Pokemon Stadium Petit Cup guide - Rules, trainers and teams

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By Alan GadboisSenior Staff Writer

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Whether you're a new or returning player, our Pokemon Stadium Petit Cup guide will help you prepare for what's to come.Pokemon Stadium on Nintendo Switch Online omits one of the features that made the tough challenge a little easier. But the internet was in its infancy in the last 90s. The information overload below can help fill the gap.

Pokemon Stadium released almost 25 years ago on the N64, offering a much more challenging and different experience to the original Red, Blue and Yellow titles. The Petit Cup highlights the underdogs of the first 151 creatures, but that doesn't make it a walk in the park. Our Pokemon Stadium Petit Cup guide will help you prepare for what's to come.

Pokemon Stadium Petit Cup rules

Pokemon Stadium Petit Cup rules

  • GameBoy Usable: Yes
  • Rental Pokémon: Yes
  • Level Cap: Level 25 - 30
  • Level Restrictions: Combined Level must not exceed Level 80
  • Size Restriction: Pokémon cannot be taller than 6'08" or weigh more than 44lbs
  • Pokémon Restriction: Unevolved Pokémon only
  • Allow Same Pokémon: No
  • Pokémon Useable: All
  • Sleep Clause (No more than 2 Pokémon Asleep): Yes
  • Freeze Clause (No more than 2 Pokémon Frozen): Yes
  • Self KnockOut Clause (Final Pokémon fainting at the same time as opponent equals loss): Yes
  • Earn a continue by defeating the opponent without losing a Pokémon

As with any Pokemon event, there are rules to these cups. And the Petit cup is no different. There are a few rules here that limit what kinds of Pokemon that you can use as well as the level these Pokemon can be.

The main gimmick of this cup is that only unevolved Pokemon can be used. As they're restricted to below level 30, too, don't expect many hard-hitting moves.

Pokemon Stadium Petit Cup trainers and Pokemon

The Petit Cup only has one division, but has two rounds with eight trainers each. This makes the Petit Cup the perfect cup for new players to play through.

Petit Cup trainers round 1

Trainers
Pokemon / Moves
Bug Boy
Caterpie: Tackle, String Shot Oddish: Absorb, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Acid Weedle: Poison Sting, String Shot Bellsprout: Vine Whip, Growth, Poisonpowder, Stun Spore Paras: Scratch, Stun Spore, Leech Life Exeggcute: Barrage, Hypnosis, Reflect
Lad
Pidgey: Gust, Sand-Attack, Quick Attack, Whirlwind Bulbasaur: Tackle, Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Poison Powder Rattata: Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang, Focus Energy Ekans: Wrap, Poison Sting, Bite, Glare Ditto: Transform Zubat: Leech Life, Supersonic, Bite, Confuse Ray
Nerd
Geodude: Rock Throw, Self Destruct, Defense Curl, Bide Shellder: Explosion, Supersonic, Clamp, Take Down Gastly: Lick, Confuse Ray, Night Shade, Explosion Koffing: Smog, Toxic, Self Destruct, Fire Blast Voltorb: Tackle, Screech, Sonicboom, Explosion Exeggcute: Barrage, Leech Seed, Bide, Explosion
Sailor
Krabby: Bubblebeam, Cut, Vice Grip, Guillotine Machop: Karate Chop, Low Kick, Leer, Rage Horsea: Bubble, Smokescreen, Swift, Water Gun Goldeen: Peck, Supersonic, Horn Attack, Surf Magikarp: Splash, Tackle Spearow: Fly, Leer, Fury Attack, Mirror Move
Jr. (f)
Cubone: Bone Club, Headbutt, Substitute, Skull Bash Abra: Psywave, Tri Attack, Mimic, Substitue Growlithe: Ember, Leer, Double-edge, Dig Poliwag: Hypnosis, Ice Beam, Bubblebeam, Body Slam Meowth: Pay Day, Bubblebeam, Thunderbolt, Screech Jigglypuff: Sing, Doubleslap, Water Gun, Psychic
Jr. (m)
Diglett: Scratch, Growl, Dig, Sand-attack Zubat: Leech Life, Take Down, Bite, Confuse Ray Magnemite: Tackle, Sonicboom, Thunderbolt, Flash Charmander: Cut, Ember, Leer, Rage Farfetch'd: Peck, Sand-attack, Leer, Fury Attack Squirtle: Bite, Surf, Bide, Seismic Toss
Lass
Kabuto: Double-edge, Reflect, Surf, Ice Beam Clefairy: Sing, Minimize, Body Slam, Metronome Pikachu: Thunder wave, Quick Attack, Double Team, Thunderbolt Jigglypuff: Sing, Blizzard, Mega Kick, Rest Vulpix: Ember, Quick Attack, Dig, Fire Blast Eevee: Sand-attack, Double-edge, Quick Attack, Toxic
Pkmaniac
Nidoran(m): Horn Attack, Double Kick, Poison Sting, Horn Drill Sandshrew: Sand-attack, Slash, Earthquake, Rock Slide Nidoran(f):Take Down, Toxic, Bide, Tail Whip Psyduck: Scratch, Surf, Ice Beam, Rest Dratini: Thunder Wave, Wrap, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Omanyte: Surf, Blizzard, Double Team, Double-edge

Petit Cup trainers round 2

Trainer
Pokemon / Moves
Bug Boy
Magikarp: Splash, Tackle Oddish: Mega Drain, Stun Spore, Solarbeam, Acid Caterpie: Tackle, String Shot Bellsprout: Mega Drain, Wrap, Acid, Stun Spore Ekans: Wrap, Poison Sting, Bite, Glare Exeggcute: Egg Bomb, Toxic, Reflect, Psychic
Lad
Pidgey: Fly, Sand-attack, Quick Attack, Double-edge Bulbasaur: Razor Leaf, Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Toxic Weedle: Poison Sting, String Shot Paras: Body Slam, Stun Spore, Dig, Mega DRain Ditto: Transform Zubat: Leech Life, Bide, Bite, Confuse Ray
Nerd
Krabby: Surf, Body Slam, Swords Dance, Guillotine Shellder: Surf, Supersonic, Clamp, Explosion Horsea: Surf, Smokescreen, Swift, Ice Beam Machop: Karate Chop, Low Kick, Submission, Seismic Toss Rattata: Dig, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang, Blizzard Nidoran(m): Body Slam, Blizzard, Toxic, Double-edge
Sailor
Geodude: Rock Slide, Explosion, Earthquake, Submission Shellder: Ice Beam, Explosion, Supersonic, Toxic Gastly: Mega Drain, Confuse Ray, Night Shade, Explosion Koffing: Toxic, Explosion, Fire Blast, Thunder Voltorb: Thunderbolt, Screech, Thunder Wave, Explosion Exeggcute: Hypnosis, Explosion, Egg Bomb, Reflect
Jr.(f)
Goldeen: Horn Drill, Supersonic, Ice Beam, Surf Nidoran(f): Double Kick, Toxic, Blizzard, Thunderbolt Spearow: Fly, Sky Attack, Fury Attack, Mirror Move Poliwag: Hypnosis, Ice Beam, Bubblebeam, Body Slam Squirtle: Pay Day, Bubblebeam, Thunderbolt, Screech Jigglypuff: Sing, Doubleslap, Water Gun, Psychic
Jr.(m)
Clefairy: Seismic Toss, Thunderbolt, Psychic, Ice Beam Magnemite: Swift, Sonicboom, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave Abra: Psychic, Double Team, Seismic Toss, Thunder Wave Cubone: Earthquake, Blizzard, Fire Blast, Submission Growlithe: Dragon Rage, Fire Blast, Dig, Double-edge Charmander: Double-edge, Seismic Toss, Fire Blast, Dig
Lass
Kabuto: Double-edge, Double Team, Surf, Ice Beam Pikachu: Thunder Wave, Quick Attack, Double Team, Thunderbolt Vulpix: Swift, Quick Attack, Dig, Fire Blast Diglett: Body Slam, Sand-attack, Earthquake, Rock Slide Meowth: Body Slam, Thunderbolt, Screech, Bubblebeam Eevee: Sand-attack, Double-edge, Quick Attack, Toxic
Pkmaniac
Omanyte: Surf, Blizzard, Double Team, Double-edge Farfetch'd: Fly, Toxic, Body Slam, Swords Dance Dratini: Toxic, Wrap, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Sandshrew: Sand-attack, Slash, Earthquake, Rock Slide Psyduck: Body Slam, Surf, Blizzard, Seismic Toss Voltorb: Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Explosion, Toxic

Pokemon Stadium Petit Cup strategies

As for what Pokemon you'll want to have, we'd recommend having a wide variety of coverage options to deal with the unique Pokemon you'll face. Here are a couple recommendations of Pokemon to pick for your team.

  • Clefairy
  • Squirtle
  • Gastly
  • Pikachu
  • Exeggcute
  • Koffing

And that's all there is to it folks! If you're looking for more Pokemon content, then check our some of our Pokemon Scarlet and Violet guides, such as our guide to the Paldea region map, our guide to class rewards, and our Pokemon Scarlet and Violet breeding guide.

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