The BEST episodes of Beyblade
Every episode of Beyblade ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Beyblade!
Beyblade is an anime series about a group of kids battling with highly powerful spinning tops enchanted with sacred Bit-Beasts or spirits of mythical ideaology. The show focuses on the battles between Beyblading teams as they compete to become the world champions.
#1 - Final Showdown!
Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 12/24/2001
It's the finals of the World Beyblading Championships in Moscow with Tala from the Demolition Boys and Tyson tied at one game a piece in the best of three finals. With the victory, the tide has turned in favor of Tala who warps the two warriors into a giant iceberg where there is no contact with the outside world. The second battle begins, and it takes little time for Tala to combine his multiple Bit Beasts into one and take the lead in the best of three finals. Meanwhile, the evil Voltaire looks on and begins celebrating the victory, which translates into his domination of the corporate world. With the lose, Tyson has fallen into a funk and sees no way of winning, when he suddenly realises the power to win is inside him. With a new outlook and positive thinking, Tyson's confidence translates into a more powerful Dragoon, which handily defeats Tala. With the win, all the stolen Bit Beasts are returned to their rightful owners and in the end, Tyson's friends gather around each wanting to take on the new World Champion Beyblader.
#2 - The Blade Raider
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2001
Tyson Granger realises he is running late for a Beyblade battle with Andrew, the best Beyblader in town. Before Tyson gets there, a Blade Shark named Carlos fights and defeats him, taking his blade. Tyson arrives and snaps, challenging him to a battle at 3:00 at the river next day. A boy named Kenny becomes friends with Tyson, and they crack that they need a faster Bey to defeat Carlos' heavier one. Tyson attempts, but gives up, and suddenly the Great Dragoon, a power that has been in the family from generations, comes to Tyson. Tyson again tries and finally defeats Carlos. However, Kai, the leader of the Blade Sharks, arrives and Tyson challenges him to a battle.
#3 - The Race is On!
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/9/2001
It's the morning of the semi-finals at the Asian Beyblade Tournament and Tyson manages to sleep in. The rest of the team leaves early, but Ray stays behind to make sure Tyson wakes up. As the tournament gets underway, Max is the first to battle. Meanwhile, Ray and Tyson are caught up in a traffic jam created by a landslide (Created by Kevin), so they decide to walk. But the shortest route is over a mountain where Ray sprains his ankle and Tyson is left to carrying him all the way to there. Meanwhile, back at the tournament, Team Bladebreakers has heard about the landslide and are worried about their teammates. And to add insult to injury, if Tyson doesn't show up soon, their team will have to forfeit. Time is running out for Tyson and Ray, when Kai uncharacteristically steps up to the plate to stall for time until Tyson shows up.
#4 - Adios Bladebreakers
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2001
Ray leaves the BladeBreakers and journeys into the mountains to try and get back Driger. Mariah finds him, beats him in battle, confronts him about his stupidity and asks him to come back to the White Tigers. The other BladeBreakers discover that Ray has gone, and Tyson and Max venture off into the mountains. Ray nearly goes back to the White Tigers when Tyson and Max find him. Tyson challenges him to a battle, and if Ray wins he can do whatever he wants. Tyson, however, loses to Ray. When Ray discovers the BladeBreakers wanted him back without a Bit Beast, Ray goes back to the BladeBreakers.
#5 - Bye Bye Bit Beast
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2001
With Kenny working all night before the day of the Tournament, Kevin from the White Tigers tries to sneak into where they're sleeping and steal and/or destroy Ray's Driger. With a speech from Mariah, Kevin cannot do it, but instead steals one of Kenny's disks while he's making tea. Ray confronts him before he can escape and they battle for the disk. Ray, however, gets distracted by Kevin's "mercy" scene and Driger escapes from his Bey. Luckily, Tyson then battles Kevin and beats him, getting the disk back but leaving Kai disappointed with Ray and Ray with himself.
#6 - Battle in the Sky
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2001
The BBA Asian Tournament is underway, at the peak of a unbelievably high tower in China. The BladeBreakers and the White Tigers realize that they will eventually battle each other, and they use this against each other. First up, the BladeBreakers versus the Tall Boys. The BladeBreakers manage to scrape through to the next round, despite some of the Tall Boys' Beys having spikes and being able to generate heat. They then check out Mariah's Gallux Bit Beast, from the White Tigers, and Tyson can't wait for their fight.
#7 - Showdown in Hong Kong
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2001
Kevin disses the BladeBreakers (especially Ray) and challenges Ray to a battle. Tyson has had enough and battles Kevin instead, but he falls quickly to the Bey's ability to wobble and multiply. The Blader who challenged Tyson beforehand bumps into Lee, Gary and Mariah, the other members of the White Tigers, and he tells them about his encounter with Ray. Tyson then beats Kevin in battle, before the rest of the White Tigers show up. They all seem to know Ray, calling him "traitor", and tell him that they will be entering the tournament too.
#8 - Bladin' In the Streets
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2001
As Tyson, Kai, Max, Kenny and Ray fly to Hong Kong to prepare for the Asian Tournament, Kai "quits" the team and walks into the streets. The rest of the team try to follow him and fail when they hear a Bey spinning, and find a back-alley Beyblader challenging them to a battle. Tyson battles and manages to just defeat him, when another Beyblade knocks Dragoon out of the stadium and nearly hits Ray (Kai then reappears and knocks Dragoon out of his way), belonging to a boy named Kevin.
#9 - Thirteen Candles
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2001
Tyson, Max and Kenny are working on Dragoon to ensure victory in the finals when Grandpa interrupts and reveals Tyson that it is his 13th birthday! After the party, the first round ends quickly, with Tyson unexpectedly defeating Kai. Kai then goes harder on Tyson and easily defeats him in the second round. The third round is explosive, with Tyson just managing to defeat Kai, and become the National Beyblade Champion. Mr Dickenson then reveals to Tyson, Kai, Max, Kenny and Ray that they will become a team and participate in the World Championships.
#10 - Dragoon Storm
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2001
The final battle of the semifinals is Tyson versus Ray, an undefeated Blader. Kenny is working on something, and is not there for the first round. Tyson and Ray clash, but Ray easily beats Tyson with his stronger Bit Beast, Driger and his Tiger Claw attack, destroying Tyson's Bey. Kenny shows up before he forfeits, and Tyson's Bey is fixed with a new Defense Ring Kenny was working on. The second round is ferocious, but Tyson's Defense Ring pulls through, despite not being built for attacking. Ray forfeits the third match, saying he has nothing left to prove, and joins the team. The finals are decided, Tyson versus Kai.
#11 - Draciel of Approval
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2001
In the semifinals, Max goes up against Kai, the champion. Tyson looks forward to fighting Ray, an undefeated Blader. The dish is based like a tower, to stay in the top for 10 seconds is how you win. The first round goes quickly, with Max being defeated by Kai's Spin Fire attack. But in the second round, with Max's reverse launch, Kai's Spin Fire attack is absorbed by Max's Bey, and he wins. Max's Bey then explodes due to the energy overload. Max then finds a Bit Beast inside his Grandma's pendant, and his Bit Beast, Draciel, gets inside his Bey. Max and Kai fight fiercely, but Max loses. Tyson cheers Max up with the fact that he now has a Bit Beast, and he can't wait for his battle with Ray.
#12 - Take It to the Max
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2001
Tyson and Kenny meet Max, the new kid in town, just before a puppy is washed away to a waterfall. Tyson attempts to save him, but fails. Max then tries, and succeeds. Max and Tyson battle in Max's dad's shop, but Max wins, due to his defensive-type Beyblade. Stanley A Dickenson (the Chairman of the Beyblade Battle Association) then arrives and informs them of the Beyblade Battle Tournament, and they are all looking forward to it. Kenny and Tyson argue over Tyson's cockiness that his Bey need not be improved. Tyson then attempts to control the Dragoon, and succeeds, while Kenny is watching through the window. They then become friends again.
#13 - Day of the Dragoon
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2001
Tyson quickly loses his battle with Kai. Andrew and Kenny inform him that the Blade Sharks are looking for the ultimate Bit Beast nobody can beat. Andrew, Kenny and Tyson rebuild Tyson's Bey. Meanwhile, Kai then orders Carlos' Bey be destroyed. Kai's goons kidnap Kenny to use his laptop to find the ultimate Bey. Tyson asks the Dragoon for guidance when Dragoon goes right into his Bey. Tyson then re-challenges Kai, and they draw.
#14 - Destiny of the Final Battle
Season 2 - Episode 51 - Aired 12/30/2002
It’s the finals of the World Beyblading Championships and Tyson is about to defend his title against Zeo who fights with the extra power of the Bit-Beasts he’s captured. But something strange is revealed at the start of the battle - turns out Zeo isn’t human after all! In fact, he’s a robot Zagart created to replace his real son who died in a tragic accident. And according to the evil doctor, if Zeo can capture Tyson’s Dragoon, then by using all the Sacred Bit Beasts powers, Zeo will be turned into a real boy! The battle rages on and Zeo seems to be the aggressor. Tyson tries to rally, but each move he makes is countered by the aggressive Zeo. As the finals heat up, it looks like Tyson is no match for his opponent when Tyson summons all his remaining strength and wins with a knockout! Zeo is sad to realize he’ll never become a boy, but Tyson convinces him you have to be happy with who you are, not what you are. Oh, and like last year, Tyson becomes the Beyblading Champion of the World!
#15 - Fire and Water
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/21/2003
As Max prepares to face Kai in the next round, the members of BBA Revolution overhear a confrontation between Johnny and Robert of the Majestics and Barthez Battalion. It turns out Barthez Battalion won their qualifying tournament through trickery. Thanks to Kenny, the teams find proof of Barthez’s underhanded tactics but it’s too late to disqualify them from the Championships. Armed with his new Draciel Gravity, Max takes Kai to the edge of defeat only to end up defeated himself. Rick uses his frustration at the loss to overcome Tala and goes on to face Kai in a tiebreaker. Despite his great power, Rick loses to the more experienced Kai. Inspired by the match, Tyson vows to face Barthez Battalion with everything he’s got.
#16 - New Kid in Town
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2003
Tyson has just returned from the World Championships with another victory and he's decided to teach a class of boys in the neighborhood the fine art of blading. Just as he begins his session, a cocky kid comes down from the hills and challenges Tyson to a battle. His name is Daichi and the battle begins with the challenger going for the jugular and has put the champ in a real spot! And what's worse, Daichi's blade copycats Tyson's every move, stealing power from him as the battle progresses! But it's Tyson who finally wins the battle by calling out his Galaxy Storm. Daichi is humiliated and begs Tyson for another battle. Tyson has had enough of this strange little twerp and is about to walk away, when, out of the blue, another character appears—Jin of the Gale. Now Tyson is facing another challenger who wants to strip him of his world championship title with Max as his partner.
#17 - A Team Divided
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2003
Die nächste Beyblade Weltmeisterschaft steht vor der Tür und Mr. Dickenson, der Chef der BBA gibt neue Regeln bekannt. Ab sofort werden bei den teilnehmenden Teams Vorrunden stattfinden, in denen sich die besten Beyblader qualifizieren müssen und dann Zweierteams bilden.
#18 - Invitation to Battle
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2003
Daichi will von Tyson unbedingt eine Revanche haben. In einem Hallenbad zeigt er ihm und seinen Freunden seine Künste im Beybladen. Da er seine Tricks in freier Natur gelernt hat und nicht in einem Stadion, ist er Tyson in gewisser Weise voraus. Und schließlich gibt Tyson ihm die Revanche, wobei Daichi den Kürzeren zieht.
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#19 - We Were Once Bladebreakers...
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2003
Tyson’s alone and picking up the pieces of what used to be The Bladebreakers. Daichi won’t leave him alone, and Kai is...well, Kai...at least he has the championships to look forward to, right? Meanwhile, both Ray and Max are going through the growing pains of being part of a new team. Ray, back with his old friends from his hometown, re-unites with the strange mystical sensei, Tao, and Max realizes that new teammate Rick, is more trouble than he could have bargained for. Last but not least, Kai deals with his own inner turmoil, trying to decide if he really wants to be a Bladebreaker at all anymore...Will he ‘blade next to Tyson at the preliminary round...or leave him to fight for himself?
#20 - A League of His Own
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2003
At the preliminaries for the World Championships, Daichi wins his matches easily, establishing himself as a new powerhouse on the Beyblading scene. Kenny also competes, defeating his opponents with such skill that even Tyson is impressed. Nobody thinks anything when a fan named Kotaro asks for an autograph and takes advantage of the opportunity to examine Tyson, Kenny and Daichi’s Beyblades. But when he shows up as competitor and defeats Kenny with the Chameleon Fake, everyone is alarmed. Does Kotaro’s Chameleon Bey have the ability to copy attacks as well as colors and will this spell defeat for Tyson?
#21 - You're the Man, Kai!
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2003
There's only one round left in the tournament to decide who's going to partner up with Tyson in the World Beyblade Tag Team Championships and it's between Daichi and Kai. When Daichi finds out it's a tag team event and he's not going to go up against Tyson, he's totally enraged, but decides to beat Kai anyway. Meanwhile, the mysterious Jin is lurking around the dressing room listening in on our hero's conversations. When the finals in Block B begin, a radical jungle dish is revealed which gives Daichi the edge. Quickly, the underdog starts slamming and attacking Kai while Kai does nothing to defend himself. As Tyson and his friends watch, they nervously yell out for Kai to attack, but he doesn't listen. Suddenly, as if struck by a bolt of lightning, Kai calls out for his Dranzer to attack. In one swoop, he destroys Daichi. After the battle, Kai is announced as Tyson's partner for the Tag Team Finals, but Mr. Dickenson makes an announcement that their new team, the BBA Revolution, will have two alternate players- Daichi and Kenny. And the announcement is made by Jin. But that's not the only surprise. It turns out Jin is actually Hiro, Tyson's older brother who has come back to coach Tyson and his team.
#22 - Take Your Best Shot!
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2003
The Block A and Block B finals of the Beyblade World Championships are underway. Max wins his match and finds himself partnered with a real bully of a blader named Rick. Tyson watches the event on TV anxious to get in the stadium and unleash his blade Dragoon. Meanwhile Kenny discovers the real physical aspects of Beyblading. Kai watches as his friends Max and Ray win the final matches of their respective blocks for other teams. This causes him to question his loyalty to Tyson. To make matters worse, a new team comes out of nowhere and poses a threat to Tyson and his dream of winning the championship title.
#23 - Roughing It
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2003
The BBA Revolution Team heads to a remote training camp to prepare for the upcoming tournament. When they first arrive, Hiro tells Tyson that Kai has quit the team. Tyson is ready to quit to, but Hiro convinces him to choose a new partner. Tyson picks Daichi, then whisks him off into the wilderness to teach him survival skills as they relate to Beyblading. The plan works well until Tyson strays from the main path, and gets himself and Daichi hopelessly lost. From there it is one disaster after another: They fall in the river, lose all their equipment, and eventually get trapped by a raging forest fire. Only by working together, and using their Beyblades in perfect unison, can they save themselves and the forest. Of course that is easier said than done when it comes to Tyson and Daichi. In the end, however, they get the job done – and Tyson realizes that Daichi does in fact have what it takes to be his partner in the championship tournament.
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#24 - Swiped on the Streets
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2003
The BBA Revolution team fly to New York City for the Beyblade World Championships. The normally feisty Daichi proves to be afraid of flying, and once in the city, he becomes overwhelmed by the size and scope of things in the Big Apple. While eating lunch in a sidewalk café, Tyson and Daichi have their beyblades stolen by a young pickpocket and together they scouring the streets for the culprit. Tyson meanwhile, exhibits his first real sympathy for his diminutive teammate, and vows to go easier on him. Just as the pair are about to give up the search, Tyson hears the unmistakable sounds of Dragoon coming from a nearby alley. There, they find the boy who robbed them using Dragoon to battle Rick of the PPB All Starz in a street match. Rick wins and prepares to leave with his stolen bounty. Tyson and Daichi try to convince Rick to give back their blades, but Rick will only return them if they defeat him in a match. The three bladers engage in battle, with Tyson and Daichi tag-teaming Rick. Rick is on the verge of defeating them when a surprise fourth blader jumps in – Max. The match ends in a draw, and Rick leaves empty-handed. Max vows to try and improve his relationship with Rick, who's his PPB All Starz teammate. Back at their Hotel, the BBA Revolution team watch the sports news on TV, and learn that the other teams in the Championship Tournament have all arrived in New York City. But the most shocking news, is that a surprise addition has been made to the mysterious Blitzkrieg Boys team – their former teammate Kai.
#25 - It's a Battle Royale...!
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2003
The teams have been selected and the finals are about to begin. Unfortunately Tyson finds himself facing all of his former friends, each part of a team that he will eventually have to ‘blade against. The biggest blow that Tyson receives, is seeing Kai as a member of the Blitzkrieg Boys! After confronting his sullen, ex-teammate, Kai suggests to Tyson that the reason he left is because his old team just wasn’t good enough! Tyson is insulted to the core; even more so when Ray chooses to let Lee face off against Tyson in the first match, White Tiger X versus BBA Revolution! In an attempt to prove his worth, Tyson makes an arrogant demand: he insists on ‘blading the two White Tiger X team members at the same time! Can Tyson and his relatively untrained partner Daichi even hope to succeed?