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Everything you need to know about catching and fighting Ditto, the newest Pokemon in Pokemon Go

Everything you need to know about catching and fighting Ditto, the newest Pokemon in Pokemon Go

Ditto hides as other common Pokémon until you catch one.

Here's what it looks like when you catch a Ditto:

Managed to get another video of catching Ditto, this time it transformed from a Rattata @trnrtips #PokemonGO #ditto pic.twitter.com/s45wGgFnxc
— Nick from WhatUpMC (@WhatUpMC) November 23, 2016

Ditto only has two moves: transform and struggle.

I JUST CAUGHT A DITTO! It was 200 something CP Rattata! HOLY SMOKES from pokemongo

What makes Ditto powerful is that it becomes whatever Pokémon you're battling in a gym.

I found Ditto. If you battle with him, he mirrors the enemy gym defender. from pokemongo

Your Ditto will copy the moves of the Pokémon your battling and potentially have a higher CP depending on its health and your trainer level.

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Ditto copies the move-sets of whatever Pokémon you're fighting, but it maintains its own health — including how much you've upgraded it with candies and stardust and your personal trainer level.

So even if your Ditto's CP is vastly lower than the Dragonite you're about to fight, it could become stronger than the Dragonite you're facing once it transforms.

The only catch is that it takes a few seconds for Ditto to transform, which gives the Pokémon you're fighting a chance to strike first.

Another catch with Ditto is that it remains the Pokémon it morphs into until it faints or all gym battles are over — even if you switch Pokémon mid-fight.

Fighting two Dittos in a gym isn't that fun because they have nothing to copy and their attacks are weak.

Ditto fighting Ditto does not work out from TheSilphRoad

You have to walk 3 kilometers to get a candy from Ditto as your trainer's buddy. Its max CP is 718.

You can catch multiple Dittos. They can also spawn from incense and lures.

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