iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

every time i see a new post kneecapping that man

A woman stands watching a queer dance party in the streets while holding a glass of wine, smiling, and wearing a fur coat

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

i am now 3x over odds for stakataka ultra beasts what are your problems why would you do this to me

Anderson.Paak stands at a mic in the song “Smokin’ Out the Window” and sings, “Not to be dramatic but I wanna die”

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

double over full odds for xurkitree xurkitree please i need to get so many other ultra beasts and spinda and two rats before bank closes please

Pikachu laying under a blanket with a laptop on top while crying

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

me after booting up pokemon champions and hitting a sucker punch the immediate turn after my opponent set up psychic terrain

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

it took about a year on and off with 11 ferrothorn phases, 4 maractus phases, 1 heatmor but finally got the dry mark 🥹 last two marks i need for my shiny mark loving dex are feisty and curry

A screenshot of Ferrothorn the Parched, a Ferrothorn in Pokemon Sword with the Dry Mark

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

one of the neat things about recent games is that pokemon is leaning into the public health principle of "the dose makes the poison" by giving health-related figures poison types and being in public health and all, in this essay i will

A screenshot from Legends Z-A of Nurse Joy getting excited about a shiny Foongus and saying, "A Shiny Foongus? What a spore-tacular surprise!" from the side quest.

Official art from Pokemon Masters of Nurse Miriam from Scarlet and Violet with her Toxapex.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

toxapex the contraceptive pokemon

A Mirena intra-uterine device that acts as a contraceptive

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

i like champions a lot and it is fun to play; i think the lack of items forces you to be creative and even if i am not very good, i am having a good time.

The image is of the "Freedom of Speech" by Norman Rockwell in 1943 of a single lone dissenter at a town meeting as the crowd stares up at him.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

if anyone wants to be friends on champions :)

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

this is just the biggest middle finger from BDSP

Three Pokemon that are not the users all have won Star of the Show on BDSP

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

mega delphox gets levitate as an ability? RIP psyspam lmao

A screenshot from Pokemon Champions with Mega Delphox’s ability revealed in Japanese as Levitate as it faces a Garchomp on the other side of the field.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

i am going through and ribbon mastering/re-shiny/mark hunting as many of my VGC-relevant mons before champions and i believe i have the most pissed off whimsicott of all time (and it is so funny to me to imagine a whimsicott so mad)

A screenshot from Pokemon Scarlet of a summary screen showing a shiny Whimsicott named Linen with a held item of covert cloak.

A summary screen from Pokemon Scarlet of a shiny Whimsicott named Linen with a Ferocious Mark and title of “Linen the Rampaging.” It also has a characteristic of being a little quick tempered.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

shiny hunting bingo board for 2026 (thank you to @sirtoastytoes.bsky.social for the awesome tutorial on his last year's video!)

A bingo board for shiny hunting in 2026, mostly focusing on games including Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Sword/Shield, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon, with some options for gen 10.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

did you know that if you bench reset and have a shiny in the gazebo in area 19 it does not save :) guess how i learned this :)

A shiny alpha Cleffa dancing in the Area 19 gazebo with a Cleffa and two other Clefairys in Pokemon: Legends Z-A

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

my beautiful son is finally home after 782 alpha slowpokes seen (and countless other slowpokes and literally almost two boxes full of shiny slowpokes)

A character stands next to a shiny alpha Slowpoke next to a guy with a non-shiny Slowpoke

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

sir a second shiny alpha pansear has appeared

President Bush being informed about 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center towers by an aide.

A screenshot from Pokemon Legends: Z-A with a shiny alpha Pansear sitting on a roof as a trainer dressed in a denim jacket with jeans and a dark beret stares at it

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

got my first shiny alpha in game and it's a monkey!!

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

yet again: a lot of people in this community would benefit from following steady's PR principles

A screenshot of a tweet from AsteadWesley that says, "Stephen Jackson violated several principles of Steady's PR

1) bigotry bad
2) don't take Ls on behalf of someone else currently in the process of L taking
3) no IG live
4) good apologies are good"

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

i wish thermal exchange reduced fire-type damage because baxcalibur deserves a little treat

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

got my second to last personality mark for my shiny mark living dex in 471 phases; last one left is feisty mark (and parched/curry marks...)

Screenshot from Pokemon Scarlet showing a Charcadet with a Zero Energy Mark and the title of Charcadet the Apathetic.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

i decided i wanted to have fun with meme but made it 6 since that is the size of your team anyways :)

A tier list of each gen with the user's six favorite from that region

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

6753 soft resets later i am free (to begin the hunt for poipole #2)

A picture of a Nintendo DS 3D with a shiny Type: Null on the screen from Pokemon Ultra Moon.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

just hit 6000 resets for type: null and i fear i am going to go even further over odds

A woman who is crying with smeared mascara is also smoking

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

watching everyone doing #FishingWeek2025 get shinies and marks meanwhile i can't even get a single shiny magikarp in SWSH

Squidward staring out the window while Spongebob and Patrick run merrily.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

me: i will be really nice and cool if you show up me: i think gold is a very nice color me: i don't even want you!!! arceus: me: bi erasure isn't real arceus:

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

oh my god they're dressed as their in-game character

A screenshot from the Pokemon Trainers Cup where one trainer is dressed as their in-game character.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

absolutely off-the-charts charisma here

A screenshot from the Masters division of the Pokemon Trainers Cup in South Korea.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

i have been chasing the stormy mark on a shiny in SV for a year and some change now (it is easier to do in SwSh, but idc) and i FINALLY got it last night after 83 shiny growlithes during this outbreak event AND got it in a fast ball with a lil lightning bolt haven't decided on a name yet tho!

A screenshot from Scarlet and Violet of a summary screen of a shiny Growlithe with a Fast Ball with lightning bolt on it showing off a Growlithe with the Stormy Mark and title "Growlithe the Thunderstruck"

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

they stopped the switch 2 pre-orders because of tariffs

An image where Grover looks distressed and the caption underneath reads, "Grover stopped smiling."

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

shiny poipole at 3371 SRs on this day of switch 2 direct

Screenshot of a 3DS with a shiny Poipole that was caught on April 2, 2025

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

my son is in game and everything else is a cherry on top :)

Screenshot from Pokemon Legends: Z-A of a Slowpoke sitting on concrete next to a small river with a Starmie floating in it.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

lunala winning the regional the same weekend as IWD, i know that's right

A screenshot of the dex entry from Pokemon Sun stating that Lunala was a female evoluton of Cosmog.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

happy birthday to all women and shiny fire crocs

A screenshot from Pokemon Go of a shiny female Fuecoco

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

i am just moving this to be a monthly update and here's february's i got toothpaste snake, tapu fini, and the calmness mark (finizen) aiming for a shiny finizen that either has feisty mark or thunderstruck mark during these outbreaks

A bingo board of shiny hunting with Xs marked off for Registeel, Dialga, Regidrago, Regieleki, Tapu Fini, Deoxys, Zygarde, the Calmness mark, and Tirtouga

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

third update: it has been a very productive last few days lol regieleki was after 2233 SRs and dialga was after 1943 SRs in BDSP. tirtouga is not pictured because i already sent it to home and am too lazy to pull it up, but progress is v good so far this year.

A screenshot of a bingo board with several red Xs over Registeel, Dialga, Regidrago, Regieleki, Deoxys, and Tirtouga

A summary screen for a shiny Regieleki caught after 2233 SRs. It has a Bold nature and was caught on 1/27/25.

A screenshot of the summary screen in Brilliant Diamond with a shiny Dialga with an Impish nature and caught on 1/23/25.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

second update: got deoxys in pokemon go (which counts for me since i am not getting an older system any time soon) AND caught regidrago today in 631 SRs

A screenshot of a shiny hunter bingo card with red Xs on Registeel, Regidrago, and Deoxys

A screenshot of a summary screen in Pokemon Sword and Shield showing a shiny Regidrago

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

first bingo update of 2025 and we got the mint steel in 324 SRs

A screenshot of a bingo sheet with a series of Pokemon and marks with a red x through a shiny Registeel

A screenshot of the summary screen of a shiny Registeel with a Timid nature caught on 1/15/25.

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Dutchess @dutchessofjersey.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

this remains the funniest pokemon plush to me to date

A screenshot of a Pokemon plush of Dreepy

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