How to catch Ditto in Pokémon Go

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

[{"selector":"#anim-7a587670-30a1-4ae8-ba10-0e0e988d698c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87563757-46f3-47b9-99f5-38e68f8f9e54","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 196.97610%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

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

[{"selector":"#anim-2d77b017-05c0-46dd-9904-f9e1c5066ee7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9562d73-62ec-491c-b189-4af58e333e7d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.82848%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Scribbled Underline

How to catch Ditto in Pokémon Go

[{"selector":"#anim-9f36bf5f-c144-4756-8349-a63e24773cb8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5182a0df-5d5b-423a-9d80-964e2e95591f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.72207%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

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.

[{"selector":"#anim-5c9ec2c6-2abb-4f95-afd0-e8fb8a987a88","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b8086c3-012c-4f76-be6b-d644c8ac1051","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 167.99080%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

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.

[{"selector":"#anim-8a3e1e5b-4637-4f67-b105-a59cef7e451c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe74bfa0-7bec-4943-9078-8524f500e5d8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 125.55553%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

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.

[{"selector":"#anim-e507a233-6c1d-4380-a514-e88d3bb58283","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-739055d8-f9ed-4a87-a7c2-f2c2b5c6a1a8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.00117%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

[{"selector":"#anim-2678e84b-fe64-44b0-9326-d65633f09bad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f84e9330-191f-4ca9-9e0b-652191e01178","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.80324%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] So, which pokémon do you need to go after? The pocket monsters that Ditto hides as change every now and then to keep you on your toes. We’ve compiled a list of all the current pokémon that might be a Ditto in disguise.

What pokémons can be Ditto?

[{"selector":"#anim-c7d9eb53-964d-4b91-9c7e-daee066edaff","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.05)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.995)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":400,"duration":1600,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-155b1fab-b6a0-48a4-a2a4-d5a46f395b4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dfc8ee96-9de4-4d1b-a4f1-f47d229a9263","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-157.14288%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The latest Ditto refresh rolled out on April 1. These are the wild pokémon that might be a Ditto in disguise: Scribbled Underline

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

[{"selector":"#anim-d61f5347-4f1c-4d0e-96c0-0ba505ffb4b1","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.05)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.995)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":400,"duration":1600,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]