The Legend
Being one of the original 151, Ditto's gotten several appearances in published materials, from old unofficial books on the Pokémon TCG to spin-off official story and activity books... So why not compile that too?
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Transforming Ditto by Sumiyoshi Kizuki (1997) |
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The 8th book in the Pokémon Tales childrens book set.
It's got charming art, though the story is maybe a little too simplified for its intended audience. I've done a general translation for it, though nuance might have gotten lost. Apologies for any errors! Something of note is this includes a teal-colored Ditto, beating the official introduction of shiny Pokémon by 2 years! This does imply the addition of shiny Pokémon was planned early in the development of Pokémon Gold and Silver. |
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Celadon University Pocket Book (July 1998) |
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The student handbook for the fictional university Celadon University, sent as a reward for submissions to Shogakukan Elementary Magazine.
Not much of note Ditto-wise, except for a small snippet. I'm not sure how Ditto relates to the snippet at all nor am I sure who the boy is... If anyone can explain the connection, I'd love to know! |
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Pokemon Literature Department
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Let's Find Pokémon! by Kazunori Aihara (1999) |
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This is effectively a Where's Waldo-style activity book, but it's quite fun thanks to Kazunori Aihara's really lovely illustrations!
Why not try and find Ditto? Click on the following pages and try your luck! |
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Pokémon Unofficial Card Collector's Guide by Mike Searle and Tom Suzewski (2000) |
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A glowing review! :)
Koga's Ditto (page 90) was also given a place, but it's lacking any commentary so I'm ignoring it... |
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The Big Book of Pokémon: The Complete Player and Collector's Guide to Every Card and Character by Doubleday Canada (2000) |
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I wouldn't usually include this if it weren't for the utter disrespect! "Good Against: none." Rude!! |
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Page 80 |
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A much more polite review.
This book also includes an entry for Koga's Ditto (page 149) but with no commentary, so also ignoring it. |
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However, this book does have some incredible fan-supplied ditto-including deck builds that I am compelled to include here:
Page 299: Potpourri Page 302: The Sponge |
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As well as this Ditto-specific set of questions! |
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Let's Find Pokémon 2! by Kazunori Aihara (2000) |
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A sequel book, but it's just as cute as the first, thanks to more of Kazunori Aihara's delightful illustrations!
Why not try and find Ditto? Click on the following pages and try your luck! |
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I can't find a ditto in this one, perhaps there is none? Ditto is in every other one, so surely here too? |
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The Ditto Song by Pokemon Daisuki Club |
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Lyrics: At a nearby ranch Someone left a Ditto there Anything large or small Ditto can become whatever it sees One day, Ditto was nowhere to be seen Instead, there was just a rock You have yet to perfect your skills Your cover is easily blown, Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Dit-to (x2) At the nearby ranch The same set of Ditto as always Imposter by nature and easily amused You laugh and the spell is broken One day, there were two Ditto They used Transform in a battle Both sides turned into Ditto Bad planning, Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Dit-to (x3) At the nearby ranch The Ditto all by itself It turned into Pidgey but couldn't take off Nothing goes quite right One day, lots of friends appeared Or so you thought, Ditto It was just a bunch of Ditto Everything turns out to be Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Dit-to (x4) |
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Pokémon Jam Session 2 by Pokemon Kids TV |
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Pokémon Ditto Marshmallows by TasteMade (2023) |
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A fun recipe that I wanted to include.
Ingredients 2 egg whites 20g sugar Pink food coloring, as needed Light blue food coloring, as needed Chocolate decorating pen, as needed 110ml hot water 20g powdered gelatin Potato starch, as needed 1) In a bowl, add egg whites and beat until foamy. 2) Add the sugar in two parts, and beat until stiff peaks form. 3) Mix in pink and light blue food coloring and mix. 4) Combine hot water and powdered gelatin to make the Gelatin. 5) Add in the Gelatin and mix. Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag. 6) On a tray dusted with potato starch, pipe the gelatin mixture in the shape of Ditto or any shape you desire. 7) Chill in the refrigerator until set. 8) Draw in the faces with chocolate decorating pens. Enjoy! |