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My Little Pokémon: Grander World - Amarvax



Join Ash, Twilight and all their friends as the journey continues in a unified world

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Turbo Battle

Equestria. Cloudsdale. Day.

"Okay! Line up, gang!" Up at Cloudsdale, Rainbow Dash sent out all six of her Pokemon. It was time for a line-up as simultaneously, each of these Pocket Monsters would show up, whether on the concrete road or the azure skies above. Minus Castform who stayed within her saddlebag, Whirlipede, Braviary, Luxray, Altaria and Mienshao would appear. Rainbow Dash had a perfect mix of Pokemon that are experts in the skies and on land.

"Looking good. Listen, you guys." Rainbow Dash cleared her throat. "Pretty soon, we'll be taking on that Eight Gym and getting our final Gym Badge. And if the previous Gym Battles have taught me anything, is that losing is definitely a possibility. I don't have a clue who this final Gym Leader is. It could be anyone. Someone super strong, obviously. But I don't know who. So let's train up before that day comes. You're already looking good with your new evolution, Mienshao."

"Mienshao!" Mienshao would perform a stylish split-second frontflip in response.

"Nice, nice. Keep that energy up." Rainbow Dash nodded in approval, loving the energy that Mienshao was exuding.

"Rainbow Dash!" Flying this way was Fluttershy who approached her fellow pegasus. Audino, Raboot and Bayleef would be carried by a Swellow that came from the Pokemon House in order to get up here. Once they managed to reach the skies, Swellow would stop by a nearby cloud, waiting until it was time for Audino and the others to return to Ponyville.

"Hey, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash greeted her back. "Well. Are you ready to set out today?"

"Mhm!" The pegasus nodded confidently. "I have the map and everything. We should be fine."

"Nice. Because today..." Rainbow Dash would take out an extra Poke Ball. "I'm thinking. of catching a new Pokemon! With this new world, maybe some Pokemon are closer! Maybe. Hopefully. And I'm shooting for fast Pokemon!"

"Only fast Pokemon?"

"Well, yeah. Most of my team is all about speed. Except for Altaria, who's all about defence." Rainbow Dash patted Altaria's cloud wings, making her giggle. "Castform's all about getting those surprise attacks in. Reflect-Type is so great with how Castform's cells react to them. Whirlipede, Braviary, Luxray and Mienshao are all about speed. And I guess Mienshao hits hard too so that's covered.."

"Okay, I get it. But any Pokemon you catch will still be good at something else even if it isn't speed, strength or durability." Fluttershy added.

"Really? Aren't those three the only important perks of a Pokemon? Is there a fourth one I don't know about?" Rainbow Dash scratched her mane, trying to figure out if there was something past the three perks that would be beneficial. "Oh well. It doesn't matter who I catch. So as long as I can outpace Princess Luna. She got ahead of everyone when it came to tackling the Gyms. Including me. She even has more Pokemon than me since she went on a catching spree that one night. So I'm gonna beat that out."

"You'll be going on a catching spree?" Fluttershy gasped as Rainbow Dash wasn't just going for one new Pokemon. She was aiming for multiple.

"That's right!" She raised the Poke Ball into the air as the Sun reflected beautifully off of it. "And I know just where to start! Watch out, Pokemon! Here I come!"


Out on a hillside.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy travelled to a hillside. It wasn't too cluttered but it wasn't too small either. A perfect balance between a mountain area and a forest. And upon arriving here, Rainbow Dash was already prepared to go on a Poke Ball Throwing Frenzy.

"Whimsi..." And one of these fast Pokemon was Whimsicott. It was relatively speedy because of its light body as Rainbow Dash would eye down the Windveiled Pokemon. She found the first Pokemon that she wanted to catch and in the distance, more options were available.

"I see some great Pokemon that I could add to my team, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash said.

"Be gentle with them, Rainbow Dash. At least ask first." Fluttershy suggested that Rainbow Dash took a simple approach to this instead of rushing in.

"I know. Hey, you!" She would jump out, calling to Whimsicott and grabbing its attention.

"Whimsi?" Whimsicott, who was about to throw a piece of its cotton over at a nearby Bonsly, was stopped by Rainbow Dash. Bonsly would soon dash off once startled.

"I'm gonna challenge you to a battle." Rainbow Dash held out her Poke Ball. "And after that, you and I will-" But before she could finish her sentence, flying at her at top speeds was a piece of cotton from Whimsicott. The cotton smacked Rainbow Dash's face at high speeds, causing a puffy explosion to go off which knocked the pegasus over. "Gouh!"

"Oh my!" Fluttershy gasped after seeing Rainbow Dash get knocked over by what was possibly the hardest cotton hit ever.

"Whimsi-Whimsi-Whimsi!" Whimsicott chuckled, spiralling in the air out of its own amusement. It planned to do this to Bonsly earlier but thanks to Rainbow Dash, this prank had failed. So, the prank was restarted and redirected towards Rainbow Dash, turning out successful.

"Well, at least you found a prankster of a Pokemon." Fluttershy shrugged as Rainbow Dash would set up with narrowed eyes after being clobbered by cotton.

"Okay...you wanna be a prankster, huh?" Rainbow Dash removed the cotton from her face. Whimsicott would then blow its tongue out at the multi-coloured-maned pegasus, having removed another piece of cotton from its body. "Fine then. You won't be laughing after I win this battle! Let's go! Whirlipede!" She would launch the Poke Ball upwards as it beautifully spun in the air.

"Whim!" Suddenly, Whimiscott would intercept this Poke Ball by throwing some cotton at it. This knocked the Poke Ball off course and even prevented Whirlipede from coming out.

"Huh! Hey!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as the Poke Ball flew back into her hooves. She witnessed the first time a Poke Ball had been intercepted and since her own Pokemon was within it, she would rightfully scowl at the Windveiled Pokemon, grizzling her teeth. "Why you...!"

"Whim-Whim!" Whimsicott would laugh once more.

"Maybe it's a full-on prankster," Fluttershy observed. "I think it's more interested in playing tricks than battling, Rainbow Dash."

"Yeah...well, it's getting a battle, no matter how hard it tries to stop me." Rainbow Dash cleared the cotton off of Whirlipede's Poke Ball.

"Boot! Raboot!" Raboot attempted to jump in, wanting to battle Whimsicott, only for Bayleef to hold him back with her vines. This was not his battle. "Ra?"

"Once more! Go, Whirlipede!" This time, Rainbow Dash would slam the Poke Ball down on the ground so that Whimsicott couldn't intercept it. Right next to her, Whirlipede had emerged.

"Whirlipede!"

"Heh. How's this Whimsicott? You should be pretty scared of Whirlipede. He's double super-effective on you! i guess that makes it...4x!" Rainbow Dash bragged about the start advantage that Whirlipede had over Whimsicott. A Bug-Poison-Type against a Grass-Fairy-Type was a clear-cut outcome depending on how it goes.

"Cott..." Whimsicott would eye down Whirlipede for a moment. There was a slight moment of silence before Rainbow dash make her first move. Suddenly, Whimsicott would put on a cheeky grin, up to something mischievous once more. In a spurt of speed, it would leave behind a puff of cotton that would instantly blow up to catch Whirlipede by surprise.

"Ah! Hey!" Rainbow Dash growled.

"Whirl...!"

"Rainbow Dash! I heard her! It sounds like it wants you to chaser it." Fluttershy translated. Judging by how Whimiscott was backing away while looking at Rainbow Dash and Whirlipede, Whimsicott was anticipating their next move, staying afar but just close enough for them to see the Windveiled Pokemon.

"A race? Okay..." Rainbow Dash grinned as Whimsicott's suggestion was right up her alley. This mischievous Whimsicott was highly playful. All the more reason Rainbow Dash aimed to catch it. "If I win, I'm catching you! You're fast...and a tricky one. That's just what I need. It's a like perfect mix between Castform and all my fast Pokemon."

"Wait. Can I even keep up?" Fluttershy feared that she wouldn't be able to keep up, thus resulting in Rainbow, Whirlipede and Whimsicott leaving her in the dust.

"I'll pull you!" Rainbow Dash grab Fluttershy's hooves as immediately, Audino would have the instinctive reaction to hold Fluttershy's tail so that she wouldn't be left behind. Bayleef would latch onto Audino's back while Raboot would stay on her head. "Just try not to fall off."

"Um...This doesn't look safe!" Fluttershy laughed nervously as this already looked like it could turn out messy. "But I don't want to miss it so..."

"Whimsicott!" And without warning, Whimsicott was off, zooming through the air.

"Oh! There it goes! Let's go, Whirlipede! Chase her down with Rollout!"

"Whirlipede!" Whirlipede would go next, building up speed on the spot before taking off. And finally, it would be Rainbow Dash who went last, dragging Fluttershy and her Pokemon along. Fluttershy screeched as Rainbow Dash didn't hesitate to go at high speeds. When following two fast Pokemon, this was necessary.

Thus began a race battle.

Whimsicott flew up one of the hills, already aiming to get an advantage point. However, not only could Rainbow Dash fly but Whirlipede's momentum was a factor as he approached the hill that Whimsicott flew over. "Whirl...!" Whirlipede rushed in, rolling up the hill while leaving a dust trail behind.

But Whimsicott was prepared for this. Expecting Whirlipede to roll up the hill with his speed, the Windveiled Pokemon would generate cotton with each of its movements, unleashing them in spurts of speed. Once Whirlipede reached the top of the hill, he was immediately met with this cotton puff that instantly blew up in front of him.

"W-Whirlipede!" Whirlipede cried out as he was forced back, rolling down the hill and nearly losing his momentum.

"Oh, no! Whirlipede!" Rainbow Dash gasped as Whirlipede rolled past her. The impact of that cotton explosion was certainly heavy for it to push him back this far but his own momentum was used against him as well.

"P-Pede...! Whirlipede!" But Whirlipede wouldn't let this stop his flow for one second.

"Rollout, again!"

"Whirl!" Whrilipede would continue pursuing Whimsicott. And thanks to his ability Speed Boost, he was faster than ever. He drifted once he recovered his balance, using his increased speed to boost back to where he was originally. Faster than before, Whirlipede would approach the hill once more, despite time with a smaller time window.

With this speed, he reached the top of the hill yet again. Whimsicott was ahead by this point but with Speed Boost, Whirilpede could catch up depending on what Whimsicott does next. After reaching the top of the hill and passing by a nearby flock of Pidgey, just barely managing to miss them without harming this flock, Whirlipede was at the next part of this hillside, spotting Whimsicott up ahead.

"Nice, Whirlipede! Keep at it! Use Sludge Bomb!"

"Pede!" While rolling at high speeds, Whirlipede would shoot out poisonous bombs to try and knock Whimsicott out of the air. Whimsicott gasped once it looked back. This could spell major trouble if those bombs managed to connect.

"Whim! Whimsicott!" Refusing to let Whirlipede get an advantage, Whimsicott would use Tailwind, generating a powerful wind pressure from its body. The flow of the wind would be reversed by Whimsicott's power as it was also meant to slow down Whirlipede while giving the Grass-Fairy-Type a greater advantage.

The bombs of Sludge Bomb would be redirected thanks to this shift in the wind, flying elsewhere. As for Whirlipede, he would be held back by the Tailwind that blew in his direction. His acceleration was dialled back because of this. "W-Whirl...! Whirlipede...!"

"Tailwind?!" Rainbow Dash pulled back. Whimsicott was determined to keep him back at all means. "Yeah, right! Speed Boost has something to say about that! Whirlipede! Use Rollout, again!"

"Pede!" Switching back to Rollout, Whirlipede's Speed Boost would kick in once more, accelerating his speed. He would fight against the Tailwind with this increased speed, forcing Whimsicott to keep moving. Tailwind was still slowing him down a bit but the advantage of Speed Boost could change that.

Whimsicott would then approach an acre of trees, zigzagging past them while continuously throwing cotton at Whirlipede to throw him off balance. Whirlipede would zoom past some of the trees even with the Tailwind holding him back. He would drift past the trees while also evading the puffs of cotton that came his way. As for Rainbow Dash, she was keeping pace with this battle by flying above the trees, getting a birds-eye view of them both. Fluttershy and her Pokemon were still holding on. Though Fluttershy could fly, she wouldn't be able to keep up with this with her natural speed.

"There!" Rainbow Dash then spotted an upwards hill slope that also curved to the side. She was about to take full advantage of that. "Roll to the right, Whirlipede!"

"Whirl!" Whirlipede would drift away from the acre of trees, focusing on a nearby slope. After approaching that slope at hyperactive speeds, Whirlipede would gain some air time by flying off of it.

"Whim?!" Whimsicott gasped, looking above to see the Curlipede Pokemon take flight once more. And once again, Speed Boost would raise his speed, pushing back against Tailwind's effects.

"Now, home in! Rollout!"

"Whirl!" A second Rollout was used. This time, in mid-air. One common tactic of Whirlipede was using his aerial advantage to zone in on his opponents. And now was the perfect time for something like that. He used Rollout yet again and this time, he acted like a missile, shooting out of the sky with a shockwave being left behind him. He would even become a purple blur with the spurt of speed he performed in the air.

"C-Cott!" Whimiscott would finally receive a hit from Whirlipede as he crashed into the Windveiled Pokemon from above. Whimsicott would be pushed back, nearly spiralling through the air and bouncing off some trees with all the cotton around its body. "Whimsi!" But it didn't take long for Whimsicott to also recover, maintaining its momentum.

"Yes!" Rainbow Dash pumped her hooves as Whirlipede would then land perfectly on the ground, moving across the curved part of the hill. "Now, use Sludge Bomb!"

"Whirl! Whirl!" After landing back on the ground, Whirlipede would unleash a follow-up attack. Sludge Bomb would be shot out and this time, at greater speeds. These speeds were fast enough to push through the strong winds of Tailwind, approaching Whimsicott without being thrown off course.

"Scott!" Not if Whimsicott had anything to say about it. Seeing the bombs of poison coming its way, the Windveiled Pokemon would then use its own spurt of speed, zipping past one of the Sludge Bombs. But it still had to evade the rest. To do this, Whimsicott would continuously shoot out cotton from its body, using it as a way to slingshot herself. The Windveiled Pokemon evaded the second one by summoning a cotton puff which ended up being obliterated by the poison.

"Oooh, amazing!" Fluttershy gawked. "It's using the cotton to recoil herself back and guard against the poison! That way, it won't ever take a hit!" This was further proven by how each spurt of cotton would shoot Whimsicott in different directions while each of the cottons would be taken out by the rest of the bombs.

"That is amazing..." Rainbow Dash's eyes lit up. "And a pretty good strategy...I gotta catch it now more than ever! Whirlipede! Kick it up some more! Full speed ahead! Rollout!"

"Whirlipede!" Whirlipede's speed had reached an extreme level by this point. He left multiple afterimages of himself once he rushed on ahead. By this point, he had surpassed the Tailwind and could now catch up to Whimsicott at easier paces. Not only that, but there was one other factor that had to be taken into mind.

"Cott...! Whimsi!" Seeing that Whirlipede was improving with each successful move, the Windveiled Pokemon was starting to lose its advantage as the fastest Pokemon here. Whirlipede was swiftly overtaking that title. Thus, a stronger move was needed. And for Whimsicott, that would be Solar Beam.

The sun was not extra strong today, thus, Whimsicott was forced to charge up Solar Beam. This had a drawback. Whimsicott ended up slowing itself down when needing to charge up, allowing for Whirlipede to get in close.

"Now! Strike!"

"Pede!" Whirlipede got another direct hit with Rollout. Not quite a super-effective hit since Sludge Bomb has yet to hit its mark. However, there was a catch. Thanks to the constant use of Rollout, the natural ability of this attack had kicked in multiple times. The more it is used, the stronger it becomes. And at this stage, Rollout hit like a train, having enough power to stagger the Windveiled Pokemon while a verdant light surrounded it.

"W-Whim!" This time, this Rollout was stronger than the previous one, leaving the Grass-Fairy-Type slightly bewildered.

"Yes! That should do the trick! I can probably catch it now!" Rainbow Dash saw this as an opportunity to catch Whimsicott thanks to that staggering blow.

"Whimsicott!" However, having an extra bit of strength, Whimsicott would unleash Solar Beam as the recharge time had come to an end. Right in front of Whirlipede at the closest distance possible, the Windeveiled Pokemon put on a devious smile before releasing a massive beam of solar energy that would envelop Whirlipede's entire body.

"W-Whirli!" Whirlipede cried out after the Solar Beam struck him. It wasn't super-effective either but the impact of it was not to be ignored as a verdant explosion went off. At this close range, both Whirlipede and Whimsicott were blown back.

The two speedy Pokemon would roll and tumble on the ground with Whirlipede crashing through a tree while Whimsicott stopped near a pile of rocks. Both Pokemon came to a screeching halt as their momentum had ceased. But one of them certainly received the worst from this.

"Whim...Whimsi...!" Whimsicott would twirl once it got up from the pile of rocks. It felt dazed and dizzy from the collision it face while Whirlipede could still move, readjusting his circular body. Whimsicott, seeing that it was bewildered, attempted to get another attack in by taking out a piece of its cotton.

"Now's my chance! Go, Poke Ball!" Rainbow Dash would throw the Poke Ball from above as it came crashing down like a meteor.

It looked like it would be a direct hit, only for Whimsicott to smirk. That bewilderment didn't last that long as it had another trick up its sleeve. Psychic. It did a fake-out, pretending to take out cotton from its body, only to reveal that it was using Psychic in its hand the entire time, catching the Poke Ball right before it had the chance to touch it.

"Say what?!" Rainbow Dash pulled back, surprised by what she had witnessed. It wasn't every day that a trainer would witness a Pokemon pull a juke like this. The Poke Ball levitated above Whimsicott who still had the strength to continue. And this Psychic certainly threatened Whirlipede, who was weak to it.

"That is one clever Whimsicott." Fluttershy was impressed. The cheeky and mischievous nature of this Whimsicott made it tricky to overcome. It always seemed like Whimsicott had something in-store that could swing things in its favour.

"Cott!" Whimsicott would then throw the Poke Ball away with Psychic, sending it back to Rainbow Dash via an invisible blast.

"Pede...!" But along came Whirlipede to change that. With his maximum speed, he would lunge through the air, intercepting the invisible blast and the Poke Ball with Rollout. And in an astonishing turn of events, Whirlipede would hit the Poke Ball right back at Whimsciott's direction at full force while also taking damage from the Psychic blast. "W-Whirl!"

"Whirlipede?!" A stunned Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Whim-" Whimsicott was also stunned by this. It wasn't the only one that could intercept at the right time. This was essentially payback for what it did to Whirlipede's Poke Ball earlier. The ball would smack Whimsicott's face, nearly knocking it over before shrinking the Windveiled Pokemon's body.

At the same time, Whirlipede would crash into the ground after taking the Psychic Blast. The Poke Ball would then drop as the traditional rolling and countdown could begin.

1...

2...

3...

Gotcha! Whimsicott was caught. Granted, it was caught in an unusual way that involved an interception but a catch was a catch and no one could deny that. In a way, Whirlipede was the one who caught Whimsicott. This was signified by his slight chuckle once he heard the signature click from the Poke Ball.

"Oh, we did it..." Rainbow Dash hovered there, frozen for a bit before a smile formed on her face. "Yeah-hahaha! We did it!"

"Great work, you two!" Fluttershy would applaud but her hooves were still occupied at the moment. But that wouldn't last long once Rainbow Dash would descend, finally coming to a halt. This allowed Fluttershy and the others to freely move once more.

"Whirlipede! Are you alright?!" The multi-coloured-maned-mare rushed to Whilripede's side, seeing if he was still conscious. And indeed, Whirlipede was conscious. He didn't faint even after taking all those hits along with that heavy Psychic blast.

"Whirl..."

"You're so awesome, Whirlipede! Great job!" The Element of Loyalty would hug her very first Pokemon after helping him up. She would then fly over to Whimiscott's Poke Ball, ready to declare her victory in this battle race. "Alright! I caught a Whimsicott!"

"Here you go, Whirlipede." And here to heal up Whirlipede was Fluttershy along with Audino. A Heal Pulse was already coming right up. There might be more Heal Pulses considering what Rainbow Dash aimed to do from the start. Immediately, Whimsicott would be let out of her Poke Ball.

"Heh. I won." Rainbow Dash nudged Whimsicott as the Windveiled Pokemon was next to be healed up.

"Whim." Whimsicott crossed its arms. A part of it wished to wind that race but the results did not lie. Granted, it could've potentially gone differently if Whirlipede did not intercept it. "Whimsi-Whimsi."

"What's that? Rainbow Dash managed to win over someone else?" Fluttershy translated as Whimsicott had something to reveal.

"What? Win over who?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I mean I won the battle but...is there someone else here?"

"Whim! Whimsi-Whimsi!" Whimsicott explained, flailing its arms.

"Sounds to me like someone else tried to catch Whimsicott just yesterday. He was a pegasus just like you." Fluttershy continued. "His Corviknight came pretty close too and even swore to come back the next day to try again."

"Corviknight...Soarin?" Rainbow Dash mainly knew about one pegasus trainer who had a Corviknight. "Did he talk about pies?"

"Cott." Whimsicott confirmed this with just a singular nod. Indeed, Soarin was here and did try to catch Whimsicott as well, but failed to do so so and promised to show up tomorrow. But alas, Rainbow Dash shut that possibility down.

"That's him alright. So that means...I beat him to it! Hahaha!" The pegasus proudly laughed. "Wait till Soarin hears about this! He's not here yet, is he?"

"Whim! Whimsicott!" Unexpectedly, Whimsicott would then fly, leaving behind another spurt of cotton that would smack Rainbow Dash in the face.

"Gouh!" Rainbow Dash fell over a second time, failing to see the cotton coming as Whimsicott would chuckle right afterwards. It was up for another race. Even after all of that, Whimsicott wished to race with Rainbow Dash and Whirlipede for a second time.

"Another race?" Fluttershy translated. "I'm not sure that's a good idea after-"

"You're on!" But Rainbow Dash immediately agreed to race again with Whimsicott. So did Whirlipede, who wanted to get back into action after being healed up.

"You too, Whilripede?" Fluttershy said.

"Let's go for a second race, Whirlipede! This time, we'll have Whimsicott chase us and we'll beat her when reach that distant hill over there." Rainbow Dash aimed her hoof at a faraway hill that looked like it was the end of this hillside.

"Pede!"

"Oh well." Fluttershy shrugged, unable to stop this. "At least meet back with us here so we can heal you up, okay?" She would stay here, along with her Pokemon instead of going with Rainbow Dash. Probably for the better.

Rainbow Dash, Whirlipede and Whimsicott would partake in another race. Thanks to Whimsicott's playful personality, it bounced off well with Rainbow Dash and Whirlipede. Choosing a speedy Pokemon always seemed to go well for Rainbow Dash and Whimsicott was no exception.

Although, perhaps they went on for too long. While they were racing each other, hours had gone by and the sun was already starting to set once it reached the later afternoons. Eventually, Rainbow Dash was too caught up in her enjoyment with Whimsicott to keep track of time or even focus on her main goal.

But for now, a part of her goal had been achieved. Whimsicott was her newest teammate and possibly her most hyperactive one by far. But rest assured, Rainbow Dash's ambition to become the first Equestria League Champion was prime for stronger allies in the future.

"Whimsicott?" Soarin had been searching for Whimsicott this entire time as the moon had already set. Once he showed up, he was already far too late. He spotted Fluttershy, who shook her head. That was enough communication to confirm to Soarin that he failed to catch Whimsciott. Rainbow Dash beat him to it, unfortunately.

"Aw..."

As the journey continues.


Chapter 19 End.

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