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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Left to Right: [[TheBigGuy Lavi]], [[TheFace Luna]], [[GadgeteerGenius Jade]], and [[WhiteMagicianGirl Scarlet]] ]]
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4	Run by Creator/TheLoadingCrew, this particular Pokémon Tabletop Adventures campaign mainly follows Team Fresh Floof, a team of Pokémon Trainers journeying through the Utopus region, a custom region that focuses on team battles. The team includes:
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6	* Lavi - Martial Artist, Aura Guardian, Black Belt, Massage Therapist
7	* Jade - Capture Specialist, Engineer, Snagger, Collector
8	* Luna - Ranger, Coach, Commander, Signer
9	* Scarlet - Mystic, Godspeaker, Spirit Healer, Touched
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11	There are currently two Seasons. Watch the first [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e_p6mBRLtE&list=PLDxWRb1ZTlli2NOfEDu5nrsnjGIVknm8_ here]], and the second [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDxWRb1ZTllhGYR_wTRtUviFyJ5m9WxAF here]].
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14	!!Pokemon Tabletop Utopus Region contains examples of:
15	* AbortedArc: An arc involving Prism and his daddy issues in Republic City.
16	* AdvertisingByAssociation: The series, before the opening animation, usually advertises Loading Crew Crafts and the Patreon for the series.
17	* AlternateTimeline: The Dream and Nightmare Timelines.
18	* AnAssKickingChristmas: The Republic City arc took place over Christmas.
19	* AscendedMeme: When Team Fresh Floof arrives at the bug sanctuary on Route 9, they meet people who are excited to see the winners of the Bug Catching Contest.
20	* BottomOfTheBarrelJoke: In Rod We Trust.
21	* BigDamnHeroes: At Empire City, they arrive just in time to save a family from the villains. [[DidntSeeThatComing Bonus points because the GM intended for them to only see the aftereffects of the event, not to actually show up when it happened.]]
22	* CapturedSuperEntity: Chibitina.
23	* {{Crossover}}: A whole 27 episodes with Team Peasant Poppers, formerly a one-shot with half its characters inspired by ''Roleplay/AnimeCampaign''.
24	* CuteIsEvil: Chibitina, while loyal to Jade, is still the SleepModeSize version of a Legendary with power over the dead. [[spoiler:But the situation isn't what it seems.]]
25	* DenserAndWackier:
26	** Downplayed with Team Peasant Poppers. While Team Fresh Floof has no shortage of comedic antics, the episodes focusing on Team Peasant Poppers manage to be even sillier.
27	** The Cross Platform Action Squad one-shot is pure absurdity. Justified since the four players are comedians.
28	* DungeonmastersGirlfriend: Parodied in the Arc Summary videos. The other players make jokes about Jade getting cool things solely because her player is the GM's real-life wife.
29	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Sound balance issues, and rules discussions, slowing down the first few episodes may mess with more rule focused viewers.
30	* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: The people of Ransei, a neighboring country inspired by ''Pokemon Conquest''.
31	* {{Fanservice}}: The whole Port Oligarch Arc. The party even gets a Charisma bonus during it because they all look attractive in their swimsuits.
32	* FutileHandReach: Riolu, during the Empire City arc, saw his master Akamotto supposedly back from the grave and reached out his hand. The same happened with Lavi in Wild Colony.
33	* GagCensor: The "Pika" and ["Pokémon!" BootstrappedTheme] used to censor swear words on the [=YouTube=] videos.
34	* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Giratina initially seems like a SatanicArchetype who claims Jade's soul after she catches his Nightmare counterpart. However, the true reason he offered Scarlet the GS Ball and started the contract with Jade was because he needed a human's help to gain a foothold in the mortal realm, the first step in his quest to save the other members of the Creation Trio.]]
35	* GratuitousNinja: Akamotto, Watashi, and all Team Vision members in their division.
36	* GreatDetective: Looker shows up in this campaign.
37	* GrimyWater: The water in Empire City, and in the areas affected by it, are so polluted that trash Pokémon are considered an issue. [[spoiler:Lavi swimming through it to reach their goal faster ends up mutating him, as well as forcing him to take daily antibiotics for a long while to avoid further consequences.]]
38	* HerrDoktor: Dr. Altear, a recurring character who happens to be a highly intelligent Beheeyem.
39	* HeroicBSOD: Lavi, Scarlet, and Riolu. Lavi, whenever Luna mentioned his father, broke down. Scarlet, near the Wild Colony, broke down [[spoiler: she thought Jade and Lavi were dead, following the nuclear explosion and after witnessing Pokémon dying in nuclear fire]]. Riolu shut down when he saw his master back from the grave.
40	* {{Leitmotif}}: Cena. As would be expected, his theme is that of John Cena. Later receives an upgrade via [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMpRgZ-xV7U LittleVmills's Djent Cover]].
41	* LongBusTrip: As of October 2021, Team Peasant Poppers' last appearance as a whole was over four years ago. The group is currently somewhere in Ultra Space. While Rick and Phoenica's players have briefly returned for a cameo in the Empire City Arc Summary and a few Road to Victory episodes respectively, Samson and Nera's players have not been available at all since then.
42	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Rudy, at least for 2 episodes or so.
43	* McNinja: There is a whole village of Ninja despite this not being their home Region.
44	* MeaningfulName: Inverted and spoofed in a rather LiteralMinded way. A random Dirty Fighter is named Hygenica.
45	* MockGuffin: In the Republic City arc, [[spoiler:the "pivotal plot MacGuffin" Nera stole from Crystal turns out to be nothing more than a memento that once contained Mewtwo]].
46	* NoFEMAResponse: Averted; Looker after the Wild Colony arc does manage to get international organizations to provide aid to Wild Colony and help with the cleanup.
47	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Wild Colony arc ends with [[spoiler:the area irradiated by nuclear fallout]].
48	* NoOneShouldSurviveThat: Jade and Lavi. [[spoiler: Turns out, they survived a nuclear meltdown by digging underground via Garchomp family.]]
49	* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: Alchemy exists in the Utopus region and so do artificial humans. A couple examples include Crystal and [[spoiler:Lavi]]. They're usually born with unstable lifespans. [[spoiler:And when they aren't, the law of EquivalentExchange is in full effect.]]
50	* PalsWithJesus: They've met an absurd amount of Legendaries, and befriended most of them.
51	* {{Retcon}}: Has occurred a few times.
52	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Team Fresh Floof, Team Peasant Poppers, and Team Prism, just to name a few.
53	* ReferenceOverdosed: Everything, from the Pokémon RéBURST Manga to Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure.
54	* ReimaginingTheArtifact: The GS Ball turns out to be the only type of Poke Ball capable of capturing legendary Pokemon. Its unique mixture of technology and magic can also change the form of Pokemon captured by it.
55	* ResetButton: The Time Gear can rewind time. [[spoiler:Sara uses it to undo the fight between Team Fresh Floof and Team Vision in Empire City when Layla and Scarlet die.]]
56	* TheRival: Team Prism, or, more specifically, Amber (to Luna).
57	* RunningGag: So many. Examples include:
58	** "You find a fork in the road; [[LiteralMetaphor near the fork is multiple paths]]."
59	** West changed forever; now there are True West and False West, the latter of which changes throughout the day.
60	** The Bug Catching Contest. Team Fresh Floof won it.
61	** Team Peasant Poppers' name tends to be a source of confusion for most people. Initially, it's because they didn't figure out a team name yet (though Team Branding was a temporary placeholder name.) But even after they officially choose their name, the confusion persists.
62	** "You're paralyzed, Lavi!"
63	* SeriesMascot: Chibitina.
64	* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: Team Vision.
65	* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Team Vision's apparent motive.
66	* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Combat is often interrupted by talking.
67	* ViewersAreGoldfish: Lampshaded by Jade in episode 318. The viewers do a great job of remembering; the players tend to forget details. Sometimes Justified in the case of Scarlet, whose player (especially early on) would fall asleep.
68	-->'''Scarlet:''' ''"I go to sleep and the cool [[GagCensor Pika]] happens!"''
69	* ThemeSong: Dialga's Fight to the Finish from the ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers'' games.
70	** With the new Season comes a new opening; ''"Road to Victory!"'' by [=Megami33=].
71	* TimeBomb: [[spoiler:Wild Colony. They need to stop a nuclear meltdown within a certain time period.]]
72	* TimeyWimeyBall: Let's just say the space-time continuum gets weird in this series. It's arguably Justified since the story's two main timelines used to be aligned but were later split from each other when the Time Gear was stolen.
73	* TookALevelInBadass: All of them. It's a tabletop RPG. What did you expect?
74	* ViewersLikeYou: This series is funded in part by the Patreon.
75	* WonderTwinPowers: [[spoiler: Battle Bond from [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY the Pokemon XY anime]] is adjusted into working this way. The trainer gains their Pokemon's abilities and the Pokemon itself is strengthened, but their health is now linked; if one faints, so does the other.]]
76	* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:The boss battle against Nightmare Giratina was only winnable because Giratina had been split into two halves at that point.]]
77	* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Anarcity. It at least looks that way because [[LitteringIsNoBigDeal people just throw their trash wherever]].

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