7.0/10107 votes#1 - Bakugan: The Battle Begins
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2007
The story begins with a young boy named Dan who has never lost a Bakugan match. While in a match against a bully Dan sees a vision of two Bakugan brawling. Is there more to the game than what the players think?
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7.6/1084 votes#2 - Masquerade Ball
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2007
A mysterious Bakugan player named Masquerade, who is ranked at #1 on the list of Bakugan players, is stealing Bakugan from players worldwide. Dan makes an open challenge to Masquerade, and loses two of his Bakugan to this mysterious player, thanks to a Doom Card, which makes a Bakugan disappear forever. Dan is lucky enough to not lose Drago, but might if he loses to Masquerade again.
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8.1/1066 votes#3 - A Feud Between Friends
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2007
Masquerade teams up with a player with Rikimaru, by giving him a very special Bakugan. When Rikimaru and Dan battle, Drago ends up using a dangerous move to save himself and win the battle. Dan gets angry, and throws Drago into a river, cursing the day they met.
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8.5/1063 votes#4 - Red Bonds
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2007
Dan has a hard time adjusting to life without Drago. He ends up causing a schoolmate named Ryo to drop his computer and runs away, hurting Ryo's feelings. Masquerade takes advantage of Ryo's hurt feelings, and Ryo beats Dan in a battle. Dan finds Drago, and tries to make up with Ryo.
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8.2/1061 votes#5 - Runo Rules
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2007
Dan and Runo meet for the first time, outside of the Bakugan website, and realize that they live in the same town. Dan drops his BakuPod, and Runo picks it up, noticing that Dan has battled Masquerade. She goes in his place, but ends up battling a boy named Tatsuya.
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8.6/1062 votes#6 - A Combination Battle
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2007
While at an amusement park, Dan and Runo are invited onstage to assist a magician act by two brothers. Dan picks a card, and realizes it's a Doom Card. The brothers are working for Masquerade, and Dan and Runo get tricked into a battle.
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7.9/1059 votes#7 - Bakugan Idol
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2007
Marucho reveals that he secretly moved to Dan's neighborhood, and throws an elaborate welcome party. Masquerade makes a business offer with the famous pop band duo, Jenny and Jewels. The duo crash the welcome party, and challenge the Battle Brawlers.
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8.6/1060 votes#8 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2007
Dan and Marucho fight against the pop star duo, Jenny & Jewels. After a narrow victory, Drago tells the Brawlers about how the Bakugan came to Earth, and how a human entered the Bakugan world of Vestroia.
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8.5/1058 votes#9 - Fight or Flight
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2007
Masquerade manipulates two boys, Kosuke and Takashi, into using his Doom Cards against the Bakugan Battle Brawlers. He promises that he'll reunite their friend Ai with her brother if they help him. Wanting to help their friend, they take the bait and soon run into Runo and Marucho, who are at the airport to pick up their website friend, Alice. Luckilly, Alice is skilled in the finer points of combination battle, and coaches her friends to victory. Alice has a secret, however, that might just ruin her friendship with the Brawlers.
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8.2/1054 votes#10 - A Perfect Match
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2007
Julie and her childhood friend, Billy, go one-on-one in a Bakugan battle. Although Julie's defeated by Billy, she's impressed with his skills and his Bakugan, "Cycloid." They make a great team, and Julie wishes she could befriend a talking Bakugan. Later, when Julie admits to herself how lonely she really is, the Bakugan Gorem appears. The two seem to be destined for each other.
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8.6/1054 votes#11 - Grandpa’s Got a Brand New Bakugan
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2007
Marucho and Runo realize that the combined powers of the Bakugan Brawlers are not enough to defeat Masquerade. Without Dan's knowledge, they visit Shun to try and get him to join. Shun's grandfather tries to get them to leave, but Shun makes a deal. If they win, he joins. If they lose, he'll walk away.
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8.8/1057 votes#12 - Bakugan Stall
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2007
Alice realizes that she may have a connection with the mysterious Hal-G, but doesn't have the courage to tell the other Brawlers. Meanwhile, Dan recalls the last battle he had with Shun. Shun's mother gives Shun a Bakugan, "Skyress", to watch over him.
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8.9/1057 votes#13 - Just for the Shun of It
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2007
Masquerade has been destroying the Bakugans of kids all over the world, and the Brawlers have to put a stop to it. Reluctantly, Dan accompanies Runo and Marucho to Shun's house to recruit him one more, but find out he's joining Masquerade! Dan accepts the challenge of battle, and with Drago, fights against Shun and Masquerade.
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8.4/1054 votes#14 - The Story of Vestroia
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2007
Lured by an invitation to celebrate their world class rankings, five of the top ten Bakugan players gather at a mysterious mansion. There they meet Masquerade & the evil Bakugan "Naga". They're put under a spell to take Dan & the other Battle Brawlers out of the picture. Meanwhile, Alice confesses that she believes that her grandfather Michael is responsible for the destruction of Vestroia. They decide to take a look around Michael's lab to find evidence of what happened to him.
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8.8/1052 votes#15 - Duel in the Desert
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2007
The Brawlers finally meet Julie up close and personal, but the mood goes from happy to sad when they see what's happening in Vestroia. Julie and Shun fight with Julie's friend Billy, the 9th ranked Bakugan player, and her neighbor Komba, the 5th ranked Bakugan player, knowing they were tricked by Masquerade to take out Dan and the rest of the Brawlers.
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8.9/1054 votes#16 - No Guts No Glory
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2007
Julie is still upset about Billy's betrayal, but tries to put it behind her so she can support the other brawlers. Meanwhile, Shun tells them about a valley similar to Bakugan Valley. Everyone heads there but on the way it is revealed that Shun lied about it being similar, and it was all a ploy to try and see why Masquerade always knows where they are all the time. He tells them that there has to be someone spying on them. At the valley, the 3rd best Brawler Chan Lee appears and challenges Dan to a brawl.
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8.6/1056 votes#17 - Best Friends Forever
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/2007
The Brawlers are having trouble finding the Infinity Core. When they learn that their location might be being broadcasted, they shut off their signal.
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8.0/1052 votes#18 - Evolution Revolution
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/2007
When Marucho loses his Bakugan to Klaus, he and Runo give chase, and wind up in Masquerade's castle!
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8.7/1052 votes#19 - Julie Plays Hard Brawl
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/9/2007
After a quarrel between the Brawlers, they all go separate ways. Julie decides to pursue her friend Billy and try to save him from Masquerade's evil ways.
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8.7/1051 votes#20 - A Little Help from My Friends
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/16/2007
When Shun leaves the group, Alice chases after him. Meanwhile Dan goes to take on Masquerade alone.
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8.8/1052 votes#21 - We're Good Friends
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/23/2007
Klaus, Chan-Lee, and Julio return to finish off the Brawlers. Dan, Runo, and Marucho take them on, but what will happen when Klaus uses Marucho's stolen Bakugan?
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9.1/1056 votes#22 - Drago’s On Fire
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/30/2007
The Brawlers have been pushed back, but will the return of Preyas and the evolution of Drago be enough to bring them to victory?
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8.6/1049 votes#23 - Say It Ain’t Joe
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/2007
Learning that Webmaster Joe is at the hospital, Dan and the other head there. However, while heading for Joe's room, Drago gets lost.
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8.0/1049 votes#24 - Secret of Success
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/13/2007
Alice helps a little boy defeat his biggest rival.
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7.9/1053 votes#25 - Trust Me!
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/20/2007
Tensions form between the group of Brawlers when it is believed that one of them is a double agent.
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The Best Episodes of Bakugan Battle Brawlers Season 1
Every episode of Bakugan Battle Brawlers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bakugan Battle Brawlers Season 1!
Centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them.
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationKidsSci-Fi & Fantasy
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Bakugan: The Battle Begins" is the best rated episode of "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/5/2007. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Masquerade Ball".