As the two Pokémon came fully into view, the entire stadium gradually stirred with excitement. Gasps rang out here and there, followed by cheers...
In front of Yuujirou,
a small, springy, pale purple Pokémon lay in a soft heap, its little black eyes studying the opponent curiously.
Then, under everyone's shocked or expectant gazes, white light burst from its body!
In the blink of an eye, it transformed on its own into a... Pupitar!
Yong's expression flickered with surprise.
"It's... Ditto!?"
Pokémon: Ditto, Lv. 50... Ability: Imposter. Upon entering battle, transforms into the Pokémon it currently faces... Move: Transform...
Ditto!
And a Ditto with the Hidden Ability Imposter, at that?
Though it looked harmless, even rather cute, Ditto was a very special Pokémon.
It could copy its opponent's cellular structure in an instant, rearranging its own cells to look exactly like the opponent before it!
Even more amazingly, after transforming, it shared the opponent's base stats, stats other than HP, weight, Ability, stat stages, and moves!
Of course, that required a Ditto with considerable talent for transformation!
Not every Ditto could achieve a perfect transformation.
But as the Pokémon most skilled at transformation apart from Mew and Zoroark, Ditto was still well worth raising.
The adorable little Mew!
The Master of Illusions! Zoroark!
And Yuujirou's Ditto undoubtedly possessed outstanding transformation skills!
With its innate ability to transform, Imposter allowed Ditto to automatically take its opponent's form the moment it entered battle! And the transformation was perfect!
Looking at the "Pupitar" that looked exactly like it, even giving it the sense that this was one of its own kind, Yong's Pupitar grew a little confused.
"Stay calm, Pupitar! That's not one of your kind! It's a Ditto! Don't let it fool you!"
Sensing that something was off with his