Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V - Episode 002 " Swing into Action : Part 2 " , known as " The Strongest Evolution of Dueling ! ! Its Name Is Action Duel " in the Japanese version , is the second episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . It first aired in Japan on April 13 , 2014 , and in Canada on July 31 , 2015 . It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on November 15 , 2016 . Summary . Zuzu recaps that Yuya is taking on the Sledgehammer , the current pro champion to prove that his father wasn ' t a coward . She explains that Yuya had acted like a clown over three years because he was afraid of getting hurt but he was able to overcome his issues . Zuzu states that it is difficult to beat a pro like the Sledgehammer , however , much to the shock of the crowd , Yuya performed a Pendulum Summon . In LID ' s tower , a high level Summoning signal has been detected at the Paradise City seafront and a man orders the staff to analyse it . The staff type away at their computers and complete their analysis ; the Summoning method is called " Pendulum " . The name catches the man by surprise . In the Paradise Stadium " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " roars as it stands with Yuya , " Performapal Whip Snake " and " Performapal Sword Fish " . The Sledgehammer asks how Yuya was able to Summon three monsters at once , including a Level 7 monster like " Odd - Eyes " without Tributing . Nico appears on his Duel Disk ' s communication screen and he explains that the Duel Disk accepted the Summon . The Sledgehammer realizes that the Summon must be legal . Yuya rises up on the head of " Odd - Eyes " as he activates the effect of " Whip Snake " , which switches the ATK and DEF of a monster that his opponent controls . " Whip Snake " swings a metronome from its tail and " Battleguard King " falls to its knees , forcing the Sledgehammer to step backwards off its hand as it falls to 1100 ATK . Yuya then activates the effect of " Sword Fish " , and " Sword Fish " materializes six more copies of itself and blasts them at " Battleguard King " . The six " Sword Fish " lands in the ground around " Battleguard King " and Yuya explains that the effect reduces the ATK of " Battleguard King " by 600 for the rest of the turn , to 500 ATK . Nico gasps that Yuya has cut down the 5000 ATK of " Battleguard King " to 500 in an instant . Yuya declares his Battle Phase and he commands " Odd - Eyes " to attack " Battleguard King " . " Odd - Eyes ' " eyes begin to glow and the orbs around its body also glow . The Sledgehammer snaps that he won ' t let Yuya , and he counters with the Trap Card , " Battleguard Howling " to return the attacking monster to the hand and inflict damage to Yuya equal to its ATK . Yuya chants , " Timegazer Magician " who rules over space and time ! Protect me with your ethereal powers ! " He activates the Pendulum Effect of " Timegazer Magician " ; once per turn when an attacking Pendulum Monster is targeted by a Trap Card , " Timegazer " can negate it and re - Set the card . " Timegazer " extends a curved disc with soft teeth as a clock appears and winds backwards , and Yuya shouts " Infinity Gear Reverse ! " , re - Setting the Sledgehammer ' s Trap Card . The Sledgehammer curses and he leaps into the jungle and grabs the Action Card " Evasion " from a tree to negate the attack . Yuya chants , " Stargazer Magician who rules over space and time ! Seal my enemies with your powers ! " and he activates the Pendulum Effect of " Stargazer Magician " ; once per turn he can negate the activation of a Spell Card targeting a Pendulum Monster . He declares , " Halting Horoscope " , and " Stargazer " traces an outline through the air that forms a constellation , negating " Evasion " and re - Setting it on the Sledgehammer ' s field . The Sledgehammer is shocked that Yuya was even able to negate his Action Card and he runs off to find another . Yuya chants , " Let ' s go , Odd - Eyes ! With your dual - colored eyes , lay waste to all that you see ! " " Odd - Eyes " rushes forwards and it leaps into the air as Yuya commands " Spiral Flame Strike ! " Odd - Eyes unleashes a dark red beam from its mouth , and " Battleguard King " intercepts the attack with its club . The Sledgehammer claims that he will get Yuya next turn , but Yuya explains that the effect of " Odd - Eyes " will double the battle Damage as it is battling a Level 5 or higher monster . The Sledgehammer gasps , " D - Doubled ? ! " The orbs on " Odd - Eyes " glow , and " Odd - Eyes " unleashes an orange plume of flame surrounding the first stream as Yuya declares " Reaction Force " . The attack destroys " Battleguard King " and blasts the Sledgehammer backwards . He lands on his front as the doubled damage reduces his LP to zero . Yuya declares in English that this is " the end " , and a portrait of Yuya pops up displaying the word " WIN " . The ARC System dissolves , leaving the banner at the top of the stadium announcing the winner as Yuya Sakaki . At first the crowd can only watch in astonished silence , and Zuzu asks if Yuya just won . Gong admits that he did , and Skip Boyle cries out in excitement that Yuya ' s blood was boiling . Yuya shakes his head as if he were in a trance , and he wonders what happened , confused to see the Sledgehammer lying on the ground . His mother cheers that he won ; he beat the Sledgehammer for his father . Zuzu cheers that that was awesome , and Yuya begins smiling . Gong tells Yuya that he did it as the crowd erupt in cheers as well and Skip calls him burning and hot - blooded again . The crowd praise Yuya for defeating the reigning champion , and two women next to the blue - haired boy who was at You Show Duel School comment on the large number of monsters that Yuya Summoned , noting that they ' ve never seen anything like it . The Sledgehammer wonders what happened but is knocked down again as Nico past him to get to Yuya , praising him and his victory . He asks Yuya to introduce the Summoning method that granted him the victory . Poor Yuya stiffens and he asks " Summoning method ? " In the LID towers a silver - haired teenager wearing a red scarf walks in with a man in a suit holding a holographic tablet following . The man addresses the teenager as " President " , and he explains that they have identified the boy as fourteen - year old Yuya Sakaki ; an eighth - grader in the Paradise City School System . His Dueling class is Youth , and his win record which is around 50 % . The President asks where Yuya Duels , and the man explains that he learns from a local Duel School ; You Show Duel School . The President repeats , " Yuya … Sakaki ? " and the man confirms that Yuya is the son of Yusho Sakaki . A video file opens as Yuya deflects the questions about Pendulum Summoning from Nico and other reporters . As he watches the footage the bespectacled President notes that Yusho disappeared three years ago , and then his son performed an unknown Summon . He orders the man to do a background check on Yuya and if report anything about Pendulum Summoning to him , no matter how trivial . A huge line of people has queued up outside You Show Duel School , much to the shock of a red - haired girl and an overweight blonde boy . Inside Zuzu is holding an application form and tells the would be students to fill them in , but she seems overwhelmed with the amount of people . The boy and girl enter via an elevator and greet Zuzu as an elder sister . Zuzu greets Ally and Frederick and is pleased that they turned up . Frederick notes that even though Skip told everyone to show up , it just seems to be them and Ally asks where the principal is . Zuzu replies that Skip is at the back hugging the new ARC System that they obtained thanks to Yuya , and Skip has been holding onto it all morning , giddy with joy . Indeed , Skip is crying tears of joy while hugging a box as he sits at the control console . Ally comments that she knew that " big - brother Yuya " would save You Show Duel School and Frederick agrees that everyone admires him . That Pendulum Summon was so awesome it gave him shivers . A boy asks if they will show them how to Pendulum Summon and Zuzu responds that they plan to , but only people who apply can see it . The crowd goes wild and Zuzu has to tell them to get in a line , one person at a time . She laments that on top of that she ' s Yuya ' s competitor in a " mock battle " but she doesn ' t have time to get ready . Gong comments that it can ' t be helped ; he will have to replace Zuzu as Yuya ' s opponent . Frederick and Ally are unimpressed and Ally states that it ' s Zuzu ' s turn and Frederick claims that it would be embarrassing to get help from an outsider . Gong is a little incensed at being called and outsider , but Ally and Frederick slowly push Gong back into the elevator and Ally says they will handle things from here while Zuzu prepares . As Zuzu runs off she sees the blue - haired boy , recognizing him from earlier who was there before and she observes that he came back as the boy reacts nervously . Later , Skip stands on a platform in the hallway with the would be students . He explains that You Show teaches Dueltaining which was made popular thanks to the legendary Duel star Yusho Sakaki . Skip explains that the sudden evolution of Dueling was sparked by the creation of the ARC System , Solid Vision with mass , by the Leo Corporation , but the prospects are starting to get bored and wonder how much longer they ' ll have to listen . Yuya suddenly cries , " LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ! " , and the crowd turns to look at the Duel field as a spotlight snaps on Yuya , leaving an embarrassed Skip behind . Yuya welcomes the group to his one man - show , but this remark earns him a smack from Zuzu ' s fan as she yells that she ' s participating too and she reminds Yuya that he can ' t duel on his own . Two girls comment how horrible Zuzu is for hitting Yuya and tell her to forfeit , and soon the entire crowd starts to yell at Zuzu . Zuzu looks annoyed but she accepts that she has to play " that " role and she declares that she ' s playing the role of the villainous heel . As Yuya tries to calm the crowd down , Zuzu warns him not to get a big head just because he ' s famous now and she declares that she ' ll beat the tar out of him . Yuya is completely lost until Zuzu reminds him to trade some barbs with her . Yuya quickly agrees and he hastily calls her a female Sledgehammer , much to Zuzu ' s shock as she briefly imagines herself as such . She shakes in anger and goes up in flames as Yuya continues by calling it ridiculous that she ' d return to get revenge for her master , claiming that he ' ll beat her using Pendulum Summoning . Zuzu yells at Yuya as Frederick laughs that Yuya is getting the crowd excited , while Ally asks Gong to turn on the ARC System . Gong is irritated that he ' s being treated like a lackey , but he does so begrudgingly . Zuzu declares the activation of the Field Spell Card " Plain Plain " , and the Duel Field changes into a grassy area with a pond . Skip comments how realistic the system is and how you can feel the cool breeze , though the prospects are a little unnerved by his enthusiasm . Both Zuzu and Yuya activate their Duel Disks , and Yuya chants , " Duelists locked in battle … " Zuzu chants , " Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters ! " Yuya cries , " They storm through this field ! " , and Zuzu declares , " Behold ! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling ! " Yuya snaps his fingers and calls , " ACTION … " before snapping his fingers as the Action Cards scatter and both Duelists cry , " DUEL ! " Yuya takes the first turn and he Summons " Performapal Hip Hippo " . The crowd comment on how Yuya rides " Hip Hippo " while he runs around and searches for Action Cards . Yuya observes that the crowd understands and he ends his turn . He leaps onto " Hip Hippo " and " Hip Hippo " sprints off . Zuzu warns Yuya that she won ' t allow that to happen , and she declares her turn , draws and summons " Aria the Melodious Diva " . She declares her Battle Phase , and " Aria " attacks " Hip Hippo " with " Piercing Note " , condensing a sound wave and singing it at Yuya . Yuya sees an Action Card on a bush and grabs it , activating the Action Spell " Evasion " , and he cheers " Rolling Hippo ! " as the attack is negated and " Hip Hippo " spins through the air . Zuzu warns Yuya that he ' s not safe yet , and she activates the effect of " Aria " as she failed to inflict battle damage , inflicting 800 damage to Yuya . " Aria " launches another soundwave attack , " Resonating Wave " , sending a shockwave across the field . The shockwave catches up to Yuya and sends him and his " Hippo " flying . Yuya rolls across the ground and he lands on his back as his LP falls to 3200 . Zuzu comes running over and laughs evilly , claiming that Yuya can ' t escape from her , before ending her turn . Yuya sits up and rubs his rear in pain . Zuzu whispers that this isn ' t the time for Yuya to be sitting on his butt , and she tells him to act cool after going and making her play the heel . Ally agrees , and Frederick urges him to use Pendulum , prompting the crowd to start chanting " Pendulum . " Zuzu points out that everyone is looking forward to it . Yuya is spurred on by this , agreeing to leave it to him , and he jumps to his feet and declares that the fun has just begin , striking a pose towards the crowd along with " Hip Hippo . " Zuzu is embarrassed by his antics and protests that they didn ' t mean his pose . Yuya declares his turn and he draws " Timegazer Magician " and looks at his hand . He admits to himself that while he can ' t remember how he Pendulum Summoned , he did see it on TV later . Yuya then sets the Pendulum Scale with Scale 4 " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " and Scale 8 " Timegazer Magician " . The monsters rise in the Pendulum Zone s and Skip leads the crowd in cheering on the Pendulum Summon . Yuya holds up " Performapal Sword Fish " and " Performapal Whip Snake " as he declares a Pendulum Summon , with everyone but Zuzu watching in excitement … Yuya ' s Duel Disk displays an " ERROR " message . Everyone in the crowd is speechless at the lack of Pendulum Summoning , and Ally and Frederick wonder what happened . Yuya looks at his Duel Disk in embarrassed shock and he asks his monsters what is going on , asking them to come out like last time . He places them on his Duel Disk again , but he only gets another error message and he asks in frustration why he ' s getting an error message and why his Pendulum Cards aren ' t working . Two boys in the crowd wonder what Pendulum Cards are . Yuya then tries to remember what happened in his Duel with the Sledgehammer ; and he recalls how he was put into a pinch after his " Odd - Eyes " was destroyed . Yuya deduces that the Summon will only work if he is in a pinch , and he notes that it ' s a classic . Yuya smiles , ends his turn and commands Zuzu to attack him . Zuzu is taken back by this and Yuya tells her to not hold back . Skip agrees with Yuya , and he tells Zuzu to attack if Yuya tells her to , and Zuzu hesitantly agrees . Zuzu declares her turn and draws , and then she Special Summon s " Sonata the Melodious Diva " since she controls another " Melodious " monster . Zuzu promptly Tributes both monsters , who rise into the air and join hands , vanishing into a ripple of green light as Zuzu Tribute Summon s " Mozarta the Melodious Maestra " . She activates the effect of " Mozarta " , allowing her to Special Summon a Melodious Diva from her hand . Zuzu brings out another " Aria " , and declares that first she ' ll get rid of " Hip Hippo " . She attacks " Hip Hippo " with " Aria " , destroying it and reducing Yuya ' s LP to 2400 . Yuya tells Zuzu to come at him while Skip leads the others in chanting and clapping for a Pendulum Summon once more . Yuya tells Zuzu to hit him with her best shot , and Zuzu orders " Mozarta " to attack Yuya directly . Mozarta opens up its wings and her wings glow with piano keys as she attacks with " Graceful Wave " . Yuya comments that now he ' s in a pinch and he declares a Pendulum Summon . He places " Whip - Snake " and " Swordfish " onto his Duel Disk … but once again he gets an error message , to everyone ' s shock . Yuya is left speechless and to everyone ' s shock , the " Graceful Wave " attack of " Mozarta " blasts Yuya into the virtual wall . Yuya lands in a bush just as his LP hits 0 , and the ARC System fades , leaving Yuya still awkwardly sprawled on his upper back . Everyone else remains silent as Frederick asks if it ' s over . Ally asks what happened to the Pendulum Summoning . Zuzu comes over and asks Yuya what happened , and Yuya quickly tries to explain . Later , Yuya and Zuzu stand in front of the crowd ; Yuya hunched over in embarrassment . A boy in the crowd raises his hand to ask a question . He asks what the " Pendulum Cards " that Yuya mentioned earlier are . Zuzu also asks Yuya , and he admits that it ' s just what he called them ; he doesn ' t know the official name . Zuzu asks Yuya to show them to her , and she holds her Deck in her left hand and Yuya ' s in her right , comparing her " Aria " with Yuya ' s " Timegazer " . The boy who asked Yuya about Pendulum Cards asks if you can ' t Pendulum Summon without a Pendulum Card and another protests that it ' s not fair and he asks if Pendulum Summoning even existed in the first place . Another with brown hair restrained by a band agrees that Yuya must have tricked the system against the Sledgehammer , otherwise he never would have been able to Summon so many monsters at once . The girls that had earlier defended Yuya are shocked that he would go so far to defeat the champion and they agree that Yuya really is the son of a coward , and the crowd begin to leave . Yuya tries to protest that he wouldn ' t cheat , but they ignore him . Skip jumps in front of them but is stampeded over . Depressed , Yuya pulls down his goggles and he begins to walk away . Zuzu tries to stop him but he ignores her . The blue - haired boy suddenly shouts that Yuya isn ' t a cheat , and Yuya stops in surprise as the boy , calling Yuya " big - brother Yuya " and yelling that he won fair and square ; he fought the Sledgehammer and beat him with the Pendulum Summon . Gong walks up behind the boy and puts his hands on his shoulders , asking Yuya if it frustrates him that his first fan has to say this . Yuya asks " first fan ? " and Zuzu introduces the boy as Tate , who has been to before with a study group . Ally explains that he became Yuya ' s fan after seeing his Duel against the Sledgehammer , and Frederick comments that it gave him the shivers . Tate explains that he thought Yuya was amazing , Dueling in front of all of those people like that , and bringing all of those people together with a single Duel . He cries that he wants to have a Duel like Yuya ' s . Yuya remembers the Duel and he admits that he also wishes to Duel in front of a large crowd once more . Gong reminds Yuya that he remade himself during the Duel , and now Yuya will never run away again . Yuya whispers his friend ' s name , and Gong tells him to do his best for his fans . Frederick and Ally agree that they ' re Yuya ' s fans too , and Frederick suggests that they celebrate Tate ' s membership into the You Show Duel School . The mention of Tate enrolling rouses Skip and he excitedly yells that it ' s burning and hot - blooded . Yuya smiles and lifts up his goggles , agreeing that and entertainer can ' t let his fans down . He smiles at Zuzu , who smiles as she gives Yuya his Deck back and he vows to master this Pendulum Summoning . He asks Zuzu and Gong to Duel him and they all rush off . Meanwhile a blonde boy is speaking to someone via his Duel Disk while he throws darts outside LID , asking if he just has to steal the Pendulum Cards . The man agrees , and in exchange they will trade him the rare cards he ' s been looking for . The boy agrees to this and smirks as he looks at what he ' s been throwing darts at – a poster of Yuya . Featured Duels . Yuya Sakaki vs . The Sledgehammer . Yuya has 400 LP remaining , no cards in his hand , and control s " Performapal Whip Snake " ( 1700 / 900 ) , " Performapal Sword Fish " ( 600 / 600 ) and " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " ( 2500 / 2000 ) all in Attack Position , " Stargazer Magician " ( 1 ) and " Timegazer Magician " ( 8 ) in his Pendulum Zone s , and no Set cards . The Sledgehammer has 4000 LP remaining , no cards in his hand , and controls " Battleguard King " ( 5000 / 1100 ) in Attack Position and a Set card . Turn 5 : Yuya Yuya activate s the effect of " Performapal Whip Snake " , switching the ATK and DEF of " Battleguard King " until the End Phase ( " Battleguard King " : 5000 → 1100 / 1100 → 5000 ) . He then activates the effect of " Performapal Sword Fish " , letting him target and reduce the ATK of a monster his opponent controls by 600 ( " Battleguard King " 1100 → 500 / 5000 ) . " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " attack s " Battleguard King " , but the Sledgehammer activates his face - down " Battleguard Howling " as a " Battleguard " monster he controls is being attacked . This would let him target and return the attacking monster to the hand and inflict damage to his opponent equal to that monster ' s ATK . Yuya activates the Pendulum Effect of " Timegazer Magician " as a Trap Card that targets exactly 1 Pendulum Monster he controls was activated . This negate s the activation and re - Sets the card . The Sledgehammer finds and activates the Action Card " Evasion " , which would negate the attack . Yuya activates the Pendulum Effect of " Stargazer Magician " as a Spell Card that targets exactly 1 Pendulum Monster he controls was activated . This negates the effect and Sets the card , while preventing its activation for the remainder of this turn . The attack continues and Yuya activates the effect of " Pendulum Dragon " , doubling the battle damage as it is battling a Level 5 or higher monster . " Battleguard King " is destroy ed ( The Sledgehammer : 4000 → 0 LP ) . Yuya Sakaki vs . Zuzu Boyle . At the start of the Duel , the Field Spell Card " Plain Plain " is activate d , as per the rules of an Action Duel . It will allow the players to use Action Card s , but they may only have one in their hand at a time . Turn 1 : Yuya Yuya Normal Summon s " Performapal Hip Hippo " ( 800 / 800 ) . Turn 2 : Zuzu Zuzu Normal Summons " Aria the Melodious Diva " ( 1600 / 1200 ) . " Aria " attacks " Hip Hippo " , but Yuya finds and activate s the Action Card " Evasion " , which negates the attack . As " Aria " battled without inflicting battle damage , Zuzu activates the effect of " Aria " , inflicting 800 damage to Yuya ( Yuya : 4000 → 3200 LP ) . Turn 3 : Yuya Yuya draws " Timegazer Magician " . His hand contains " Timegazer Magician " , " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " , " Performapal Sword Fish " , " Performapal Whip Snake " and " Wonder Balloons " . Yuya activates " Odd - Eyes Pendulum Dragon " ( 4 ) and " Timegazer Magician " ( 8 ) in his Pendulum Zones . Yuya attempts to Pendulum Summon " Performapal Whip Snake " and " Performapal Sword Fish " from his hand , but since neither of their Level s are between the two Pendulum Scales ( 4 and 2 respectively ) , he cannot Pendulum Summon them and his Duel Disk gives an error . However , Yuya does not realize this requirement , and instead believes that he is unable to Pendulum Summon due to not being " in a pinch " as he was previously . Turn 4 : Zuzu Zuzu draws . As she controls a " Melodious " monster , she Special Summon s " Sonata the Melodious Diva " ( 1200 / 1000 ) from her hand in Attack Position via its own effect . She Tribute s " Aria " and " Sonata " to Tribute Summon " Mozarta the Melodious Maestra " in Attack Position ( 2600 / 2000 ) . Zuzu activates the effect of " Mozarta " , letting her Special Summon a Level 4 or lower " Melodious " monster from her hand . She Special Summons another copy of " Aria " in Attack Position . " Aria " attacks and destroy s " Hip Hippo " ( Yuya : 3200 → 2400 LP ) . " Mozarta " attacks directly . Yuya , still under his previous belief and noting that he is now in a pinch , attempts to Pendulum Summon " Whip Snake " and " Sword Fish " again , but it fails a second time as he cannot Pendulum Summon during his opponent ' s turn in addition to the previous criteria . The attack continues ( Yuya : 2400 → 0 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .