Tangled Feet (Ability)

Tangled Feet ちどりあし
Tottering Steps
Flavor text
Generation IV
Raises evasion if Pokémon is confused.
Generation V
Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
Generation VI
Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
Generation VII
Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
Generation VIII
Raises evasiveness if the Pokémon is confused.
Generation IX
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness if it is confused.

Tangled Feet (Japanese: ちどりあし Tottering Steps) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

While a Pokémon with this Ability is confused, its evasion is doubled.

Outside of battle

Tangled Feet has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Tangled Feet

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0016   Pidgey
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled FeetGen IV+ Big Pecks
0017   Pidgeotto
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled FeetGen IV+ Big Pecks
0018   Pidgeot
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled FeetGen IV+ Big Pecks
0084   Doduo
Normal Flying Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet
0085   Dodrio
Normal Flying Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet
0327   Spinda
Normal Normal Own Tempo Tangled FeetGen IV+ Contrary
0441   Chatot
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks
0866   Mr. Rime
Ice Psychic Tangled Feet Screen Cleaner Ice Body
0973   Flamigo
Flying Fighting Scrappy Tangled Feet Costar
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Tangled Feet increases evasion by three stages when active.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness when it is confused or cross-eyed.
BSL こんらんしているか まどわしじょうたいに なると かいひしやすくなる
MDGtI Unavailable
SMD When the Pokémon is confused, its evasiveness goes up sharply!
MDRTDX When the Pokémon is Confused, its evasiveness goes up sharply.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In the TCG

Tangled Feet debuted as an Ability in the Pokémon Trading Card Game with Spinda from the Paradox Rift expansion. It allows the player to flip a coin if the Pokémon with this Ability is Confused and is about to receive damage from an attack from the opponent's Pokémon; if heads, the damage is prevented.

The following is a list of Pokémon cards with the Tangled Feet Ability.

Pokémon cards with Tangled Feet
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type Mark English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Spinda   G Paradox Rift     151/182 Ancient Roar     058/066

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蹣跚 Pùhnsāan
Mandarin 蹣跚 / 蹒跚 Pánshān
  French Pieds Confus
  German TaumelschrittIX+
FußangelIVVIII
  Italian Intricopiedi
  Korean 갈지자걸음 Galjija Geor'eum
  Brazilian Portuguese Pés Confusos
  Spanish Tumbos
  Vietnamese Lảo Đảo


Variations of the Ability Guts
GutsFlare BoostMarvel ScaleQuick FeetTangled FeetToxic Boost


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