Ditto (Japanese: メタモン Metamon) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. Ditto is an unique Pokémon because it can breed with any Pokémon in a Day Care Center regardless of its gender, except for another Ditto, Legendary (except for Manaphy and Phione) and Baby Pokémon. If a Pokémon can't breed with Ditto, it can't breed in any way.
Biology
Physiology
Ditto's appearance is very plain. It is a simple pinkish purple, amorphous blob, with two smalls dots as eyes and a long, curved mouth. Though it's appearance can be changed via Transform. A shiny Ditto is blue as opposed to the normal purple. Ditto's cry is also known to be the same as Poliwag's in the game series.
Game info
Game locations
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Red and Blue | Routes 13, 14, 15, 23, Cerulean Cave | Common |
| Yellow | Pokémon Mansion, Cerulean Cave | Uncommon |
| Gold and Silver | Routes 34, 35 | Common |
| Crystal | Routes 34 and 35 | Common |
| Ruby and Sapphire | Trade | None |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Routes 13, 14, 15, Pokémon Mansion, Cerulean Cave | Uncommon |
| Emerald | Desert Underpass | Common |
| Diamond and Pearl | Route 218 (Pokéradar) | Rare |
| Platinum | Trophy Garden | Rare |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Routes 34, 35, and 47 | Uncommon, Swarm |
| Black and White | Giant Chasm | Rare |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Giant Chasm | Rare |
| X and Y | Pokémon Village | Rare |
Side game locations
| Locations | |
|---|---|
| Game(s) | Area(s) |
| Pokémon Snap | Cave |
| Pokémon Channel | Bus Stop |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Everywhere |
| Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team | Frosty Forest (4F-9F) Fiery Field (10F, 20F) Buried Relic (16F-34F) Wish Cave (53F-64F) Joyous Tower (53F-64F) Oddity Cave (B1F-B15F) |
| Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness | Sky Stairway (1F-49F) |
| Pokémon Rumble | Silent Forest Windy Prairie Rocky Cave Fiery Furnace Bright Beach Eternal Tower |
Pokédex entries
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Learnset
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| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | Contest Cat. | Appeal | Jam |
| 1 | Transform | — | —% | 10 |  Normal
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Status | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
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In the anime
Ditto in the anime.
Ditto's first appearance was in IL037, where in a Trainer named Duplica owned one.
Gallery
Trivia
- In Generation IV, it's possible for Ditto to learn copied moves permanently by transforming into a Pokémon which knows Sketch, such as Smeargle.
- A battle between 2 Ditto will never end, granted the only move they know is Transform. The reason that this occurs is when one Ditto uses Transform, it will restore the PP on its own move, thus allowing it to Transform into the other Ditto forever. This is possibly the reason why no Trainers in any main series game have a Ditto in their party, in case the player has one.
- Ditto is one of the few Pokémon whose name is an actual word, along with Gloom, Golem and Persian, among others.
- Ditto's dictionary definition is "to duplicate".
- In Pokémon Red, Ditto is found in the Pokémon Mansion, which is the lab where Mewtwo experimentation was being done.
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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