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Transform Specialty - Version 1 vs Version 2
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11Overview2233Transform is a unique Pokemon Specialty in Pokemon Pokopia exclusive to Ditto, the player character. Unlike other specialties that automate tasks performed by NPC Pokemon, Transform is the player's core gameplay mechanic. Ditto uses Transform to learn 14 different moves from befriended Pokemon and channel those moves through partial-body transformations.4455What It Does6677Lets Ditto learn moves from befriended Pokemon (14 total moves in the game)Allows Ditto to use those moves on demand, with each move powered by PPTriggers partial transformations of Ditto's body matching the source Pokemon (Squirtle-shaped arms for Water Gun, Scyther-blade claws for Cut, and so on)889+910All 14 Transform Moves10111112MoveSource PokemonFunctionWater GunSquirtleWater plants, fight fires, fill containersLeafageBulbasaurGrow tall grass on land and waterCutScytherChop trees, grass, wood pilesRock SmashHitmonchanBreak rocks and crackable terrainRototillerDrilburTill soil for farmingJumpMagikarpPress R to jumpSurfLaprasSwim across waterCamouflageZoruaBlend into surroundingsStrengthMachokePush heavy bouldersGlideDragoniteSoar between floating islandsMagnet RiseMagnemiteHover above electrical surfacesRolloutGravelerBarrel through clusters of breakable terrainWaterfallVariousClimb waterfallsSuck Up LiquidsPaldean WooperDrink and dispense liquids; later allows Y-button vacuuming of liquids1213Pokemon with Transform Specialty13141415Ditto is the only Pokemon with the Transform specialty. Wild Ditto in the game world have transformation abilities but cannot maintain stable human form like the player character. The player Ditto's unique stable transformation is part of the game's central mystery, hinted at being tied to its missing trainer.15161617Tips17181819Befriend Pokemon in the order their moves become useful. Squirtle and Bulbasaur are top priority since Water Gun and Leafage drive most early gameplay.Eat flavor-matched cooked food to power up Cut, Leafage, Rock Smash, and Water Gun temporarily.Transform is the most flexible specialty in the game because the player controls when each move is used. Treat it as a tool ring rather than a passive skill.