Nintendo has revealed the next Nintendo 64 game coming to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service, and it’s none other than Pokémon Stadium!
Well this is neat! While we had a heads up this was coming at some point, Pokémon Stadium will be playable once again on a modern console THIS MONTH. On April 12th, the iconic Pokémon game joins the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service with a few tweaks. Namely…you won’t be able to transfer your own Pokémon into the game (which was a big selling point of the original game), which is a bummer, but it still brings ALL the original 151 pocket monsters to play.
Originally released on the Nintendo 64 system in 2000, this battle arena game features every Pokémon from the Pokémon Red Version, Pokémon Blue Version and Pokémon Yellow Version games alongside a bevy of solo and multiplayer* modes designed to test your mettle as a Pokémon Trainer!
In Pokémon Stadium, you can battle it out solo with your chosen team of six Pokémon across four tournaments in Stadium mode or run it back against Kanto’s elite Trainers in Gym Leader Castle. Winning in either of these modes will secure a spot for your champion team in Victory Palace, but completing both modes will unlock a final battle to challenge even the ultimate Trainer.
Looking for some multiplayer free-form fun? Compete in no-holds-barred battles with friends in the 1-4 player Free Battle mode, or party it up with a collection of nine minigames in the Kids Club. It might be called the Kids Club, but even seasoned Trainers may feel the heat in the Sushi-Go-Round kitchen, or after reaching new heights in Magikarp’s Splash!
Pokémon Stadium will be available to on the Switch Online + Expansion Pass on April 12, 2023.
