<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Stadium	O
title	O
in	O
Western	O
regions	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese-only	O
1998	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
Pocket	O
Monsters’	O
Stadium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
3D	O
turn-based	O
battling	O
system	O
using	O
the	O
151	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
standard	O
console	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
add-on	O
failed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
accessory	O
that	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
view	O
,	O
organize	O
,	O
store	O
,	O
trade	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
their	O
own	O
Pokémon	B-Application
uploaded	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
four	O
stadium	O
cups	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
three-on-three	O
Pokémon	B-Application
battles	O
against	O
an	O
ordered	O
lineup	O
of	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
also	O
features	O
mini-games	O
,	O
versus-style	O
battles	O
,	O
a	O
hall	O
of	O
fame	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
built-in	O
emulation	O
function	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
selling	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
a	O
counterpart	O
for	O
the	O
next-generation	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Yellow	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
storyline	O
or	O
a	O
well-defined	O
world	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
considered	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
Mewtwo	O
unlocks	O
another	O
round	O
of	O
Stadium	O
,	O
Gym	O
Leader	O
Castle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mewtwo	O
battle	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
higher	O
AI	B-Application
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
choosing	O
a	O
Cup	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
decides	O
on	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
six	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
may	O
include	O
available	O
rental	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and/or	O
Pokémon	B-Application
imported	O
from	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridge	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
opponent	O
are	O
only	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
three	O
of	O
their	O
six	O
party	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
certain	O
conditions	O
are	O
met	O
using	O
imported	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridge	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
awarded	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
with	O
the	O
move	O
Surf	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
a	O
mini-game	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Gym	O
Leader	O
Castle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
initially	O
challenges	O
the	O
eight	O
Kanto	O
Gym	O
Leaders	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Elite	O
Four	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
the	O
Champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
battling	O
a	O
Gym	O
Leader	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defeat	O
a	O
gym	O
's	O
three	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
Stadium	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
pick	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
six	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
may	O
only	O
use	O
three	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
for	O
battling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
the	O
Elite	O
Four	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
randomly	O
selected	O
prize	O
Pokémon	B-Application
will	O
be	O
awarded	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Yellow	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prize	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
Bulbasaur	O
,	O
Charmander	O
,	O
Squirtle	O
,	O
Hitmonlee	O
,	O
Hitmonchan	O
,	O
Eevee	O
,	O
Kabuto	O
,	O
and	O
Omanyte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Stadium	O
and	O
Gym	O
Leader	O
Castle	O
modes	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
also	O
features	O
mini-games	O
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Tower	O
(	O
a	O
mode	O
for	O
playing	O
Red	O
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
Yellow	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
via	O
emulation	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Victory	O
Palace	O
(	O
a	O
showcase	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
once	O
achieving	O
victory	O
)	O
,	O
Oak	O
's	O
Lab	O
(	O
featuring	O
connectivity	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
including	O
a	O
Pokédex	O
)	O
,	O
Free	O
Battle	O
(	O
a	O
battle	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
with	O
set	O
rules	O
)	O
,	O
Battle	O
Now	O
(	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
pre-determined	O
teams	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
cartridges	O
via	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
Pokémon	B-Application
stored	O
on	O
Red	O
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
Yellow	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridges	O
in	O
Stadiums	O
battle	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
saved	O
,	O
researched	O
,	O
and	O
traded	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
Oak	O
's	O
Lab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
study	O
each	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
behavior	O
and	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
mini-games	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
,	O
located	O
under	O
Kids	O
Club	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
game	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Rock	O
Harden	O
"	O
:	O
As	O
either	O
Metapod	O
or	O
Kakuna	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
move	O
Harden	O
to	O
stop	O
boulders	O
from	O
damaging	O
them	O
while	O
taking	O
care	O
not	O
to	O
waste	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
stamina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Thundering	O
Dynamo	O
"'''	O
:	O
As	O
either	O
Pikachu	B-Application
or	O
Voltorb	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
rapidly	O
press	O
the	O
A	O
or	O
B	O
button	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
light	O
bulb	O
color	O
to	O
charge	O
electricity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
launch	O
title	O
with	O
a	O
March	O
1998	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
instead	O
converted	O
to	O
a	O
standard	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
on	O
a	O
32MB	B-Device
cartridge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
features	O
only	O
40	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
battle	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
151	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
as	O
originally	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
encyclopedia	O
called	O
the	O
Pokédex	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
models	O
lack	O
the	O
required	O
animations	O
for	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
trilogy	O
is	O
available	O
using	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
head	O
Nintendo	O
itself	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
managed	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
taking	O
a	O
whole	O
week	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
entire	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
source	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
afterwards	O
convert	O
Shigeki	O
Morimoto	O
's	O
programming	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
the	O
numbering	O
of	O
the	O
subsequent	O
Pocket	O
Monsters	O
Stadium	O
games	O
is	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
showing	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
event	O
called	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Festival	O
'	O
99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
had	O
met	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
toned	O
down	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
average	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
throughout	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
supports	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
all	O
first	O
generation	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
and	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Yellow	I-Application
via	O
the	O
N64	B-Device
Transfer	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
edition	O
bundle	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
one	O
Gray	O
and	O
one	O
Atomic	O
Purple	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
a	O
poster	O
,	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trainer	O
's	O
Journal	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
holographic	O
rare	O
Cool	O
Porygon	O
promo	O
card	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
for	O
the	O
trading	B-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Blockbuster	O
LLC	O
partnered	O
for	O
a	O
promotion	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
game	O
cartridges	O
delivered	O
to	O
Blockbuster	O
contained	O
a	O
coupon	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
master	O
team	O
sticker	O
poster	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Smart	O
Card	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
redeem	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
stickers	O
at	O
Blockbuster	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Smart	O
Cards	O
were	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
Blockbuster	O
's	O
1999	O
promotion	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionGameSpot	O
contributor	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5.7	O
"	O
mediocre	O
"	O
review	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
feels	O
scaled	O
down	O
and	O
oversimplified	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
wrote	O
an	O
8.2	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
must-buy	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
fans	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
citing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
audio	O
is	O
nowhere	O
near	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
recent	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
sales	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
after	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
Gold/Silver	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
2001	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
251	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
compatibility	O
was	O
included	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Yellow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
has	O
featured	O
a	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
"	O
stage	O
in	O
multiple	O
entries	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee''	O
.	O
</s>
