Cacturne debuts in Chapter 240. Cacturne is first seen with Wally and his other Pokémon after Wally rescues the Mirage Island man. As they set off on a raft into the ocean, Wally sees Treecko's pokéball adrift in a bag. Wally has Cacturne use Needle Arm, relying on Cacturne's amazing aim to pin the bag against a rock without killing Treecko (or harming the pokédex). In Sky Pillar, Cacturne defends Wally against wild Pokémon.