Standard Edition with Transfer Pak
StandardIn the box
- Nintendo 64 cartridge
- Transfer Pak
- Cardboard box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Nintendo 64
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium is a 1999 strategy video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The gameplay revolves around a 3D turn-based battling system using the 151 Pokémon from the Game Boy games Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, with several in-game challenges for players to overcome.
Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 11.5 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Pokémon Stadium is a 1999 strategy video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The gameplay revolves around a 3D turn-based battling system using the 151 Pokémon from the Game Boy games Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, with several in-game challenges for players to overcome. The game includes four "Cups", each of which is a series of three-on-three Pokémon battles against an ordered lineup of opponents. The "Gym Leader Castle" mode involves battles against several boss opponents who appeared in the Game Boy games. Pokémon Stadium also features mini-games and numerous features available through its compatibility with Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow. Using the Transfer Pak accessory that was bundled with the game, players are able to view, organize, store, trade, and battle using Pokémon uploaded from Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow.
It was the first Stadium title released in Western regions, succeeding the Japan-only 1998 Nintendo 64 release Pocket Monsters Stadium. Pokémon Stadium was released in Japan in 1999, before being released in Australia, Europe and North America in 2000. Pokémon Stadium became one of the best-selling Nintendo 64 titles, selling one million copies before the end of the year. Critics praised the game's visuals and the connectivity with the Game Boy games but criticized the games' audio quality and repetitive gameplay. A sequel, Pokémon Stadium 2, released in 2000, supporting connectivity with the games Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Stadium was re-released on the Nintendo Classics service on April 12, 2023.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Pokemon Stadium - (N64 Multiplayer) Gameplay, World Of Gaming. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Pokémon Stadium
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- Yes
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | Japan | 1999-04-30 |
| Nintendo 64 | North America | 2000-03-06 |
| Nintendo 64 | Australia | 2000-03-23 |
| Nintendo 64 | Europe / PAL | 2000-04-07 |
Editions
Players Choice
In the box
- Nintendo 64 cartridge
- Players Choice box
Pocket Monsters Stadium 2
In the box
- Nintendo 64 cartridge
- Box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Nintendo 64 games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features; every mode works today. Bringing in your own Pokemon needs a Transfer Pak and a Red, Blue or Yellow cartridge on Nintendo 64.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Nintendo 64 cartridge Sold with a Transfer Pak in North America. |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 12 April 2023 In the Nintendo 64 library of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. It was never on the Wii or Wii U Virtual Console. |
| In the store to buy today | No Not sold on its own. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes With an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Battles and minigames with friends on one Nintendo 64. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Critics
Outlet Score Scale Famitsu 33 40 Nintendo Power 8.8 10 IGN 8.2 10 GameSpot 5.7 10 GameFan 89 100
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo EAD Publisher Nintendo Director Takao Shimizu Producers Kenji Miki, Tsunekazu Ishihara, Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto Composers Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi
Notes for collectors
- Battles with all 151 Pokemon from Red, Blue and Yellow in 3D, across four cups of three-on-three fights.
- The Transfer Pak in the box lets you view, store, trade and battle Pokemon from your Game Boy cartridges.
- Released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Stadium 2. The Japan-only first Stadium in 1998 used a pool of only 40 Pokemon.
- One of the best-selling Nintendo 64 games, with 1.37 million sold in Japan by December 1999. Joined the Players Choice line in North America in 2001.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Director
- Takao Shimizu
- Released
- 2000-03-06
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 11.5 hours
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