That'd be quite the risk you're taking. If the opponent doesn't have a water poke your ditto is trash outside of looking at the opponent's moves
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Ditto
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Probebly the last. But it doesn't make the best item. You would have to switch to water types only. Kinda of a waste...
But maybe the only thing preparedto stop your sweeper in the wings is a strong water type, so if your opponent doesn't have one you'll chalk it up as a win anyway.
my thoughs exactly. Now championships may be won depending on the outcome of speed ties. Cookies for you.
Also, what about life orb? Less risky than other items, and stall pokemon would have more hp than ditto anyway.
And does zoarark have higher hp? If so, using him as a ditto would be awesome because he may accomplish even more.
If I read the description for illusion right, then zoarark is only going to LOOK like ditto. It doesn't get it's autotransform abillity.
You don't understand. Choice Scarf avoids speed ties, unless they also run Choice Scarf or you switch in on Dragon Dance. If you switch in after a KO (a REVENGE killer) you will copy their speed boosts + your own Choice Scarf boost, thus meaning you will be faster than everything. Most sweepers are capable of KOing a clone of themself so you will always wreck the opponent.
At a certain point this becomes ridiculous...
-lead with Ditto to copy Azelf's Stealth Rock before it can
-Salamence will not use Outrage because the second it does it dies to Scarf Ditto
-Lucario either becomes worthless or will no longer use Close Combat
-Letting your opponent's Gyarados get up to +4 Dragon dance so you can sweep their own team with Stone Edge
-lead with Ditto to copy Azelf's Stealth Rock before it can
-Salamence will not use Outrage because the second it does it dies to Scarf Ditto
-Lucario either becomes worthless or will no longer use Close Combat
-Letting your opponent's Gyarados get up to +4 Dragon dance so you can sweep their own team with Stone Edge
According to the link, IVs are coppied for HP purposes, so the HP-type is the same.
Lead Azelf hold an item that is useful for its specific purpose. Why would you want to be that Azelf holding a Scarf?
Transform doesn't copy stat boosts. After one DD, you can only speed tie.
Yes it does.
Source? Smogon says-
If it copied boosts, you'd think they'd mention it.
I think there is a bit of misunderstanding. Transform copies any boosts that are present at the time of transforming. If Ditto's new ability works like this, then what could happen is that you switch in Ditto, who transforms and copies stats and the opposing pokemon uses something like DD or SD. Ditto will not have the boost from the move just used, which give that pokemon some leverage over Ditto.
And, again, its a REVENGE killer. It can't switch in on everything, but should something of yours die Ditto is going to come in all pissed off and possibly ready to sweep.
That would be Trolling at its finest and could be OU-material against all pokemons who uses stat-boosting to set up.
Other than that, Ditto just became my favourite pokemon all over again. Been waiting for the little tyke to get a niche like this, and here we go. Wham. From a joke to potentially one of the most dangerous revenge killers in the entire game. Hell, stat boosting will probably decline as fast as throwing a dump truck down a cliff with this guy around... Just losing the set-up turn has theoretically made him absolutely incredible.
I think something some of you are forgetting is that he can also come in on Blissey/Vaporeon and Wish Pass or use Aromatherapy. He still has to be weary of status, but it just adds another dimension to him. Quick question, though: Does he also copy abilities? If so, he can also revenge kill Shadow Tag Shanderaa with it's own Shadow Ball. I think a surge in Ditto will make Shadow Tag a little less appealing.
Either way Scarf Ditto has been added to my team-in-making.
Either way Scarf Ditto has been added to my team-in-making.
If two Pokemon with Shadow Tag are on the field, both of them can switch out normally.
Damn, forgot about that. Either way, though, he just grabbed him self a STAB Fire Blast coming off base 145 attack, so it's not all bad.