On what date was Pokémon Stadium first released in Japan for Nintendo 64?

Pokémon Stadium was first released in Japan on April 30, 1999, for Nintendo 64.

The game brought Pokémon battles into a 3D arena and supported the 151 species from Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. With the Nintendo 64 Transfer Pak, players could use Pokémon stored in compatible Game Boy cartridges.

Pokémon Stadium includes tournament cups, Gym Leader Castle challenges, and minigames. Its Japanese release followed the Japan-only Pocket Monsters Stadium, which had a much smaller usable selection of Pokémon. The international Pokémon Stadium is therefore not the first game in the broader Stadium line, even though it was the first Stadium title released in Western regions.

Outside Japan, Pokémon Stadium launched in North America on March 6, 2000, and in Europe on April 7, 2000. Those later dates are often remembered because the game became a major Nintendo 64 release in Western markets.

Nintendo later re-released Pokémon Stadium through Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo 64 service in 2023.