Pokémon Stadium 2

Pokémon Stadium 2
Developer	HAL Laboratory
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo 64
Release Date	JP December 14, 2000 US March 28, 2001 EU October 19, 2001 AU 2001
Rating	ESRB: E

Pokémon Stadium 2 (known as Pokémon Stadium Kin Gin in Japan) is the third of the Pokémon Stadium games to be made but the second released outside Japan. It is also the last game of the series released for the Nintendo 64.

Gameplay

As with the previous games, in Pokémon Stadium 2 the focus was on battling Pokémon instead of collecting them. Players could choose from Rental Pokémon or upload their own Pokémon from compatible Pokémon games for the Gameboy using the Tranfer Pak for use in battle. This game features the 100 new Pokémon that were introduced for Pokémon: Gold and Silver Versions.

Most of the modes from the previous game, such as the Stadium mode and Gym Leader Castle, returned for this game but with new updates to reflect the new games. For example, the Stadium now had a Little Cup feature for low-level Pokémon, likely due in part to the baby Pokémon introduced in Gold and Silver. The Gym Leader Castle featured all gym leaders and Elite Four battles from Gold and Silver along with battles with Team Rocket, Silver and Red. Finally, the Minigame Park had a whole new set of minigames, most of which featured Pokémon introduced in Gold and Silver.

The game also had some new modes, such as Earl's Pokémon Academy and Your Room. This game also had unlockable Pokémon that had special moves: Farfetch'd and Gligar.

Connectivity

This game connects with all of the mainstream Pokémon games released for the Gameboy and Gameboy Color through the Nintendo 64-Gameboy Game Pak. This includes Pokémon: Red, Green and Blue Versions; Pokémon: Yellow Version; Pokémon: Gold and Silver Versions; and Pokémon: Crystal Version.

Legacy

Sequels

The next game was Pokémon Colosseum, which took the series in the new direction by focusing on an original RPG adventure.