Ditto (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

In [[Generation IV]], more glitches involving Ditto's transformation have been discovered. In the original Japanese {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, a Ditto using Transform during a battle can duplicate the Pokémon's [[held item]] as well as its species, allowing rare items to be duplicated. Additionally, another glitch allows it to Transform and then keep the moveset of the Pokémon it became permanently, allowing it to pass down previously impossible [[egg move]] combinations to ''any'' Pokémon in a large-scale version of {{p|Smeargle}}'s ability to do this with any {{egg2|Ground}} Pokémon by way of {{m|Sketch}}.

If Ditto (or another Pokémon with only {{m|Transform}}) faces another Pokémon with Transform in a {{pkmn|Trainer}} battle where neither Trainer has any items and no Pokémon besides the Pokémon with Transform, the battle will never end. This is because when Transform is used, the Pokémon will turn into its opponent, resulting in a Transform moveset of, again, only Transform. Since every time Transform is used, it gives the Pokémon using it the target's moveset with 5 [[PP]] each, Transform will continue to Transform into itself, restoring the PP every time it is used. Due to this, one will never reach a point where it can only use {{m|Struggle}}, unlike what is the case with {{p|Wynaut}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}}. This is likely why no Trainers have Ditto in the Generation IV games, except in the {{si|Battle Tower}}, where one can always retire.