Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Episode Guide Season Five

Episode list

#	English Title Japanese Title	Original air date	English air date
185	"Unwanted Guest (1)" "KC Grand Prix Opens" (KCグランプリ開幕)	2003 Dec 24	2005 Aug 27
Stranded following the events of the Orichalcos, the Kaibas extend to Joey and Yugi an invitation for the Kaiba Grand Championship (KC Grand Prix in Japan) in exchange for tickets back home. One of the attractions is a duel computer that allows novices to refine their duelling skills. However, an enigmatic hacker locks all the guests in and sets the difficulty to Expert, leaving the amateur duelist Rick facing an immensely difficult task. Yugi duels instead, but he uses Rick's deck: full of Dragons and next-to-no magic cards!
186	"Unwanted Guest (2)" "The Start of a Conspiracy" (動きだした陰謀)	2004 Jan 07	2005 Aug 27
Due to Rick stacking his deck with Dragons and only one magic card, Yugi is backed into a corner by the Expert-difficulty duel computer who forces Yugi to discard his hand. Yugi activates the card he gave to Rick, Heart of the Underdog, to power up his Spirit Ryu and restore the computer to normal.
187	"Let the Games Begin! (1)" "Jonouchi vs. Mask the Rock" (城之内vsマスク·ザ·ロック)	2004 Jan 14	2005 Sep 03
The Grand Championship starts in earnest with Joey facing off against the mysterious Apdnarg Otom; or Grandpa (Solomon) Moto backwards, who allegedly begged to be in the tournament. Solomon turns Joey's reliance on luck against him and leads an assault with the Ancient Giant.
188	"Let the Games Begin! (2)" "The Illusionary Ancient Dragon" (幻の古代竜)	2004 Jan 21	2005 Sep 03
Joey is being beaten by his former teacher Solomon Moto, who sacrifices most of his cards to Summon the legendary Ancient Dragon, a card he's been waiting to play for years. Slowly Joey begins a comeback, using Gilford the Lightning to destroy the Dragon, but it's futile as it immediately resurrects itself with Ancient City. Joey counters this by returning it to Solomon's hand with Giant Trunade, and launching a double assault with Gilford the Lightning and Goblin Attack Force.
189	"Child's Play" "Hot Battle! Rebecca vs. Vivian" (熱闘! レベッカvsヴィヴィアン)	2004 Jan 28	2005 Sep 10
Rebecca is duelling against the Asian champion, Vivian Wong, not just for a place in the next round, but for Yugi's heart. Rebecca uses a clever strategy to gain Life Points and burn away Vivian's each round, and even when Vivian hinders it with Dragon Lady Rebecca makes a winning counter with Guardian Angel Joan. Rex and Weevil have sneaked into the tournament against rules under another competitor, and despite both duelling Zigfried Lloyd, he obliterates both of them in one turn with a single card: Ride of the Valkyries (Walkuren Ritt in the Japanese).
190	"Down in Flames (1)" "Jonouchi vs. Sieg - A Beautiful Duel" (城之内vsジーク 華麗なる決闘)	2004 Feb 04	2005 Sep 10
Joey is pitted against Zigfried, who previously defeated two duelists in one move using one card. After a bad start, the facilities around KaibaLand go haywire, even putting the duelists themselves in danger: all Zigfried's work in an attempt to give Kaiba a 'hint'. After Joey makes a stinging direct attack with Jinzo, Zigfried focuses back on the duel, playing the Ride of the Valkyries card he used last time against Rex and Weevil.
191	"Down in Flames (2)" "The Goddesses of Monster Extermination" (モンスター抹殺の女神)	2004 Feb 11	2005 Sep 17
With the aid of his Hyper Refresh, Joey survives with only 800 Life Points remaining. Zigfried decides to try a different tactic.
192	"A Brawl in a Small Town (1)" "Genius Girl vs. Genius Boy" (天才少女vs天才少年)	2004 Feb 18	2005 Sep 17
The Elite Eight in the KC Grand Championship have been filtered down to four Semi-Finalists: Zigfried Lloyd against Balfry Ginger, and the child prodigies Rebecca and Leon. Rebecca's gain-and-drain strategy is torn asunder by Leon's fairytale-based cards. In another attempt, Rebecca uses her Dragons, but Leon Summons Cinderella in response who attacks Rebeccas directly repeatedly. Meanwhile, Yugi's grandfather has gone missing...
193	"A Brawl in a Small Town (2)" "Leon in Fairyland" (おとぎの国のレオン)	2004 Feb 25	2005 Sep 24
Vivian is revealed to have taken Grandpa from the hospital to act as bait for Yugi to duel her; in exchange, she would heal Grandpa's back. The two duel and Yugi uses her strategy of discarding Dragons to the Graveyard to his advantage with Dark Paladin. Leon is royally trouncing Rebecca but the latter refuses to give in, more so when Yugi finally arrives to cheer her on. Heartened, Rebecca Summons her Diamond Head Dragon and launches a brutal assault, but Leon ultimately triumphs with Thorn Princess. Leon will now face Zigfried in the finals.
194	"One Step Ahead (1)" "Kaiba Intrudes! The Grand Prix Final" (海馬乱入! グランプリ決勝戦)	2004 Mar 03	2005 Sep 24
Kaiba stops the match, disqualifing Zigfried for using a false alias and revealing him as Zigfried von Schroder, Kaiba's former arch-rival and the tournament saboteur. The two then duel to determine whether Zigfried stays in the tournament. Kaiba summons his XYZ-Dragon Cannon, but Zigfried uses the Nibelung's Ring and his Three Goddesses to remove Kaiba's cards.
195	"One Step Ahead (2)" "Walkure vs. Blue Eyes White Dragon" (戦女神vs青眼の白龍)	2004 Mar 10	2005 Oct 01
Kaiba calls his immensely powerful Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End to reset the playing field, destroying Zigfried's hand, his field, and even his ace card Valkyrie Brunnhilde. Zigfried ups his play by reviving his Valkyrie and forcing both players to predict how many Magic Cards they think they'll play or take serious damage if they're incorrect. Seto uses a combo of Soul Release, Spell Reproduction and Dimension Fusion to Summon five Dragons at once and together they destroy Brunnhilde and win the duel.
196	"Sinister Secrets (1)" "The Final Battle for Duel King - Yugi vs. Leon" (デュエルキング決定戦 遊戯vsレオン)	2004 Mar 17	2005 Oct 01
Leon is stopped by Zigfried and is given a card to his deck for his battle against Yugi for the title of World Champion. Leon is unusually bitter about it, and oddly, considering his last duel, doesn't appear to be enjoying himself. He launches countless assaults, replacing destroyed monsters with more fairytale creatures and reveals he too is a von Schroder. Despite this, Kaiba can't call off the match as it's against the tournament rules.
197	"Sinister Secrets (2)" "The Gold Castle of Stromberg" (シュトロームベルクの金の城)	2004 Mar 24	2005 Oct 08
Leon reveals his motivation to duel, stemming from being ignored by his family in favour of the talented Zigfried. To distract himself, Leon became engrossed in fairy tales, and started dueling following the creation of a set of fairytale cards. He initially believed this was earning Zigfried's respect, but in reality his older brother saw him as little more than a tool for destroying KaibaCorp. Determined to earn his brother's love, Leon plays an illegal Field Spell: The Golden Castle of Stromberg, which infects KaibaCorp's systems with a powerful virus that rapidly deletes the files and can't be destroyed by card effects.
198	"Sinister Secrets (3)" "KC Grand Prix Ends" (KCグランプリ終結)	2004 Mar 31	2005 Oct 08
Yugi decides to help Leon get rid of the Golden Castle of Stromberg, but this proves to be challenging as not only is it unaffected by card effects, it forces all monsters to battle and discards half of Yugi's Deck each turn. This proves to be its undoing, however, as he's left with one card and so can't discard half of it, destroying the card. Leon fights valiantly but loses to Yugi's Dark Magician. Zigfried is furious with this, but Leon manages to calm him down and forgives him. Yugi and his friends are finally able to go back home.
199	"Tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh" "Ultimate Game" (究極のゲーム)	2004 Apr 07	2005 Oct 15
Yugi's grandpa tells him the story of how he entered the tomb of the Nameless Pharaoh and discovered the Millennium Puzzle. Yugi prepares for his trip to Egypt in order to help restore the Pharaoh's memories. Rex and Weevil return and steal Yugi's bag containing the Egyptian God cards and the Millennium Items. However, their plans are thwarted when the dark spirit inhabiting the Millennium Ring returns to take control of Bakura's body once again.
200	"Spiritual Awakening" "The Dark Bakura on the Move" (動きだした闇のバクラ)	2004 Apr 14	2005 Oct 22
Dark Bakura kidnaps Mokuba and forces Kaiba to duel him. Planning to claim the power of the Blue-Eyes as his own, Bakura attacks using a new deck of Egyptian-themed cards, including his spirit beast, Diabound. Diabound is able to absorb some of the power of the Blue-Eyes, and Bakura abandons the duel. However, he leaves a parting gift for Kaiba - the Millennium Eye.
201	"Memoirs of a Pharaoh" "The Door of Memory Opens" (開かれた記憶の扉)	2004 Apr 21	2005 Oct 29
The Pharaoh, Yugi, Tea, Joey and Tristan arrive in Egypt and meet up with Marik. The Pharaoh presents the Egyptian God cards to the stone tablet and his spirit is sent five thousand years into the past to when he