A long time ago, a strange event took place on Earth, 12 years after it, Dan and his friends found things they never knew existed, the Bakugan. In the present day, Dan is encountered by a boy named Magnus. Dan's Bakugan, Drago, tells Dan that they've been challenged to a battle. Dan looks at this red ball and throws it, which transforms into a dragon-like creature - a Bakugan. believes they should tell everyone the BakuCores and Bakugan, they should post their discoveries online, but apparently, they weren’t the only kids who found Bakugan who found at night, adults couldn’t open them though.
Benton misled the public about the V Virus Bakugan going on a rampage due to "negligence". This resulted in outcries by adults and caused Philomena replaced by Benton. The AO disguise their IP and post the video that the Bakugan and humans can coexist. Dan decides that they need to meet with everyone they know to cheer them up.
After stopping Tiko's rampage, the Awesome Ones have become world-famous heroes and Bakugan-mania sweeps the globe. In celebration of the Awesome Ones efforts, a tournament is being held in their honor. But the battles are quickly cut short when a rogue brawler and his golden Bakugan crash the event. Dan and Drago go head to head with the outsiders to get to the bottom of it.