Yami Yugi and Joey ' s Duelist Kingdom Duel Yami Yugi and Joey ' s Duelist Kingdom Duel is a Duel which took place during the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " second series anime , between Yami Yugi and Joey Wheeler in the Duelist Kingdom final . This Duel is only present in the anime . In the manga , Jonouchi allows Yugi to be the one to face Pegasus , and claims the prize money on his behalf . Events . Yugi and Joey have both reached the finals of the Duelist Kingdom . Joey is fighting for the prize money in order to pay for an operation for his sister , Serenity Wheeler , while Yugi was fighting for the chance to Duel Pegasus in order to free the souls of Solomon Muto , his grandfather , and the Kaiba brothers , Seto and Mokuba Kaiba . The Duel . Turn 1 : Yugi Summons " Celtic Guardian " ( 1400 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Turn 2 : Joey Summons " Giltia the D . Knight " ( 1850 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . Joey attacks and destroys " Celtic Guardian " with " Giltia the D . Knight " ( Yugi : 2000 → 1550 ) . Turn 3 : Yugi Summons " Gaia The Fierce Knight " ( 2300 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . Yugi attacks and destroys " Giltia the D . Knight " with " Gaia The Fierce Knight " ( Joey : 2000 → 1550 ) . Turn 4 : Joey Summons " Armored Lizard " ( 1500 / 1200 ) in Defense Position . Turn 5 : Yugi Summons " Summoned Skull " ( 2500 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Yugi attacks and destroys " Armored Lizard " with " Summoned Skull " . Turn 6 : Joey Summons " Flame Swordsman " ( 1800 / 1600 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Shield & Sword " , switching the ATK and DEF of all face - up monsters on the field ( " Flame Swordsman " : 1800 → 1600 / 1600 → 1800 ) ( " Summoned Skull " : 2500 → 1200 / 1200 → 2500 ) . Joey attacks and destroys " Summoned Skull " with " Flame Swordsman " ( Yugi : 1550 → 1150 ) . Turn 7 : Yugi Summons " Curse of Dragon " ( 2000 / 1500 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Polymerization " , fusing " Gaia The Fierce Knight " and " Curse of Dragon " to Fusion Summon " Gaia the Dragon Champion " ( 2600 / 2100 ) in Attack Position . Yugi attacks and destroys " Flame Swordsman " with " Gaia the Dragon Champion " ( Joey : 1550 → 750 ) . Turn 8 : Joey Summons " Red - Eyes B . Dragon " ( 2400 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Graverobber " to Special Summon " Summoned Skull " from Yugi ' s Graveyard in Attack Position . He then activates " Copycat " to activate the effect of " Polymerization " , fusing " Red - Eyes B . Dragon " and " Summoned Skull " to Fusion Summon " B . Skull Dragon " ( 3200 / 2500 ) in Attack Position . Joey attacks and destroys " Gaia the Dragon Champion " with " B . Skull Dragon " ( Yugi : 1150 → 550 ) . Turn 9 : Yugi Summons " Dark Magician " ( 2500 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . He then activates " Magical Hats " , conjuring 4 hats and hiding his " Dark Magician " under one of them . Turn 10 : Joey Joey attacks one of the hats with " B . Skull Dragon " , but it is revealed to be empty . Joey Normal Summons " Garoozis " ( 1800 / 1500 ) in Attack Position , in an attempt to bait Yugi into revealing the location of his " Dark Magician " . Turn 11 : Yugi Yugi does not rise to the bait and Set s a card under one of the hats . Turn 12 : Joey Joey attacks another of the hats with " B . Skull Dragon " , but once again , it is empty . Turn 13 : Yugi Yugi passes his turn . Turn 14 : Joey Joey attacks and destroys a third hat with " B . Skull Dragon " , and , by process of elimination , hits something . However , that something is revealed to be Yugi ' s Set " Spellbinding Circle " , which activates , reducing the ATK of " B . Skull Dragon " by 700 ( 3200 → 2500 / 2500 ) and preventing it from attacking . Joey switches " Garoozis " into Defense Position . Turn 15 : Yugi Yami releases " Dark Magician " from its hat and equips it with " Book of Secret Arts " , increasing its ATK by 300 ( 2500 → 2800 / 2100 ) . Yugi attacks and destroys " B . Skull Dragon " with " Dark Magician " ( Joey : 750 → 450 ) . Turn 16 : Joey Summons " Baby Dragon " ( 1200 / 700 ) in Attack Position , then Sets a card . Turn 17 : Yugi Yugi attacks " Baby Dragon " with " Dark Magician " , but Joey activates his Set " Kunai with Chain " , stopping the attack . Turn 18 : Joey Activates " Time Wizard " ( 500 / 400 ) as a Spell Card . He succeeds with the roulette ability of " Time Wizard " , causing every monster on the field to age rapidly . " Baby Dragon " ages into " Thousand Dragon " ( 2400 / 2000 ) , and " Dark Magician " ages into " Dark Sage " ( 100 / ? ? ? ) . Joey attacks " Dark Sage " with " Thousand Dragon " , but Yugi uses the effect of " Dark Sage " to activate " Makiu , the Magical Mist " from his hand , stopping the attack . Turn 19 : Yugi Instead of drawing , Yugi activates the second effect of " Dark Sage " , allowing him to add a Spell Card from his Deck to his hand . He activates the added " Monster Reborn " , reviving " B . Skull Dragon " from Joey ' s Graveyard . Yugi attacks and destroys " Thousand Dragon " with " B . Skull Dragon " ( Joey : 450 → 0 ) . Aftermath . Yugi advances to the final match with Pegasus . Joey offers his " Glory of the King ' s Hand " to Yugi , but Yugi refuses it and allows Joey to collect the prize money with the card , saying that he deserves it more . The final match against Pegasus soon begins .