Footprint

Footprints (Japanese: footprint) are the tracks left by a Pokémon. Each Pokémon with visible legs has a unique footprint that is displayed in the Pokédex of every game from Generation II through Generation V as well as Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
==In the core series games==
From Generation II through Generation V, when a Pokémon is , its footprint is included in the data added to its Pokédex entry and can be found on the first page. For those without a footprint, the area that footprints are displayed on remains blank.
When the player or other character moves on a snow or a sand tile, they leave footprints which quickly disappear after leaving them.
At the start of , and , a initially blocks the entrance to as he thinks he has found the footprints of a rare Pokémon there. It later turns out that they were his own.
In the Altering Cave of , footprints may be found as well.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! there's an item called Leaf Letter which is a gift item from Partner or with their footprints.
In the Pokémon Dream World, at the player's doorstep was the Footprint Mat, which showed the Pokémon that visited the player's home. When there was a pending Dream Pal request for the player, the Footprint Mat would glow. The footprint mat could be used to accept Dream Pal requests and visit the homes of players who visited the player's home. 
Some Pokémon feature a footprint in their design. has a footprint on its back which according to its Pokédex is made when they become adult by other Pokémon of their species. 's pincers look like footprints and leave like imprints on the snow. Galarian has footprint on its body which appear to help it mask itself with the ground to snap on prey with its jagged steel fins. 's footprints leave salt that is later used as a food ingredient.
===Footprint Ribbon===
Dr. Footstep on in Sinnoh is a footprint expert who can evaluate a Pokémon's friendship simply by looking at its tracks. In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, he will hand out a Footprint Ribbon to Pokémon with a high friendship value. Even Pokémon who do not have a footprint can be tested to get the Ribbon. Dr. Footstep has five different ratings on Pokémon friendship, which reflect the amount and size of hearts shown on the Friendship Pokétch application. The quotes vary depending on which Pokémon is being examined. Different Pokémon have different sets of responses, such as Pokémon saying that they are scary and shunned, and inorganic Pokémon such as only making the noise "Sssshhnnn". If a Pokémon receives a Level 5 rating, Dr. Footstep will award it a . 
The ribbon is given out by a in Shalour City in , by a at the Battle Resort in , and by a at the Hano Grand Resort in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. In these games, the Footprint Ribbon is given to Pokémon who have gained at least 30 levels since they were caught or received.
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the ribbon is again given out by Dr. Footstep. Unlike the original games, the ribbon is awarded to Pokémon who have gained at least 30 levels since they were caught or received. For "voiceless" Pokémon, however, the ribbon is given out for reaching max friendship instead. The following Pokémon are considered "voiceless":
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===Footprint Medal===
Honored Footprints has been featured in and in Generation VI games. It is a mark that is given to players who took 100,000 steps in the Hoenn, Unova, or Kalos region.
===Wi-Fi Plaza===
In the Wi-Fi Plaza in , , there are two long boards that several people can get access to. On these boards, the player has the ability to select one of six footprint types. Once the type has been selected, touching the canvas with the stylus can place footprints at will. The other people will also be doing this. The footprints will quickly go and walk off the canvas after the player has placed them.
===Swords of Justice footprints===
In The Crown Tundra expansion of , a side quest involves the player finding footprints belonging to the members of the Swords of Justice. The quest is introduced by Sonia when the player first finds a pair of unusual footprints near the Freeze Inn at Freezington. The player must collect data by tracking these footprints, with each pair of footprints constituting 2% of the data required to locate the Pokémon. The footprints are unique for each member of the Swords of Justice, and more footprints spawn than the required 50. Once the player has found 50 footprints (100% of the required data), Sonia can locate the Pokémon, causing it to spawn in a certain area of the Crown Tundra as a wanderer. Catching all these Pokémon and showing them to Sonia also allows the player to encounter and catch the Mythical Pokémon at Ballimere Lake.
===Pokédex entries===
Pokémon	Description
 	A bird that makes up for its poor flying with its fast foot speed. It races through grassy plains with powerful strides, leaving giant footprints up to four inches deep.
 	Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
 	Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back.
 	Rubbing its nose against the ground, it always wanders about back and forth in search of something. It is distinguished by the zigzag footprints it leaves.
 	Seemingly curious about people, they gather around footsteps they find on snowy mountains.
 	Cunning and cautious, this Pokémon survives by stealing food from others. It erases its tracks with swipes of its tail as it makes off with its plunder.
==In the side games==
===Wigglytuff's Guild===
Wigglytuff's Guild in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness judges a Pokémon's worth by its footprint. Before being allowed to enter, a Pokémon must stand on a grate in front of the guild entrance and have their footprint identified. Visitors or Guild members have to step on the grate to let the (usually ) verify whether they are wanted Pokémon. At a couple of points during the storyline and at any time after graduating, the player takes part in this sentry duty. It plays out as a mini-game where a series of Pokémon must be identified by their footprints, though more clues are provided over time. The game also notes the Pokémon who lack footprints in the scene where visits the guild.
===Pokémon Dream World===
In the Pokémon Dream World, when a player visits another's home, they leave the footprint of their Pokémon on the Footprint Mat. Clicking these footprints provides information about the visitor. They will flash when the visitor has made a Dream Pal request.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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In The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis, a invisible had left giant footprints behind after being released from the Dark Device.
In the Pikachu short Kanga Games, played in the snow making footprints. After that, it investigated 's footprints, Psyduck's faceprints, and giant prints that belonged to a .
In The Joy of Pokémon, found a trail of footprints and deduced that the footprints belonged to a and a woman with size 7 shoes, who turned out to be a Nurse Joy.
In A Shipful of Shivers, an Orange League Winner's Trophy from 300 years ago was stolen and the only clues that Officer Jenny had were a few footprints and a body imprint.
In Bound For Trouble, Ash's Pikachu and got lost and tied together before eventually being found by their friends when Misty's Togepi took notice at their footprints.
In Hello, Pummelo!, and visited the Palace of Victory on Pummelo Island, where footprints of the used by the Honored s of the Orange League are kept along with photos of them with their s. As of Enter The Dragonite, the footprints of the Pokémon that Ash used in his Full Battle against the Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader can be seen there as well.
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In Don't Touch That 'dile, Meowth's footprint was found by the police as they investigated the kidnapping of Professor Elm's .
In The Chikorita Rescue, Ash's Chikorita wanted to leave Ash and considered joining Team Rocket. She was offered a paper to sign and James added that her footprint would be legally binding if she couldn't write.
In Hour of the Houndour, a pack of wild stole a loaf of bread from 's backpack and left only footprints.
In Houndoom's Special Delivery, when Misty's Togepi got lost, Ash and his friends found it by tracking its footprints which were accompanied by 's footprints.
In Right On, Rhydon!, Pietra tracked a wild by its footprints to get a Pokémon that could dig a tunnel and not be afraid of water.
In An EGG-sighting Adventure!, when Ash's went missing, Officer Jenny used her 's spores to reveal footprints of the thief. One of the prints was suspected to belong to a or a , but it was actually Meowth's.
In A Claim to Flame!, approached Ash as a pair of Silver Conference officials and requested him to get a Silver Footprint Pokémon Panel in order to not get disqualified; however, it was only a trick to kidnap him and his Pikachu.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
In Big Meowth, Little Dreams (Part 1), a wild stirred up trouble while being invisible, however, despite being unnoticeable to the eye, its footprints weren't.
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In Taming of the Shroomish, in Rinshin Town, heard a story about a haunted mansion where mysterious footprints were found by construction workers. These footprints belonged to that lived there in a big group.
In A Hole Lotta Trouble, the Who's That Pokémon? segment had shown with its footprint. This is the only time where footprint was used in that segment.
In Showdown At Linoone, when May was cleaning her Poké Balls, she realized they were stolen by a mysterious thief who only left footprints. The culprit turned out to be a that belonged to Kimmy Shoney and had the Ability.
In A Real Cleffa-Hanger, when Max, and a wild got lost, the other main characters were looking for them by following their footprints.
In Going for a Spinda, Royce was a butler who could differentiate Claire's by its footprints.
In A Scare to Remember!, Pikachu, Meowth, and a got lost and left a bunch of footprints on the ground that helped Ash and his friends find them.
In The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, when Ash was feeling down after his loss against , handed him a poster Tracey had made with the footprints of residing at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
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In Like It or Lup It!, Team Rocket had stolen berries from a pile that belonged to a few wild Pokémon and a whose footprints could be found near the pile.
In Mass Hip-Po-Sis!, Ash and his friends found footprints of multiple that emerged from the sand after being called out by the one that got lost.
In Frozen on Their Tracks!, Looker was investigating human footprints in his secret mission.
In Gateway to Ruin!, where the main characters explore a cave in Mt. Coronet with a wild , they stumble upon footprints made by Team Galactic members.
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In Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild!, Ash's Scraggy ran away in the middle of the night from Ash and was tracked down by following his footprints.
In An Epic Defense Force!, Ash and his friends went to Pokéstar Studios with Luke and saw the "Pokémon Walk of Fame", which features footprints of Pokémon that star in movies.
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In A Stealthy Challenge!, Team Rocket followed what they thought were Ash and his friends' footprints only to realize that the footprints were made by one of 's inventions, the "Robo Step-by-Step".
In Mega Revelations!, was shown to have collected footprints of the Pokémon she and her had defeated together. After defeating Ash and his , she also had Pikachu add his paw print to her collection.
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In Getting a Jump on the Competition!, while on a field trip to Mount Lanakila, Ash and found what seemed to be footprints that were so big that believed that they were made by a 10-foot-tall undiscovered Pokémon. When Hala's evolved into a and punched the ground in happiness, it made the exact same mark that they thought was a footprint.
In The Long Vault Home!, marched away from the Pokémon School in the night, leaving only square footprints.
In This Magik Moment!, during the Alola Pokémon Quiz, a footprint of was shown as one of the quiz questions.
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In Settling the Scorbunny!, a left dirty footprints behind after stealing Ash's bag. When Goh's Rotom Phone scanned , it stated that it uses its fluffy tail to erase any footprints it leaves behind. 
In Restore and Renew!, Ash found a fossilized footprint made by an ancient Pokémon, which was implied to have been made by a .
In Chasing to the Finish!, Horace's last Trial Mission was to "follow three sets of virtuous footprints", which is a reference to a similar mission in The Crown Tundra expansion. It was during this mission that he .
====Gallery====
Footprints EP072.png|Footprints of in The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis
Footprints Squirtle PK03.png|Footprints of , and in Kanga Games
Footprints Kangaskhan PK03.png|Footprints of in Kanga Games
Footprints EP092.png|Footprints of and Nurse Joy in The Joy of Pokémon
Footprints EP104.png|Footprints of and in Bound For Trouble
Pummelo Hall of Fame.png|Footprints of , , and in Hello, Pummelo!
Pummelo Hall of Fame 2.png|Footprints of , , , , , and in Hello, Pummelo!
Pummelo Hall of Fame 3.png|Footprints of a few Pokémon in Hello, Pummelo!
Ash Orange League Hall of Fame.png|Footprints of , , , , , and in Hello, Pummelo!
Footprints EP117.png|Footprints of , Jessie, and James in Don't Touch That 'dile
Footprints EP150.png|Footprint of in Hour of the Houndour
Footprints EP180.png|Footprints of and in Houndoom's Special Delivery
Footprints EP204.png|Footprints of in Right On, Rhydon!
Footprints EP229.png|Footprint of in An EGG-sighting Adventure!
Footprints EP266.png|Footprint in A Claim to Flame!
Footprints HS09.png|Footprints of in Big Meowth, Little Dreams (Part 1)
Footprints AG009.png|Footprints of in Taming of the Shroomish
WTP AG022.png|'s footprint in Who's That Pokémon? from A Hole Lotta Trouble
Footprints AG112.png|Footprints of in Showdown At Linoone
Footprints AG134.png|Footprints of in A Real Cleffa-Hanger
Footprints AG089.png|Footprints of , and in A Scare to Remember!
Footprints DP007.png|Footprints of in Like It or Lup It!
Footprints DP044.png|Footprints of in Mass Hip-Po-Sis!
Footprints BW017.png|Footprints of in Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild!
Pokéstar Studios Walk of Fame.png|Pokémon Walk of Fame in An Epic Defense Force!
Pokéstar Studios Walk of Fame 2.png|Pokémon Walk of Fame in An Epic Defense Force!
Footprints XY030 1.png|Footprints in Mega Revelations!
Footprints XY030 2.png|Footprints in Mega Revelations!
Footprints Pangoro XY030.png|Footprints of Kremer's in Mega Revelations!
Footprints Krookodile XY030.png|Footprints of Seth's in Mega Revelations!
Footprints Pikachu XY030.png|Footprints of Ash's in Mega Revelations!
Footprints SM060.png|Footprints of in Getting a Jump on the Competition!
Footprints SM085.png|Footprints of in The Long Vault Home!
Morelull Footprint anime.png|'s footprint in This Magik Moment!
Footprints JN004.png|Footprints of in Settling the Scorbunny!
Footprints JN038.png|Footprints of in Restore and Renew!
===The Power of Us===
In The Power of Us, the Eternal Flame got stolen by Margo and her footprints could be seen under the UV light.
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
In The Treasure After the Storm!, left footprints that Roy followed to Fuecoco's location.
===Pokémon: Hisuian Snow===
In Fiery Reflections in Snow, Alec encountered Hisuian and which both left footprints in the snow.
====Gallery====
Footprints Zorua HIS2.png|Footprints of in Fiery Reflections in Snow
Footprints Zoroark HIS2.png|Footprints of in Fiery Reflections in Snow
== In TCG ==
SmeargleEvolvingSkies128.jpg|Smeargle (Evolving Skies 128)
MeowthFusionStrike199.jpg|Meowth (Fusion Strike 199)
EldegossEvolvingSkies16.jpg|Eldegoss (Evolving Skies 16)
MawileFusionStrike119.jpg|Mawile (Fusion Strike 119)
==See also==
* List of Pokémon by footprint
==Trivia==
* All Generation II glitch Pokémon have placeholder footprints with their index numbers embedded into them. This includes Pokémon index #252 (), #253 (), #254 (), #255 (), and #256 ().
* Despite footprints no longer being present in the game data of Pokémon Sun and Moon, several stickers featuring Pikachu's footprint are on the wall in Mimikyu's room in the abandoned .
* , , and leave no footprint, despite being depicted with feet in one or more of their media appearances.
** Jynx has been shown to have feet in the , and when using certain moves in .
** Chinchou is always depicted with stubby feet across its appearances in the , , and .
** Burmy's feet are visible when it is without any cloak, as depicted in its and in the animated series.
* Similarly, has no footprint despite being mentioned to leave them in its Pokédex entries.
==In other languages==
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