Bakugan vs. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Puzzle Masters (also known as Bakugan Battle Brawlers vs. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Puzzle Masters) is a puzzle fighting video game developed by Activision and Konami. This video game helps celebrate 12 years of Brawling and 17 years of Dueling from the Bakugan and Yu-Gi-Oh! franchises.
Gameplay
The style of the gameplay is similar to Capcom's Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Data East (now G-Mode's) Magical Drop and PopCap's AstroPop. Brawlers and Duelists from the Bakugan and Yu-Gi-Oh! franchises can summon their Bakugan and Monsters to the field to start the battle.
Game Modes
- Arcade Mode
- Versus Mode (1-4 players with Battle Royale and Team Battle)
- Online Versus Mode (1-4 players with Battle Royale and Team Battle)
Playable Characters
Characters highlighted in bold are hidden characters. When playing Arcade mode, hidden Bakugan and Monsters appear to be unlockable by earning the number of XP in this game.
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
| Character | Bakugan | Attribute |
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| Dan Kuso | Dragonoid Neo Dragonoid Blitz Dragonoid Delta Dragonoid Ultimate Dragonoid Infinity Dragonoid Fusion Dragonoid |
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| Shun Kazami | Skyress Storm Skyress Ingram Master Ingram Hawktor Taylean Jaakor |
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| Marucho Marukura | Preyas Angelo & Diablo Preyas Elfin Minx Elfin Akwimos Trister Radizen |
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| Runo Misaki | Tigrerra Blade Tigrerra |
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| Julie Makimoto | Gorem Hammer Gorem |
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| Alice Gehabich | Hydranoid Dual Hydranoid Alpha Hydranoid |
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| Mira Fermin | Wilda Magma Wilda Thunder Wilda Roxtor |
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| Ace Grit | Percival Knight Percival |
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| Baron Leltoy | Nemus Saint Nemus |
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| Gus Grav | Vulcan Primo Vulcan |
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| Lync Volan | Altair Aluze |
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| Mylene Farrow | Elico Macubass |
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| Volt Luster | Brontes Mega Brontes |
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| Shadow Prove | Hades MAC Spider |
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| Spectra Phantom | Helios Helios MK2 |
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| Ren Krawler | Linehalt | |
| Jake Vallory | Coredem | |
| Fabia Sheen | Aranaut | |
| Nurzak | Sabador | |
| Kazarina | Lumagrowl | |
| Gunz Lazar | Reptak | |
| Anubias | Horridian | |
| Sellon | Spyron | |
| Barodius | Dharak | |
| Klaus von Hertzon | Sirenoid | |
| Chan Lee | Fourtress | |
| Julio Santana | Tentaclear | |
| Hydron | Dryoid | |
| Zenoheld | Farbros | |
| Gill | Krakix | |
| Airzel | Strikeflier | |
| Stoica | Lythirus | |
Yu-Gi-Oh!
| Character | Monster | Attribute |
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| Yami Yugi | Dark Magician Celtic Guardian Curse of Dragon Summoned Skull Black Luster Soldier Magician of Black Chaos Slifer the Sky Dragon |
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| Joey Wheeler | Red Eyes Black Dragon Flame Swordsman Gearfried the Iron Knight Alligator Sword Swordsman of Landstar Battle Warrior Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon |
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| Jaden Yuki | Elemental HERO Avian Elemental HERO Sparkman |
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| Yusei Fudo | Stardust Dragon Speed Warrior |
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| Yuma Tsukumo | Gagaga Magician Dododo Warrior Achacha Archer Gogogo Golem Zubaba Knight Bull Blader Stinging Swordsman |
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| Seto Kaiba | Blue Eyes White Dragon Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon Blue Eyes Shining Dragon Obelisk the Tormentor |
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| Téa Gardner | Magician of Faith Dark Magician Girl |
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| Mai Valentine | Harpie Lady Cyber Harpie Lady Harpie Lady Sisters Amazon Chain Master Amazon Fighter |
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| Tristan Taylor | Cyber Commander | |
| Duke Devlin | Orgoth the Relentless | |
| Yami Bakura | Dark Necrofear Man-Eater Bug |
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| Ishizu Ishtar | Keldo | |
| Odion | Mythical Beast of Serket | |
| Syrus Truesdale | Drilloid | |
| Alexis Rhodes | Cyber Tutu Etoile Cyber |
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| Jack Atlas | Red Dragon Archfiend | |
| Crow Hogan | Blacking Armor Master | |
| Akiza Izinski | Black Rose Dragon | |
| Reginald "Shark" Kastle | Eagle Shark Gazer Shark |
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| Kite Tenjo | Daybreaker | |
| Dextra | Morpho Butterspy | |
| Rio Kastle | Blizzard Falcon | |
| Vector | Gorgonic Cerebus | |
| Marik Ishtar | Zera the Mant Winged Dragon of Ra |
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| Weevil Underwood | Great Moth Parasite Queen |
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| Rex Raptor | Two-Headed King Rex Megazowler |
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| Blair Flannigan | Mystic Dragon | |
| Carly Carmine | Fortune Fairy Ann Fortune Lady Fire |
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| Tori Meadows | CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl | |
| Cathy Catherine | Cat Girl Magician | |
| Vetrix | Heraldic Beast Eale | |
| Girag | The Judgement Hand Fire Hand |
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Non-Playable Characters
These non-playable characters are final boss characters of Arcade Mode. These final boss characters can use all of the attribute powers when attacking the player.
| Character | Bakugan/Monster |
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| Wiseman Final boss for Yu-Gi-Oh! characters |
Slycerak, Exostriker and Mandibor (Phase 1) Mechtavius Destroyer (Phase 2) |
| Anubis Final boss for Bakugan characters |
Thenian the Great Sphinx (Phase 1) Anubis' Seal (Phase 2) |
Palette Swaps
NOTE: Palette swap characters highlighted in bold are hidden characters.
| Character | Palette Swap of Character |
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| Masquerade | Alice Gehabich |
| Keith Fermin | Spectra Phantom |
| Mag Mel | Barodius |
| Yugi Mutō | Yami Yugi |
| Pharaoh Atem | Yami Yugi |
| Bakura Ryō | Yami Bakura |
| Nash | Reginald Kastle |
| Marin | Rio Kastle |
| Ray Shadows | Vector |
| Yami Marik | Marik Ishtar |
Background Stages
- Rainbow Stadium
- Pyrus Foundry
- Ventus Ruins
- Aquos Islands
- Subterra Desert
- Haos Factory
- Darkus Forest
- Pyrus Mansion
- Ventus Jungle
- Aquos Glacier
- Subterra Canyon
- Haos City
- Darkus Domain
- Pyrus Volcano
- Ventus Valley
- Aquos Submarine
- Subterra Stonehenge
- Haos Galaxy
- Darkus Wasteland
- Shadow Realm
- Rainbow Badlands
- Pyramid of Light
Attribute Effects
| Attribute | Effect |
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Burns all of the player's gems of one color which has the most. |
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Dizzies the opponent, reversing its controls and scrambles all of the player's gems. |
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Sends the opponent underwater, moving slowly and dropping gems at the same speed. |
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Adds a tower of gems to the opponent's field. |
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Paralyzes the opponent for a short time. |
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Binds the opponent in a shroud of darkness with his/her screen fading out to black for a short time. |
Unlock Conditions
Hidden characters can be unlocked by earning the number of experience points (XP). While certain characters (including palette swaps) can be unlocked by clearing Arcade mode.
| Hidden Character | Unlock Condition |
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| Baron Leltoy | Earn 250 XP |
| Tristan Taylor | Earn 500 XP |
| Gus Grav | Earn 750 XP |
| Yami Bakura | Earn 1,000 XP |
| Volt Luster | Earn 1,250 XP |
| Syrus Truesdale | Earn 1,500 XP |
| Gunz Lazar | Earn 1,750 XP |
| Duke Devilin | Earn 2,000 XP |
| Mylene Farrow | Earn 2,500 XP |
| Kite Tenjo | Earn 3,000 XP |
| Lync Volan | Earn 3,500 XP |
| Jack Atlas | Earn 4,000 XP |
| Shadow Prove | Earn 4,500 XP |
| Shark | Earn 5,000 XP |
| Jake Vallory | Earn 5,500 XP |
| Alexis Rhodes | Earn 6,000 XP |
| Fabia Sheen | Earn 6,500 XP |
| Rio Kastle | Earn 7,000 XP |
| Ren Krawler | Earn 7,500 XP |
| Crow Hogan | Earn 8,000 XP |
| Nurzak | Earn 9,000 XP |
| Odion | Earn 10,000 XP |
| Kazarina | Earn 11,000 XP |
| Ishizu Ishtar | Earn 12,000 XP |
| Anubias | Earn 13,000 XP |
| Dextra | Earn 14,000 XP |
| Sellon | Earn 15,000 XP |
| Akiza Izinski | Earn 16,000 XP |
| Spectra Phantom | Earn 20,000 XP |
| Vector | Earn 40,000 XP |
| Barodius | Clear Arcade Mode with all Bakugan characters |
| Marik Ishtar | Clear Arcade Mode with all Yu-Gi-Oh! characters |
| Masquerade | Clear Arcade Mode with Alice Gehabich |
| Keith Fermin | Clear Arcade Mode with Spectra Phantom |
| Wiseman | Clear Arcade Mode with Gunz Lazar |
| Mag Mel | Clear Arcade Mode with Barodius |
| Yugi Mūto | Clear Arcade Mode with Yami Yugi |
| Pharaoh Atem | Clear Arcade Mode on Expert difficulty or earn 100,000 XP |
| Bakura Ryō | Clear Arcade Mode with Yami Bakura |
| Nash | Clear Arcade Mode with Shark |
| Marin | Clear Arcade Mode with Rio Kastle |
| Ray Shadows | Clear Arcade Mode with Vector |
| Yami Marik | Clear Arcade Mode with Marik Ishtar |
Cast of Characters
| Character | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
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| Ace Grit | Yasuaki Takumi | David Reale |
| Airzel | Eiji Miyashita | Lyon Smith |
| Akiza Izinski | Ayumi Kinoshita | Erica Schroeder |
| Alexis Rhodes | Sanae Kobayashi | Anna Murrow |
| Alice Gehabich | Mamiko Noto | Emilie-Claire Barlow |
| Anubias | Nobutoshi Canna | Rob Greenway |
| Anubis | Kōji Ishii | Scottie Ray |
| Bakura Ryō / Yami Bakura | Rica Matsumoto | Ted Lewis |
| Barodius | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Shawn Meunier |
| Baron Leltoy | Ryuichi Kubota | Cameron Kennedy |
| Blair Flannigan | Eri Sendai | Liza Jacqueline |
| Carly Carmine | Aki Kanada | Veronica Taylor |
| Cathy Katherine | Yū Kobayashi | Erica Schroeder |
| Chan Lee | Miyuki Sawashiro | Stephanie Anne Mills |
| Crow Hogan | Shintarō Asanuma | Tom Wayland |
| Dan Kuso | Yū Kobayashi | Scott McCord |
| Dextra | Yumi Fukamizu | Eva Christensen |
| Duke Devilin | Ryo Naito | Marc Thompson |
| Fabia Sheen | Haruhi Terada | Stephanie Anne Mills |
| Gill | Hikaru Midorikawa | Scott Gorman |
| Girag | Kōsuke Takaguchi | Marc Thompson |
| Gunz Lazar | Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Graeme Cornies |
| Gus Grav | Yūki Kaji | Crispin Freeman |
| Hydron | Soichiro Hoshi | Lyon Smith |
| Ishizu Ishtar | Sumi Shimamoto | Karen Neill |
| Jack Atlas | Takanori Hoshino | Ted Lewis |
| Jaden Yuki | KENN | Matthew Charles |
| Jake Vallory | Shintarō Ōhata | Dan Petronijevic |
| Joey Wheeler | Hiroki Takahashi | Wayne Grayson |
| Julie Makimoto | Risa Mizuno | Katie Griffin |
| Julio Santana | Tsuguo Mogami | Dan Petronijevic |
| Kazarina | Kimiko Saitō | Linda Ballantyne |
| Kite Tenjo | Koki Uchiyama | Christopher Kromer |
| Klaus von Hertzon | Takayuki Kondo | Jeremy Harris |
| Lync Volan | Matsuri Mizuguchi | Rob Tinkler |
| Mai Valentine | Haruhi Terada | Erica Schroeder |
| Marik Ishtar / Yami Marik | Tetsuya Iwanaga | Johnathan Todd Ross |
| Marucho Marukura | Ryō Hirohashi | Joanne Vannicola |
| Masquerade | Soichiro Hoshi | Lyon Smith |
| Mira Fermin | Risa Yukino | Alyson Court |
| Mylene Farrow | Fuko Saito | Bailey Stocker |
| Nurzak | Hidekatsu Shibata | Hadley Kay |
| Odion | Konta | Michael Alston Baley |
| Reginald "Shark" Kastle | Toshiki Masuda | Gary Mack |
| Ren Krawler | Hirofumi Nojima | Peter Cugno |
| Rex Raptor | Yuichi Nakamura | Sam Riegel |
| Rio Kastle / Marin | Megumi Han | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld |
| Runo Misaki | Eri Sendai | Julie Lemieux |
| Sellon | Yuko Kaida | Katie Griffin |
| Seto Kaiba | Hikaru Midorikawa | Eric Stuart |
| Shadow Prove | Daisuke Endo | Darren Frost |
| Shun Kazami | Chihiro Suzuki | Zachary Bennett |
| Spectra Phantom / Keith Fermin | Yasuhiro Mamiya | Dan Petronijevic |
| Stoica | Mitsuki Saiga | Mike Kiss |
| Téa Gardner | Maki Saito | Amy Birnbaum |
| Tori Meadows | Mikako Komatsu | Eileen Stevens |
| Tristan Taylor | Hidehiro Kikuchi | Greg Abbey |
| Vector / Ray Shadows | Satoshi Hino | Billy Bob Thompson |
| Vetrix | Sachi Kokuryū | Michael Smith |
| Volt Luster | Tomoaki Maeno | Carter Hayden |
| Weevil Underwood | Urara Takano | Jimmy Zoppi |
| Wiseman | Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Rob Tinkler |
| Yugi Mutō / Yami Yugi | Shunsuke Kazama | Dan Green |
| Yuma Tsukumo | Tatsuku Hatanaka | Eli Jay |
| Yusei Fudo | Yuya Miyashita | Greg Abbey |
| Zenoheld | Kōji Ishii | John Stocker |
Gallery
The character select screen
The character select screen, with all hidden and DLC characters unlocked