Game

Pokémon Stadium 2

2000 · Nintendo 64 · Simulator · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS)

68IGDB player score
181 ratings

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That 68 average hides a game its 181 fans would defend to the death. A strategy game, from Nintendo for the planners — science fiction, kids as the backdrop, outthinking as the game. Worth it for the campaign alone — the multiplayer stuck around and became its own thing. A 2000 original that still holds up — they don't make them like this anymore, literally.

About this game

While Pokémon Stadium 2 does have a storyline, progress in the game can be made by winning Cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle. When all Cups have been won and the Gym Leader Castle completed, the player's Rival will appear. Defeating the Rival will unlock Round 2, in which the player must re-challenge the Stadium, Gym Leader Castle, and the Rival in order to complete the game. But, they have different Pokémon and the difficulty is much higher. Stadium: The player begins by choosing 6 different Pokémon. There are 250 different Pokémon to choose from; including some legendary Pokémon. Pokémon tournaments take place in the Stadium. There are four Cups to participate in. Each round consists of eight battles, and every Cup except the Little and Prime Cup consists of four rounds, named after Poké Balls, that must be cleared to win that Cup.