Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 111 " Merger of the Big Five , Part 1 " , known as " Big Five ' s Counterattack " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and eleventh episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It first aired in Japan on June 18 , 2002 and in the United States on January 17 , 2004 . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi + Joey Wheeler vs . The Big Five , Part 1 . Turn 1 : The Big Five ( Gansley ) Gansley draws " The Legendary Fisherman " . He then activate s " A Legendary Ocean " . Now all WATER monsters on the field and in both players ' hands have their levels reduced by one and in addition all WATER monsters gain 200 ATK and DEF . He then Normal Summon s in Attack Position . As the name of " A Legendary Ocean " is treated as " Umi " , " The Legendary Fisherman " cannot be attacked and is unaffected by Magic Cards . Turn 2 : Joey Joey draws " Alligator ' s Sword " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1500 / 1200 ) in Defense Position . Turn 3 : Yami Yami Yugi draws " Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 1500 / 1200 ) in Defense Position . Turn 4 : The Big Five ( Crump ) At this point , Crump takes over for Gansley . Crump draws . Due to the Deck Master Ability of " Nightmare Penguin " , the ATK of " The Legendary Fisherman " rises by 200 ( " The Legendary Fisherman " : 1850 → 2050 / 1600 ) as it ' s a WATER monster . " The Legendary Fisherman " attack s and destroy s " Gazelle " . Crump then Normal Summons " Catapult Turtle " ( 1000 → 1400 / 2000 → 2200 ; 5 → 4 ) in Defense Position . Turn 5 : Joey Joey draws " Kunai with Chain " and subsequently Set s it . Joey ' s hand contains " Fairy Box " , " Burning Soul Sword " , " Polymerization " , " Double Snare " , and " Cyber Harpie " . Joey Normal Summons " Cyber Harpie " ( 1800 / 1300 ) in Attack Position and switches " Alligator ' s Sword " to Attack Position . Turn 6 : Yami Yami Yugi ' s hand contains " Buster Blader " , " Alpha the Magnet Warrior " , " Black Luster Ritual " , " Card Destruction " , and " Kuriboh " . Yami Yugi draws " Mystical Elf " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 800 / 2000 ) in Defense Position . Turn 7 : The Big Five ( Crump ) Crump draws . " The Legendary Fisherman " attacks " Mystical Elf " , but Joey activates his face - down " Kunai with Chain " to switch " The Legendary Fisherman " to Defense Position , equip " Kunai with Chain " onto " Alligator ' s Sword " and increase the ATK of " Alligator ' s Sword " by 500 ( " Alligator ' s Sword " : 1500 → 2000 / 1200 ) . Crump Sets a monster ( " Magician of Faith " ) . Turn 8 : Joey Joey draws " Harpie ' s Feather Duster " and subsequently activates it to destroy " A Legendary Ocean " ( " Catapult Turtle " 1400 → 1200 / 2200 → 2000 ; 4 → 5 ) . " Cyber Harpie " attacks and destroys " The Legendary Fisherman " . " Alligator ' s Sword " attacks and destroys The Big Five ' s face - down monster . It ' s revealed to be " Magician of Faith " ( 300 / 400 ) . The Flip Effect of " Magician of Faith " then activates , letting Crump add " A Legendary Ocean " from his Graveyard to his hand . Crump ' s hand contains " Monster Reborn " , " Premature Burial " , " Polymerization " , " Driving Snow " , and " A Legendary Ocean " . Crump plans to activate " A Legendary Ocean " next turn as well as use " Monster Reborn " to revive " The Legendary Fisherman " which will rebuild the Big Five ' s previous combo . Turn 9 : Yami Yami Yugi draws . He then Normal Summons " Kuriboh " ( 300 / 200 ) in Defense Position . He then activates " Card Destruction " to force all players to discard their hand and draw the same amount of cards they discarded . Crump is thus forced to discard " A Legendary Ocean " along with his other cards . At this point , Johnson takes over for Crump . " Duel continues next episode . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .