Pokémon Stadium is the Nintendo 64 incarnation of the Pokémon video game series.

Games

Pokémon Stadium

The first game of the series, called Pokémon Stadium, was released in Japan in 1998. This version featured only around 50 Pokémon, not the full 151 Pokémon from the Game Boy versions. This version was not released outside of Japan, and as such the numbering of subsequent Japanese releases is ahead of the U.S. releases.

Pokémon Stadium/Pokémon Stadium 2

The second game in the series was called Pokémon Stadium 2 in Japan and simply Pokémon Stadium in North America. It was released in Japan on April 30, 1999 and in the North America on February 29, 2000. This version did feature all 151 original Pokémon featured in the original Game Boy games. The North American version of this game featured support for transferring Pokémon from Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow using the Transfer Pak.

Pokémon Stadium 2/Pokémon Stadium 3

In Japan, Pokémon Stadium 3 was the third edition of the Pokémon Stadium series. It was released in North America as simply Pokémon Stadium 2, as it was the second Stadium game to be released in North America.

The third game in the series was called Pokémon Stadium 3 in Japan and in North America, Pokémon Stadium 2. This version was released in Japan on December 14, 2000 and in North America on March 25, 2001. This version also saw a European release in late 2001. This game featured support for all three original Game Boy games, plus the three Game Boy Color games, Pokémon Silver, Gold, and Crystal. It featured all the 251 Pokémon, including the 100 brand new Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Silver, Gold, and Crystal.

Branching

The series branched on the Nintendo GameCube into Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon Box. The former game features the RPG and battle elements, while the latter features storage. This title was released in Japan in the year 2003 and in North America in March of 2004. These titles feature support for Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire FireRed and LeafGreen, and do not support the first six Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles.

Missingno.'s (and 'M's) relation to Pokémon Stadium

If Missingno. and/or 'M (glitch Pokémon found in the Game Boy games) are uploaded to Pokémon Stadium it will not mess up the game like some have suggested. When in Pokémon Stadium it will look like a substitute (a small Rhydon-like figure that usually appears only when a player has a Pokémon that uses the move substitute.) Missingno.'s substitute will be purple and 'M's will be blue. When looked at in the Pokémon Center within Pokémon Stadium, all of Missingno./'M's stats will be question marks (even though the ID# is a question mark, the Game Boy game confirms that both Missingno. and 'M are #000.) However, Missingno. will not be allowed to battle nor will it function correctly in the photo section (where players can take pictures of Pokémon). The photos of it will not develop if taken.

In Pokémon Stadium 2 (USA), Missingno. and 'M will become Dittos, although when compared to Missingno.'s Ditto (which is completely pink like a normal Ditto), 'M's Ditto appears to have a strange shade of purple.

If an 'M is taught a move like Fly and then is evolved into a Kangaskhan, the Kangaskhan will be able to use fly as an attack, which would not normally be possible. When the Kangaskhan that evolved from 'M uses fly in Pokémon Stadium, it will look like Kangaskhan is standing on air.