Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium is a 1999 strategy video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The gameplay revolves around a 3D turn-based battling system using the 151 Pokémon from the Game Boy games Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, with several in-game challenges for players to overcome. The game includes four "Cups", each of which is a series of three-on-three Pokémon battles against an ordered lineup of opponents. The "Gym Leader Castle" mode involves battles against several boss opponents who appeared in the Game Boy games. Pokémon Stadium also features mini-games and numerous features available through its compatibility with Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow. Using the Transfer Pak accessory that was bundled with the game, players are able to view, organize, store, trade, and battle using Pokémon uploaded from Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 30 April 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | Strategy |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2034425, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Pokémon Stadium? How long to beat it
Total play time for Pokémon Stadium is about 30.5 hours to do everything, and around 11.2 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 11.2h | 88 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 18.5h | 59 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 30.5h | 29 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Pokémon Stadium sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Pokémon Stadium lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 58ahead of 12% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 45ahead of 84% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Pokémon Stadium
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Pokémon Stadium
What platforms is Pokémon Stadium on?
Pokémon Stadium is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 1999.
Who made Pokémon Stadium?
Pokémon Stadium was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Pokémon Stadium?
about 11.2 hours for the main story, 18.5 hours with the main extras, 30.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.