Ditto 201/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Ditto is 201/91, in position 201 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 200 Dodrio, and after it is 202 Snorlax. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Ditto is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ditto (#132), generation 1 (Kanto).

0313 illustrated this card. The same name is on 62 other cards in the catalog.

Ditto (#132) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ditto 3/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Shiny Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and 0313 illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Ditto list a different HP.

Transformative Start is listed as Ability. Once during your first turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may search your deck and choose a Basic Pokémon you find there, except any Ditto. If you do, discard this Pokémon and all attached cards, and put the chosen Pokémon in its place. Then, shuffle your deck. The attack Splup lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ditto can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.