Greetings brawlers! Welcome to the second issue of Battle Tactics with BrightLight!

I’m very pleased to share with you one of the most fundamental strategies to keep in mind for your next brawl. Sometimes starting off with your best foot forward can propel you to the winner’s circle and there’s no better time like the present to get started and improve your strategy just in time for BakuCon NYC.

Bakugan brawl!

Gate Card Placement, Tip #2: Early Placement

Some Gate cards can be best used when played early in the game. When you are playing one of these cards, be sure to put it out first and have a plan for what you want to do when you engage in battle on it. A great early placement card is the Copper Gate Card, ‘Rattleoid’. Battling on this card early in the game puts your enemy in an odd situation where they have to dump a bunch of Ability Cards or hold on to them allowing you to get some mega G-Power bonuses. This can be particularly devastating when brawling with the Big Game rules!

As you can see, timing can be everything, so I hope you’ll take this strategy and use it as part of your moves to defeat your opponents!

Thank you for checking out my latest tip and be sure to catch next month’s Battle Tactic here on my.bakugan.com!

And If you have a strategy that you would like to share with me for a future article, send your tip to community@bakugan.com with the following subject line - "Battle Tactics with Bright Light: My Strategy Tip"!

Brawl on!

~ BrightLight

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BATTLE TACTIC #1: GATE CARD PLACEMENT - JANUARY 2010

Welcome to the first issue of Battle Tactics with BrightLight!

I’m very excited to bring you this new article which will be published monthly, highlighting battle strategies for you to hone your brawling skills and become a top brawler. And with Baku-Con just around the corner, there’s no better time than now to develop your brawling tactics!

Let’s get this brawl started with my first strategy tip!

Gate Card Placement: Conditional

The order in which you play your Gate cards is almost as important as which cards you choose to play with. Gate cards are unusual as they don’t necessarily do anything outside of a battle. It’s not until they are actually used in a brawl that you will see their full affect. So, you have to strategically think ahead when playing Gate cards.

Using a card more than once is a great battle tactic! Take for example, the Gate card ‘Flybeetle Rescue’ which allows you to put a used Red Ability card into your unused pile. When using this Gate card you need to make sure that by the time a battle begins on the card that you have a Red Ability card in your used pile. If you are using a Red Ability card with a generic use like ‘Try Again’, which allows you to re-roll any Pyrus, Haos, or Subterra Bakugan, then don’t play ‘Flybeetle Rescue’ until you have already used ‘Try Again’. However, if you are using a Red Ability card like ‘Flames of Light’ then you can play ‘Flybeetle Rescue’ first. Then, use the ‘Flames of Light’ to add a Bakugan to the Gate card when your opponent lands on it.

Using Gate cards and Ability cards in a strategic order is critical to claiming ultimate victory on the battlefield and is one of the most basic but necessary tactics to keep in mind.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my first tip and I can’t wait to share more battle tactics with you each month. If you have a strategy that you would like to share with me for a future article, send your tip to community@bakugan.com with the following subject line – “Battle Tactics with Bright Light: My Strategy Tip”!

Brawl on!

~ BrightLight

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Not only is it a battle calculator, a gate card and ability card holder, and also just plain cool... it's also an awesome G Power booster! The gauntlet can hold 3 gate cards and 3 ability cards on the holder so you can see them easily and have them ready for quick play. It can also help you calculate the g powers of your bakugan. But perhaps the coolest feature is the G power booster! Just push the button and get an instant random G power boost to your Bakugan! We've seen as high as 400 g power boosts! Just from a single push of the button!

How do you use the Bakugauntlet?

Multiplayer- When two people have Bakugan Gauntlets

If both players have gauntlets, then at the start of a battle, you enter in your Bakugan's base G power to the battle calculator. Also ad the gate attribute bonus you get for your Bakugan. Finally, push the G Power Boost button on the gauntlet, and get an instant boost to your G power! Push the equals sign, and see the final power of your Bakugan!

That's just awesome!

Single Player- When only one person has the Bakugauntlet

If only one of you has a gauntlet, then you can play it a little bit differently. You get two options when only you have a gauntlet- you can either use the gate attribute bonus, or take a chance and push the G Power Boost button. It is one or the other, but not both. Either add the Gate Attribute Bonus to your Bakugan's G power, or enter in your Bakugan's base g power to the battle calculator and then push the G Power Boost button and take your chances. It may come out higher, or it may come out lower. You never know!

As you can see, the Bakugauntlet gives a brawler a clear advantage in the game, and you need to make sure it's ok with your opponent that you use it before you start playing. It can give your Bakugans some MASSIVE G power boosts, and give you the clear upper hand in the game.

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Choosing The Best Bakugan Gate Cards

Before you sit down to play Bakugan, you'll need to choose 3 Gate cards to go along with your 3 Ability cards. There are lots of ways to choose your Gate cards, but you'll need to remember to pick just one of each of the three colors (just like you did with your Ability cards). There are lots of different strategies in putting together your choice of Gate cards, and I'll be going into specific strategies in following articles. Here I want to give you a brief overview of the differences in the types of cards, what makes them special and some quick tips that will get you on your way.

Gate Card Basics:

There are two things to look at when you pick a Gate card. The first is the attribute bonuses and the second is the special ability. The attribute bonuses are the numbers that appear with the various attribute icons (Pyrus, Aquos, etc...). This value will be added to the Bakugan's G-Power when in a battle on the card, so you'll want to try to pick Gate cards that have high values for the attributes that match the attributes of the Bakugan you are playing. The special powers take more time to figure out - some are simple, and some are down right wacky! Here is a quick look at the various types.

Silver Gate Cards:

These are the most basic Gate cards, in fact most don't even have a special ability! Best bet here is to pick one that gives your Bakugan the highest bonus possible here. It's probably not a good choice to use Fire Pit which only gives big bonuses to Pyrus and Aquos if all your Bakugan are Darkus!

On Silver cards in particular, but others as well, you'll want to not just pick one that has a high bonus for your Bakugan, but one that provides very small bonuses for other attributes so that the card is unlikely to be helpful to your opponent.

Gold Gate Cards:

The Gold cards focus a lot on specific Bakugan shapes. If you choose one of these cards, like Terrorclaw, you'll obviously want to include at least one Terrorclaw Bakugan when you play! Most of these cards allow the matching Bakugan to get the attribute bonus from this card two times instead of just once. Some other cards like Gorem are more tricky. These cards are fun to use, particularly if you are using two or three Bakugan of the matching type!

There are a few other types of abilities on Gold cards as well, and they can be very powerful if used correctly. For instance, the card Lighnting Storm gives all Aquos, Haos, and Ventus Bakugan +50 G-Power once the Gate card is put into any player's used pile, which usually happens after a battle ends. This card is great if you are using Aquos, Haos, and Ventus Bakugan, but you'll want to play this Gate card early in the game so that you get the bonus for the longest amount of time. The only downside is that if your opponent is playing Bakugan of those attributes as well, then they will get the bonus too!

Copper Gate Cards:

Copper cards are the trickiest cards to pick, but they are also devastating when used correctly. Many of the cards completely change what the battle is all about and can mess with your opponent's strategy big time. For instance, the card G-Power Exchange swaps the printed G-Power of the Bakugan at the start of the battle! Imagine the look on your opponent's face when his 500 point Bakugan swaps G-Power with your 300 point Bakugan!

Some of these cards are really tricky to use to maximum effect and require some planning, but if the situation comes up, you can totally shut your opponent down. For instance, let's say that you've played all of your Ability cards already in order to win two early battles. Your opponent hasn't played any Ability cards and is clearly waiting until later so that he can dominate you at the end of the game. Just as he's ready to turn the juice on, he finds himself fighting a battle on the card Stand Off which doesn't allow players to play Ability cards! You easily win that battle and the game ends while your opponent is left holding a hand full of unused Ability cards!

Choosing the right Gate cards is just as important as choosing the right Ability cards and Bakugan. As you play more, you'll find all sorts of hidden combos that can add real power to your game. You can spend a lot of time studying the cards, but I find the best way to find out what works for you is to play the game a lot and try different cards to see how they work. Be patient if you lose some battles while you try to find the best cards for you - every game is a chance to get a step closer to being the best Bakugan player around!

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Choosing The Best Bakugan Ability Cards

Before you sit down to play Bakugan, you'll need to choose 3 ability cards. There are lots of ways to choose your 3 cards, but you'll need to remember to pick just one of each of the three colors. There are lots of different strategies in choosing ability cards, and I'll be going into specific strategies in following articles. Here I want to give you a brief overview of the differences in the types of ability cards, what makes them special and some quick tips that will get you on your way to making your own powerful Bakugan strategy!

Blue Ability Cards:

These are the most basic ability cards. These are the cards that give basic Gpower bonuses to your Bakugan. The bonuses are all based on what attribute the Bakugan is, so the first key is make sure you have Bakugan of the right attribute before you pick which card to use! There's no point using Blaze which only gives bonuses to Pyrus, Aquos, and Ventus Bakugan if all your Bakugan are Haos!

The Amount of the bonus that these cards give is based on how flexible they are to use. For instance, Blaze is usable in any battle and could give a bonus of up to 80 Gpower, where Summon Wave can only be used when fighting on an opponent's card, but can give a bonus of up to 140 Gpower! You'll have to decide if you want a card you can always use, or a card that you can only use sometimes, but that is more powerful.

Green Ability Cards:

The Green cards are very very powerful. If all your Bakugan are the same attribute, it won't be a mistake to add the card that has the name of your attribute, as each was designed to specifically give power to Bakugan of that attribute. For instance, Sub Terra Bakugan tend to be very straight forward and have higher than average Gpower. The Sub Terra Green Ability card makes it nearly impossible for your opponent to win a battle as they'll have to win by 100 Gpower or more!

There are also a few unique Green cards, including one that makes an opponent put an already won Gate card back in play and the dangerous Doom card. The Doom card tends to be played by players using Darkus Bakugan because it gives them a small Gpower bonus, but anyone can use it. The real power of the card is that it can take a Bakugan out of play for the entire game. Imagine the look on your opponent's face when his favorite Bakugan is not just defeated in a battle, but is removed from the game altogether!

Red Ability Cards:

These cards have what are called situational abilities - they are really only good used in very specific situations. Most of them are played either right before or right after you roll. The abilities are very different from each other, everything from card that makes your opponent move his Bakugan around to one that lets you take back an Ability card you have already used. All of these cards will likely prove usable at some point in a game, so it's hard to make a mistake as a beginning player when you pick your card, so if you're just starting, pick the one that looks the most fun!

Advanced players will want to look more closely at these cards, as they can make up part of some very powerful combos. They tend to have abilities that will cover a weakness or make a strength even stronger. For instance, let's say you have one Bakugan that has very high G power, but that Bakugan is in your Used pile. Your opponent might think that he has an easy win ahead of him, until you play Runo's Throw and all of the sudden you're rolling your super Gpower Bakugan from your Used pile! Dan's Throw in particular can be devastating as it allows you to take back a card that's particularly useful in your strategy you've already played when your opponent least expects it.

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And The Winner Of The Bakugan Contest Strategy Is:

DaRkNeSs for his awesome Fake Roll strategy!

DaRkNeSs' Winning Strategy:

For this to work, you need 3 strong Darkus Bakugan with at least 600 G’s, Gate of doom, field of dread, mudslide nexus,powder keg, clean slate, and Doom Card.

Start the game. Keep missing the gate cards until your opponent has all of their bakugan on a gate. ( now even out your used pile. When you miss a gate, your bakugan goes to the used pile until all of your bakugan are in the used pile. When this happens, you may bring all of your bakugan back.) Now use Doom Card and Clean Slate. Doom card makes you take all of the bakugan in either side that loses and remove them from play. Clean Slate makes you move all bakugan on a gate to the used pile. Now because of Doom card, they are removed from play instead. Now you must roll a darkus bakugan for his to work. Now your opponent has no bakugan to use. You win by default. If your opponent demands one battle in the brawl then roll onto your card and use powder keg. Your bakugan should be really pumped up and ready to fight so you will win the only battle.

Competition! Strategy! Scandal...

Well, it was a tight race folks, this strategy won by one vote over Francisco's strategy. You all did an awesome job coming up with these ideas, and everybody who entered deserves a pat on the back... except for one of you... you know who you are. We had a bit of a scandal during the contest, but thankfully it was caught in time, and the appropriate victor was chosen.

Let's all join in giving a hearty Congratulations to DaRkNeSs on winning the contest and winning the Meta Altai Wired Combo! We'll be in touch dude!

We had so many entries, and they were so good that it really was a hard job picking the four best Bakugan Strategies. To us, each and every one of you that entered the contest is a winner and deserves a little something. So our graphics wizards have been hard at work all afternoon putting together a little surprise for all of you. Stay tuned, very shortly we will be revealing our newly animated Bakugan Forum Badges for everybody who entered to proudly display on your forum signatures showing the world that you are a Champion Bakugan Strategist!

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We chose four very different strategies that we felt embodied the best of each approach to the game. Each was well thought out and tried to cover as many different possibilities as they could. The best Bakugan Strategies are the ones that expect the unexpected, and take that into consideration. So read over these strategies carefully, and vote for your favorite! The winner will receive a Bakugan Meta Altair/Wired Combo! (And we are working on some very special prizes for everybody else who entered as well)

Voting will stay open until this Friday, August 7th. The winner will be announced at this time.

The Four Best Bakugan Strategies From The Contest:

1. For "Most Comprehensive Strategy" that covers almost every angle possible we loved Francisco’s Pyrus Bakugan Strategy:

Pyrus is all about getting the power you need when you need it, and is very good at getting into the fight it wants to be in.

The Pyrus Bakugan

Pyrus Bakugan come in lots of flavors, for gameplay though, most are just as good as others. There are a few exceptions of course as there are a few cards which give specific bonuses to specific Bakugan like Manion. If you've got the card and the Bakugan, than it's almost always a good idea to include them in your force. If you're playing the standard game and you're not planning anything extra tricky, just pick your 3 best Pyrus Bakugan to use.

The Gate Cards

For your Silver Gate card, look for a card that not only gives a great bonus for Pyrus, but that also doesn't give too high a bonus for anyone else. You might be tempted to use Tornado Alley as it gives a 170 G-Power bonus, but it also gives a big bonus to Ventus. You'd probably be better off with a card like Fire Pit which gives the best bonus to Pyrus while not offering as much to the other attributes.

For your Gold Gate card, you will likely want to include one that matches the shape of one of your Bakugan. Another great option would be a card like Forest Fire. This card gives a terrible bonus to Pyrus, so you'll probably lose this fight, but once it goes into your opponent's used pile, it'll give your other Pyrus Bakugan a G-Power bonus for the rest of the game! Just make sure that this is the first Gate card you play, and if you can, the first Gate card that you fight over, so that you get the maximum use of the bonus!

For your Copper Gate card, there are lots of good choices. The card Earth, Wind and Fire combos nicely with Forest Fire. You let your opponent with that first battle, then on this battle, you'll get a good bonus from the Gate Card along with an extra 100 G-Power as your opponent will have more Gate Cards, and ANOTHER extra 50 G-Power because of Forest Fire! It's also hard to ignore a card like Stand Off which not only gives a great Pyrus bonus, but also stops your opponent from being able to play any ability cards to catch-up. This is a card you want to put out late in the game if your opponent has been hording his ability cards instead of playing them in early battles.

The Ability Cards

For your Red Ability card, Dan's Throw is a good choice for any player who has a particular Ability card that they would rather use twice. This ability is often very good for Pyrus players. Magnetic Action is a great combo if you really want to be fighting over a particular Gate card first (like the above Earth, Wind and Fire). Also, if you aren't an expert roller yet, it's hard not to at least consider one of the cards that allows rerolling.

For your Blue Ability card, your choice is probably easy. The Blue cards are mostly about big G-Power bonuses, so using the biggest one you have is never a bad strategy. It's worth noting though that the G-Power bonuses on these cards go up as they are harder to play. For example, the 60 G-Power you get from G-Power Boost can be used in any battle, while the 110 G-Power you get from Ring of Fire can only be used on battles on your Gate cards, so be careful that you don't pick a card that you never use in a game! Personally, I like the cards that give big bonuses on my opponent's Gate cards, because I usually need the help in those battles.

For your Green Ability card, you've got a lot of great choices. Pyrus let's you eliminate the edge that your opponent might have with a big monster G-Power Bakugan. Playing this on one of your Gate cards is usually good for a won battle. But my absolute favorite trick card to use here is Help From Friends. If you're following the strategy that I've outlined in the Gate card section, this card is a near perfect combo with Earth, Wind and Fire. You know you'll probably lose the Earth, Wind and Fire battle, so go ahead and lose it, but then, using this card, it'll be like you won! And you'll still be getting the Earth, Wind and Fire bonus for the rest of the game! Now that's some tricky card play...

As you can see, a lot of thought can go into what cards you pick for your Pyrus force, or any force for that matter. But there are lots of clues on the cards that will help, and by far the best way to figure out what works for you is to just keep trying new things. You might lose while you try out new strategies, but that's OK, as every loss should give you some clue as to how you can improve your strategy!

2. For our favorite “Weakest Bakugan Wins” strategy we picked Kathleen’s Weak Bakugan Strategy:

If you have a weak Bakugan (350g or lower), or yours is weaker than opponent's, get the gate card Tricky Gate, Duck and Win, or Reversal. When you set the card on the field, make sure to roll your bakugan on that card. When you turn it over the card will say that the bakugan with lowest g power wins. If you're against someone who uses that strategy the best way to beat them is to use an ability card like Gus's Powerblast which says that text on the gate card, other than the Attribute bonuses, will have no effect. Then you will win.

3. For our favorite “Overwhelming Force” Strategy we picked Jalen’s Subterra Strategy:

Do you bury your opponent alive or does your opponent wash you away?
• Here is a Sub Terra Stratagy. First you need one of the two Sub Terra Bakugan with 720G's
• Mega Nemus,
• Double Sided Angelo Preyas.
• With Both Strategies you need a Sub Terra Zaok Trap
• You also need Heavy Water Ability card for both.

For Mega Nemus you set him on his character card and when battle ensues he doubles from 720G's to 1,440G's. Then on The Nemus Character Card he would gain 100G but because of the Zaok trap he gains 180 so he is now at 1,620 and you activate Heavy water to have a total of a whopping 1,780 and good luck having your opponent beating that. In this case your opponent will be picking dirt out of thier bakugan's cracks for days.

For double Sided Angelo side Preyas you also need his character card. you set him on it and when your opponent attacks you open the card to have him double up to 1,440 and then gain 70 and 210 for his attribute bonus but then send out the trap and get 200 and 210 instead. at this point your Preyas is at 1,850 plus an extra 160 from heavy waters you are at 2,010. You will completely bury your opponent alive with this one.

4. And finally, for our favorite “Fake Roll” Strategy we picked DaRkNeSs Darkus Strategy:

For this to work, you need 3 strong Darkus Bakugan with at least 600 G’s, Gate of doom, field of dread, mudslide nexus,powder keg, clean slate, and Doom Card.

Start the game. Keep missing the gate cards until your opponent has all of their bakugan on a gate. ( now even out your used pile. When you miss a gate, your bakugan goes to the used pile until all of your bakugan are in the used pile. When this happens, you may bring all of your bakugan back.) Now use Doom Card and Clean Slate. Doom card makes you take all of the bakugan in either side that loses and remove them from play. Clean Slate makes you move all bakugan on a gate to the used pile. Now because of Doom card, they are removed from play instead. Now you must roll a darkus bakugan for his to work. Now your opponent has no bakugan to use. You win by default. If your opponent demands one battle in the brawl then roll onto your card and use powder keg. Your bakugan should be really pumped up and ready to fight so you will win the only battle.

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Bakugan Strategy - Joseph Yoo

This is my bakugan stragety, my first reason is ,because I have 3 bakugan, I will ask the opponet to only use three bakugan.Then we get started .If I roll my bakugan and they all miss or mybakugan faint,I will use one of my abillitie cards such as ,call of defenders,which allows me to bring back the bakugan in the used pile then to unused pile.then I will send out my weakest bakugan ,pyrus dragonoid with 400 gs.Then I will put down a gate card called low bridge which makes the opponet faint if his or her bakugan is stronger than me.2 more bakugan to go.Then I will send out my bee striker with 500 gs.the I will use my abillitie card to give my bee striker 200gs.then I just keep using all of my abillitie cards that give me extra gs.then I use fire pit and defeat the enemy.and last the final match. I simply use my strongest bakugan for last then I first set down a special gate card, which the gate card is bait. Then when I open the gate card the player with the fewest gate cards in the used pile, adds all their used ability cards to their own used pile. Then I will use "Call of Defenders" and reuse my bakugan, after that I will withdraw my strongest bakugan and set down a gate card called "Low Bridge". Then I will set down my weakest bakugan and then use my gate card, which is the bakugan with the lowest "g" power total wins the battle.

Pyrus Strategy - Crystal

Have a pyrus apolinir with 700g use a ability card that allows you to put it on any card you want make sure the card is called percival it will now have 1000 g

Have a gorem that has 150 more g than your oponent make sure your gorem lands on the card called gorem it will amedietly win

Use a weak pyrus or Haos bakugan then roll it on a card that halls the same atri bute that's highlighted then use a ability amcard named shiny devil pyrus will get 350g+ and haos gets 400g+

Have a darkus alpha percival with 770g the make sure it lands on a card called gate of doom then use a ability card called thundercrack it will get 80g+ if it's batteling a subterra or haos bakugan it gets 100g+ in total of 1,180g!!!!!!!

Sub Terra Strategy - Crystal

Heres a more specific tips for Sub terra brawlers,

Bakugan

• Garganoid low g
• Gorem high g
• Wormquake 650g
• Preyes|| 720g
• Kilroy wilda 700g
• Clayf 700g
2 bakugan trap
Gate cards

S/earthen mound
S/volcanic lake
G/garganoid
G/gorem(with hammer in picture) not hammer gorem
C/high voltage
C/mana surge

Ability cards
G/earth shutdown
G/shiny devil
B/home advantage
B/triangle of power
R/call of the hex
R/call of the hex

Roll the garganoid on the gate card called garganoid say the garganoid has 480g it's a subterra bakugan it gets 240g but all garganoids gets double the bonus so 480g+ so far 960g then use the ability card called shiny devil it will now have in total of 1,110g then use a bakugan trap it will have 1,350g!! If it has say 540g it would be even more

have a regular gorem with maybe 570g or higher make sure it lands on the card called gorem (it will show a
gorem with a key like weapon) the gorem will audimtically win

Use a kilroy wilda 700g make it land on a card called volcanic lake the bakugans g is now 920g then use the ability card called earth shutdown the g is now 1,120 then use a trap bakugan the g is 1,340

Before rolling use one of the ability cards called call of the hex u will now have both trap bakugan roll your preyes|| with 720g roll it on the card called earthen mound it will now have 920g roll a trap bakugan the g is now 1,120g

Roll a wormquake with 650g roll it on a card called mana surge the g is 950
Then use the ability card called triangle of power (for each used bakugan that both players have the bakugan gets 50g+) hopefully in the end it will have maybe 1,450g

Roll your clayf with 700g the make sure it lands on the card called high voltage the if you used the other call of the hex then roll a bakugan trap then the g is 1,300

Rock on all you sub terra brawlers!!!!

Bakugan Strategy - Saffron
Well, my bakugan are Bronze Helios 600g Pyrus Neo Dragonoid 650g, Aquas Neo Dragonoid 490g and Darkus Nemus 500g.

In a Bakugan battle, i usually use my gate card HIGH GROUND which gives Pyrus 380 G power!
The ability i use is called COLORVOID, which allows me to change my opponets attribute! It's awesome! When i battle with Bakugan, I don't really win battles much, but i still enjoy playing with them! My favorite bakugan in my team is my Helios, he's really cool!

A Great All Around Strategy - Starwars123456

Just an all-round strategy…

Bakugan: Haos Foxbat 650G
Ventus Brontes 560G
Pyrus Fencer 530G

Gate Cards:
Pleasant Stone
Gloomy Gate
Rainbow

Ability Cards:
Bright Eyes
Call of the Defenders
Counter Trap Alpha

I start the game off by using counter trap alpha, only allowing Pyrus, Aquos, and Subterra bakugan traps to be used by the player with the lowest gate cards. If my opponent puts a Sub Terra bakugan on the card Pleasant Stone, I put foxbat there, giving him +300G. Then I use the card Bright Eyes, Bringing Foxbat up to 1,020G, making him almost invincible. I roll Brontes on Rainbow, and since I am using 3 different attributes, he gets +150G and the Card bonus, +60G, bringing him to 710G. Not the best, but not the worst. I roll Fencer on Gloomy Gate, giving him +150G bringing him to 680G. If I lose 2 battles, I use call of the defenders to bring back all my used bakugan. My foes never beat me with this strategy!

6v6 Bakugan Strategy - DaRkNeSs

This strategy is for Big Brawl (6 on 6). You need a Baliton trap, a strong aquos and Haos, and your weakest bakugan. Gate Cards: Wind Swept Caverns, Duck and win, Mudslide Nexus, El Condor Character Card, Light Burst, and Light Portal. Ability Cards: Fire Shutdown, Blue-Green Combine, Baliton, Call of the Hex, and 2 blue ability cards that power up Haos and Aquos. The Baliton trap must match your weakest bakugan.

Walkthrough: Start with El Condor card and roll you aquos onto it. Put down Light Portal and roll your Haos onto it. Now, when you are on your opponents gate, use a blue ability on your bakugan when your opponent opens his gate. Then use double ability Blue-Green Combine and Fire Shutdown. This will turn your opponent's bakugan to Pyrus and boost your bakugan by 200 G's. (If you are facing a pyrus already, then just play Fire Shutdown.) Now battle on opponent's gate again but use your weakest bakugan and set down Baliton. Lose this battle on purpose so you can activate your baliton card. This will bring back your blue ability card and your Fire Shutdown card. After you lose that battle, put down your Wind Swept Caverns gate and activate your Call of the Hex card. This will bring back your trap. Now roll your weakest bakugan onto the gate. When your opponent battles with you on this card, open it and bring back Fire Shutdown to use on your opponent once again. You could bring back your Baliton card but you would lose another brawl if you use it to bring back Fire Shutdown.. Battle on your opponents gate and use Fire Shutdown with Blue-Green Combine. Now put down Duck and win and roll your weakest bakugan onto it. Use Blue-Green Combine to turn your opponent to darkus. Put down Light Burst and roll your Haos onto it. Use Blue-Green Combine to turn your opponent to aquos or pyrus. If for some reason you only have 5 gate cards in your used pile, put down your last gate card and use Blue-Green Combine to change your opponent to pyrus. You should have won before your opponent unless you messed up. Practice this strategy and you should learn to adapt to your situation.

Haos and Darkus Strategy - Derek

okay here is my 6 step bakugan strategy for the contest:
1. I roll out my haos Naga 640g onto river gate gate card and if i miss i use go for perfect ability card,
2.now i use my light wind color shift which let's my naga gain the highlighted bonus on the gate card which is 110 and my naga is now at 750g
3.i send out my haos scorpian trap to turn my haos naga into an aquos type, and activate the gate card and naga gains 150g and is now at 900g which will probably destroy the bakugan in that turn
4. i set a random gate card and send out my darkus wilda 560g and i use my dire reaper ability card which gives my darkus bakugan +100g for each ability card in the used pile and so my wilda now has 760g or 860g depending on if i used go for perfect ability card and wilda should be able to beat the bakugan
5.now i send out my darkus preyas 2 on a random gate card and either angelo 510g or diablo680g will come out
6.i now use another dire reaper ability card and my bakugan will gain 300g or 400g depending on if i had to use my go for perfect ability card in the beggining, and my angelo would be 810g or 910g and my diablo would be 980g or 1080g and either one would probably work against the opponent.

Pyrus Strategy - cman1999

I throw down my neo dragonoid 550gs then I open my gate card Prism Gate which gives me 160gs so I'm 710gs. Then I use my ability strike dragon and that gives me 550 so I'm 1,260. Finally I use my ability burning dragonia and finish the opponent off.

Aquos Strategy - Super Si

This is what it does. First I throw down my aquos diablo that is 500gs, then I open my gate card that is a reflection gate plus 150gs which equals 650gs. Then I use my ability card Rapid Wave. This ability lets me throw down another aqous bakugan so I through down my Elfin g changer at 680gs. Finally I add elfin and diablos g power and it equals 1330gs and I finish off the opponent.

Aquos Strategy - Oliver

If you're versing a powerful opponent, try using one of the Aquos first series Bakugan with few G's against him on the Reversal card (whoever has the least G's loses). Your Aquos Bakugan will gain no G's at all and will pulverize your opponent, with more G's.

Haos Strategy - Jonny

Green ability-never give up-if you lose with a haos bakugan by 150g power or more, then gate card stays in field and both bakugan go to owners used piles.
Blue ability-bathed in light-80g haos and 100g if opponent is darkus or pyrus
Red ability-rip tide-if any opponent has more gate cards in thier used pile then you, you can reroll any aquos or haos once per turn
Grey gate-bio hazard-turns Gs negative and minus 100g haos
Brown gate-low bridge-lowest Gs wins and gives low power up to haos
Gold gate-good gate for haos your choice
bakugan-really weak
bakugan-really weak
bakugan-really strong

Haos Strategy - Jack

My bakugan strategy is to increase the G power of my haos bakugan with fields of lava and card force. My sting lash bakugan has only 340 Gs so he’s great for quick sand, which makes the bakugan with the lowest Gs win! Sometimes the two haos bakugan can use blinding gate’s power to.[ones got 640 Gs and the others got 440 Gs]

Pyrus Strategy - Caleb

First I through down my haos nemus at 700gs and open my gate card light in the dark then I throw down my neo dragonoid at 700gs. It gets 300gs plus from light in the dark. So I have an 1000g neo dragonoid and my nemus is 900gs then I add them together which equals 1,900gs and I finish them off.

Weak Bakugan Strategy - Kathleen

If you have a weak bakugan (350g or lower), or yours is weaker than opponent's, get the gate card Tricky Gate, Duck & Win, or Reversal. When you set the card on the field, make sure to roll your bakugan on that card. When you turn it over the card will say that the bakugan with lowest g power wins. If you're against someone who uses that strategy the best way to beat them is to use an ability card like Gus's Powerblast which says that text on the gate card, other than the Attribute bonuses, will have no effect. Then you will win.

Ultimate Bakugan Strategy - RJ

first i send out my nightmare gate card then my ventus cosmic ingram with 670 gs.the nightmare gate card gives him 240 gs adding up to 910 gs then g-power bump giving him + 60gs adding up to 970 gs.i've never lost a round aginst anyone with this combo.then again i've never lost a game even using just cosmic ingram.

Haos Nemus Strategy - Anthony

1.HAVE HAOS MEGA NEMUS 720 GS 2.HAVE GATE CARD CALLED DRAGONOID G POWER BONUS 170GS 3.HAVE ABILITY CARDS DUSTY SPARKLES,2 BRIGHT EYES CARDS,BATHED IN LIGHT,KLAWGOR,AND SHINY DEVIL 720+80+70+70+80+80+400=1,420

Tricky Bakugan Strategy - Pauline

I play the play before you roll card called gus's powerblast. It says that if a gate card is turned over at the beginning of the battle then its text box is considered empty. Then I use the play before you roll card called light Stone. It allows me to roll twice and if both bakugan stand no gate card bonuses apply and my opponent can't use any ability cards. then I roll a subterra bakugan on to my opponents gate card and roll a second one. If both stand on the card my opponent can't do anything and I win.

Ventus Strategy - LexieGirl

ok well your gonna need three ventus bakugan, at least at 500 Gs.

gate cards:
high ground
gate of wind
wind portal

let your opponent play what ever hes got to play,but make sure you you have the ability card "deadly lync volan #6" so you can see what hes got hidden. Lastly play your high ground card and throw your strongest one on it.if he dosent fall for it use the ability card "combo battle" and go attack him. and if you guys are down to one bakugan each,you should use the "runo's throw" ability card an get one of your bakugan back.

Bakugan Strategy - Manuel

A great way to beat your opponent is to set the lift gate card and then do a battle on one of your opponents gates and lose. Then roll your ventus bakugan (for me its bronze scraper 620 g's) onto the lift card you gain 200 while your opponent can't use any abilitys.

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Ventus Strategy By MatthewLightningStorm

Here is a ventus strategy for you ventus brawlers.You would need a ventus boost ingram 670G.Next you would need a ventus tripod epsilon that changes to aquos.Then you would need a ingram character card and a prismatic magnifier ability card.So change you boost ingram to aquos and then play prismatic magnifier to double the aqous sub Terra and haos gate attributes.Boost ingram 670G+210 doubled to 420 doubled to 640G=1,310G.Bakugan Brawl !!!

Pyrus Strategy By Cameron

My strategy is to use the card pyrus which drops my enemies g-power to 0.Then i play the card colorstorm that gives my bakugan 70 g's.After that i play g-power boost that gives me 60 g's. and after my enemies bakugan is defeated,i play the card pyrus2 that allows me to take the highlighted bonus instead

Pyrus Strategy By WillyG

To start I use my 400G Pyrus Drago on my Overhang Gate card. I get no attribute bonuses but that's O.K. because the Overhang lets the lowest G's win.

After that, I use my 600G Ventus Foxbat with a Vulcan Gate card. The Gate gives me 220 more G's Plus my Bronz Launcher Ability adding 160 more G's. I end up with 980G's.

Last but not least, my 680G Helios on my Open Field Card with my G-power Up Ability Card. After all that I end up with 910G. It's not the greatest but if one of these doesn't work I can always capture a Gate Card.

Pyrus Strategy By Justin

700 g pyrus apollonir + death from above+ wind shutdown =900g Apollonir

Darkus Strategy By Logan

Ok first i send my Darkus Alpha Percival on my Quadruple Battle card and whenever someone throws a Bakugan down to battle Alpha Percival then i would activate Quadruple Battle then throw down my Subterra Wormquake and my Pyrus Neo Dragonoid and add their G's together and destroy rhe opposing bakugan

650+250=900
520+200=720
580+300=880

900+720=1620+880=2500

Resulting G-Power: 2500 Gs

Pyrus Strategy By Patrick

During your turn in the battle you shoot out the PYRUS BOOST INGRAM and activate his charater card.

Then you use the DEATH FROM ABOVE ability card. This will leave your foe defenseless when your Bakugan total is 1700G's AMAZING!

Bakugan Strategy By Guat360

First pick an attribute and pick 3 bakugan. ( on really week, one that you are really god with and one  strong one)

Now you need 3 gate cards one that you will need is tricky gate ( or one that has the same effect). then get a character card for the one you are really good with, and last with your last card (gray) have it have a high attribute bonus.

Now ability cards one you will need is minefield then you will need an ability card that takes away any ability to be played for the round last have the last card give you a high attribute bonus

Now here's the plan

note: Only use mine field to take out his strongest bakugan make sure you do not have any bakugan of yours on the field

the first card you put down is tricky gate and put in your weakest brawler
And when your opponent puts in his brawler open your gate card and you win

Then put in your gray card and brawl your strongest bakugan and play your green ability card open your gate card and attack and win the match

Hopes this works for all you great brawlers out there.....

Darkus Strategy By Sheekala

Darkus players should focus on the ablities.They need to stop all the ways  the opponents tries to defeat them.They should have counter ablities to stop their ablities.They also need to defend their bakugan from attacks  made by the opponent.

Aquos Strategy By Kenny

This is a strategey for aqous bakugan. For example, i will use a sirenoid,fear ripper,and storm skyress all aqous. use the gate card percival.note:this is for strong opponents. Use the ability card lightning, which lets you roll another aqous or pyrus bakugan again. if you need another roll,use the ability cardhard rain, which lets you reroll any aqous or ventus bakugan once per turn.lets say sirenoid has 460gs. your opponent has 700gs.  he has a haos brontes. brontes gets 130gs more, bringing him up to 830gs because of the gate card percival. you get 170gs, bringing you up to 630gs. use the ability card shiny devil and take down your opponent 930gs to 830gs.

Bakugan Strategy By Brandon

i would choose the bakugan with the highest G power, then i would choose gate cards that would give my bakugan a lot of power, then i would choose the best special ability cards for my bakugan. when in battle if my apponents bakugan has higher G power i would throw another bakugan on that gate card so i would be able to defeat his/her bakugan. if the apponents bakugan would be a little than mine i would open the gate card then use a special ability to defeat his bakugan. then when it is all over i would give the apponent all of his/her bakugan back.

From: the worlds biggest bakugan fan (aka: Brandon)

Dragonoid Strategy By Khris

my bakugan strategy is send out fire pit and throw down neo dragonoid (pyrus 550) and if the opponent has a higher bakugan send out copy cat if not youll probably be good with fire pits bboost if not throw out cant remember the name i have it but cant find it a card that boosts neo dragonoid by 50 gs or sometin my friend gave both to me well thats my strategy also my mom might not approve so send me some more details please my mom questions it acctually send mor data thanks

Aquos Strategy By Jonathan

Roll 250 G Metal Aquos Drago onto bakugan swap gate (80 pyrus  50 aquos  30 subterra  50 haos  140 darkus  80 ventus) card to make opponent believe its a gate card that makes lowest g power win and that it gives aquos low amount. if he doesnt roll an aqous, he will at least roll a low g-power bakugan. swap drago for 660 g exedra. if opponent uses ventus or pyrus, i play wind shutdown. opponent loses 100 Gs and i gain 100 if his is pyrus, he loses 200 and i gain 200 if his is ventus. if his is subterra or haos, i play light shutdown. if his is subterra, he loses 100 i gain 100. if his is haos, he loses 200 and i gain 200. if his is aqous, i play both. he loses 200 and i gain 200.that makes either 900 or 1,000. if he somehow DOES beat me, i use darkness to victory ability card, all opponent's gate cards are played face-up while this is in my used pile.

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Pyrus Bakugan Strategies- By Francisco

Pyrus is all about getting the power you need when you need it, and is very good at getting into the fight it wants to be in.

The Pyrus Bakugan

Pyrus Bakugan come in lots of flavors, for gameplay though, most are just as good as others. There are a few exceptions of course as there are a few cards which give specific bonuses to specific Bakugan like Manion. If you've got the card and the Bakugan, than it's almost always a good idea to include them in your force. If you're playing the standard game and you're not planning anything extra tricky, just pick your 3 best Pyrus Bakugan to use.

The Gate Cards

For your Silver Gate card, look for a card that not only gives a great bonus for Pyrus, but that also doesn't give too high a bonus for anyone else. You might be tempted to use Tornado Alley as it gives a 170 G-Power bonus, but it also gives a big bonus to Ventus. You'd probably be better off with a card like Fire Pit which gives the best bonus to Pyrus while not offering as much to the other attributes.

For your Gold Gate card, you will likely want to include one that matches the shape of one of your Bakugan. Another great option would be a card like Forest Fire. This card gives a terrible bonus to Pyrus, so you'll probably lose this fight, but once it goes into your opponent's used pile, it'll give your other Pyrus Bakugan a G-Power bonus for the rest of the game! Just make sure that this is the first Gate card you play, and if you can, the first Gate card that you fight over, so that you get the maximum use of the bonus!

For your Copper Gate card, there are lots of good choices. The card Earth, Wind and Fire combos nicely with Forest Fire. You let your opponent with that first battle, then on this battle, you'll get a good bonus from the Gate Card along with an extra 100 G-Power as your opponent will have more Gate Cards, and ANOTHER extra 50 G-Power because of Forest Fire! It's also hard to ignore a card like Stand Off which not only gives a great Pyrus bonus, but also stops your opponent from being able to play any ability cards to catch-up. This is a card you want to put out late in the game if your opponent has been hording his ability cards instead of playing them in early battles.

The Ability Cards

For your Red Ability card, Dan's Throw is a good choice for any player who has a particular Ability card that they would rather use twice. This ability is often very good for Pyrus players. Magnetic Action is a great combo if you really want to be fighting over a particular Gate card first (like the above Earth, Wind and Fire). Also, if you aren't an expert roller yet, it's hard not to at least consider one of the cards that allows rerolling.

For your Blue Ability card, your choice is probably easy. The Blue cards are mostly about big G-Power bonuses, so using the biggest one you have is never a bad strategy. It's worth noting though that the G-Power bonuses on these cards go up as they are harder to play. For example, the 60 G-Power you get from G-Power Boost can be used in any battle, while the 110 G-Power you get from Ring of Fire can only be used on battles on your Gate cards, so be careful that you don't pick a card that you never use in a game! Personally, I like the cards that give big bonuses on my opponent's Gate cards, because I usually need the help in those battles.

For your Green Ability card, you've got a lot of great choices. Pyrus let's you eliminate the edge that your opponent might have with a big monster G-Power Bakugan. Playing this on one of your Gate cards is usually good for a won battle. But my absolute favorite trick card to use here is Help From Friends. If you're following the strategy that I've outlined in the Gate card section, this card is a near perfect combo with Earth, Wind and Fire. You know you'll probably lose the Earth, Wind and Fire battle, so go ahead and lose it, but then, using this card, it'll be like you won! And you'll still be getting the Earth, Wind and Fire bonus for the rest of the game! Now that's some tricky card play...

As you can see, a lot of thought can go into what cards you pick for your Pyrus force, or any force for that matter. But there are lots of clues on the cards that will help, and by far the best way to figure out what works for you is to just keep trying new things. You might lose while you try out new strategies, but that's OK, as every loss should give you some clue as to how you can improve your strategy!

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