{"id":122064,"date":"2020-12-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/12\/anniversary_pokemon_stadium_2_launched_20_years_ago_today_in_japan"},"modified":"2020-12-14T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T14:00:00","slug":"anniversary-pokemon-stadium-2-launched-20-years-ago-today-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/14\/anniversary-pokemon-stadium-2-launched-20-years-ago-today-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary: Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2 Launched 20 Years Ago Today In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b3c10bc810a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b3c10bc810a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2's gorgeous golden European N64 cartridge\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b3c10bc810a\/pokemon-stadium-2s-gorgeous-golden-european-n64-cartridge.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b3c10bc810a\/pokemon-stadium-2s-gorgeous-golden-european-n64-cartridge.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2's gorgeous golden European N64 cartridge\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2&#8217;s gorgeous golden European N64 cartridge <em>(Image: Nintendo Life)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>20 years ago today on 14th December, 2000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/pokemon_stadium_2\">Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2<\/a> launched for the Nintendo 64 in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>It was actually known as <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Stadium Gold &amp; Silver<\/strong> in Japan and was the third entry in the series \u2013 Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s home country has had three Stadium games in total, with the first of the trio never making it across to western shores. The game arrived in Europe and North America the following year with a new title of &#8216;Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2&#8217;, reflecting the fact that this was only the second game to have launched in the west.<\/p>\n<p>The game allows players to battle their favourite monsters in 3D on the TV, with all 251 Pok\u00e9mon from the series&#8217; first two generations being supported. Using the N64&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/feature_the_legacy_of_nintendo_64s_transfer_pak\">Transfer Pak<\/a> controller accessory, you can even make use of the Pok\u00e9mon you&#8217;ve caught in the Game Boy games \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gameboy\/pokemon_red_and_blue\">Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gameboy\/pokemon_yellow_version_special_pikachu_edition\">Yellow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/pokemon_gold_and_silver\">Gold and Silver<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/pokemon_crystal\">Crystal<\/a> \u2013 taking them to new heights on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>It offers a Free Battle mode where you can battle as much as you like, a Gym Leader castle challenge which sees you taking on tough opponents, an Academy which teaches you all you need to know about battling, and a nice selection of mini-games that can be played either for fun or competitively.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5354f419f3e69\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5354f419f3e69\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\" alt=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\"><\/a><span class=\"image-credit\" title=\"Image Credit\">Nintendo<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/903a15578a2fb\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/903a15578a2fb\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\" alt=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\"><\/a><span class=\"image-credit\" title=\"Image Credit\">Nintendo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0d68267af9088\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0d68267af9088\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\" alt=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\"><\/a><span class=\"image-credit\" title=\"Image Credit\">Nintendo<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24ab4e2227dc4\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24ab4e2227dc4\/a-couple-of-legendary-battle-scenes-and-two-of-the-best-mini-games-available-n-barrier-ball-and-streaming-stampede.original.jpg\" alt=\"A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede\"><\/a><span class=\"image-credit\" title=\"Image Credit\">Nintendo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">A couple of legendary battle scenes, and two of the best mini-games available \u2013 Barrier Ball and Streaming Stampede<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Do you have any fond memories of playing Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2 on the N64? Did you manage to defeat all of the Gym Leaders? Let us know down below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2&#8217;s gorgeous golden European N64 cartridge (Image: Nintendo Life) 20 years ago today on 14th December, 2000, Pok\u00e9mon Stadium 2 launched for the Nintendo 64 in Japan. It was actually known as Pok\u00e9mon Stadium Gold &amp; Silver in Japan and was the third entry in the series \u2013 Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s home country has had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122064\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}