Bakugan: Evolutions

Bakugan Evolutions
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Production
Director	Hideki Okamoto
Studio	TMS Studio
Network	teletoon; Cartoon network; POP!; 9Go!
Episodes	30 (22 minutes)
Original run	February 6, 2022 - October 23, 2022 (CAN); April 1, 2022 - March 17, 2023 (Japanese)
Series Guide
Preceded by	Bakugan: Geogan Rising
Followed by	Bakugan: Legends

Bakugan: Evolutions (爆丸エボリューションズ, Bakugan Eboryūshonzu^?) is the name of the fourth season of the second generation of Bakugan, preceded by Bakugan: Geogan Rising.The first episode debuted on February 6, 2022. This season introduced new Variants such as Platinum Bakugan and Genesis Bakugan, as well as Nanogan, a new gameplay element.

History

The first mention for a fourth season of the Bakugan Reboot was in an Instagram post made by Trox's voice actor, Ucal Shillingford.^[1]

Official Announcement

Image from the Bakugan: Evolutions press release of Dan Kouzo and Drago

On October 13, 2021, Nelvana formally announced the fourth season in a press release. It specified that the show would consist of 60 eleven-minute-long episodes, or 30 twenty-two-minute-long episodes and would premiere on February 6, 2022.

Physical Game

For a list of all known Bakugan: Evolutions product releases, see List of Bakugan: Evolutions Waves.

Bakugan

For a list of Bakugan released during Bakugan: Evolutions, see List of Bakugan: Evolutions Bakugan.

Bakugan: Evolutions introduces new molds as well as featuring some returning ones. It also introduces two new Variant s: Platinum and Mythic Bakugan, and a new Faction type: All-Faction. In addition, it introduces a new gameplay element called Nanogan, which its size resembles the 28mm Bakugan from the Legacy series. They only can be used if one of your Bakugan shares its Faction and once per game. They also provide special effects according to your team cores when using them.

Evolutions also introduced a new type of Bakugan called Genesis Bakugan.

Bakugan: Evolutions has changed color palettes of Factions. New colors are:
  Aquos - Blue, Cyan, Orange, Yellow
  Aurelus - Yellow, Orange, Silver, Gold
  Darkus - Black, Magenta, Silver, Mint
  Haos - White, Very Light Blue, Silver, Yellow
  Pyrus - Red, Orange, Dark Red, Yellow
  Ventus - Lime, Dark Green, Dark Red, Yellow

Trading Card Game

As the Trading Card Game was cancelled in early 2021, the sets released in Bakugan: Evolutions are limited to containing Geogan, Nanogan, Character and Diamond Evo cards.

Bakugan: Evolutions has two card sets:

EV
EV2

This season introduces a new mechanic for the Trading Card Game - Nanogan Cards, which give the active Bakugan bonuses when the team is holding specific cores.

Products

For a list of all products released during Bakugan: Evolutions, see List of Bakugan: Evolutions Waves.

Bakugan: Evolutions introduces a new line of products: Mythic Bakugan. Several molds from previous seasons return in Evolutions. Additionally, Evolutions introduces the Genesis Collection, which contains two light up Bakugan, four exclusive Bakugan, and two transparent Nanogan.

Anime

For a list of Bakugan: Evolutions episodes, see List of Bakugan: Evolutions Episodes.

The Bakugan: Evolutions anime premiered at 12 PM ET on February 6th, 2022, on the Canadian network Teletoon. The fifth and sixth, Bakugan Academy! and Roommates, were released before the first and second four-part Evolutions Unleashed! episodes, which was released in Japan as a special episode along with episodes 9 and 10.

Summary

In Bakugan: Evolutions, fan-favourite Bakugan heroes – including Drago, Trox, Pegatrix, Hydorous, Howlkor and Pharol – return stronger, faster and better than ever! Strange occurrences begin to happen in the new action-packed season; elemental energy from Vestroia is seeping into Earth, creating strange phenomena and causing Bakugan to rage out with excess energy! It's not all bad though, as our heroes realize the Vestroian elemental energy is also causing elemental evolutions among our Bakugan! Along with these new evolutions comes a new breed of elemental brawlers, propelling the Awesome Brawlers to adapt and in effect, take Bakugan brawling to a whole new level, unlocking even more awesome powers and evolutions! Once again, the fate of two worlds, Earth and Vestroia, rests in the hands of the Awesome Brawlers and their Bakugan partners.^[2]