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'''Dr. Footstep''' (Japanese: '''フトマキ''' ''Futomaki'') is a {{pkmn|games|game}} character who lives on the left side of {{rt|213|Sinnoh}} in a small house on the beach. An expert on footprints, he gives the {{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Footprint Ribbon}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who have friendly Pokémon. He determines this based on their [[footprint]]s. Somehow, he can tell how [[friendship|friendly]] a Pokémon is, even if it does not leave footprints.  

[[File:Dr Footstep.png|250px|thumb|Dr. Footstep's house in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}]]

Dr. Footstep first appears at the [[Seven Stars Restaurant]] where he is seen collecting the footprints of {{adv|Pearl}}'s [[Chatler]] and waits outside so he can get more. After Pearl and {{adv|Diamond}} finish a battle with some Trainers, Dr. Footstep appears to take the footprints of their Pokémon. He invites {{adv|Platinum}}, Diamond, and Pearl to his house so he can show them his collection. Soon after, they find an angry wild {{p|Hippowdon}} that sends them flying after Dr. Footstep collects its footprint. Dr. Footstep and Pearl land at [[Lake Valor]] and are carried by a wild {{p|Staraptor}} that carries them to the island in the lake. They eventually manage to swim back to shore where they find that Platinum and Diamond have defeated a pair of {{tc|Scientist}}s that attacked them. Dr. Footstep gives them a [[Footprint Ribbon]] as thanks and goes to take the scientists the proper authorities although he gets distracted by a wild {{p|Weavile}} along the way.

Much later, Dr. Footstep is seen waiting impatiently at a police station for the interrogation of the scientists to end so he can get the footprints of their Pokémon. He eventually decides to leave and once he exits the police station he finds himself transported to the [[Spear Pillar]] where Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, and [[Cynthia]] are battling the leader of [[Team Galactic]], [[Cyrus]]. When a {{p|Regigigas}} arrives to help the [[Sinnoh]] [[Pokédex holders]] battle Cyrus, Dr. Footstep takes its footprint to convey its feelings to everyone.

In {{chap|Platinum}} he, together with Sinnoh Pokémon Association Chairman, joins Diamond and Pearl for a short while but decides not to accompany them to [[Old Chateau]] when he realizes that he would have no changes of getting {{p|Rotom}}'s footprints, instead waiting with the Chairman. He is last seen after the battle with {{p|Giratina}}, explaining that the Pokémon has calmed down.

* Aside from his real name, he's also referred to as Dr. Footstep (Japanese: '''あしあとはかせ''' ''Dr. Footstep'') in the Japanese versions. English and European versions don't reflect that, treating the title as if it were actually his name.

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