing they were the ones who saved him, and sends them three Bicycles as a token of gratitude.

Later inCautious Clefairy,Mr. Fuego asksPearl 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 atLake Valor.

On their way, he tells Pearl about theAncient Statue 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 bySaturn'sOctillery, 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 inCleaning Up Grimer, he gives Pearl a repaired Bicycle for him to go after Team Galactic.

Platinum arc

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

Pokémon

Cliff and Cliffette (CY: Pippirin and Pippiran)

Debut	Cautious Clefairy

Rad Rickshaw owns twoClefairy nicknamedCliff (Jp:ピッピりんPippirin) andCliffette (Jp:ピッピらんPippiran).

Cliff and Cliffette's only known move isLucky Chant.

Names

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