Transport Stations
Released by Takara in Japan and Hasbro in North America between 1987 and 1988, the Transport Stations were large-scale transforming transports that unfolded into multi-level Battle Beasts bases. Rooted in the line’s elemental mythology, each functioned as both a rolling vehicle and a fully realized headquarters, packed with weapons emplacements, storage areas, capture features, and dedicated spaces for figures and accessories.
The lineup consisted of the Fire-element Blazing Phoenix (Blazing Sun), the Water-element Shocking Shark, and the Wood-element Wood Beetle, each designed as an elemental counterpart to the others. Every Transport Station included a unique pack-in figure and shared a common design theme, with animal-inspired exteriors that opened up to reveal detailed interior environments!
Shocking Shark
ショッキングシャーク
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The Shocking Shark Transport Station was released in 1988 by Takara in Japan and Hasbro in North America, serving as the Water-element counterpart to the Blazing Eagle (Fire) and Wood Beetle (Wood).
The set transforms from a mechanical shark submarine into a multi-level Deep Sea Station, featuring gun turrets, a retriever claw, storage areas, a jail cell, all arranged around a central waterfall feature. The transport station is fitted with free-rolling wheels, allowing it to move in both vehicle and playset form. This set included Humungous Hippo as its figure pack-in.
Wood Beetle
ウッドビートル
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The Wood Beetle: Transport Forest Station was released in 1988 in both Japan and North America, serving as the Wood-element counterpart to the Shocking Shark (Water) and Blazing Eagle (Fire). This set transforms from a beetle-like rover into a sprawling forest station, and is equipped with multiple gun turrets, storage compartments, a jail cell, and a figure-grasping claw. The transport station is fitted with free-rolling wheels, allowing it to move in both vehicle and playset form. This set included Major Moose as its pack-in figure.
Blazing Phoenix
レッドフェニックス
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The Blazing Phoenix (Blazing Sun) Transport Station was released in 1987 by Takara in Japan and 1988 by Hasbro in North America, serving as the Fire-element counterpart to the Shocking Shark (Water) and Wood Beetle (Wood) Transport Stations. It was the first of the three Transport Stations released by Takara, and the Japanese version included the left half of the Mysterious Stone Tablet.
The set transforms from a firebird-like transport into a multi-level playset, featuring a double-barreled gun turret, a large cannon, a movable ensnaring jaw, and a weapon storage area, with internal decks and play spaces designed to hold Battle Beasts figures and accessories. The transport station is equipped with free-rolling wheels, allowing it to move in both vehicle and playset form.
This set included Colonel Bird as its pack-in figure.
