Pokémon Pokopia Guide: Ditto Special Moves & Transformations

A new mechanics guide for Pokémon Pokopia explains how Ditto can unlock special moves and unique transformations throughout the adventure—both key to progressing in the overworld, interacting with environments, and gaining access to abilities tied to specific Pokémon friendships.

Announcement: guide details Ditto’s special moves and transformations

The guide lays out the complete set of Ditto’s useful special moves and special transformations. It also clarifies the core progression rules: these moves are learned by discovering Pokémon in the Pokédex and befriending them, while the transformations are learned in similar ways to unlock temporary body changes that grant access to particular capabilities.

For special moves, the guide specifies that using them requires spending PP. PP can be recovered by eating food, and some moves can be temporarily strengthened by consuming specific recipe types.

What changed (daily update): new move/transform unlock requirements and effects

Water Pistol: waters dry terrain, tall grass, flowers, and dry trees; learned by befriending Squirtle during the early tutorial after speaking to him once; improved by eating any soup.
Foliage: creates tall grass in a selected area; learned from Bulbasaur after completing “Revive, dry grass” by watering 10 green, dry tall-grass patches; improved by eating any salad.
Cut: cuts tree branches and trunks and yields materials; learned from Scyther after completing “Thick branch training” by giving 2 thick branches; improved by eating any bread.
Rock Strike: breaks boulders, rocks, and walls and yields materials; learned from Hitmonchan after completing “Crashing rocks” by giving 2 stones; improved by eating any burger.
Splatter: enables jumps to bypass terrain elevations; learned from Magikarp by befriending it in the Sterile Steppe riverbank and completing “A home for Magikarp” by building the salted water fishing area.
Plow: loosens soil and creates space for crops; learned from Drilbur in the eastern part of the Sterile Steppe by completing “Soil too dry” by moistening dry soil near Drilbur.
Strength: pushes rocks and other heavy objects to reposition them; learned from Machoke after creating the training grass habitat linked to its location in Rocky Cliffs.
Absorb liquids: lets Ditto enter water and absorb liquids in its mouth, then spit them to create pools, ponds, bathing areas, or even waterfalls; learned via the quest “A waterfall out of nowhere” given by Piplup in Stormy Bay, involving habitat setup to befriend Wooper and completing “Tomato delivery” by delivering 3 tomatoes.
Waterfall: while using the Surf transformation, lets Ditto climb water cascades quickly; learned by befriending Gyarados in the Isolated Islands area and completing “Marching with a hot soup bread” by delivering a hot-soup bread (with extra bread located near the quest spot behind walls in a Poké Ball).
Surf-linked underwater movement (Dive): enables breathing underwater for underwater exploration and building; becomes available from the free update dated August 5, 2026 onward, taught by Manaphy in Stormy Bay after completing “Higher quality environment” and after learning Surf.

Platform scope: game-wide mechanics across regions/biomes

The mechanics described are tied to overworld zones, habitats, and quest chains rather than a specific PvP mode or competitive ruleset. The guide references multiple locations and biomes, including Stormy Bay, the Sterile Steppe, Rocky Cliffs, and the Isolated Islands, with transformations and moves unlocked through habitat creation and targeted quest objectives.

What comes next: learn the transformation set to unlock mobility and utility

Beyond moves, the guide lists Ditto’s special transformations—each designed to temporarily change its body for mobility, stealth, or interaction tools:

Surf: travel across bodies of water to reach other areas and islands; learned by befriending Lapras in Stormy Bay after creating the tropical coastal zone, then completing Piplup’s quest “Go for a swim!” by having Lapras teach Ditto to swim.
Camouflage: imitate the appearance of any object in front of Ditto for hiding and “hide-and-seek” play; learned by befriending Zorua after repairing the Pokémon Center in Stormy Bay (Zorua appears camouflaged as a block that can be struck with Rock Strike) and completing “Imitating a building toy” by crafting a construction toy and delivering it.
Roll: take on Graveler’s appearance and roll to quickly smash obstacles; learned by befriending Graveler in Rocky Cliffs after creating the mossy rock habitat, then progressing until Machoke asks Ditto to speak with it.
Glide: fly through the air to move faster and bypass gaps; learned by befriending Dragonite in the Isolated Islands after creating the “floating canoe” habitat.
Levitation: move vertically freely; also allows breaking objects in front of Ditto (automatically stored in the inventory) and spitting items from the Bag with adjustable quantity, including a replacement mode to swap what’s placed with existing items. This transformation is learned by befriending Magnemite under the mysterious tower in the Sterile Steppe after completing the key initiation quest “Pass the initiation challenge?” and completing “A home for Magnemite” by creating the factory storage habitat.

With these lists, players can plan which Pokémon friendships and quest steps to prioritize—especially for the newly time-gated August 5, 2026 availability of underwater Dive—so their Ditto progression matches the terrain and construction goals they want to tackle next.