Dr. Footstep

Dr. Footstep (Japanese: フトマキ Futomaki, あしあとはかせ Dr. Footstep) is a game character who lives on the left side of Route 213 in a small house on the beach. An expert on footprints, he gives the Footprint Ribbon to Trainers who have friendly Pokémon. He determines this based on their footprints.

Interestingly, he can tell what a Pokémon feels about their Trainer even if they do not leave footsteps.

Different Pokémon have different sets of responses, such as Template:T2 Pokémon saying that they are scary and shunned, and inorganic Pokémon such as Magnemite only make the noise "Sssshhnnn".

Levels and quotes

Dr. Footstep has four different ratings on Pokémon friendship. These reflect the amount and size of hearts shown on the Friendship Pokétch application. The quotes vary depending on which Pokémon is being examined.

Level 1 (no hearts)

• "Humans can't understand the cries of Pokémon, nor our feelings. However, there are some among us that understand human speech... Hehehe, Trainer, you're not bad for a human."
• "Others say there are people who aren't very nice to Pokémon. I wonder about Trainer... Will Trainer look after Pokémon nicely? Will I get to go all over with this Trainer? Can we be... Friends?"
• "Hnurr... Me? Uhm... I like to sleep most of the time. Oh, I like to eat, too. That's next. But what I really like to do is think. I'm a very deep thinker. When I think about the future of the Pokémon species... ...Hnurr...hunh? Oh, I forget where the time goes. Hnurrrr...
• "Is there any human that would grow to like us Pokémon? Well? Does Trainer like Pokémon? Pokémon doesn't like... Well, no, maybe not..."
• "Sssshhnnn...... ...... Ssshhhnnn...... Ssshhhnnn......"

Level 2 (one small heart)

• "If a Pokémon were to travel alone, it would be limited as to where it could go. But traveling with a human, a Pokémon would be able to travel farther afield to more distant cities and lands. Traveling with Trainer has been rewarding and reassuring. And very entertaining..."
• "Did Pokémon get stronger? Who is responsible for making me so? Is it Trainer's doing? Is the Trainer owed my thanks?"
• "This adventure with Trainer is lots of fun. Pokémon gets to go places where I can't go by myself. I get to battle Pokémon I've never seen before. I'm gonna get stronger and stronger for Trainer!"
• "Trainer trusts me, Pokémon, nicely without being scared. But Pokémon will be even scarier from now on. That's what we Pokémon do..."
• "Sssshhnnn...... ...... Ssshhhnnn...... Ssshhhnnn......"

Level 3 (two small hearts)

• "Some wild Pokémon frown upon others for traveling with humans. They jeer that the caught Pokémon have "forgotten the wild." But that view is mistaken. They have just never met a Trainer who could be a great partner. A great partner like Trainer, in other words..."
• "Trainer and Pokémon are alike in some ways. In humanspeak, we match up well. Does Trainer think so, too?
• "Pokémon and Trainer make a perfectly matched combo! I've seen all sorts of people so far... But Trainer understands Pokémon's feelings most! I'm a little hungry... You can tell, right?"
• "Hnurrr... I don't know how to begin saying this... I liked living quietly before I met Trainer. Sssh. But I'm getting to like travelling with Trainer. I think I'm getting sort of funky. Do you think I'm sort of funky? No? No funk for me? Hnurrr..."
• "Pokémon is starting to forget a little about being in the wild... But Pokémon isn't feeling sad. It's never boring with Trainer..."
• "Sssshhnnn...... ...... Ssshhhnnn...... Ssshhhnnn......"

Level 4 (two large hearts)

• "Trainer is... A remarkable human and Trainer. That I can always perform the best any Pokémon possibly can...I attribute that entirely to my partner Trainer. When we travel I can see wild Pokémon eying us enviously..."
• "If I can say there is friendship between Pokémon and people, will Pokémon's friends understand? But if you see Trainer and Pokémon, you will understand. Because Trainer and Pokémon are friends!"
• "There are no Pokémon that dislike humans... Only humans that dislike Pokémon... We Pokémon are especially shunned... But Trainer always treats me as a friend and partner..."
• "Hnurrr... Me? Uhm... Other Pokémon, they say to me... "You're not thinking, are you?" How insulting they should say so. It isn't true what they say. Think, think, think, I do that. All the time, I think hard how to help Trainer. I concentrate! Hnurrr...
• "Sssshhnnn...... ...... Ssshhhnnn...... Ssshhhnnn......"

If a Pokémon receives a Level 4 rating, Dr. Footstep will award it a Footprint Ribbon. File:RibbonFootprint.png

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