Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Episode 028 " The Night Before " , known as " The Night Before The Finals ! Pegasus ' s Secret " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - eighth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime . It first aired in Japan on October 31 , 2000 and in the United States on August 17 , 2002 . Summary . It ' s the evening before the Duelist Kingdom finals and everyone in the castle is having dinner in the dining hall . During the feast , the pairings of Duelists in the Finals are determined . First , Yugi Muto will face Mai Valentine , and then Joey Wheeler will Duel Bandit Keith . Unfortunately , Joey and Bandit Keith do not have either of the required tournament entry cards . Yugi gives Joey his " Glory of the King ' s Hand " entry card as an early birthday present while Keith schemes to find another way to get one of the cards . After the dinner , everyone splits and heads to their designated bedrooms . Mai is planning her strategy for the Duel and at the end , believes that Yugi ' s next Duel will be his last . Joey is asleep in his room , dreaming and talking out loud when Keith sneaks in and steals his tournament entry card . Yugi is asleep when he hears his Grandpa calling him . He runs into the courtyard to find the card containing his Grandpa ' s soul . His grandpa ( speaking from the card ) warns him of the dark powers that Pegasus possesses . The card flies to one of three large stone tablets at the courtyard . The other two contain the soul cards of Mokuba and Seto Kaiba . The two brothers call for Yugi ' s help . Yugi wakes up , wondering if it really was a dream . Tristan suspects that Pegasus cheated in his Duel against Kaiba and brings Téa and Bakura to inspect the Dueling Arena . They find a hole that shines moonlight directly at the arena . Looking through the hole , Tristan sees a tower on the other side of the courtyard and suspects that one of Pegasus ' henchmen may have being spying on Kaiba ' s hand using a telescope . The three climb into the tower using a grappling hook . Inside , they inspect the room and find nothing but a painting of a woman . They are soon confronted by Pegasus , who uses his Millennium Eye to transport them to another dimension . The three wake up in a passageway filled with Egyptian murals and paintings . They enter a room , where two robed men are facing each other while others behind them are chanting . The two robed men reveal stone tablets to each other . One contains a picture of a " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " while the other has a " Crawling Dragon " . The robed man with " Crawling Dragon " loses and disappears , as his monster was weaker than " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . When Tristan , Téa , and Bakura try to leave , they unintentionally make some noise , causing the robed men to notice them and surround them . The winning man reveals himself to be Pegasus . Pegasus reveals that the game he just played was one of the Shadow Game s that took place in Ancient Egypt . The losing man was sent to the Shadow Realm so Pegasus could increase the power of his Millennium Eye . He tells the three that he now intends to send them to the Shadow Realm and also steal Bakura ' s Millennium Ring . Just as he announces this , Yami Bakura takes over Bakura ' s body and refuses to allow Pegasus to take the ring . Yami Bakura erases everyone ' s memories and sends them each back to their rooms . He intends to steal the Millennium Eye later on . Morning comes and remembering what his Grandpa said , Yugi wonders how he can defeat Pegasus using his Millennium Puzzle . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .