Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)

This page is about the first game in the Pokémon Stadium series. For the game known as "Pokémon Stadium" outside of Japan, see Pokémon Stadium.

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Pocket Monsters' Stadium ポケモンスタジアム
Cover of Pocket Monsters Stadium
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo 64
Category:	Battle Simulation
Players:	1-4
Connectivity:	Transfer Pak
Developer:	Nintendo
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation I side series
Ratings
CERO:	N/A
ESRB:	N/A
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	August 1, 1998
North America:	N/A
Australia:	N/A
Europe:	N/A
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Pokémon.co.jp Nintendo.co.jp
English:	N/A

Pokémon Stadium (Japanese: ポケモンスタジアム Pokémon Stadium, subtitled as Pocket Monsters' Stadium) is the first game of the Pokémon Stadium series. It was released exclusively in Japan on August 1, 1998.

Terminology

The names Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 refer to different games between Japanese and English. Since this game was never released outside Japan, the later game known as ポケモンスタジアム２ (Pokémon Stadium 2) in Japanese had its name adapted to Pokémon Stadium in English.

Subsequently, the third game in this series had its name changed as well; from ポケモンスタジアム金(きん)銀(ぎん) (Pokémon Stadium Gold and Silver) in Japanese to Pokémon Stadium 2 in English.

This game's Japanese title literally translates to Pokémon Stadium. The game is subtitled with the English subtitle Pocket Monsters' Stadium. On the official Japanese site for the game, the background image uses the English title Pocket Monster's Stadium.

Gameplay

All modes except Battle require a Game Boy game saved at a Pokémon Center and connected via Transfer Pak. If a Game Boy game is connected but not saved at a Pokémon Center, the game displays an error message.

• Battle (バトル): Players can battle against other humans or computer-controlled opponents.
• Organize (せいとん): Players can transfer Pokémon and items between their party, PC boxes, and storage boxes in the game.
• List (いちらん): A list of a player's Pokémon and their stats can be examined.
• Pokédex (ずかん, or Encyclopedia): Players can view their Pokédex in 3D.
• Register (とうろく): A team can be registered.
• Party (てもち): The player can examine their current party.
• GB (Game Boy Tower in international versions): A Generation I game can be played on the Nintendo 64.

Many of these features were integrated into Oak's Lab in future Pokémon Stadium games.

Battle Mode

Battle Mode features two modes: Free Battle (フリーバトル) and Tournament (トーナメント).

Free Battle

In Free Battle, a player can battle against another human or a computer-controlled player under one of three rulesets: the L1-30 Division, the L50-55 Division, or Free Battle, where Pokémon of any level may be used.

Aside from battling with their own Game Boy Pokémon, there are eight pre-configured Trainers that players may use, with Pokémon ranging from level 20 to 100.

Tournament

This mode features two tournaments based upon official Pokémon tournaments.

• L1-30 Division: This tournament is based on the Nintendo Cup '98. There are four divisions: the Monster Ball, Super Ball, Hyper Ball, and Master Ball.
• L50-55 Division: This tournament is based on the Nintendo Cup '97. The total levels of the three Pokémon selected cannot exceed 155. The opponents in this mode are based on actual competitors in the 1997 tournament.

Hokkaidō Representative Kazuhito Katō L50-55 Division Stadium

Types: Water Ice ラプラス Lv.52 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.52 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.51 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーディン Lv.51 Psychic Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Type: Normal Unknown ぎゅうた Lv.51 Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown ダグトりオ Lv.51 Slash Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Double Team Normal   --

Tōhoku A Representative Yōjirō Yūki L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.51 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Types: Ice Psychic まさこ Lv.52 Psychic Psychic   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Toxic Poison   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.52 Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison ゲンガー Lv.51 Psychic Psychic   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Night Shade Ghost   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Grass Psychic ナッシー Lv.52 Psychic Psychic   --       Strength Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーディン Lv.51 Psychic Psychic   --       Dig Ground   --       Toxic Poison   --       Recover Normal   --

Tōhoku B Representative Jun Takahashi L50-55 Division Stadium

Types: Ice Flying ハニまる Lv.52 Blizzard Ice   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       BubbleBeam Water   --       Fly Flying   --       Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.51 Pin Missile Bug   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown キま Lv.52 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Water Psychic にしきの Lv.52 Recover Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Types: Ice Psychic まさこ Lv.52 Blizzard Ice   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Psychic Unknown たまい Lv.51 Teleport Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --

Hokuriku Representative Tōru L50-55 Division Stadium

Types: Ice Psychic まさこ Lv.50 Double Team Normal   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Types: Ice Flying フりーザー Lv.50 Fly Flying   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ぎゅうた Lv.55 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Electric Unknown おマル Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Explosion Normal   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.55 Recover Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Minimize Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ロダン Lv.55 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Kantō A1 Representative Yūsuke Suzuki L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.51 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.52 Double Team Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ラッキー Lv.52 Minimize Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Softboiled Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーディン Lv.52 Toxic Poison   --       Double Team Normal   --       Recover Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Grass Psychic ナッシー Lv.51 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown ケンタロス Lv.52 Fire Blast Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Kantō A2 Representative Mika Fujita L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Normal Unknown ケンタロス Lv.51 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Water Ice ラプラス Lv.51 Hydro Pump Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Strength Normal   --       Types: Ice Flying フりーザー Lv.53 Double Team Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Fly Flying   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.51 Blizzard Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.53 Hyper Beam Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Type: Ground Unknown タグトりオ Lv.53 Earthquake Ground   --       Slash Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --

Kantō B Representative Yasuhiro Hayashi L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Psychic Unknown フーディン Lv.51 Psychic Psychic   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Water Ice ラプラス Lv.51 Body Slam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Surf Water   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.53 Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic ナッシー Lv.51 Strength Normal   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Explosion Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.51 Body Slam Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Pin Missile Bug   --       Type: Normal Unknown ケンタロス Lv.51 Body Slam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Chūbu A Representative Takahisa Yamada L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Normal Unknown ぎゅうた Lv.52 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.52 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison フシギバナ Lv.51 Razor Leaf Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Type: Normal Unknown ラッキー Lv.51 Minimize Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Toxic Poison   --       Softboiled Normal   --       Types: Water Flying ギャラドス Lv.52 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Ice Psychic ルージュラ Lv.52 Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --

Chūbu B Representative Yasunori Kitagawa L50-55 Division Stadium

Types: Ice Flying ギガフレド Lv.51 Ice Beam Ice   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison ギガシイド Lv.51 Psychic Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown ギガンタス Lv.51 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Pin Missile Bug   --       Double Team Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic ギガアンテ Lv.52 Surf Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Minimize Normal   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ギガタロス Lv.52 Body Slam Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Psychic Unknown ギガフレア Lv.52 Psychic Psychic   --       Toxic Poison   --       Double Team Normal   --       Recover Normal   --

Kansai Representative Shun Nishimura L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground ゴローニャ Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Explosion Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Type: Normal Unknown ケンタロス Lv.55 Body Slam Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ice Flying フりーザー Lv.55 Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Fly Flying   --       Agility Psychic   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Recover Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Types: Water Ice ラプラス Lv.50 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Chūgoku A Representative Daisuke Imai L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Ground Unknown ダグトりオ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground   --       Slash Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Types: Ghost Poison ゲンガー Lv.50 Dream Eater Psychic   --       Night Shade Ghost   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown ラッキー Lv.51 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunder Electric   --       Minimize Normal   --       Softboiled Normal   --       Types: Water Ice ラプラス Lv.51 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunder Electric   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.54 Toxic Poison   --       Thunder Electric   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Types: Dragon Flying カイりュー Lv.55 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunder Electric   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Chūgoku B Representative Kenji Iwamasa L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Normal Unknown ケンタロス Lv.55 Blizzard Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーディン Lv.50 Toxic Poison   --       Recover Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Water Ice ラプラス Lv.50 Rest Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Type: Water Unknown シャワーズ Lv.50 Body Slam Normal   --       Haze Ice   --       Toxic Poison   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Type: Electric Unknown レアコイル Lv.50 Double Team Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Rest Psychic   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --

Shikoku Representative Hiroki Yoshī L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.51 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Pin Missile Bug   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown ぎゅうた Lv.51 Thunder Electric   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.52 Psychic Psychic   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic ナッシー Lv.52 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Egg Bomb Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown コピー Lv.51 Transform Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown スりーパー Lv.51 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Submission Fighting   --

Kyūshū A Representative Taisei Yoshitomi L50-55 Division Stadium

Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Recover Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Normal Unknown ケンタロス Lv.55 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Electric Flying サンダー Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Drill Peck Flying   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーディン Lv.55 Recover Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Type: Psychic Unknown スりーパー Lv.50 Psychic Psychic   --       Dream Eater Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Types: Ice Flying フりーザー Lv.50 Ice Beam Ice   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Double Team Normal   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --

Kyūshū B Representative Akihiro Fuchiwaki L50-55 Division Stadium

Type: Electric Unknown サンダース Lv.51 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Double Team Normal   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Type: Normal Unknown ケンタロス Lv.51 Double Team Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Types: Water Psychic スターミー Lv.52 Blizzard Ice   --       Minimize Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown フーディン Lv.52 Psychic Psychic   --       Toxic Poison   --       Double Team Normal   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown らっきー Lv.51 Softboiled Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Minimize Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Types: Ice Psychic まさこ Lv.51 Psychic Psychic   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Ice Punch Ice   --

Unlike future Pokémon Stadium games, there are no Continues.

The credits roll after a tournament is cleared.

After one of the tournaments is cleared, the player obtains a Doduo Game Boy upgrade that allows the Game Boy games to be played with frame skip at double speed. When both tournaments are cleared, the Dodrio Game Boy is obtained, allowing the games to be played with frame skip at triple speed.

Title screen

The main menu. An error message that tells the player that the game has not/cannot access game data from a Generation I game cartridge.

Transfer Pak compatibility

Available Pokémon

There are only 40 Pokémon available for battles. Most of these Pokémon were used in official tournaments, with a few Pokémon added for type balance. Below is a list of the Pokémon that were included in the game.

#	Pokémon		Type
0003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison
0006		Charizard	Fire	Flying
0009		Blastoise	Water
0015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison
0022		Fearow	Normal	Flying
0025		Pikachu	Electric
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
0051		Dugtrio	Ground
0057		Primeape	Fighting
0059		Arcanine	Fire
0065		Alakazam	Psychic
0068		Machamp	Fighting
0076		Golem	Rock	Ground
0082		Magneton	Electric
0091		Cloyster	Water	Ice
0094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
0095		Onix	Rock	Ground
0097		Hypno	Psychic
0101		Electrode	Electric
0103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic
0113		Chansey	Normal
0115		Kangaskhan	Normal
0121		Starmie	Water	Psychic
0123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
0124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic
0127		Pinsir	Bug
0128		Tauros	Normal
0130		Gyarados	Water	Flying
0131		Lapras	Water	Ice
0132		Ditto	Normal
0134		Vaporeon	Water
0135		Jolteon	Electric
0136		Flareon	Fire
0142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
0143		Snorlax	Normal
0144		Articuno	Ice	Flying
0145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying
0146		Moltres	Fire	Flying
0149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying

While the other 111 Pokémon cannot be used in battle, their 3D models can still be viewed in the other modes.

Most, if not all, of the 111 remaining Pokémon were intended to be accessible via the Nintendo 64DD, using a special expansion disk. Due to heavy delays of the 64DD console, this disk was never released. This is also why during the credits, Caterpie, Weedle, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Clefairy, and Jigglypuff are shown battling, even though these Pokémon cannot be used in the game. The final game is still compatible with the 64DD in a technical sense, and even has a floppy disk drive 3D-modeled in the game terminal, but no disk can actually work with it.

Move Tutor

If the player clears the Master Ball division of the L1-30 Division with a Pikachu in their party, that Pikachu can learn Surf.

Since this game was only released in Japan, Pikachu can be taught Surf in the international Pokémon Stadium, whereas it cannot in the Japanese version of that same game.

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)

Trivia

Nintendo's flyer for the retail release of Pokémon Blue

• Nintendo advertised Pokémon Blue's compatibility with Pokémon Stadium in a September 1999 flyer for the game's retail release in October 1999. Oddly enough, it does not mention Pokémon Stadium 2, which had already been released in April 1999.
• According to the Iwata Asks for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Satoru Iwata studied the battle logic of Pokémon Red and Green for the development of Pokémon Stadium without having the appropriate specification document from Game Freak. Shigeki Morimoto from Game Freak also commented on how it took him a long time to create the original battle program for Pokémon Red and Green, which was then ported to Pokémon Stadium by Satoru Iwata in a week.
• This is the only Pokémon Stadium series game released in Japan in which Pikachu can learn Surf. Additionally, Pikachu is the only Generation I Pokémon the player can battle with that can also evolve.
• The game's name may be a reference to 64 Mario Stadium, a Nintendo-centric Japanese variety show that featured televised coverage of Pokémon tournaments.
• The game was going to have team battle support like the English release and sequel, but programming for the function was never completed.
• According to a FAQ page that was available in February 1999 on Pokémon.com, there were no plans to release an American version of Pokémon Stadium, as well as any other Pokémon games that have been only released in Japanese at the time. This referred to the first Pokémon Stadium game (the version with only 40 Pokémon available for battles), which was indeed never released in English. The second game in the series was translated in English as simply Pokémon Stadium later (as opposed to the Japanese name Pokémon Stadium 2).
• This game is sometimes nicknamed "Pokémon Stadium Zero" outside of Japan to distinguish it more easily from its sequel.
• This was the first Pokémon game released for the Nintendo 64 in Japan.

See also

• Pokémon that are included in the Japan-only Pokémon Stadium

Side series games

Stadium series

Stadium (Japanese) • Stadium • Stadium 2

Storage software

Box RS • My Pokémon Ranch • Bank (Poké Transporter) • HOME

Orre games

Colosseum • XD: Gale of Darkness

Other games

Battle Revolution • Pokéwalker • Dream World • Dream Radar

Pokémon games

Core series • Side series • Spin-off series • Pokémon mini • Individual spin-offs • Betas • Demos

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