Is Ditto Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Route 34 in Johto. Ditto gained a huge role in Gen 2 through breeding. It can breed with almost anything to pass down moves and produce eggs. As a battler, it's still useless. As a breeding tool, it's one of the most important Pokemon in the game.
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Catchable
Catch Ditto on Route 34 (walking, Lv 10, rare).
Gold & Silver Ditto Locations
Four rare encounters spread over two grass areas, all at the same level. Ditto is uncommon to stumble into, but since it copies whatever it faces, plenty of breeders make the hunt worth the patience.
2 locations to catch Ditto
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Ditto in Gold & Silver
Catching Ditto takes patience. The 3 walking encounters at Lv. 10 all have low spawn rates, so pick one location and stay put for the best odds.
How to Get Shiny Ditto in Gold & Silver
Ditto breeds with countless species yet never lays a Ditto egg, which leaves the grass of Route 34 and Route 35 as the only place to find its shiny. Compare Shiny Ditto odds across every game
Shiny Ditto Evolution
Does Not EvolveGold & Silver Shiny Ditto Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Full Odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Gold & Silver shiny odds calculator with Ditto already selected.
Ditto Weakness
Ditto is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Ditto Weak Against
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Ditto Evolutions
Ditto is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with no compatible partners. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Ditto can breed with almost any Pokemon, making it essential for breeding genderless Pokemon and passing down IVs.
GS Ditto Best Moveset
MoveTransform copies the opponent's stats and moves. 48 base everything means surviving the switch-in to actually use it is nearly impossible. Entirely matchup-dependent, and the matchup starts badly before transformation.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Transform
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Ditto's options are limited here. You've got Normal STAB for STAB damage, but there isn't much beyond Normal hitting power. TMs help fill gaps, though the kit stays tight.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It can transform into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if made to laugh, it can’t maintain its disguise.
Ditto Gold & Silver Guide
Honestly, in Gold & Silver Ditto is a tough sell. It rates just F-Tier, and stronger Normal options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.
In Gold & Silver, Ditto plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
Game Availability
Ditto has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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