Alternate Pokémon Colors

Did you ever notice how some of the Pokémon that appear in Pokémon Stadium have different colors? The secret to the color variations lie in the names you give your Pokémon as well as your trainer ID number (assigned to you in Pokémon Blue, Red or Yellow, whenever you start a new game). While there are a few secret nicknames that change only certain Pokemon's colors, there are a few naming tricks that result in different color variations. For example: As you can see, a Pikachu named "pikachu" will be a lighter yellow than the standard "PIKACHU". Similarly, a Pikachu nicknamed "PIKA" will be more orange in tone. This is not an isolated example. There are plenty of Pokémon that change colors according to their names. Here are some pointers: Use upper case names to get standard colorizations Use only lower caps (ie: poliwhirl) for alternate colors Reverse the syllables (ie: DRILLBEE instead of BEEDRILL) Leave out syllables (ie: MAGMITE) Insert hyphens (ie: MEW-TWO) Abridge the names (ie: PIKA) The colorization difference depend entirely on the Pokémon. For example, the differences between a RHYHORN and a rhyhorn are rather subtle because of its grayish body tone

Get Surfing Pikachu

Yes, it's true: Surfing Pikachu is hidden in Pokémon Stadium. To teach your Pikachu Surf (a technique it can normally not learn), you need to first unlock the R-2 (Round 2) mode. Then do the following: Enter the R-2 Prime Cup's Master Ball division (you have to beat the first three divisions first). Assemble a team that contains a Pikachu that does not yet know Surf. You HAVE to use a Pikachu from your Game Boy game. You cannot unlock Surfing Pikachu using a Rental Pokémon. Do not register your team! Pick it directly from your Game Boy cartridge. You now have to beat the Prime Cup's Master Ball division using a three-Pokémon team that always contains Pikachu. Pikachu has to be in every one of the eight battles. You are not allowed to use any continues. If you do, you won't get Surfing Pikachu. Once you have fulfilled all the above conditions and beaten the cup, you are shown an award screen with Pikachu standing on a surfboard. From here on, Pikachu can use the Surf technique both in battle and during gameplay (Game Boy versions only). If you've got Pokémon Yellow, you can now also access the hidden Surfing Pikachu mini-game. Simply go to the small hut on the northern beach of Route 19.

Get Talking Pikachu

If you use your Pikachu from Pokémon Yellow in Pokémon Stadium, it will utter its trademark "Pikachu!" phrases during battle. A Rental Pikachu, or one uploaded from Pokémon Blue and Red will remain silent.

Doduo GB Tower

There are two secret speed upgrades to the GB Tower Game Boy emulator that let you play Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow at much higher speeds. To get the Doduo GB Tower, beat all four divisions in the Poké Cup. This extra bonus changes the GB Tower into Doduo GB Tower (a Doduo sticker will appear on the on-screen Game Boy when you've unlocked it). This upgrade lets you speed up the gameplay of your Pokémon Blue, Red or Yellow when you use it in the GB Tower mode. This makes upgrading and training monsters so much easier since everything runs at double the speed.

Dodrio GB Tower

Once you beat the Prime Cup and get all four trophies, you unlock the second secret upgrade to the GB Tower Mode (Note: You must have already beaten the Poké Cup to get the second upgrade). This new Dodrio Hyper Mode speeds up the game play in the Game Boy mode even more. You can now select from three different speed levels and literally warp from one town to the other. This feature is really helpful when you're trying to level up some of your Pokémon. If you haven't beaten the Poké Cup yet, you will receive the Doduo upgrade at this time.

Battle Mewtwo

To unlock a hidden 6-on-1 battle with Mewtwo, beat the Gym Leader Castle and get trophies in all 10 tournaments in the Stadium Mode. The map screen will now turn to a night scene and a bonus tournament will open up in which you battle against the psychic super-Pokémon, Mewtwo (#150). Once you beat Mewtwo, you unlock a new game mode(R-2).Open Up R-2 Mode and Get New Title and Map Screens To get the secret R-2 Mode (as well as a brand-new title screen that shows Pikachu, Blastoise, Charizard, Venusaur and Mewtwo) defeat Mewtwo after you have beaten the Stadium Mode and Gym Leader Castle Mode. You will now see the final credits sequence, which will unlock the harder R-2 Mode and all new battles. You can toggle between R-2 and Regular Mode at the start-up screen by pressing C-Right. Note that the R-2 Mode only affects the Gym Leader Castle, Stadium and Mewtwo battles. It does not change the other modes.

Rent Mew

Did you know that you can get Mew as a Rental Pokémon in the Stadium R-2 Mode? The elusive #151 is available in the Prime Cup. If you're not one of the lucky few who owns Mew, you will need to rent Mew at one point to unlock Amnesia Psyduck.

Get Amnesia Psyduck

Have you ever wondered how you can get the elusive Amnesia technique? Well, it's hidden deep in Pokémon Stadium. Unlocking it will take a while, but it's definitely worth it. You have to register ALL 151 Pokemon in the Hall of Fame. Whenever you beat a tournament (or better even: Gym Leader Castle -- you only need to beat the final five trainers), your six Pokemon are entered into the Hall of Fame (even if you didn't use some of them in battle). It doesn't matter whether you use rental Pokemon or your own, but you can't have any gaps. Once you've filled it all up, you are awarded a free Psyduck bonus Pokemon that knows the Amnesia technique.

Bonus Stickers

Once you have beaten both the R-1 mode (including Mewtwo) and the R-2 Mode (including Mewtwo), you are given a set of bonus stickers that you can access in the Gallery Mode. When you're on the Gallery main screen, press and hold L and R and move the Cursor to Print. If you keep the buttons pressed, the Print option will now change to Bonus. You will now have access to a set of 16 bonus "wallpaper" stickers from all the different modes that you can print out at "Snap" Stations.

Hyper CPU Difficulty for Kids Club

To unlock this hidden difficulty setting, select a single-player game against three CPU-controlled opponents. You need to win the "Who's the Best?" challenge five times in a row on HARD difficulty. This will open up the new HYPER difficulty setting for the CPU players.