Term · Across generations

Launcher

Paired with a Ripcord or winder, this handheld device is what actually sends a Beyblade spinning into a stadium, and its design has shifted with every generation: geared shooters for the earliest tops, a flip-direction Dual Shooter once Hard Metal System parts arrived, then the string-pulled BeyLauncher for Metal Fight Beyblade and a sturdier Compact Launcher once Zero-G's heavier tops demanded it. Some variants pack extra tricks, from electronic Bit-Beast shooters with built-in mini-games to a Digital Power Launcher that doubles as an RPM counter and can fire in either spin direction.

What to know

Originally called a Shooter
Right and Left EZShooter variants exist for the two spin directions
Hard Metal System's Dual Shooter can flip spin direction just by flipping the winder
The BeyLauncher for Metal Fight Beyblade uses a string instead of a winder and auto-retracts it
The Digital Power Launcher runs on 2 AAA batteries and can measure launch RPM
The Zero-G Compact Launcher's gears tend to fail under the heavier Synchrom System

Where it comes up

Spin Gear System
Hard Metal System
Metal Fight Beyblade
Zero-G

Claims We Could Not Check

Attributed, not verified by us

The Metal Fight Beyblade Light Launcher uses essentially the same mechanism as the decade-earlier EZShooter, a point critics have raised given the switch to all-metal Wheels
Measuring RPM with the Digital Power Launcher adds friction and so weakens the launch it is timing