Skip to main content

For Your Pokémon GO Mew Hunt, Here's Which Gen 1-3 Pokémon Can Be Ditto Now

Niantic
Pokemon GO
While the first Mews are already being collected by die-hard Pokémon GO fans, for most of us, the journey is going to take quite a bit longer. While the first few steps of the Mew “Special Research” quest are pretty easy, eventually, you’ll start running into a few walls like having to evolve a Gyarados or land an excellent curve throw (skill dependent, of course).
But one of the “gates” is mostly based on luck. Professor Willlow seems to think Mew is disguising itself as other Pokémon, so it wants you to catch a Pokémon who can also do that. And you guessed it, that’s Ditto.
Ditto was one of the Gen 1 stragglers introduced late into the game because I’m pretty sure it took a while for Niantic to figure out how to code him. But now, three generations later, Ditto no longer just appears as random Pidgeys and Ratattas, but rather a whole host of Gen 1-3 Pokémon.

I had no idea what the full list of current Ditto Pokémon were in the current state of the game, so I figured a lot of other Mew hunters might not either. Here’s the current list. Magikarp doesn’t turn into Ditto anymore ever since they introduced the shiny version of him.
Gen 1
  • Pidgey
  • Ratatta
  • Zubat
  • Ghastly
Gen 2
  • Hoothoot
  • Sentret
  • Yanma
Gen 3
  • Zigzagoon
  • Taillow
  • Gulpin
  • Whismur
And if you don’t know all those names, here’s an image that shows you the few you might not know offhand.
Niantic
Pokemon GO
This will be a fairly tough step as you’re just going to have to get lucky. I don’t know exactly what the Ditto spawn rate is on these Pokémon, but I wouldn’t guess any higher than between 1-5% at best. So this may take some time.
One piece of advice I’ll give you is to run incense, because incense attracts a lot of crappy Pokémon, crappy Pokémon that, as seen above, can actually turn into Ditto. Incense will definitely speed up the process, as will a lure if you’re able to stick by a stop long enough. But you might want to save lures for when Niantic extends their time by several hours.
Hopefully you’ll be able to catch one quickly and move on to the other steps. The Gyarados evolution may be pretty tough for some people, depending on your candy stash, but it’s also easier than it used to be with Pinap berries, rare candy and buddy walking. And landing that excellent curve through is just going to take a whole lot of practice. Ditto is really the only major step that requires a lot of luck, and hopefully this list will help you shorten your journey to Mew. Happy Ditto hunting.

Comments

Post a Comment

Translate

Popular posts from this blog

New storyline gives lapsed ‘Pokémon Go’ players a reason to reinstall

The  Pokémon Go craze has definitely fizzled out over the last year or so, with several key promised features still not released yet, but lapsed trainers now have a reason to reinstall the game again. This week, new “field research” quests add narrative to what has largely been a player-driven multiplayer experience thus far. “A series of mysterious happenings is occurring all over the world, and Professor Willow is seeking trainers to help him found out if this is connected to the mythical Pokémon Mew,” Niantic said in an update post . “These research tasks will become available to trailers around the world later this week!” There will be two different categories of research during the event: “Field research” and “special research.” The former type can be triggered by visiting Pokéstops, and will task trainers with completing raids or gym battles or catching a certain type of Pokémon. Special research missions are longer, with trainers having to complete several ...
2 comments
Read more

Pokémon Sun and Moon - how and where to catch Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini

The Guardian Tapu Pokémon are Sun and Moon's version of the typical sub-legendaries that have been a new-generation staple ever since the Legendary Dogs Suicune, Raichu and Entei, way back in gen two. They're some of the best Pokémon in the game, thanks to dedicated Z Moves, abilities, and excellent stats, and so well worth your time. Each Tapu acts as a guardian for it's own island - Tapu Koko for Melemele, Tapu Lele for Akala, Tapu Bulu for Ula'Ula , and Tapu Fini for Poni Island - and are all found in their island's corresponsing ruins: the Ruins of Conflict , Ruins of Life , Ruins of Abundance , and Ruins of Hope , respectively. A final warning, too: the Tapu are only catchable after you've completed the main storyline of Sun and Moon, and so major spoilers follow below. Check out our complete Pokémon Sun and Moon walkthrough if you're still trying to finish it! Where to find and how to catch Tapu Koko - the Ruins of Conflict Tapu Ko...
Post a Comment
Read more

Curious announcement in Pokémon GO Live’s Newsletter – Event starting April 10?!

Trainers, in the past few hours, some trainers have reported receiving a very curious email Newsletter from Pokémon GO Live, and we have managed to put our hands on it (thanks to pokeRangerCam, one of our Discord members) The Newsletter covers a variety of topics ranging from the recent addition of Research, the Pokémon GO Earth Day Cleanup, April Community Day (our guide here ), Gym Leader Avatar clothing, to a spotlight on Nidos Pokémon GO Argentina . However, the curious announcement we are referring to consists of three very short lines at the very end of the Newsletter. The announcement goes as follows: Trainers, starting April 10, we’ll be hosting a special celebration in honor of the Kanto region in Pokémon GO! Keep your eyes on the official Pokémon GO website and social media channels for more information surrounding this event. As we all know, it doesn’t take much for the Pokémon GO community to speculate, but such a vague statement certainly allows peo...
1 comment
Read more