The Transform Pokémon Ditto is an invaluable resource to Pokémon breeding! So, where is Ditto and what’s the best way to get a Ditto with high IVs or a variety of natures?
In The Wild
After you’ve obtained your 8th badge, you will be strong enough to capture Ditto in the Wild Area. You’ll find it roaming the Over World at Lake Outrage 10% of the time in all weather. You’ll also find it as a surprise encounter in the grass during Normal Weather 2% of the time.
If you need Ditto specifically for a nature, it might be best to search here with a Synchronize Pokémon.
In Max Raids
North of the Nursery in the Wild Area, you’ll find an area called the Stony Wilderness. The Stony Wilderness has mountains lining its Eastern border. If you travel into the area and hug the Eastern wall, you’ll find a small patch of grass with a den behind it. This out-of-the-way den has a secret. The Rare Dens have a 100% chance of having a Ditto. Furthermore, all Raid based Pokémon have a chance at max IVs. Making it perfect for breeding!
When you encounter Ditto, consider setting a friend code by pressing “+” and keeping it exclusive to your friends. Or! Recruit help from the community and leave it open. Whatever you decide, before you dive in, there are two critical components you’ll want to consider.
Repeat Balls
Remember that higher star values also mean the Pokémon will be harder to capture. Before you lob another Ultra Ball at Ditto, consider a Repeat Ball.
Ultra Balls increase your catch chance by x 2. However, if the Pokémon is already in your Pokédex, the Repeat Ball increases your chances of capturing by x 3.5. That increase is almost double! You can buy Repeat Balls for 1,000$ in Wyndon’s central Pokémon Center!
Ditto Transforms
Before you select your favorite Pokémon with great coverage moves, consider that Ditto can transform into any of its four opposing Pokémon, given that they are able to dynamax.
Pokémon who cannot dynamax are the legendary Pokémon Zacian, Zamazenta, and Eternatus. Therefore, if you bring these three Pokémon to Ditto raids, Ditto will already be Dynamaxed and will not be able to assume their form–as they cannot Dynamax. If all four trainers bring legendary Pokémon, Ditto will fail to transform endlessly. Go ahead and chip away at its HP in an easy encounter.
Shout out to our friends Paul (IG @puccello27), JT (IG @jayt491), and Nick Schwerdtfeger for the ground-breaking field research using legendary Pokémon against Ditto!
Also on the topic of Gym Leaders, can we appreciate that this Gen gave us our first male Fairy-type user andtwo Dark-type Gym Leaders!?
It took me almost a week for stopping my progress in the story but I finally did it. A shiny dreepy hatched in 1267 eggs with no shiny charm. And also first shiny in Sw/Sh.I do apologize for the picture being too bright, it was late at night and I was tired
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e59f2368a313e6d2faa4e2f21e3e5ca63a4afdda3bab50871a1237dfe0f9f4e1.jpg
Nice one.
Gamefreak should collaborate with Nihon Falcom to handle the story. They are getting better at characterization but Falcom could let them make their worlds more real.
Siiigh another 4IV Ditto…. 5 or 6 why do you elude me sooooo
It’s hard enough to find a 5 gold Ditto raid that i can actually get in and even more without you escaping
I don’t even get any off-friend list ones.
Publishing survey results really early as I’ve got uni work to do tomorrow. Yesterday’s deluge of JungleDex work was due to an unwilling all-nighter lol
Singles:
1) Aurorus – 8.46
2) Tyrantrum – 7.85
3) Armaldo -7
4) Kabutops – 6.85
5) Aerodactyl – 5.92
5) Carracosta – 5.92
7) Rampardos – 5.54
8) Archeops – 5.08
9) Omastar – 4.92
10) Cradily – 4.62
11) Bastiodon – 3.85
Pairs:
1) Gen 6 – 5.08
2) Gen 3 – 3.69
3) Aerodactyl – 3.31
4) Gen 1 – 3.08
5) Gen 4 – 2.92
5) Gen 5 – 2.92
Favourites:
Aurorus I
Dracovish I
Carrocosta II
Tyrantrum III
Armaldo II
Dracozolt I
Aerodactyl I
Cradily I
Is it possible for pokemon that you send out for jobs come back evolved? I noticed I had a perrserker in my box and I was like when the hell did I evolve a meowth
This place is deader than a Magikarp
Oooh look! Hop has his wooloo back AND evolved 😂🤷🏻♂️
Stupid octopus refuses to be shiny even with a 3% shiny chance and 750 encounters >:( i swear if a Jellicient turns up shiny instead
Random Florida update. I’m having so much fun being near the beach. It’s been nice not having coughing spells. Ended up trying mahi mahi fish for first time and it is probably my favorite type of fish now! Also tried Crab claws and fried calamari! Preferred the Crab claws. Not sure if I’d eat calamari again though! I look forward to seeing what the rest of this trip holds!
So, I’ve talked about Kamen Rider here and there before on this website (I think I’ve been doing it a bit more frequently recently), and I’m gonna talk about it a bit more now. So, on January 30th 2000, Kamen Rider Kuuga aired on Japanese televisions and started the Heisei era of Kamen Rider. This was essentially a reboot as it changed a lot from the formula used in a lot of Showa era seasons. No cybernetic enhancements, no Shocker (or an evil organization in general), and a generally more mystical feel to it. While the series was aimed at children ages 4-12 (Even then, it was pretty violent at the time, there’s an infamous clip of Yusuke AKA Kuuga beating down on a Grongi, the monsters of the season, mercilessly. And that’s not even the worst of it), it ended up unintentionally drawing in another group of people, specifically, 30 year old mothers. This was later dubbed the Odagiri effect, named after Joe Odagiri, the main actor of the show. The effect is described as a show drawing in more female viewers than intended because the main character is attractive. The show did pretty good for the time, so they tried to make lightning strike twice (Something around those lines) with the next Season, Kamen Rider Agito. They seemed to play it safe with this season, having similar suits, monsters, and directly referencing Kuuga at times. Because of what happened last time, they cast 3 attractive guys in lead roles. Agito ended up getting even higher ratings than Kuuga, (Kuuga’s average is 9.7%while Agito’s was 11.7%) and I believe it’s still the highest rated season of the Heisei era, if not Kamen Rider as a whole. I won’t be surprised if this post gets glossed over by some, by I encourage you to give it a look.
Do I just have bad luck or are catch rates actually jacked up in this game? Thrown 10+ ultra balls at a level 24 Salandit whose catch rate is 120 and it keeps busting out.
So, with the slates and tactical padding, I’ve got 367/404 (not including legends) Pokémon for the JungleDex!
If you have any questions leave them on this comment
Could someone breed/catch me Oranguru, Corsola, and/or Riolu? I can offer you Sword exclusives or something else in return. I have *nearly* everything else (besides a few trade evolutions that I may need help with later on)
I have corsola, I think only 1 so need to breed it.
Had to share this picture I got this morning! Happy I woke up early to see it! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1a0625bdd7fc6d878b6fbc78e56e8de8a16b87b42cfbf8828e97e69bcfe85b24.jpg
Sorry about all the beach posts everyone! Hope I’m not bugging anyone! Just want to share some of the stuff that’s happened!
Who throws a Heavy Ball at a Snom?
Galarian Mr Mime might be one of the worst pokemon designs
Wow that Piers battle was… at least his theme music was poppin 🤷🏻♂️
So, you guys play on Switch mode or set mode?
I’ve been playing in Set mode since Gen 6, personally. And everytime I revisit an old gen I always put it on Set mode as well.
I’ve been playing set since the originals.
How would you describe your Pokésona, and what do they do in the wide world of Pokémon? Do you indulge in making them the very best like no one ever was, or do you prefer a more grounded approach?
Huh. I guess I dont know my own team all that well since one of my eggs turned out to be a Trapinch!
So I wonder who’s on the chopping block; Dreepy or Deino? Guess I’ll hatch this last egg and find out!
Ditto has a Catch Ratio of 35.
If Ditto does not transform, the chance of catching has a big margin of error, even with Repeat Ball.
So with some friends we thought on a strategy using Taunt, Paralysis/Sleep, priority moves and bringing Catch Ratio 255 pokemon into five star Ditto Max Raids. Taunt prevents non-imposter Dittos from transforming, while imposter ones can be dealt with relatively easily anyway.
Using catch ratio 255 pokemon maximizes the chance to succeed in farming Dittos when it transforms into them, but most of those pokemon have weak stats so you should train them good.
Good CR 255 pokemon for example are pokemon with access to Thunder Wave and most importantly, Taunt. Prankster Impidimp has priority with these moves, and access to Sucker Punch or even Play Rough, in case of Ditto transforming into it.
Maractus is another particularly good pokemon for this, since it has better stats, and access to sucker punch and poison jab in case of Ditto transforming into it. Just remember to not bring a Maractus with recovering moves like Giga Drain or Drain Punch.
Important: If your team relies on Thunder wave or other paralysis moves, don’t bring ground or electric types to the max raids. Inflict paralyze/sleep moves when Ditto is about to get KO’ed, because sometimes the dynamax pokes get cured.
you can see the catch ratio list here
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_by_catch_rate