Many women have used the pokemon Ditto as a metaphor for their objectification, or as a protest of their social roles in a male-dominated society. This metaphor is a powerful one, for Ditto are seldom sent to battle, but prized by breeders for their ability to produce offspring of an enormous number of pokemon, some of whom are not known to reproduce in any other way. And given the potential which Ditto possess, it is an enormous shame.
Most trainers believe Ditto capable of transforming only into their opponent, and this is indeed true of a Ditto which lacks effective training. These poorly-trained Ditto are as unable to beat a Magikarp as they are Arceus himself, for transformation takes time and opposing pokemon (unlike most anime villains) do not respect the custom of not attacking during a transformation sequence.
In the hands of a Ditto master, however, few pokemon are more powerful. A skilled Ditto can shift between many memorized forms, only limited in scope by the time it takes to learn them and their trainer's imagination. They so amazing in battle that these Ditto were banned from the highest levels of the pokemon league, in tourneys where even the gods have been allowed to compete. Some great trainers seek Ditto specialists out anyway, in the hopes of finally finding a worthy opponent. They typically find their first loss in ages.
Ditto masters do not find enough opponents to make a living off prize money, however, so they and their pokemon earn sustenance either by putting Ditto to use in its many industrial applications, or by theft, for there is no more reliable way to earn a living as a master of disguise.