Ditto

() is a -type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. Ditto is a unique Pokémon because of the ability to breed with any Pokémon except for another Ditto or Pokémon in the Undiscovered Egg group.
==Biology==
===Appearance===
Ditto's appearance is very plain. It is a simple, pinkish-purple, amorphous blob, with two small dots as eyes and a long, curved mouth.
Shiny Ditto have a light-blueish appearance.
===Behavior===
Ditto will transform into anything it sees, even inanimate objects. When it sees an enemy, it will change its DNA code to match theirs. It avoids being attacked while sleeping by changing its appearance to look like a rock. While trying to transform into something from memory, it will get details wrong. They will try to befriend other Pokémon by transforming into one of their kind. However, they are hostile to each other.
===Natural abilities===
Ditto is capable of transforming itself into anything perfectly. However, it only knows one move, Transform, and when battling, it will transform into the opponent's Pokémon. In the anime and the movies, it has been shown that it will keep its face if it transforms into a human, and when it transforms into a large Pokémon, it will be smaller. Its transformation will fail if it is made to laugh. Some Ditto are better at transforming than others. They are hermaphroditic and can breed with any breedable Pokémon.
==Evolution==
Ditto does not evolve.
==Game info==
===Game locations===
====Side game locations====
===Pokédex entries===
===Stats===
===Learnset===
====Leveling====
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====TM/HM====
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This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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Generation III=
This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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Generation I=
This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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====Breeding====
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Breeding.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Breeding.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Breeding.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Breeding.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Breeding.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Breeding.
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====Tutoring====
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Tutoring.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Tutoring.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Tutoring.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Tutoring.
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This Pokémon learns no moves by Tutoring.
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Generation II=
This Pokémon learns no moves by Tutoring.
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Ditto 1.png|A Ditto in the anime.
Ditto 2.png|A Shiny Ditto in the anime.
Ditto's first appearance was in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion, wherein a Trainer named Duplica owned one.
*Duplica's Ditto
*Ditto (MS021)
*Ditto (SM046)
*Ditto (PJ019)
===Movie===
Howard Clifford's Ditto is the true secondary main antagonist of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. It is genetically modified to be able to evolve beyond Pokémon, such as humans, but it was forced to wear sunglasses to hide its bidding eyes when disguising as a human. Its first main disguise as a human was Ms. Norman, and it even impersonated Howard's own son, Roger Clifford, and the intern reporter Lucy Stevens.
==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 two Ditto would be perpetual, as the only move that 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 an infinite amount of times. 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's cry is known to be similar to Poliwag and Jigglypuff's in the game series.
*Ditto used to be the only non-legendary Pokémon that can transform into any other Pokémon, up until Zorua and Zoroark were introduced in Generation V.
*Ditto is one of the few Pokémon whose name is an actual word, along with Gloom, Electrode, Golem, Slowpoke and Persian, among others.
**Ditto's dictionary definition is "to duplicate".
*There is a theory that states Ditto are actually failed clones of Mew when Mewtwo was being created. Evidence often presented for this theory includes:
**In all games involving the Pokémon Mansion (with the exception of Pokémon Red and Blue), Ditto can be found there. The Pokémon Mansion is where Mewtwo had been created and was experimented on.
**Ditto and Mew have the same exact height, weight, and Pokédex color. Their Shiny colorations are also the same color, both turning a light blue color.
**Both are the only Pokémon capable of learning Transform.
**Both have perfectly rounded stats (all of Ditto's stats are 48 while all of Mew's stats are 100).
*Ditto has its own Japanese song on the Japanese Pokémon YouTube Channel. Two versions can be seen here and here.
*Strangely, Ditto is the only Pokémon with its own Egg group (Ditto). This also makes it the only Pokémon with a single Egg Group that is unique.
*In the Beta release of Gold & Silver, Ditto was intended to have an evolution known as Animon, but it was scrapped before the final release.
*In Super Smash Bros., Ditto is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Poké Balls. During this time, it uses the move Transform.
*Ditto and Unown are the only genderless Pokémon that are not Legendary or Mythical and also can't be hatched from Eggs.
*Ditto is the only Pokémon that can breed with all other Pokémon capable of producing Eggs.
*Ditto also has the ability to imitate mega-evolutions and Dynamax forms.
===Origin===
In an interview, it was stated that Ditto was based on a smily emoticon. It shares traits with unicellular organisms, specifically an amoeba, a type of cell with no definite shape and is capable of altering its cells similarly to how Ditto alters itself to take on different appearances.
===Etymology===
Ditto is a term usually meaning "copy", referencing Ditto's habit of transforming into other Pokémon.
==Gallery==
0132Ditto Red and Blue.png
0132Ditto Red and Green.png
0132Ditto OS anime.png
0132Ditto OS anime 2.png
0132Ditto AG anime.png
0132Ditto Dream.png
0132Ditto Dream 2.png
0132Ditto Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png
0132Ditto Pokemon Stadium.png
0132Ditto Pokémon HOME.png
0132Ditto Masters.png
0132Ditto GO.png
0132Ditto GO Shiny.png
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