Nintendo Cup '98 (Pokémon Stadium)

The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

Nintendo Cup '98 (Japanese: ニンテンドウカップ'98 Nintendo Cup '98) is a Stadium Cup, which appears only in the Japanese release of the international version of Pokémon Stadium. It was based on the tournament of the same name.

The Cup has a level restriction, only allowing Pokémon between the levels of 1 and 30 to compete.

Rules

Poké Cup Rules Level Limit? 1-30 Total Level? N/A Sleep Clause? Yes Freeze Clause? Yes Species Clause? Yes Item Clause? Yes Self-KO Clause? Yes Event Clause? Yes Time Limit? No

Eligible Pokémon

#	Pokémon		Type
0015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison
0022		Fearow	Normal	Flying
0025		Pikachu	Electric
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
0051		Dugtrio	Ground
0057		Primeape	Fighting
0059		Arcanine	Fire
0065		Alakazam	Psychic
0068		Machamp	Fighting
0076		Golem	Rock	Ground
0082		Magneton	Electric
0091		Cloyster	Water	Ice
0094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
0095		Onix	Rock	Ground
0097		Hypno	Psychic
0101		Electrode	Electric
0103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic
0113		Chansey	Normal
0115		Kangaskhan	Normal
0121		Starmie	Water	Psychic
0123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
0124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic
0127		Pinsir	Bug
0128		Tauros	Normal
0130		Gyarados	Water	Flying
0131		Lapras	Water	Ice
0132		Ditto	Normal
0134		Vaporeon	Water
0135		Jolteon	Electric
0136		Flareon	Fire
0142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
0143		Snorlax	Normal

Trainers

Round 1

Battle 1

Hiker Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Ghost Poison おおンガ Lv.23 Take Down Normal   --       Psywave Psychic   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Substitute Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground おおニャ Lv.25 Rock Throw Rock   --       Dig Ground   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic おおナシー Lv.23 Reflect Psychic   --       Egg Bomb Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Psywave Psychic   --       Type: Electric Unknown おおマイン Lv.25 Flash Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Self-Destruct Normal   --       Sonic Boom Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown おおモン Lv.24 Transform Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown おおトリオ Lv.26 Cut Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Sand Attack Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --

Battle 2

Sailor Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Water Flying ギャラのり Lv.26 Mimic Normal   --       Bubble Beam Water   --       Strength Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic スタのり Lv.26 Psywave Psychic   --       Water Gun Water   --       Toxic Poison   --       Flash Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーデのり Lv.27 Psybeam Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Mimic Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ラッキのり Lv.27 Egg Bomb Normal   --       Sing Normal   --       Double Slap Normal   --       Solar Beam Grass   --       Type: Electric Unknown レアコのり Lv.26 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Toxic Poison   --       Take Down Normal   --       Thunder Shock Electric   --       Types: Water Ice ラプラのり Lv.27 Surf Water   --       Mist Ice   --       Substitute Normal   --       Psywave Psychic   --

Battle 3

Swimmer Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Water Psychic タミぱん Lv.28 Toxic Poison   --       Flash Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown シャワぱん Lv.28 Bubble Beam Water   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Types: Water Ice ラスぱん Lv.28 Body Slam Normal   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Sing Normal   --       Mist Ice   --       Type: Ground Unknown ダグぱん Lv.27 Dig Ground   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Sand Attack Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic ナシぱん Lv.27 Psychic Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Toxic Poison   --       Self-Destruct Normal   --       Types: Ice Psychic ジュラぱん Lv.27 Lick Ghost   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --

Battle 4

Tamer Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown ママルイン Lv.28 Thunder Electric   --       Explosion Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Toxic Poison   --       Type: Normal Unknown ケンロタス Lv.28 Take Down Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground ゴーロニャ Lv.29 Dig Ground   --       Explosion Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Mega Kick Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison ゲガーン Lv.28 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown ガールラ Lv.29 Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Types: Water Ice ララプス Lv.28 Psywave Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Strength Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --

Battle 5

Cueball Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Normal Unknown がるーら Lv.30 Counter Fighting   --       Toxic Poison   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Psychic Unknown すりーぱー Lv.30 Counter Fighting   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown めたもん Lv.30 Transform Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown らっきー Lv.30 Counter Fighting   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Psychic Unknown ふーでぃん Lv.30 Counter Fighting   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Toxic Poison   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Ice Psychic るーじゅら Lv.30 Counter Fighting   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Bubble Beam Water   --

Battle 6

Mr. Fix Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown サンダスや Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Ice Psychic ジュラや Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown マルマや Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Flash Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown レアコや Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ガルーラや Lv.30 Body Slam Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Toxic Poison   --       Types: Grass Psychic ナッシや Lv.30 Mega Drain Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --

Semifinal

Biker Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Water Ice らぷラス Lv.30 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Toxic Poison   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown ふーディン Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Toxic Poison   --       Dig Ground   --       Type: Ground Unknown だぐトリオ Lv.30 Dig Ground   --       Toxic Poison   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown けんタロス Lv.30 Double-Edge Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Mimic Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown まるマイン Lv.30 Explosion Normal   --       Sonic Boom Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Toxic Poison   --       Type: Normal Unknown らっキー Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Toxic Poison   --

Final

Old Man Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown サダース Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Toxic Poison   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーデン Lv.30 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Ice Psychic ルジュラ Lv.30 Body Slam Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Counter Fighting   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Type: Normal Unknown ラキー Lv.30 Egg Bomb Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Type: Water Unknown シャーズ Lv.30 Blizzard Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic ナシー Lv.30 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Mega Drain Grass   --

Round 2

In this round, all the opponents except the first are shuffled into a random order each time the player challenges this cup. These opponents and their teams are modeled after the seven real-life finalists of a Pokémon Battle Tour event held at TV Tokyo in 1998, which was played out using the previous Stadium game.

Battle 1

Lad Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Water Unknown シャごろう Lv.30 Take Down Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Bubble Beam Water   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown カビごろう Lv.30 Headbutt Normal   --       Psywave Psychic   --       Water Gun Water   --       Solar Beam Grass   --       Types: Rock Ground ゴロごろう Lv.30 Rock Throw Rock   --       Dig Ground   --       Fissure Ground   --       Self-Destruct Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown ダグごろう Lv.30 Sand Attack Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Dig Ground   --       Take Down Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ガルごろう Lv.30 Comet Punch Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Thunder Electric   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Electric Unknown レアごろう Lv.30 Sonic Boom Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --

Kantō A Representative

Tomoyuki Hori Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Jolteon Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tauros Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Ground Unknown Dugtrio Lv.30 Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Dig Ground   --       Toxic Poison   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Snorlax Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Kyūshū Representative

Tomoyuki Yamauchi Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Jolteon Lv.30 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tauros Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ghost Poison Gengar Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Types: Water Ice Lapras Lv.30 Blizzard Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Chansey Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --       Soft-Boiled Normal   --

Hokkaidō Representative

Mamoru Yamazaki Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Ghost Poison Gengar Lv.30 Thunder Electric   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Hypno Lv.30 Mega Kick Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggutor Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Solar Beam Grass   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Electrode Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Lapras Lv.30 Surf Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tauros Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Kantō B Representative

Shōhei Yanagisawa Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Types: Ghost Poison Gengar Lv.30 Thunder Electric   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tauros Lv.30 Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Jolteon Lv.30 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggutor Lv.30 Explosion Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Solar Beam Grass   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.30 Double Team Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.30 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunder Electric   --       Recover Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --

Kansai A Representative

Shinji Yoshikawa Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Normal Unknown Tauros Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Dugtrio Lv.30 Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Dig Ground   --       Type: Electric Unknown Jolteon Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Sand Attack Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Gengar Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --

Chūbu Representative

Tatsuya Hori Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Ground Unknown Dugtrio Lv.30 Earthquake Ground   --       Toxic Poison   --       Dig Ground   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: Ice Psychic Jynx Lv.30 Blizzard Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tauros Lv.30 Thunder Electric   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Gengar Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Type: Electric Unknown Jolteon Lv.30 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Surf Water   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --

Kansai B Representative

Norishige Hanamoto Nintendo Cup '98 Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown Jolteon Lv.30 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Gengar Lv.30 Dream Eater Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Night Shade Ghost   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Dugtrio Lv.30 Dig Ground   --       Sand Attack Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Tauros Lv.30 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.30 Psybeam Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.30 Psychic Psychic   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Recover Normal   --

Related articles

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