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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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What's your source for Ditto being released? Niantic's update page doesn't mention anything about Ditto, nor does the Google Play Store listing for the app. – yoozer8 yesterday
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@yoozer8 - It's well known at this point that Ditto is finally spawning, albeit as different Pokémon. This has been confirmed by a wide range of news sources as well as tons of videos/screenshots from players. Niantic likely kept kept it hidden so it would be a surprise. – Mr Rabbit yesterday
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@yoozer8 Niantic's update page has been updated to document he Ditto release – Wondercricket yesterday
    
The Pokémon twitter page just twitted about it too : twitter.com/Pokemon/status/801481077978120192. – Isuka yesterday
    
Can confirm that I've seen Dittos in gyms as more proof they exist in the game (I'm in Australia FWIW) – Tas yesterday
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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.

It seems for now that some common Pokémon (Rattata, Zubat, Pidgey, Magikarp and Spearow) can hide a Ditto. So just keep catching those, and you might end up with a Ditto.

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 yesterday
    
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. – Isuka yesterday
    
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 yesterday
    
@SpectralFlame Future readers shouldn't expect that though. This may be a bug – acbabis yesterday
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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 yesterday

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