The Cave of Dragonflies
@dragonflycave.com
Official Bluesky account for The Cave of Dragonflies, a Pokémon website featuring game mechanics, catch rate calculators, personality tests, movie reviews, articles, fanfiction and more. Owned by @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com.
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My Glitched Jolteon
Part reminiscence, part game mechanics deep dive, about a harmlessly strange Jolteon deleted in 2003 and the effort to uncover what was going on with him two decades later.
www.dragonflycave.com
Hello, Bluesky! Follow this account for updates to The Cave of Dragonflies.
What sort of thing does this website contain? Here is an article about how I had a glitched Jolteon back in 2003 and how I found out exactly what was wrong with him two decades later. www.dragonflycave.com/kanto/my-gli...
What sort of thing does this website contain? Here is an article about how I had a glitched Jolteon back in 2003 and how I found out exactly what was wrong with him two decades later. www.dragonflycave.com/kanto/my-gli...
Random musings sparked by going through all my pages for the anniversary update:
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Random musings sparked by going through all my pages for the anniversary update:
www.dragonflycave.com/update/11-02... The Cave of Dragonflies is twenty-three years old today, and to celebrate I went and added some related pages to the bottom of every page within the layout - picked by hand for each one, because I am slightly mad.
11/02/25: Twenty-Three Years
Time for feasting and glee now that you're twenty-three. Happy birthday, dear website! You're so important to me. The Cave of Dragonflies is...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
www.dragonflycave.com/update/11-02... The Cave of Dragonflies is twenty-three years old today, and to celebrate I went and added some related pages to the bottom of every page within the layout - picked by hand for each one, because I am slightly mad.
I've added some more extra angsty Morphic drabbles! www.dragonflycave.com/update/08-24...
08/24/25: More Morphic Drabbles
I've put up another little Morphic extra, another set of three hurt/comfort-themed prompt bingo fills. As the theming suggests, they're all very angsty.
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August 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I've added some more extra angsty Morphic drabbles! www.dragonflycave.com/update/08-24...
I've made some fixes and adjustments to the capture calculators. www.dragonflycave.com/update/07-30...
07/30/25: Capture Calculator Fixes
I've made a couple of adjustments/fixes to the various capture calculators: Previously, there was a bug which meant if you had the "Show all"...
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July 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I've made some fixes and adjustments to the capture calculators. www.dragonflycave.com/update/07-30...
www.dragonflycave.com/update/04-21... Boring meta update: I've made a number of updates and improvements to the commenting feature on the site.
04/21/25: Commenting Updates
The Mew trick essay got its 21st comment a couple of days ago (from TheScythe!), and this ended up prompting me to make a number of updates to the...
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April 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
www.dragonflycave.com/update/04-21... Boring meta update: I've made a number of updates and improvements to the commenting feature on the site.
Hope you all enjoyed this year's April Fools' Day joke! I've now added a writeup to the joke archive, while the 131,500 words of new content will remain accessible (though off the menu). www.dragonflycave.com/update/04-02...
04/02/25: Back to Normal
Hope you all enjoyed this year's April Fools' Day joke! I have now added a writeup to the joke archive and reset the changes back to normal – but...
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April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hope you all enjoyed this year's April Fools' Day joke! I've now added a writeup to the joke archive, while the 131,500 words of new content will remain accessible (though off the menu). www.dragonflycave.com/update/04-02...
Today, The Cave of Dragonflies substantially expands its subject matter! www.dragonflycave.com/update/03-31...
03/31/25: Site Expansion
Welcome to the new, expanded Cave of Dragonflies! I've been thinking lately about how, well, Pokémon is still one of my passions, but so are many...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Today, The Cave of Dragonflies substantially expands its subject matter! www.dragonflycave.com/update/03-31...
And if you're interested, I was also interviewed for a second podcast released today, Synthesized Sunsets. The podcast is about speculative fiction, and that discussion centered more on Pokémon fandom and fanfic, but also touched upon the website a bit.
I was interviewed for this week's As the Pokéball Turns podcast... and also for a speculative fiction podcast coincidentally also released today, Synthesized Sunsets! open.substack.com/pub/synthesi...
March 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
And if you're interested, I was also interviewed for a second podcast released today, Synthesized Sunsets. The podcast is about speculative fiction, and that discussion centered more on Pokémon fandom and fanfic, but also touched upon the website a bit.
Reposted by The Cave of Dragonflies
🦋Join us as we interview the webmaster of @dragonflycave.com.
🐉 From her journey with Pokémon Yellow to building a fan site that’s lasted 25 years, this episode is a must-listen!
🎧Tune in now on your favorite podcast app or here:
bit.ly/ATPT144
#MyPKMNStory #Pokemon
🐉 From her journey with Pokémon Yellow to building a fan site that’s lasted 25 years, this episode is a must-listen!
🎧Tune in now on your favorite podcast app or here:
bit.ly/ATPT144
#MyPKMNStory #Pokemon
March 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🦋Join us as we interview the webmaster of @dragonflycave.com.
🐉 From her journey with Pokémon Yellow to building a fan site that’s lasted 25 years, this episode is a must-listen!
🎧Tune in now on your favorite podcast app or here:
bit.ly/ATPT144
#MyPKMNStory #Pokemon
🐉 From her journey with Pokémon Yellow to building a fan site that’s lasted 25 years, this episode is a must-listen!
🎧Tune in now on your favorite podcast app or here:
bit.ly/ATPT144
#MyPKMNStory #Pokemon
Just finally got around to setting up the site's Bluesky handle being the site's actual domain, which I should have done a while ago. Hope this doesn't break anything.
March 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Just finally got around to setting up the site's Bluesky handle being the site's actual domain, which I should have done a while ago. Hope this doesn't break anything.
www.dragonflycave.com/essays/the-m... I have completely revamped the old Mew trick thought into a new 9000-word deep dive essay into the history, context and inner workings of a truly miraculous glitch.
When Rumours Come True: The Mew Trick
A deep dive on the Mew trick, its history, how it works, and why it circulated for close to eleven months if not more before it properly made waves in the Pokémon community.
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March 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
www.dragonflycave.com/essays/the-m... I have completely revamped the old Mew trick thought into a new 9000-word deep dive essay into the history, context and inner workings of a truly miraculous glitch.
www.dragonflycave.com/update/01-01... The annual New Year's update is up, with some thanks.
01/01/25: Happy 2025!
Happy new year! 2025 sure seemed like a faraway, distant future when I started this website, but here we are, still kicking in the final year of...
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January 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
www.dragonflycave.com/update/01-01... The annual New Year's update is up, with some thanks.
I've gone through some error reports and made various fixes, as well as added a link to the Bluesky account (hi!). www.dragonflycave.com/update/11-28...
11/28/24: Housekeeping
A fairly minor update today. The other day I made the site an account on Bluesky; this has now been added to the link menu under Support/Follow...
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November 29, 2024 at 12:39 AM
I've gone through some error reports and made various fixes, as well as added a link to the Bluesky account (hi!). www.dragonflycave.com/update/11-28...
Hello, Bluesky! Follow this account for updates to The Cave of Dragonflies.
What sort of thing does this website contain? Here is an article about how I had a glitched Jolteon back in 2003 and how I found out exactly what was wrong with him two decades later. www.dragonflycave.com/kanto/my-gli...
What sort of thing does this website contain? Here is an article about how I had a glitched Jolteon back in 2003 and how I found out exactly what was wrong with him two decades later. www.dragonflycave.com/kanto/my-gli...
My Glitched Jolteon
Part reminiscence, part game mechanics deep dive, about a harmlessly strange Jolteon deleted in 2003 and the effort to uncover what was going on with him two decades later.
www.dragonflycave.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Hello, Bluesky! Follow this account for updates to The Cave of Dragonflies.
What sort of thing does this website contain? Here is an article about how I had a glitched Jolteon back in 2003 and how I found out exactly what was wrong with him two decades later. www.dragonflycave.com/kanto/my-gli...
What sort of thing does this website contain? Here is an article about how I had a glitched Jolteon back in 2003 and how I found out exactly what was wrong with him two decades later. www.dragonflycave.com/kanto/my-gli...