The Poké Cup is the classic tournament of Pokémon Stadium 2: four divisions of increasing difficulty, eight opponents each, three Pokémon chosen from six, between Lv. 50 and 55. This page covers the Poké Ball division, the easiest of the four, for Rounds 1 and 2.
A battle in the Poké Cup. Poké Cup rules
Pokémon from Lv. 50 to 55, with a combined level total of no more than 155.
Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh and Celebi are banned.
No duplicate Pokémon or items; Sleep, Freeze and Self-Destruct clauses apply.
A “continue” is offered if you beat an opponent without losing a Pokémon.
ℹ️ Reading the tables
The teams come from Serebii’s records. Items specific to Generation II, marked with an asterisk, are given under their modern equivalents: the Berry becomes the Oran Berry, the Gold Berry the Sitrus Berry, the Miracle Berry the Lum Berry, and so on. In the Castle, opponents are Lv. 50 or the level of your strongest Pokémon.
Round 1
Battle 1: Camper Nelson
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Caterpie 50 Persim Berry* Tackle, String Shot Weedle 50 Focus Band Poison Sting, String Shot Ledyba 50 Quick Claw Agility, Safeguard, Swift, Double-Edge Spinarak 50 Cheri Berry* Spider Web, Screech, Night Shade, Poison Sting Venonat 50 Miracle Seed Psychic, Stun Spore, Supersonic, Foresight Ledyba 50 Persim Berry* Supersonic, Double Team, Swift, Detect
Caterpie. Weedle. Battle 2: Swimmer Bruce
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Staryu 50 Mystic Water Swift, Recover, Hydro Pump, Rain Dance Seel 51 Never-Melt Ice Safeguard, Ice Beam, Take Down, Rain Dance Goldeen 50 Oran Berry* Waterfall, Flail, Horn Drill, Rain Dance Remoraid 51 Focus Band Psybeam, Aurora Beam, Lock-On, Rain Dance Poliwhirl 50 Leftovers Belly Drum, Body Slam, Surf, Hypnosis Shellder 50 King’s Rock Protect, Clamp, Supersonic, Rain Dance
Battle 3: Hiker Chester
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Onix 53 Soft Sand Sandstorm, Toxic, Bind, Slam Graveler 51 Quick Claw Self-Destruct, Earthquake, Defense Curl, Rollout Sudowoodo 51 Focus Band Rollout, Rock Slide, Feint Attack, Mimic Machop 51 Black Belt Focus Energy, Fire Punch, Seismic Toss, Cross Chop Phanpy 53 Lum Berry* Defense Curl, Rollout, Flail, Double-Edge Rhyhorn 51 King’s Rock Rollout, Horn Drill, Stomp, Scary Face
Battle 4: Super Nerd Clifford
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Ekans 50 Poison Barb Glare, Wrap, Bite, Sludge Bomb Magnemite 50 Metal Coat Lock-On, Zap Cannon, Supersonic, Screech Haunter 50 Spell Tag Lick, Night Shade, Spite, Curse Electrode 55 Lum Berry* Screech, Self-Destruct, Sonic Boom, Mirror Coat Porygon 55 Quick Claw Conversion, Tri Attack, Swagger, Psybeam Flaaffy 50 Magnet Thunder Wave, Thunder, Cotton Spore, Iron Tail
Battle 5: Beauty Alissa
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Chansey 51 Pink Bow Attract, Sing, Egg Bomb, Icy Wind Skiploom 52 Focus Band Attract, Leech Seed, Swagger, Mega Drain Snubbull 51 Persim Berry* Attract, Take Down, Charm, Bite Qwilfish 52 Berry Juice Attract, Take Down, Pin Missile, Hydro Pump Corsola 51 Quick Claw Attract, Ancient Power, Psychic, Mirror Coat Miltank 51 King’s Rock Attract, Stomp, Body Slam, Frustration
Battle 6: Burglar Jenson
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Charmeleon 53 Dragon Fang Flamethrower, Fire Spin, Dragon Breath, Scary Face Persian 50 — Thief, Bite, Pay Day, Shadow Ball Electabuzz 53 — Thief, Thunder Punch, Swift, Screech Quilava 50 Charcoal Flame Wheel, Quick Attack, Mud-Slap, Double Team Gligar 52 — Thief, Slash, Feint Attack, Screech Houndour 52 — Thief, Flamethrower, Crunch, Roar
Battle 7: Surfer Claude
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Tentacruel 51 Lum Berry* Icy Wind, Surf, Wrap, Toxic Tauros 52 Cheri Berry* Icy Wind, Surf, Strength, Thunder Vaporeon 52 Mystic Water Icy Wind, Bite, Haze, Shadow Ball Sneasel 51 King’s Rock Icy Wind, Ice Punch, Slash, Feint Attack Teddiursa 51 Oran Berry* Lick, Fury Cutter, Fire Punch, Dynamic Punch Delibird 51 Berry Juice Icy Wind, Present, Fly, Return
Battle 8: Psychic Mason
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Raichu 52 Focus Band Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, Dynamic Punch, Iron Tail Clefable 52 Chesto Berry* Attract, Thunder Punch, Shadow Ball, Ice Punch Growlithe 51 Leppa Berry* Flamethrower, Dragon Breath, Swift, Dig Slowpoke 52 Persim Berry* Curse, Dig, Surf, Psychic Natu 52 Sitrus Berry* Confuse Ray, Night Shade, Endure, Protect Smeargle 51 Quick Claw Spore, Confuse Ray, Aeroblast, Seismic Toss
Round 2
Battle 1: Camper Nelson
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Kakuna 50 Rawst Berry* Harden, Poison Sting Weepinbell 50 Miracle Seed Slam, Razor Leaf, Stun Spore, Sweet Scent Scyther 50 Chesto Berry* Slash, Steel Wing, Wing Attack, Swords Dance Ledyba 50 Cheri Berry* Agility, Reflect, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch Ariados 50 Berry Juice Psychic, Constrict, Scary Face, Night Shade Yanma 50 Persim Berry* Endure, Headbutt, Sonic Boom, Giga Drain
Kakuna. Weepinbell. Battle 2: Swimmer Bruce
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Dewgong 51 Quick Claw Rain Dance, Surf, Ice Beam, Headbutt Seadra 50 Focus Band Rain Dance, Surf, Ice Beam, Double-Edge Seaking 51 Scope Lens Rain Dance, Surf, Swift, Agility Lanturn 51 Mystic Water Rain Dance, Surf, Spark, Confuse Ray Azumarill 50 Sitrus Berry* Rain Dance, Surf, Iron Tail, Double-Edge Qwilfish 50 King’s Rock Rain Dance, Surf, Pin Missile, Sludge Bomb
Battle 3: Hiker Chester
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Butterfree 51 Persim Berry* Swift, Psybeam, Safeguard, Stun Spore Sandslash 51 Hard Stone Rollout, Iron Tail, Earthquake, Fury Cutter Graveler 51 Focus Band Rollout, Fire Punch, Earthquake, Self-Destruct Hitmonchan 51 Quick Claw Fire Punch, Mach Punch, Dynamic Punch, Thunder Punch Kabutops 51 Cheri Berry* Dig, Surf, Rollout, Fury Cutter Sunflora 51 King’s Rock Solar Beam, Sunny Day, Synthesis, Frustration
Battle 4: Super Nerd Clifford
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Electrode 51 King’s Rock Swagger, Screech, Explosion, Thunder Wave Porygon 51 Berry Juice Swagger, Toxic, Psych Up, Tri Attack Misdreavus 51 Quick Claw Confuse Ray, Screech, Thunder, Pain Split Pineco 52 Focus Band Swagger, Protect, Giga Drain, Double Team Miltank 51 Cheri Berry* Swagger, Surf, Stomp, Psych Up Pupitar 52 Sitrus Berry* Swagger, Screech, Headbutt, Sandstorm
Battle 5: Beauty Alissa
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Pidgeotto 50 Sitrus Berry* Attract, Toxic, Wing Attack, Quick Attack Wigglytuff 50 Persim Berry* Attract, Charm, Psychic, Thunder Marowak 54 Soft Sand Attract, Rage, Bone Rush, Skull Bash Togetic 51 Focus Band Attract, Fire Blast, Steel Wing, Shadow Ball Sudowoodo 51 Lum Berry* Attract, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch Delibird 54 Quick Claw Attract, Fly, Present, Aurora Beam
Battle 6: Burglar Jenson
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Ninetales 55 Persim Berry* Dig, Iron Tail, Safeguard, Confuse Ray Rapidash 50 Bright Powder Stomp, Swift, Iron Tail, Flame Wheel Quilava 50 Quick Claw Mud-Slap, Headbutt, Iron Tail, Flame Wheel Dunsparce 50 — Glare, Thief, Headbutt, Iron Tail Gligar 50 — Thief, Iron Tail, Feint Attack, Quick Attack Steelix 55 Focus Band Crunch, Mud-Slap, Iron Tail, Rock Throw
Battle 7: Surfer Claude
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Clefable 52 Chesto Berry* Charm, Blizzard, Mega Kick, Mega Punch Chansey 53 Focus Band Icy Wind, Strength, Iron Tail, Seismic Toss Kangaskhan 52 Sitrus Berry* Body Slam, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Thunder Punch Mr. Mime 53 Berry Juice Encore, Reflect, Psybeam, Ice Punch Dragonair 50 Cheri Berry* Twister, Icy Wind, Waterfall, Dragon Breath Sneasel 50 Leftovers Reflect, Icy Wind, Feint Attack, Shadow Ball
Battle 8: Psychic Mason
Pokémon Lv. Item Moves
Primeape 52 Cheri Berry* Low Kick, Headbutt, Iron Tail, Cross Chop Slowbro 52 Pink Bow Surf, Psychic, Tri Attack, Thunder Wave Meganium 52 Lum Berry* Reflect, Safeguard, Razor Leaf, Ancient Power Quagsire 51 Focus Band Dig, Surf, Iron Tail, Sludge Bomb Stantler 51 Persim Berry* Stomp, Psychic, Hypnosis, Confuse Ray Smeargle 52 Quick Claw Spore, Aeroblast, Super Fang, Sacred Fire
The other divisions: Poké Ball , Great Ball , Ultra Ball and Master Ball .
