Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 069 " Legendary Fisherman , Part 2 " , known as " Legendary Fisherman " in the Japanese version , is the sixty - ninth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on August 21 , 2001 , and in the United States on March 29 , 2003 . Featured Duel : Joey Wheeler vs . Mako Tsunami , Part 2 . " Duel continued from previous episode . " Joey has 3200 Life Points remaining and controls " Alligator ' s Sword " ( 1500 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Mako has 3300 Life Points remaining and controls " Umi " . Turn 9 : Joey Joey draws " Polymerization " . He then Normal Summon s " Baby Dragon " ( 1200 / 700 ) in Attack Position . Next he activate s " Polymerization " , fusing " Baby Dragon " and " Alligator ' s Sword " in order to Fusion Summon " Alligator ' s Sword Dragon " ( 1700 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Due to the rules of Battle City , Fusion Monsters are forbidden from attacking the turn they are Fusion Summoned . Turn 10 : Mako Mako draws . He then Set s a monster . Turn 11 : Joey Joey draws . Since the only monster Mako controls is a set monster , " Alligator ' s Sword Dragon " attack s directly via its own effect ( Mako Tsunami 3300 → 1600 ) . Turn 12 : Mako Mako draws . He then Set s a card . Turn 13 : Joey Joey draws . He then sets a card . " Alligator ' s Sword Dragon " attacks directly , but Mako activate s his face - down " Tornado Wall " . Now while " Umi " is face - up , Mako will take no Battle Damage from any of Joey ' s attacking monsters . The attack continues , but Mako takes no damage . Turn 14 : Mako Mako Tribute s his Set monster in order to Tribute Summon " The Legendary Fisherman " ( 1850 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . " The Legendary Fisherman " attacks " Alligator ' s Sword Dragon " , but Joey activate s his face - down " Energy Drain " to draw a card and reduce the ATK of " The Legendary Fisherman " to 0 . However , " The Legendary Fisherman " is unaffected by the effect s of Magic Card s while " Umi " is on the field , so " Energy Drain " doesn ' t work on it . " The Legendary Fisherman " then destroy s " Alligator ' s Sword Dragon " . ( Joey 3200 → 3050 ) . Turn 15 : Joey Joey Wheeler draws . He then Set s a monster . Turn 16 : Mako Mako draws . " The Legendary Fisherman " attack s and destroy s Joey ' s Set monster . It ' s revealed to be " Tiny Guardian " ( 1400 / 1800 ) . Turn 17 : Joey Joey Wheeler draws . He then Set s a card and Set s a monster . Turn 18 : Mako Mako activate s " Fortress Whale ' s Oath " to Tribute " Jellyfish " and " Great White " from his hand and Ritual Summon " Fortress Whale " ( 2350 → 2550 / 2150 → 2350 ) in Attack Position . " The Legendary Fisherman " attack s and destroy s Joey ' s Set monster . It ' s revealed to be " Rocket Warrior " ( 1500 / 1300 ) . " Fortress Whale " attacks directly ( Joey 3050 → 500 ) . Turn 19 : Joey Joey draws " Lightning Blade " . His hand contains " Scapegoat " , " Kunai with Chain " , " Panther Warrior " , and " Lightning Blade " . Joey Set s two cards and Normal Summon s " Panther Warrior " ( 2000 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . Turn 20 : Mako Mako draws . " Fortress Whale " attack s " Panther Warrior " , but Joey activate s his face - down " Magic Arm Shield " to redirect the attack to " The Legendary Fisherman " . " Fortress Whale " destroy s " The Legendary Fisherman " ( Mako 1600 → 900 ) . Turn 21 : Joey Joey passes . Turn 22 : Mako Mako draws . " Fortress Whale " attacks " Panther Warrior " , but Joey activate s his face - down " Kunai with Chain " to equip the latter to " Panther Warrior " and increase the ATK of " Panther Warrior " by 500 ( " Panther Warrior " : 2000 → 2500 / 1600 ) . Joey then activates his face - down " Lightning Blade " to equip the latter to " Panther Warrior " and increase the ATK of " Panther Warrior " by 800 ( " Panther Warrior " : 2500 → 3300 / 1600 ) . " Panther Warrior " destroy s " Fortress Whale " ( Mako 900 → 150 ) . Mako then activates " Return of the Doomed " to discard one card and Special Summon " The Legendary Fisherman " ( 1850 / 1600 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position . Turn 23 : Joey Joey draws " Giant Trunade " and subsequently activates it to return all Magic / Trap Card s from the field to their respective owners ' hand s ( " Panther Warrior " : 3300 → 2000 / 1600 ) . Joey then activates " Scapegoat " to Special Summon four " Sheep Tokens " ( 0 / 0 for all four ) in Defense Position . Joey then Tribute s one " Sheep Token " to allow " Panther Warrior " to attack . " Panther Warrior " attacks and destroys " The Legendary Fisherman " ( Mako 150 → 0 ) . Epilogue Joey obtains " The Legendary Fisherman " and " Fortress Whale " from Mako as well as two Locator Cards as per the Battle City Rules . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .