Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)

Pocket Monsters Stadium ポケモンスタジアム Cover of Pocket Monsters Stadium

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Basic info Platform: Nintendo 64 Category: Battle Simulation Players: 1-4 Connectivity: Transfer Pak Developer: Nintendo, HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Part of: Generation I main series

Ratings CERO: A ESRB: N/A OFLC: N/A PEGI: N/A GRB: N/A

Release dates Japan: August 1, 1998[1] North America: N/A Australia: N/A Europe: N/A South Korea: N/A

Websites Japanese: Official Site English: N/A

Pokémon Stadium (Japanese: ポケモンスタジアム), sometimes known as Pokémon Stadium 0 among English-speaking fans to distinguish it from the later sequels, is the first game of the Stadium series, and was released in Japan in 1998. This version featured only 42 Pokémon instead of all of the 151 Generation I Pokémon. As a result, not even every evolution family was included. This game was originally intended for the Nintendo 64DD format, with plans for an expansion disk. As the 64DD was a commercial failure, a sequel with all of the Generation I Pokémon (known as the original Pokémon Stadium elsewhere in the world) was released instead.

Gameplay

The game starts with a keyboard, and it asks if the player or players would like to use their Game Boy Pokémon. If not, the player can only access the Battle Mode. ^[2]

• Battle (バトル): Players can battle against other humans or computer-controlled opponents.
• Organize (せいとん): Players can transfer Pokémon and items between their party, PC boxes, and storage boxes in the game.
• List (いちらん): A list of a player's Pokémon and their stats can be examined.
• Pokédex (ずかん, or Encyclopedia): Players can view their Pokédex in 3D.
• Register (とうろく): A team can be registered.
• Party (てもち): The player can examine their current party.
• GB (Game Boy Tower in international versions): A Generation I game can be played on the Nintendo 64.

Many of these features were integrated into Oak's Lab in future Pokémon Stadium games.

The main menu. Pulling out the Transfer Pak while playing Pokémon Stadium causes the background of this screen to appear.

Battle Mode

Battle Mode features two modes: Free Battle (フリーバトル) and Tournament (トーナメント).

Free Battle

In Free Battle, a player can battle against another human or a computer-controlled player under one of three rulesets: the L1-30 Division, the L50-55 Division, or Free Battle, where Pokémon of any level may be used.

There are eight pre-set trainers with Pokémon ranging from level 20 to 100.

Tournament

This mode features two tournaments based upon official Pokémon tournaments.

• L1-30 Division: This tournament is based on the Nintendo Cup '98. There are four divisions: the Poké Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball, and Master Ball.
• L50-55 Division: This tournament is based on the Nintendo Cup '97. The total levels of the three Pokémon selected cannot exceed 155. The opponents in this mode are based on actual competitors in the 1997 tournament.

Unlike future Pokémon Stadiums, there are no Continues.

The credits roll after a tournament is cleared.

After one of the tournaments is cleared, the player obtains a Doduo Game Boy upgrade that allows the Game Boy games to be played at double speed. When both tournaments are cleared, the Dodrio Game Boy is obtained, allowing the games to be played at triple speed.

Pokémon

Pocket Monsters Stadium only featured 42 Pokémon available for play. Most of these Pokémon were used in official tournaments, with a few Pokémon added for type balance. ^[3] Below is a list of the Pokémon that were included in the game.

#	Pokémon		Type
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying
009		Blastoise	Water
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying
025		Pikachu	Electric
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
051		Dugtrio	Ground
057		Primeape	Fighting
059		Arcanine	Fire
065		Alakazam	Psychic
068		Machamp	Fighting
076		Golem	Rock	Ground
082		Magneton	Electric
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
095		Onix	Rock	Ground
097		Hypno	Psychic
101		Electrode	Electric
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic
113		Chansey	Normal
115		Kangaskhan	Normal
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic
127		Pinsir	Bug
128		Tauros	Normal
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
132		Ditto	Normal
134		Vaporeon	Water
135		Jolteon	Electric
136		Flareon	Fire
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
143		Snorlax	Normal
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying
146		Moltres	Fire	Flying
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying
150		Mewtwo	Psychic
151		Mew	Psychic

While the other 109 Pokémon cannot be used in battle, their 3D sprites can still be viewed in the other modes.

Special Pokémon

If the player clears the Master Ball division of the L1-30 Division with a Pikachu in his or her party, the Pikachu can learn Surf. ^[4] A Surfing Pikachu can also be obtained in the international Pokémon Stadium.

Trivia

• Pikachu is the only Pokémon allowed to battle in this game that isn't fully evolved in Generation I, or else not involved in evolution at all; Raichu does not appear in the game at all.
• The game is compatible with Pokémon Yellow despite being released beforehand. A similar situation exists with Pokémon Colosseum, which contains 3D models of the player characters from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen even though Colosseum was released several months beforehand.
• During the credits, Caterpie, Weedle, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Clefairy, and Jigglypuff are shown battling, even though these Pokémon cannot be used in the game.
• The game's name may be a reference to 64 Mario Stadium, a Nintendo-centric Japanese variety show that featured televised coverage of Pokémon tournaments.

Links

• Overview of Pokémon Stadium by gengarsrevengeX
• Credits of Pokémon Stadium by gengarsrevengeX

References

1. ↑ Pokémon.co.jp
2. ↑ Pokémon Stadium Q&A, Question 3 (Japanese)
3. ↑ Pokémon Stadium Q&A, Question 1 (Japanese)
4. ↑ Pokémon Stadium Wikipedia page (Japanese)

See also

• Pokémon that are included in the Japan-only Pokémon Stadium

This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.