Grimstringer Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 What happens if you use ditto vs one of the boss encounters? arceus/garchomp etc? Does ditto get their power ?but without their health, does it become a normal version? nothing? i want to restart to try it haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntSys Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Ditto gets to clone the boss's powers but without the HP, making its effectiveness limited. I tried Ditto against Arceus once, and the result was very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimstringer Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Ditto gets to clone the boss's powers but without the HP, making its effectiveness limited. I tried Ditto against Arceus once, and the result was very disappointing. soo i should try with quick claw or focus sash , alright :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veterans Zumi Posted October 12, 2016 Veterans Share Posted October 12, 2016 Perish song usually works as well. Focus sash + perish song if you have a boss that can oneshot and outspeed your mons, and you got a pretty much guaranteed win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimstringer Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Perish song usually works as well. Focus sash + perish song if you have a boss that can oneshot and outspeed your mons, and you got a pretty much guaranteed win. i know i dont have a problem vs boss encounters, my team is pretty boss, i just didnt know how ditto worked in the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Dragon Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Speaking of bosses, if you use Ditto against the PULSE encounters, does it also copy their boosted stats and altered typing or does it just become the normal non-PULSE'd version of the boss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Speaking of bosses, if you use Ditto against the PULSE encounters, does it also copy their boosted stats and altered typing or does it just become the normal non-PULSE'd version of the boss? I just tested this, but it becomes the pulse, however for Tangrowth at least the sprite is missing so...it just looks awkward with the normal sprite. Tested it also with Swalot which suffers the same fate. So basically you do get to use the pulse forms, however, it's still not very practical due to how the HP thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busti Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I just tested this, but it becomes the pulse, however for Tangrowth at least the sprite is missing so...it just looks awkward with the normal sprite. Tested it also with Swalot which suffers the same fate. So basically you do get to use the pulse forms, however, it's still not very practical due to how the HP thing is. Is the missing-sprite thing a bug-to-be-fixed, then? Considering that people have a ditto to fight the Swalot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky98 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I think I tried using Ditto against Garchomp once, and it just ended up failing miserably. Dragon Rush did not even do much damage against it, and despite me giving it the focus sash, Ditto ended up fainting due to Rough Skin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I personally don't think that using Ditto to clone strong opponents is efficient, for a number of reasons: 1. Dittos HP are pretty low and will remain the same after cloning. 2. Ditto might get knocked out before it can even transform into the enemy, as it needs to use its first round for the use of the attack "Transform" in order to turn itself. If it isn't faster than the enemy, this is problematic, unless it has the hidden ability "Imposter." 3. Ditto gets only 5 PP per Attack of the cloned opponent. So in my opinion, there is little more use for Ditto than to use it for breeding purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yune Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Also, the damage calculation formula takes the attacker's level into account, so your attacks will be weaker than the boss's even though you copy their stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busti Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) I personally don't think that using Ditto to clone strong opponents is efficient, for a number of reasons: 1. Dittos HP are pretty low and will remain the same after cloning. 2. Ditto might get knocked out before it can even transform into the enemy, as it needs to use its first round for the use of the attack "Transform" in order to turn itself. If it isn't faster than the enemy, this is problematic, unless it has the hidden ability "Imposter." 3. Ditto gets only 5 PP per Attack of the cloned opponent. So in my opinion, there is little more use for Ditto than to use it for breeding purposes. You can give ditto the ability imposter. It'll copy the opponent's stats before the turn begins. You can use a couple swaggers on the opponent, then come in with ditto with a choice scarf. That ought to do some proper damage! Especially if the opponent has a set-up sweeper, ditto in theory can take all those boosts to sweep himself. Edited October 14, 2016 by Busti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkRings Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Most boss pokemon are a higher level so even if you had a ditto with impostor it would still most probably lose. Not to mention it does take one turn for ditto to transform which is basically a free attack for the opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordNyarlathotep Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I never thought to use Ditto against the PULSE pokemon. And now i might make a new file and replay episode 15. But I might just wait until episode 16 then use Ditto on whatever PULSE pokemon will be there instead of starting over with a new file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted October 21, 2016 Global Mods Share Posted October 21, 2016 Is the missing-sprite thing a bug-to-be-fixed, then? Considering that people have a ditto to fight the Swalot... I think the reason PULSEs don't have a back sprite is because they were never intended to be obtained by the player (the dev team probably just didn't take into account people transforming into them with Ditto, or didn't think it merited the creation of a back sprite). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsbwinner2 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 What happens if you use ditto vs one of the boss encounters? arceus/garchomp etc? Does ditto get their power ?but without their health, does it become a normal version? nothing? i want to restart to try it haha The HP messes everything up sadly... still worth a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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