Pocket Monsters Stadium

Pocket Monsters Stadium
Cover art for the game
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Pokémon
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release	August 1, 1998 (Japan)
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Pocket Monsters Stadium (known in Japan as ポケモンスタジアム, and also called Pocket Monster Stadium or Pokémon Stadium in English) is a 1998 Japan-exclusive strategy role-playing video game. Developed and published by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo 64. The gameplay is based upon the Pokémon battle formula previously introduced in the Game Boy games Pokémon Red and Green, though only 40 of the games' Pokémon are available to use in gameplay. Originally intended for the 64DD, it was later developed into a standard console game. Using the Transfer Pak accessory that was bundled with the game, players are able to view, organize, store, and battle using Pokémon from the Game Boy games.

Pocket Monsters Stadium received mixed responses. Though it received positive reception for its Pokémon species animations, it was criticized for its lack of content, especially for those lacking a Game Boy to use the Transfer Pak features. A follow-up game, titled Pokémon Stadium 2 in Japan, was announced in 1998, and later released as Pokémon Stadium internationally. Pocket Monsters Stadium was never released internationally.