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* GlassCannon: Some of the {{Mons}} are built around the type. Pumaflar's FlavorText even notes that it has strong offensive capabilities and high speed, but lacks durability.



* PaperRam: Some of the {{Mons}} are built around the type. Pumaflar's FlavorText even notes that it has strong offensive capabilities and high speed, but lacks durability.
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* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Inlarga.]]

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* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Inlarga.]]The Stone of the Ancients, Inlarga.
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* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Inlarga.]]
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* FinalBossPreview: Used at times as you will often fight the boss of a sector once while they are using weaker beasts and then again at the end when they have stronger ones.
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* AxCrazy: Lex and Gorm, the bosses of sector 2.

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* BigBad: Axel Sludge, the head of Sludge Co.



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** Flux[[InfinityPlusOneElement Flux]]
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** The move [[WritingAroundTrademarks Volkun]] [[StarTrek Pinch]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pinches]] the target "in a [[TheSpock highly logical]] and perhaps even [[FascinatingEyebrow fascinating]] manner" with a chance to [[PressurePoint put them to sleep]].

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** The move [[WritingAroundTrademarks Volkun]] [[StarTrek [[Franchise/StarTrek Pinch]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pinches]] the target "in a [[TheSpock highly logical]] and perhaps even [[FascinatingEyebrow fascinating]] manner" with a chance to [[PressurePoint put them to sleep]].
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** The move [[WritingAroundTrademarks Volkun]] [[StarTrek Pinch]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pinches]] the target "in a [[TheSpock highly logical]] and perhaps even [[FascinatingEyebrow fascinating]] manner" with a chance to [[PressurePoint put them to sleep]].

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* GreenAesop: The BigBad MegaCorp is called Sludge Co, and Lily the Lunaling asks you to catch some of the Frozzlings on Burning Tundra so you can save the species from extinction at their hands.

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* GottaCatchEmAll:
** The {{Mons}}, naturally.
** The 25 members of the Moonhead Cult, hidden around the galaxy.
* GreenAesop: The BigBad MegaCorp is called Sludge Co, and Lily the Lunaling Lunakin asks you to catch some specimens of the Frozzlings on Burning Tundra several beasts so you can save the species from extinction at their hands.


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* StatusQuoIsGod:
--->'''Jon the Giant:''' "...you can't go around destroying the status quo just because [[ShapedLikeItself the status is]] [[BuffySpeak not...quo.]]"

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* CoolHelmet: You can buy helmets for your VirtualPaperDoll. Most of them will help at least one type of your {{Mons}}

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* CoolHelmet: You can buy helmets for your VirtualPaperDoll. Most of them will help at least one type of your {{Mons}}{{Mons}}.
* CuttingTheKnot: Phantasm Bombs let you dispense with the finesse of shovels, axes, and hammers (for dirt, trees, and rocks, naturally) and just [[StuffBlowingUp blow it all up]]!


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* SelfDeprecation: The Moonhead Cult, a group of ex-game developers who escape from the mental institution on Burbankalos-9.[[labelnote:Explain the joke]]Insomniac's logo is a blue moon and their main headquarters is in Burbank, California.[[/labelnote]]


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* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Dice believes there are only two types of trainers: those who win, and those who are losers.
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* AttackAttackAttack: The description of Major Stache's hunting gloves:
---> Screw defense! In Major Stache's book, the best offense is a high Attack and not looking back!


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* GentlemanAdventurer: Major Stache has the makings of one, if you transported him out of DarkestAfrica and [[RecycledInSpace into deep space]].
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* MissionControl: Electra is MC for several Outernauts, including the player. She first sends you to investigate why her others went missing.
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* AlienSky: There are many planets and moons visible in the background.



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotCosmetic: Skill Points. Though largely cosmetic, you can earn Star Gems (premium currency) by completing them, which you can then use to purchase useful items (or entirely {{Cosmetic Award}}s, like [[AndYourRewardIsClothes funky suits]]).

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotCosmetic: Skill Points. Though largely cosmetic, you can earn Star Gems (premium currency) by completing them, which you can then use to purchase useful items (or entirely {{Cosmetic Award}}s, like [[AndYourRewardIsClothes funky suits]]).suits]]).
* WorldInTheSky: Apparently the norm in this part of the universe. You get coordinates for "planets" which look like planets on the star map, but constantly end up walking around on {{Floating Continent}}s with an AlienSky visible both above ''and below'' where you actually are.
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* NamedByDemocracy: Major Stache, whose real name is Griffith P. Moriarty. He doesn't know ''why'' everyone keeps calling him that, but it doesn't really seem to bother him too much.

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* ComMons: Many of the early beasts, such as Hortabud, are incredibly common. There's also the Common type, but that element does contain some rarer beasties as well.



* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Many of the {{Mons}} have {{Punny Name}}s that sound exactly like what they are. Major Stache has a major stache as well.

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin:
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Many of the {{Mons}} have {{Punny Name}}s that sound exactly like what they are. are.
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Major Stache has a major stache as well.'''large''' mustache.
** Guess the climate of Burning Tundra. Go on, [[HailfirePeaks guess]].



* GreenAesop: The BigBad MegaCorp is called Sludge Co, and Lily the Lunaling asks you to catch some of the Frozzlings on Burning Tundra so you can save the species from extinction at their hands.
* HailfirePeaks: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Burning Tundra]]



* {{Mons}}: They don't appear to have a set term for them, though; various characters refer to them as beasts, pets, or other names, and even a single character may not have a favorite word for your exotic battling companions.

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* {{Mons}}: They don't appear to have a set term for them, though; though "beasts" seems to be the most common; various characters refer to them as beasts, pets, pets or other names, and even a single character may not have a favorite word for your exotic battling companions.


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** Lava Plants are said to grow in the fires of [[{{Mordor}} Hordor]].

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* CosmeticAward: Skill points.

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* CosmeticAward: Skill points.DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Losing a battle sends you back to your Homeworld to heal up, either with items or by waiting several minutes. Losing to another player will take some of your rank points and a few coins, but still imposes a very, ''very'' light penalty.



* ShoutOut: One of the quests is called [[VideoGame/HarvestMoon Harvest Moon]] and tasks you to harvest grass like a farmer.

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* ShoutOut: Many to [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]], of course, such as the achievement "To Train Them Is Your Cause".
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One of the quests is called [[VideoGame/HarvestMoon Harvest Moon]] and tasks you to harvest grass like a farmer.



* WhaleEgg: And you have to warm it with a blanket!

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* WhaleEgg: And you have to warm it with a blanket!blanket!
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotCosmetic: Skill Points. Though largely cosmetic, you can earn Star Gems (premium currency) by completing them, which you can then use to purchase useful items (or entirely {{Cosmetic Award}}s, like [[AndYourRewardIsClothes funky suits]]).

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* HealingHerb: Various plants and juices derived from them are used to restore your mons. The most basic Sol Berries bear a ''strong'' resemblance to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goji goji berries]], notable for actually being ''really good'' for you but also simultaneously overhyped by the natural health products industry.

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* HealingHerb: Various plants and juices derived from them are used to restore your mons.{{Mons}}. The most basic Sol Berries bear a ''strong'' resemblance to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goji goji berries]], notable for actually being ''really good'' for you but also simultaneously overhyped by the natural health products industry.



* RuleOfCool: Probably the only reason you and your {{Mons}} can waltz around on small chunks of rock in space without a helmet.
* ScissorsCutsRock: Any sufficiently-levelled {{Mon|s}} is more than a match for any {{Mons}} which may have a type advantage against it (unless of course it only knows attacks of one element and the opponent is completely immune to it).

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* RuleOfCool: Probably the only reason you and your {{Mons}} can waltz around on small chunks of rock in space without a helmet.
helmet (or with a helmet that doesn't cover your nose and mouth).
* ScissorsCutsRock: Any sufficiently-levelled sufficiently-leveled {{Mon|s}} is more than a match for any {{Mons}} which may have a type advantage against it (unless of course it only knows attacks of one element and the opponent is completely immune to it).it).
* ShoutOut: One of the quests is called [[VideoGame/HarvestMoon Harvest Moon]] and tasks you to harvest grass like a farmer.

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* BattleThemeMusic: The game is normally pretty quiet, with just a few whistles of wind and other background sounds. The usual up-tempo music kicks in when a battle starts, however, and a short burst of music may play on the quest screen as well.

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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: You and all your minions and pretty much every other character are all perfectly capable of trotting around helmetless on chunks of rock ''far'' too small to sustain a breathable atmosphere.
* BattleThemeMusic: The game is normally pretty quiet, with just a few whistles of wind and other background sounds.sounds, with the occasional tune lilting about. The usual up-tempo music kicks in when a battle starts, however, and a short burst of music may play on the quest screen as well.


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* FacelessGoons: Sludge Co's many minions.
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* SymbolSwearing: Major Stache's description of a statue of himself: "An intergalactic symbol of peace, love, and Sludge Co should stay the #@$% away!"

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* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: You have the option to purchase and place various items on your Homeworld. Some are useful (Feeding Stations allow you to catch more {{Mons}}, for example), but others are purely decorative.

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* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: You have the option to purchase and place various items on your Homeworld. Some are useful (Feeding Stations (Beast Feeders allow you to catch more {{Mons}}, for example), but others are purely decorative.decorative.
* KillerRabbit: A properly-leveled RidiculouslyCuteCritter naturally becomes one of these. Pumaflar's journal entry even notes that it's fierce but deceptively sweet-looking.



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* {{Planimal}}{{Planimal}}: Some of the {{Mons}}, such as Hortabug (a caterpillar with a leaf on its head that is actually just a Common-type) or Cactinee (a cactus/bird hybrid, but it's only Flora-type, not Flying-type).


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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Many of the {{Mons}}, particularly their first forms.
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* {{Egopolis}}: Electra asks if you're going to name your Homeworld [[Your Name]]-topia or [[Your Name]]-opolis, then suggests [[PunnyName Electra City]].


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** PungeonMaster: Electra.


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* RoseHairedGirl: Electra, whose hair is a deep magenta.

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* ColorCodedStones: Each mon has a "Stone Type" that determines which of its stats are higher or lower than its base type. You can change a creature's stone type if you have the funds.

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* ColorCodedStones: Each mon {{Mon|s}} has a "Stone Type" that determines which of its stats are higher or lower than its base type. You can change a creature's stone type if you have the funds.



* ScissorsCutsRock: Any sufficiently-levelled {{Mon|s}} is more than a match for any {{Mons}} which may have a type advantage against it (unless of course it only knows attacks of one element and the opponent is completely immune to it).



* SlidingScaleOfTurnRealism: Turn-by-turn.



* VirtualPaperDoll: Choose for your avatar to be male or female, select skin and hair colors, and equip various suits.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Evolving {{Mons}} tend to take a level or two.
* VirtualPaperDoll: Choose for your avatar to be male or female, select skin and hair colors, and equip various suits.suits.
* WhaleEgg: And you have to warm it with a blanket!
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Many of the {{Mons}} have {{Punny Name}}s that sound exactly like what they are. Major Stache has a major stache as well.


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* PartyInMyPocket: Apparently, {{Mons}} stay in their Gravity Orbs when not in battle or hanging out on your Homeworld.


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* PowerUpFood


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** PunnyName


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* RuleOfCool: Probably the only reason you and your {{Mons}} can waltz around on small chunks of rock in space without a helmet.
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* [[AnimalEaredHeadband Animal-Eared Helmet]]: You can get a Pumaflar-themed helmet that includes long, flaming yellow-orange ears.


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* CoolHelmet: You can buy helmets for your VirtualPaperDoll. Most of them will help at least one type of your {{Mons}}


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* LimitedMoveArsenal: {{Mons}} start out with only four move slots open, though you can open four more for a total of eight. Moves can be switched in and out of slots between battles for a small fee, though, so forgetting one move to learn another isn't so bad.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Your journal has many blank slots for you to fill up with various {{Mons}}.


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* NiceHat: You can get a giant, red-and-white striped Uncle Sam hat for your character.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot
* {{Planimal}}


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* StuffBlowingUp: You can either bother with finding the correct tool (shovel, pickaxe, hammer) to deal with a certain obstacle, or just blow it up.

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* FluffyTamer: Major Stache has several large, grumpy-looking Mons on his homeworld with names like Puddin', Scrumples, and Cutie-Pie.

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* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: The {{Healing Herb}}s range from fairly mundane to downright wacky.
* FlavorText: A Pokédex-type journal allows you to track the various {{Mons}} you've encountered, as well as giving you a few lines of description once you catch them.
* FluffyTamer: Major Stache has several large, grumpy-looking Mons {{Mons}} on his homeworld with names like Puddin', Scrumples, and Cutie-Pie.



* FragileSpeedster: Some of the {{Mons}} are built around the type.
* HealingHerb: Various plants and juices derived from them are used to restore your mons. The most basic Sol Berries bear a ''strong'' resemblance to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goji goji berries]], notable for actually being ''really good'' for you but also simultaneously overhyped by the natural health products industry.
* HelloInsertNameHere: Averted; you'll be addressed by whatever name you're known as on the site (likely your first name on Facebook, but a screen name on Kongregate).
* IncompetenceInc: Most of Sludge Co.'s employees don't seem particularly loyal once you beat their team of {{Mons}} and spend more time complaining about their jobs than actually doing them.
* InjuredVulnerability: You'll have to weaken {{Mons}} to catch them in a Gravity Orb.
* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: You have the option to purchase and place various items on your Homeworld. Some are useful (Feeding Stations allow you to catch more {{Mons}}, for example), but others are purely decorative.



* {{Mons}}

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* {{Mons}}MegaCorp: Sludge Co.
* {{Mons}}: They don't appear to have a set term for them, though; various characters refer to them as beasts, pets, or other names, and even a single character may not have a favorite word for your exotic battling companions.
* PaperRam: Some of the {{Mons}} are built around the type. Pumaflar's FlavorText even notes that it has strong offensive capabilities and high speed, but lacks durability.
* PlayerHeadquarters: Your Homeworld.



* PrecisionFStrike: Most of the language is quite time, but occasionally characters drop a word you wouldn't normally hear in a kid-friendly series.
* PronounTrouble:

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* PrecisionFStrike: Most of the language is quite time, tame, but occasionally characters drop a word you wouldn't normally hear in a kid-friendly series.
* PronounTrouble: Major Stache says "There they is!" instead of "There he/she is!" in reference to the player character, avoiding having two lines of dialogue for each gender (though the grammatically correct thing to say in that situation would have been the gender-neutral "There you are!", as he was speaking ''to'' the player, not ''about'' them).
* RecycledINSPACE: [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] IN SPACE!


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* FluffyTamer: Major Stache has several large, grumpy-looking Mons on his homeworld with names like Puddin', Scrumples, and Cutie-Pie.



* Pun: In typical Insomniac fashion, the humor is quite witty.

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* Pun: {{Pun}}: In typical Insomniac fashion, the humor is quite witty.
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* BadassAdorable: Many of the creatures. There's even an item that allows them to keep their baby or teenage appearances while retaining the stats of their full evolutions, so you don't have to choose between "Cute as a Button" and "Hits Like a Truck."
* BadassMustache: [[MajorlyAwesome Major]] Stache.


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* ColorCodedElements
* ColorCodedStones: Each mon has a "Stone Type" that determines which of its stats are higher or lower than its base type. You can change a creature's stone type if you have the funds.
* CosmeticAward: Skill points.


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* MajorlyAwesome: Major [[BadassMustache Stache]].


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* PrecisionFStrike: Most of the language is quite time, but occasionally characters drop a word you wouldn't normally hear in a kid-friendly series.
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* ActionInitiative: The Speed stat determines who goes first, though certain moves may preempt the order, and items are used before any attacks are made.
* AlwaysCheckBehindTheChair: Most of the plants are simply for environmental flavor, but tufts of thick grass should be dug up in search of items and money.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: They can come in shades of brilliant yellow, neon blue, or hot pink.
* BagOfHolding: You may carry around as many items as you wish, no matter their size. Possibly justified with you teleporting the items to a storage location, rather than actually keeping them on your person.


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* LeakedExperience: Your entire party gains experience, though those who actually participate in battle gain more. {{Mons}} not in the active party do not gain experience.


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* TeleportersAndTransporters: A quick way to zip back and forth between various areas of the planet that you've already visited. They look a bit like helicopter landing pads.

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* FollowTheLeader: Yet another online [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] spoof.

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* ElementalRockPaperScissors: There are thirteen types of creatures:
** [[NonElemental Common]]
** [[PlayingWithFire Fire]]
** [[MakingASplash Aquatic]]
** [[AnIcePerson Snow]]
** [[DishingOutDirt Terra]]
** [[GreenThumb Flora]]
** [[PoisonousPerson Venom]]
** Primal
** [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Phantom]]
** [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]]
** Flying
** Tech
** Flux
* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: One of your starter choices is a small yellow cat called Pumaflar. It may remind you of {{Ratchet| And Clank}} [[PlayingWithFire on fire]].
* FollowTheLeader: Yet another online [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] spoof. It's getting hard to tell if they're following [[TropeMaker Pokémon itself]] or following the followers.
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** HurricaneOfPuns

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** HurricaneOfPunsHurricaneOfPuns
* SocializationBonus: Build a dojo and other players can help train your {{Mons}} for you.
* VirtualPaperDoll: Choose for your avatar to be male or female, select skin and hair colors, and equip various suits.
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A [[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]]-[[FollowTheLeader esque]] web game from [[Creator/InsomniacGames Insomniac]] (of ''RatchetAndClank'' fame). Can be played [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/Insomniac_Games/outernauts at Kongegate]] or [[https://www.facebook.com/outernauts Facebook]].

!!Tropes appearing in ''Outernauts''

* FollowTheLeader: Yet another online [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] spoof.
* Pun: In typical Insomniac fashion, the humor is quite witty.
** HurricaneOfPuns

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