Other Tiers Stadium Cup Format Hub

[Plague von Karma]

Approved by emma in like, August or something, just took a while to sort out

Jump to the formats you're interested in here;
Poke Cup
Prime Cup
Pika Cup
Petit Cup
Nintendo Cup '98
Nintendo Cup '99
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This is a thread dedicated to the Stadium Cups featured in the N64 title Pokemon Stadium. Some players have tried out these old metagames on Pokemon Showdown now that the new ruling systems can let you replicate them. These metagames were originally ported from the competitive scene in Japan from 1996 to 1999, although they were also featured in tournaments such as Stadium World Tour 2000. Some were even ported to Pokemon Yellow under "Colosseum2". There's much history to these metagames, though little optimisation has been attempted since due to them largely being forgotten outside of Japan.

Each format runs the following "universal clauses";

• Bring 6 Pick 3 Team Preview - You can view the opponent's team, nicknames, and levels, and pick 3 to battle.
• Species Clause - Duplicate Pokemon species cannot be used.
• Stadium Sleep Clause - No two Pokemon can be asleep. Pokemon that have used Rest count towards this, but it does not fail if the clause is triggered.
• Freeze Clause - No two Pokemon can be frozen.
• Self-KO Clause - If a Pokemon forces a tie through Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user loses.

A few also use a Level Range rule, which was designed to accomodate players due to RBY's difficult grind. In these rules, Pokemon must be within a certain level range, and those picked in Team Preview cannot exceed a combined specified level. While it seems technical and unnecessary, it adds some interesting flavour to teambuilding, allowing you to invest levels to learn certain moves, speed creep, or just create an "ace". It also makes usage of faster Pokemon like Jolteon and Dugtrio more encouraged, as they can often outspeed Pokemon 5 levels higher than them.

Traditionally, these metagames are played without Tradebacks; this especially applies to Pika Cup, as Tradebacks drastically lowers obtainable levels, which makes many new Pokemon legal, changes level-up learnsets, and overall essentially makes it Poke Cup Lite. However, some players do implement other changes, such as adding Evasion Clause and OHKO Clause to "modernise" the formats.

Without further ado, let's get into the formats!

 

[Plague von Karma]

Poke Cup

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Introduction
Poke Cup is a "port" of Nintendo Cup '97, bringing it into the Stadium environment alongside a few additional rule changes. Because of Stadium's large changes to mechanics on top of this, the format is very distinct from the original format, often being considered more competitive, as virtually all the problematic elements were nerfed: Blizzard's freeze chance was lowered, Evasion was nerfed, sleep was nuked from orbit, so on, so forth. Because it was released after Pokemon Yellow, it indirectly introduced Yellow's moveset changes to the metagame - notably Bind Pinsir - although this didn't change much in the metagame. Because of its age, clauses for Evasion and OHKO are absent, but it did introduce Freeze Clause.

The following commands can be used to play the metagame on Pokemon Showdown, run in Stadium OU.

/tour rules Max Level = 55, Min Level = 50, Max Total Level = 155, Picked Team Size = 3, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, Team Preview
/challenge USERNAME, gen1stadiumou @@@ Max Level = 55, Min Level = 50, Max Total Level = 155, Picked Team Size = 3, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, Team Preview

Ruleset
The following rulings apply in Poke Cup;

• Team Preview (Pick 3) - As is tradition in Stadium, you get a preview of the opposing team's Pokemon and levels prior to the battle starting. Three Pokemon are picked during Team Preview.
• Level Limit - Pokemon can only be within Levels 50-55, and the three Pokemon you choose to enter battle cannot exceed a combined level of 155. Combined with the previous rule, you're given 5 "free levels" to distribute amongst Pokemon.
• Species Clause - Duplicate Pokemon species cannot be used.
• Stadium Sleep Clause - No two Pokemon can be asleep. Pokemon that have used Rest count towards this, but it does not fail if the clause is triggered.
• Freeze Clause - No two Pokemon can be frozen.
• Self-KO Clause - If a Pokemon forces a tie through Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user loses.
• Mewtwo and Mew are banned.

Viability Rankings
No viability rankings are available. However, the NC97 VR may give you some ideas.

Basic Strategy
This format can be seen as Nintendo's "OU equivalent", allowing all Pokemon except Mewtwo and Mew alongside your "usual suspect" clauses. Thus, you see many OU Pokemon in the format, often with different sets, such as Double Team + Rest Lapras. You'll also see many popular NC97 picks like Dugtrio and Nidoking, the latter of which adores the changes Poke Cup brought to the meta, being capable of functioning as a Focus Energy attacker. Jynx notably fell out of this format because of the changes to sleep and Blizzard, as well as the introduction of Substitute, making its previously powerful lead niche much less potent. Poke Cup generally allows for a very diverse format with a lot of interesting strategies to utilise.

Resources
Nintendo Cup 1997 Strategy Dex Entry
While much less relevant because of the format changes, this is still the best resource we have for this format at the moment. Sample sets are within.

RoA Sample Teams
These are for NC97 as well, but they are decently functional in Poke Cup with a few tweaks.

Levels & Moves in Nintendo Formats
A resource helpful for building that shows a few moves only obtainable with level investment.

Pokemon Battle Historia
A site with tons of NC97 information, albeit in Japanese. Can be applied to Poke Cup.

 

[Plague von Karma]

Prime Cup

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Introduction
Prime Cup is Stadium's "Uber" format, allowing any Pokemon and having the least amount of rules. It features your usual "universal clauses" that Stadium features, and that's it: no Pokemon bans or level ranges here. Just pure level 100 brawls. Thus, this format centralises heavily around Mewtwo and Mew, leaving little room for much else to breathe. You'll often be picking Mewtwo and Mew, plus a 3rd Pokemon to give you a slight edge against the opposing team.

The following commands can be used to play the metagame on Pokemon Showdown, run in Stadium OU.

/tour rules Picked Team Size = 3, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, +Uber, Team Preview
/challenge USERNAME, gen1stadiumou @@@ Picked Team Size = 3, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, +Uber, Team Preview

Ruleset

• Team Preview (Pick 3) - As is tradition in Stadium, you get a preview of the opposing team's Pokemon and levels prior to the battle starting. Three Pokemon are picked during Team Preview.
• Species Clause - Duplicate Pokemon species cannot be used.
• Stadium Sleep Clause - No two Pokemon can be asleep. Pokemon that have used Rest count towards this, but it does not fail if the clause is triggered.
• Freeze Clause - No two Pokemon can be frozen.
• Self-KO Clause - If a Pokemon forces a tie through Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user loses.
• Pokemon can be anywhere between Levels 2 and 100, 2 being the lowest obtainable level in RBY.

Viability Rankings
No viability rankings are available but you bet your sweet bippy Mewtwo and Mew are S+.

Basic Strategy
Prime Cup is the wild west with very little room for error. While Bring 6 Pick 3 seems as though it would make it a bit easier to bring worse Pokemon, let's be real, your first two picks are Mew and Mewtwo. Ergo, your last Pokemon has to really count. I personally tend to use Jolteon a lot, as it speed ties Mewtwo and can paralyze Pokemon before Substitute comes up. Because of the restrictions, Mew and Mewtwo can technically run lead sets, allowing for Pokemon like Snorlax or Rhydon to be used in the back for potential exploitation later. This format is overall very different to RBY Ubers, with a lot of room for growth.

Resources
No resources available.

 

[Plague von Karma]

This was written with extensive assistance from Beelzemon 2003, who's played this format more than basically anyone.

Pika Cup

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Introduction
A cup for low-level Pokémon that first appeared in 1998 in Pokémon Yellow, it was later featured in the Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour, a series of tournaments that took place in Canada and the US. Pika Cup uses standard clauses; however, it uses Stadium Sleep Clause which also activates when a Pokémon uses Rest.

Only Pokémon that can be legally obtained at levels 15-20 in Gen I are allowed, the only exception is Mew, which is banned because it is Uber. Tradeback pokémon and moves are also banned, this gives a total of 112 pokémon allowed (115 in Japan). Since this is a Nintendo format, players have to choose three of their six Pokémon for the battle; finally, the combined sum level of the chosen mons must be between 45 and 50 (e.g. you can only have one level 20 Pokémon per battle).

The following commands can be used to play the metagame on Pokemon Showdown, run in Stadium OU:

/tour rules Team Preview, Min Level = 15, Max Level = 20, Max Total Level = 50, Min Team Size = 6, Picked Team Size = 3, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Venusaur, -Charizard, -Blastoise, -Pidgeot, -Arbok, -Sandslash, -Golbat, -Gloom, -Vileplume, -Venomoth, -Persian, -Primeape, -Machoke, -Weepinbell, -Victreebel, -Graveler, -Rapidash, -Magneton, -Dodrio, -Grimer, -Hypno, -Marowak, -Weezing, -Seaking, -Electabuzz, -Magmar, -Tauros, -Eevee, -Vaporeon, -Jolteon, -Flareon, -Omastar, -Kabutops, -Aerodactyl, -Snorlax, -Articuno, -Zapdos, -Moltres, -Dragonite, -Mewtwo, -Mew, -Koffing, -Ponyta, -Seel, -Kangaskhan, -Golem, -Muk

/challenge USERNAME, gen1stadiumou @@@ Team Preivew, Min Level = 15, Max Level = 20, Max Total Level = 50, Min Team Size = 6, Picked Team Size = 3, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Venusaur, -Charizard, -Blastoise, -Pidgeot, -Arbok, -Sandslash, -Golbat, -Gloom, -Vileplume, -Venomoth, -Persian, -Primeape, -Machoke, -Weepinbell, -Victreebel, -Graveler, -Rapidash, -Magneton, -Dodrio, -Seel, -Grimer, -Hypno, -Marowak, -Weezing, -Seaking, -Electabuzz, -Magmar, -Tauros, -Eevee, -Vaporeon, -Jolteon, -Flareon, -Omastar, -Kabutops, -Aerodactyl, -Snorlax, -Articuno, -Zapdos, -Moltres, -Dragonite, -Mewtwo, -Mew, -Koffing, -Ponyta, -Seel, -Kangaskhan, -Golem, -Muk

Ruleset
The following rulings apply in Pika Cup;

• Team Preview (Pick 3) - As is tradition in Stadium, you get a preview of the opposing team's Pokemon and levels prior to the battle starting. Three Pokemon are picked during Team Preview.
• Level Limit - Pokemon can only be within Levels 15-20, and the three Pokemon you choose to enter battle cannot exceed a combined level of 50. Combined with the previous rule, you're given 5 "free levels" to distribute amongst Pokemon.
• Species Clause - Duplicate Pokemon species cannot be used.
• Stadium Sleep Clause - No two Pokemon can be asleep. Pokemon that have used Rest count towards this, but it does not fail if the clause is triggered.
• Freeze Clause - No two Pokemon can be frozen.
• Self-KO Clause - If a Pokemon forces a tie through Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user loses.
• Mew is banned.

Viability Rankings
This VR was decided on by Beelzemon 2003, which paints a fairly accurate picture of the format.
A+:
Alakazam
Chansey
Jynx
Lapras

A-:
Exeggutor
Slowbro
Starmie

B+:
Electrode
Gengar
Gyarados
Rhydon

B-:
Arcanine
Clefable
Dragonair
Raichu

C+:
Cloyster
Dugtrio
Nidoking
Tentacruel

C:
Kadabra
Mr. Mime

C-:
Tangela

Basic Strategy

Due to the low levels of the format many Pokémon don't have access to some of their best level up moves, some examples include Amnesia Slowbro, Confuse Ray Lapras, Stun Spore Exeggutor and Recover on any Pokémon; on the other hand, some pokémon are only available at level 20 like Tentacruel, Gengar, Hitmonlee and Omanyte; finally, some pokémon that are good in Gen I OU, like Tauros and Snorlax, are absent because they can only be obtained past level 20, all of this makes teambuilding for Pika Cup hard.

The format is centered around Alakazam, Chansey, Jynx and Dragon Rage users. Games tend to be fast paced; however, stall exists to a certain degree in the form of Substitute and Rest. Wrap is a gimmick, but when it works its user can sweep an entire team. Despite its challenges, Pika Cup is one of the most interesting formats of Gen I due to its fast pace nature and unique qualities.

Resources
Beelzemon 2003's Gen I Side Formats thread
Contains old sample teams, modified fun rulesets, and more!

Plague von Karma's Pika Cup Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet compiling mini analyses on each Pokemon that's available in the format.

 

[Plague von Karma]

This was written with extensive assistance from Beelzemon 2003, who's played this format more than basically anyone.

Petit Cup

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Introduction
A format for cute Pokémon. The Petit Cup is known for its many restrictions; to qualify, Pokémon should meet the following requirements: be unevolved in Gen I (this includes Pokémon like Ditto), have a height no more than 2 m (6'07''), have a weight no more than 20 kg (44.1 lbs) and, finally, have a level between 25 and 30. Only 46 Pokémon meet the requirements; however, Mew is banned because it is Uber, this brings down a total of 45 Pokémon allowed.

The Petit Cup is a format of extremes, most Pokémon have one or two good stats while the rest are bad, e.g. Abra has high Special and Speed, but low HP, Attack and Defense. This results in a fast, offensive format where Pokemon with Dragon Rage often perform well.

The following commands can be used to play the metagame on Pokemon Showdown, run in Stadium OU.

/tour rules Max Level = 30, Min Level = 25, Max Total Level = 80, Picked Team Size = 3, Team Preview, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Uber, -OU, -UU, -NFE, -Venonat, -Drowzee, -Doduo, -Mankey, -Rhyhorn, -Tentacool
/challenge USERNAME, gen1stadiumou @@@ Max Level = 30, Min Level = 25, Max Total Level = 80, Picked Team Size = 3, Team Preview, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Uber, -OU, -UU, -NFE, -Venonat, -Drowzee, -Doduo, -Mankey, -Rhyhorn, -Tentacool

Ruleset

• Team Preview (Pick 3) - As is tradition in Stadium, you get a preview of the opposing team's Pokemon and levels prior to the battle starting. Three Pokemon are picked during Team Preview.
• Level Limit - Pokemon can only be within Levels 25-30, and the three Pokemon you choose to enter battle cannot exceed a combined level of 80. Combined with the previous rule, you're given 5 "free levels" to distribute amongst Pokemon.
• Height-Weight Limit - Pokemon must have a height no more than 2 m (6'07''), have a weight no more than 20 kg (44.1 lbs).
• Species Clause - Duplicate Pokemon species cannot be used.
• Stadium Sleep Clause - No two Pokemon can be asleep. Pokemon that have used Rest count towards this, but it does not fail if the clause is triggered.
• Freeze Clause - No two Pokemon can be frozen.
• Self-KO Clause - If a Pokemon forces a tie through Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user loses.
• Mew and any evolved Pokemon are also banned.

Viability Rankings
This VR was decided on by Beelzemon 2003, which paints a fairly accurate picture of the format.
S:
Abra
Clefairy
Diglett
Dratini
Exeggcute
Gastly
Poliwag

A:
Charmander
Growlithe
Pikachu
Psyduck
Voltorb

B:
Bulbasaur
Farfetch'd
Geodude
Goldeen
Horsea
Jigglypuff
Meowth
Omanyte
Sandshrew
Shellder
Spearow
Squirtle
Vulpix

C:
Cubone
Ekans
Machop
Nidoran-F
Nidoran-M
Rattata

Basic Strategy
The format is centered around the top tiers, most of them are fast and have strong attacks: Abra has Psychic and can paralyze opponents with Thunder Wave; Diglett outspeeds any Pokémon that is not Voltorb and strikes hard with Earthquake and Rock Slide; Gastly has a wide repertoire of Special attacks and can Explode; finally, Poliwag is a mixed attacker. The other top mons are slow but compensate for it with other traits: Clefairy is a mixed attacker that has Thunder Wave, Exeggcute has good bulk, can recover with Rest, shatters its opponent minds with Psychic and can Explode; finally, Dratini has many Special Attacks, can annoy its opponent with AgiliWrap and has access to Dragon Rage, an attack that is dangerous in a format full of Pokémon with low HP. The mid-high Pokémon also have some advantages, but they're not as strong as the top tiers.

As is the case of other Stadium formats, Paralysis is the best status condition that you can inflict in the opponent (well, Freeze is the best status, but you can't inflict it at will). Petit Cup is a fast and ultra violent format, so you should make each one of your moves count.

Resources
Beelzemon 2003's Gen 1 Side Formats Thread
Contains sample teams, modified fun rulesets, and a wealth of useful information.

RBY 2k20's old analyses
Contains analyses produced mostly by May with assistance from Beelzemon 2003.

Smogon Strategy Dex entry
Contains the ruleset and many sample sets, contributed by May and Beelzemon 2003.

 

[Plague von Karma]

Nintendo Cup '98

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Introduction
Nintendo Cup '98 was originally introduced through the first Japanese Pokemon Stadium - often dubbed "Stadium Zero" in the international community - which has different mechanics to the second game that was released internationally. However, it was still ported to the second Japanese Pokemon Stadium. This version is the most accessible to an international audience right now, being possible to simulate on Pokemon Showdown. Being played before Yellow's release, it tends to restrict Yellow content. It's typically seen as a micrometa, but given the OU Pokemon available, it still sees some diversity.

The following commands can be used to play the metagame on Pokemon Showdown, run in Stadium OU.

/tour rules Adjust Level Down = 30, Picked Team Size = 3, Team Preview, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Uber, -OU, -UU, -NU, -NFE, -LC, +Beedrill, +Fearow, +Pikachu, +Nidoqueen, +Nidoking, +Dugtrio, +Primeape, +Arcanine, +Alakazam, +Machamp, Golem, +Magneton, +Cloyster, +Gengar, +Onix, +Hypno, +Electrode, +Exeggutor, +Chansey, +Kangaskhan, +Starmie, +Scyther, +Jynx, +Pinsir, +Tauros, +Gyarados, +Lapras, +Ditto, +Vaporeon, +Jolteon, +Flareon, +Aerodactyl, +Snorlax, Nintendo Cup 1997 Move Legality
/challenge USERNAME, gen1stadiumou @@@ Adjust Level Down = 30, Picked Team Size = 3, Team Preview, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Uber, -OU, -UU, -NU, -NFE, -LC, +Beedrill, +Fearow, +Pikachu, +Nidoqueen, +Nidoking, +Dugtrio, +Primeape, +Arcanine, +Alakazam, +Machamp, Golem, +Magneton, +Cloyster, +Gengar, +Onix, +Hypno, +Electrode, +Exeggutor, +Chansey, +Kangaskhan, +Starmie, +Scyther, +Jynx, +Pinsir, +Tauros, +Gyarados, +Lapras, +Ditto, +Vaporeon, +Jolteon, +Flareon, +Aerodactyl, +Snorlax, Nintendo Cup 1997 Move Legality

Ruleset
The following rulings apply in Nintendo Cup '98;

• Team Preview (Pick 3) - As is tradition in Stadium, you get a preview of the opposing team's Pokemon and levels prior to the battle starting. Three Pokemon are picked during Team Preview.
• Level Limit - Pokemon must be Level 30.
• Species Clause - Duplicate Pokemon species cannot be used.
• Stadium Sleep Clause - No two Pokemon can be asleep. Pokemon that have used Rest count towards this, but it does not fail if the clause is triggered.
• Freeze Clause - No two Pokemon can be frozen.
• Self-KO Clause - If a Pokemon forces a tie through Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user loses.

The following Pokemon are legal;

Viability Rankings
The following Viability Rankings were taken from Pokemon Battle Historia, where the format has been preserved in the Japanese community and ranks every available Pokemon. Note that this is made with Stadium Zero in mind;

SSS
Exeggutor

SS
Chansey
Starmie

S
Tauros
Lapras

A+
Dugtrio
Electrode
Jolteon

A
Gengar
Jynx

A-
Snorlax

B
Alakazam
Golem
Cloyster

C
Nidoqueen
Hypno
Gyarados

D
Primeape
Arcanine
Kangaskhan
Pinsir
Aerodactyl

E
Nidoking
Magneton
Onix
Vaporeon:
Flareon

F
Beedrill
Fearow
Machamp
Scyther
Ditto

G
Pikachu

Basic Strategy
Despite being essentially kneecapped with the removal of Powders, Exeggutor dominates Nintendo Cup '98 through sheer force of will, that being its amazing Psychic and Explosion access. While it did lose a lot, many of its checks were also either removed (Articuno) or nerfed by the level restrictions (Jolteon), making it the best Pokemon to use to trade hits with. Still being effectively a two-for-one deal through sheer power, Exeggutor is incredible in the 3v3 format presented. Starmie and Gengar are incredibly powerful as well, both having massive offensive potential, though Chansey still comes in clutch to deny them progress. You're really trying to hammer everything quickly here, the format is very fast-paced!

Resources
Nintendo Cup 1998 Strategy Dex Entry
Contains format information, but no sample sets.

Levels & Moves in Nintendo Formats
A resource helpful for building that shows a few moves only obtainable with level investment.

Pokemon Battle Historia
A site with tons of Nintendo Cup information, albeit in Japanese.

 

[Plague von Karma]

Nintendo Cup '99

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Introduction
Nintendo Cup '99 was the final Nintendo Cup format for RBY, acting as a "UU" tier for Nintendo Cup '97 and by extension Poke Cup. Essentially, all Pokemon that topped at the Spaceworld 1997 national event for Nintendo Cup '97 were banned. This format acts as a kind of time capsule for Pokemon's earliest metagame development as a result, featuring what is one of the earliest "OU" lists, with Pokemon like Cloyster, Slowbro, and Rhydon not making the cut! Being played in Pokemon Stadium, it is an official format perfectly replicable on Pokemon Showdown right now!

The following commands can be used to play the metagame on Pokemon Showdown, run in Stadium OU.

/tour rules Adjust Level Down = 50, Picked Team Size = 3, Team Preview, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Venusaur, -Dugtrio, -Alakazam, -Golem, -Magneton, -Gengar, -Hypno, -Electrode, -Exeggutor, -Chansey, -Kangaskhan, -Starmie, -Jynx, -Tauros, -Gyarados, -Lapras, -Ditto, -Vaporeon, -Jolteon, -Snorlax, -Articuno, -Zapdos, -Dragonite
/challenge USERNAME, gen1stadiumou @@@ Adjust Level Down = 50, Picked Team Size = 3, Team Preview, !Evasion Clause, !OHKO Clause, -Venusaur, -Dugtrio, -Alakazam, -Golem, -Magneton, -Gengar, -Hypno, -Electrode, -Exeggutor, -Chansey, -Kangaskhan, -Starmie, -Jynx, -Tauros, -Gyarados, -Lapras, -Ditto, -Vaporeon, -Jolteon, -Snorlax, -Articuno, -Zapdos, -Dragonite

Ruleset
The following rulings apply in Nintendo Cup '98;

• Team Preview (Pick 3) - As is tradition in Stadium, you get a preview of the opposing team's Pokemon and levels prior to the battle starting. Three Pokemon are picked during Team Preview.
• Level Limit - Pokemon must be Level 50.
• Species Clause - Duplicate Pokemon species cannot be used.
• Stadium Sleep Clause - No two Pokemon can be asleep. Pokemon that have used Rest count towards this, but it does not fail if the clause is triggered.
• Freeze Clause - No two Pokemon can be frozen.
• Self-KO Clause - If a Pokemon forces a tie through Self-Destruct or Explosion, the user loses.

All Pokemon that topped in Nintendo Cup '97 are banned, which includes;

Viability Rankings
The following Viability Rankings were taken from Pokemon Battle Historia, where the format has been preserved in the Japanese community;

SSS
Slowbro

SS
Persian
Haunter
Electabuzz

S
Raichu
Ninetales
Victreebel

A+
Kadabra
Tentacruel
Rhydon

A
Charizard
Sandslash
Nidoking
Mr. Mime
Moltres

A-
Nidoqueen
Clefable
Venomoth
Poliwrath
Dewgong

B
Blastoise
Rapidash
Cloyster
Flareon
Omastar

Basic Strategy
As one would expect, Slowbro ends up becoming the tier despot with Pokemon like Zapdos leaving the tier. However, it isn't entirely broken either, with Pokemon like Victreebel and Electabuzz coming in to save the day. The real big threat is Persian, being a fast, offensive Pokemon that results in many Pokemon running Counter so it KOes itself. Remember, Substitute and Counter can work together in RBY, and Stadium is no exception! True to the 3v3 style, games end quickly, and every turn counts!

Resources
Nintendo Cup 1999 Strategy Dex Entry
Contains format information and translated sample sets.

Levels & Moves in Nintendo Formats
A resource helpful for building that shows a few moves only obtainable with level investment.

Pokemon Battle Historia
A site with tons of Nintendo Cup information, albeit in Japanese.

Introductory Article
An article outlining basic strategy by myself.