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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#132 Ditto
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- SpeciesTransform Pokémon
- Japanese nameMetamon
- PronunciationDID-OH
- Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
- Weight9.0 lb 4.05 kg
- GenderGenderless
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
DITTO means “to repeat” or “to duplicate”
Evolution
DittoThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Capable of copying an enemy’s genetic code to instantly transform itself into a duplicate of the enemy. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | When it spots an enemy, its body transfigures into an almost perfect copy of its opponent. |
| Stadium | Capable of reorganizing its cells to transform into an exact duplicate of its enemy. It is usually a shapeless blob. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It can transform into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked. |
| Silver | Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if made to laugh, it can’t maintain its disguise. |
| Crystal | When it encounters another DITTO, it will move faster than normal to duplicate that opponent exactly. |
Where to find Ditto
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Unknown Dungeon, Routes 13, 14, 15, 23 | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Unknown Dungeon, Cinnabar Island (Pokémon Mansion) | NA | Few |
| Gold | Routes 34 & 35 | Any | Few |
| Silver | Any | Few | |
| Crystal | Any | Few |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×2
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassNormal
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockBad
- GhostNo Effect
- DragonNormal
- DarkNormal
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.
Moves learned by levelling up
| All games | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Transform | Normal | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
None.
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ditto Pokémon group 15 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- All except for pokémon in Group X (non-breedable pokémon)
Egg moves
None.
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 48 | 269-299 | 33/4525.82% | 30/4227.43% |
| Attack | 48 | 164-194 | 36/4919.80% | 35/4515.87% |
| Defense | 48 | 164-194 | 39/5524.20% | 34/4422.70% |
| Speed | 48 | 164-194 | 35/4724.20% | 32/4221.19% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 48 | 164-194 | 33/4624.20% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 48 | 164-194 | 33/4122.70% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 48 | 164-194 | — | 22/2922.70% |
| Total | 288 G/S/C 240 R/B/Y |
1089-1269 925-1075 |
69/8712.54% | 53/659.68% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library