For months, nobody could find find Ditto in Pokémon Go. It wasn’t in the game. Today, reports are flooding in from a variety of players who say they’re spotting the elusive shapeshifter.
UPDATE 11/23 2:57 PM: It’s official.
Ditto has been discovered! Visit our blog to learn about how Ditto may be found and how it will interact in Gyms… https://t.co/bSBrHxmRVe pic.twitter.com/HvcrouZF1E
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 23, 2016
Twitter and other social media platforms are flooding with images and reports of Dittos out in the wild following an update to Pokémon Go:
DITTO HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN-GAME.
— The Silph Road (@TheSilphRoad) November 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/801210211960647681
yup! pic.twitter.com/hvYTMoVEya
— ⚜️ (@smgomg) November 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/801211426803216384
— Jose cruz (@Jlcruz85) November 22, 2016
There are many more images out there, and while this would be easy to fake, the thing that’s lending the reports credibility is that they’re all happening at the same time, and they’re all describing the same phenomenon. The player encounters a monster like normal, captures it…only to have it transform into Ditto. As you would expect from a creature known to disguise itself as others. Reportedly, during gym battles Ditto will transform into the defender.
Seemingly any Pokemon can now transform into Ditto. In battle, it is adopting the species/moves of the foe – and boosting to similar CP!
— The Silph Road (@TheSilphRoad) November 23, 2016
So, next time you gloss over a monster like Rattata, remember this: you might be passing up one of the rarest creatures in Pokémon Go
