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ditto
#132

Ditto

Transform Pokémon

Normal

It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to transform into whatever it sees.

Base Stats

HP 48
Attack 48
Defense 48
Sp. Atk 48
Sp. Def 48
Speed 48
Total 288

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Limber Imposter (Hidden)

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Transform Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 4.0 kg
Base Exp 101
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 35
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Ditto

Sprites

ditto Front Front
ditto Back Back
ditto Front Shiny Front Shiny
ditto Back Shiny Back Shiny
ditto Official Art Official Art
ditto Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Revenge Killer
Moves
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Imposter
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

With Imposter and a Choice Scarf, Ditto is an excellent revenge killer on Normal teams that is able to immediately change the outcome of a game. This is thanks to its ability to copy stat boosts of the foe, therefore discouraging the opponent from setting up. Ditto also works well as a scout, easing predictions, and it can also fit onto stall teams that need a Pokemon that can play mind games on and annoy the opposing team. However, the opponent can simply switch out its Pokemon and bring out a counter to the Pokemon that Ditto has transformed into. Furthermore, Ditto's unpredictability might not always be in your favor, as the foe might have a bad moveset to copy, forcing Ditto to switch out due to being dead weight and sapping a lot of momentum. In addition, the opponent knows what set their own Pokemon is running, so they can exploit this by playing around Ditto easily. Ditto's moves also have only 5 PP, so the foe can easily stall them out by using recovery moves. Finally, Ditto does not copy the foe's HP stat, leaving it forced to cope with its own appalling base 48 HP.

Most Used Moves

Nothing
300.0%
Transform
100.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc