>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0vx-SKnmLQI'd actually probably have a lot of fun playing Pokemon Stadium blind.
Like, you know what attacks you have mapped to what buttons. Down C for Fire Blast or something, then you get to hear that fantastic announcer tell you every part of what happened.
But as far as ORAS or something goes, so long as you can recognize that some sound is Super Effective and one is NVE, the cries of your Pokemon for encounters and using HMs, then you should be good.