Pokémon Stadium 2
While Pokémon Stadium 2 does have a storyline, progress in the game can be made by winning Cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle. When all Cups have been won and the Gym Leader Castle…
Pokémon Stadium 2 is a simulator developed by HAL Laboratory, released 14 December 2000 on Nintendo 64. The main story takes about 17.7 hrs to finish.
What Pokémon Stadium 2 is
Pokémon Stadium 2 is a simulator game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 2000. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Pokémon Stadium 2, known in Japan as Pokémon Stadium Gold & Silver, is a strategy video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the third game in the Pokémon Stadium series, following prior releases Pocket Monsters Stadium and Pokémon Stadium. It features all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations of the franchise, and allows for players to battle either with other players or against computer-controlled opponents. Like its predecessor, Pokémon Stadium 2 is compatible with the Transfer Pak accessory, allowing players to use Pokémon trained in the three original Game Boy Pokémon games and the three Game Boy Color games.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, kids and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Pokémon series
Pokémon Stadium 2 is the 33rd of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Electronic Battle Arena in 2000. Its critic score of 60 is 14 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.
How it was received
Pokémon Stadium 2 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 12 points below the year average. Players rate it 68, 8 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 17.7 hrs.
What it launched against
Pokémon Stadium 2 launched on 14 December 2000, within three weeks of Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Tales of Destiny II and Quake III: Team Arena. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Tales of Destiny II, Quake III: Team Arena.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Pokémon Stadium 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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