  thumb|a stadium battle. pokÃ©mon stadium 2, known as  in japan, is a video game for the nintendo 64. it features all 251 pokÃ©mon from the first and second generations. it was released in north america as simply pokÃ©mon stadium 2, as it was the second stadium game to be released there. in japan, pocket monsters' stadium kin gin was the third game of the pokÃ©mon stadium series. the japanese edition also featured the capability to use the pokÃ©mon mobile system from pokÃ©mon crystal which was also released on the same day. this game featured support for all three original game boy pokÃ©mon games (pokÃ©mon red, blue, and yellow) and the three game boy color games (pokÃ©mon gold, silver, and crystal). as in the previous stadium games, pikachu from yellow was a hidden character if the game cartridge was connected. the majority of the game takes place inside the new location white city, where various facilities for battling, organizing, researching, and playing with pokÃ©mon are located. this can be considered to be the pokÃ©mon league for the second generation games. the sequel to the popular pokÃ©mon stadium features minigames, multiplayer, and league mode. == gameplay == while pokÃ©mon stadium 2 does have a storyline, progress in the game can be made by winning cups in the stadium and completing the gym leader castle. when all cups have been won and the gym leader castle completed, the player's rival will appear. defeating the rival will unlock round 2, in which the player must re-challenge the stadium, gym leader castle, and the rival in order to complete the game. it should be noted, however, that they have different pokÃ©mon and the difficulty is much higher. ===stadium=== there are
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