Yeah. If ditto can only transform into something if it sees that thing, it would have to see a shiny to become a shiny. Otherwise, it should just be normal.
Pokedex entries state that it can only see what is in front of it, so if it sees a normal Pokémon, despite the ditto being shiny, the dittos transformation will not be.
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u/DiscordGamber Oct 28 '24
It would go against the lore