As long as your browsing the web I am sure you have already heard way too much about Pokémon Stadium. Well we are actually going to tell you about what will be the United States' Pokémon Stadium. For Japan this game will be known as Pokémon Stadium 2.

There isn't really all that much known about this game, they are more or less assumptions. We have heard that Japans Pokémon Stadium didnt feature all 150 Pokémon, but we have come to learn that Pokémon Stadium 2 does.

We are also lead to believe that there are mini games included within Pokémon Stadium, including Pikachu Surf. This Piakchu Surf type game isn't the Gameboy texture one..it is actually in full 3D, just take a look below at some of the mini games.

One aspect of Pokémon Stadium that has found a place on the web is that it's just one huge battling game, but I personally disagree. I think the game will be more than choosing Pokémon and begining to battle, and the picture's below support my hypothesis. These images show areas of the game that support level by level platforms. It is possible that you may have an adventure included, like beating each level to gain entry to harder trainers. Or possibly have training courses to test out. As of know that is my oponion, so I hope it doesnt get blown out of proportion.

Pokémon Stadium is basically a battle game though, and we can piece together from screenshots that there are more than one battle course. In fact we think that there are several, and some may be harder than others. We are also assuming that there are computer generated trainers and a multi-player option, but it's not confirmed. Below are a bunch of Battle related screenshots, since we don't have much more information to give you we decided to show you the battle feilds.

Pokémon Stadium 2

The sequel to Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2 adds more to the already big game. For one thing, all 151 Pokémon will be available for use! You can battle your Magikarp or Butterfree. This game will also have a Training center, where you can build up your Pokémon's strength and power.

Tonikaku Battle
This mode is easy to play even if you're not familiar with the Pokemon titles. This is a kind of learning mode, to break you gently into the game and teach you the basics, so you can later graduate to training and fighting with your own monsters.

Event Battle
The Pokemon league mode, set against a time limit. The two settings you can control are the "fight time-limit" and the "technique-entry time-limit." Fights can be set to last from 5 to 90 minutes and you can give yourself (and opponents) anything from 10 to 90 seconds in which to enter their next technique (fighting move) -- a 10 seconds isn't too long! If you're both still standing when the fight time runs out, the monster with the most HP remaining wins the bout.

Exchange Machine
The mode that allows you to swap data with your Game Boy. Appears to be the same as the previous version. Plug the Game Boy Pokemon cartridge into the 64 GB Pak and load the monster data, then view the monsters in full polygonal 3D and send them into battle.

Winner's Castle
The tournament mode which sees you do battle for six trophies. Pit six of your monsters up against six of your opponents at various difficulty levels.

Chibbikko Club
There are nine types of mini-games in this mode. Like the regular battle mode, you don't need detailed knowledge of the Pokemon universe to enjoy them. You can participate with up to four players, and you don't even need to use the Game Boy cartridge to play this mode. If there are fewer than four of you playing, the CPU makes up the numbers.

Free Battle
A tag-team battle mode for up to four players, this mode is the sequel's star attraction. Pitching players in a 2 Vs 2 tag-team match, each person gets to choose three of the fighters for the team of six. With up to 12 different types of Pokemon in the field, it's essential to have a good all-round knowledge of the different monsters' capabilities.

GB Building
The same as in the last game. Here, you can play the Game Boy version of the game using your N64. Essentially, the GB Building is a software emulator that displays the action of the Game Boy game on screen in limited color, similar to a Super Game Boy. Remember that it will only play Pokemon games, though.

Features and additions include:

32MB Cartridge
Use of all 151 Pokémon!
3-D battle scenes
Compatibility with the Game Boy cartridges
Compatibility with the 64 GB pack
Mini-games
Learning mode, where people unfamiliar with Pokémon can learn
Time-limit battles
Battle for trophies
2 on 2 battle mode (4 players)
Ability to play the Game Boy version

Pokémon Stadium was released in Japan on April 30, 1999, and will be in America on October 26.

Get pics of Pokemon Stadium 2 from Nintendo

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