Everything you need to know about catching and fighting Ditto, the newest Pokémon in Pokémon Go

Niantic Labs

After months of speculation, Pokémon Go creator Niantic Labs has finally released Ditto into the wild.

Ditto was the last missing Pokémon in the game, aside from a few powerful Legendary creatures like Mewtwo that will likely be released through special events in the future.

What's special about Ditto is that it's a shape-shifter — it masquerades as other Pokémon until it's caught and then morphs into whatever creature it's fighting in a gym.

Here's everything you need to know about catching and fighting with Ditto in Pokémon Go:

Ditto hides as other common Pokémon until you catch one.

Reports are still coming from players about what creatures Ditto hides as, but many have caught the purple blob in the form of Pidgey, Rattata, Magikarp, Spearow, and Zubat. 

Some have also caught Ditto from less common Pokémon, like Oddish, Paras, and Pidgeot.

Here's what it looks like when you catch a Ditto:

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Managed to get another video of catching Ditto, this time it transformed from a Rattata @trnrtips #PokemonGO #ditto pic.twitter.com/s45wGgFnxc

Ditto only has two moves: transform and struggle.

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