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Pocket Monsters Stadium

Pokémon Stadium is the first game of the Pokémon Stadium series. It was released exclusively in Japan. The game focuses mainly on battling. Upon start-up, the game asks if the player if they want to use the…

1 August 1998

Pocket Monsters Stadium is a strategy developed by HAL Laboratory, released 1 August 1998 on 64DD and Nintendo 64.

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What Pocket Monsters Stadium is

Pocket Monsters Stadium is a strategy game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 1998. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on 64DD and Nintendo 64.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pokémon Stadium is the first game of the Pokémon Stadium series. It was released exclusively in Japan. The game focuses mainly on battling. Upon start-up, the game asks if the player if they want to use the Pokémon in their Game Boy Game Pak. If not, only Battle Mode can be accessed.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pocket Monsters Stadium is the fourth of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition in 1998.

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What it launched against

Pocket Monsters Stadium launched on 1 August 1998, within three weeks of SoulCalibur, F-1 World Grand Prix and The King of Fighters '98.

Released around the same time: SoulCalibur, F-1 World Grand Prix, The King of Fighters '98.

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When did Pocket Monsters Stadium come out?
Pocket Monsters Stadium was released on 1 August 1998 for 64DD and Nintendo 64.

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