Pittapatt

is an Earth-attribute Rank E Yo-kai of the Mysterious tribe.

The Yo-kai Medallium bio reads; "A Yo-kai born from an old, used-up straw sandal. If you hear footsteps nearby but there's nobody in sight, Bakezōri might be there".

Abilities and Powers
Bakezori is the Yo-Kai responsible for when you think you heard footsteps behind you, as if someone was following you, but no one is there when you turn to check.

Origin
Bakezōri is based on the youkai of the same name, born from an old straw sandal: along with the Karakasa-obake it's one of the most common tsukumogami (youkai born from old items). They come alive at night and frolic around the house, but aside from the scares they may cause they're actually fairly harmless.

Furthermore, Bakezōri's habit of synchronizing its steps with a human's references a different youkai, called Betobeto-san: nominally a formless creature, illustrations usually depict it with a white, round body and no features except for a large, toothy mouth and two legs clad in wooden clogs. Betobeto-san is named after the sound its shoes make as it follows humans around, matching their pace and getting closer and closer, making the pursued victim shiver in fear. But if said victim simply steps to the side and says, "After you, Betobeto-san", the youkai will walk past them and leave them alone.

In northern Fukui, a similar creature which appears during sleet storms in winter is known as Pisha-ga-tsuku, the name coming from the "pisha pisha" sound its invisible feet make in the slush-filled streets.

In other languages

 * Japanese: 化け草履 Bakezōri
 * Korean: 외눈 짚신 Oenun Jipsin