POKÉMON STADIUM TIPS

Ahh, POKÉMON STADIUM... The game that takes Pokémon battles to a whole new level. It also has the triple-speed Dodrio Game Boy that lets you play your Pokémon cartridge on the N64 up to 3 times as fast! Now that's what I call convenience.
However, STADIUM is a little different than the Game Boy version....

• You can't use Pokémon over Level 100. Any Pokémon that ARE over Level 100 will be set back to Level 100.
• Pokémon Defensive types sometimes cancel each other out. In Game Boy battles, if a Marowak(Ground Type) used an Earthquake(Ground attack) against a Beedrill(Bug/Poison), the Ground would have reacted with the Poison and the attack would be super effective. In STADIUM, since Beedrill is also a Bug-type (strong against Ground attacks), the two would cancel each other out and only normal damage would be recieved. This takes some getting used to. If you've been using Ground-types to deal with Grass/Poison-types, you'll have to rethink your strategy.
• You can actually see each attack's accuracy rating on the Pokémon Lab PC screen. Be warned; Even attacks with 100% accuracy will miss once in a while.
• The Kids' Corner is a great place to blow off steam from tough battles, but some of the games are even tougher than battling. You could lose your hair, sleep and/or sanity on Thundering Dynamo or Snore War.
• Every time you beat Gym Leader Castle, you'll recieve a rare Pokémon. You'll get one of the following: Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Eevee, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Kabuto, or Omanyte. If you have a GAMESHARK, you can catch a heck of a lot better specimens than the ones they give you. The STADIUM Pokémon act as traded Pokémon, so they'll generally be weaker, and you can't change their names. If you don't have a GAMESHARK, take these rare specimens anyway; they're still pretty good.
• By beating the Poké Cup and the Prime Cup, you unlock the triple-speed Game Boy that you can use to speed up your playtime.
• After you complete all the Cups and challenge the Mewtwo from Pokémon; the First Movie, you'll unlock ROUND 2. This time around, all the battles are about three times as hard. You'd better have captured a Mewtwo by now, or you won't stand a chance against the Elite Four, or the Prime Cup.
• You can only use 3 of your 6 Pokémon at a time in battles besides Free Battling and fighting Mewtwo. Choose Wisely.
• Most of the lower Cup divisons have a rule that you can't enter Pokémon over a certain level, height, or weight, and the three you choose's levels must add up to under a certain number. Raise all the Pokémon you're going to use 1 level above the minimal level requirement. You'll be glad you did.
• The hardest battle set in STADIUM is the Poké Cup, ROUND 2. Catch a Zapdos, an Alakazam and an Articuno for this one.
• All of the other trainers' Pokémon have TM-taught attacks that will catch you by surprise. (You couldn't imagine all the Pokémon that know Thunder Wave!) DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN!!!
• All your Pokémon will be healed completely after each battle, so don't worry if you were hit by a Toxic attack in the last round and you only have 1 Pokémon with only 3 HPs left.
• When in doubt, RUN AWAY! You'll lose the match, but you won't be humiliated with having your best guy wiped out by, say, a Level 100 Nidoran(M) that knows Horn Drill.
• Learn to fight LONG battles. Status attacks are your best friends in this game.
• If you have Horn Drill, Fissure or Guillotine, don't blow 3 rounds trying to get it to work. Use it only once at the beginning and then resort to regular fighting.
• Paralyze and Confuse- The best status combo you can do, and the worst that they can do to you.
• Only use Dragon Rage in the Pika and Petite Cups. It only does 40 HP damage.
• When you enter a nickname for your Pokémon, they will change color slightly. For instance, I named my Nidoran(M)-which is usually pink- "SPIKE," and he turned purple. I named my Ditto-which looks like traditional bubblegum pink- "GOGO," and he now looks like cinnamon gum. Cool, huh? I named my Metapod-light green- "COON," and he's neon green. I named my peach-bellied Snorlax "CARTMAN" and he has a lime-green stomach now. Experiment and see if you can find some cool colors to match cool names.

• Bring Electrode, Ditto, Snorlax, your Mewtwo, and someone fast with Ice Beam or Blizzard, like Jynx or Articuno.
• Start with Electrode. Use a Thunder Wave, Screech as much as you can before your HP goes yellow, then use Explosion.
• If he's not down yet, make Ditto Transform into another Mewtwo to finish him off.
• If that doesn't work, have Snorlax let loose with Earthquakes and Hyper Beams.
• If Mewtwo uses Rest, send out your Ice user. When Mewtwo wakes up, use Ice attacks and pray he freezes. If he does, you're home free.
• Use your Mewtwo to intimidate him. Actually, equip your Mewtwo with similar attacks to his (Thunderbolt, Rest/Recover, Blizzard, Psychic). That Mewtwo knows what he's doing.
• Once you win, the credits roll, and ROUND 2 is unlocked.
• Repeat all steps in ROUND 2, but expect more resistance. He knows Amnesia, which boosts his Special THROUGH THE ROOF. You're better off using the Electrode, then the Snorlax combo.
• If you're gutsy enough, try using Horn Drill, Fissure and Guillotine. Yes, even Mewtwo succumbs to these attacks.