Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 002 " The Gauntlet is Thrown " , known as " The Trap of Illusionist No Face " in Japan , is the second episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on April 25 , 2000 and in the United States on October 6 , 2001 . Summary . School . In class , Joey plays " Duel Monsters " against Téa . He Summons " Rock Ogre Grotto # 1 " , claiming it will rock her block off . However Téa flips over her face - down " Happy Lover " . Joey laughs that wimpy card doesn ' t stand a chance against his giant rock guy and urges her to give it up . Téa agrees that she doesn ' t stand a chance , unless she plays the " Breath of Light " card , sliding it onto the field as she does so . Startled , Joey asks Yugi if she can do that . Yugi replies that the " Breath of Light " card wears down Rock - Type monsters and reduces them to rubble . " Rock Ogre Grotto " is hit and falls apart , stunning Joey , whose Life Points hit 0 . Téa celebrates over defeating Joey yet again and Tristan tells Joey he stinks at this game . Joey moans and buries his head onto the desk . Afterwards outside school , Joey hangs out with Yugi and admits that Tristan is right , he does stink at the game and couldn ' t win a game of " Duel Monsters " to save his life . He asks Yugi for help , so Yugi decides to take a look at Joey ' s Deck , and finds it is made up entirely of Monster Card s . Joey explains that he filled it with the most powerful monsters he could find , but Yugi tells him that ' s not how the game works ; " Duel Monsters " about combining Monster Cards with Magic Cards to make them stronger . Without Magic Cards , his monsters will get creamed every time , Yugi says . Joey rushes over and seizes Yugi excitedly , saying that ' s the kind of advice he needs and Yugi has got to help him more . Game shop . Yugi takes Joey home to his Grandpa ' s game shop . His grandfather is the real game expert in the family , Yugi says , maybe he can help . ( In the dub , the words " Kame Game " , which are written in katakana , are removed from the sign at the shop ) . Inside , Yugi ' s grandfather , Solomon Muto is on a ladder , putting up a poster , advertising an upcoming National " Duel Monsters " tournament with a 3 , 000 , 000 yen prize . In the Japanese version , the poster contains " Elf Swordsman " ( " Celtic Guardian " ) and " Hercules Beetle " . In the English version , it contains " Black Luster Soldier " and " Harpie ' s Pet Dragon " . Joey ' s all excited about the tournament , and wants to enter it and win the money . Grandpa says if Joey thinks he ' s going to win that tournament , it ' s just an illusion . Yugi asks Joey if it ' s true . Joey falls to his knees and bows to Yugi , telling Yugi he really wants to win that tournament . Yugi protests that there ' s not even a month until the tournament , and Grandpa says he ' ll help . Yugi tells Joey that Grandpa ' s a great duelist , despite how he looks . Grandpa ' s not impressed with that , but says that he ' s a great trainer . Joey asks him for help , and Grandpa says he must start by changing his attitude . He shouldn ' t want to win for the prize . Grandpa will teach him about the Heart of the Cards . They begin training and Joey screams , while Grandpa orders him to try again . The Championship final . Later , Yugi and friends are all watching the Regional ( National in the Japanese version ) Duel Monsters Championship , where Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor are announced as the finalists . Joey thinks he should be up there , and Téa points out that he ' s been training for weeks , but Weevil and Rex are in another league . Yugi adds that maybe Grandpa ' s lessons were too hard on Joey , who ' s so tired that he can ' t keep his eyes open . Grandpa suddenly enters , telling Joey that ' s come a long way so far . He ' s carrying a package for Yugi from Industrial Illusions , the company that makes " Duel Monsters " ( it doesn ' t say who it ' s from in the Japanese version ) . Yugi wonders if Maximillion Pegasus , the owner and CEO , heard about his triumph over Seto Kaiba . Although the match was unofficial , Kaiba dropped out of the Regionals because of it , despite being the favorite to win . ( In the Japanese version , Joey also asks Yugi why he didn ' t enter the tournament , and Yugi decided that he ' d only enter a tournament if Kaiba was there . ) The final match of the tournament starts . Yugi says that Weevil specializes in tricky Insect monsters , while Rex uses powerful Dinosaur s . Joey thinks Rex will have the match in the bag , but Yugi disagrees . Rex Summons " Two - Headed King Rex " , his most powerful Dinosaur , while Weevil brings out " Basic Insect " . Rex orders " Two - Headed King Rex " to stomp " Basic Insect " , but Weevil uses " Vortex " to stop it . He then uses " Laser Cannon " to power up " Basic Insect " and defeat " Two - Headed King Rex " , winning the Duel . Pegasus appears to present the tournament trophy to Weevil , then invites him to compete in his upcoming Duelist Kingdom tournament . As he leaves in his limo , he hopes the tournament will attract lots of Duelists as well as the Millennium Items . His underling tells him that the package he sent to Yugi was delivered . The Duel . Yugi has opened the package , and it contains a Dueling Gauntlet , two Star Chip s , and a VHS tape . He places the tape in the VCR , and Pegasus appears on the TV , to everyone ' s surprise . He says that he has indeed heard of Yugi ' s recent victory over Kaiba , and it has intrigued him into challenging Yugi to a Duel immediately . They ' ll play for fifteen minutes , and whoever has more Life Points at the end will win . Yugi and his friends are confused about how Yugi can Duel against a videotape , until Pegasus uses his Millennium Eye to drag everyone in . Yugi finds himself in a dark space , with his friends and Grandpa behind him , frozen like statues . Pegasus says they ' re no longer in their own world , and will not return until after their Duel . Yami Yugi takes over and accepts the challenge , and the clock starts . Pegasus starts simply by placing a card face - down – then tells Yugi he won ' t win with the Dragon card he ' s holding , which shocks Yugi , as he is indeed holding the " Koumori Dragon " card . Pegasus claims to be able to know every move Yugi will make before Yugi does , and proves it by playing " Dragon Capture Jar " to steal Yugi ' s " Koumori Dragon " . Pegasus tells Yugi that the place they are in is called the Shadow Realm , and that the cards they are using are magical . He says he didn ' t actually create the game ; it has existed since the times of Ancient Egypt , and would be known as a Shadow Game . In Ancient Egypt , they battled by using magic to summon real monsters , but the magic was so powerful that it nearly spun out of control and destroyed the world . Yugi doesn ' t want to believe the monsters are real . Pegasus continues by playing " Dragon Piper " , which releases " Koumori Dragon " from the " Dragon Capture Jar " onto Pegasus ' s side of the field . Yugi responds by playing " Silver Fang " , but " Koumori Dragon " defeats it , bringing Yugi ' s Life Points down to 1500 . ( In the Japanese version , Yugi intended to power up " Silver Fang " with " Full Moon " , but Pegasus predicted that as well . ) Pegasus goes on to say that , 5000 years ago ( 3000 in the Japanese version ) , a powerful Pharaoh locked the magic of the Shadow Games away within the Millennium Items – including Yugi ' s Millennium Puzzle . There is magic inside the Puzzle that would change Yugi ' s life – if he knew how to harness it . Yugi wants to know why Pegasus is telling him this , but Pegasus simply puts a card face - down and suggests they return to the Duel . Yugi prepares to play " Zombie Warrior " , until he realizes that Pegasus is able to read his mind – the Millennium Eye Pegasus wears is somehow allowing him to read Yugi ' s cards . He decides to try playing a card without looking at it , figuring that if he doesn ' t know what it is , neither will Pegasus . ( In the Japanese version , Yugi wonders if Pegasus is trying to hypnotize him into playing " Zombie Warrior " . ) He pulls a card from his Deck and places it on the field . Pegasus , expecting a Zombie - Type monster like " Zombie Warrior " , placed the Trap Card " Sun Shower " , but Yugi reveals his card to be " Dark Magician " . It attacks and destroys " Koumori Dragon " , and Yugi takes the lead . ( In the Japanese version , Pegasus asks Yugi why he didn ' t attack " Dragon Piper " – a move which would have ended the Duel – and Yugi says that he couldn ' t leave " Koumori Dragon " under Pegasus ' s control at game end . ) Pegasus retaliates with " Illusionist Faceless Mage " and " Eye of Illusion " , which entrances " Dark Magician " . Yugi plays " Celtic Guardian " , but Pegasus takes control of " Dark Magician " and uses it to destroy " Celtic Guardian " . Yugi is now down to 400 Life Points , and is running out of time . He tries to take his lead back by playing " Summoned Skull " and attacking " Illusionist Faceless Mage " , but time expires before the attack hits , and Pegasus wins as per the rules of the Duel . Pegasus warns Yugi that their next Duel will be for higher stakes , and uses his Millennium Eye to capture Grandpa ' s soul . Yugi and his friends are returned to the game shop , but Grandpa falls unconscious . He appears on the TV screen , calling out to Yugi , and Yugi clutches the TV , calling to him as well . Featured Duels . Téa Gardner vs . Joey Wheeler . The beginning of the Duel is skipped . Joey ' s turn Joey Normal Summon s " Rock Ogre Grotto " ( 800 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Joey attack s Téa ' s Set monster . It is flip ped face - up and revealed to be " Happy Lover " ( 800 / 500 ) . The attack doesn ' t destroy it for some reason . Téa ' s turn Téa activate s " Breath of Light " to destroy Joey ' s " Rock Ogre Grotto # 1 " ( Joey : ? → 0 LP ) . Rex Raptor vs . Weevil Underwood . The beginning of the Duel is skipped . Rex ' s turn Rex draws " Two - Headed King Rex " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1600 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Weevil ' s turn Weevil Normal Summons " Basic Insect " ( 500 / 700 ) in Attack Position . Rex ' s turn Rex attacks " Basic Insect " with " Two - Headed King Rex " , but Weevil activates his face - down " Vortex " to negate the attack and prevent " Two - Headed King Rex " from attacking as long as " Vortex " remains face - up . Weevil ' s turn Weevil activates " Laser Cannon " to equip the latter to " Basic Insect " and increase its ATK by an unknown amount . " Basic Insect " attacks and destroys " Two - Headed King Rex " ( Rex : ? → 0 LP ) . Yami Yugi vs . Maximillion Pegasus . This Duel has a fifteen minute time limit . The player with higher LP at the end of the time limit will win . Turn 1 : Pegasus Pegasus does not draw on the first turn . He Sets a card in his Spell & Trap Card Zone . Turn 2 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then tries to Normal Summon " Koumori Dragon " , but Pegasus anticipates his move by activating his face - down " Dragon Capture Jar " , which traps " Koumori Dragon " within it . Yugi Normal Summons " Silver Fang " ( 1200 / 800 ) in Attack Position . Turn 3 : Pegasus Pegasus draws . He Normal Summon s " Dragon Piper " ( 200 / 1800 ) in Attack Position , then activates its effect to release " Koumori Dragon " ( 1700 / 1200 ) from " Dragon Capture Jar " and place it onto his own side of the field in Attack Position . " Koumori Dragon " attack s and destroy s " Silver Fang " ( Yugi : 2000 → 1500 LP ) . Pegasus then Set s a card ( " Sun Shower " ) . Turn 4 : Yami Yugi Yugi ' s hand contains " Beaver Warrior " , " Horn Imp " , " Breath of Light " , " Zombie Warrior " , and " Book of Secret Arts " . Yugi is about to Summon " Zombie Warrior " , but stops himself from doing so . He instead draws a card and subsequently Normal Summons it in Attack Position without looking at it . Pegasus activates his face - down " Sun Shower " , thinking that Yugi would Summon " Zombie Warrior " . The card is revealed to be " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 2100 ) , who is not affected by " Sun Shower " . " Dark Magician " attacks and destroys " Koumori Dragon " ( Pegasus : 2000 → 1200 LP ) . Turn 5 : Pegasus Pegasus draws " Illusionist Faceless Mage " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1200 / 2200 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Eye of Illusion " and equips it to " Illusionist Faceless Mage " . " Illusionist Faceless Mage " attacks " Dark Magician " . The effect of " Eye of Illusion " then activates , negating the attack and equipping itself to " Dark Magician " without Yugi knowing that . Turn 6 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws " Celtic Guardian " . During the Standby Phase , Pegasus gains control of " Dark Magician " via " Eye of Illusion " without Yugi knowing . Yugi Normal Summons " Celtic Guardian " ( 1400 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " Celtic Guardian " attacks " Illusionist Faceless Mage " , but the effect of " Eye of Illusion " redirects the attack to " Dark Magician " . " Dark Magician " destroys " Celtic Guardian " ( Yugi : 1500 → 400 LP ) . Turn 7 : Pegasus Pegasus Sets a card . Turn 8 : Yami Yugi Yugi Normal Summons " Summoned Skull " ( 2500 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . " Summoned Skull " attacks " Illusionist Faceless Mage " , but time runs out before the attack is completed . Since Pegasus had more LP than Yami Yugi when time ran out , Pegasus wins by default . Differences from the TCG . The Duels in this episode followed the earlier " Duel Monsters " rules , so 2000 Life Points were used , Tribute s were not required for Level 5 or higher monsters and players could not attack each other directly . Differences in individual cards included : Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .