Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 058 " Espa Roba - The ESP Duelist , Part 1 " , known as " Esper Roba - Terror of the Psychic Deck " in the Japanese version , is the fifty - eighth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on June 5 , 2001 , and in the United States on January 25 , 2003 . Summary . It is day two of the Battle City Tournament and Joey Wheeler is still looking for an opponent to fight his first Duel with . Wanting to find a worthy opponent to defeat , he arrives just in time to watch Espa Roba , a Duelist claiming to have psychic powers , defeat Rex Raptor . As per the Battle City Rules , Rex had to give up his " Serpent Night Dragon " to Espa as it was his rarest card . Espa , knowing Joey was the runner - up in Duelist Kingdom , challenges him to a Duel and Joey accepts . In the hospital , Tristan visits Serenity and brings a laptop with him , so he can watch the Duel online and tell Serenity how it is going . However , he has trouble figuring out how to make the computer work and has to get a nurse to help him . The Duel does not start off very well for Joey , as he still does not know some of the Battle City rules ( including Tribute s ) and is intimidated by Espa ' s psychic powers . Yugi is watching the Duel from a rooftop and sees Espa ' s brothers spying on Joey ' s cards , revealing that Espa is actually cheating . Yugi decides to just watch and let the Duel take its course . When Joey draws , Espa ' s brothers see the card and tells their brother it appears to be another " Graceful Dice " . Espa , using his " psychic powers " , then claims this to Joey . Joey however sees that something is up as the card he drew was " Skull Dice " . Joey decides that this is his chance to turn the Duel around in his favor . Joey sets two cards and summons " Swordsman of Landstar " . Espa , assuming that Joey has two set " Graceful Dice " decides that won ' t matter for his next move . Espa summons " The Fiend Megacyber " and uses it to attack " Swordsman of Landstar " , but Joey activates " Skull Dice " and " Graceful Dice " when Espa thought he had 2 " Graceful Dice " set . This allows Joey to surprise Espa and make a comeback . At this point , Joey points out to Espa that due to how he held his cards , Espa knew he had two " Dice " cards , but he couldn ' t tell which ones . Joey then states this means that Espa is cheating and someone is telling him what cards are in his hand . Espa becomes shocked he figured that out . Rex realizes that Espa must have used the same cheating method on him too . Espa ' s brothers realize they ' re busted for sure . Yugi congratulates Joey on his efforts as he is now in control of the Duel . Mokuba soon finds out about the cheating , dashes in and tackles the wicked accomplice up on the roof . He threatens to expel Espa from Battle City , but the brothers talk him out of it after telling him their sad story about being orphans and having no one but Espa to protect and care for them . Mokuba , having been in a similar situation , is convinced to let the Duel continue as long as they stop cheating . His decision is also influenced from seeing Yami Yugi watching the Duel from a different roof during his conversation and thinking that Yugi would give them a second chance as well . He stands by to be sure they don ' t start doing it again . Joey appears to have regained control of the duel , bringing Espa ' s Life Points down to 1440 . However , Espa activate s " Mind Control " to take control of Joey ' s " Swordsman of Landstar " . He then Tributes it to Summon " Jinzo " , which makes all Trap Card s useless , putting Joey in a tight spot . Featured Duels . Rex Raptor vs . Espa Roba . Duel is already in progress . Espa controls " Jinzo " ( 2400 / 1500 ) in Attack Position while Rex controls " Serpent Night Dragon " ( 2350 / 2400 ) in Attack Position . Espa Roba has just activated " Mesmeric Control " to negate the attack of " Serpent Night Dragon " and reduce its ATK by 800 ( " Serpent Night Dragon " : 2350 → 1550 / 2400 ) . Turn ? : Espa Roba " Jinzo " attack s and destroy s " Serpent Night Dragon " ( Rex 50 → 0 ) . Joey Wheeler vs . Espa Roba , Part 1 . Turn 1 : Joey Joey ' s opening hand shows " Swordsman of Landstar " , " Skull Dice " , " Battle Warrior " , " Giltia the D . Knight " , and " Flame Swordsman " . Joey attempts to Normal Summon " Giltia the D . Knight " in Attack Position . However , since the Summoning Conditions in Battle City are different than those in Duelist Kingdom , a Level 5 or higher monster requires at least 1 tribute . Since this is an illegal move , " Giltia the D . Knight " is removed from play . Turn 2 : Espa Espa draws . He then Normal Summon s " Cyber Raider " ( 1400 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . " Cyber Raider " attacks directly ( Joey 4000 → 2600 ) . Turn 3 : Joey Joey draws " Graceful Dice " . Joey ' s hand contains " Swordsman of Landstar " , " Graceful Dice " , " Skull Dice " , " Battle Warrior " , and " Flame Swordsman " . Joey Normal Summon s " Swordsman of Landstar " ( 500 / 1200 ) in Attack Position and Set s two cards . Turn 4 : Espa Espa draws . He then Tribute s " Cyber Raider " to Tribute Summon " The Fiend Megacyber " ( 2200 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " The Fiend Megacyber " attack s " Swordsman of Landstar " , but Joey activate s his face - down " Graceful Dice " to roll a die and multiply the ATK of " Swordsman of Landstar " by the result . Joey gets a three ( " Swordsman of Landstar " : 500 → 1500 / 1200 ) . Joey then activates his face - down " Skull Dice " to roll a die and divide the ATK of " The Fiend Megacyber " by the result . Joey gets a five ( " The Fiend Megacyber " : 2200 → 440 / 1200 ) . " Swordsman of Landstar " destroys " The Fiend Megacyber " ( Espa 4000 → 2940 ) . At this point , Joey points out that Espa Roba was cheating and Commissioner Mokuba catches Espa Roba ' s brothers helping him . Mokuba is about to expel Espa from the Duel and Battle City , but Espa ' s brothers explain to Mokuba why they were doing this and after a little argument , Mokuba decides not to cancel the Duel . Espa Set s a card . Turn 5 : Joey Joey draws " Alligator ' s Sword " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1500 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " Alligator ' s Sword " attacks directly ( Espa 2940 → 1440 ) . " Swordsman of Landstar " then attack s directly , but Espa activate s his face - down " Mind Control " to take control of " Swordsman of Landstar " . Turn 6 : Espa Espa draws . He then passes . Turn 7 : Joey Joey draws . He then Set s " Chasm of Spikes " . Turn 8 : Espa Espa draws " Jinzo " . He then Tribute s " Swordsman of Landstar " in order to Tribute Summon " Jinzo " ( 2400 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Jinzo " , Joey ' s Set " Chasm of Spikes " is destroyed . While Jinzo is on the field , its effect prevents the activation of Trap Card s and no Trap Cards can be Set either . " Duel continues next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .