Ditto is likely one of the most helpful Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet as a result of it may possibly breed with most Pokémon within the Dex. Nonetheless, the sneaky little blob is more durable to seek out in Gen 9 than he has been in earlier Pokémon video games. We’ll go over the place to seek out it, tips on how to catch it, and tips on how to use the Masuda Technique with it.
Ditto Places: The place to seek out it
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Ditto is discovered within the West Province (Space Two) and West Province (Space Three) always of the day and night time in each Scarlet and Violet. We have discovered success in finding it close to the tower subsequent to Porto Marinada, so you can begin there.
The issue is it will not seem like Ditto within the wild. That is as a result of in contrast to earlier Pokémon video games, Ditto disguises itself to seem like different Pokémon, much like how Ditto behaves in Pokémon Go. This disguise is ideal and does not function the goofy Ditto face from the anime.
Which Pokémon will be Ditto in Scarlet and Violet?
Listed here are the entire Pokémon that we all know it may possibly disguise itself as. We’ll add to this checklist as we uncover extra.
- Brambleghast
- Deerling
- Flaaffy
- Grimer
- Meowth
- Murkrow
- Skiddo
- Tandemaus
Tips on how to catch Ditto
To seek out Ditto, you may must enter battles with each Pokémon you see in Ditto’s habitat and hope the creature seems to be the purple blob. Whether it is, it would change to Ditto instantly after a battle begins. The identify that seems above its head throughout battles will at all times be “Ditto” and never the Pokémon it is impersonating.
Moreover, if you realize for a truth that you have already added a sure Pokémon to your Dex, however “???” is showing above its head within the wild, then you realize it is a Ditto. For instance, I had already caught a Murkrow, however then I noticed one with query marks above its head, which meant it was truly the purple blob in disguise.
Breeding Ditto with the Masuda Technique
As talked about beforehand, Ditto can breed with most Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, so you may wish to have it in your celebration while you go picnicking. To make sure that a particular Pokémon Egg seems, simply have Ditto and the Pokémon you wish to breed in your celebration and place the others in bins for now. Then wait some time and Eggs will begin showing within the picnic basket.
Your odds of breeding Shiny Pokémon in Eggs begins at a base fee of 1/4096, however your probabilities tremendously improve to 1/683.08 if the 2 Pokémon you are breeding are from completely different nationalities. That is known as the Masuda Technique after its creator, Junichi Masuda. For instance, if in case you have a Ditto that was initially caught by somebody in France and also you’re breeding it with a Swablu caught within the US. So it is a good suggestion to try to commerce your Ditto for an additional Ditto from a unique nation. Then you definately’ll be all set for growing your Shiny Egg probabilities.
Hiding as different Pokémon
Ditto is a sneaky Pokémon because it will not be who it seems to be. You will must work together with every Pokémon in Ditto’s habitat to see if it modifications into its regular self. Then work to get its well being down and catch it with a Poké Ball. Good luck searching this blob down and do not forget to try to commerce it with one other Ditto from a unique nation in the event you can.
