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'''Poké Cup''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドウカップ''' ''Nintendo Cup'') is one of the four [[Stadium Cup]]s, appearing in both [[Pokémon Stadium]] and [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]. It is presented as being the officially-sponsored [[Pokémon League]] tournament.

The Cup has a level restriction on it as well, only allowing Pokémon between the levels of 50 and 55 to compete. In addition, the three-Pokémon team chosen by the player at the beginning of a battle may not have a total level sum above 155. This means as well that the six-Pokémon team chosen to compete can't have more than four Pokémon of level 55.

There are four levels that may be challenged; each level up must be unlocked by defeating the eight Trainers on the previous level.

==Rules==

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! Poké Cup
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| '''Rules'''
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Level Limit?[[File:Bag Nest Ball Sprite.png]] 
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|50-55
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Total Level?[[File:Bag Level Ball Sprite.png]] 
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|155
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Sleep Clause?[[File:Bag Chesto Berry Sprite.png]]
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Yes
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Freeze Clause?[[File:Bag Aspear Berry Sprite.png]]
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Yes
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Species Clause?[[File:Bag Repeat Ball Sprite.png]]
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Yes
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Item Clause?[[File:Bag Leftovers Sprite.png]]
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Yes
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Self-KO Clause?{{MS/3|100}}
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Yes
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Event Clause?[[File:Bag Cherish Ball Sprite.png]]
| style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Yes
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! style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"|Time Limit?[[File:Bag Timer Ball Sprite.png]]
| style="background:#{{crystal color}};"|No
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! Banned Pokémon
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{{Moveentrytm|151|Mew|1|Psychic|gen=2}}
{{Moveentrytm|249|Lugia|2|Psychic|Flying|gen=2}}
{{Moveentrytm|250|Ho-Oh|2|Fire|Flying|gen=2}}
{{Moveentrytm|251|Celebi|2|Psychic|Grass|gen=2}}
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==Rental Pokémon==
{{main|List of Poké Cup Rental Pokémon in Pokémon Stadium}}
All rental Pokémon are level 50, and all eligible species are offered. This means that {{p|Dragonite}} and {{p|Tyranitar}} are {{pkmn2|underleveled}}.

==Trainers==
===Pokémon Stadium===
====Round 1====
:''For a list of all Round 1 Trainers in [[Pokémon Stadium]], see [[Poké Cup/Stadium Round 1]]''
====Round 2====
:''For a list of all Round 2 Trainers in [[Pokémon Stadium]], see [[Poké Cup/Stadium Round 2]]''

===Pokémon Stadium 2===
====Round 1====
:''For a list of all Round 1 Trainers in {{g|Stadium 2}}, see [[Poké Cup/Stadium 2 Round 1]]''

====Round 2====
:''For a list of all Round 2 Trainers in {{g|Stadium 2}}, see [[Poké Cup/Stadium 2 Round 2]]''

==Trivia==
* The Poké Cup that appears in {{game|Yellow}} and Pokémon Stadium is based on the Nintendo Cup '97, a real life event that took place in Japan that year.
* The Poké Cup that appears in Pokémon Stadium 2 is also based on another real life event: the Nintendo Cup 2000.

==In other languages==
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[[Category:Stadium Cups]]
[[Category:Pokémon Stadium (English)]]
[[Category:Pokémon Stadium 2]]

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