Once you have won all of the cups and defeated the Gym Leader Castle, a new aspect arrives in the main area of the Pokémon Stadium. In the south-east of the area, a new cave will open up. In this cave, you will find your rival who will challenge you. Like the Mewtwo battle in the predecessor, the battle is a somewhat strong one where the Rival uses three legendary Pokémon but you can use all six of your Pokémon.

Once defeated in Round 1, it will open up the hard mode of the game: Round 2. After defeating everything in Round 2, you can challenge the Rival again, but he is far stronger

Rules

GameBoy Usable: Yes
Rental Pokémon: Yes (Details)

Level Cap: Level 1 - 100
Allow Same Pokémon: No
Pokémon Useable: All
Allow Same Items: No
Sleep Clause (No more than 2 Pokémon Asleep): No
Freeze Clause (No more than 2 Pokémon Frozen): No
Self KnockOut Clause (Final Pokémon fainting at the same time as opponent equals loss): Yes

Round 1

Rival Mewtwo Lugia Ho-Oh
Battle Type
Single Battle
Attacks:
Safeguard
Psychic
Hidden Power
Thunderpunch
Attacks:
Safeguard
Surf
Psychic
Aeroblast
Attacks:
Safeguard
Steel Wing
Earthquake
Sacred Fire
Hold Item:
Twistedspoon
Hold Item:
Sharp Beak
Hold Item:
Charcoal

Round 2

Rival Mewtwo Lugia Ho-Oh
Battle Type
Single Battle
Attacks:
Psychic
Recover
Submission
Thunderbolt
Attacks:
Psychic
Safeguard
Earthquake
Aeroblast
Attacks:
Thunder
Giga Drain
Earthquake
Sacred Fire
Hold Item:
King's Rock
Hold Item:
Leftovers
Hold Item:
Quick Claw