How to catch Ditto in Pokémon Go

Are you trying to catch Ditto in Pokémon Go? If not, you should be.

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The shapeshifting pocket monster has been a staple of the franchise since it was introduced in the very first generation of pokémon.

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How to catch Ditto in Pokémon Go

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Ditto isn’t like most other pokémon. It only knows two moves – Transform and Struggle. Transform lets it morph into other pokémon, handing you an entirely new move-set to play with.

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In the wild, you’ll only know you’ve actually caught Ditto when you’ve trapped it inside a poké ball, after which it will reveal its true self. But don’t go off catching as many pokémon as you can in the hope of landing a one.

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Niantic has restricted the number of pokémon that Ditto can take the form of. Find one of them in the wild, and you have a chance – a slim chance, but a chance – of bagging one.

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What pokémons can be Ditto?

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1. Ekans 2. Gastly 3. Natu 4. Surskit 5. Finneon 6. Dwebble 7. Swirlix

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