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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Ditto (disambiguation).

Ditto Transform Pokémon メタモン Metamon #132 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal
Abilities Limber Imposter Hidden Ability
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 35 (9.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Ditto Hatch time 5140 - 5396 steps
Height 1'00" 0.3 m	Weight 8.8 lbs. 4.0 kg
Base experience yield 61 Gen. I-IV 101 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Ditto (Japanese: メタモン Metamon) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It can breed with any Pokémon other than the Pokémon in the Undiscovered group and other Ditto, including some gender-unknown Pokémon, to produce Eggs of the other's species.

Biology

 

Duplica's Ditto transformed as a Pikachu

In its natural state, Ditto is a light-purple or pink, amorphous Pokémon with vestigial facial features. The face consists of a simple mouth and beady eyes. It also appears to have two pseudopods protruding from its body that it uses as arms. It is capable of transforming into an exact replica of any physical object, including its form and abilities. However, if Ditto tries to transform into something based on memory, it may get some of the details wrong.

Each Ditto has its own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to transforming. The anime and the TCG have shown that occasionally Ditto cannot change its face. It will also be unable to remain in a transformed state if it starts laughing. While its transformation ability allows it to get along with almost anything, it does not get along with its own kind. When two Ditto meet in the wild, they will attempt to transform into each other. It transforms into a rock when sleeping to avoid an attack. Ditto is never far from civilization or people. Ditto is the only Pokémon capable of using the Metal Powder and Quick Powder items.

In the anime

 

Shiny and normal-colored Ditto in the anime

Major appearances

Duplica's Ditto

In Ditto's Mysterious Mansion, Duplica and her Ditto used to perform for people, but the two had not had an audience since people saw that Ditto could not change its face. Ditto fixed that problem near the end of the episode, when it was captured by Team Rocket.

Other

In Hello Pummelo, Drake used a Ditto in a Full Battle against Ash at the Pummelo Stadium. It faced Ash's Pikachu, but ended up losing after Pikachu used Agility and then slammed its tail down on Ditto.

Sometime before Imitation Confrontation, Duplica found another Ditto, which she nicknamed Mini-Dit. This second Ditto could transform into an exact mirror image of anything, but it could not change its size.

In Unfair Weather Friends, a Ditto was Brodie's partner-in-crime. It reappeared in the same role in The Ribbon Cup Caper.

A Ditto appeared in PK15.

In Dealing With A Fierce Double Ditto Drama!, Narissa used two Ditto nicknamed Ditto 1 and Ditto 2. Ditto 2 is Shiny.

In Deceiving Appearances!, five Ditto were getting vaccinated at Aether Paradise. One of them escaped but was soon rescued. One of them reappeared in a flashback in A Masked Warning!. All of them reappeared in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.

In The Power of Us, Margo befriended a Ditto. It and a Teddiursa were targeted by Pokémon hunters looking for Zeraora, but they were saved by Zeraora, Ash, and his friends.

In A Talent for Imitation!, a Ditto works as a film actor because Transform is unusually efficient for impersonations. Its latest role was in a movie directed by Kublock, about Gardevoir twins, but it ran away due to Kublock's overly strict attitude and its increasing inability to use Transform as effectively. Ditto eventually ran into and befriended Team Rocket, who taught it how to overcome its nerves and regain its confidence. As a result, it returned to the set and production resumed without any further problems.

Minor appearances

In Flower Power, a Ditto was part of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.

In a flashback in Ignorance is Blissey, a Ditto was at the Pokémon Nurse School.

In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Ditto to the school's underage students for use in lessons.

A Ditto appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Ditto appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

A Trainer's Ditto appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.

A Trainer's Ditto appeared in I Choose You!.

In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Trainer's Ditto watched the battles of the Manalo Conference. It reappeared in Battling on the Wing!.

In Enter Pikachu!, Mew transformed into a Ditto during a fantasy while Professor Oak was teaching Goh and Chloe.

In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, two Ditto were in the Wild Area.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

 

Ditto in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Duplica and her Ditto are seen in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. Finding Ditto appealing, Misty decides to capture one of her own, but the plan is called off when Pikachu goes missing. Ditto also featured in a minicomic in which it transforms into Ash, harasses Misty and thereby getting Ash into a lot of pain.

Ditto was the first Pokémon Drake used against Ash in The Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader.

Magical Pokémon Journey

Main article: Master Ditto

In Magical Pokémon Journey, there is a ninja master named Master Ditto who appears several times in the manga. His first appearance is in The Wal Comes Tumbling Down.

Additionally, a group of Ditto appears in Excitement at the Hot Springs?!. The Ditto use Transform to mimic Pikachu and cause mischief.

Pocket Monsters HGSS

Red accidentally caught a Ditto with a Heavy Ball that was originally meant for the legendary beasts in PMHGSS04.

A Trainer's Ditto appeared in PMHGSS11.

Pokémon Adventures

 

Ditto in Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue chapter

Main article: Ditty

In Tauros the Tyrant, Ditto is one of the members on Green's team. As a master of transformation, Green uses Ditto extensively in her schemes, such as morphing over her face to disguise her appearance (like when she infiltrated the Silph Co. building disguised as Sabrina), camouflaging into its background for subterfuge, as well as forming a protective shield with Green's umbrella.

Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter

A Trainer's Ditto appeared in Gligar Glide, where it was seen in the Goldenrod Game Corner.

Ditto is seen later used by Team Rocket in Miltank Melee, to lure Crystal and Eusine away from Suicune and smother them when discovered. It was, however, defeated by Crystal's Hitmonchan, Monlee.

HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter

A Ditto appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

X & Y chapter

A Ditto appeared in Chesnaught Protects and Charizard Transforms as a resident of the Pokémon Village.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, Whitney owns a Ditto.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Ditto appeared in The Challenge at Celadon University!.

Shu caught a Ditto in The Trial for Moltres.

A Ditto appeared in GDZ23.

A Ditto appeared in GDZ50, under the ownership of a collector.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Green's Ditto debuted in The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!.

Giovanni was revealed to have a Ditto in Which One is the Real Clefairy!?. It transformed into a Clefairy so Giovanni could get revenge on Red.

A Ditto appeared in Part-Time Job At The Swimming Pool!!.

A Ditto appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Professor Oak owns a Ditto, as seen in Annual Big Cleaning Operation!!.

Pokémon Zensho

A Ditto first appeared in PZ06, under the ownership of Satoshi.

In the TCG

Main article: Ditto (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

 

A screenshot of Ditto in Melee

Ditto was originally intended to be one of the Pokémon randomly released from a Poké Ball. It would have transformed into a copy of the user's character and aided them in battle. However, processing problems forced its removal before the game's release. Ditto can be still be unlocked through the debug menu (which is only accessible through the use of Action Replay), though it does not do anything other than give 7-8% damage to those who touch it.

As for its official status, Ditto only appears as a random trophy and as a cameo in the Tournament Mode menu. In Winner Out or Loser Out tournaments, holding down L and R and pressing A will give the player a random character and color. The usual character image will instead be taken by a picture of Ditto.

Trophy information

Every Ditto has the ability to copy a Pokémon's entire cell structure in an instant and become its exact replica. They're terrible at remembering techniques, but when they use Transform, they temporarily learn all of their foe's moves. If a Ditto starts to laugh, it weakens and can't hold its transformation.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

 

Ditto in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Ditto appears as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, where it uses Transform to duplicate the shape of the summoning character while still maintaining its own color. It then attacks opposing fighters. Ditto also appears as a Spirit.

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  Ditto transformed into an Inkling

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  Ditto attacking in disguise

Detective Pikachu

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

A Ditto appeared in Detective Pikachu, under the ownership of Howard Clifford. For the majority of the movie, it assumed a human disguise known as Ms. Norman, but this was eventually uncovered during the final battle at Ryme City.

	Spoilers end here.

Game data

NPC appearances

 

Ditto in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

• Pokémon Pinball: Ditto appears on the Red Table blocking the evolution cave, once the evolution arrows are lit, it moves out of the way, allowing the player to evolve one of the Pokémon they have captured.
• Pokémon Trozei!: Ditto serves as a "wild card", meaning it can Trozei with any Pokémon and must be used to get rid of Jammer Balls. One will appear when a Trozei is made with more Pokémon than necessary and multiple appear at the beginning of a new round in Endless and Forever mode to clear out the remaining Pokémon.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Ditto is the guardian of Limestone Cavern and its Time Gear. It plays a major role in the Special Episode Here Comes Team Charm!.
• Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs: A Ditto under the ownership of Kasa appears as a boss at the Sky Fortress. It will transform into Entei, Raikou and Suicune to attack.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Metal Powder (100%)
Yellow*
Emerald		Metal Powder (5%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	Metal Powder (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Black	White	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
X	Y	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Sun	Moon	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Sword	Shield	Quick Powder (50%)	Metal Powder (5%)
Events*		Light Ball (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

While Ditto is Transformed into other Pokémon, type effectiveness depends on the type(s) of the Pokémon transformed into.

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

By breeding

By tutoring

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team   Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.8% Friend Area: Decrepit Lab Phrases 51%-100% HP Who should I copy next? 26%-50% HP I have only half my HP left... 1%-25% HP I'm out of it... I don't have the power to transform... Level up Yes! My level's up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Normal Poké Assist: (present) Normal Field move: (present) (None ×-) Not available in the past. Browser entry R-291 It transforms into Raikou, Entei, and Suicune to attack.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 47   Base Attack: 67 Base Defense: 47 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Normal Attack Power: ★★★★★ Transform Can be substituted for any other Pokémon in a match.			Pokémon Shuffle Normal Attack Power: 40 - 125  20 #706 Transform Changes up to three Ditto into other Support Pokémon.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 134 Base Attack: 91 Base Defense: 91 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Transform Charged Attacks: Struggle

Ditto first became available in Pokémon GO on November 23, 2016, disguised as other Pokémon in the wild. Players will only find out whether a Pokémon is a Ditto if successfully captured, upon which a cutscene will show the Pokémon transforming back into Ditto.^[1] Ditto can be used in Gym and Raid Battles, in which it will Transform into the first Pokémon it sees; however Ditto cannot be used in Trainer Battles.

As of June 20, 2020, wild Ditto may be disguised as any of the following species:

Wild Ditto can only be disguised as Pokémon whose Shiny forms are not currently available. Prior to the release of their Shiny forms, wild Ditto may have also been disguised as these species:

Evolution

Unevolved Ditto  Normal

Sprites

Generation I   Red Blue   Yellow   Red Green     Front Back   Front Back   Front Back

Generation II   Gold   Silver   Crystal         Front Back   Front Back   Front Back

Generation III   Ruby Sapphire   Emerald   FireRed LeafGreen         Front Back   Front Back   Front Back

Generation IV   Diamond Pearl   Platinum   HeartGold SoulSilver         Front Back   Front Back   Front Back

Generation V   Black White   Black 2 White 2     Front Back   Front Back

Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire     Front Back   Front Back

Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon     Front Back   Front Back

Generation VIII   Sword Shield   HOME

 For other sprites and images, please see Ditto images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Other sprites

Crystal credits' sprite

Trivia

• Ditto is the only Pokémon to date with a catch rate of 35. However, in Generations III and IV, if Ditto transforms into another Pokémon, its catch rate will become that of the new Pokémon.
• Ditto and Manaphy are the only Pokémon that are both able to breed yet unobtainable through breeding. Ditto, however, is the only one of the two that is not available at level 1 legally (legitimately the lowest level it is able to be is 10, in Generation II and its Generation IV remakes).
• In Pokémon Snap, Ditto takes the form of Bulbasaur in the Cave stage. The player can cause them to return to their Ditto form by hitting them with an object. When the player takes their picture, Ditto has the same eyes when it is transformed as when it is not. This trait is shared by Duplica's Ditto in the anime, although it was understood that this was not natural. Ditto cards from the EX Delta Species TCG expansion, the Clefairy Ditto that may appear in the Veilstone Game Corner's slot machines, and Howard Clifford's Ditto in Detective Pikachu also have this trait.
• Ditto is one of two Pokémon to have two different species-specific Stat-enhancing items associated with it, the other being Clamperl. Ditto's two associated items, the Metal Powder and Quick Powder, seem to be the same colors as Ditto's normal and Shiny forms, respectively.
• In Pokémon Rumble, since Transform was not programmed into the game, Ditto can only know Struggle. Since PP does not exist in Rumble, this makes Ditto the only Pokémon in Rumble that can use Struggle. However, Transform does exist in Pokémon Rumble Blast, so Ditto has a move.
• Ditto is the most common Pokémon in Pokémon Trozei!, appearing in every area. This is due to its ability to transform, enabling the player a way to advance further if no links are available before Ditto appears.
• Prior to Generation VI, Ditto and Poliwag had the same cry.
• Since Transform copies its target's stats (except HP), Ditto cannot utilize its Special Attack stat before Transforming, though it can use its Attack stat for Struggle and confusion damage.
• In Generation II, a transformed Ditto keeps its original purple color palette (blue if Shiny).
• Since Ditto's only move, Transform, cannot copy moves in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series and has only one PP, its only move after transforming is Struggle.
  • However, in Red/Blue Rescue Team and in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky, a player-controlled Ditto can learn the TM moves Vacuum-Cut and Wide Slash.
  • Since Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Ditto is able to get the moveset of the target Pokémon when it transforms.
• In Generation VI, Ditto is only given one move animation (despite the two animations minimum most Pokémon have for contact and non-contact moves).
• On October 4, 2017, The Pokémon Company posted a Ditto-themed music video onto their YouTube channel titled Dit-to Ditto.
• In Pokémon GO, Ditto appears in the wild disguised as other Pokémon. After being caught, it will reveal its true form. At one point, a large amount of Ditto were seen disguised as the then-unrevealed Mythical Pokémon, Meltan.
• Ditto is the only non-playable Pokémon that can be defeated in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• In Pokémon GO, Ditto and Shedinja are the only Pokémon that cannot be used in Trainer Battles.

Glitches

Index 000 post-capture

In Generation I, if the player manages to capture an 'M (00), it will still be in battle with the player, and the battle will not end. Catching 'M (00) again results in the second one becoming a Ditto of the same level.

Transform glitches

Main article: Transform glitches

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

Unused Pokémon design revealed in magazine interview

In the sixth issue of Best Buy's @Gamer magazine, Game Freak developers Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori revealed that Ditto was originally based on the iconic smiley face. Its eyes and mouth are exactly like ":)", which is an emoticon representing the smiley.

Additionally, Ditto strongly resembles an amoeba, a single-celled organism with no definite shape. This may emphasize its ability to alter its cellular composition. This could also explain why Ditto is unavailable through breeding, since single-celled organisms reproduce differently from multi-cellular plants and animals. It also could partially be based on an undifferentiated cell, a cell in the body that can change into any other cell by sampling it. In addition, it could have been based on a blob or modeling clay.

Name origin

Ditto's name is the English word ditto, meaning "that which has been said before" (itself from Italian, where it means "having been said"). It was also a brand name for spirit duplicators, and came to mean copies of master documents composed by those duplicators.

Metamon is a combination of metamorph and monster. Alternatively, Meta as a prefix can mean "all-encompassing," which Ditto's Transform move does do to Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese メタモン Metamon From metamorph and monster  French Métamorph From metamorph  Spanish Ditto Same as English name  German Ditto Same as English name  Italian Ditto Same as English name  Korean 메타몽 Metamong Transliteration of Japanese name  Cantonese Chinese 百變怪 Baakbin'gwaai Literally "Hundred transformation creature"  Mandarin Chinese 百變怪 / 百变怪 Bǎibiànguài Literally "Hundred transformation creature"

[hide]More languages  Greek Ντίτο Díto From English name  Hebrew דיטו Ditto Transcription of English name  Hindi दित्तो Ditto Transcription of English name  Russian Дитто Ditto Transcription of English name  Thai เมตามอน Metamon Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Duplica's Ditto
• Ditty
• Master Ditto
• Ditto (Pokémon Newspaper Strip)

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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