<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	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
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
all	O
251	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
generations	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Western	O
regions	O
it	O
was	O
titled	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Stadium	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	B-Device
predecessor	I-Device
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
accessory	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trained	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
(	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Yellow	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
(	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Crystal	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
inside	O
the	O
fictional	O
White	O
City	O
,	O
where	O
various	O
facilities	O
for	O
battling	O
,	O
organizing	O
,	O
researching	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
edition	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mobile	O
System	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	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
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
winning	O
trophies	O
in	O
the	O
Stadium	O
,	O
a	O
tournament	O
mode	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
"	O
Cups	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
completing	O
the	O
Gym	O
Leader	O
Castle	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
earns	O
badges	O
by	O
defeating	O
Gyms	O
specializing	O
in	O
different	O
Pokémon	B-Application
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Challenge	O
Cup	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
first	O
assembles	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
six	O
Pokémon	B-Application
consisting	O
of	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
rental	O
Pokémon	B-Application
or	O
imported	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Stadium	O
,	O
each	O
combatant	O
chooses	O
only	O
three	O
of	O
their	O
six	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
before	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
battles	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
three-on-three	O
format	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Stadium	O
,	O
and	O
either	O
imported	O
or	O
rental	O
Pokémon	B-Application
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Gym	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
specific	O
type	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Gym	O
's	O
trainers	O
can	O
have	O
Pokémon	B-Application
of	O
a	O
different	O
type	O
for	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
the	O
rival	O
unlocks	O
the	O
Kanto	O
Gym	O
Leaders	O
and	O
subsequently	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Champion	O
Red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini-Game	O
Park	O
is	O
an	O
area	O
in	O
White	O
City	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
12	O
different	O
Pokémon-themed	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
required	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
inserted	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridge	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
certain	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pikachu	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
a	O
Pichu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streaming	O
Stampede	O
:	O
Using	O
either	O
Cleffa	O
or	O
Igglybuff	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
counting	O
a	O
specific	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
earn	O
points	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
close	O
they	O
were	O
to	O
the	O
estimate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
fifth	O
question	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
count	O
every	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
may	O
participate	O
,	O
using	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
rental	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
those	O
imported	O
via	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikachu	B-Application
can	O
say	O
its	O
name	O
when	O
you	O
choose	O
the	O
trainer	O
icon	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
section	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Tower	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
Yellow	O
,	O
Gold	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
and	O
Crystal	B-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
connected	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Crystal	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
Mystery	O
Gift	O
"	O
function	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
random	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
decorations	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
room	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
and	O
customized	O
in	O
Stadium	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
through	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
adapter	O
bundled	O
with	O
copies	O
of	O
Crystal	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
access	O
a	O
"	O
Mobile	O
Stadium	O
"	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
battled	O
other	O
players	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
service	O
in	O
a	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Expansion	O
Pak	O
increases	O
the	O
texture	O
resolution	O
and	O
overall	O
image	O
quality	O
when	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
internationally	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
,	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Pokemon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
3	O
to	O
Pokemon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
Gold/Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregate	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
discussing	O
the	O
mixed	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
console	O
games	O
,	O
Retronauts	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Chris	O
Carle	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
for	O
someone	O
who	O
has	O
n't	O
played	O
Pokemon	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
this	O
will	O
seem	O
like	O
a	O
huge	O
waste	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
you	O
have	O
something	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
with	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
has	O
zero	O
appeal	O
,	O
because	O
you	O
have	O
no	O
emotional	O
attachment	O
to	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
"	O
11th	O
Annual	O
GamePro	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
The	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
