Moves
Ditto never battles. Every move here is a terraforming tool borrowed from a Pokémon you befriended — learned permanently, switchable at any time.
Primary moves
10Cut
Cuts down grass and trees
Befriend Scyther
Leafage
Creates grass on the ground
Befriend Bulbasaur
Glide
Press R when in the air to glide quickly through the sky
Befriend Dragonite in Sparkling Skylands
Magnet Rise
Fly through the sky quickly. Adjust height with L / R. Use the Y button in front of an object to break it down
Befriend Magnemite in post-game
Rock Smash
Breaks the rocks in front of you
Befriend Hitmonchan
Rollout
Roll quickly forwards. Uses Rock Smash's meter when breaking rocks
Befriend Graveler in Rocky Ridges
Surf
Press B when in the water to surf through it
Befriend Lapras in Bleak Beach
Water Gun
Press A to hydrate in a + shape
Befriend Squirtle in Withered Wastelands
Secondary moves
5The secondary moves have no icon of their own, so each card shows the Pokémon the move is borrowed from instead — click it to open that Pokémon.
Stockpile Water
Press ZR while in water and sucking in with Y to move water around to create ponds and waterfalls
Complete Piplup's request, and befriend Paldean Wooper
Powering up moves with food
5Once you reach Rocky Ridges and meet Chef Dente you can cook. Eating a meal powers up its move for a while on a separate PP meter, so the boosted version runs alongside the ordinary one rather than replacing it.
| Meal | Move | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Salad | Hold down to increase amount of grass unleashed Can create Moss on rocks and Duckweed on water | |
| Bread | Hold down to increase the size of the cut Can cut stronger items | |
| Steak | Works quicker on rocks Can break tougher rocks | |
| Soup | Hold down to increase amount of water unleashed | |
| Smoothie | Surf as Lapras underwater Can break rocks while Lapras |