Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Episode 180 " The True Graduation Duel ! Judai VS The Legendary Duelist " is the one hundred eightieth and final episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . It first aired in Japan on March 26 , 2008 . Jaden seems to enjoy the Duel . The conclusion of the duel is not shown as it then pans to Jaden in a desert . Jaden then turns around and looks at the sky , and thanks Yugi for reminding him that he has a long way to go , and Dueling is fun , and shouts " Gotcha ! " towards the sun . His bag rustles , and he opens it to find Pharaoh and Lyman Banner inside . They decide to travel together , and Jaden runs off towards the sunset , off to start a new adventure . Summary . " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " present . Yugi and Jaden continue their Duel , with both duelists having 4000 Life Points , Yugi has " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " and " Dark Magician " out , while Jaden has " Elemental Hero Neos " . Jaden clenches his fist in passion and says if the " Dark Magician " is the symbol of Yugi ' s Deck , then " Elemental Hero Neos " is the symbol of his . " The Duel has just begun " , Jaden says and Yugi nods in agreement , inviting Jaden it bring it on . Since " Neos " and " Dark Magician " have the same ATK , Yugi opts not to attack and ends his turn . Jaden Summons " Card Trooper " and uses its effect , sending " Necro Gardna " , " Elemental Hero Necroshade " and " Spark Blaster " from his Deck to the Graveyard to have " Card Trooper " gain 1500 ATK . Next he activate s his face - down " Neos Force " , upping the ATK of " Neos " to 3300 . Jaden explains to Yugi how this enables him to inflict damage when " Neos " destroys a monster , equal to that monster ' s ATK . Jaden orders " Neos " to attack " Dark Magician " . Calling Jaden ' s move thoughtless , Yugi plays " Mirror Force " , wiping out Jaden ' s 2 monsters . Due to " Card Trooper ' s " effect , Jaden draws a card . Since " Neos " got destroyed , Jaden plays " Death and Rebirth " , selecting " Dark Magician " as the card to be destroyed , but Yugi plays " Shift " , causing " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " to get destroyed instead . " Death and Rebirth " revives " Neos " , but forces it to attack , causing " Neos " and " Dark Magician " to square off once again . Having the same ATK , both monsters are destroyed . Each player is impressed by how their opponent managed to counter . Yugi begins his turn . He draws " Alpha The Magnet Warrior " , Summon s it and orders it to attack Jaden directly . " Alpha " leaps into the air as it performs its " Magnet Sky Sword Flash " attack , but Jaden removes " Necro Gardna " from play to negate the attack . Yugi thinks back and deduces that Jaden must have sent that card to his Graveyard , via " Card Trooper " . Intrigued , he believes Jaden is manipulating his Deck as if it was his arms and legs . Jaden starts his turn and Summons " Elemental Hero Sparkman " . Using its " Spark Flash " attack , " Sparkman " takes out " Alpha " and drops Yugi ' s Life Points to 3800 . Yugi begins his turn and draws " Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight " . Since he has no other cards in his hand , he Summons it without Tributing . Using its " Spiral Shaver " attack , " Gaia " defeats " Sparkman " and drops Jaden ' s Life Points to 3300 . Jaden is amazed at how Yugi turned the tables with a single draw . Even though he thought he ' d read Yugi ' s strategy , he feels it ' s not enough . Jaden begins his turn and uses the effect of " Elemental Hero Necroshade " , who is in his Graveyard , to Summon " Elemental Hero Bladedge " , without Tributing . He equips it with " Impact Flip " and attacks " Gaia " . " Gaia " is destroyed and Yugi ' s Life Points hit 3500 . The effect of " Impact Flip " sends " Beast of Gilfer " from Yugi ' s Deck to the Graveyard . Yugi begins his turn and draws " Card of Sanctity " , which he promptly uses , letting each player draw 6 cards . Among Yugi ' s is " Watapon " , who gets Special Summoned . Yugi Tributes it to Summon " Dark Magician Girl " . Jaden gets excited over seeing Yugi ' s " Dark Magician Girl " and wishes Syrus was there to see it as well . To Jaden ' s surprise " Dark Magician Girl " attacks " Bladedge " , who he believes has more ATK . Regardless " Dark Magician Girl " uses her " Black Burning " attack and Jaden realizes that " Beast of Gilfer " has been equipped to " Bladedge " , lowering its ATK to 2100 . " Bladedge " is destroyed and Jaden ' s Life Points drop to 3100 . Yugi and Jaden each draw one card due to " Impact Flip ' s " effect . Yugi Set s 3 cards and ends his turn . Jaden thinks that Yugi is an unpredictable Duelist , and that every single attack he ' s tried has been stopped . Yubel asks if Jaden is scared , and comments that his hand is shaking . Yubel also says she knows that that isn ' t the case , and that Jaden is now regaining the thing he lost that Yugi alluded to earlier . Jaden then realizes what it was that he lost , and both he and Yugi burst out laughing . Jaden says that he ' s never met anyone as strong as Yugi , while Yugi compliments Jaden by saying that he ' s not met anyone that has such a strong bond with his Deck as Jaden has . A short series of flashbacks from Season 3 is shown , with Jaden narrating that he knows that a Duel can ' t always be fun for everyone , and that there is sometimes serious responsibility in a Duel . To realize that , he had to become an adult . But he also comments that there ' s something he has lost - and that Yugi ' s strength might aide him in getting it back . Jaden begins his turn and activates " Hero ' s Guild " , which forces both players to send the top card of their Decks to the Graveyard . If that card is a Warrior - type monster , it is instead added to the player ' s hand . Jaden draws the Rock - type " Neo - Spacian Grand Mole " , but activates the Quick - Play Spell Card " Code Change " , allowing him to change the type text of " Hero ' s Guild " to Rock - type , thus allowing him to add " Grand Mole " to his hand . However , Yugi activates his face - down " Mystical Refpanel " , sealing " Code Change " . Jaden discards " Grand Mole " and Yugi also discards his drawn card - " Slifer the Sky Dragon " . Jaden claims his strategy is far from finished , and activates " Subspace Battle " . This lets both players choose three monsters from their Decks , and show them to each other . The monster in each match - up with higher attack points is added to its respective player ' s hand , while the one with lower attack points is sent to the Graveyard and that player takes 500 damage per card . Jaden has chosen " Elemental Hero Clayman " , " Neo - Spacian Aqua Dolphin " and " Neo - Spacian Flare Scarab " , while Yugi has chosen " Buster Blader " , " Black Luster Soldier " and " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " . Jaden ' s three cards are sent to the Graveyard , and his Life Points decrease to 1600 , while Yugi ' s cards are added to his hand . Jaden states that is preparations are complete , and Yugi realizes that Jaden chose weak monsters specifically to send them to the Graveyard . Jaden he plays " Miracle Fusion " , removing the " Sparkman " and " Elemental Hero Flame Wingman " in his Graveyard from play to Fusion Summon " Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman " . Due to the six Elemental Heroes in the Graveyard , its attack increases to 4300 . Jaden then plays " Miracle Contact " , retuning " Neos " , " Grand Mole " and " Flare Scarab " from his Graveyard to his Deck to Summon " Elemental Hero Magma Neos " . He then activates " Neo Space " and between its bonus and the one from the effect of " Magma Neos " , its attack to rises to 6300 . Yugi is amazed , and Jaden tells him that these are just a few of the possibilities of his Elemental Hero Deck . Jaden attacks " Dark Magician Girl " with " Magma Neos " and Yugi says that his " Dark Magician Girl " has the ability to redirect attacks , and activates " Magic Cylinder " , which would negate the attack and deal damage to Jaden equal to the ATK of " Magma Neos " . Jaden plays " Contact Out " , splitting " Magma Neos " back into " Neos " , " Flare Scarab " and " Grand Mole " . Yugi is impressed that Jaden dodged that blow , and Jaden attacks with " Shining Flare Wingman " . Jaden states that the Duel is his , and a voice says " is that so ? " . The Millennium Puzzle activates and Yubel comments that the other soul that sleeps in the King of Duelists is coming out . Yugi switches places with Yami Yugi . Jaden comments that it ' s the legendary soul of the Nameless Pharaoh . Yami Yugi asks if he can finish the Duel , as Jaden ' s strength is appealing to his Duelist ' s soul . Yugi agrees , and Yami Yugi activates his face - down " Dark Renewal " , which he can activate when his opponent Summons a monster . He Tributes Jaden ' s " Grand Mole " and his own " Dark Magician Girl " to Special Summon a Spellcaster - Type monster . Jaden asks if it ' s " Dark Magician " and Yami Yugi replies in the negative , stating that he ' s activating the effect of Jaden ' s " Code Change " that was sealed in " Mystical Refpanel " . He changes the type of the " Slifer the Sky Dragon " in his Graveyard from Divine - Beast to Spellcaster , and Summons it via " Dark Renewal " . Its ATK is 5000 due to Yami Yugi having 5 cards in his hand , and Yami Yugi compliments Jaden , saying that he is a Duelist worthy of having a God as his opponent . Jaden , now facing the God which his dormitory is named after , says that he ' ll never again allow himself to forget one very important thing - that Dueling can be fun and that Dueling such a strong opponent has finally elicited the response he used to have in most situations when he was younger . Jaden then shouts " Here I come ! Neos ! " , and " Neos " leaps towards " Slifer " before the screen fades out , leaving the result of the Duel unknown . " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " present . The next shot shows Jaden in a desert , and he promises Yugi that he ' ll become stronger , and thanks him once more for reminding him dueling is fun , and says his catchphrase " Gotcha ! That was a fun Duel " ( the dub of previous seasons omitted this phrase in favor of " That ' s game ! " ) . He then discovers that Pharaoh , the spirit of Professor Banner in tow , has stowed away in his bag . Jaden asks what he ' s doing here , and Banner states that it would be more to fun to follow Jaden than to stay at Duel Academy . Tied to Pharaoh ' s collar is note , with a short message from Syrus , Hassleberry , Chazz , Blair , Dr . Crowler , Chancellor Sheppard , Alexis and Atticus . He decides to move the same way the wind is going , and vows to keep moving forward . As the screen fades , he yells " Gotcha ! " one last time . Featured Duel : Jaden Yuki vs . Yugi Muto . " Duel continues from the previous episode " . Turn 5 : Jaden Jaden draws " Card Trooper " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 400 / 400 ) in Attack Position . He then activates the effect of " Card Trooper " to send the top three cards of his Deck to the Graveyard ( " Necro Gardna " , " Elemental Hero Necroshade " and " Spark Blaster " ) and increase the ATK of " Card Trooper " by 500 for each card sent this way ( " Card Trooper " : 400 → 1900 / 400 ) . Jaden then activates his face - down " Neos Force " , equipping it to " Elemental Hero Neos " and increasing its ATK by 800 ( " Neos " : 2500 → 3300 / 2000 ) . " Elemental Hero Neos " attacks " Dark Magician " , but Yugi activates his face - down " Mirror Force " , to destroy all of Jaden ' s Attack Position monsters . The last effect of " Card Trooper " activates , letting Jaden draw one card . Jaden then activates his face - down " Death and Rebirth " to destroy " Dark Magician " and Special Summon " Neos " ( 2500 / 2000 ) from his Graveyard in Attack Position , but Yugi activates his face - down " Shift " to switch the target of " Death and Rebirth " to " Obnoxious Celtic Guardian " , destroying it instead . " Neos " then attacks " Dark Magician " ( as " Death and Rebirth " forces " Neos " to attack this turn ) , causing both monsters to be destroyed in a Double KO . Turn 6 : Yugi Yugi draws " Alpha The Magnet Warrior " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1400 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . " Alpha The Magnet Warrior " attacks directly , but Jaden removes from play " Necro Gardna " from his Graveyard to negate the attack . Turn 7 : Jaden Jaden draws " Elemental Hero Sparkman " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1600 / 1400 ) in Attack Position . " Sparkman " attacks and destroys " Alpha The Magnet Warrior " ( Yugi 4000 → 3800 ) . Turn 8 : Yugi Yugi draws " Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight " . Since " Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight " is the only card in Yugi ' s hand , he Normal Summons it ( 2300 / 2100 ) in Attack Position without Tributing via its own effect . " Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight " attacks and destroys " Sparkman " ( Jaden 4000 → 3300 ) . Turn 9 : Jaden Jaden draws " Impact Flip " . He then uses the effect of " Elemental Hero Necroshade " to Normal Summon " Elemental Hero Bladedge " ( 2600 / 1800 ) in Attack Position without Tributing . Jaden then activates " Impact Flip " and equips it to " Bladedge " . " Bladedge " attacks and destroys " Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight " ( Yugi 3800 → 3500 ) . The second effect of " Impact Flip " activates , forcing Yugi to send the top card of his Deck ( " Beast of Gilfer " ) to the Graveyard . As " Beast of " Gilfer " was sent to the Graveyard , Yugi activates its effect to equip itself to " Bladedge " and decrease the latter ' s ATK by 500 ( " Bladedge " : 2600 → 2100 / 1800 ) . Turn 10 : Yugi Yugi activates " Card of Sanctity " to let both players draw until they have six cards in their hand ( Yugi and Jaden both draw six cards each , one of which drawn by Yugi being " Watapon " ) . Since Yugi drew " Watapon " through a card effect , he Special Summons it ( 200 / 300 ) in Attack Position . Yugi then Tributes " Watapon " in order to Tribute Summon " Dark Magician Girl " ( 2000 / 1700 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Dark Magician Girl " , it gains 300 ATK for each " Dark Magician " in either player ' s Graveyard ( " Dark Magician Girl " : 2000 → 2300 / 1700 ) . " Dark Magician Girl " attacks and destroys " Bladedge " ( Jaden 3300 → 3100 ) . The third effect of " Impact Flip " activates , letting both players draw one card . Yugi Set s three cards . Turn 11 : Jaden Jaden draws " Winged Kuriboh " . Jaden ' s hand contains " Winged Kuriboh " , " Code Change " , " Hero ' s Guild " , " Contact Out " , " Neo Space " , " Miracle Contact " , " Miracle Fusion " and " Subspace Battle " Jaden activates " Hero ' s Guild " . Now once a turn , Jaden can make both players send the top card of their Deck to the Graveyard , if either player sends a Warrior - type monster to the Graveyard this way , they can add it to their hand . If a card is added to a player ' s hand this way , " Hero ' s Guild " will be destroyed . Jaden then activates the effect of " Hero ' s Guild " and he sends " Neo - Spacian Grand Mole " from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard while Yugi sends " Slifer the Sky Dragon " from the top of his Deck to the Graveyard . Jaden then activates " Code Change " to change the text on " Hero ' s Guild " from Warrior to Rock so he can add " Grand Mole " from his Graveyard to his hand , but Yugi activates his face - down " Mystical Refpanel " to negate the effect of " Code Change " and seal its effects within " Mystical Refpanel " . Jaden activates " Subspace Battle " . Now during each turn , both players must select three monsters from their Decks and reveal them simultaneously , one at a time . Whoever chooses the stronger monster ( s ) through this effect will add those monster ( s ) to his hand , while the other player must take 500 damage for each weaker monster they select and send those monster ( s ) to the Graveyard . Yugi chooses " Buster Blader " , " Black Luster Soldier " and " Valkyrion the Magna Warrior " for the effect of " Subspace Battle " while Jaden chooses " Neo - Spacian Flare Scarab " , " Neo - Spacian Aqua Dolphin " and " Elemental Hero Clayman " . All three of Jaden ' s monsters are sent to the Graveyard ( Jaden 3100 → 2600 → 2100 → 1600 ) and Yugi adds his selected monsters to his hand , which also contains " Kuriboh " and " Magical Hats " . Jaden activates " Miracle Fusion " to remove from play " Elemental Hero Flame Wingman " and " Elemental Hero Sparkman " from his Graveyard in order to Fusion Summon " Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman " ( 2500 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . Due to the first effect of " Shining Flare Wingman " , it gains 300 ATK for every " Elemental Hero " monster in Jaden ' s Graveyard . There are currently seven ( " Shining Flare Wingman " : 2500 → 4600 / 2100 ) . Jaden activates " Miracle Contact " to return " Elemental Hero Neos " , " Neo - Spacian Flare Scarab " , and " Neo - Spacian Grand Mole " from his Graveyard to his Deck in order to Special Summon " Elemental Hero Magma Neos " ( 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position ( " Shining Flare Wingman " : 4600 → 4300 / 2100 ) . Due to the effect of " Magma Neos " , it gains 400 ATK for each card on the field . There are currently six ( " Magma Neos " : 3000 → 5400 / 2500 ) . Jaden then activates " Neo Space " , which grants " Neos " and all Fusion Monsters that list " Neos " as a Fusion Material Monster 500 more ATK ( " Magma Neos " : 5400 → 5900 → 6300 / 2500 ) " Magma Neos " attacks " Dark Magician Girl " , but Yugi activates his face - down " Magic Cylinder " to negate the attack and inflict damage to Jaden equal to the ATK of " Magma Neos " . Jaden then activates " Contact Out " to return " Magma Neos " to the Fusion Deck and Special Summon " Elemental Hero Neos " ( 2500 → 3000 / 2000 ) , " Neo - Spacian Grand Mole " ( 900 / 300 ) , and " Neo - Spacian Flare Scarab " ( 500 / 500 ) from his Deck in Attack Position . " Magic Cylinder " resolve s with no effect as its original target has been removed from the field . Due to the effect of " Flare Scarab " , it gains 400 ATK for each Spell / Trap Yugi controls ( " Flare Scarab " : 500 → 1300 / 500 ) . " Shining Flare Wingman " attacks " Dark Magician Girl " ( Should the attack resolve , Yugi will take damage equal to the ATK of " Dark Magician Girl " ) . At this point , Yami Yugi takes over for Yugi . Yami Yugi activates his face - down " Dark Renewal " to Tribute " Neo - Spacian Grand Mole " and " Dark Magician Girl " and Special Summon a Spellcaster - type monster from his Graveyard . Yami Yugi then activates the effect of the " Code Change " sealed in " Mystical Refpanel " to change the text on " Dark Renewal " from Spellcaster to Divine - Beast , allowing Yami Yugi to Special Summon " Slifer the Sky Dragon " from his Graveyard ( X000 / X000 ) in Attack Position . Due to the effect of " Slifer the Sky Dragon " , it gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each card in Yami Yugi ' s hand . Yami Yugi currently has five ( " Slifer the Sky Dragon " : X000 → 5000 / X000 → 5000 ) . A replay occurs and Jaden chooses not to attack with " Shining Flare Wingman " . " Elemental Hero Neos " then attacks " Slifer " . The conclusion of the Duel is not shown . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .