The Let's Go event has been a major attraction for Pokémon fans all around the world. It's a great opportunity for trainers to catch rare and powerful Pokémon, and to participate in exciting battles with other trainers. However, in recent weeks, there have been reports of some unusual Ditto activity at the event. Trainers have been noticing strange behavior from these normally unassuming creatures, and some are even claiming that they have witnessed Ditto transforming into other Pokémon without any apparent reason. This has sparked a lot of speculation and debate among the Pokémon community, and many are wondering what could be causing this strange behavior. In this article, we will explore the phenomenon of unusual Ditto activity at the Let's Go event, and try to uncover the mystery behind it.
## New Ditto Disguises Added During Let's Go Event
Last week’s Let’s Go event in Pokémon GO introduced a new rotation of eight Ditto disguises, along with an increased frequency of disguises transforming into Ditto. Over the course of the event, researchers encountered 6,070 disguise-eligible species and Ditto, with an overall rate of 7.95% for disguises transforming into Ditto, significantly higher than the usual 2% outside events. However, researchers noticed an odd absence of Ditto disguised as Starly, with only one Ditto observed out of over 1000 Starly encounters. This is significantly lower than the near 10% combined Ditto transformation rate of the other seven disguise species.
The cause of this strange Starly exclusion is uncertain, but Niantic’s Let’s Go event announcement left an interesting prompt: “The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild! Which ones are actually Ditto?” Was this a subtle hint that Starly was actually a red herring all along? This isn’t the first time Ditto disguises have behaved unexpectedly, and those interested in delving deeper into the mysteries of Ditto can check out a previous article published last year.
Using a chi-squared test of homogeneity, researchers tested the flee-corrected proportion of plain disguises and Ditto transformations for each of the eligible disguise species. They found that the proportion of Ditto transformations was unequal across the different species groups, with pairwise comparisons showing that Starly transformed into Ditto at a significantly lower rate than the seven other disguise species. No difference in Ditto rates was found among the other seven disguise species.
In conclusion, while the Let’s Go event brought new Ditto disguises and increased transformation rates, researchers observed an unexpected absence of Ditto disguised as Starly. The cause of this phenomenon remains unknown, but it adds to the mystery and intrigue surrounding Ditto in Pokémon GO.
