They better not be taking out the footprints permanently
It is SO hard to find Pokémon now.
Maybe that is the point, but that's the wrong way to make the game harder. It's just more frustrating. Most of the time I just walk my normal route and if I happen to see a Pokémon I catch it, but it's bothersome knowing there's a Ninetails *somewhere* but who knows in which direction even!!