Play Pokémon Stadium (EU) Online

You transfer your Game Boy Pokémon into 3D battles where every move counts, watching your team throw fireballs and lightning like they jumped straight out of the anime. That announcer yelling "HYPER BEAM!" still gives me chills.

Developer: Nintendo

Genre: Strategy

Released: 2000

File size: 26.51 MB

Game Overview

Pokémon Stadium on the N64 was the first time we got to see our little Game Boy monsters in full 3D glory—and man, did it feel like magic back then. You'd transfer your team from Red, Blue, or Yellow (with that weird transfer pak accessory) and suddenly your pixelated buddies were throwing fireballs and lightning bolts like they stepped out of an anime.

The battles are slower and more deliberate than the main games, which actually makes it feel like a proper strategy game. Picking the right moves matters way more when you can't just mash A through every fight. And that announcer? Pure hype. "HYPER BEAM... IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!" still lives in my head rent-free.

It's not perfect—the rental Pokémon are kinda weak if you don't transfer your own team, and the minigames are hit-or-miss. But when you pull off a last-second win because your paralyzed Pikachu somehow outsped their last Pokémon? That's the good stuff.