Game Art Styles

Pokémon Stadium

Nintendo EAD · 1999

Fixed camera · Strategy · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Low-poly
Colors
BlueGrayGreenWhiteYellowBlackRed
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient
Texture
Low-res textures
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

Pokémon Stadium presents turn-based battles with the original 151 Pokémon in 3D arenas. It includes tournaments, Gym Leader challenges and minigames, with Transfer Pak support for Pokémon trained in the compatible Game Boy games.

Art style

Pokémon Stadium (1999, Nintendo EAD) is a 3D low-poly game played from a fixed camera view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading and low-res textures. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Original release · Nintendo 64
Developer
Nintendo EAD, HAL Laboratory
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1999-04-30 Japan, Nintendo 64
2000-03-06 North America, Nintendo 64
2000-03-23 Australia, Nintendo 64
2000-04-07 Europe, Nintendo 64
2023-04-12 Worldwide, Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Platforms
Nintendo 64, Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Also known as
ポケモンスタジアム2 (Japan)
Pokémon Stadium 2 (Japan)
Pocket Monsters Stadium 2 (Japan)
Credits
Tatsuya Hishida Art Director
Masanao Arimoto 2D CG Director
Shinya Takahashi 3D CG Director
Tsuyoshi Watanabe Pokémon Modeling Directors
Benimaru Itoh Pokémon Modeling Directors
Yoichi Kotabe Character Supervisor
Ken Sugimori Original Characters
Shigeki Morimoto Original Characters
Motofumi Fujiwara Original Characters
Atsuko Nishida Original Characters
Takao Shimizu Director
Kenji Miki Producers
Tsunekazu Ishihara Producers
Satoru Iwata Producers
Shigeru Miyamoto Producers
Links
official · nintendo · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 4

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