Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS - Episode 023 " Genome ' s Giant " is the twenty - third episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! VRAINS " anime . It first aired in Japan on October 18 , 2017 . It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on the same day . Featured Duel : Go Onizuka vs Dr . Genome . The Duel is conducted as a Speed Duel . Turn 1 : Dr . Genome As Genome control s no monsters , he discard s a " Helixx " card to Normal Summon " Helixx Marmotroll " ( 2600 / 0 ) without Tributing . Once per turn , Genome takes no battle damage involving " Marmotroll " . Turn 2 : Go Onizuka Go Normal Summons " Gouki Suprex " ( 1800 / 0 ) . As it was Normal Summoned , Go activate s its effect to Special Summon a " Gouki " monster from his hand . He Special Summons " Gouki Twistcobra " ( 1600 / 0 ) . Go activates the effect of " Gouki Headbatt " ( 800 / 0 ) in his hand , send ing another " Gouki " monster from his hand to the GY , to Special Summon it in Defense Position , then increasing a " Gouki " monster ' s ATK by 800 . He sends " Gouki Riscorpio " and target s " Suprex " ( " Suprex " : 1800 → 2600 ATK ) . Go uses " Headbatt " , " Twistcobra " , and " Suprex " to Link Summon " Gouki Thunder Ogre " ( 2200 / LINK - 3 / ↙↑↘ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . As " Headbatt " , " Twistcobra " , and " Suprex " were sent from the field to the GY , Go activates their effects , to each add a " Gouki " card from his Deck to his hand . He adds three unknown " Gouki " cards . Go equip s " Thunder Ogre " with " Gouki Dark Mask " . Up to twice per turn , if the equipped monster ' s effect activates , " Dark Mask " inflicts 500 damage to Genome , and as long as " Dark Mask " is on the field , Go cannot Link Summon . Go activates the Spell Card " Gouki Poison Mist " , inflicting 700 damage to Genome ( Genome : 4000 → 3300 LP ) . The effect of " Thunder Ogre " allows the turn player to Normal Summon a monster to a zone it points to in addition to their Normal Summon / Set . Since the only monsters he controls are " Gouki " monsters , Go Normal Summons " Gouki Riscorpio " ( 2300 / 0 ) without Tributing . " Riscorpio " attack s " Marmotroll " , with " Riscorpio " being destroyed ( Go : 4000 → 3700 LP ) . As a monster it points to was destroyed , Go activates the effect of " Thunder Ogre " , increasing its ATK by 400 ( " Thunder Ogre " : 2200 → 2600 ATK ) . As the effect of " Thunder Ogre " was activated , the effect of " Dark Mask " activates , inflicting 500 damage to Genome ( Genome : 3300 → 2800 LP ) . As " Riscorpio " left the field , Go activates its effect , to add a " Gouki " card from his Deck to his hand . He adds " Twistcobra " . Go activates his Skill " Fighting Spirit " , to Special Summon all " Gouki " monsters that were destroyed by battle this turn . He Special Summons " Riscorpio " . " Riscorpio " attacks " Marmotroll " , with " Riscorpio " being destroyed ( Go : 3700 → 3400 LP ) . Go activates the effect of " Thunder Ogre " ( " Thunder Ogre " : 2600 → 3000 ATK ) , and then the effect of " Dark Mask " activates ( Genome : 2800 → 2300 LP ) . " Thunder Ogre " attacks and destroys " Marmotroll " , with the effect of the latter reducing battle damage to 0 . Turn 3 : Dr . GenomeGenome activates the Spell Card " Graveyard Incubation " , Special Summoning 2 " Hellix " monsters with the same name from his GY with their effects negated and their ATK and DEF reduced to 0 . He Special Summons two copies of " Marmotroll " ( Both " Marmotroll " : 2600 → 0 ATK ) . Genome uses both copies of " Marmotroll " to Link Summon " Helixx Gothiclone " ( 0 / LINK - 2 / ↑↓ ) to the Extra Monster Zone . As there is a Link Monster on Genome ' s field , he Normal Summons " Helixx Dreadrat " ( 1200 / 2000 ) without Tributing . Genome Set s a card . " Gothiclone " attacks " Thunder Ogre " . The effect of " Gothiclone " makes its ATK equal to the monster it is battling ( " Gothiclone " : 0 → 3000 ATK ) until the End Phase , while its other effect prevents " Gothiclone " from being destroyed by battle once per turn . The effect of " Dark Mask " prevents the equipped monster from being destroyed by battle or card effect once per turn . As " Gothiclone " was not destroyed by battle as a result of its effect , Genome activates its effect , Tributing a monster it points to to inflict damage to Go equal to the Tributed monster ' s ATK . Genome Tributes " Dreadrat " ( Go : 3400 → 2200 LP ) . . Turn 4 : Go Onizuka As all monsters he controls are " Gouki " monsters , Go Normal Summons " Riscorpio " ( 2300 / 0 ) without Tributing . The effect of " Thunder Ogre " allows Go to Normal Summon " Twistcobra " to a zone " Thunder Ogre " points to . Go activates the effect of " Twistcobra " , Tributing a " Gouki " monster to increase the ATK of a " Gouki " monster he controls equal to the Tributed monster ' s ATK until the End Phase . He Tributes " Riscorpio " and targets " Thunder Ogre " ( " Thunder Ogre " : 3000 → 5300 ATK ) . As " Riscorpio " was sent from the field to the GY , Go activates its effect to add a " Gouki " card from his Deck to his hand . He adds " Gouki Serpent Splash " , and subsequently activates it to inflict damage equal to the difference between the original and current ATK of a " Gouki " monster . He targets " Thunder Ogre " , but Genome activates his face - down Trap Card " Regeneration Cure " to reduce the effect damage to 0 and Special Summon a " Helixx Token " ( 0 / 0 ) . Turn 5 : Dr . Genome Genome activates the effect of " Dreadrat " in the GY , to Special Summon it ( 1200 / 2000 ) , but it is banished when it leaves the field . Genome uses " Dreadrat " and the " Helixx Token " to Link Summon " Helixx Necro Darwin " ( 1800 / LINK - 2 / ←↑ ) . While " Necro Darwin " is co - linked , it cannot be attacked . " Necro Darwin " attacks and destroys " Twistcobra " ( Go : 2200 → 2000 LP ) . As " Twistcobra " was sent to the GY , Go activates its effect to add " Gouki Octostretch " from his Deck to his hand . As the " Twistcobra " that " Thunder Ogre " points to was destroyed by battle , Go activates its effect to increase its ATK by 400 ( " Thunder Ogre " : 3000 → 3400 ATK ) , then the effect of " Dark Mask " follows , but Genome activates the effect of " Necro Darwin " to reduce that damage to 0 , and double its ATK until the end of the turn ( " Necro Darwin " : 1800 → 3600 ATK ) . " Gothiclone " attacks " Thunder Ogre " , with the effect of the former making its ATK equal to the monster it is battling ( " Gothiclone " : 0 → 3400 ATK ) , while the effects of " Gothiclone " and " Dark Mask " prevent them from being destroyed by battle . As " Gothiclone " was not destroyed by battle as a result of its effect , Genome activates its effect to Tribute a monster it points to to inflicts damage to Go equal to the Tributed monster ' s ATK . Genome Tributes " Necro Darwin " , but Go activates the effect of " Octostretch " in his hand , discard ing it to halve the damage ( Go : 2000 → 200 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .