Editing Pokémon Stadium 2

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:''Not to be confused with [[Pokémon Stadium]].''
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|games = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]'' ([[SSB4-U|Wii U]])<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|availability = [[Starter stage|Starter]] (''Brawl'' and ''Ultimate'')<br>[[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]] (''SSB4'')
|unlockcriteria = Clear the [[When Lightning Strikes]] event.
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|maxplayers = 4 (''Brawl'')<br>[[8-Player Smash|8]] (Wii U and ''Ultimate'')
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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. 

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

==Stage overview==
===General overview===
Overall, this stage works very similarly to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''{{'}}s [[Pokémon Stadium]]: it switches from a basic version to type-inspired transformations. The layout of the basic version is extremely similar to the ''Melee'' version, with a main platform with a solid pillar underneath and two floating [[soft platform]]s on the sides. The background features a crowd, much farther away than the one in the original Pokémon Stadium, and a jumbotron which, like the one in Pokémon Stadium, displays either the battle, a symbol denoting the upcoming transformation, or the current standings of each fighter and the [[Match timer|time]] remaining.

The other transformations, however, are all completely new. 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. However, the stage always begins on the standard arena 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.
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===Electric Version===
[[File:Brawl-PokemonStadium2-Electric.png|thumb|left|The Electric version.]]
The '''{{iw|bulbapedia|Electric|type}}''' version features two slightly raised conveyor belts which occupy the sides of the main platform, both pushing outwards. The center of the main platform is static. There are three [[soft platform]]s in varying locations: two, one above the other, are over the middle of the stage, while the third can be over either conveyor belt.

An [[Electivire]] appears in the background on the left side, and a [[Magnezone]] pops up and down on the right side hiding behind the machinery.
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===Flying Version===
[[File:Pokémon Stadium 2 4.jpg|thumb|left|The 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 [[Drifloon]], a [[Hoppip]], and a [[Skarmory]] fly about in the background.
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===Ground Version===
[[File:Pokémon Stadium 2 3.jpg|thumb|left|The Ground version.]]
In the '''{{iw|bulbapedia|Ground|type}}''' version the layout changes to a large solid mound of dirt on the left and a hut built into a tall rock on the right. The hut provides two platforms, the lower one being longer and curved, and the higher one being short and flat. No physics alterations are added.

A [[Cubone]] and a [[Dugtrio]] appear in the background, along with a fossil (possibly a {{iw|bulbapedia|Helix Fossil}}) embedded in the rock.
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===Ice Version===
[[File:Pokémon Stadium 2 2.jpg|thumb|left|The Ice version.]]
In the '''{{iw|bulbapedia|Ice|type}}''' version all platforms and surfaces become extremely slippery, so characters are more likely to [[Prat Falling|trip]]. A hut can be seen in the background, and there are two icy platforms that slope inwards slightly.

A [[Snover]] always appears in the background, and a [[Snorunt]] might appear in the hut.
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===8 Player===
In {{forwiiu}}, during a [[8-Player Smash]] the stage always remains in its basic form and the screen in the background is blank.
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===Ω forms and Battlefield form===
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', the [[Ω form]] only features the basic version of the stage, with the floating platforms removed but the pillar at the bottom still present. The jumbotron doesn't display any stats and will only show the battle in progress without zooming into any of the characters (except in [[8-Player Smash]], where the screen will be entirely blank). The stage also does not change.

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.
<gallery widths="200px">
SSB4UPokemonStadium2Omega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.
SSBU-Pokémon Stadium 2Omega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
SSBU-Pokémon Stadium 2Battlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' 
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===Hazards Off===
With hazards off in ''Ultimate'', the stage remains in the default form for the whole match.

==Origin==
[[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.]]

Like its [[Pokémon Stadium|predecessor]], this stage seems to be based on the arenas from the ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Stadium series|Pokémon Stadium]]'' series. Its name could be a reference to the game ''Pokémon Stadium 2'' (either [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Stadium (English)|Japanese]] or [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Stadium 2|international]]) for the [[Nintendo 64]].

The flying transformation's aesthetics are reminiscent of {{iw|bulbapedia|Valley Windworks}} from the {{s|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.

The electric transformation's mechanical appearance could be a reference to the recurring {{s|bulbapedia|Power Plant}} setting in the series, where [[Magnemite]], {{iw|bulbapedia|Magneton|Pokémon}} and {{iw|bulbapedia|Electabuzz|Pokémon}} (the previous forms of Magnezone and Electivire) can be often encountered.
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==Tournament legality==
===''Brawl''===
Pokémon Stadium 2 is a very controversial stage; it is usually banned in tournaments, although it is allowed as a counterpick in more liberal rulesets. This is because the majority of its transformations are widely considered disruptive to normal gameplay: the electric transformation produces fast conveyor belts that force players to camp the ledge or fight in the middle of the stage; the wind transformation significantly reduces [[gravity]], which slows aerial approaches and results in earlier vertical KOs; and the ice transformation creates slippery terrain which universally decreases traction and slightly increases [[trip]]ping chance, making more precise movements difficult. Additionally, like the original [[Pokémon Stadium]], all of its transformations except for ice are susceptible to [[camping]].

Some smashers, however, debate this stage's banning, arguing that its perceived disruptive elements are either due to player error or actually beneficial to gameplay. For example, they claim that players can camp out the electric transformation, and that any self-destructs are due to unfamiliarity with the stage rather than a flaw in the stage itself. They also argue that the wind transformation, while actually disruptive, does not last long enough to significantly impact the match. Finally, they suggest that the ice transformation actually enriches gameplay because its terrain boosts the speed and slide distance of [[DACUS]]es and [[slide smash]]es, and causes [[shield]]s to be pushed back more, forcing the game to be played more offensively.

Regardless, Pokémon Stadium 2 remains often banned due to the very specific ways in which players have to adjust to the disruptive nature of transformations.

===''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''.

===''Ultimate''===
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''.

==Update history==
'''{{GameIcon|ssb4-u}} 1.0.2'''
*Added 8-player mode version of the stage and its Ω form.

'''{{GameIcon|ssbu}} {{SSBU|4.0.0}}'''
*The "Current Leader" segment now displays the names of all leading characters, much like in [[Pokémon Stadium]].

==Gallery==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
<gallery>
PokémonStadium2UltimateJumbotron.jpg|The stadium's jumbotron, showing the stage layout and the fighters competing in the match.
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==Names in other languages==
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|ja={{ja|ポケモンスタジアム2|Pokemon Sutajiamu 2}}
|jaM=Pokémon Stadium 2
|en=Pokémon Stadium 2
|fr=Stade Pokémon 2
|frM=Pokémon Stadium 2
|es=Estadio Pokémon 2
|esM=Pokémon Stadium 2
|de=Pokémon Stadium 2
|it=Lo Stadio Pokémon 2
|itM=Pokémon Stadium 2
|nl=Pokémon Stadium 2
|ru={{rollover|Стадион Покемонов 2|Stadion Pokemonov 2|?}}
|ruM=Pokémon Stadium 2
|ko={{rollover|포켓몬 스타디움 2|Pokenmon Seutadium 2|?}}
|koM=Pokémon Stadium 2
|zh=Pokémon Stadium 2
}}

==Trivia==
===General===
{{ImageCaption|File:Pokemon Stadium 2 cat Brawl.png|File:SSB4-WiiU - Pokemon Stadium 2 Cat.png|File:Poke Stadium 2 cat graphic.jpg|width1=120px|width2=130px|width3=181px|align=right|caption=The hidden cat poster shown in ''Brawl'' (left), ''SSB for Wii U'' (middle), and its texture (right)}}
*The cabin in the stage's Ice mode features a poster of a kitten within its walls. The identity of the cat is unknown, though it was heavily rumored to be [[Masahiro Sakurai]]'s before he eventually stated this was not the case.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/509401397733761025</ref> Despite the stage's visuals being updated, the cat poster still appears in the stage's appearance in ''Ultimate''.
*Unlike the ''Melee'' Pokémon Stadium, characters fly in front of the screen in the background when Star KO'ed.
*If Fox is chosen in a mini, light [[Special Smash]], using his forward air in quick succession while the arena is set as Flying type will cause him to accelerate upwards infinitely, allowing him to move upwards at incredibly high speed.
[[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.

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
*When playing as {{SSBB|Wario}} or [[Wario-Man]], using a fully charged [[Wario Waft]] on the Flying stage will result in an instant Star KO, even from the ground.
*In the original [[Smash Bros DOJO!!|Dojo]] screenshot of the Flying element of the stage, Drifloon and Hoppip are shown much farther away than in the final version of of the game.
*If the player looks at the jumbotron looking through {{SSBB|Luigi}}'s [[Negative Zone]], the true colors can be seen there due to the double negative effects.
*If {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}} is currently on the stage, the jumbotron will display her name as "Samus" instead of "Zero Suit Samus". This also happens in [[Pokémon Stadium]] and [[PictoChat]].

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
*The Pokémon who appear as [[background character]]s in this stage do not have individual [[trophy|trophies]].
*In Training Mode, the names of all three CPU opponents, even the two that are not present on the stage, will appear on the jumbotron when displaying the current combatants.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
*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]].
*On the jumbotron, the names of all the characters on either the "Current Stage" or "Current Leader" segments matches the color of their player slot.
**When playing in a [[Team Battle]], the jumbotron displays all character names in the order of red, blue, green, and yellow in column format.
*In [[Team Battle]]s, the jumbotron only displays the names of all characters with the highest score/stock count rather than the winning team.
*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]] cannot appear on this stage: [[Andross]], [[Kapp'n]], [[Nikki]] (due to the dark background obscuring her drawings) and the [[Squid Sisters]]. Additionally, [[Marshadow]] cannot be summoned here.

==External links==
*[http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage11.html Stage page on the DOJO!!]
*[http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music09.html Music page on the DOJO!!]

==References==
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{{SSBBStages}}
{{SSB4Stages}}
{{SSBUStages}}
{{Pokémon universe}}
[[Category:Stages]]
[[Category:Stages (SSB4-Wii U)]]
[[Category:Past stages]]
[[es:Estadio Pokémon 2]]
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