Lake of Rage

Lake of Rage
Lake of Rage in Super Smash Flash 2.
Universe	Pokémon
Appearance	Super Smash Flash 2
Home stage for
Size	Large
Availability	Starter
Music tracks	Lake of Rage Swing Battle! (Champion / Red)
Tournament legality	Banned

Lake of Rage (いかりのみずうみ) is a starter stage in Super Smash Flash 2 that hails from the Pokémon series. It is based on the area of the same name from Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.

Getting a total of 20 KOs or self-destructs in the bottom blast line of this stage will unlock Steel Diver.

Layout

Lake of Rage consists of two main platforms, both extending to the bottom blast line, separated by a large gap filled with water. The left platform extends to the left blast line and contains a large, flat surface on its left side and a staircase sloped downwards toward another flat surface on the right side, which has a semisoft platform in the shape of a dock on its right edge. The right platform has uneven terrain with a steep slope on its left side and small depression to the right of it.

Music

• The main music track is Lake of Rage Swing, a calm remix of the theme that plays on Routes 42, 43, 44, and the Lake of Rage itself in Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.
• The alternate music track is Battle! (Champion / Red), an orchestral rock remix of the theme that plays during the battle against the champion Lance or the trainer Red in Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.

Tournament Legality

This stage is banned in competitive play. It has a pit in the middle and a walk off on one side.

Origin

The Lake of Rage and red Gyarados as they appear in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Lake of Rage, also known as Gyarados Lake, is a major location in Pokémon Gold and Silver. It is a large, blue lake located north of Mahogany Town in the Johto region, and a Fishing Guru has their house set up on the shore. The lake is named after its abnormally large population of Gyarados, who were Magikarp that underwent abnormal evolutions after being experimented on by Team Rocket, becoming highly hostile and aggressive towards anyone that dares to come close to them. By surfing into the middle of the lake, the player comes across a red Gyarados, which is used to introduce the concept of Shiny Pokémon, which otherwise appear incredibly rarely.

Gallery

Screenshots

If the player uses the Camera off-screen on the left side of the bottom corner they will see two signs.

Trivia

The stage selection images leaking Lake of Rage.

The red Gyarados, as it was meant to appear on Lake of Rage.

• Prior to its initial reveal, Lake of Rage was leaked from a placeholder stage selection screen icon present in v0.9 of the demo, as well as a livestream from Ya Dad that showed a similar image. Its formal reveal came in the sixth dev blog for Beta, in which a secret message revealed that Lake of Rage would a new stage.
• When showcased in the eighth dev blog for Beta, the red Gyarados from Pokémon Gold and Silver was stated to appear as a hazard on this stage, in which it would emerge from the lake and use Hyper Beam to fire a powerful blast at the stage. This hazard has not been implemented, and it is currently unknown whether it is still planned for the stage.