What Is a Jumping Bakugan?

How Bakugan Work

• The Bakugan are transforming toys that fold up into plastic balls and pop out into creatures resembling robotic animals. Each Bakugan contains a concealed magnet. The game of Bakugan Battle Brawlers is played with cards called Gates. The Gates each have a concealed metal strip. When the Bakugan is rolled onto the Gate card, it pops up and transforms into a little creature. The Bakugan come in different colors and each comes from a different planet in the game's mythology. The game represents a battle between the different planets and the different Bakugan.

Special Attack Bakugan

• Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a collectable game, and many of the pieces must be purchased separately as players build up their sets for playing the game. Some of the Bakugan are called "Special Attack Bakugan" and can do things the other Bakugan can't do. Special Attack Bakugan include the Heavy Metal Hydranoid, the Heavy Metal Delta Dragonoid, the Element Change Preyas and the Jumping Skyress. The Special Attack Bakugan Jumping Skyress is the "Jumping Bakugan."

The Jumping Bakugan

• The unusual ability of the Jumping Bakugan is simply that it jumps up when it is rolled. The official name of this Bakugan is the Jumping Skyress, and it corresponds to a character that appeared in several episodes of the Bakugan anime. To make the Jumping Skyress jump, it is necessary to position it so it is balanced over the circle with arrows on it. If the Bakugan is rolled while it is in this position, it will jump up. The Jumping Skyress resembles a bird.

Playing With the Jumping Bakugan

• According to the Frequently Asked Questions file on the official Bakugan Battle Brawlers website, the Special Attack Bakugans are not used any differently in gameplay, and their special abilities do not affect the rules at all. They are simply intended to make the game more dramatic. Even though the Special Attack Jumping Skyress or "Jumping Bakugan" can be made to jump onto the Gate card as if springing into action, this is intended only for fun and no special rules apply to this type of Bakugan.