Note: The following table does not account for minor paint or hole variations, unless it is an oddity or a very notable difference. The table does not account for varying G-Powers, as it would be near impossible to track this information down.

Terms:

Treatment: A variation from the normal 6 Attributed releases. They include translucent plastic, unique color combinations, among other gimmicks.

For New Vestroia specifically, there is some confusion as to the treatment naming conventions. The individual waves are named after treatments. BakuNeon, for example, is the first wave. It introduces Neon treatment. BakuSteel is the fourth wave, which introduced Steel treatment.

The final New Vestroia wave is called B3, which abandons the previously established B1 and B2 size-based naming convention. B3 Bakugan are the same 32mm size as B2s.

During the B3 wave, most Bakugan were re-released with a focus on treatments- which had been renamed after their initial waves. Neon and Steel Bakugan released during the B3 wave are called BakuNeon and BakuSteel on the packaging, but not if they were released prior to this wave...confusing right? The treatment itself is unaltered and fundamentally the same despite this.

The documentation will use "Neon" and "BakuNeon" interchangeably and likewise for every other treatment, because it is a matter of useless semantics at this point. You are looking for a neon or steel colored toy regardless of what wave it actually came out in. 

Likewise, if the toy in question had a chance of releasing in either wave, due to the near impossibility of tracking down this information, both waves are listed in the "First Released" category. See the Waves information further below for more info.

Regional Releases: 

Bakugan releases differ by regions of the world. Below are the identified major regions, though specific countries would obtain specific releases on occasion. The identified regions are as follows:

• Japan (Sega Toys releases, outside of Mechtanium Surge)

• Anglo-America (US + Canada)

• Western Europe/Latin America (Nations south of the USA received European waves)

• Eastern Europe/Middle East (Lumped in with West Europe/Latin America for purposes of documentation)

• Asia + Australia (Appears to have received a mix of everything listed above)

Rarity Scoring:

Note: Rarity scores are based on how easy the Bakugan is to find in its SPECIFIC REGION. This means that if you live outside of the designated region, lower the rarity score by one tier.  Most rarity scores are based primarily on the United States unless otherwise specified. 

For example, Hydranoid is Semi-Rare in the US, and did not release in Japan. If you live in Japan, it is Rare instead.

If a European Bakugan is considered Common, then to an American, consider it Uncommon.

This is is because you would have to go out of your way to find sellers or utilize websites outside of your norm, and are also likely to have to pay an increased cost in order to obtain it (as well as international shipping), which raises your barrier to entry.

Common: Easy to find and relatively cheap, you will likely find a minimum of 10 results upon searching for one online

Uncommon: Relatively easy to obtain, slightly less numerous and more expensive. Will find a few results in a search

Semi-Rare: Potentially annoying/expensive to track down, but realistic enough to obtain without too much issue

Rare: One will pop up every few weeks or months. You may have some competition in trying to obtain this. Be prepared to spend

Very Rare: Realistically, you will not obtain this Bakugan. Get a custom paint job or a recast. Good luck otherwise

One-Off: An anomaly that probably shouldn't exist, but has been documented for the sake of accuracy

Waves:

Wave 1: BakuNeon (Introduces Neon Bakugan. Standard, Flip, Clear and Translucent treatments return from Battle Brawlers)

Wave 2: BakuBronze (Introduces Bronze Bakugan, specifically in BakuTins)

Wave 3: BakuGlow (Glow is not an actual treatment, despite confusing misinformation)

Wave 4: BakuSteel (Introduces Steel Bakugan)

Wave 5: BakuCrystal (Introduces Crystal and BakuCore/Battle Damaged Bakugan)

Wave 6: B3 (Introduces Frost, Mutation and Solar. All treatments are renamed to have "Baku"- as a prefix. IE. BakuSteel and BakuNeon. Translucent Bakugan are renamed as BakuLyte. Standard treatments are very rare in this wave.)