Ditto

The Transform Pokémon
#132 - Ditto
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	1'00”
Weight	8.8 lbs.
Color	Purple
Gender Ratio	Genderless
Ability	Limber
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Ditto
Icon		Sprite
		File:132sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	48	Speed	48
Attack	48	Sp. Attack	48
Defense	48	Sp. Defense	48
Training Info
Catch Rate	{{{cat}}}	Hatch Steps	{{{hat}}}
Base Exp.	{{{exp}}}	Effort Points	{{{e1}}}
Happiness	{{{hap}}}
To Lv.100	{{{100}}}

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
< 132 >	< 092 >
Unova #	Johto (IV) #

Information

Ditto is a Pokémon known for its shapeshifting abilities. It resembles some small pink blob and knows only one technique, Transform. With Transform, Ditto can rearrange its molecular structure into another shape. It usually uses this move to imitate whatever Pokémon it is battling and the Pokémon's moveset. However, Ditto cannot transform well when acting only on memory, and making a Ditto laugh will also disrupt its transformations. It has found some other ingenious uses for the Transform ability, such as turning itself into a rock while sleeping to protect itself from predators.

Ditto are also sought after by Pokémon breeders. Ditto have a neutral gender, but with its shapeshifting abilities it can produce offspring with Pokémon of any gender, the only exception being the Pokémon that cannot produce offspring at all.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red, Green and Blue Versions, Ditto is found on Routes 13, 14, 15 and 23. They also appear in the Cerulean Cave. Ditto can be additionally found in the Pokémon Mansion in Pokémon: Yellow Version. In Pokémon: FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, Ditto can be found in all of these places save for Route 23.

Ditto are also found in Routes 34 and 35 in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. In Pokémon: Emerald Version, they are found in the Desert Underpass. And in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Versions, Ditto are found in Route 218 using the Pokéradar.

Other Games

Ditto appears in Pokémon Pinball, where it can be found in the Indigo Platau. Several Ditto are found in the Cave area of Pokémon Snap, disguised as Bulbasaur. The Ditto revert to their normal forms after being hit with Pester Balls. It also appears in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2.

In Pokémon Channel, it can be found at the bus stop on cloud days. In Pokémon Trozei! Ditto is found anywhere. Ditto is found in the Frosty Field, Firey Field, Buried Relic, Wish Cave, Joyous Cave and Oddity Cave areas of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.

Trivia

• Ditto appeared as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It seems that Ditto was at one point supposed to be in the game as one of the Pokémon that could be summoned from Pokéballs to aid the player (which is described in the official Nintendo Player's Guide). However, it must have been cut not long before release.
• Ditto has occasionally appeared in episodes of the Pokémon anime, usually in episodes involving the Ditto trainer Duplica. In the first episode she was trying to train a Ditto who could not change its face when it transformed; in the second, she was training a tiny Ditto that could not change its size while transforming.