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An outsider Pokémon (Japanese: こうかんしたポケモン exchanged Pokémon) is a class of Pokémon in the Pokémon games that is not originally from the same save file as the player's.

Once on the player's game, Elyssa's Farfetch'd is classed as an outsider Pokémon

A Pokémon is recognized as an outsider if its recorded data about its Original Trainer does not match that of the player for the current game. The exact properties checked vary between different parts of the game.

Mechanics

When used in a battle, outsider Pokémon may disobey the player if the player does not have the appropriate Gym Badges or island challenge Stamps. A disobedient Pokémon may use a different move, do nothing, hurt itself, or even take a nap (putting itself to sleep).

Outsider Pokémon also grow faster than native Pokémon. Outsider Pokémon gain 1.5 times the normal experience points for participating in battles. From Generation IV onward, if the outsider Pokémon is from a game in a different language, it will gain 1.7 times (approximated as 6963/4096 from Generation V onward) the normal experience instead.

Outsider Pokémon normally can only have a nickname set or changed by their Original Trainer. In Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet only, any Pokémon that does not have a nickname and was not met in a fateful encounter can be given a nickname in a game of the same language as its language of origin, even by players other than its Original Trainer; however, once it is given a nickname this way, it has become a nicknamed Pokémon, so players other than its Original Trainer cannot change its nickname.

From Generation III onward, outsider Pokémon have their met location listed as "apparently met".

Specific requirements

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Generation VIII, any differences between SWSH, BDSP, and Legends: Arceus, and Generation IX details.

The exact properties checked to determine if a Pokémon is an outsider Pokémon vary between generations and game features.

Name Rater

A Pokémon is considered an outsider Pokémon for the purposes of Name Rater if any of the following properties of the Pokémon do not match the player's.

Property	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Trainer ID	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Secret ID			✓		✓	✓	✓
OT name	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
OT gender					✓	✓	✓
Game of origin					✓	✓	✓

Experience and obedience

A Pokémon is considered an outsider Pokémon for the purposes of experience boosts and obedience if any of the following properties of the Pokémon do not match the player's.

Property	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Trainer ID	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Secret ID			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
OT name			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
OT gender			?	?	✓	?	?
Game of origin

Met location

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

A Pokémon is considered an outsider Pokémon for the purposes of being described as "apparently met" if any of the following properties of the Pokémon do not match the player's.

Methods of obtaining outsider Pokémon

Outsider Pokémon can be obtained in a number of ways. Pokémon originally obtained in another player's save file obtained in a trade are outsider Pokémon. Additionally, in-game trade Pokémon are also treated as Outsider Pokémon.

Normally, the player is treated as the Original Trainer of gift Pokémon they receive from NPCs; however, in some particular cases, such as Webster's Spearow in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver and N's Pokémon in Black 2 and White 2, the NPC is retained as the Pokémon's Original Trainer.

Pokémon obtained from event distributions usually have predefined Original Trainers, and so, they are considered outsider Pokémon. Only on rare occasions, such as Pokémon Sun and Moon's Snorlium Z Munchlax and Egg distributions, do the distributed Pokémon's Original Trainers match the player's.

In other languages

Language		Title
French		Échangé
German		Außenseiter
Italian		Esterno
Spanish		Forastero

This game mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.

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 When used in a {{pkmn|battle}}, outsider Pokémon may [[Obedience|disobey]] the player if the player does not have the appropriate [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s or [[island challenge]] {{DL|Trainer Card (game)|Stamps}}. A disobedient Pokémon may use a different [[move]], do nothing, hurt itself, or even take a nap (putting itself to {{status|sleep}}).
-Outsider Pokémon also grow faster than native Pokémon. Outsider Pokémon gain 1.5 times the normal [[experience]] points for participating in {{pkmn|battle}}s. From Generation V onward, if the outsider Pokémon is from a game in a different language, it will gain 1.7 times the normal experience instead.
+Outsider Pokémon also grow faster than native Pokémon. Outsider Pokémon gain 1.5 times the normal [[experience]] points for participating in {{pkmn|battle}}s. From Generation IV onward, if the outsider Pokémon is from a game in a different language, it will gain 1.7 times (approximated as 6963/4096 from Generation V onward) the normal experience instead.
-Outsider Pokémon also cannot be renamed by the [[Name Rater]]. Only a Pokémon's original Trainer is ever able to change its [[nickname]]. In Generation VIII, Outsider Pokémon can be renamed once by the [[Name Rater]] only if they do not already have a nickname.
+Outsider Pokémon normally can only have a [[nickname]] set or changed by their Original Trainer. In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] and [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] only, any Pokémon that does not have a nickname and was not met in a [[fateful encounter]] can be given a nickname in a game of the same language as its [[language of origin]], even by players other than its Original Trainer; however, once it is given a nickname this way, it has become a nicknamed Pokémon, so players other than its Original Trainer cannot change its nickname.
-From Generation III onward, outside Pokémon have their met location listed as "apparently met".
+From Generation III onward, outsider Pokémon have their met location listed as "apparently met".
 ==Specific requirements==
-The exact properties checked to determine if a Pokémon is an outsider vary between different parts of the game.
+{{incomplete|section|needs=Generation VIII, any differences between SWSH, BDSP, and Legends: Arceus, and Generation IX details. }}
+The exact properties checked to determine if a Pokémon is an outsider Pokémon vary between generations and game features.
 ===Name Rater===
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+| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || ✓ || ✓ || ✓
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 ![[Original Trainer|OT]] [[gender]]
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 ![[Original Trainer|OT]] [[gender]]
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 !Game of origin
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+===Met location===
+{{incomplete|section}}
+A Pokémon is considered an outsider Pokémon for the purposes of being described as "apparently met" if any of the following properties of the Pokémon do not match the player's.
 ==Methods of obtaining outsider Pokémon==
 Outsider Pokémon can be obtained in a number of ways. Pokémon originally obtained in another player's save file obtained in a [[trade]] are outsider Pokémon. Additionally, [[in-game trade]] Pokémon are also treated as Outsider Pokémon.
-Normally, the player treated as the Original Trainer of [[gift Pokémon]] they receive from NPCs will be outsider Pokémon; however, in some particular cases, such as {{jo|Webster}}'s {{p|Spearow}} in {{5v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} and [[N's Pokémon]] in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, the NPC is retained as the Pokémon's Original Trainer.
+Normally, the player is treated as the Original Trainer of [[gift Pokémon]] they receive from NPCs; however, in some particular cases, such as {{jo|Webster}}'s {{p|Spearow}} in {{5v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} and [[N's Pokémon]] in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, the NPC is retained as the Pokémon's Original Trainer.
-Pokémon obtained from [[Event Pokémon|event distributions]] usually have predefined Original Trainers, and so, they are considered outsider Pokémon. Only on rare occasions, such as {{g|Sun and Moon}}'s {{DL|List of Japanese region Nintendo Network event Pokémon distributions in Generation VII|Snorlium Z Munchlax}} and {{pkmn|Egg}} distributions, do the distributed Pokémon's Original Trainers match the player's.
+Pokémon obtained from [[Event Pokémon|event distributions]] usually have predefined Original Trainers, and so, they are considered outsider Pokémon. Only on rare occasions, such as {{g|Sun and Moon}}'s {{DL|List of Japanese region Nintendo Network event Pokémon distributions (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)|Snorlium Z Munchlax}} and {{pkmn|Egg}} distributions, do the distributed Pokémon's Original Trainers match the player's.
 ==In other languages==