My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

Pokemon Baccer

Kalos. Snowbelle City. The Pokemon Festival. Afternoon.

Pokemon Baccer. The wonderful game that is loved by many across regions. A game played on a circular-shaped pitch, which has two slopes, coloured red and blue, placed across it. Originally founded in the Galar Region 222 years ago, this sport is the third most beloved activity in the world. Ah, those Pokemon Battles and Pokemon Contests. Always hard to compete with.

The object of the game is for either of the two teams of five to seven Pokémon to try to knock a spinning-top-shaped object into a pyramid that is floating around the stadium. For every goal that is scored, one point is awarded to the team, and the highest-scoring team when the time runs out wins the match. It has persisted as a phenomenal sport to this day and will continue to do so forever.

"That's the gist of it." Rainbow Dash said, showing a video of it to Scootaloo on her Xtransceiver.

"Oooh, that does sound fun. Lots of fun! When did you hear about this, Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo's interest was certainly grabbed. She wanted something to do besides battling and this looked to be it.

"Two days ago. That TV Ash gave me has a ton of use."

"You can get reception there?" Spike was rather impressed by that fact.

"It's a pretty awesome game, ya know. Ash brought it up once. I've been interested in it but I'm too focused on the Battle Frontier and the Equestria League, so I figured I'd share it with you."

"Well, I definitely wanna try it out!" The young pegasus would jump with glee. This was right up her alley.

"Well, you can't try the high-level stuff. That's for the experts, obviously. The Pokemon Festival's letting newcomers try it out for free. Juniors division or stuff like that. There's one being held over at Unova's Aspertia City."

"I wanna do this! Oh, but Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom aren't here to watch me...!" She groaned, wanting her closest friends to view this. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom are always present whenever something like this occurs.

"Nothing a quick call can't fix. We'll be there by tomorrow but how about we get you started first? Just a quick practice session."

"Do you know a little bit about how the game is played?" Pinkie asked.

"Well...I read about it and watched some of it too. I think I can get the hang of it and pass on some sweet knowledge. Let's give it a shot, Scootaloo." To get started, Rainbow Dash went over to a decently sized field that wasn't cluttered with the attractions of the Pokemon Festival. "Just send out your Pokemon. Any Pokemon you think would work for this."

"Well, I can always count on Rapidash, so I'll let you join in." Scootaloo faced her ace, Rapidash. She could count on him.

"As for me...I'm bringing out some heavy hitters." Rainbow Dash already threw three Poke Balls into the air. And emerging from them were Mienshao, Altaria and Luxray.

"Uh...You two!" Scootaloo thought for a moment before summoning Quilava and Gible onto the field. "This'll do."

"As for the goal point, I've got it covered. Mienshao. Hit here and here." Rainbow Dash quickly chose the spots were each of the goals would be for both teams.

"Shao!" Mienshao was on it. Moving so fast she left behind an afterimage, the Martial Arts Pokemon would strike the ground behind Rainbow Dash's team once, forming a fairly sizable hole. She quickly moved to Scootaloo's side, lunging over her team and kneeing the ground afterwards. That knee ended up forming a hole of a similar size. Once the holes were formed, it was barely resembling a Pokemon Baccer Stadium.

"Cool. All we need is something to knock around. Anything that looks like a spinning top." Things weren't quite done yet. The object that would help them score needed to exist somehow. Rainbow Dash tried thinking of what could solve that.

"I've got you covered!" Pinkie Pie had the best possible response. She looked up at Mew, who nodded in understanding.

"Mew-Mew!" Excited to be in Pokemon Baccer as well, Mew flew out of Pinkie's mane, transforming mid-flight. The Pokemon he appeared as this time ended up being an Electrode. "Electrode!" After turning into Electrode, he placed himself in the middle of the field. Mew would gladly get kicked around. He was tough enough to take the damage.

"Okay! We're all good." The multi-coloured-maned mare used her wings to form a thumbs-up. "Do your best, Scootaloo. I took a few practice trials when I first heard about this. Nearly made a mess in my room though."

"We just have to knock the object into the goal. That sounds simple enough."

"I'll start us off. You know what to do, Luxray! Go for it!"

"Ray!" Luxray started before anyone else. He kicked up Electrode with his tail. And already, he was showing off. Luxray started bouncing Electrode around. "Luxray!" Afterwards, Luxray would headbutt Electrode.

"Eleeec!"

"Oh, here it comes! Uhh..." Scootaloo tried thinking of an immediate response. "Kick it, Rapidash!"

"Dash!" Rapidash would do what he does best. By turning around, the Fire Horse Pokemon put plenty of power into his back hooves, utilizing them. As soon as Electrode approached, Rapidash kicked him, sending the ball right back to the opposing team. The force of the kick was spectacular too, letting out a shockwave.

"L-Lux!" Luxray grimaced, quickly ducking his head as a speedy Electrode went over him. Rainbow Dash and her team were bewildered by what they had seen.

"Gah! C-Catch him, Altaria!"

"T-Tari!" Altaria panicked as well as she would try and stop Electrode in his tracks. Altaria used her fluffly yet durable body to catch Electrode as the impact would make her tremble. She managed to stop him but at the cost of taking some damage.

"Holy moly..." Rainbow Dash gulped. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised with those hooves. It's a good thing we don't have a pyramid goal flying around."

"Wow! That was a great kick, Rapidash!" Scootaloo applauded. "I knew you could do it with ease!"

"Okay then." Rainbow Dash took a deep breath. "Let's make sure we avoid that. Go, Mienshao! Luxray! Score us a goal! I'm counting on you two!"

"Mienshao!" Mienshao nodded as Electrode was soon passed over to her. After she received Electrode, Mienshao would balance the Electric-Type on her heeft, throwing him into the air. After doing so, Mienshao followed the ball by performing a mighty leap. She would strike at Electrode with a bicycle kick, using her martial arts to her advantage.

"Lux..Ray!" Luxray followed up with this by using his tail to strike at Electrode. This gave a boost to Electrode's movement, prompting Rapidash and the others to quickly attack.

"Quilava!" Quilava immediately used Eruption as a counter. Quilava ran underneath Electrode, igniting the flames on his head and tail as they grew larger. When Electrode was in the right position, he fired a geyser of red-orange fire from his body that went upwards. Electrode's rapid movements were soon brought to a halt as the geyser caught him.

Electrode AKA Mew, was obviously taking some damage from this, but he seemed to be having plenty of fun either way. After the ball was stopped, Quilava used Flame Wheel to try and knock it back. However, while he managed to land a hit with Eruption thanks to how large it was, Flame Wheel was a bit harder. When curling up and igniting his body, Quilava missed Electrode entirely. "Lava?"

"Luxray!" Luxray saw this as an obvious opportunity. He quickly dashed in with Wild Charge, ready to snatch Electrode.

"Rapidash!" Not if Rapidash had anything to say about it. The horn on Rapidash's head flashed white as he would quickly intercept Luxray's movements. Luxray crashed his head into Electrode while Rapidash's horn would do the same. Electrode was sandwiched by these two attacks as his eyes bulged out. The result was Electrode being flung into the air.

"Wow, they're learning fast." Spike cooed at the sight of this practice match.

"Rainbow Dash I get but how come Scootaloo's doing such a good job already?" Pinkie Pie wondered. How was it that Scootaloo's Pokemon were getting the hang of this so easily? Perhaps that was one of the many advantages that the Pokemon have. They are fast learners after all.

"Geez...! I was hoping to be the cool mentor here...What's up with this?!" Rainbow Dash grabbed her mane as she couldn't understand the adaptability of these two Pokemon. And Gible hasn't even done anything yet, which was the scary part.

"If this is just the practice session, that junior thing might be just as fun! Even a breeze!"

"Don't get too confident! You're still new and I've done my research! Close Combat!"

"Mienshao!" Mienshao went into the air once more while Electrode was still airborne. And with all of her might, she would deliver rapid strikes to the Ball Pokemon in a few seconds. These heavy hits resulted in Electrode being rocketed, even catching on fire.

"Yeah! This one's definitely gonna land!" An excited Rainbow Dash said, raising her hooves. The force of these blows surely had to grant a goal. Even Rapidash would have to put plenty of power into his next kicks if he wants to stop this and this might even break through Eruption.

"Gible?" This was Gible's time to act. As soon as Electrode approached, he did the one thing he felt was correct. Consume it. Gible caught Electrode with his massive mouth, promptly stopping the rapid movement. Everyone gasped as Gible treated Electrode like a snack.

"Wow! Nice catch, Gible!" Scootaloo applauded while Rainbow Dash was stunned. "Try shooting it back now!

"Gi...Ble!" Gible had one way to do so. And that was by using Dragon Breath. By exhaling a huge gust of wind with draconic energy around it, Gible would launch Electrode. Electrode once again had something around his body while he was being launched but this time with even greater force.

This ball would speed past Luxray and Mienshao immediately, leaving them perplexed. As for Altaria, she was prepared to block or hit Electrode back, only for him to pass by her as well. It looked like the Ball Pokemon was about to enter the hole, only for it to go over the goal. If only it was aimed at a different angle.

"E-Electrode...!" Electrode's eyes spun around as he was certainly being taken for a ride for just a simple practice session. Rainbow Dash was at a loss for words. Not only did the opposing team demonstrate great power, but they were incredibly close to scoring.

"Drat! So close!" Scootaloo puffed her cheeks, wishing she had an immediate goal. "But I won't miss the next time! Let's try it one more time!"

"Uh...I-I think we're good for now!" Rainbow Dash frantically shook her head, ending this practice session. "Let's put a pin in this!"

"Really? Aw..." Scootaloo lowered her head

"Mew..." Mew returned to his original form, holding his head. He put on a smile, enjoying himself even if he somewhat regretted becoming the ball. Next time, he'll carefully pick his battles. Or in this case, sports.

"I think we're good to head for Aspertia City now for the Junior Baccer event. You...learned fast. Or I guess your Pokemon did." Rainbow Dash approached her fellow pegasus, scratching her mane. "Did you already know about this?"

"Nah. Maybe it's all my training that I did when preparing for the Equestria League. Maybe?"

"Yeah...Maybe. At least you're ready. I'll just tell everyone else on the Xtransceiver." Rainbow Dash sighed. "If you wanna practice some more, go on ahead."

---

Unova. Virbank City. Afternoon.

Over at Vibrank City, while the Film Festival was still going on at PokeStar Studios, Ash and the others received a call from Rainbow Dash. This was right after they finished watching a film. Lucas's film to be exact. They managed to catch the rest of it despite leaving to view the Infinity Gateway and they were just about to head to the mirror located at Canterlot Castle.

The Human Counterpart of Rarity wished to have that gateway back in the Human World, making it easier for her to re-enter the Pokemon World, even if it wouldn't be the same one. Plus, this would give Sci-Twi the opportunity to experiment with it. She was already thinking ahead.

"Sweet! You got around to Pokemon Baccer!" said Ash, as he was already informed. "Cool to know that Scootaloo's already getting the hang of it."

"Yeah. Pretty fast too." Rainbow Dash replied.

"Pokemon Baccer? Oh, that game." Fluttershy said, showing her face on the Xtransceiver. "Ash told me about too one time. We never did get around to trying it. So much on our plate during the time he brought it up."

"Raboot?" Hearing about this, Raboot would climb up Fluttershy's back before soon getting on Ash's shoulder. The name Pokemon Baccer has met his ears before during a casual day.

"There's one over at Aspertia City. But, ya know...It's for juniors. Not like I can join it or any of us. Scootaloo just wanted her friends to come and see her play."

"Boot! Raboot!" Raboot suddenly shouted, throwing his two cents into this.

"Ow! What?!" Rainbow Dash flinched at all of that screaming.

"Sounds like Raboot wants a shot at it too." Fluttershy translated, already knowing what Raboot was going on about. "The Scorbunny line is all about athleticism and they love anything involved with it."

"We'll be at Aspertia City then," Ash promised. "But first...We should probably get the Infinity Gateway to Rare's world first. It won't be too long and getting to Unova's pretty quick."

"Boot! Ra!" Raboot leapt off Ash's shoulder before pointing his paw at himself frantically.

"Oh. You want to practice first before any of that?" Fluttershy replied. "Ooh, now might not be the best time. Unless we have enough time for that?"

"Do we?" Applejack wondered.

"Hmph. We always do." Rarity said with full confidence. You won't have to worry about a thing, darling. Have you forgotten who my tried and true partner is?"

"Pheromosa~" Pheromosa bowed as Rarity was obviously referring to her. If anyone could get places quickly, it was Pheromosa. For her to leave Unova and return to Kanto, it would take some time but it would be faster than most.

"Wait, so what are we doing first? Cause uh...I wanna win that prize, ya know." said Lucas.

"If you could really travel through space, you'd get us to Ponyville or Pallet Town in no time." Applejack pointed out, wishing Lucas had more to offer.

"I would if I could..." Lucas pouted.

"Ra! Raboot!" Finding a pebble on the ground, Raboot would start kicking it, pretending it was a ball and he was in a Pokemon Baccer match. He was already getting a head start, making sure that he would stand out from the rest.

"So, what team is she gonna be in then?" Sweetie Belle asked, looking at the King of the Sea.

"Well, she's gonna be in a club. Teams are for players who are older. But I heard those clubs support teams. I don't know many of them though. There's uh...The Coronet Fighters, the Jubilife Reds, Cianwood Greens and one of them was the Nimbasa Legends but that got shut down after what Kodai did."

"Oh, you need team names? No problem!" Lucas said. "I happen to know a few myself. Pokemon Baccer exists in my world too, ya know."

"It does?!" Ash turned back to face his counterpart.

"Yeah. I'm not the biggest fan of it but I know my team names and Scootaloo has a lot to choose from if she wants to join a club. There's the Cortondo Reals, the Driftveil Juggernauts, the Fallabor Five, Coumarine Divers and the list goes on." Lucas blabbered. "You'll have plenty of teams to choose from since this is gonna be something small over at Aspertia City. Or I guess big, depending on who you ask."

"I'm looking at this and...These are adorable~" Rarity was already checking out some of these other teams on her Xtransceiver. While most of them were named after different cities and towns from other regions, some were named after Pokemon. And this is where the young ones come in.

The Pichu Eleven, The Wild Mawiles, the Skitty Junior Baccer Club, The Spewpa Dust and the fittingly named Litleo Prominence. All of these were small and cute Pokemon that fit the youth. Well, Mawile might be an exception to the same.

Raboot honestly didn't care about the teams. He just wanted to play. Everyone has a chance to do everything in the Pokemon Festival and to Raboot, this is what he wanted to do. Pokemon Baccer is what he wished to tackle and Fluttershy would definitely grant that wish. Excited for tomorrow, Raboot would kick the pebble, sending it flying into the air.

"I know you're excited, Raboot. You won't be disappointed." Fluttershy promised. "Whatever team you join, I know you'll do great, for sure!"

"Raboot!"

---

Equestria. Manehattan. Nightfall.

The Moon has risen. What a beautiful silver sight it unleashes upon the world. The festival went on during the night and gained a different look too. The Lanturns that were waiting could finally spring into action, showing their beautiful lights.

The city was now Adorned with colourful banners and twinkling fairy lights. Even during the night, the air is electric with excitement. Recently added to the festival grounds just for the night, a massive stage towered above the crowd, adorned with enormous Pokeballs that light up and change colours in time with the music that fills the air. Nocturnal Pokemon were especially excited to show themselves at this time.

And just around the outskirts of Manehattan, The Dimensional Castle was still here. And by extension, the Twilight from another universe was still present as well. She was free to stay here under the order of Princess Celestia and would definitely return the favour to her one month from now. The pony from another universe would take in the calming atmosphere of the night.

She was thinking of her home, knowing that it was repairing itself at this very moment. She wished she could go back but that would only risk its destruction once more. Until this Prisma problem is solved, she would have to be on the run from her pursuers. That meant being on her own, eating the food found here.

But while having a midnight meal, the castle suddenly let out a mystical hum, alerting Twilight. She would quickly cease her consumption to listen to the castle's sounds. This hum was a warning judging from Twilight's reactions.

"Someone else is entering this world?!" She already knew what it was based on how this castle functions. "Is it my pursuers this time?!"

The castle would sing once more, speaking to Twilight as if it had a sentience of its own. Twilight listened carefully, making sure she wouldn't miss anything.

"What? It's two of them at the same time? You're saying two of me are showing up? Who else are you talking about?" Twilight wondered. The only pony that came to mind was Twilight Moonlight, who she has had bad encounters with. But who was the second pony that the Dimensional Castle was speaking about? That answer was coming her way as soon as the door opened up.

Twilight was at the ready, using her magic to take out a Poke Ball. She made a grimace, feeling rather nervous as she wasn't one that was all for Pokemon Battling. But she's up for the chance to protect herself, much like how she fought back in her universe when it was being invaded. However, it wasn't anyone who threatened her. Instead, it was a friendly face. A face that mirrored hers perfectly.

Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight Sparkle appeared here at the Dimensional Castle, which was certainly not her first destination. But thanks to Discord, it already was. Lo and behold, upon entering the castle, she laid eyes upon the lookalike in front of her. A lookalike that strongly resembled not just her, but also her mother Twilight Velvet.

Twilight Sparkle wasn't a stranger to meeting alternate versions of herself. Not by a long shot. But there was something about this one Twilight in particular that stood out from the rest. Not her appearance, even though she was the only one who resembled her mother, but simply the connection. When both Twilights eyes met, a connection was made. A strange spark went off. It was almost as if this encounter was something that was far different from other encounters she's had.

As the journey continues.

Chapter 286 End.