Pokemon Stadium 2

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Pokemon Stadium 2
(Nintendo 64)

Released:
Japan: April 30th, 1999
USA: March 7th, 2000

Pokemon Stadium 2 includes the first 151 pokemon in the Red/Green/Blue. The game has many different things for you to do. You can battle using "rental" pokemon (pokemon in the game already trained) or pokemon uploaded from your Game Boy games (the Japanese Stadium 2 didn't come with the transfer pack but the American one does). The game has the following options:

Battle Now: If you want a random battle without getting involved in a long tournament, then you can battle 3 on 3. Great for people previewing the game.

Gallery: Take pictures of a pokemon! Like Pokemon Snap, you can choose from 150 pokemon and take their pic. They'll stand still and it's just a matter of getting the pokemon at the proper angle. And just like Pokemon Snap, you can bring your Stadium game paks to Blockbuster and print out stickers of the pictures you've taken!

EVENTO BATOLU ("Event Battle" in the US): A two-player version of Battle Now.

FURII BATOLU ("Free Battle" in the US): A one to four player battle tournament. You can play tag team matches here.

SUTAJIAMU (Stadium; "Pokemon Stadium" in the US): You can particiapate in tournaments here. There are four types of tournaments: one for pokemon level 15-20, one for pokemon levels 25-30, one for pokemon levels 50-55, and one for pokemon of any level.

JIMU LIIDAA no Shiro ("Gym Leader Castle" in the US): Fight in each gym leaders' gym. You'll fight a few normal trainers (like bug boys in Takeshi's gym or Swimmers in Kasumi's) and then fight the gym leader him/herself.

Pokemon Lab: Organize pokemon data. You can upload pokemon to the N64, transfer pokemon from one game pak to another, upload items for use in Pokemon Stadium, and look at a Pokemon Zukan! Now you don't need two Game Boys and a Game Link cable to move all your pokemon from one game to another (I'm not the only one to buy more than one versions of the game, right? RIGHT!?)

Shourijya no Yakata ("Victory Palace" in the US): Pokemon who've won in the final battles of tournaments and gym leader tournaments are honored with statues here. Just a place for show, nothing more.

GB BILU (GB Building; "Game Boy Tower" in the US): You can play your Game Boy Pokemon game on the N64, like a Super Game Boy!

Chibikko KULABU ("Kid's Club" in the US): Play the mini-games here! Sort of like Mario Party but a lot smaller, there are 9 different games to play. Eat sushi with Beroringaa, throw Arbo around Deigda like in a ring toss game, race Koratta on a treadmill-type track, copy a Pippi's moves like in Parappa the Rappa, and much more! A great place to go if you're tired of battle.

The game is loads of fun. Get it if you can afford it (it's expensive...$60) or rent it if you can't. Unfortunately, the pokemon don't speak at all during the game (the announcer is the one doing all the talking). There's lots to do.

BONUS! In Pokemon Yellow, there's a house on the beach near Kyou's gym. What's there? No one really knew. The only way to play the "Pikachu Surfing" mini-game is to have a Pikachu to learn the Surf technique. But how does an electric pokemon learn a water attack? Use Pokemon Stadium! First, unlock the Round Two Battle Mode (Beat the Prime Cup once) and enter the Master Ball division of the Round 2 Prime Cup. Now upload a team of pokemon including a Pikachu from one of your games. But DON'T register them! Now win the Master Ball division without using any continues. Pikachu must be a member of your team for all eight battles. Your reward is that Pikachu can now learn "Surf" and can play the mini-game! Yay!

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