Since we were first introduced to the grass-type gym leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield earlier this week, something has been bugging us. No, he’s not secretly a bug-type expert. It’s something else altogether.
You see, if didn’t already notice, this odd-looking fellow named Milo seems rather familiar. After a few days, diehard Pokémon fans have come to the conclusion this bulky individual is actually a transformed Ditto in disguise. If you need some more evidence, here’s a round-up of what people are saying about Ditto (sorry, Milo) on social media:
https://twitter.com/LutroDraws/status/1136288643339960321
https://twitter.com/KHalfkey/status/1136262652014018560
Some Pokémon fans even seem to think the official Pokémon Twitter account is pushing this theory by promoting its Ditto-themed plush line:
We were so curious about this, we decided to alter Milo's face ourselves. All you have to do is remove the character's eyes, brows and freckles. Here's the end result: Ditto!
Admittedly, "the truth about Milo" doesn’t go much deeper than this, so what do you think? Is Milo a Ditto or is he just a regular gym leader who happens to look like a Ditto? Decide for yourself in the comments below.
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I was going to say the same.
Bzzt. Wrong.
He is Whimsicott's evolved form, or possibly Whimsicott Juiced form.
I would love it though if a transformed Ditto maintained its vacant expression after the fact. I might actually be tempted to have one in my party instead of using a Japanese one as my exotic nymphomanic baby maker.
You can't deny he has a stupid face
@SonicMos or if he added a disguise... one that a ditto might think could pass...
Hahaha! This is pretty funny.
By the way, I didn't realize when they originally tweeted the plushie tweet that they were all transformed Ditto, lol. I was just more surprised than anything they we're promoting plushies outside of Kanto Pokémon
the first thing I thought of Milo is a chocolate malt drink brand from Nestle super popular in South East Asia and some parts of the world. The green theme of the Gym even fits totally to the brand design!!!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_(drink)
His lack of a nose is freaking me out a bit ever since that trailer aye
@SonicMos People love fooling themselves these days
I don't get why people don't think he has a nose.
If you pay attention to his face during the direct you can see it at times but how they have done the shadowing of it makes it hard to see.
I am trying to get a clear screen cap of it but if you look at 13.50ish when the camera moves around him you can clearly see his nose
That would explain the face...
Oh the Internet!
(Or rather five people on Twitter...)
@Ham-n-jam Is it worse than Rex's nose in XC2?
Got an ok image of his nose
https://imgur.com/a/LLkpK24
I don’t think he’s a Ditto, but that little kid face does NOT look right on that body. However, at least his parents had the sense not to name him Hop (poor rival).
By this logic, Brock is secretly a Wobbuffet.
I assumed he was a gardener, with the Grass type thing and buffness. You can see his nose just fine when you look at him from the side. The internet is weird.
I did think his face seemed out of place compared to everyone else's.
Actually Dittos transforming into humans is canon since Ultrasun and Ultramoon.
Adorable case of a Pokemon pretending to be a human or the horrifying beginning of Pokemon murdering gym leaders and infiltrating human society? You decide!
I cannot un-see the Ditto now
I originally thought he was a ditto as well until I saw his very tiny triangle nose from the side. Also people seem to forget b/c even the pkmn company forgot but ditto can definitely turn into a 1 to 1 copy of anything. The ditto face was just an issue that the first ditto in the anime had b/c it couldn't get the faces right whereas other ditto could transform without issue. The plushie line is just a way to make money using a cute ditto face.
Dont insult Ditto. Apart from few human characters the whole cast so far is very badly designed.
He looks like a human Ditto imo
So i'll say yes its a creepy Ditto
Dittos have been known to disguise themselves as people but the movie, Detective Pikachu, really has made people suspicious.
@Silly_G - Dynamax Ditto! Also, many Ditto keep that expression after Transforming...note the anime appearances (dating back to the original journey) and that of the plushes.
All in all, I feel that this is not the case (despite proof that Ditto have problems with transformations...since the original journey), but I can see where people are coming from.
Perhaps "Milo" is a Ditto that either went mega or learned the Dynamax stuff and that's why it's a better resemblance (even though it's not perfect).
It just hit me in the car...he’s the son of Cooking Mama! Cannot unsee!
The invasion has begun.
@Silly_G LMAO
... people do know he has a nose right? You see it whenever he turns to the side
... And back off my daddy Gym leader!
is this the reason why he looks so stupid? it all makes sense now
@Quarth at least Rex had a lil line indicating one existed in front-on angles lol
@Ham-n-jam It looks like the tip of a needle, lol.
I did think it super weird there was all of one frame where his head was in profile enough to see a nose. I didn't have that problem with other character designs.
I can't get over how much I hate Pokemon Detective Pikachu and then I see this?? THANKS!
"All you have to do is remove the character's eyes, brows and freckles. Here's the end result: Ditto!"
No, end result: nightmare!
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