Which console hosted the first Japanese Pokémon Stadium game in 1998?

The first Japanese Pokémon Stadium game was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998.

Known in Japan as Pocket Monsters Stadium, the game translated the series’ handheld battles into a three-dimensional console presentation. It was developed and published by Nintendo and released in Japan on August 1, 1998.

The Japanese game supported only 40 of the 151 Pokémon from the Game Boy titles. Technical limitations and development choices reduced the playable roster, even though the game connected to Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue through the Transfer Pak. Players could bring compatible Pokémon from the handheld games into the console experience.

The international release called Pokémon Stadium was a later, expanded version and should not be confused with the Japan-only original. That version supported all 151 first-generation Pokémon and arrived in other regions from 1999 to 2000. The shared name often causes the two releases to be treated as one identical game.