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This article is about the tournament from Pokémon Stadium 2. For the tournament from Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Card GB2, see Challenge Hall.

Challenge Cup trophy

Challenge Cup (Japanese: チャレンジカップ Challenge Cup) is one of the four Stadium Cups in Pokémon Stadium 2. Unlike the other five Stadium Cups, however, players cannot use their own Pokémon, instead being handed a random rental team each time they begin a challenge.

The Cup has four different classes, each featuring different leveled Pokémon. What remains the same, however, is that the Pokémon that are used all have strange nicknames. Any Pokémon controlled by the player will have a nickname that has first all-capitalized letters, then all-lowercase, while the opposite is true for opponents, in which their Pokémon are named lowercase, then uppercase. A Bulbasaur used by the player would, then, be named BULBAsaur, while one controlled by the opponent would be named bulbaSAUR.

The Battle Factories featured in Generation III's and Generation IV's Battle Frontiers may be seen as a spiritual successor to the Challenge Cup.

Available Pokémon

Although the game tries to give the user random Pokémon, there are rules it abides by while doing so^[1]:

• The player has six type "templates" to choose from player: Electric/Ground/Water, Electric/Fire/Water, Rock/Grass/Water, Electric/Ground/Flying, Electric/Ground/Fire, or Rock/Fire/Grass. This rule also applies to AI, although they have only one template for both Round 1 and Round 2 versions of the class. Slots that do not favor a type will pick all Pokémon of types not already present (possibly adding dual-types twice to the list). The game also divides Pokémon into those below the cup's average BST and those equal or above it, and will prioritize picking Pokémon from one half. As certain Trainers' templates include types that are of limited availability, their Pokémon can be partially predicted.
• The game decides moves in a specific way:
  • Ditto and Wobbuffet's limited movepool effectively makes them ignore this part of the algorithm.
  • Smeargle's moves are picked from every move available in the game, except Baton Pass, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Struggle, and Transform.
  • For other Pokémon, the game will use moves available at the cup's level, as well and TM/HM moves in Pokémon Gold and Silver if it's Round 1. In Round 2, it will also use moves from Generation I and Pokémon Crystal, as well as Egg moves. An evolved Pokémon will run this procedure for previous stages as well, reducing effective level by 1 for level-based evolutions (except Tyrogue).
  • Certain moves, such as Return or Hidden Power, are removed. Additionally, certain opponents have preferred moves that are also removed.
  • The moves are then divided into good and bad status moves and good and bad attacking moves (which are further divided into STAB moves of first and possibly second type, and physical and special moves). Certain moves are classified as both good and bad. Every time the game picks a move for a Pokémon, it is removed from its personal list.
  • The first move is a damaging move; prioritizing STAB over non-STAB and good over bad. If this move is part of a certain combination, such as SolarBeam and Sunny Day, the game will increase the chances of the complementary move being picked.
  • If the Pokémon is dual-typed, its second move will be a bad STAB move of its second type if possible. Otherwise, it will combine non-STAB movelists and pick a move that does not share type with the first move if possible.
  • If the AI trainer has a preferred move, it will be picked as the third move. Otherwise, the game will randomly pick a good status move, trying to avoid moves that are already on the Trainer's team. If there are no good status moves available at all, it will randomly pick a bad status move.
  • The final move is either a bad non-STAB move of the user's higher attacking stat that does not share type with other damaging moves (using both lists if the stats are equal), or a bad status move.
• There are effectively four groups of held items: 116/256 of the time it is a Berry-related item, 89/256 that it is a held item that boosts their first move (unless the move is an attacking move that is not affected by it, in which case the game falls back to the Berry) - with Normal moves picking either Pink Bow or Polkadot Bow and Dragon moves either Dragon Fang orDragon Scale - 38/256 chance it is King's Rock, Scope Lens, BrightPowder or Quick Claw, and the remaining 13/256 it is a species-specific item such as Light Ball (falling back on 38/256 item for Pokémon that have none). The game will roll again if it picks a duplicate item (with Berries curing status the user is immune to counting as a duplicate) After the item is picked, the Pokémon's moves are shuffled.
• DVs and friendship are completely random (although the latter only matters if Metronome picks the move, as Return and Frustration will never appear in the actual moveset).
• The player's stat experience is dependent on the Pokémon's base stat total, gaining around 131 in each stat for every point away from 680. AI's are predetermined per Trainer, and the same across each stat (except for certain Trainers, who have separate value for Speed), with higher classes having less to account for higher BST. The AI's stat experience is higher in Round 2.
• There is a 1/256 a Pikachu will be treated as if it was from Pokémon Yellow; such Pikachu cannot be Shiny due to faulty RNG.

Banned Pokémon

There are 19 Pokémon that will never appear in this Cup:

Caterpie

Metapod

Weedle

Kakuna

Magikarp

Articuno

Zapdos

Moltres

Dragonite

Mewtwo

Mew

Unown

Raikou

Entei

Suicune

Tyranitar

Lugia

Ho-Oh

Celebi

Poké Ball Class

Player's Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer 1P Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 001 BULBAsaur Grass Poison 318 8% 004 CHARmander Fire 309 8% 007 SQUIRtle Water 314 6% 016 PIDgey Normal Flying 251 8% 019 RATtata Normal 253 4% 021 SPEArow Normal Flying 262 11% 023 EKans Poison 288 6% 027 SANDshrew Ground 300 12% 029 NIDOran Poison 275 7% 032 NIDOran Poison 273 6% 037 VULpix Fire 299 16% 039 JIGGLYpuff Normal 270 6% 041 ZUbat Poison Flying 245 9% 043 ODDish Grass Poison 320 8% 046 PAras Bug Grass 285 15% 048 VENOnat Bug Poison 305 10% 050 DIGlett Ground 265 13% 060 POLIwag Water 300 8% 066 MAChop Fighting 305 9% 069 BELLsprout Grass Poison 300 10% 074 GEOdude Rock Ground 300 22% 079 SLOWpoke Water Psychic 315 12% 081 MAGNEmite Electric Steel 325 36% 086 SEel Water 325 5% 088 GRImer Poison 325 5% 090 SHELLder Water 305 8% 096 DROWzee Psychic 328 7% 098 KRAbby Water 325 5% 102 EXEGGcute Grass Psychic 325 11% 116 HORsea Water 295 8% 118 GOLdeen Water 320 5% 132 DITto Normal 288 6% 147 DRAtini Dragon 300 10% 152 CHIKOrita Grass 318 5% 155 CYNDAquil Fire 309 15% 158 TOTOdile Water 314 6% 161 SENtret Normal 215 3% 163 HOOThoot Normal Flying 262 11% 165 LEDYba Bug Flying 265 15% 167 SPINarak Bug Poison 250 7% 172 PIChu Electric 205 57% 173 CLEffa Normal 218 3% 174 IGGLYbuff Normal 210 3% 175 TOGepi Normal 245 3% 179 MAReep Electric 280 8% 183 MARill Water 250 9% 187 HOPpip Grass Flying 250 12% 191 SUNkern Grass 180 8% 194 WOOper Water Ground 210 20% 204 PINEco Bug 290 8% 209 SNUBbull Normal 300 6% 218 SLUgma Fire 250 15% 220 SWInub Ice Ground 250 19% 223 REMOraid Water 300 8% 235 SMEARgle Normal 250 1% 235 SMEARgle Normal 250 1% 235 SMEARgle Normal 250 1% 236 TYROgue Fighting 210 5% 246 LARVitar Rock Ground 300 22%

Opponents

Battle 1

Camper Marcus Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 004 charMANDER Fire 309 43% 027 sandSHREW Ground 300 72% 037 vulPIX Fire 299 71% 050 digLETT Ground 265 59% 074 geoDUDE Rock Ground 300 72% 155 cyndaQUIL Fire 309 43% 194 wooPER Water Ground 210 71% 218 sluGMA Fire 250 44% 220 swiNUB Ice Ground 250 56% 246 larvITAR Rock Ground 300 72%

Battle 2

Round 1

Rocket Grunt Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 001 bulbaSAUR Grass Poison 318 46% 023 ekANS Poison 288 62% 029 nidoRAN Poison 275 70% 032 nidoRAN Poison 273 68% 041 zuBAT Poison Flying 245 84% 043 oddISH Grass Poison 320 45% 048 venoNAT Bug Poison 305 50% 069 bellSPROUT Grass Poison 300 51% 088 griMER Poison 325 45% 167 spinARAK Bug Poison 250 80%

Round 2

Rocket Executive Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 001 bulbaSAUR Grass Poison 318 46% 023 ekANS Poison 288 62% 029 nidoRAN Poison 275 70% 032 nidoRAN Poison 273 68% 041 zuBAT Poison Flying 245 84% 043 oddISH Grass Poison 320 45% 048 venoNAT Bug Poison 305 50% 069 bellSPROUT Grass Poison 300 51% 088 griMER Poison 325 45% 167 spinARAK Bug Poison 250 80%

Battle 3

Picnicker Melissa Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 001 bulbaSAUR Grass Poison 318 6% 004 charMANDER Fire 309 6% 007 squirTLE Water 314 5% 016 pidGEY Normal Flying 251 52% 021 speaROW Normal Flying 262 90% 023 ekANS Poison 288 3% 027 sandSHREW Ground 300 6% 029 nidoRAN Poison 275 3% 032 nidoRAN Poison 273 3% 037 vulPIX Fire 299 6% 041 zuBAT Poison Flying 245 38% 043 oddISH Grass Poison 320 6% 046 paRAS Bug Grass 285 4% 048 venoNAT Bug Poison 305 4% 050 digLETT Ground 265 4% 060 poliWAG Water 300 5% 066 macHOP Fighting 305 7% 069 bellSPROUT Grass Poison 300 6% 074 geoDUDE Rock Ground 300 12% 079 slowPOKE Water Psychic 315 10% 081 magneMITE Electric Steel 325 13% 086 seEL Water 325 5% 088 griMER Poison 325 3% 090 shellDER Water 305 5% 096 drowZEE Psychic 328 6% 098 kraBBY Water 325 5% 102 exeggCUTE Grass Psychic 325 9% 116 horSEA Water 295 5% 118 golDEEN Water 320 5% 147 draTINI Dragon 300 7% 152 chikoRITA Grass 318 3% 155 cyndaQUIL Fire 309 6% 158 totoDILE Water 314 5% 163 hootHOOT Normal Flying 262 90% 165 ledyBA Bug Flying 265 89% 179 marEEP Electric 280 7% 187 hopPIP Grass Flying 250 41% 204 pineCO Bug 290 1% 223 remoRAID Water 300 5% 246 larvITAR Rock Ground 300 12%

Battle 4

Guitarist Darren Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 001 bulbaSAUR Grass Poison 318 33% 043 oddISH Grass Poison 320 35% 046 paRAS Bug Grass 285 39% 069 bellSPROUT Grass Poison 300 39% 081 magneMITE Electric Steel 325 100% 102 exeggCUTE Grass Psychic 325 35% 152 chikoRITA Grass 318 33% 172 picHU Electric 205 100% 179 marEEP Electric 280 100% 187 hopPIP Grass Flying 250 42% 191 sunKERN Grass 180 42%

Battle 5

Fisherman Curtis Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 007 squirTLE Water 314 41% 060 poliWAG Water 300 42% 079 slowPOKE Water Psychic 315 42% 086 seEL Water 325 39% 090 shellDER Water 305 43% 098 kraBBY Water 325 39% 116 horSEA Water 295 43% 118 golDEEN Water 320 41% 158 totoDILE Water 314 41% 183 marILL Water 250 93% 194 wooPER Water Ground 210 92% 223 remoRAID Water 300 42%

Battle 6

Medium Peggy Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 001 bulbaSAUR Grass Poison 318 3% 004 charMANDER Fire 309 5% 016 pidGEY Normal Flying 251 9% 019 ratTATA Normal 253 5% 021 speaROW Normal Flying 262 9% 023 ekANS Poison 288 7% 027 sandSHREW Ground 300 7% 029 nidoRAN Poison 275 7% 032 nidoRAN Poison 273 7% 037 vulPIX Fire 299 8% 039 jigglyPUFF Normal 270 5% 041 zuBAT Poison Flying 245 11% 043 oddISH Grass Poison 320 3% 046 paRAS Bug Grass 285 8% 048 venoNAT Bug Poison 305 9% 050 digLETT Ground 265 7% 066 macHOP Fighting 305 7% 069 bellSPROUT Grass Poison 300 6% 074 geoDUDE Rock Ground 300 13% 079 slowPOKE Water Psychic 315 100% 081 magneMITE Electric Steel 325 <1% 088 griMER Poison 325 <1% 096 drowZEE Psychic 328 100% 102 exeggCUTE Grass Psychic 325 100% 132 ditTO Normal 288 6% 147 draTINI Dragon 300 9% 155 cyndaQUIL Fire 309 5% 161 senTRET Normal 215 4% 163 hootHOOT Normal Flying 262 9% 165 ledyBA Bug Flying 265 13% 167 spinARAK Bug Poison 250 11% 172 picHU Electric 205 8% 173 cleFFA Normal 218 4% 174 igglyBUFF Normal 210 4% 175 topEPI Normal 245 5% 179 marEEP Electric 280 10% 187 hopPIP Grass Flying 250 7% 194 wooPER Water Ground 210 6% 204 pineCO Bug 290 8% 209 snubBULL Normal 300 5% 218 sluGMA Fire 250 8% 220 swiNUB Ice Ground 250 15% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 2% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 2% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 2% 236 tyroGUE Fighting 210 8% 246 larvITAR Rock Ground 300 13%

Semifinal

Round 1

Rocket Grunt Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 016 pidGEY Normal Flying 251 48% 019 ratTATA Normal 253 49% 021 speaROW Normal Flying 262 52% 039 jigglyPUFF Normal 270 66% 132 ditTO Normal 288 64% 161 senTRET Normal 215 39% 163 hootHOOT Normal Flying 262 52% 173 cleFFA Normal 218 38% 174 igglyBUFF Normal 210 41% 175 topEPI Normal 245 43% 209 snubBULL Normal 300 61% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 16% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 16% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 16%

Round 2

Rocket Executive Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 016 pidGEY Normal Flying 251 48% 019 ratTATA Normal 253 49% 021 speaROW Normal Flying 262 52% 039 jigglyPUFF Normal 270 66% 132 ditTO Normal 288 64% 161 senTRET Normal 215 39% 163 hootHOOT Normal Flying 262 52% 173 cleFFA Normal 218 38% 174 igglyBUFF Normal 210 41% 175 topEPI Normal 245 43% 209 snubBULL Normal 300 61% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 16% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 16% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 16%

Final

Juggler Dwight Challenge Cup Stadium 2
# Pokémon Types BST Rate 001 bulbaSAUR Grass Poison 318 9% 004 charMANDER Fire 309 11% 007 squirTLE Water 314 6% 016 pidGEY Normal Flying 251 10% 019 ratTATA Normal 253 6% 021 speaROW Normal Flying 262 11% 023 ekANS Poison 288 8% 027 sandSHREW Ground 300 9% 029 nidoRAN Poison 275 8% 032 nidoRAN Poison 273 8% 037 vulPIX Fire 299 12% 039 jigglyPUFF Normal 270 6% 041 zuBAT Poison Flying 245 12% 043 oddISH Grass Poison 320 9% 046 paRAS Bug Grass 285 17% 048 venoNAT Bug Poison 305 12% 050 digLETT Ground 265 9% 060 poliWAG Water 300 6% 066 macHOP Fighting 305 14% 069 bellSPROUT Grass Poison 300 10% 074 geoDUDE Rock Ground 300 19% 079 slowPOKE Water Psychic 315 14% 081 magneMITE Electric Steel 325 22% 086 seEL Water 325 6% 088 griMER Poison 325 6% 090 shellDER Water 305 6% 096 drowZEE Psychic 328 13% 098 kraBBY Water 325 6% 102 exeggCUTE Grass Psychic 325 15% 116 horSEA Water 295 7% 118 golDEEN Water 320 6% 132 ditTO Normal 288 6% 147 draTINI Dragon 300 17% 152 chikoRITA Grass 318 7% 155 cyndaQUIL Fire 309 11% 158 totoDILE Water 314 6% 161 senTRET Normal 215 7% 163 hootHOOT Normal Flying 262 11% 165 ledyBA Bug Flying 265 17% 167 spinARAK Bug Poison 250 12% 172 picHU Electric 205 14% 173 cleFFA Normal 218 7% 174 igglyBUFF Normal 210 8% 175 topEPI Normal 245 6% 179 marEEP Electric 280 17% 183 marILL Water 250 6% 187 hopPIP Grass Flying 250 14% 191 sunKERN Grass 180 12% 194 wooPER Water Ground 210 11% 204 pineCO Bug 290 11% 209 snubBULL Normal 300 5% 218 sluGMA Fire 250 12% 220 swiNUB Ice Ground 250 21% 223 remoRAID Water 300 6% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 2% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 2% 235 smearGLE Normal 250 2% 236 tyroGUE Fighting 210 17% 246 larvITAR Rock Ground 300 19%