Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 059 " Espa Roba - The ESP Duelist , Part 2 " , known as " Courageous Stake - Spin , Roulette Spider " in the Japanese version , is the fifty - ninth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on June 12 , 2001 , and in the United States on February 1 , 2003 . Summary . The duel between Espa Roba and Joey Wheeler continues and things do not look good for Joey because Espa ' s " Jinzo " has 2400 ATK and prevents Joey from using Trap Card s . All of Joey ' s attempts to destroy " Jinzo " fail and he is on the brink of giving up . Back in the hospital , Tristan lies to Serenity about the Duel , saying that Joey is winning when in fact , he is not . When a nurse comes in to examine Serenity , Tristan leaves the room and decides to call Tea , who is at the park with Solomon Muto . Tristan returns to Serenity ' s room , who now knows the real status of the duel . She asked the nurse to look at the laptop and tell her what was going on while Tristan was out . Tristan apologizes for lying to Serenity and the two start cheering for Joey . Back at the Duel , Espa ' s " Jinzo " and " Reflect Bounder " destroy two of Joey ' s " Sheep Tokens " , leaving him with just two more before he becomes wide open for a direct attack . Joey doesn ' t look too good , but Tea and Solomon arrive and tell him that Tristan called from the hospital to say that he and Serenity are watching the duel on the Internet . Tea says they all believe in him , encouraging Joey to fight on . Joey activates " Roulette Spider " and with sheer luck , he ends up winning the Duel . Everyone cheers , except for Espa , who falls down in defeat . Joey tells him that was a good Duel and tells him to hand over his Locator Card and his " Jinzo " as that ' s the rules . Espa however acts like a sore loser and pleads him to not to make him do so as his brothers are counting him constantly to protect them . Espa reveals that if the public knows he is a loser , they will be picked on by bullies and he won ' t be able to help them . Joey tries to help him , but Espa slaps Joey away , revealing the earpiece that he was using to communicate with his brothers . Just then , the other Roba brothers arrive and they reveal to Espa that they are proud of him for doing his best and almost winning , even without cheating . Espa stands up and gives his brothers a hug . Later Espa hands over his " Jinzo " and Locator Card to Joey and promises he will not cheat again . Joey accepts it , says " Smell you later " to the Roba brothers , and walks off with Tea and Solomon , knowing that he has won his first duel , but there are plenty more challenges ahead of him . However , he knows he will not be alone . Featured Duel : Joey Wheeler vs . Espa Roba - Part 2 . " Duel continued from previous episode . " Joey has 2600 LP remaining and control s " Alligator ' s Sword " ( 1500 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Espa Roba has 1440 LP remaining and controls " Jinzo " ( 2400 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . Turn 8 : Espa Espa has just managed to summon " Jinzo " . He then activate s " Amplifier " , equip ping it to " Jinzo " and increasing its ATK by 500 ( " Jinzo " : 2400 → 2900 / 1500 ) . Also " Amplifier " will increase the ATK of " Jinzo " by 300 during each of Espa ' s Standby Phases . " Jinzo " attack s and destroy s " Alligator ' s Sword " ( Joey 2600 LP → 1200 LP ) . Turn 9 : Joey Joey draws " Baby Dragon " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1200 / 700 ) in Attack Position . Joey then activate s " Time Wizard " as a Magic Card . He then activates the effect of " Time Wizard " . Joey succeeds in the effect , so " Baby Dragon " transforms into " Thousand Dragon " ( 2400 / 2000 ) , but " Jinzo " is unaffected by the effect of " Time Wizard " . Espa explains that is because the armor of " Jinzo " can ' t age or corrode . " Thousand Dragon " attacks " Jinzo " before Joey realizes this . " Jinzo " destroys " Thousand Dragon " ( Joey 1200 LP → 700 LP ) . Joey activate s " Scapegoat " to Special Summon four " Sheep Tokens " ( 0 / 0 for all four ) in Defense Position . Turn 10 : Espa Espa draws . On Espa ' s Standby Phase , the second effect of " Amplifier " activates ( " Jinzo " : 2900 → 3200 / 1500 ) . Espa then Normal Summon s " Reflect Bounder " ( 1700 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . When this monster is attacked , both " Reflect Bounder " and the attacking monster will be destroyed after damage calculation . After that is done , the controller of the attacking monster will take all Battle Damage that Espa would have taken from the battle . " Jinzo " and " Reflect Bounder " then attack and destroy two " Sheep Tokens " . Turn 11 : Joey Joey draws " Roulette Spider " and subsequently activates it to pay half of his Life Points ( Joey 700 LP → 350 LP ) and target " Jinzo " ( as it is the strongest monster Espa has out on the field ) . " Roulette Spider " then forcibly spins " Jinzo " until it randomly chooses a player or monster for " Jinzo " to attack and whatever is chosen will be attacked by " Jinzo " . The effect of " Roulette Spider " chooses " Reflect Bounder " as the target for " Jinzo " . " Jinzo " attacks and destroys " Reflect Bounder " . Since " Reflect Bounder " was attacked by a monster , its effect activates , destroy ing " Jinzo " and inflicting the Battle Damage between the two battling monsters to Espa as " Jinzo " was his monster ( Espa 1440 LP → 0 LP ) . Epilogue . Joey obtains " Jinzo " and one Locator Card from Espa as per the Battle City rules . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .