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In Japan, a fourth series of tournaments for the Pokémon games, Nintendo Cup 2000, was held. The event | In Japan, a fourth series of tournaments for the Pokémon games, Nintendo Cup 2000, was held. The event used [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] to organize battles days before the game was officially released. Similar to Nintendo Cup '97, the tournaments took place using Pokémon from levels 50-55, with a total limit of 155. At the end, the winners of the eleven local tournaments competed in a national tournament. Yuki Sato won the event, Akira Nakamura finished on second place and Tatsuaki Fujita finished on third place. The runner-up and the third place won a bronze and a silver trophy respectively, on the other hand, the champion won a Game Boy Advance once it was released.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_np3j/league/</ref><ref>http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/historia-single.html#2000</ref> | ||
Like the other official tournaments, the Nintendo Cup 2000 appeared in the game Pokémon Stadium 2. In the English versions of the game, the format inherited the name of the Poké Cup due to its smilarities with the tournament that appeared in the international Pokémon Stadium 1. | Like the other official tournaments, the Nintendo Cup 2000 appeared in the game Pokémon Stadium 2. In the English versions of the game, the format inherited the name of the Poké Cup due to its smilarities with the tournament that appeared in the international Pokémon Stadium 1. | ||