Pokémon Stadium 2 (stage)

Pokémon Stadium 2 (Japanese: ポケモンスタジアム２ Pokémon Stadium 2) is a stage in the Super Smash Bros. series. It appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, playing on this stage ten times unlocks the Melee stage Pokémon Stadium. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it is the main stage for and . In Brawls The Subspace Emissary, Jigglypuff is found and battled here.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the stage can be unlocked by completing the Solo Event "When Lightning Strikes".
==Stage==
The stage has several different moves which it switches between over time. In each of the modes, different guest Pokémon are visible.
* Basic Mode: Although with improvements, still identical to the one in Melee, except that there are two lines in the field.
* Mode: This houses a roof which doubles as a platform. The background also houses a big chunk of ice and a small building with a window. The stage itself is slippery. A male and a appear as guests on this stage.
* Mode: Based on a construction site, it houses a large pile of dirt with spades and a wheel barrow. Also a stone with two platforms built into it hosts a and a Fossil of /. Finally embedded in the ground is the Fossil of an and the guest Pokémon situated next to the structure.
* Mode: Here all characters' jumps are substantially increased. When a character falls, the speed of their decent is significantly decreased. The background also houses three windmills, but besides that the terrain is relatively flat. The guest Pokémon include , , and .
* Mode: A series of conveyor belts line the bottom of the screen moving players towards the edge of the stage. and can be seen in the background.
Unlike Pokémon Stadium, the ground beneath the stage is visible. The giant metropolis surrounding Pokémon Stadium 2 can be seen, along with the night sky and stars. The large screen in the background is semi-transparent and alerts players of terrain changes.
File:Pokémon Stadium 2 stage.png|Basic Mode
File:Pokemon Stadium 2 Ice Mode.png|Ice Mode
File:Pokemon Stadium 2 Ground Mode.png|Ground Mode
File:Pokemon Stadium 2 Flying Mode.png|Flying Mode
File:Pokemon Stadium 2 Electric Mode.png|Electric Mode
==Music==
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
The following is the list of tracks that play on the stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Title 	Description 	Usage 	Notes
Pokémon Main Theme 	An electric guitar solos the introduction theme of // and before breaking into an orchestrated remix of the main title theme to the series. 	Starter track 	Arrangement: Seiji MomoiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.
Road to Viridian City (From Pallet Town/Pewter City)	An orchestrated and remixed medley of two area musics in Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow and Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen. The first is a march arrangement of the tune that plays when traveling along Routes & , and the second is a very serene rendition of the themes in Viridian City and Pewter City. 	An unlockable CD track, unlocked when Event Match 8: Go! Triple Finish! is cleared on any difficulty.	Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo SakaiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Pokémon Center 	An orchestrated remix and rearrangement of the theme that consistently plays within each Pokémon Center building in any of the main Pokémon games, with the Pokémon main theme integrated into it. 	An unlockable CD track unlocked when one collects over 200 different . 	Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka,Composer: GAME FREAK Inc.,Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Pokémon Gym / Evolution 	An orchestrated remix and medley of two classic, consistent Pokémon themes heard in any Pokémon game, the first being the theme heard whenever the Pokémon Trainer explores a Gym building and the second being the repetitive theme heard whenever a Pokémon species undergoes the evolution sequence. The latter is also heard in the in the Pokémon games Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed & LeafGreen, and during a trading process.	Starter track 	Arrangement: Kenichi OkumaComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.
Wild Pokémon Battle! (Ruby / Sapphire) 	An orchestrated remix of the typical theme that occurs whenever the Player encounters and battles a wild Pokémon in /. 	Starter track 	Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo SakaiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
===Super Smash Bros. for Wii U===
Title 	Description 	Usage 	Notes
Pokémon Red and Blue - Pokémon Main Theme 	An electric guitar solos the introduction theme of // and before breaking into an orchestrated remix of the main title theme to the series. 	Unlocked with the stage	Arrangement: Seiji MomoiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Battle! Wild Pokémon 	A rearrangement of the typical battle theme that occurs whenever the Player encounters and battles a wild Pokémon in /. It was arranged by Yuka Tsujiyoko in Brawl, but in Smash 4, it was arranged by Koji Hayama. 	Unlocked with the stage	Arrangement: Koji HayamaComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.
Pokémon Red and Blue - Road to Viridian City (From Pallet Town / Pewter City)	An orchestrated and remixed medley of two area music pieces in Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow and Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen. The first is a march arrangement of the tune that plays when traveling along Routes & , and the second is a very serene rendition of the themes in Viridian City and Pewter City. 	Unlocked with the stage	Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo SakaiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Pokémon Red and Blue - Pokémon Gym / Evolution 	An orchestrated remix and medley of two classic, consistent Pokémon themes heard in any Pokémon game, the first being the theme heard whenever the Pokémon Trainer explores a Gym building and the second being the repetitive theme heard whenever a Pokémon species undergoes the evolution sequence. The latter is also heard in the in the Pokémon games Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed & LeafGreen, and during a trading process.	Unlocked with the stage	Arrangement: Kenichi OkumaComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.
Pokémon Red and Blue - Poké Floats 	Poké Floats stage in Melee, and also in 's wake, it is a synthesized medley of three battle-related tunes heard in the first generation of Pokémon RPGs, beginning with the standard battle theme, then the Gym Leader battle theme, and finally the Wild Pokémon encounter theme. 	Unlocked with the stage	Original Arranger: Hirokazu Andō, Tadashi Ikegami, Shōgo SakaiOriginal Composer: Jun'ichi Masuda
Pokémon Red and Blue - Pokémon Stadium 	The main track for the Pokémon Stadium stage in Melee, it is an orchestration of the main title screen music in most Pokémon RPGs, complete with a chorus. 	Unlocked with the stage	Original Arranger: Hirokazu Andō, Tadashi Ikegami, Shōgo SakaiOriginal Composer: Jun'ichi Masuda
Pokémon Gold and Silver - Pokémon Stadium 2 	An alternate track on the Pokémon Stadium stage in Melee, it is a synthesized medley of three battle-related tunes heard in the second generation of Pokémon RPGs, beginning with the wild Pokémon encounter theme, then the Gym Leader battle theme, and finally the battle theme. 	Unlocked with the stage	Original Arranger: Hirokazu Andō, Tadashi Ikegami, Shōgo SakaiOriginal Composer: Gō Ichinose, Jun'ichi Masuda
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire - Battle! Wild Pokémon 	An orchestrated remix of the typical theme that occurs whenever the Player encounters and battles a wild Pokémon in /. 	Unlocked with the stage	Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo SakaiComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire - Victory Road 	A metal rearrangement of the music heard in /'s version of the cavernous location, as well as the building of the same game. 	Unlocked with the stage	Arrangement: Motoi SakurabaComposer: GAME FREAK Inc.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
All Pokémon music can be played on this stage, through the modified My Music menu.
==Trivia==
* An Easter egg can be found when the stage is in Ice Mode. If the player angles the camera and looks through the window of the cabin that Snorunt is in, a poster of a pet cat can be seen on the wall.
==External links==
* Smash Bros. DOJO!!
==Related articles==
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