>>30737035>>30737210Ditto will work fine if you're only looking to get better IVs and Natures, but you'll still need a female to get Egg Moves from other species, so the 7-to-1 gender ratio still serves as an annoyance in that regard.
As far as the ratio itself, I can understand it on the starters, but what about Eevees and fossils (and Relicanth)?