Pokémon Go Ditto – Shiny Ditto, how to catch

Ditto can now spawn as the following Pokémon in Pokemon Go:

• • Diglett
  • Grimer
  • Snubbull
  • Corphish
  • Starly
  • Roggenrola
  • Tympole
  • Litleo

Whenever you catch one of these Pokémon, there is a chance that it is actually Ditto. However, this only applies to regular variants of these monsters, as Shiny versions can never turn out to be Ditto.

You won’t know if you’ve caught the shapeshifter until after you’ve successfully netted it – your trainer avatar will emit a surprised “Oh?” and the Pokémon you’ve just bagged will transform back into Ditto in front of your eyes.

Niantic treats the actual chance of encountering Ditto as something of a state secret, but it definitely occurs quite rarely. As you can imagine, the Shiny version is an absolute rarity for this reason. 

There’s no way to increase your chances of getting a Shiny Ditto in Pokémon Go, you just have to catch the creatures listed above as much as possible.

There is no known trick to attract Ditto and improve your chance of encountering it. Previously, the creature has been available as a reward for research breakthroughs in one month, which led to guaranteed encounters, and the Special Research for Kanto Tour guaranteed a Shiny Ditto. There will certainly likewise be occasions in the future when Ditto is guaranteed to be caught. In the meantime, you’ll need to hunt the Pokémon listed above to hope for a lucky catch.

Written by Marco Wutz on behalf of GLHF.