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Ditto Transformations

Complete guide to all 14 Ditto transformation abilities in Pokemon Pokopia: unlock requirements, controls, PP costs, food upgrades, full-body transformations, and the move wheel UI.

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Overview

Ditto's core mechanic in Pokopia revolves around learning moves from befriended Pokemon. Rather than combat attacks, these moves function as environmental tools for building, farming, exploring, and traversing the world. There are 14 transformation abilities in total, unlocked progressively across the four story regions and one post-game unlock. Ditto physically transforms parts of its body when using a move (partial transformations), while four moves trigger full-body transformations where Ditto takes on a complete Pokemon shape.

Controls

The main controls for Ditto's transformation system:

Button	Action
ZR	Use the currently equipped move
L (hold)	Open the radial skill wheel to select a move with the left stick
D-pad Left/Right	Quick-cycle through unlocked moves
R	Jump (also activates Glide when pressed mid-air)
B	Run / Surf activation near water / Accelerate while Gliding
Y	Pick up items / Inhale / Suck Up Liquids (when near water)
A	Interact / Headbutt trees / Waterfall (while Surfing at a waterfall base)

The skill wheel appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen alongside the PP gauge (a curved blue bar). The radial menu shows all unlocked moves at once, while the D-pad quick-switch cycles through them sequentially.

All 14 Moves

Withered Wasteland Moves (1-6)

#	Move	Teacher	How to Unlock	Controls
1	Water Gun	Squirtle	Automatic. Find a famished Squirtle after exiting the starting cave with Professor Tangrowth.	ZR to spray in a + shaped cross pattern of 5 tiles
2	Leafage	Bulbasaur	Build a Tall Grass habitat (4 tall grass patches). Complete Bulbasaur's request: water 10 patches of dry grass with Water Gun.	ZR to grow tall grass patches
3	Cut	Scyther	Build a Tree-Shaded Tall Grass habitat (4 hydrated tall grass around a lush tree). Complete Scyther's request: deliver 2 Sturdy Sticks.	ZR on a highlighted wooden object, grass, or tree
4	Rock Smash	Hitmonchan	Build an Exercise Resting Spot habitat (punching bag next to a seat). Complete Hitmonchan's request: deliver 2 Stones.	ZR to punch. Hold ZR for continuous destruction. Aim with Right Stick.
5	Rototiller	Drilbur	Requires Rock Smash first (path is blocked by stones). Drilbur appears at a small pond right of the Pokemon Center after clearing stones.	ZR to till. Hold ZR to continuously till and move around.
6	Jump	Magikarp	Build an Ocean Fishing Spot habitat (any seat placed near the fishing rod on the beach). Complete Magikarp's request.	R to jump (roughly 1 block height)

Bleak Beach Moves (7-9)

#	Move	Teacher	How to Unlock	Controls
7	Surf	Lapras	Build a Tropical Seaside habitat (1 Large Palm Tree, 2 Ocean Water blocks, 4 Hedges near the ocean). Complete Lapras's request: wash away 80 squares of mud with Water Gun.	B near water to transform into Lapras. Left Stick to swim.
8	Camouflage	Zorua	Encounter Zorua at the Pokemon Center during the Brighten Things Up quest chain. Speak to Zorua to learn Camouflage.	ZR near an object to copy its appearance. Slow movement while disguised.
9	Suck Up Liquids	Paldean Wooper	Befriend Paldean Wooper from a Marshy Tall Grass habitat in Bleak Beach.	Hold Y while in water to absorb liquid. Release to expel stored liquid elsewhere.

Rocky Ridges Moves (10-11)

#	Move	Teacher	How to Unlock	Controls
10	Strength	Machoke	Build a Grassy Training Field habitat (2 Sandbags next to a 2x2 square of Red Tall Grass). Complete Machoke's request: gather 5 Stones.	Hold A in front of objects to push/pull. Tilt Left Stick while pushing to rotate.
11	Rollout	Graveler	Build a Mossy Boulder habitat (1 large mossy boulder + 4 mossy grassy items, inside a cave). Hint appears after eating Simple Hamburger Steak.	ZR to transform into Graveler and roll. Hold ZR to break blocks while moving.

Sparkling Skylands Moves (12-13)

#	Move	Teacher	How to Unlock	Controls
12	Glide	Dragonite	Build a Waterside Dinghy habitat (1 Canoe, 2 Duckweed, near water at a high location). Complete Dragonite's request: deliver 5 Alarm Clocks (crafted from Iron Ore).	R to jump, then R again to transform into Dragonite. Hold B to accelerate. Gradually descends.
13	Waterfall	Gyarados	Found at the base of a large waterfall on a Sparkling Skylands island. Requires Glide to reach. Interact with Gyarados to learn Waterfall.	Press A while Surfing (Lapras form) at the base of a waterfall

Post-Game Move (14)

#	Move	Teacher	How to Unlock	Controls
14	Magnet Rise	Magnemite	Complete all 8 stages of the Team Initiation Challenge. After credits, a hole opens under the lighthouse in Withered Wasteland. Drop in to find Magnemite in the Team Rocket Hideout.	Free vertical flight. Place/absorb up to 9 blocks mid-air.

PP Cost Categories

All moves consume PP from a shared pool. However, moves fall into different cost categories:

Category	Moves	How PP Works
Per-use	Water Gun, Leafage, Cut, Rock Smash, Rototiller	PP consumed only when the move connects with a target. Swinging at air costs nothing.
Continuous drain	Surf, Glide, Rollout	PP gradually decreases while you remain transformed. Exit the transformation to stop the drain.
Zero PP cost	Jump, Strength	Confirmed to consume no PP at all.

Headbutting trees (A button) is also free and does not consume PP.

Full-Body Transformations

Most moves only alter specific body parts (arms become Squirtle cannons for Water Gun, claws extend like Scyther blades for Cut) while maintaining Ditto's human appearance. Four moves trigger full-body transformations where Ditto takes on a complete, comically small Pokemon form:

Move	Form	Description
Surf	Mini Lapras	Ditto becomes a tiny, adorable Lapras that floats across water surfaces.
Rollout	Graveler Ball	Ditto curls into a Graveler shape and rolls at high speed. Difficult to control; easy to accidentally destroy things.
Glide	Mini Dragonite	Ditto morphs into a small Dragonite with a goofy face. Cannot gain altitude; gradually descends.
Magnet Rise	Magnemite Shape	Ditto becomes a Magnemite. Free vertical flight with block manipulation. The most powerful transformation.

Food Upgrades

Four moves can be temporarily powered up by eating specific cooked meals. Food upgrades are unlocked in Rocky Ridges after rescuing Chef Dente, a Greedent NPC wearing a pot as a chef's hat. Each meal also fully restores PP.

Food	Recipe	Upgraded Move	Effect
Simple Soup	Cooking Pot + Fresh Water	Water Gun	Increased spray range and coverage
Simple Bread	Bread Oven + Wheat	Cut	Cut objects from a distance; slice through metal grating and bars
Simple Hamburger Steak	Frying Pan + Beans	Rock Smash	Break hard materials (granite, stone, steel, crystal); collect gold and iron ore
Simple Salad	Chopping Board + Leaves	Leafage	Creates quad grass patches; enables duckweed on water and moss pulling from rocks

No food upgrades have been documented for the remaining moves (Jump, Surf, Strength, Rollout, Rototiller, Camouflage, Suck Up Liquids, Glide, Waterfall, Magnet Rise).

Innate Abilities

In addition to the 14 learned moves, Ditto has several innate abilities that do not require learning from another Pokemon:

Ability	Control	Function
Headbutt	A button (near trees)	Shake trees to collect berries and items. Zero PP cost.
Stockpile / Spit Out	Y to swallow large items	Store oversized items (furniture, blocks) inside Ditto's body, supplementing regular inventory.
Blob Reversion	Automatic	Ditto reverts to its natural pink blob form to squeeze through tight spaces and access hidden areas.

Tips

Moves only cost PP when they connect. Practice aiming before committing to expensive continuous-drain moves like Surf and Glide.
Eat cooked food before tackling difficult areas. The PP restore plus move upgrade makes a huge difference.
Rock Smash with Hamburger Steak is the key to accessing many hidden areas. Carry ingredients for Hamburger Steaks when exploring Rocky Ridges.
Glide does not gain altitude. Always launch from the highest point available to maximize distance.
Rollout is fast but hard to control. Avoid using it near structures you do not want destroyed.
Unlock Magnet Rise as your first post-game priority. It transforms the building experience entirely.
Revisit earlier regions after unlocking new moves. Areas that seemed like dead ends often have hidden paths accessible with later abilities.
Use the L button radial wheel for precision move selection instead of D-pad cycling, especially in tight situations.
Jump and Strength cost zero PP, making them safe to use any time without worrying about fatigue.