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Rules!

In Pokémon Stadium, you'll find that you can just about get away with Rental Pokémon for the first Round, but you'll begin to struggle quickly in Round 2 which kind of demands the use of your own, trained Pokémon. You'll also have far more control of your moves, rather than having to make do with weaker, disadvantageous moves as per your Rental Pokémon, as well as having the option to raise Pokémon to slightly higher levels (or raising one to Lv20).

As with all Challenges on Pokémon Stadium, if you manage to win your match without a single one of your Pokémon fainting, you will earn an Extra Continue.

Ideal Teams

I have chosen the following Pokémon for my Recommended, "If you can't win with these, Pokémon Battles are just not your thing, period", teams, one a team of Rental Pokémon for those of you who are unable to train your own Pokémon on Red, Blue and/or Yellow, and a team for those of you who are able to do so. I'm not going to lie here, the battles are so much easier if you can train your own Pokémon because you'll have so much more flexibility over the moves you want to use, but sometimes life deals you lemons. So we make lemonade!

Rental Team


Pokémon
Trainer

Kadabra
Level 15

Raichu
Level 15

Ponyta
Level 15

Seadra
Level 15

Mankey
Level 15

Nidoking
Level 15

Here I've gone for as diverse a team as possible in terms of types, whilst aiming to use the Pokémon which have the biggest advantage in their moves. Unfortunately, it's not easy as the Rentals are far from wonderful, I guess they really wanted you to use your own Pokémon. Anyway! Kadabra gets the nod over Alakazam because of one move; Psychic. Access to Psychic means that he will take out any Poison and Fighting Pokémon in the bat of an eyelid, delivering serious damage to any Pokémon that don't share a Psychic type, and still has enough power in his punch to harm those Psychic Pokémon he'll oppose. Raichu could be better, but the rounded stats make him more appealing to risk Thunder's shaky accuracy on.

Seadra gets access to two moves that make her so brilliant; Ice Beam and Surf. With Ice Beam, the pesky Dragonair you'll face in the Final of both Rounds becomes so much more manageable, and those horrible Grass types can be hit for serious damage. Surf is compulsory on any Water type. Mankey is chosen simply because he offers a Super Effective move on Normal Pokémon which may pose a bit more of a problem if you're using Rentals.

Ponyta is probably the hardest-hitting Fire Pokémon you can choose from Rentals; her Fire Blast will torch any Ice, Grass or Bug types. She doesn't have much else to offer, but it's what she can offer that makes her so alluring. Nidoking has Earthquake; 'nuff said. Just Earthquake anything that moves, Bubblebeam anything that's x4 weak to it and switch to Raichu for anything that flies.

For the full list of the Rental Pokémon available, please click here!

Uploaded Team (From Red/Blue/Yellow)


Pokémon
Trainer

Alakazam
Level 20

Raichu
Level 15

Arcanine
Level 15

Cloyster
Level 15

Clefable
Level 15

Onix
Level 15

In truth, I cannot stress enough the dominance that Alakazam enjoyed in this game (and Generation); only Mewtwo had an easier time with battles, and we all know just how broken Mewtwo was in this game. The other five Pokémon are more or less expendable, as long as you keep a good type balance for when you may feel Alakazam can't do it on his own.

The other thing I have done is given this recommendation on the assumption that we're all dirty, stinking cheaters who have abused the Missingno glitch to the high heavens and enjoy an unlimited supply of all the worthwhile TMs. If it helps, I've limited the use of each TM to just one though. I would also strongly recommend you give each Pokémon 10 each of HP Up, Protein, Iron, Calcium and Carbos to improve their stats as much as possible before using them on the Ultimate Stage!

#065 Alakazam

Alakazam
Level 20
Reflect
Psychic
Substitute
Thunder Wave
Strategy
There isn't an awful lot Alakazam can do, or really needs to do, at this point of the game in terms of diversity, but it hardly needs to. All you want to be doing here is firing off the most powerful Psychic off at this point of the game; there are only opposing Psychic types that can resist it, everything else takes neutral damage at best. Thankfully, those are rare even in Round 2, and they can hardly do anything to Alakazam in return, whilst Alakazam can mess things up for them thanks to his brilliant Speed and Special.

Psychic. That should be all you intend to do. If you come up against a rival Psychic type, Alakazam can help it's team-mates by paralysing the opponent Pokémon, even hiding behind a Substitute if you want to play safe. Be warned that Reflect doesn't carry across (as in only Alakazam gets the boost and it disappears if you switch him out), but it can help keep Alakazam in a powerful position. He is definitely your MVP.
Location?
Alakazam can be found as an Abra north of Cerulean City on Route 24 between the levels of 8 and 12. It may be frustrating to capture and train, but.. by god is it worth the wait. Once it gets to Level 16, it evolves into Kadabra and then into Alakazam immediately again by trading. If you can't trade, don't worry too much as Kadabra more than holds it's own although understandably not as powerful as his older brother.
#026 Raichu

Raichu
Level 15
Flash
Mega Punch
Thunderbolt
Thunder Wave
Strategy
Although he is the evolved form of everybody's 'favourite' Pokémon mascot, Raichu is probably your best bet because you're unable to get Jolteon unless you trade a Lv5 Eevee across from Gold & Silver, and there isn't a fully evolved Electric type available. Raichu is a mixed bag really.. capable of being a very powerful Electric type but it is rather fragile unfortunately. Thankfully he packs enough of a punch to do what it needs to do.

Thunderbolt any Water or Flying Pokémon, Thunderwave the others and run. If you do use Raichu, I'd always look at using your Water Pokémn in your party of 3 because it covers anything Raichu can't take on his own, and vice versa.
Location?
Pikachu is found in Viridian Forest at either the levels 3 or 5. Hardly any difference either way, other than that the Level 5 Pikachu's already have Thundershock which makes it easier to level him up.
#059 Arcanine

Arcanine
Level 15
Dragon Rage
Fire Blast
Mimic
Swift
Strategy
Arcanine doesn't have an awful lot of moves for it to use, but it uses the moves it receives rather well. Dragon Rage is an absolutely amazing move in this Cup because the vast majority of Pokémon don't terribly high HP and you'll find it becomes a 2-Hit KO on pretty much every Pokémon bar perhaps Clefable and Wigglytuff. Fire Blast and Body Slam are then coverage moves, really.

Dragon Rage all the way. Mimic is there really as an option for in case you see a move you want to use, but it's hardly ever the best option to take as Dragon Rage or Fire Blast will usually be your most damaging move to choose.
Location?
Growlithe at Level 15 can be found on Route 8, but the biggest problem is that you can only evolve it immediately and thus can't actually train it outside of giving it 10 of each of the vitamin items. However, your biggest asset here is your Level 20 Alakazam which is without a shadow of a doubt the strongest and most powerful threat available at this point.
#091 Cloyster

Cloyster
Level 15
Body Slam
Explosion
Ice Beam
Surf
Strategy
Cloyster may be a bit of an odd choice, but he is more than reliable in Generation I and doesn't just have good Attack to go with it's massive Defence, but very impressive Special too. Coupled with the availability of the above moves, all by TM moves, it has the stats to use all of them and the speed to pull an Explosion out of nowhere to take bigger threats out of the match. Surf and Ice Beam are all powerful moves from any Pokémon, but Cloyster gets a Same-Type boost for them.

Cloyster can take on pretty much any Pokémon and has the tools to fight back. Explosion is utterly amazing from Cloyster, but of course, it causes you to sacrifice Cloyster. Ice Beam and Surf nail an awful lot of types, Body Slam gives you a third and powerful option from his Attack.
Location?
Shellder can be found on Route 19 using a Super Rod, and is always found at Level 15 there. Although you can't train it any further, you can nab a Water Stone from Celadon City and evolve it straight away; perfect for the Pika Cup!
#036 Clefable

Clefable
Level 15
Fire Blast
Seismic Toss
Surf
Tri-Attack
Strategy
Clefable is your no-thrills, does the job Normal Pokémon and one of the best at this point in the game. Clefable basically stands up to almost anything, seeing as Fighting Pokémon aren't overly powerful on this game and those that are get mauled in no uncertain terms by Alakazam. She'll not win convincingly on her own, but she'll definitely allow you to cover many types with her diversity and go down kicking and shouting if you do need to sacrifice somebody.

It really is down to the opposition Pokémon, Fire Blast nails any Grass, Bug and Ice Pokémon, Ice Beam takes down any Flying and Ground Pokémon, Surf hits those Rock, Ground and Fire types whilst Tri-Attack is a nice, strong attack coming from Clefable's decent Attack stat; perfect for those Pokémon with high Special and low Defence.
Location?
Clefairy is rare, but it does live in Mount Moon where I've always found it more common on the basement levels than the main levels. It does involve having to run/fight copious and tiring amounts of Zubat, though, which is never a good thing unless you're training an Electric or Psychic type.
#095 Onix

Onix
Level 15
Bind
Earthquake
Screech
Rock Slide
Strategy
Onix may not be the bulky, ferocious towering snake that it's portrayed to be in the animé, but he's more than powerful enough to act as a member of your three. If you're worried about Electric types, look no further than Onix as he can take any Physical hit with ease, and hit back with power. Bind is a wonderful attack on this game if you're faster than your opponent as it disables your opponent whilst it's in said move, perfect for Onix and it's respectable speed.

Don't hang around if you see an Electric type, Earthquake hits heavily against anything bar those Flying types. Onix doesn't have the most brilliant Attack, but it's coverage is good enough. Screech and Bind to bring any troublesome, slower, Pokémon into low HP, then hit them with either Rock Slide or Earthquake for the finishing blow.
Location?
Onix can be found between Levels 13 and 15 in the Rock Tunnel, learning Bind at Level 15. Bring a Pokémon that can learn Flash though, or an Escape Rope in case you get too deeply in.


Pika Cup Round 1

Battle 1 - Bug Boy

Bug Boy

Nidorina

Poison
Level 16
Growl
Tackle
Scratch
Double Kick

Butterfree

BugFlying
Level 15
Tackle
Confusion
Stun Spore
Sleep Powder

Ekans

Poison
Level 15
Poison Sting
Leer
Wrap
---

Kakuna

BugPoison
Level 15
Poison Sting
String Shot
---
---

Venonat

BugPoison
Level 15
Tackle
Disable
Supersonic
---

Paras

BugGrass
Level 15
Scratch
Stun Spore
---
---
Recommended Team
or
Battle 2 - Lad

Lad

Pidgeotto

NormalFlying
Level 16
Gust
Sand-Attack
Quick Attack
Razor Wind

Ivysaur

GrassPoison
Level 16
Tackle
Growl
Vine Whip
Leech Seed

Spearow

NormalFlying
Level 15
Peck
Sand-Attack
Take Down
---

Zubat

PoisonFlying
Level 15
Leech Life
Supersonic
Bite
---

Bellsprout

GrassPoison
Level 15
Vine Whip
Growth
Wrap
Mega Drain

Geodude

GroundRock
Level 15
Tackle
Defense Curl
---
---
Recommended Team
or
Battle 3 - Swimmer

Swimmer

Poliwhirl

Water
Level 16
Bubble
Hypnosis
Bubblebeam
---

Slowpoke

WaterPsychic
Level 15
Confusion
Flash
Strength
---

Wartortle

Water
Level 16
Tackle
Tail Whip
Bubble
Water Gun

Staryu

Water
Level 15
Tackle
Water Gun
Bubblebeam
---

Magikarp

Water
Level 15
Splash
Tackle
---
---

Nidorino

Poison
Level 16
Leer
Horn Attack
Poison Sting
Double Kick
Recommended Team
or
Battle 4 - Burglar

Burglar

Ninetales

Fire
Level 16
Ember
Tail Whip
Bide
Body Slam

Drowzee

Psychic
Level 17
Pound
Hypnosis
Disable
Confusion

Growlithe

Fire
Level 16
Bite
Roar
Rest
---

Charmeleon

Fire
Level 16
Scratch
Growl
Ember
Leer

Sandshrew

Ground
Level 16
Scratch
Sand-Attack
Swift
---

Vulpix

Fire
Level 15
Ember
Tail Whip
---
---
Recommended Team
or
Battle 5 - Mr Fix

Mr. Fix

Voltorb

Electric
Level 16
Tackle
Screech
Selfdestruct
Thunder

Mankey

Fighting
Level 15
Low Kick
Karate Chop
Leer
Metronome

Magnemite

Electric
Level 15
Tackle
Thunder Wave
Flash
Thunderbolt

Kingler

Water
Level 16
Cut
Body Slam
Bubblebeam
Swords Dance

Porygon

Normal
Level 18
Psychic
Sharpen
Conversion
Ice Beam

Raichu

Electric
Level 18
Thunderbolt
Body Slam
Flash
Double-Edge
Recommended Team
or
Battle 6 - Hiker

Hiker

Rhyhorn

GroundRock
Level 20
Double-Edge
Rock Slide
Earthquake
Fissure

Machop

Fighting
Level 16
Mega Kick
Karate Chop
Bide
Submission

Wigglytuff

Normal
Level 15
Mega Kick
Sing
Reflect
Strength

Seadra

Water
Level 15
Surf
Double-Edge
Swift
Mimic

Kadabra

Psychic
Level 16
Psywave
Thunder Wave
Kinesis
Metronome

Gastly

GhostPoison
Level 18
Lick
Confuse Ray
Night Shade
Explosion
Recommended Team
or
Semi Final - Lass

Lass

Gyarados

WaterFlying
Level 20
Bite
Surf
Double-Edge
Thunder

Tentacruel

WaterPoison
Level 20
Wrap
Supersonic
Toxic
Surf

Mr. Mime

Psychic
Level 15
Barrier
Metronome
Psychic
Seismic Toss

Dewgong

WaterIce
Level 15
Ice Beam
Body Slam
Strength
Horn Drill

Arcanine

Fire
Level 15
Swift
Leer
Fire Blast
Horn Drill

Meowth

Normal
Level 15
Bite
Growl
Pay Day
Double Team
Recommended Team
or
Pika Cup Final - Fisher

Fisher

Dragonair

Dragon
Level 18
Dragon Rage
Wrap
Double Team
Thunder Wave

Tentacool

WaterPoison
Level 16
Wrap
Supersonic
Surf
Mega Drain

Slowbro

WaterPsychic
Level 16
Disable
Surf
Psychic
Tri-Attack

Raticate

Normal
Level 18
Quick Attack
Hyper Fang
Dig
Bubblebeam

Clefable

Normal
Level 16
Metronome
Double-Edge
Hyper Beam
Thunderbolt

Golduck

Water
Level 16
Surf
Ice Beam
Dig
Mega Kick
Recommended Team
or


Pika Cup Round 2

Battle 1 - Bug Boy

Bug Boy

Butterfree

BugFlying
Level 16
Double-Edge
Hyper Beam
Psychic
Stun Spore

Scyther

BugFlying
Level 16
Double-Edge
Double Team
Quick Attack
Swords Dance

Ekans

Poison
Level 16
Poison Sting
Leer
Wrap
Rock Slide

Ivysaur

GrassPoison
Level 16
Double-Edge
Leech Seed
Mega Drain
Toxic

Venonat

BugPoison
Level 16
Psywave
Reflect
Supersonic
Toxic

Farfetch'd

NormalFlying
Level 16
Fury Attack
Double-Edge
Mimic
Reflect
Recommended Team
or
Battle 2 - Lad

Lad

Tangela

Grass
Level 16
Body Slam
Double-Edge
Mega Drain
Toxic

Poliwrath

WaterFighting
Level 18
Hypnosis
Mega Kick
Submission
Surf

Wartortle

Water
Level 16
Dig
Strength
Surf
Toxic

Pidgeotto

NormalFlying
Level 16
Double-Edge
Fly
Sand-Attack
Sky Attack

Cubone

Ground
Level 18
Earthquake
Fire Blast
Ice Beam
Seismic Toss

Pinsir

Bug
Level 16
Seismic Toss
Strength
Submission
Swords Dance
Recommended Team
or
Battle 3 - Swimmer

Swimmer

Fearow

Normal Flying
Level 20
Fly
Fury Attack
Hyper Beam
Take Down

Slowbro

WaterPsychic
Level 17
Confusion
Earthquake
Strength
Thunder Wave

Seadra

Water
Level 17
Double Team
Smokescreen
Surf
Toxic

Wigglytuff

Normal
Level 15
Double-Edge
Double Team
Rest
Sing

Kingler

Water
Level 15
Hyper Beam
Surf
Swords Dance
Take Down

Dewgong

WaterIce
Level 16
Body Slam
Horn Drill
Ice Beam
Surf
Recommended Team
or
Battle 4 - Burglar

Burglar

Ninetales

Fire
Level 18
Fire Spin
Body Slam
Dig
Tail Whip

Drowzee

Psychic
Level 15
Pound
Hypnosis
Dream Eater
Psychic

Onix

Rock Ground
Level 17
Bide
Dig
Explosion
Toxic

Dugtrio

Ground
Level 18
Double Team
Earthquake
Toxic
Rock Slide

Tentacruel

WaterPoison
Level 15
Ice Beam
Surf
Toxic
Wrap

Nidoking

PoisonGround
Level 17
Double-Edge
Blizzard
Thunderbolt
Surf
Recommended Team
or
Battle 5 - Mr Fix

Mr. Fix

Mr. Mime

Psychic
Level 15
Psychic
Seismic Toss
Thunder Wave
Reflect

Gengar

GhostPoison
Level 20
Confuse Ray
Explosion
Night Shade
Psychic

Golduck

Water
Level 15
Dig
Ice Beam
Surf
Seismic Toss

Lickitung

Normal
Level 15
Body Slam
Supersonic
Thunderbolt
Swords Dance

Raticate

Normal
Level 20
Double-Edge
Dig
Hyper Beam
Ice Beam

Exeggutor

GrassPsychic
Level 15
Egg Bomb
Hypnosis
Selfdestruct
Psychic
Recommended Team
or
Battle 6 - Hiker

Hiker

Electrode

Electric
Level 15
Explosion
Flash
Thunderbolt
Toxic

Charmeleon

Fire
Level 18
Mega Punch
Dragon Rage
Ember
Dig

Muk

Poison
Level 15
Body Slam
Toxic
Explosion
Fire Blast

Lapras

WaterIce
Level 17
Surf
Sing
Blizzard
Double-Edge

Porygon

Normal
Level 20
Psychic
Thunder Wave
Conversion
Ice Beam

Raichu

Electric
Level 17
Thunderbolt
Thunder Wave
Surf
Double-Edge
Recommended Team
or
Semi Final - Lass

Lass

Gyarados

WaterFlying
Level 20
Dragon Rage
Surf
Double-Edge
Thunder

Rhydon

RockGround
Level 15
Toxic
Earthquake
Thunderbolt
Rock Slide

Cloyster

WaterIce
Level 15
Double-Edge
Surf
Explosion
Ice Beam

Jynx

Ice
Level 15
Ice Beam
Lovely Kiss
Reflect
Psychic

Arcanine

Fire
Level 20
Swift
Dig
Fire Blast
Dragon Rage

Clefable

Normal
Level 15
Body Slam
Psychic
Thunderbolt
Thunder Wave
Recommended Team
or
Pika Cup Final - Fisher

Fisher

Dragonair

Dragon
Level 20
Dragon Rage
Wrap
Ice Beam
Thunder Wave

Alakazam

Psychic
Level 20
Reflect
Double Team
Psychic
Thunder Wave

Starmie

WaterPsychic
Level 15
Thunderbolt
Surf
Ice Beam
Thunder Wave

Kangaskhan

Normal
Level 15
Mega Punch
Surf
Earthquake
Blizzard

Machamp

Fighting
Level 15
Karate Chop
Submission
Low Kick
Earthquake

Golem

GroundRock
Level 15
Dig
Double-Edge
Metronome
Explosion
Recommended Team
or

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COMMENTS
Richard and Blaziken on Sat 13 Jul 2013 07:59:23 UTC.
Great job on this! Honestly, even though the level 20 Alakazam can pretty much take both rounds by itself, the recommendations are really good here. c:
Guest on Thu 26 Mar 2015 06:41:52 UTC.
Neither Shellder nor Cloyster can learn Body Slam
Guest on Sun 05 Apr 2015 16:37:32 UTC.
Clefable also cannot learn Surf