BlitzGirl41
Well-Known Member
From the main website: "These Pokémon don’t join your team, but you can call on them anytime to receive their help."
I bet it works exactly like Soaring did in ORAS, where you use an item to call them and then ride on them and they leave when you're done. So the gift will probably be an item to call them with, not the Pokemon themselves.
I just hope it doesn't mean that they replace HMs, because I don't like the idea of being forced to use a Stoutland to find hidden items, or a Charizard to fly (nothing against Charizard, it's awesome, I just think it's weird to have a rare Pokemon be our flying ride. Plus I'd want to use my Rowlett!). Lapras and Mudsdale are the only Pokemon shown being ridden that I do like.