Walking Pokémon

Walking Pokémon are Pokémon that walk alongside their when they normally would be inside their Poké Balls outside of battle.
A walking Pokémon will follow behind its Trainer and can be interacted with by them. The first game that this appeared in was . This feature returns in and to a greater extent in , , , , and . Pokémon walking alongside their Trainers is a common occurrence in the as well as the Pokémon Adventures manga.
==In the core series games==
===Pokémon Yellow===
In , when the player runs into Professor Oak at the entrance of Pallet Town, a appears and attacks Oak, forcing him to capture it to keep the player out of danger. Back in the Oak Pokémon Research Lab, takes an , the Pokémon originally intended for the player, so Professor Oak gives the player the Pikachu that he caught instead. Pikachu refuses to stay in its Poké Ball and insists on following the player around on foot.
By turning around and talking to Pikachu, the player can learn how it feels and what it thinks about them. At the beginning of the game, Pikachu is unhappy to be stuck with the player. By using it in many battles and keeping it healthy, however, it will change its attitude towards the player. Pikachu displays a variety of expressions, including anger, shock, fear, and love, as it reacts to both the player and its surroundings. If Pikachu is traded to another game, evolved into a , then traded back, it will no longer be treated as the player's partner Pikachu.
Pikachu has many expressions, and some events will trigger certain expressions. For example, when it first meets the player, Pikachu is not happy to see them and will sometimes turn its back towards them. If the player decides to speak to Pikachu, a small image of its current emotion will pop up. The image also indicates how much Pikachu likes the player. When Pikachu enters the Pokémon Fan Club, it will fall in love with a , changing its expression again. When first going into the Sea Cottage, Bill, who was experimenting with his cellular teleportation device, is stuck in the form of a Pokémon. Pikachu will run to him and exchange confused looks. After Bill is rescued and transformed back to his original self, Pikachu will have a look of shock. Pikachu will also change its expression when it is inflicted with a status condition, such as , where Pikachu will feel sick, or . In Pewter City's Pokémon Center, there is a that will a lullaby if talked to, and Pikachu will fall asleep and not move unless awakened by the player—Nurse Joy will comment on Pikachu's sleep if talked to. When entering the Pokémon Tower, Pikachu will feel scared and shudder fearfully. If the player uses a fishing rod, then checks Pikachu, it will appear with a bucket over its head. Besides showing Pikachu's emotions and friendship, the image can also show several other 'events' such as when Pikachu learns , where it will shock the player. Also, if the player tries to use a Thunder Stone on it, Pikachu will shake its head in refusal.
If the player character jumps over a ledge and leaves Pikachu above it for a short while, Pikachu will start to dance. Pikachu also blocks the line of sight of NPC Trainers to the player; they will not approach the player for battle if Pikachu is standing in the way.
===Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum===
Amity Square, located on the north side of Hearthome City in Sinnoh, allows several select Pokémon to follow the player around within its borders. An expansion on the concept introduced in Pokémon Yellow, Amity Square allows the player's Pokémon to pick up Accessories for Super Contests and Berries, which vary depending on which Pokémon is allowed in.
Only 11 of the 493 Pokémon are allowed into Amity Square in : , , , , , , , , , , and . These Pokémon typically have some appearance elsewhere in Sinnoh, or are regarded as popular Pokémon in the franchise; most have somewhat of a mascot status due to appearing under the ownership of a main character of .
In Diamond and Pearl only, if the Pokémon is , it will not appear Shiny in the overworld. In , nine additional Pokémon are allowed into Amity Square: the Sinnoh region's first partner Pokémon and their evolutions. In addition, Amity Square itself has been redesigned and expanded.
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
Walking Pokémon return to their former prominence in , being able to walk with players throughout the entire game. 
The Pokémon in the player's party that would be sent into battle walks with the player in the overworld. This means that if the Pokémon in the first slot is fainted, the Pokémon in the second slot will walk with them, and so on.
When sent into battle, the player's walking Pokémon appears from the side rather than from a Poké Ball (like the in ). If a walking Pokémon uses a field move, such as or , it will be shown to use the move in the overworld.
There are few instances wherein the first Pokémon in the party will not follow players. For example, riding a bicycle will send the Pokémon back to its Poké Ball. Certain locations, such as Blackthorn Gym and the Global Terminal, also prohibit the walking Pokémon from following players. Large Pokémon, such as , will be sent back to their Poké Balls when entering most buildings. If the Pokémon is not following the player, it will be sent into battle from a Poké Ball instead of entering from the side, even if it would be walking with the player if it could.
Much like in other games, it is possible to interact with the walking Pokémon. Checking the Pokémon will cause a small image of its current mood to pop up (like in Pokémon Yellow). The walking Pokémon will also sometimes interact with the overworld; for example, an event Pichu becoming interested in a wild Pichu from the past in Ilex Forest, or an event allowing players to obtain a member of the Pokémon of Myth at level 1. Walking Pokémon will occasionally pick up Accessories, depending on the location it found the item. In some cases, the Pokémon will refuse to hand over the item it has picked up, and will remain angry at the player for a while after trying to take it. Certain Pokémon will react in a unique way if spoken to in a certain place. For example, speaking to a on Route 36 will cause it to imitate a tree. When the player calls or , they will give information on which Pokémon will react to the player's current location.
Some Pokémon will react either happily or unhappily depending on the environment they are in. For example, Fire-type Pokémon react unhappily if they are forced to walk in water on a beach. The game then states that the Pokémon does not like to get wet feet. The game also states that Fire-type Pokémon will appear unhappy for some reason if they are forced to enter a rainy route. Grass-type Pokémon will react unhappily if they are in icy terrains, such as Ice Path, or hotter places, such as Blackthorn Gym.
Sometimes, the walking Pokémon can find a Shiny Leaf, a very rare item, while walking on certain routes. When it is found by a Pokémon, it will have no apparent presence other than in that Pokémon's status screen. Once five Shiny Leaves are found, Lyra/Ethan will make a Leaf Crown out of the Shiny Leaves, which adds a star on the player's Trainer card.
When fishing, the odds of getting a bite are impacted by the friendship of the walking Pokémon. The higher the walking Pokémon's friendship is, the higher chance the player has of getting a bite.
When breaking rocks, the odds of finding an item are increased by flat 5% if the action is performed by the walking Pokémon.
Accessory	Accessory 	Location
 	White Fluff 	
 	Yellow Fluff 	
 	Pink Fluff 	Routes and
 	Brown Fluff 	
 	Black Fluff 	Routes and , Dark Cave
 	Orange Fluff 	Routes and
 	Round Pebble 	Routes , , , and , Mt. Moon
 	Glitter Boulder	
 	Snaggy Pebble 	Mt. Silver, Diglett's Cave
 	Black Pebble 	Dark Cave, Union Cave, Cerulean Cave, Rock Tunnel
 	Mini Pebble 	Routes and
 	Pink Scale 	Routes , , and , Azalea Town
 	Blue Scale 	Routes , , and , Mahogany Town, Lake of Rage, S.S. Aqua
 	Green Scale 	Routes and
 	Purple Scale 	, Lake of Rage
 	Big Scale 	Routes and , Olivine City
 	Narrow Scale 	, Lake of Rage
 	Blue Feather 	
 	Red Feather 	
 	Yellow Feather 	
 	White Feather 	
 	Black Moustache	Sprout Tower, Tohjo Falls
 	White Moustache	Sprout Tower, Tohjo Falls
 	Black Beard 	Sprout Tower, Bell Tower, Dragon's Den
 	White Beard 	Sprout Tower, Bell Tower, Dragon's Den
 	Small Leaf 	Routes and , Cherrygrove City
 	Big Leaf 	, Ilex Forest
 	Narrow Leaf 	
 	Shed Claw 	Mt. Mortar, Whirl Islands
 	Shed Horn 	Mt. Mortar, Whirl Islands
 	Thin Mushroom 	Ilex Forest, Viridian Forest
 	Thick Mushroom 	Ilex Forest, Viridian Forest
 	Stump 	Ilex Forest, Viridian Forest
 	Pretty Dewdrop 	Ilex Forest, Blackthorn City, Mt. Silver Cave, Viridian Forest, S.S. Aqua
 	Snow Crystal 	Ice Path, Mt. Silver Cave
 	Sparks 	Olivine Lighthouse,
 	Shimmering Fire	Burned Tower, Olivine Lighthouse
 	Mystic Fire 	Burned Tower, Olivine Lighthouse
 	Determination 	Ruins of Alph, Team Rocket HQ,
 	Peculiar Spoon 	Goldenrod Radio Tower,
 	Puffy Smoke 	Burned Tower, Bell Tower
 	Poison Extract 	Ruins of Alph, Team Rocket HQ, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave
 	Wealthy Coin 	S.S. Aqua,
 	Eerie Thing 	Ruins of Alph, Victory Road, Union Cave
 	Spring 	Goldenrod Radio Tower, ,
 	Seashell 	Whirl Islands
 	Shiny Powder 	Goldenrod Radio Tower, , Mt. Moon
 	Glitter Powder 	,
 	Red Flower 	, Ecruteak City
 	Pink Flower 	, Cherrygrove City
 	White Flower 	Routes and , National Park
 	Blue Flower 	, National Park
 	Orange Flower 	Routes and , National Park, Ecruteak City
 	Yellow Flower 	Routes and , Pallet Town, Viridian City, Pewter City, Cerulean City, Lavender Town, Vermilion City, Celadon City, Fuchsia City, Cinnabar Island, Saffron City, Violet City, Ecruteak City
====Non-player characters====
Certain non-player characters also let their Pokémon follow them around. follows / throughout the character's encounters with the player. Lance is accompanied by his during his raid on the Team Rocket HQ. Magnus is followed by his faithful during his tour of the Pokéathlon Dome. As a testament to his changed attitudes towards training his partners, 's stolen first partner Pokémon is let out of its Poké Ball during their training in the Dragon's Den. Notably, like the player's own walking Pokémon, those that are seen being sent into battle are correctly shown entering from the side of the screen rather than emerging from a Poké Ball.
====Gallery====
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HGSS Prerelease Larvitar sad.png| is unhappy
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===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
In , in the northwest of Humilau City, there is a house the player can visit. Inside is a who has a . She will ask the player to walk her Mienfoo, and if the player accepts, the Mienfoo will follow the player entirely around the building in the manner of a walking Pokémon from the previous generations. If the player walks with Mienfoo until it is satisfied, the Socialite will give the player a as a reward. However, if they quit before Mienfoo is satisfied, she will not give them an item and they will be unable to walk Mienfoo until the next day.
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
While the player themselves cannot walk with their own Pokémon, they are able to interact and play with multiple Pokémon found on the overworld. Hau's first partner Pokémon is often seen outside its Poké Ball, and Hau will lead with it, using a special animation where it appears without being released from its ball, until it reaches its final evolutionary form. According to the Ultra Recon Squad, s from Ultra Space typically do not keep their Pokémon in Poké Balls, as shown by Ultra Sun's s. The Recon Squad take to using Beast Balls after studying Alolan culture.
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
The ability for Pokémon from the player's party to follow the player around returned in this title. These Pokémon may find items for the player in specific locations, an action that can be repeated daily. In some cases, certain Pokémon will give distinct reactions to certain objects. The player can ride certain larger Pokémon, including , , , , , and . In addition, their partner, /, can always be seen riding on their shoulder or head regardless of what Pokémon they have selected to follow them.
====List of Ridable Pokémon====
Pokémon	Pokémon	Additional effects
 	 	Fly over obstaclesCan encounter flying wild Pokémon
 	 	Speed up
 	 	Speed up
 	 	N/A
 	 	Speed up
 	 	Unique animation for using Sky Dash
 	 	N/A
 	 	Can encounter flying wild Pokémon
 	 	Speed up
 	 	N/A
 	 	N/A
 	 	N/A
 	 	N/A
 	 	While using Sea Skim
 	 	While using Sea Skim
 	 	Fly over obstaclesCan encounter flying wild Pokémon
 	 	N/A
 	 	Fly over obstaclesCan encounter flying wild Pokémon
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
In , after completing the third trial in the Master Dojo, Mustard will allow the Pokémon in the player's first party slot to follow them around the Isle of Armor. Some will even follow the player into the water if they are a Pokémon capable of swimming or if they are a Pokémon or Pokémon capable of flying or levitating. Otherwise, Pokémon that do not follow these attributes will disappear if the player enters the water, but will reappear once the player reaches land. The speed at which Pokémon move will vary from individual Pokémon. This feature can be toggled off by an NPC in the Master Dojo if the player so wishes.
The feature carries over to the Crown Tundra once the player reaches Freezington and first meets the mayor, who will give the player the right to have the first Pokémon in their party follow them around the Crown Tundra. The same features from the Isle of Armor carry over, and likewise, the feature can be toggled off by an NPC in Freezington.
Walking Pokémon is exclusive to the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra locations, and does not carry over to mainland Galar.
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
In , the player may walk with a Pokémon after visiting Amity Square. Pokémon may follow the player in most outdoor areas, such as towns and routes, but are returned to their Poké Balls in indoor locations and certain other areas, like the lakes of Sinnoh.
While a Pokémon is walking, it may find a Berry. The game gives no indication of this until the player interacts with the Pokémon, when it will give them the Berry. The Berries a Pokémon can find are determined by its Nature; some Berries within each set appear to be rarer than others. If no walking Pokémon has found a Berry in the last 4 hours, then every 200 steps the Pokémon moves (whether to catch up with the player or by being pushed), it has a chance of finding a Berry. The chance of finding a Berry is tied to the Pokémon's friendship, with Pokémon with 1 friendship having approximately a 5% chance every 200 steps and Pokémon with 255 friendship having approximately a 45% chance. If the walking Pokémon has found a Berry and is put away or the game is reset (with a save point after it found the Berry), the Berry is lost; the timer still counts from when the Pokémon found the Berry.
Hardy, Brave, Adamant, Naughty, Bold, Impish, Hasty, Sassy, Quirky
Lonely, Docile, Timid, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, Careful
Relaxed, Lax, Serious, Jolly, Naive, Modest, Mild, Rash
===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet===
At the beginning of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, after Clavell leaves the three first partner Pokémon with the player, they will follow the player around Cabo Poco until they reach Nemona's house. After the player chooses one of them, the Let's Go! feature is unlocked. It allows the player to send out the lead Pokémon in their party to follow them around the overworld. New features introduced in this generation include auto-battling wild Pokémon and some Pokémon needing to meet certain criteria using the Let's Go! feature to evolve.
The Artazon Gym's test consists of finding 10 that will follow the player upon interacting with or defeating them.
In The Teal Mask DLC, will temporarily follow the player after they save it from the Loyal Three at the Dreaded Den.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon GO===
In Pokémon GO, the player can walk with one of their Pokémon as a Buddy Pokémon in order to earn Candy for that Pokémon's evolutionary line.
===Pokémon Ranger series===
In the Pokémon Ranger series, the captured Pokémon follow the player character.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Several walk with their s outside of their Poké Balls in the .
The most well known walking Pokémon in the series is Ash's Pikachu. On Ash's first day as a Trainer, Pikachu adamantly refused to go back into his Poké Ball after being sent out from it in Professor Oak's Laboratory, and afterward revealed to Ash that he did not like being inside the Ball. Although Ash insisted Pikachu to go inside for protection against the angry flock of , Pikachu still did not. Pikachu has not been inside of his, or any, Poké Ball since then, except for Mewtwo Strikes Back, where he was confined in one of 's Mewtwo Balls.
 is the only walking Pokémon in the series who does not have a Trainer while spending prolonged time with humans; as Jessie and James are his teammates assigned to him by rather than any of the three humans officially owning him. As seen several times in and during A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, Poké Balls will draw Meowth inside for a capture attempt, showing that he is still a wild Pokémon. In his case, however, he strongly resists capture and will attempt to break out of the device every time.
Misty's Togepi is another Pokémon in the series famous for never being recalled to a Poké Ball, and even more notably, having never been seen to be in a Poké Ball at all. Ash found it as an in Grampa Canyon in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, and it was cared for by until it was stolen by , subsequently hatching in 's arms. It served as a companion to Pikachu throughout the series from its debut until Misty's departure, and was eventually as a by Misty during her brief return in A Togepi Mirage!. Some do not count it as a walking Pokémon since it never had any Poké Ball, even though it acted like a caught Pokémon for an extensive period of time.
Several of Team Rocket's Pokémon travel with them out of their Poké Ball. As a running gag, Jessie's Wobbuffet emerges from his Poké Ball frequently, without his Trainer's asking, and often at inappropriate times. James's Chimecho and are also often outside of their Poké Balls.
Dawn's Piplup is typically a walking Pokémon. Although he was seen more often inside his Poké Ball at the beginning of , since Journey To The Unown!, Dawn often carries him around in her arms. In some episodes, Piplup is shown to ride on either her head or her shoulder. Unlike Pikachu, Piplup has not indicated that he has ever had a problem with staying inside his Poké Ball, and he will let himself be recalled before being used in Pokémon Contests so his entrance can be enhanced with the use of Ball Capsule and Seals.
Iris's Axew is another walking Pokémon, as instead of staying in a Poké Ball, he enjoys staying in Iris's hair. When the of the Village of Dragons first presented him to Iris, he was seen in a basket without a Poké Ball around it. As a , he now appears to stay in his Poké Ball.
Clemont's Dedenne is another walking Pokémon in , usually appearing in 's bag. While Dedenne was officially caught by Clemont, he caught Dedenne on Bonnie's request and allows her to take care of it. Clemont even left Dedenne in Bonnie's possession while he returned to Lumiose Gym to train for his battle with Ash.
In , all of Ash's classmates at the Pokémon School have at least one or two walking Pokémon alongside them, including Lana's Popplio, Mallow's Tsareena, Sophocles's Togedemaru, Kiawe's Turtonator, Snowy, Sophocles's Charjabug, Kiawe's Marowak, Sandy, and the Mythical Pokémon , although it was still a wild Pokémon as it was being taken care of. Ash himself has most of his Alolan Pokémon outside with him, including , who usually sleeps in his backpack, , , the Ultra Beast , and the Mythical Pokémon .
Goh's first partner Pokémon from Galar are another group of walking Pokémon in , as they usually stay out with him until two out of three evolved. Ash himself also gets another walking Pokémon in his , as he often had it stay outside its Poké Ball until it evolved.
====Main characters====
Pokémon 	Trainer	First appearance
Ash's Pikachu 	 	Pokémon, I Choose You!
 	None 	Pokémon Emergency!
Misty's Togetic as a 	 	Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
Mimey 	& 	It's Mr. Mime Time
Jessie's Wobbuffet 	Jessie 	Tricks of the Trade
Ash's Larvitar 	 	Hatch Me If You Can
James's Chimecho 	James 	Who's Flying Now?
Misty's Azurill 	 	The Scheme Team
James's Mime Jr. 	James 	Sweet Baby James
Dawn's Piplup 	 	Following A Maiden's Voyage!
Iris's Haxorus as an 	 	In The Shadow of Zekrom!
Clemont's Dedenne 	 	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!
Lana's Primarina as a / 	 	Alola to New Adventure!
Ash's Incineroar as a / 	 	Alola to New Adventure!
Mallow's Tsareena as a / 	 	Alola to New Adventure!
Sophocles's Togedemaru 	 	Alola to New Adventure!
Kiawe's Turtonator 	 	Alola to New Adventure!
Ash's Lycanroc as a 	 	The Guardian's Challenge!
Ash's Rowlet 	 	First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!
Snowy 	 	Getting to Know You!
Sophocles's Vikavolt as a	 	So Long, Sophocles!
Kiawe's Marowak 	 	A Crowning Moment of Truth!
Ash's Naganadel as a 	 	The Professors' New Adventure!
Sandy 	 	Where Are You Going, Eevee? Episode 1
Ash's Melmetal as a 	 	Evolving Research!
Mallow's Shaymin 	 	Memories in the Mist!
Goh's Cinderace as a / 	Goh 	Settling the Scorbunny!
Ash's Lucario as a 	 	Caring for a Mystery!
Goh's Inteleon as a 	Goh 	Toughing It Out!
Goh's Grookey 	Goh 	When a House is Not a Home!
====Recurring characters====
Pokémon 	Trainer 	First appearance
Nurse Joy's Chansey 	Nurse Joy 	Pokémon Emergency!
Giovanni's Persian 	 	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Officer Jenny's Growlithe	Officer Jenny 	The Case of the K-9 Caper!
Sparky 	Ritchie 	A Friend in Deed!
Officer Jenny's 	Officer Jenny 	Pikachu Re-Volts
Nurse Joy's Blissey 	Nurse Joy 	Ignorance is Blissey
Little Miss 	 	The Legend of Thunder!
Harrison's Houndoom 	 	Pop Goes the Sneasel
Peeko 	Mr. Briney 	On a Wingull and a Prayer
Thatcher's and 	Thatcher 	A Different Kind of Misty!
Brodie's 	Brodie 	Unfair Weather Friends
's 	 	Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry
Morrison's Metang as a 	Morrison 	Less is Morrison
Tyson's Meowth 	 	Like a Meowth to a Flame
Paul's Electivire as an 	Paul 	When Pokémon Worlds Collide
Angie's 	Angie 	Camping It Up!
Aaron's 	Aaron 	A Trainer and Child Reunion!
Buddy 	Officer Jenny 	Stealing the Conversation!
Nurse Joy's Audino 	Nurse Joy 	Dreams by the Yard Full!
Fennel's Munna 	Fennel 	Dreams by the Yard Full!
Luke's Zorua 	Luke 	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!
Luke's 	Luke 	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!
Cameron's Lucario 	 	Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!
Virgil's 	Virgil 	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
Alexa's 	Alexa 	The Journalist from Another Region!
Nurse Joy's Wigglytuff 	Nurse Joy 	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!
Sanpei's Greninja 	Sanpei 	A Rush of Ninja Wisdom'
Chespie 	Mairin 	Mega Evolution Special I
Korrina's Lucario 	 	Mega Revelations!
Lysandre's Pyroar 	Lysandre 	Mega Evolution Special II
Nurse Joy's Comfey 	Nurse Joy 	First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!
Gladion's Umbreon 	 	A Glaring Rivalry!
Ash's Pikachu (M20) 	 	I Choose You!
's 	 	A Dream Encounter!
Ilima's 	Ilima 	Turning Heads and Training Hard!
 	Acerola 	Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?
Professor Cerise's Yamper	Professor Cerise	Legend? Go! Friends? Go!
Nurse Joy's 	Nurse Joy 	Sobbing Sobble!
Chloe's Eevee 	Chloe 	To Train, or Not to Train!
Quillon's 	Quillon 	Leaping Toward the Dream!
Danika's 	Danika 	Trial on a Golden Scale!
Hop's 	Hop 	Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!
====Characters of the day====
Pokémon 	Trainer 	First appearance
's 	 	So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
 	Bailey 	Flower Power
Falkner's 	Falkner 	Fighting Flyer With Fire!
's 	 	Spell of the Unown: Entei
Whitney's 	Whitney 	A Goldenrod Opportunity
 	Dr. Anna 	Hassle in the Castle
Morty's Gengar 	Morty 	A Ghost of a Chance
Gigglybiff and Gigglybuff	 	Same Old Song and Dance
Julie's 	Julie 	Game Winning Assist
Julie's 	Julie 	Game Winning Assist
 	Dr. Abby 	Delcatty Got Your Tongue
Mr. Morita's 	Mr. Morita 	True Blue Swablu!
's 	 	Exploud and Clear!
Silver's 	Silver 	The Search for the Legend
Samantha's 	Samantha 	Once in a Mawile
 	Kimmy Shoney 	Showdown At Linoone
Queen Ilene's 	Queen Ilene 	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Keenan's 	Keenan 	All That Glitters is Not Golden!
's 	 	Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!
's 	 	The Grass Menagerie!
Paris's 	Paris 	Arriving in Style!
Newton Graceland's 	Newton Graceland	Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Mirror Ash's 	Mirror Ash 	The Cave of Mirrors!
Mirror Clemont's 	Mirror Clemont 	The Cave of Mirrors!
Verity's 	Verity 	I Choose You!
Sorrel's 	Sorrel 	I Choose You!
Cross's 	Cross 	I Choose You!
Toren's 	Toren 	The Power of Us
Risa's 	Risa 	The Power of Us
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
In , Liko, Roy, and Dot have their Paldea first partner Pokémon — , , and — walk with them. Liko's Hatenna also usually sat or rested in her hood before she evolved. Additionally, Dot's Tinkatink usually stayed outside her Poké Ball before she evolved.
====Main characters====
Pokémon 	Trainer 	First appearance
Liko's Floragato 	Liko 	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)
Nidothing/Dot's Quaxwell	Nidothing/Dot	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)
Pagogo 	Liko 	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)
Roy's Crocalor 	Roy 	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)
Liko's Hattrem as a 	Liko 	The Lonely Hatenna
Dot's Tinkatuff as a 	Nidothing/Dot	Tinkatink's Ideal Hammer
====Recurring characters====
Pokémon 	Trainer	First appearance
Ann's as a 	Ann 	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)
Murdock's Rockruff	Murdock	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)
Captain Pikachu 	Friede 	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)
Mollie's Chansey 	Mollie 	For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!
Orla's 	Orla 	For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
 and have a and who are kept out of their Poké Balls.
====List of walking Pokémon====
Pokémon 	Trainer	First appearance
Ash's Pikachu 	 	Hoppip, the Wind Calls!
Misty's Togepi	 	Hoppip, the Wind Calls!
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
 has a that he met under the floorboards of his house.
====List of walking Pokémon====
Pokémon	Trainer	First appearance
 	 	Pikachu, I See You!
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Kanto====
In the , Pika ('s ) went together with on a quest to find , which was mysteriously missing. During this journey with Yellow, Pika was walking outside of his Poké Ball, because Red's Poké Balls disappeared with him. This may be a reference to the fact that the player's follows him in .
====Hoenn====
From the onwards, Peeko (Mr. Briney's ) is often seen following him rather than kept inside of a Poké Ball.
===Movie adaptations===
Similar to the animated series, several Pokémon walk with their Trainers.
====List of walking Pokémon====
Pokémon 	Trainer	First appearance
Ash's Pikachu 	 	
Misty's Togepi 	 	
Dawn's Piplup 	 	
Iris's Axew 	 	
Clemont's Dedenne	 	
 	 	
Verity's 	Verity 	
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
As with the animated series, Ash and Dawn have walking Pokémon.
====List of walking Pokémon====
Pokémon 	Trainer	First appearance
Ash's Pikachu	 	PDP01
Dawn's Piplup	 	PDP02
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
Shu has a who is kept outside of his Poké Ball.
====List of walking Pokémon====
Pokémon 	Trainer	First appearance
Shu's Pikachu	Shu 	Shu and Pikachu's Debut!
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
 has some Pokémon that he kept outside of their Poké Balls.
====List of walking Pokémon====
Pokémon 	Trainer	First appearance
Red's Clefairy	 	Introducing the Pokémon, Clefairy!!
Red's Pikachu 	Red 	Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!!
Red's Togepi 	Red 	Hatch the Pokémon Egg!!
Red's Tyrogue 	Red 	Togepi's Determination
==In the novels==
===Pokémon Tales===
In Pikachu's Unparalleled Adventure, a boy has a Elekid and a girl has a Pikachu. Those Pokémon walk alongside their Trainers.
==In other media==
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Since Poké Balls are illegal in Ryme City, most Pokémon in are seen walking alongside their Trainers. Most notably, Harry Goodman's and Lucy Stevens's are never seen in a Poké Ball throughout the movie.
==Trivia==
* is the only series of to date to not have any walking Pokémon besides in 's .
* Pokémon Sun and Moon contains walking and running animations for Pokémon that mostly go unused. Some of them, however, are used in the games' function on the Rotom Pokédex. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon would expand on this with interactable NPC Pokémon the player could interact with. These animations would later be used in later core series games, as well as Pokémon GO.
==Related articles==
* Let's Go!
* Synchro Machine
==External links==
* Walking Pokémon in HGSS (Japanese)
* Gameplay & Gadgets: Side by Side!
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