HSP card series

These are the first card format of Bakugan Battle Brawlers named Holo Sector Point, also known as "HSP". East Asia have their own version of the HSP format and has been Americanized for the North American localization. The Holo Sector Point's physical game's fonction has been adapted in other medias like rank points in the anime Bakugan Battle Brawlers and credit points in the video game Bakugan Battle Brawlers, but was abandoned in the Legacy 's physical game format soon after.

Due to its quick adaptation and marketing, some contents had change like Bakugan names, physical look, descriptions and stats on cards.

Card's Characteristics

North American's HSP card

• They have a faced down red back with a Bakugan logo.
• The copyright mark is inside the card, down left (Bakugan™ 2006 Spin Master LTD. & Sega Toys).
• “CO”, “CC”, “NO” and “SP” are meant for Command Card, Character Card, Normal Card and Special Command Card (“SM” written next to those abbreviations remains mysterious however).
• All attributes are there.
• Multiple card sets exist following by a new letter inside the serial code.
• Some cards are English only, English with a revised text/stats and English revised text/stats following with a French text, but all keep the same serial code, which may cause confusion to their original first prints and their new ones.
• North American's HSP format don’t have Ability Cards.

East Asia's HSP card

• They have a faced down black back with an English writhed Bakugan logo.
• The copyright mark of the beginning prints of the BA (JP) series is placed down right, down faced the card (©Sega Toys / Spin Master).
• The copyright mark of later prints of the BA (JP) series is place inside the card, down in the middle (©Bakugan Project ● テレビ東京● 電通).
• The copyright mark of the second set BB (JP) is placed inside the card, down in the middle for Normal, Character, Command and Special card, but is placed inside the card, down left for the Ability ones (©Bakugan Project TV Tokyo Dentsu).
• “CO”, “EL”, “NO” “SP” and “AB” are meant for Command Card, Character Card, Normal Card, Special Card and Ability Card.
• Some cards from Ver. 1.0 to Ver. 2.0 format don’t have the Ventus attribute because it was not released yet.
• The names of the characters and card types are written in English.
• The Japanese HSP own Ability Cards and their code follows with “-AB” (only released on Ver. 2.1 to 3.0).
• Ability card appears in later prints of the BA (JP) series, starting at BA269-AB.
• Ventus attribute appears in later prints of the BA (JP) series, starting at BA343-AB.
• The Korean Bakugan logo is changed and have a Korean writhed title with a silver finish. They also have changed all Japanese description titles and turn them to their language.
• About the packaging of the first Battle pack (Ver. 1.0), humain characters aren't on the label, they appear in later releases.

North American's HSP Card Series

Set 1

• BA (NA)
• BA (Alt. EN)
• BA (Alt. EN/FR)
• BA-B

Set 2

• BAa
• BAa-B

Set 3

• BAb
• BAb-B

East Asia's HSP Card Series

Japanese

• BA (JP)
• BB (JP)

International

• BA-EG

Korean

• KR

Taiwanese

• TW

Physical Card's Configuration

North American's card types

Those cards came in 4 different types; Normal (NO), Character (CC), Command (CO) and Special (SP).

• There is no Ability Card in this version.

Image	Card Type	Description
	Normal Card	No name title Contain attribute boosters Light silvered background Bakugans in the picture are pure aesthetic No card description
	Character Card	White Bakugan name title Contain attribute boosters Dark blue/grey background Bakugan in the picture is the subject Red box description acquire privilege to the targeted Bakugan on the card
	Command Card	Light blue command name title Contain attribute boosters Dark silvered background Bakugans in the picture are pictured as card descriptions Blue box describe a specific command on specific situations and/or battling Bakugans
	Special Card	Foil card Yellow command name title Do not contain attribute boosters Gold background Bakugan(s) in the picture is/are pure aesthetic Grey rectangle box describe a special command to both player during this battle
	Faced down card	Explosive red Bakugan logo Do not contain any copyright mark on facedown surface Has the exact same configuration as facedown Legacy cards

East Asian's card types

Those cards came in 5 different types; Normal (NO), Character (EL), Command (CO), Special (SP) and Ability (AB).

• Some of those cards contain Ventus attribute.
• Copyright inside the card change regularly and move right to middle to left depending of the graphic done to it.

Image	Card Type	Description
	Normal Card	"Normal Card" tagged No name title Contain attribute boosters Blue background No card description Has HSP box
	Character Card	"Character Card" tagged Bakugan name title following with texts that describe the Bakugan itself in the name box Contain attribute boosters Had multiple colored background Bakugan in the picture is the subject "X2" next to the Bakugan's name double its Holo Sector Points Has HSP box
	Command Card	"Command Card" tagged Command name title following with texts that describe the command Contain attribute boosters Green background Has HSP box
	Special Card	Foil card "Special Card" tagged Command name title following with texts that describe a special command to both player during this battle Do not contain attribute boosters Had multiple colored background Bakugan(s) in the picture is/are following the situational event Has HSP box
	Ability Card	Not magnetic card "Ability Card" tagged Ability name title Ability type box (Battle (red), Counter (blue) or Hybrid (red/blue)) Yellow rectangle box describe an ability condition that apply to Bakugan(s) and/or player(s) during this battle if the card permitted it by the "conditions • restrictions" terms (red arrow box inside the text box) Contain attribute boosters depending of the ability's condition Dark brown background Bakugan(s) in the picture live a scenario about the ability event Has HSP box depending of the ability's condition.
	Faced down card	Dark gray, blue and purple background with 4 Bakugans in different attribute following with a smaller Bakugan logo Contain a copyright mark on facedown surface Korean version has a slivered Bakugan logo with "Battle Brawlers" written in their language