Do you ever use non-native Pokemon?

[Zeturic]

Starting in Diamond and Pearl, GF dropped trade restrictions. What this means is that you're no longer restricted to the Pokemon in that game's Regional Dex; you can trade in whatever you want to use. How often, if ever, do you take advantage of this?

Personally, I don't generally use them. I didn't even use the Event Torchic in X or Ash-Greninja in Moon (both of which are also non-native). I do make exceptions occasionally, though. I don't mind evolving a native Pokemon into a non-native Pokemon, but that's only a thing in HGSS with evolutions such as Misdreavus -> Mismagius. In my first playthrough of HeartGold, I used a Leafeon.

 

[Frozocrone]

I've done it for a solo-run because Chamander isn't available in ORAS.

I think I might have used Ash-Greninja in SM because I didn't like a lot of the Water types.

 

[EC]

I did this in my last run of AlphaSapphire. Before I started the "second half" of the game (meaning, everything East of Mauville City), I brought in three non-native Pokemon from Sinnoh/Unova/Kalos and finished the rest of the game with them in addition to my starter and two Hoenn Pokemon. Was quite fun.

 

[Lunar]

I was gonna get my shiny Zorua in my first playthrough of Moon, but not being able to transfer Pokemon over from the Pokemon Bank yet has kinda screwed me over :/

 

[moon]

My boyfriend traded me a shiny perfect Mudkip and a perfect Gardevoir to use in my X playthrough ahahha. God, that Gardevoir didn't obey me for the longest time...

 

[Desert Stream~]

All the time. Notably Johto, lots of Kanto pokemon there.

 

[tokyodrift]

When a game is new and fresh, I try to only use Pokemon native to that region. After my first run through I usually restart and just use whatever.

 

[Mawa]

Native only when it's the first time I play the game. Remake counts like I already did the game.

And Alola form count like a native too.