Pokémon Stadium 2: Difference between revisions

:''For the stage in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], see [[Pokémon Stadium 2 (stage)]].''

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{{Infobox game |colorscheme=gold|bordercolorscheme=silver

|name=Pokémon Stadium 2

|boxart=Stadium 2 EN boxart.jpg

|caption=Boxart of Pokémon Stadium 2

|players=1-4

|link_method=[[Transfer Pak]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|gen_series=[[Generation II]] [[side series]]

|acb=G

|oflc=G8+

|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/64-psgs/ Pokémon.co.jp]<br>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_np3j/ Nintendo.co.jp]

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==Blurb==

Hundreds of Pokémon in Three-mendous 3-D! What's sweeter than victory in a Pokémon battle? Victory in a 3-D arena on the N64! Set your strategy then stand back while your Pokémon battle it out. You can even see the Pokémon you've trained rendered in 3-D and ready for battle!

* See them all in glorious 3-D! Pit {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Pichu}} against all-time favorites like {{p|Mewtwo}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, and {{p|Pikachu}}.

* Become the Stadium Champion! Take on 21 Pokémon Trainers in the Gym Leader Castle and try to win it all!

==White City==

[[White City]] is the home of a large Pokémon Stadium, a state of the art laboratory, a prestigious Pokémon academy and much more.

===[[Stadium Cup|Stadium]]===

'''Number of Players:''' One

===Free Battle===

'''Number of Players:''' One to Four

'''[[Olivine Gym]]:'''

* {{FB|Gym|Leader}} [[Jasmine]]

* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Rocket Grunt}}(♂)

* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Rocket Grunt}}(♀)

After they are all defeated, one last challenge appears:

* {{ga|Red|??? Red}}

===[[Game Boy Tower]]===

'''Number of Players:''' One

Like the previous Pokémon Stadium, Doduo and Dodrio Game Boy are unlockable features which speed up gameplay. Doduo Game Boy becomes unlocked for Red, Blue, and Yellow when beating either Gym Leader Castle or all the cups in Round 1, and also for Gold, Silver, and Crystal for meeting this requirement in Round 2. It allows the player to play at twice the speed; however, in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the border will be missing and the screen will have a sepia tone until switching back to normal speed. Dodrio Game Boy is available for Red, Blue, and Yellow when beating both the Gym Leader Castle and all the cups in Round 1, and for Gold, Silver, and Crystal when doing this in Round 2. In Red, Blue, and Yellow, this allows the player to play at quadruple the speed, and in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, it allows the player to play at triple the speed; however, there is still no border, and the screen is grayscale. Also, the Elite Four needs to be beaten in Gold, Silver, and Crystal to be able to use this feature in those games.

In this laboratory of [[Professor Oak]], players can do several things:

* Switch game paks to upload data from

===My Room===

Here players can see their room from [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold, Silver]], or {{v2|Crystal}} versions in 3D. As in the games, it can be redecorated freely, however, there must be a [[Generation II]] Pokémon game in the Transfer Pak to access it.

Here, two players can battle with the rules of one of the Stadium Cups, or use custom rules. Only Pokémon from a Game Boy cartridge are allowed, and it is possible to set special options such as a time limit, making it ideal for tournament play.

===Mystery Gift===

The girl here will give each Game Boy game pak one gift a day. If the gift is an item, the player must pick it up at the Laboratory or in a Pokémon Center. Using this feature also leaves {{ga|Carrie}} waiting to battle the player at [[Viridian City]]'s [[Trainer House]]. '''Note:''' Mystery Gift must first be activated in the [[Generation II]] games. This mode is not available for [[Generation I]] versions.

==Mobile System GB==

The Japanese version connects to {{game|Crystal}}, allowing the player to view saved battles from that game that were performed through the [[Mobile System GB]] connection. This feature uses a special stadium called the '''Mobile Stadium''' (Japanese: '''モバイルスタジアム'''). A similar function is fulfilled by the [[Vs. Recorder]] in {{v2|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver|}}.

==Special Pokémon==

===Earthquake Gligar===

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==Trivia==

* Western versions of this game's cartridge were specially colored {{game3|Gold and Silver|gold and silver|s}}, referencing the first two games of the generation.

* Computer-controlled Trainers are capable of generating text boxes with their Trainer icon attached when certain events happen in the middle of a battle, such as using a particular move or receiving a critical hit, to give the impression that they're talking to the player during battle. A similar feature would later be implemented for important Trainers in [[Generation IV]] and carry over into [[Generation V]].

* In Nintendo Power's Official Player's Guide, the term "[[Eeveelution]]" is mentioned, making this the first time an official Nintendo source acknowledges the fan term. However, it was not used in a game until [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]].

* Until the announcement of [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]], this was the only Pokémon game to have a number in its name outside of Asia.

* This is the only game in which Red appears without ever using his [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] in battle. It does, however, make a cameo appearance during the end credits, battling with {{ga|Blue}}'s {{p|Eevee}}.

* Two unlockable title screens are available after clearing the Gym Leader Castle, Stadium, and Vs Rival mode. The second title screen features {{p|Meganium}}, {{p|Typhlosion}}, {{p|Feraligatr}}, and the [[Legendary beasts]] in the background. The third title screen features {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}.

* There is [[List of glitches in spin-off games#International Pokémon Blue map glitch|a glitch]] which causes non-Japanese Stadium 2 connected with non-Japanese {{game|Red and Blue|s|Pokémon Blue}} to display the map locations for Japanese Blue instead. For instance, the {{OBP|Pokédex|Stadium}} map in Stadium 2 incorrectly displays {{p|Raticate}} as available in the [[Cerulean Cave]] in the non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Blue, when in fact Raticate is only available there in the Japanese version of Pokémon Blue.

* In the internal files for the game under Trainer profile pictures, there are three mugshots for {{p|Pichu}}.

==In other languages==

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