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Ditto is, despite its rather goofy natural appearance, an incredibly deadly parasite.An adult ditto will inject its sperm into the egg of any pokemon. The fetus will develop similarly to the host and when it hatches, the ditto will emerge nearly identical to whatever species it has taken over. The young ditto will be raised with the other offspring of the host, though it will often kill the other young in order to receive more attention from the host parent. As the ditto grows, its disguise becomes less perfect and eventually it reverts back into its pink, gelatinous adult state.
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All PokΓ©mon are a bit terrifying when you think about it.
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Between a blob-like creature that absorbs other Pokemon in order to remedy its broken DNA, and a parasite who infects normal Pokemon eggs...I think I like your explanation more 
I wonder if ways would be invented to keep its disguised forms? It might be a monster in the form of pink jelly, but those Ditto-starters look quite cute...and convincing.
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Thank you. I tried my best to come up with at least the allusion of realism in my descriptions of the pokemon. Sometimes it's hard to balance biological feasibility and the original pokemon design.
Are you referencingΒ www.deviantart.com/art/Mewtwo-β¦ ? I love a lot of what Arvalis has done with his pokemon. He's very good at coming up with ways of showing the various evolutions in a realistic manner. Connecting ditto to mew is a reference to a weird glitch in the original game.
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Indeed, he really takes an interesting take on them (Raikou vs Kyurem (love it, but can't spell it...-_-). My favorite one has to be the Froslass bug...a pretty bug that is 
But what glitch? And which game (was it the older ones Yellow, Green, and Red (I think) or did it appear in Leaf Green and Fire Red?
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Originally Mew could only be added to the original US Blue and Red editions through special promotional events by Nintendo.Β My memory could be wrong, but I think players figured out a glitch involving Ditto that allowed you to catch him. I looked online and couldn't verify this, however they both have the "transform" ability.Β
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Iβm not recalling it (although Leaf Green was my first game), but I did hear the Mew event part. But never the ditto glitch.
But you do have a point about the transforming ability...and...now that I think about it, Ditto is pink with its shiny being blue...exactly like Mew (pink in normal, blue in shiny). I guess it is not really too far-fetched to have Ditto be either the leftovers or maybe failed experiments that end up finding new ways to adapt. It must had taken a lot of tries before Mewtwo was created and even he had his flaws...I wonder how one explains the mega formsβ¦
The wonders of Pokemon, still having us pondering.
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That is the single creepiest picture/idea of a Pokemon that I have ever heard of. Ever.
AND IT IS AWESOME.
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I have to say, I love the design of the Ditto itself. The linework is great, and the coloring is incredibly realistic. The see-through effect is great, too. Nice work!
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Fucking Scary. I had to read it through several times to make sure I read it right.
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There was no other way to incorporate it's shapeshifiting abilities?
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Did you take inspiration from the cuckoo bird?
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Maybe unintentionally?
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Just asking since cuckoo birds will lay their eggs in the nest of another bird. The chick then hatches quickly and will push the other eggs out of the nest. Sounded a bit like Ditto, which is brilliant by the way. I've never heard of an explanation that good, especially on how you get more Dittos.
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Just goes to show how weird real life can be. We just borrow.
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That's the truth. Nature is freaky.
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It's like a cross between a cuckoo and an amoeba.
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i always thought ditto just fucked another pokemon and that pokemon had a ditto or a half breed pokemon
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Pikachus lay eggs? (Just pondering the description)
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They're monotremes apparently (mammals that lay eggs, like echidnas and platypi)
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grotesque and cute things are my favorite things
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awesome I always left ditto at the daycare so I could get the babies forms to fill out the pokedex but at least we know it in the nameof science that those babies had to die right?
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This is probably the most original ans shoking description for any Pokemon...
I'll never ever see this pokemon again as I did... Actually, now I'm worried about that popular ditto in daycare center for reproduction... CREEPS!!
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Wow, that's a very realistic view of Ditto...
AWESOME
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Before I submit this to #PokemonINYOURFACE, I want to know if you think it would "belong there" Great job!
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Sure. I always accept submission requests.
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I love how you portrayed it here. Not sure about the deadly parasite part, but I still love this piece.
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that is soo cool i like how you made ditto as a parasite
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True seeming...... is that based off of the cucubarra (spelling?) bird?
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woah actually that was a pretty good background story for ditto. Makes me wish/hope its true.
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I just LOVE how you interpreted Ditto's miming abilities.Just too damn clever!
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Have I ever told you that this is the most bad ass ditto anybody has ever made EVER?
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I think the more silly the original design, the more fun I had with it. Thanks for all the comments. Your avatar creeps me out though - what is that thing doing outside the frame? Do I want to know?
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Yeah, that's the fun!
HARMLESS EXCITED JUMPING.
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That is hands down the coolest interpretation of Ditto ever. Realistically absurd, the best kind of realistic.
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I really like how this is drawn and coloured!
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This is what your Grimer should have looked like.
Still, Another Example of turning Childish imagery into quite a load of excellence.
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