What happened to Ditto in Detective Pikachu?

As explained by director Rob Letterman, Ditto transformed into a human with beady eyes in an episode of the Pokémon anime, so his transformation in Detective Pikachu was canon, and worked perfectly with the storyline of genetic experiments by Howard Clifford (Bill Nighy).

Can Ditto turn into Mewtwo?

Yes, but the better way to say this would be Ditto can transform into Mewtwo. Ditto is the only non-legendary/mythical that can learn the move Transform, which literally allows it to transform into the opposing Pokemon, copying their type, stats and stat changes.

Can Ditto perfectly transform?

When it’s a Pokémon enemy, Ditto becomes a perfect copy. The entry for Pokémon Y states that Ditto can “recombine its own cellular structure to transform into other life-forms,” which means that the power isn’t limited to other Pokémon. Ostensibly, Ditto can turn into other animals — or perhaps other human beings.

Can Ditto become anything?

It can transform into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked. Ditto rearranges its cell structure to transform itself into other shapes. However, if it tries to transform itself into something by relying on its memory, this Pokémon manages to get details wrong.

Can Ditto be a raid boss?

As a tier 3 raid boss, its raid CP would be “only” 5977, but there’s a catch: Ditto knows Transform….Raiding Ditto.

Is Ditto the strongest?

When used right, Ditto can be a pretty powerful pokemon! One of it’s weaknesses is sub-par stats, which make the Imposter ability the only way to go. Transformed, you copy all the opponents stats except HP, so more often than not you will have less HP than the opponent.

Can Ditto transform permanently?

If a transformed wild Ditto is caught (or any other transformed wild Pokémon, which becomes a Ditto permanently when caught), it will simply have full remaining PP for Transform (10 out of 10 PP).