Yami Yugi and Weevil Underwood ' s Duelist Kingdom Duel Yami Yugi and Weevil Underwood faced each other in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime . It was the first Duel of the Duelist Kingdom tournament . This is based on their Duel from the manga . Prior Events . Yugi Muto and his friends , Joey Wheeler , Tristan Taylor and Téa Gardner , all get off the boat after landing at Duelist Kingdom , an island to host a big Duel Monsters tournament organized by Maximillion Pegasus , who kidnapped the soul of Yugi ' s Grandfather . Once the tournament begins Pegasus explains the rules , saying that duelists can challenge anyone at any time and wager their star chips . Duelists with 10 starchips are then gained access to Pegasus ' s Castle where whoever makes it will battle for the right to duel Pegasus in the final match . After the opening ceremony , Yugi and his friends decide to find Weevil Underwood , who threw Yugi ' s Exodia cards overboard . They find him but he revealed he lured them into a trap . Yugi accepted Weevil ' s challenge wagering his only starchip and his deck against Weevil ' s 2 star chips . Featured Duel : Yami Yugi vs . Weevil Underwood . Monsters compatible with Forest ( terrain ) or Desert receive a 30 % Field Power Bonus . This includes Beast , Beast - Warrior , Dinosaur , Insect , Plant , Rock and Zombie - Type monsters . Turn 1 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Normal Summon s in Attack Position . Turn 2 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . " Mammoth Graveyard " attack s " Killer Needle " , destroy ing both monsters in a Double KO . Turn 3 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . Turn 4 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . Yugi then activate s " Horn of the Unicorn " , equipping it to " Feral Imp " and increasing its ATK and DEF by 700 ( " Feral Imp " : 1300 → 2000 / 1400 → 2100 ) . " Feral Imp " attacks " Hercules Beetle " . Because " Hercules Beetle " has a Field Power Bonus and it is battling a monster that has an Equip Card , the effects of " Horn of the Unicorn " are negated ( " Feral Imp " : 2000 → 1300 / 2100 → 1400 ) . " Hercules Beetle " destroys " Feral Imp " ( Yugi : 2000 → 1350 LP ) . Turn 5 : Weevil Weevil passes . Turn 6 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Set s a monster . Turn 7 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . Weevil then activates " Level 3 Laser Cannon " , equipping it to " Basic Insect " and increasing its ATK and DEF by 300 ( " Basic Insect " : 650 → 950 / 910 → 1210 ) . He then activates " Lev . 2 Power Boost " , equipping it to " Basic Insect " and increasing its ATK by 1200 and its DEF by 200 ( " Basic Insect " : 950 → 2150 / 1210 → 1410 ) . " Basic Insect " attacks and destroys Yugi ' s Set . Turn 8 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Sets a monster . Turn 9 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Sets a card . Turn 10 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Sets a card . Turn 11 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . Turn 12 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws , then passes . Turn 13 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . Turn 14 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws , then passes . Turn 15 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . Turn 16 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws " Dark Magician " and subsequently Sets it . Turn 17 : Weevil Weevil draws . " Basic Insect " attacks Yugi ' s Set . Yugi then activates his face - down " Mirror Force " to destroy every monster on Weevil ' s side of the field and inflict damage to him equal to the difference between the ATK of " Basic Insect " and the ATK of all other monsters destroyed by this effect ( Weevil : 2000 → 555 LP ) . Yugi has 1350 LP remaining and controls in Attack Position , Set and no other Set cards . Turn 17 : Weevil Weevil Sets " Larvae Moth " . Turn 18 : Yami Yugi Yugi activate s " Monster Recovery " to return his hand and all monsters he control s ( " Dark Magician " and " Torike " ) to his Deck and draw five cards . The last effect of " Monster Recovery " then forces Yugi to Special Summon the monster with the lowest ATK from the cards he draws . Yugi Special Summons in Attack Position this way , but Weevil activates his face - down " Parasite Worm " to destroy " Kuriboh " and inflict damage to Yugi equal to its ATK ( Yugi : 1350 → 1050 LP ) . Turn 19 : Weevil Weevil draws . He then Flip Summon s in Defense Position . He then equip s " Larvae Moth " with " Cocoon of Evolution " , making its ATK and DEF equal to that of " Cocoon of Evolution " ( " Larvae Moth " : 650 → 0 / 520 → 2000 → 2600 ) . Weevil can Special Summon " Great Moth " in two turns . Turn 20 : Yami Yugi Yugi Normal Summon s in Attack Position . " Gaia " attack s " Larvae Moth " . The attack fails ( Yugi : 1050 → 750 LP ) . Turn 21 : Weevil Weevil draws , then passes . Weevil can Special Summon " Great Moth " in one turn . Turn 22 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws " Beaver Warrior " and subsequently Sets it . Turn 23 : Weevil Weevil passes . Weevil can Special Summon " Great Moth " at any time during his turn , or Special Summon " Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth " in two turns . Turn 24 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws , then passes . Turn 25 : Weevil Weevil draws , then passes . Weevil can Special Summon " Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth " in one turn . Turn 26 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . Yugi activates " Burning Land " to destroy the Field ( " Larvae Moth " : 0 / 2600 → 2000 ) . " Gaia " attacks and destroys " Larvae Moth " . Upon its destruction , Weevil Special Summons in Attack Position , since " Cocoon of Evolution " had been equipped with " Larvae Moth " for four turns . Turn 27 : Weevil Weevil draws . " Great Moth " attacks " Gaia " , but Yugi activates " Polymerization " from his hand to fuse " Curse of Dragon " with " Gaia " and Fusion Summon in Attack Position . A replay occurs , and " Great Moth " attacks and destroys Yugi ' s Set . At this point , the poisonous scales of " Great Moth " continually decrease the ATK of " Gaia the Dragon Champion " ( " Gaia the Dragon Champion " : 2600 → 1900 / 2300 ) . Turn 28 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws " Makiu , the Magical Mist " and subsequently activates it . The air is dampened , which stops the ATK of " Gaia the Dragon Champion " from decreasing further . Turn 29 : Weevil Weevil draws . " Great Moth " attacks and destroys " Gaia the Dragon Champion " ( Yugi : 750 → 50 LP ) . Turn 30 : Yami Yugi Yugi draws . He then Normal Summons in Attack Position . The effect of " Makiu " increases the ATK of " Summoned Skull " by 1000 ( " Summoned Skull " : 2500 → 3500 / 1200 ) . " Summoned Skull " attacks and destroys " Great Moth " ( Weevil : 555 → 0 LP ) . Aftermath . Yami Yugi wins Weevil ' s two star chips , thus eliminating him from the tournament , and Joey takes Weevil ' s Dueling Gauntlet .