Pokémon Stadium 2 is a strategy video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It features all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations of the franchise. It was released in Japan on December 14, 2000, in North America on March 26, 2001, and in Europe on October 10, 2001. In Western regions it was titled "Pokémon Stadium 2", as it was the second "Stadium" game to be released outside Japan, in which it was the third game in the series. It supports Dolby Surround sound.