Editing Pokémon Stadium 2

:''Not to be confused with [[Pokémon Stadium]].''

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|caption = [[File:PokemonSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Pokémon Stadium 2 across the series.

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'''Pokémon Stadium 2''' ({{ja|ポケモンスタジアム2|Pokemon Sutajiamu 2}}, ''Pokémon Stadium 2'') is a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{forwiiu}} and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', based on the {{uv|Pokémon}} universe. It is the successor to [[Pokémon Stadium]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]], with all new transformation types. Unlike its predecessor, the types feature effects relevant to the type.

{{SSBB|Jigglypuff}} is fought here in its unlocking battle in ''Brawl'', while in ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Pichu}} is fought here in its unlocking battle.

The other transformations, however, are all completely new and have more type-related features that affect gameplay. Like in Pokémon Stadium, they appear in no specific order and it is even possible for the stadium to change into the same type twice in a row. Like its predecessor, it always begins on the standard arena and transforms and has to revert back to its normal state before transforming again. Several Pokémon appear in the background during the various phases, with no actual effect on the battle.

===Electric version===

An {{pkmn|Electivire}} appears in the background on the left side, and a {{pkmn|Magnezone}} pops up and down on the right side hiding behind the machinery.

===Flying version===

The '''{{iw|bulbapedia|Flying|type}}''' version features fans in the ground which create an updraft and a slightly raised floor. In ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'',  this has a similar effect to the "light" [[Special Smash]] setting, reducing the fall speed and gravity of all fighters, and thus allowing them to jump higher and stay in the air longer. Characters flung upward have a much higher chance of being [[Star KO]]'ed. In ''Ultimate'', the form instead uses a weak upwards [[wind]] zone, which covers the area directly above the main platform, rather than the entire screen being affected, and in some circumstances the wind can cause fighters to float upwards rather than fall downwards. The strength of the wind is equivalent to a wind strength of 22.5 on [[Stage Builder]] (0.45 units per frame).

A {{pkmn|Drifloon}}, a {{pkmn|Hoppip}}, and a {{pkmn|Skarmory}} fly about in the background.

===Ground version===

A {{pkmn|Cubone}} and a {{pkmn|Dugtrio}} appear in the background, along with a fossil (possibly a {{iw|bulbapedia|Helix Fossil}}) embedded in the rock.

===Ice version===

In the '''{{iw|bulbapedia|Ice|type}}''' version all platforms and surfaces become extremely slippery, so characters are more likely to [[trip]]. A hut can be seen in the background, and there are two icy platforms that slope inwards slightly.

A {{pkmn|Snover}} always appears in the background, and a {{pkmn|Snorunt}} might appear in the hut.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the main platform of the Ω form and [[Battlefield form]] is identical to ''SSB4''{{'}}s Ω form; however, it is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form are based on the ones in the normal form. The jumbotron only displays the current stage, the current leader, and will focus on one of the fighters. Each  segment will be displayed for five seconds before blanking out for one second and then showing either the same or a different segment.

SSBU-Pokémon Stadium 2Battlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''

[[File:PokemonStadiumN64.png|thumb|left|A battle in the game ''Pokémon Stadium''. Note the Poké Ball logo in the center and the crowd watching the battle.]]

The flying transformation's aesthetics are reminiscent of {{iw|bulbapedia|Valley Windworks}} from the {{iw|bulbapedia|Sinnoh}} region: they both feature wind turbines and, in ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond/Pearl]]/[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]]'', the Valley Windworks was the only location where a Drifloon, like the one appearing on this stage, could be encountered.

 

 

===''Smash 4''===

Pokémon Stadium 2's transformations are still seen as disruptive as they were in ''Brawl'', though due to the competitive community in ''Smash 4'' becoming a lot more conservative with stage legality, it never saw real use as a legal stage nor contentious debate about it anywhere unlike it did in ''Brawl''.

Pokémon Stadium 2 is a starter stage in ''Ultimate''  tournaments, though only when deactivating stage hazards since doing so disables the stage's transformations. In some tournaments, it is banned in favor of its predecessor [[Pokémon Stadium]], but in most tournaments, it is the main stage top players pick, similar to [[Smashville]] in ''Super Smash Bros Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros 4''.

*{{change|Added 8-player mode version of the stage and its Ω form. For performance reasons, the screen that normally shows battle information is blank while in this mode.}}

*{{change|The "Current Leader" segment now displays the names of all leading characters, much like in [[Pokémon Stadium]].}}

PokémonStadium2UltimateJumbotron.jpg|The stadium's jumbotron, showing the stage layout and the fighters competing in the match.

[[File:Jumbotron invert PS2 SSB4.png|thumb|The jumbotron image displaying incorrectly.]]

*In ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', if the jumbotron focuses on a character and the game is paused, the jumbotron will try to remain focused on that character if the pause camera is moved around.

**If the pause camera is angled such that the "back" of it is towards the focused character and the camera is zoomed in, the jumbotron's image will be rotated 180 degrees and some of the pixels will be stretched to the edge of the screen. This also occurs on Pokémon Stadium.

*The Pokémon who appear as [[background character]]s in this stage do not have individual [[trophy|trophies]].

*When playing a game of [[Squad Strike]] on this stage or [[Pokémon Stadium]], the names of the characters on the jumbotron will not change until it updates itself. This also happens when either adding more CPU opponents in [[Training Mode]] or swapping between {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}}. This is unlike ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', where the jumbotron immediately updated whenever [[Zelda]] and [[Sheik]] transformed or [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Pokémon Change|changed Pokémon]].

*In either a [[Stock]] or [[Stamina Mode|Stamina]] match, if a player slot is skipped, the jumbotron sometimes displays the wrong player number if a player loses their last life. For example, in a 3-player Smash involving P2, P3 and P4, if Player 2 gets defeated, the jumbotron displays "Player 1 Defeated" despite Player 1 not being present.

*When playing this stage in either Battlefield or Ω form, the jumbotron does not display the starting/final countdown of the match, the "GO!" text at the start of the match, text showcasing which player has been eliminated (e.g. "Player 2 Defeated"), nor text at the end of the match (e.g. "TIME", "GAME", etc.). This oddity is not present in [[Pokémon Stadium]].

*The following [[Assist Trophies]] can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage: [[Andross]], [[Kapp'n]], and the [[Squid Sisters]]. [[Nikki]] cannot be summoned at all on this stage likely due to the dark background obscuring her drawings. Additionally, [[Marshadow]] can only be summoned here on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms.