Pokémon Stadium 2
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Pokémon Stadium 2, known as in Japan, is a video game for the Nintendo 64
. It features all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations. It was released in North America
as simply Pokémon Stadium 2, as it was the second Stadium game to be released there. In Japan, Pokémon Stadium Kin Gin was the third game of the Pokémon Stadium series. The Japanese edition also featured the capability to use the Pokémon Mobile System from Pokémon Crystal which was also released on the same day.
This game featured support for all three original Game Boy
Pokémon games (Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
) and the three Game Boy Color
games (Pokémon Gold, Silver
, and Crystal). As in the previous Stadium games, Pikachu
from Yellow was a hidden character if the game cartridge was connected. The majority of the game takes place inside the new location White City, where various facilities for battling, organizing, researching, and playing with Pokémon are located. This can be considered to be the Pokémon League for the second generation games. The sequel to the popular Pokémon Stadium
features minigames, multiplayer, and league mode.
Pokémon tournaments take place in the Stadium. There are four Cups to participate in. Each round consists of eight battles, and every Cup except the Little and Prime Cup consists of four rounds, named after Poké Balls, that must be cleared to win that Cup.
s and quizzes can be played here, either as stand-alone games or as part of a tournament.
At the Game Boy Tower, the player can play Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow
, Gold, Silver
, and Crystal on the Nintendo 64. Winning tournament cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle will eventually unlock Doduo Mode (double speed) and Dodrio Mode (quadruple speed for Red, Blue, and Yellow; triple speed for Gold, Silver, and Crystal). However, only Red, Blue, and Yellow have any color while using either of the two modes.
Types of Pokémon:
Pokémon Stadium 2 allows the player to use all Pokémon from the Game Boy games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal; these Pokémon can be brought into the Pokémon Stadium 2 from said games via the Transfer Pak.
Many gamers have reported- however- that Pokemon Stadium 2 has the tendency to erase the saved data of Pokemon Game Boy Games inserted in the Transfer Pak with no warning and seemingly no cause.
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
. It features all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations. It was released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
as simply Pokémon Stadium 2, as it was the second Stadium game to be released there. In Japan, Pokémon Stadium Kin Gin was the third game of the Pokémon Stadium series. The Japanese edition also featured the capability to use the Pokémon Mobile System from Pokémon Crystal which was also released on the same day.
This game featured support for all three original Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
Pokémon games (Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version, originally released in Japan as , are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments to the Pokémon series. They were first released in Japan in 1996 as Red and Green, with Blue being...
) and the three Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...
games (Pokémon Gold, Silver
Pokémon Gold and Silver
are the second installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. The games have dual-mode capabilities allowing them to also be played on earlier Game Boy models. They were first released in Japan in 1999 and to...
, and Crystal). As in the previous Stadium games, Pikachu
Pikachu
is one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. As do all Pokémon, Pikachu fight other Pokémon in battles central to the anime, manga, and games of the series...
from Yellow was a hidden character if the game cartridge was connected. The majority of the game takes place inside the new location White City, where various facilities for battling, organizing, researching, and playing with Pokémon are located. This can be considered to be the Pokémon League for the second generation games. The sequel to the popular Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium, known as in Japan, is a strategy game developed by Nintendo EAD with the assistance of Creatures and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released on April 30, 1999 in Japan, February 29, 2000 in North America, and April 7, 2000...
features minigames, multiplayer, and league mode.
Game goals
While Pokémon Stadium 2 does have a storyline, progress in the game can be made by winning Cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle. When all Cups have been won and the Gym Leader Castle completed, the player's Rival will appear. Defeating the Rival will unlock Round 2, in which the player must re-challenge the Stadium, Gym Leader Castle, and the Rival in order to complete the game.Stadium
The player begins by choosing 6 different Pokémon. There are 250 different Pokémon to choose from; including some legendary Pokémon.Pokémon tournaments take place in the Stadium. There are four Cups to participate in. Each round consists of eight battles, and every Cup except the Little and Prime Cup consists of four rounds, named after Poké Balls, that must be cleared to win that Cup.
Mini-Game Park
Twelve Pokémon-themed minigameMinigame
A minigame is a short video game often contained within another video game. A minigame is always smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained. Minigames are sometimes also offered separately for free to promote the main game...
s and quizzes can be played here, either as stand-alone games or as part of a tournament.
Other features
In Free Battle mode, players may conduct practice battles. Players can select rules from any of the tournament cups, or use modified rules. Up to four players may participate, using any combination of rental Pokémon and those imported from cartridges plugged into a Transfer Pak.At the Game Boy Tower, the player can play Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version, originally released in Japan as , are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments to the Pokémon series. They were first released in Japan in 1996 as Red and Green, with Blue being...
, Gold, Silver
Pokémon Gold and Silver
are the second installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. The games have dual-mode capabilities allowing them to also be played on earlier Game Boy models. They were first released in Japan in 1999 and to...
, and Crystal on the Nintendo 64. Winning tournament cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle will eventually unlock Doduo Mode (double speed) and Dodrio Mode (quadruple speed for Red, Blue, and Yellow; triple speed for Gold, Silver, and Crystal). However, only Red, Blue, and Yellow have any color while using either of the two modes.
Types of Pokémon:
Pokémon Stadium 2 allows the player to use all Pokémon from the Game Boy games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal; these Pokémon can be brought into the Pokémon Stadium 2 from said games via the Transfer Pak.
Transfer Pak
Like its predecessor, Pokemon Stadium 2 is compatible with the Transfer Pak: an attachment to the Nintendo 64 controller with a slot to insert Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. This allows players to use Pokemon trained in their Game Boy games to compete in Pokemon Stadium 2's multiple game modes.Many gamers have reported- however- that Pokemon Stadium 2 has the tendency to erase the saved data of Pokemon Game Boy Games inserted in the Transfer Pak with no warning and seemingly no cause.