Costumed Ditto debuts in Pokémon GO during the Pokémon Pokopia Celebration event. Trainers will be able to catch Costumed Ditto from the start of the event on Tuesday, March 10, at 10:00 a.m. local time. The event will continue until Monday, March 16, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
In addition, if you are lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Costumed Ditto or one with an event-themed Special Background! Furthermore, the one you encounter in the wild may change into a different Pokémon after catching it.
Costumed Ditto Event Bonuses
The event features the following bonuses.
- 2× XP for spinning PokéStops.
- 10× XP for spinning a PokéStop for the first time.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Sudowoodo and Shiny Zorua
Other event details
- Wild encounter. Trainers may encounter Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Sudowoodo, Zorua, and more in the wild.
- Three-Star Raid will feature either Lapras, Snorlax, or Dragonite. Any you encounter after winning a three-star raid may also have an event-themed Special Background.
- Complete Field Research tasks to earn items, Stardust, or encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
- Timed Research will be available throughout the event! Complete tasks to earn Stardust, encounters with event-themed Pokémon, stickers, and more.
- Complete the catch-themed Collection Challenges to receive encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including costumed Pokémon
Ditto Disguises for the Pokopia event
Costumed Ditto will be changing into different Pokémon in the wild during the Pokopia event! The Pokémon are as follows.
- Bulbasaur
- Charmander
- Combee
- Drilbur
- Goomy
- Hitmonchan
- Marill
- Pikachu
- Scyther
- Squirtle
- Sudowoodo
- Timburr
