With Ditto being released into the wild, Niantic's comments are
Ditto has been known to disguise itself as other Pokémon, so keep an eye out, some Pokémon may actually be Ditto, and when you capture them, there’s a chance that Ditto will reveal itself. If you do encounter a Pokémon that is Ditto in disguise, the Pokémon in that specific encounter will also reveal itself as Ditto for other Trainers.
While Niantic only mentioned Ditto being disgused in the wild as other Pokémon, it is possible to hatch a Ditto?
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I've found two sites that both say that Ditto is not hatchable.
- Bulbapedia (under Side Game Data)
- Pokèmon Go Wiki
Considering the lore and that Ditto disguises itself as lower tier Pokémon, it makes sense that it isn't hatchable since it should be fairly easy to find. Niantic is likely (but not necessarily) following the lore of the game when it comes to Ditto and how it breeds. The Bulbapedia describes Ditto in its own egg group. It states:
As Pokémon in the Ditto group cannot breed with members of its own group, Ditto cannot be hatched from an Egg.
If this is true and the game was designed to follow this, then you shouldn't be able to hatch a Ditto from an egg.
Update: The IGN Wiki states that you cannot hatch a Ditto from an egg under the "Additional Ditto Catching Techniques."
1Yes it is. I hatched one myself last week and only took notice because my friend was so surprised. (Can't remember which, 2/5/10) I didn't take any scshots but I'm sure these accounts will start to crop up soon, so take my word for it or don't!
1I hatched a Pidgy, which turned into a Ditto, I was surprised to hatch the Pidgy, to be honest.
Can confirm that Ditto hatched from a 2 km egg for my partner today and this completed her quest entry too. Tried trading her mine and that didn't trigger.
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