Sparkling Attacker

4 Layer System 2000

Code: 33A-33
Maker: Hasbro
Released: June 2000 (Japan)

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Takara released Sparkling Attacker in Japan in June 2000 as part of the original Spin Gear System, though it did not reach international shelves until 2004 alongside the Beyblade: G-Revolution broadcast. Its Spark Attack Attack Ring carried a flint-and-sandpaper spark gimmick on the Japanese version, paired with a Wide Weight Disk and a Flat Blade Base for an Attack Type build. Hasbro dropped the sparking function from its own release over safety concerns.

On file

The record

System: 4 Layer System
Series: Next Generation Beigoma Battle: Beyblade
Hasbro code: 33A-33
Other code: 33
Released in Japan: June 2000

Parts

Attack RingSpark Attack5.3 g
Weight DiskWide13 grams
Blade BaseFlat8 grams

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Part by part

Parts in detail

Collectors note this is not to be confused with Spark Knight, a different, similarly named Beyblade.

Slot	Part	Weight	Spin	Note
Attack Ring	Spark Attack Ring	5.3 total (1.6 core part + 3.7 outer part) g	Right only	Treated as a single combined part (similar to Dual Dragon) since its center section's dimensions don't match standard Sub-Attack-Ring-compatible rings, so it can't be swapped in with most of them even where legal, and mixing risks the Beyblade coming apart. A small inner section sits inside a semi-free-spinning outer shell with real friction; despite the appeal of a free-spinning ring, too much friction keeps the free-spin from being useful, and the outer part's design is too recoil-heavy to be competitive even with the semi-free-spin gimmick.
Weight Disk	Heavy	15.3 g		The single most compact weight distribution of any Weight Disk, though its weight varies more than most and buyers should check individual copies; large corners can cause some recoil on hits, offset somewhat by the compact spread.
Blade Base	Flat Base	6.5 g	Right only (built-in Spin Gear)	Very low profile lets it get under opponents, but it can't take a Heavy Metal Core, ruling out Traditional Upper Attack use; light weight and modest grip limit recoil control, and it's somewhat hard to keep in a flower pattern. Decent Life-After-Death gives it a role similar to Semi-Flat Base Stamina setups, best paired with Wide Defense and a compact or small defensive ring.

Weights are single copies weighed on their own; a part can vary by a few tenths of a gram.

In play and in the story

Released in Japan in June 2000.
Reached international markets in 2004 alongside the Beyblade: G-Revolution anime.

Community testing, Apr. 29, 2013 — summarised

The competitive view

The little-documented plastic-era Attack starter Sparkling Attacker, released late by Hasbro during the G Revolution series, has a two-part Spark Attack Ring with a genuine sparking gimmick (flint plus sandpaper) and Six Heavy/Flat Base parts. The part's correct historical name is disputed, and it has no competitive value.

Item: #33
System: 4-Layer
Type: Attack
Weight Disk: Six Heavy

Condensed from community testing; competitive opinions are the community's, not ours, and may be out of date.

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