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[[File:Stadiumtourlogo.gif‎|frame|right|The 2000 Stadium Tour logo]]
The '''Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour''' was a series of events that were held across the United States in 2000 promoting the release of {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}} for the [[Nintendo 64]] game console. At the event, attendees could see a preview of Pokémon Stadium and receive [[List of event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour Mew|a Mew]] for the [[Generation I]] [[Game Boy]] games. Using the new [[Transfer Pak]], competitors were able to watch their best Pokémon, from their favorite Game Boy game, battle in full 3D on the Nintendo 64. The Stadium Tour hosted Pokémon Battles in three skill groups: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Trainers were allowed to use either {{game3|Red and Blue|Pokémon Red, Blue|s}}, or {{v2|Yellow}} for the tournament. If the attendees and their Pokémon performed well, they had the opportunity to earn Official Pokémon Trainer Badges. Pokémon Masters from Nintendo were on-hand to challenge the very best Pokémon Trainers to a Pokémon Master Trainer Challenge on mammoth big screen televisions. The winner of the east coast tournament at the Montgomery Mall in Maryland was Alex Ed Prins-Stairs.

== The Final Battle ==

[[File:Alex Ed Prins-Stairs Trophy.jpg|thumb|right|125px|A picture of the trophy won by the east coast Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour champion.]]
The final Pokémon battle for the trophy was fought three on three, with Alex Ed Prins-Stairs vs a "Pokémon Master" Staff member. The battle could be seen live and in 3D for the first time on a big screen television using {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}} which hadn't been released yet. Ed's team was {{p|Mewtwo}}, {{p|Mew}} and {{P|Starmie}} while the staff members' team was {{P|Mewtwo}}, {{P|Mew}} and {{P|Articuno}}. After a long battle where both {{p|Mewtwo}} were the remaining Pokémon on the field and {{m|Recover}}, {{m|Rest}} and {{m|Thunder Wave}} were the only available moves on either side, rather than take up time with non-damaging moves, the staff member forfeited and declared Alex Ed Prins-Stairs the winner. The trophy was mailed to the winner along with a [[Poké Ball]] filled with candy and a {{P|Mewtwo}} plushie.

==East Coast Tour dates (2000)==
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! Date
! City
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| February 5-6
| {{wp|Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland}}
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| February 12-13
| {{wp|Tampa|Tampa, Florida}}
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| February 19-20
| {{wp|Miami|Miami, Florida}}
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| February 26-27
| {{wp|Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania}}
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| March 4-5
| {{wp|New York/New Jersey}}
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| March 11-12
| {{wp|Boston| Boston, Massachusetts}}
|-
| March 18-19
| {{wp|Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio}}
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| March 25-26
| {{wp|Detroit|Detroit, Michigan}}
|-
| April 1-2
| {{wp|Chicago| Chicago, Illinois}}
|-
| April 8-9
| {{wp|St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri}}
|}

==West Coast Tour dates (2000)==
{| {{bluetable|background: white}}
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Date
! City
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| February 5-6
| {{wp|New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana}}
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| February 12-13
| {{wp|Houston|Houston, Texas}}
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| February 19-20
| {{wp|Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas}}
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| February 26-27
| {{wp|Los Angeles|Los Angeles (North), California}}
|-
| March 4-5
| {{wp|Los Angeles|Los Angeles (South), California}}
|-
| March 11-12
| {{wp|Phoenix|Phoenix, Arizona}}
|-
| March 18-19
| {{wp|Sacramento|Sacramento, California}}
|-
| March 25-26
| {{wp|Portland|Portland, Oregon}}
|-
| April 1-2
| {{wp|Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota}}
|-
| April 8-9
| {{wp|Kansas City|Kansas City, Kansas}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Stadium tour.jpg|One of the major attractions of the tour was the Pokémon Stadium section.
File:Central mew.jpg|Attendees waited in line to receive the rare Pokémon Mew for their Generation I Game Boy games.
File:Car of pikachu.jpg|The specialty designed Pikachu {{wp|Volkswagen Beetle}} even made an appearance at the event.
File:Mew line 1.jpg|The lines were long, waiting to receive Mew.
File:Trainerbattle.jpg|Players were able to see their Pokémon for the first time in 3D using the Nintendo 64 [[Transfer Pak]].
File:Gym link battles.jpg|Players battled via the [[Link cable|Game Boy Link Cable]] to earn official Pokémon Stadium [[Gym Leader]] badges.
File:Teamrocket2000.jpg|Attendees even cosplayed at the event to show their love for Pokémon.
File:Flier.jpg|Every Trainer who participated in the one-time-only tournament received a special Pokémon gift.
</gallery>

==External links==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20000304003655/pokemon.com/events/stadiumtour_schedule.html Official event site (archived)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fRL8hXJ0D4 Television commercial]

[[Category:Events]]