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Ditto has now been released in the latest patch, and I would like to catch one.

What are the conditions to capture a Ditto? Does it show up on the nearby tracker? Or will it transform into something?

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First of all, you won't just see a Ditto on your list of close Pokémon that you can catch. Ditto will first appear in your game as just a regular Pokémon. After catching the Pokémon, it might transform back into a Ditto, and it will then be added to your Pokédex. So you won't know it's a Ditto before that point. You can see an example in the video here.

As for now, the current list of Pokemon which can hide a Ditto is pictured below. So just keep catching those, and you might end up with a Ditto.

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Also note that if you get a Ditto after catching a specific Pokémon near you, anyone catching this exact same Pokémon will also get the Ditto.

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    Man, I have to catch Zubat again? sigh What about evolved forms of those Pokemon? Or rare Pokemon? Can they hide a Ditto as well? – Ellesedil Nov 23 '16 at 19:17
  • It's yet to be determined if any other Pokémon than those four can hide a Ditto. I will edit the answer if any new information is up, but nearly everyone got one from one of those for now. – Izuka Nov 23 '16 at 19:27
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    An anecdotal note: The difficulty of catching a Ditto seems to be separate from the Pokemon it appears as. This morning I caught a CP 306 "Pidgey" which turned out to be a Ditto. The circle was green, whereas a Pidgey of that CP would have likely been yellow or orange. – SpectralFlame Nov 23 '16 at 23:18
  • @SpectralFlame Future readers shouldn't expect that though. This may be a bug – aebabis Nov 23 '16 at 23:51
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    @acbabis, SpectralFlame's anecdote seems reasonable to me. Why do you think it is a bug? A Ditto's appearance is camouflaged, but its stats and capture rate are not. – Jerry Nov 24 '16 at 02:46
  • Any idea on the percent chance that a given common Pokemon will be a ditto? – Batophobia Nov 24 '16 at 04:48
  • No idea for that yet. If ever I get this information, I will also edit the answer. – Izuka Nov 24 '16 at 16:39
  • @Batophobia I would guess that that's completely random - it's just a different spawn. eg. a Ditto spawning rather than a Pidgey, and the Ditto just happens to be hidden. – Tim Malone Nov 24 '16 at 18:48
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    Imagine catching a Dragonite and it transforms into a Ditto – Stephan Bijzitter Nov 25 '16 at 09:01
  • I caught two Ditto today. Both Zubat. – Paul Nov 25 '16 at 23:24
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    Just an aside, I've unfortunately caught Ditto disguised as an Alakazam and a Koffing, so it looks like it's not limited to the low-tier Pokémon in terms of what it can disguise itself as. – Vemonus Dec 20 '16 at 14:08
  • @Vemonus Oh, that's the first report I get from those two. But you are usually a reliable source, so I guess that's true. I hardly got more information on any real proof of other Pokémon transforming since the hype of the first days, so I can't confirm if it is really working for any Pokémon. I will edit the answer to include that fact at least. – Izuka Dec 20 '16 at 16:31
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    I've just had a Hoohoot turn into a Ditto so it looks like the Gen2 commons are also a possibility. – Zhaph - Ben Duguid Feb 24 '17 at 08:08