@Frosty35
 
@Coltan Eastwind  
I find it more shocking that there are no comments noting how close Ponyville’s official colors are to /mlp/‘s 4chan Cup team.
 
Purple and Blue. I know this purple is a little closer to blue, but come on, I can’t have been the only one to see this.

@Frosty35  
dang, you are right. I have failed. Welp, time to go and commit seppeku.

Not even one comment on finally knowing Ponyville’s official team colors.  
I am disappointed.

@Coltan Eastwind  
Good point. There are a few episodes that are very “ungrounded” in the timeline; this looks like one of them.
 
No CMC, no Starlight, heck, no alicorn Twilight.
 
I don’t think there’s anything in this episode that dates it, aside from Snails’ magical ability which seems to be better than it was in “Boast Busters”, and Fluttershy’s ability to say “no”, which are both pretty vague character-development things.
 
Did the Crystal Tree Castle appear at all?
 
This could potentially fit among the Season 1 episodes.

@Keith Mowz  
was there anything in the episode that would contradict this? you know, something like Starlight or something similar. because this episode would actually make a lot of sense if it predates EQ games

@Keith Mowz  
Someone’s getting arrested for gratuitous misuse of a timeline.
 
And a character trait.

Here’s an idea; This episode takes place before the Equestria Games stuff, explaining why Fluttershy was more comfortable competing in those games and less comfortable about the idea of competing athletically in front of a crowd here.

They are ready for some BUCKBALL!!