Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories

{{about|the Japan-exclusive game|the internationally released game|Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories}}
{{Infobox video game
| image           = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel_Monsters II Dark Duel Stories.jpg
| en_name         = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories
| ja_name         = {{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}{{Ruby|王|おう}}デュエルモンスターズⅡ {{Ruby|闇界決闘記|ダークデュエルストーリーズ}}
| romaji_name     = Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu Tsū Dāku Dyueru Sutōrīzu
| platform        = Game Boy Color
| languages       = Japanese
| developer       = [[Konami]]
| publisher       = Konami
| ja_release_date = July 8, 1999
| series          = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game series)
| prev            = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game)
| next            = Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories
| guide_book_1    = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories Game Guide 1
| guide_book_2    = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories Game Guide 2
}}
 
'''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories''''' ({{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}{{Ruby|王|おう}}デュエルモンスターズⅡ {{Ruby|闇界決闘記|ダークデュエルストーリーズ}} ''Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu Tsū Dāku Dyueru Sutōrīzu'') is a video game for the [[wikipedia:Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]], the second video game in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game series)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' series]], following ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game)|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]'' and followed by ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories]]''. It was developed and published by [[Konami]] and released on July 8, 1999 in Japan; it was never released internationally.

''Duel Monsters II'' builds on the rules established in its predecessor, though the gameplay is still much simpler than the ''[[OCG]]''. In addition to the 365 cards from ''Duel Monsters'', it introduced 355 new cards, for a total of 720. [[Trap Card]]s and [[Ritual Card]]s were first included in it.

==Changes from ''Duel Monsters I''==
<div style="float: right;">[[File:DM2 GBC title screen.png|thumb|160px|Title screen]]</div>
'''General'''
* Color graphics are used.
* [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories cards#366–720|355 additional cards]] are featured.
* Opponent's Decks and ways of acquiring certain cards are different.
* Whenever the player receives a new card, the card itself is shown onscreen.

'''Campaign'''
* New opponents are featured, including [[Para (Duel Monsters 2)|Para]], [[Dox (Duel Monsters 2)|Dox]], [[Yami Bakura (Duel Monsters 2)|Yami Bakura]], [[Shadi (Duel Monsters 2)|Shadi]] and [[Ishizu Ishtar Naomi]].
* [[#Victory bonuses|Victory bonuses]] are awarded up to the 30th win, rather than 100th. After the 30th win, the cycle repeats.
* The post-game opponent can be one of four characters, rather than one fixed opponent. The opponent is chosen randomly and has a small random chance of changing after each Duel.
* There is a chance of [[Solomon Muto (Duel Monsters 2)|Solomon Muto]] appearing after Duels to award the player a card.

'''Rules'''
* [[#Deck Construction|Deck Volume, Deck Cost and Duelist Levels]] are introduced.
* [[Alignment]]s are introduced.
* [[Ritual Card]]s and [[Ritual Summon]]s are introduced.
* [[Trap Card]]s are introduced.
* Players can play more than one card per turn.
* At the start of each turn, the player draws until they have five cards in their hand.
* When a player runs out of cards, they lose. Previously, the player with lower LP in that situation would lose.
* Some cards, such as #364: "[[Black Luster Soldi (DM2)|Black Luster Soldi]]", can only be Summoned through special means. If the player somehow manages to acquire a permanent copy of such [[#Restricted cards|restricted cards]], they cannot be included in the Deck or traded to other games.

'''Other'''
* The [[#Password|password menu]] is immediately available and uses the [[Password|numbers]] printed on ''OCG'' cards, rather than kana published in magazines and books.
* An option to reset the game is added. Previously, this could only be done with a secret code.
* Player can change their name.
* Players can connect to each other via infrared and [[#Infrared bonus|receive a card]] each time they do so.
* Damage dealt by direct-damage Magic Cards such as #343: "[[Sparks (DM2)|Sparks]]" and #347: "[[Tremendous Fire (DM2)|Tremendous Fire]]" is reduced.

==Cards==
{{See also|List of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories'' cards|Gallery of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories'' cards}}

The game contains 720 cards, including:
* The 365 from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game)|previous game]].
* 37 new cards from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|manga]], up until Duel 120: {{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|120}}.
* #712: "[[Meteor Dragon (DM2)|Meteor Dragon]]" and #713: "[[Meteor B. Dragon (DM2)|Meteor B. Dragon]]", which were previously featured in [[Toei Animation]]'s [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei film)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' movie]] and merchandise.
* 100 cards, which are [[Recolored counterpart|redrawn versions, using different palettes]], of other cards.
* 216 others.

==Game options==
<div style="float: right;">[[File:DM2 MM.png|thumb|160px|Main menu. Clockwise from top, the options are "Campaign", "Trade", "Records", "Change name", "Password", and "Versus".]]</div>
* '''[[#Campaign|Campaign]]''' (キャンペーン ''kyanpēn''): the game's story mode. Face AI opponents.
* '''[[#Trade|Trade]]''' (トレード ''torēdo''): trade with other players via the [[wikipedia:Game Link Cable|Game Link Cable]].
* '''[[#Records|Records]]''' (せいせき ''seiseki''): statistics and other information about the player
* '''[[#Change name|Change name]]''' (なまえへんこう ''namae henkō''): option to change the player's name
* '''[[#Password|Password]]''' (パスワード ''pasuwādo''): unlock items by entering a password
* '''[[#Versus|Versus]]''' (たいせん ''taisen''): battle other players, using the Game Link Cable

There are two [[#Debugging screens|debugging options]], hidden from normal gameplay.
* '''Play sound'''
* '''View scene'''

===Campaign===
Players must beat each Duelist in a stage five times, in order to unlock the next stage. Once a character is beaten five times, the player can continue to Duel them for additional cards. Defeating [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Monsters 2)|Maximillion Pegasus]] five times causes the ending credits to roll. After that an additional Dark Stage appears.

The available Dark Stage opponent is chosen randomly from four possible characters. There is a 3/4096 chance of changing the Stage 5 opponent after each Duel. Consequently, most players will not be able to play against all four.<ref>https://datacrystal.tcrf.net/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_Duel_Monsters_II:_Dark_Duel_Stories:ROM_map#Changes_Stage_5_opponent</ref>

Here are the list of characters that a player may Duel against:

{| class="wikitable" style="clear: right;"
|-
! scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Image
! scope="col" | Opponents
|-
! scope="row" | Stage 1: Domino High School
| [[File:DM2 ST1.png|Stage 1: Domino High School]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Yugi Muto-DM2.png           | [[Yugi Muto (Duel Monsters 2)|Yugi Muto]]
Ryou Bakura-DM2.png         | [[Ryou Bakura (Duel Monsters 2)|Ryou Bakura]]
Tristan Taylor-DM2.png      | [[Tristan Taylor (Duel Monsters 2)|Tristan Taylor]]
Joey Wheeler-DM2.png        | [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Monsters 2)|Joey Wheeler]]
</gallery>
|-
! scope="row" | Stage 2: Kaiba Land
| [[File:DM2 ST2.png|Stage 2: Kaiba Land]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Mako Tsunami-DM2.png        | [[Mako Tsunami (Duel Monsters 2)|Mako Tsunami]]
Mokuba Kaiba-DM2.png        | [[Mokuba Kaiba (Duel Monsters 2)|Mokuba Kaiba]]
Para-DM2.png                | [[Para (Duel Monsters 2)|Para]]
Dox-DM2.png                 | [[Dox (Duel Monsters 2)|Dox]]
Puppeteer of Doom-DM2.png   | [[Puppeteer of Doom (Duel Monsters 2)|Puppeteer of Doom]]
Rex Raptor-DM2.png          | [[Rex Raptor (Duel Monsters 2)|Rex Raptor]]
</gallery>
|-
! scope="row" | Stage 3: Tokyo Dome
| [[File:DM2 ST3.png|Stage 3: Tokyo Dome]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Weevil Underwood-DM2.png    | [[Weevil Underwood (Duel Monsters 2)|Weevil Underwood]]
Seto Kaiba-DM2.png          | [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Monsters 2)|Seto Kaiba]]
Bandit Keith-DM2.png        | [[Bandit Keith (Duel Monsters 2)|Bandit Keith]]
Simon Muran-DM2.png         | [[Simon Muran (Duel Monsters 2)|Simon Muran]]
PaniK-DM2.png               | [[PaniK (Duel Monsters 2)|PaniK]]
Mai Valentine-DM2.png       | [[Mai Valentine (Duel Monsters 2)|Mai Valentine]]
</gallery>
|-
! scope="row" | Final Boss
| [[File:DM2 ST4.png|Final Boss]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Maximillion Pegasus-DM2.png | [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Monsters 2)|Maximillion Pegasus]]
</gallery>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | Dark Stage
| [[File:DM2 ST6.jpg|Dark Stage: Yami Yugi]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Yami Yugi-DM2.png           | [[Yami Yugi (Duel Monsters 2)|Yami Yugi]]
</gallery>
|-
| [[File:DM2 ST7.jpg|Dark Stage: Yami Bakura]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Yami Bakura-DM2.png         | [[Yami Bakura (Duel Monsters 2)|Yami Bakura]]
</gallery>
|-
| [[File:DM2 ST5.png|Dark Stage: Shadi]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Shadi-DM2.png               | [[Shadi (Duel Monsters 2)|Shadi]]
</gallery>
|-
| [[File:DM2 ST8.png|Dark Stage: Ishizu Ishtar Naomi]]
| 
<gallery widths="160" heights="144" mode="nolines">
Ishizu Ishtar-DM2.png       | [[Ishizu Ishtar Naomi]]
</gallery>
|}

===Trade===
[[File:DM2 Trade.png|thumb|right|160px|Trade]]
Players can trade cards with either ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game)|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]'' or a second copy of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories''.

From the trade screen, the player has three options, "chest", "check card" and "exchange card". The player must open the "chest" menu and select which cards they wish to trade. They can review the cards they have selected in the "check card" screen. The cards are traded when each players selects "exchange card".

[[Communication Fusion]]s can be conducted by trading certain cards.

The [[#Restricted cards|restricted cards]] cannot be traded.

Players can connect to infrared using the '''D trans''' (Ｄ－トランス ''dī toransu'') option in this menu. When they do this, [[Tea Gardner (Duel Monsters 2)|Tea Gardner]] will award them one of the following cards:
* #024: "[[Skull Servant (DM2)|Skull Servant]]"
* #058: "[[Kuriboh (DM2)|Kuriboh]]"
* #393: "[[Zone Eater (DM2)|Zone Eater]]"

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===Records===
[[File:DM2 DuelRecords.png|thumb|right|160px|Records]]
The records menu shows the player's name, Duelist Level and Deck Volume.

{{clear}}

===Change name===
{{Multiple image
| align  = right
| image1 = DM2 Name.png
| width1 = 160
| image2 = DM2 ChangeName.png
| width2 = 160
| footer = Change name
}}

The player can change their name.

{{clear}}

===Password===
[[File:DM2 Password.png|thumb|right|160px|Password]]

[[Password]]s can be entered on this screen to obtain cards. The player must have 600 Deck Volume points in order to enter a password. Entering a password costs them 50 Deck Volume points and 1 Duelist Level for every attempt, regardless of whether it is successful. The same password cannot be used more than once, but the player will not lose Deck Volume points if they enter a valid password that they have already used.

[[#Restricted cards|Restricted cards]] cannot be obtained with passwords.

Passwords are the eight-digit numbers in the bottom-left corner of most ''[[OCG]]''/''[[TCG]]'' cards.

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===Versus===
[[File:DM2 Multiplayer.png|thumb|right|160px|Multiplayer]]
Players can battle other players with a copy of ''Duel Monsters II'' using the [[wikipedia:Game Link Cable|Game Link Cable]] via the versus menu. The Deck can be altered, and a Deck Volume limit can be chosen, on this screen. Allowed limits are 500, 700, 1000, 2000 and 9999.

After a battle, the winner can [[#Ante|take one card from the opponent's chest]].

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===Debugging screens===
[[File:Yu-Gi-Oh! DM2 Sound Test.png|thumb|right|160px|Play sound]]
[[File:Yu-Gi-Oh! DM2 Character Viewer.png|thumb|right|160px|View scene]]
The debugging screens are unavailable during normal gameplay. They can be enabled by changing <code>0x10293</code> to <code>08</code> and <code>0x102A6</code> to <code>07</code> in the ROM or by using the Game Genie code: <code>082-93B-F72 072-A6B-F7E</code>. When enabled, their options are not visible on screen, but the player can access them by continuing to move the cursor past the campaign or versus options, which are normally the first and last options in the list.

The two debugging options are to play a sound or to view a screen.

'''Play sound''': The user may enter a number to play a sound. Numbers from 1 to 19 play music, and numbers from 21 to 38 play sound effects.

'''View screen''': The user may enter a number to show a certain scene. All characters shown this way will have Weevil Underwood's dialogue. Entering a number that does not correspond to a screen will cause the game to crash.

* Characters
** 00: [[Weevil Underwood (Duel Monsters 2)|Weevil Underwood]]
** 01: [[Mai Valentine (Duel Monsters 2)|Mai Valentine]]
** 02: [[Rex Raptor (Duel Monsters 2)|Rex Raptor]]
** 03: [[Mako Tsunami (Duel Monsters 2)|Mako Tsunami]]
** 04: [[Yami Yugi (Duel Monsters 2)|Yami Yugi]]
** 05: [[Yugi Muto (Duel Monsters 2)|Yugi Muto]]
** 06: [[Tea Gardner (Duel Monsters 2)|Tea Gardner]]
** 07: [[Joey Wheeler (Duel Monsters 2)|Joey Wheeler]]
** 08: [[Seto Kaiba (Duel Monsters 2)|Seto Kaiba]]
** 09: [[Mokuba Kaiba (Duel Monsters 2)|Mokuba Kaiba]]
** 10: [[Tristan Taylor (Duel Monsters 2)|Tristan Taylor]]
** 11: [[Ryou Bakura (Duel Monsters 2)|Ryou Bakura]]
** 12: [[Puppeteer of Doom (Duel Monsters 2)|Puppeteer of Doom]]
** 13: [[PaniK (Duel Monsters 2)|PaniK]]
** 14: [[Bandit Keith (Duel Monsters 2)|Bandit Keith]]
** 15: [[Maximillion Pegasus (Duel Monsters 2)|Maximillion Pegasus]]
** 16: [[Simon Muran (Duel Monsters 2)|Simon Muran]]
** 17: [[Exod. of Forbidden (DM2)|Exodia]] win
** 18: [[Solomon Muto (Duel Monsters 2)|Solomon Muto]]
** 19: [[Yami Bakura (Duel Monsters 2)|Yami Bakura]]
** 20: [[Shadi (Duel Monsters 2)|Shadi]]
** 21: [[Para (Duel Monsters 2)|Para]]
** 22: [[Dox (Duel Monsters 2)|Dox]]
** 23: [[Ishizu Ishtar Naomi]]
* Stages
** 51, 75: Stage 1: Domino High School
** 37, 56, 62: Stage 2: Kaiba Land
** 24: Yami Yugi
** 25: Yami Bakura
** 26, 31, 53: Shadi
** 27: Ishizu Ishtar Naomi
* Game options
** 35, 60: Trade
** 32, 54: Select cards to trade
** 38, 63: Enter name
** 57, 69: View scene
* Misc
** 29, 59: Logo
** 34: Intro
** 40, 46, 70: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan logo
** 43, 48, 67, 72: Duel background

==Rules==
The game does not use rules from the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game]]''. It uses the rules from its predecessor ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game)|Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]'', with a number of modifications and updates.

===Deck construction===
* A player's [[Main Deck|Deck]] must contain exactly 40 cards.
* A Deck can have up to 40 copies of the same card.
* The [[#Restricted cards|restricted cards]] cannot be included in the Deck.
* Each card's Deck Cost must be equal to or lower than the player's Duelist Level.
* The sum of each card's Deck Cost must be below a certain Deck Volume.
** When battling via the [[wikipedia:Game Link Cable|Game Link Cable]], players choose a Deck Volume that they must both obey.

===Stat calculations===
The player's initial Deck Volume is 400. It can be altered using these methods, until it reaches the maximum of 9999.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Difference
! scope="col" | Method
|-
| -50 || Enter a password in the password menu
|-
| +1  || [[#Trade|Trade]]
|-
| +2  || Lose a game in the [[#Campaign|campaign]]
|-
| +3  || Win a game in the campaign
|-
| +5  || Lose a [[#Versus|communication battle]]
|-
| +10 || Win a communication battle
|}

The player's Duelist Level is equal to <code>(Deck Volume &minus; 400) ÷ 7 + 15</code>, rounded down and capped at 255. New games start with a Duelist Level of 80.

Each card has its Deck Cost printed on it. Although, there is logic that can be used to otherwise determine a card's Deck Cost.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Cards
! scope="col" | Deck Cost
|-
| Certain monsters that are primarily intended to be Summoned through other means;<br>[[Ritual Monster]]s, #278: "[[Petit Moth (DM2)|Petit Moth]]" evolutions, #217: "[[B. Skull Dragon (DM2)|B. Skull Dragon]]" and #707 "[[Skull Knight (DM2)|Skull Knight]]";<br>Prize cards such as #713: "[[Meteor B. Dragon (DM2)|Meteor B. Dragon]]" and #714 "[[Firewing Pegasus (DM2)|Firewing Pegasus]]"
| 255
|-
| Monsters with abilities ("[[Exodia]]" pieces and #278: "[[Petit Moth (DM2)|Petit Moth]]")
| <code class="nowrap">(ATK + DEF) ÷ 100 + 50</code>
|-
| Other monsters
| <code>(ATK + DEF) ÷ 100</code>
|-
| [[Ritual Card]]s
| 0
|-
| [[Field Spell Card|Field Magic Cards]]
| 20
|-
| +1 Level [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Magic Cards]]
| 150
|-
| [[Type destroyer]]s
| 150
|-
| Other [[Spell Card|Magic]] and [[Trap Card]]s
| Varies on perceived usefulness
|}

===Duels===
* Each player starts with 8000 [[LP]].
* Players draw until they have five cards in their hand at the beginning of each turn.

====Playing cards====
* Players can [[Normal Summon]] one [[Monster Card|monster]] from their hand per turn. They may Summon a monster into one of the five available zones.
* The player can place a monster into a zone occupied by another monster that has not attacked or been switched to Defense Position that turn.
** If the two monsters are part of a valid [[#Fusion Summon|Fusion]], a new monster will be Summoned into the zone. This will not be considered the player's Normal Summon, so they can Summon another monster the same turn they conduct a Fusion Summon.
** If the monsters are not part of a Fusion, the monster just played will replace the previously-played one.
* Multiple [[Magic Card]]s can be activated per turn. Magic Cards are immediately activated when played and have some effect on gameplay.
* One [[Trap Card]] can be placed face-down on the field per turn. It will activate automatically when a certain condition, specified on the card, is met. Even if it does not activate, the Trap Card will disappear by the end of the opponent's next turn.
* Multiple [[Ritual Card]]s can be activated per turn. If three specific monsters are on the field, the Ritual Card can combine them into one other monster. If the three specific monsters were not on the field, the card has no effect in the Duel. After a Ritual Card has been used, it disappears from the player's Deck and chest.

====Modifying ATK/DEF====
[[File:Dm2 bewd megamorph yama.PNG|thumb|right|#001: "[[B.eye White Dragon (DM2)|B.eye White Dragon]]" with its stats boosted by two stages and further increased by the #332: "[[Mountain (DM2)|Mountain]]" field]]
* Certain Magic Cards will modify the [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] of a chosen monster by boosting or reducing it by a number of stages. A monster has its ATK and DEF increased by 60% for each stage. A monster cannot be boosted by more than two stages.
* [[Field Spell Card|Field Magic Cards]] can affect any monsters on the field, specific to the effect of the card. It may either increase the ATK and DEF by 30%, decrease them by 30%, or have no effect. There can only be one Field Card active at a time. This increase/decrease does not count towards the number of stages.

====Battling====
* Each turn, a player can put each of their monsters in either [[Attack Position|Attack]] or [[Defense Position]].
* If a monster is put in Attack Position, it can attack monsters on the opponent's side of the field. If there are none, they may attack the opponent directly.
* When a monster attacks a player directly, the monster's [[ATK]] is deducted from the LP of the attacked player.
* When a monster attacks an Attack Position monster, the monster with lower ATK is [[destroy]]ed and the difference is deducted from the LP of the controller of the destroyed monster. If both monsters have the same ATK, they are both destroyed.
* When a monster attacks a Defense Position monster: If the attacking monster's ATK is higher than the defending monster's [[DEF]], the defending monster is destroyed. If the attacking monster's ATK is equal to or lower than the DEF of the defending monster, the difference is deducted from the LP of the controller of the attacking monster, and neither monster is destroyed.
* [[File:Attributes Fight.png|thumb|right|200px|Alignment strengths and weaknesses]]However, when a monster attacks a monster with an opposing [[Alignment]], the monster with the inferior Alignment is instantly destroyed and the controller of the monster with the superior Alignment will not lose LP.
** [[Fire (Alignment)|Fire]] beats Forest
** [[Forest (Alignment)|Forest]] beats Wind
** [[Wind (Alignment)|Wind]] beats Earth
** [[Earth (Alignment)|Earth]] beats Thunder
** [[Thunder (Alignment)|Thunder]] beats Water
** [[Water (Alignment)|Water]] beats Fire
** [[Dark (Alignment)|Shadow]] beats Light
** [[Light (Alignment)|Light]] beats Fiend
** [[Fiend (Alignment)|Fiend]] beats Dreams
** [[Dreams]] beats Shadow

====Winning====
A Duel is won when any of these conditions are met:
* The opponent's LP are reduced to 0.
* The opponent cannot draw a card.
* The player has all five "[[Exodia]]" pieces in their hand.

==Obtaining cards==
Permanent copies of cards can be obtained with the following methods:

===Starter Deck===
Players begin with a Deck of 40 monsters.<!-- is this always the same, chosen randomly from a pool of Decks a la DOR, or chosen randomly from a pool of monsters a la DM1? -->

===Opponent drops===
[[File:DM2 GAC.png|thumb|160px|[[Tea Gardner (Duel Monsters 2)|Tea Gardner]], awarding the player a card after a battle]]

When an opponent is defeated in campaign mode, the player is given a card.

Each opponent has a different list of cards the player can get for beating them, with each card on the list having an assigned probability of randomly obtaining it.

===Victory bonuses===
When an opponent is defeated a multiple of ten times, the player is awarded a card. Each opponent has three victory bonus cards, which are cycled through after every thirty wins.

===Awards from Grandpa===
[[Solomon Muto (Duel Monsters 2)|Solomon Muto]] has a chance to appear in only 1/8th of game saves, via a random number generated at save file creation. Then, if the save file qualifies, there is a 1/256 probability after each duel that Grandpa will start appearing.<ref>https://datacrystal.tcrf.net/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_Duel_Monsters_II:_Dark_Duel_Stories:ROM_map#Determines_if_Grandpa_is_activated</ref> He awards the player certain cards after Duels.

===Communication Fusion===
A [[Communication Fusion]] can be performed using the Game Link Cable, while connecting to either a second copy of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories'' or to ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters''. This requires three Fusion Material monsters to be traded at once. The player gets to permanently keep cards that are fused using this method.

====''Duel Monsters I'' to ''Duel Monsters II''====
By sending cards from ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' to ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II'', the following Communication Fusions are possible.

Many of these fusions require #147: "[[Monster Egg (DM2)|Monster Egg]]" as a "catalyst". The monsters formed this way can be used as material when [[#Duel Monsters II to Duel Monsters II|connecting with a second copy of ''Duel Monsters II'']].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Result
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Material 1
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Material 2
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Material 3
|-
| 329 || "[[Dragon Capture Jar (DM2)|Dragon Capture Jar]]"
| 040 || "[[Dragon Piper (DM2)|Dragon Piper]]"
| 122 || "[[Yamatano Dragon Sc (DM2)|Yamatano Dragon Sc]]"
| 167 || "[[Ancient Jar (DM2)|Ancient Jar]]"
|-
| 348 || "[[Swords of Revealin (DM2)|Swords of Revealin]]"
| 350 || "[[Dark-piercing Ligh (DM2)|Dark-piercing Ligh]]"
| 350 || "[[Dark-piercing Ligh (DM2)|Dark-piercing Ligh]]"
| 350 || "[[Dark-piercing Ligh (DM2)|Dark-piercing Ligh]]"
|-
| 429 || "[[Goddess of Whim (DM2)|Goddess of Whim]]"
| rowspan="10" | 147
| rowspan="10" | "[[Monster Egg (DM2)|Monster Egg]]"
| 253 || "[[Angelwitch (DM2)|Angelwitch]]"
| 260 || "[[Lunar Queen Elzaim (DM2)|Lunar Queen Elzaim]]"
|-
| 541 || "[[Hane-Hane (DM2)|Hane-Hane]]"
| 207 || "[[Droll Bird (DM2)|Droll Bird]]"
| 228 || "[[Wood Remains (DM2)|Wood Remains]]"
|-
| 545 || "[[Skelgon (DM2)|Skelgon]]"
| 139 || "[[B.eye Silv. Zombie (DM2)|B.eye Silv. Zombie]]"
| 296 || "[[One-eyed Shield Dr (DM2)|One-eyed Shield Dr]]"
|-
| 554 || "[[Lava Battleguard (DM2)|Lava Battleguard]]"
| 012 || "[[Swamp Battleguard (DM2)|Swamp Battleguard]]"
| 152 || "[[The Melting Red Sh (DM2)|The Melting Red Sh]]"
|-
| 555 || "[[Tyhone 2 (DM2)|Tyhone #2]]"
| 101 || "[[Wings of Wicked Fl (DM2)|Wings of Wicked Fl]]"
| 168 || "[[Darkfire Dragon (DM2)|Darkfire Dragon]]"
|-
| 562 || "[[Needle Worm (DM2)|Needle Worm]]"
| 023 || "[[The Wicked Worm B (DM2)|The Wicked Worm B]]"
| 237 || "[[Haniwa (DM2)|Haniwa]]"
|-
| 571 || "[[B. Dragon Jungle (DM2)|B. Dragon Jungle]]"
| 010 || "[[Blackland Fire Dra (DM2)|Blackland Fire Dra]]"
| 274 || "[[Green Phantom King (DM2)|Green Phantom King]]"
|-
| 603 || "[[Fairy Dragon (DM2)|Fairy Dragon]]"
| 200 || "[[Petit Dragon (DM2)|Petit Dragon]]"
| 252 || "[[Nekogal 1 (DM2)|Nekogal #1]]"
|-
| 628 || "[[Witch's Apprentice (DM2)|Witch's Apprentice]]"
| 253 || "[[Angelwitch (DM2)|Angelwitch]]"
| 254 || "[[Embryonic Beast (DM2)|Embryonic Beast]]"
|-
| 640 || "[[Acid Crawler (DM2)|Acid Crawler]]"
| 023 || "[[The Wicked Worm B (DM2)|The Wicked Worm B]]"
| 285 || "[[Serpent Marauder (DM2)|Serpent Marauder]]"
|-
| 658 || "[[Metalmorph (DM2)|Metalmorph]]"
| 325 || "[[Machine Conversion (DM2)|Machine Conversion]]"
| 325 || "[[Machine Conversion (DM2)|Machine Conversion]]"
| 325 || "[[Machine Conversion (DM2)|Machine Conversion]]"
|-
| 669 || "[[Shadow Spell (DM2)|Shadow Spell]]"
| 349 || "[[Spellbinding Circl (DM2)|Spellbinding Circl]]"
| 349 || "[[Spellbinding Circl (DM2)|Spellbinding Circl]]"
| 349 || "[[Spellbinding Circl (DM2)|Spellbinding Circl]]"
|-
| 672 || "[[Harpie's Feather D (DM2)|Harpie's Feather D]]"
| 062 || "[[Harpie Lady (DM2)|Harpie Lady]]"
| 253 || "[[Angelwitch (DM2)|Angelwitch]]"
| 264 || "[[Wing Egg Elf (DM2)|Wing Egg Elf]]"
|}

====''Duel Monsters II'' to ''Duel Monsters II''====
By sending cards from one copy of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II'' to another, the following Communication Fusions are possible.

Many of these fusions require #103: "[[Job-change Mirror (DM2)|Job-change Mirror]]" as a catalyst. The monsters formed this way can be used as material when trading back to ''Duel Monsters I''. See [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game)#Communication Fusion|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' (video game) § Communication Fusion]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Result
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Material 1
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Material 2
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Material 3
|-
| rowspan="2" | 004
| rowspan="2" | "[[Baby Dragon (DM2)|Baby Dragon]]"
| rowspan="16" | 103
| rowspan="16" | "[[Job-change Mirror (DM2)|Job-change Mirror]]"
| rowspan="2" | 429
| rowspan="2" | "[[Goddess of Whim (DM2)|Goddess of Whim]]"
| 200 || "[[Petit Dragon (DM2)|Petit Dragon]]"
|-
| 603 || "[[Fairy Dragon (DM2)|Fairy Dragon]]"
|-
| 016 || "[[Time Wizard (DM2)|Time Wizard]]"
| 143 || "[[Chronolord (DM2)|Chronolord]]"
| 428 || "[[Magician of Faith (DM2)|Magician of Faith]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 026
| rowspan="2" | "[[Battle Ox (DM2)|Battle Ox]]"
| rowspan="2" | 541
| rowspan="2" | "[[Hane-Hane (DM2)|Hane-Hane]]"
| 014 || "[[Battle Steer (DM2)|Battle Steer]]"
|-
| 287 || "[[Ogre of the Black (DM2)|Ogre of the Black]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 038
| rowspan="3" | "[[Gaia The Fierce Kn (DM2)|Gaia The Fierce Kn]]"
| rowspan="3" | 586
| rowspan="3" | "[[Greenkappa (DM2)|Greenkappa]]"
| 012 || "[[Swamp Battleguard (DM2)|Swamp Battleguard]]"
|-
| 015 || "[[Battle Steer (DM2)|Battle Steer]]"
|-
| 033 || "[[Judge Man (DM2)|Judge Man]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 039
| rowspan="3" | "[[Curse of Dragon (DM2)|Curse of Dragon]]"
| rowspan="3" | 545
| rowspan="3" | "[[Skelgon (DM2)|Skelgon]]"
| 023 || "[[The Wicked Worm B (DM2)|The Wicked Worm B]]"
|-
| 101 || "[[Wings of Wicked Fl (DM2)|Wings of Wicked Fl]]"
|-
| 298 || "[[Wicked Dragon with (DM2)|Wicked Dragon with]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 082
| rowspan="3" | "[[Red-eyes B. Dragon (DM2)|Red-eyes B. Dragon]]"
| rowspan="3" | 555
| rowspan="3" | "[[Tyhone 2 (DM2)|Tyhone #2]]"
| 010 || "[[Blackland Fire Dra (DM2)|Blackland Fire Dra]]"
|-
| 168 || "[[Darkfire Dragon (DM2)|Darkfire Dragon]]"
|-
| 571 || "[[B. Dragon Jungle (DM2)|B. Dragon Jungle]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 091
| rowspan="2" | "[[Mystic Horseman (DM2)|Mystic Horseman]]"
| rowspan="2" | 554
| rowspan="2" | "[[Lava Battleguard (DM2)|Lava Battleguard]]"
| 113 || "[[Dark Gray (DM2)|Dark Gray]]"
|-
| 246 || "[[One Who Hunts Soul (DM2)|One Who Hunts Soul]]"
|-
| 369 || "[[Wall Shadow (DM2)|Wall Shadow]]"
| 366 || "[[Labyrinth Wall (DM2)|Labyrinth Wall]]"
| 368 || "[[Shadow Ghoul (DM2)|Shadow Ghoul]]"
| 652 || "[[Magical Labyrinth (DM2)|Magical Labyrinth]]"
|}

===Infrared bonus===
Players can connect via infrared by using the '''D trans''' option in the "[[#Trade|trade]]" menu. When they do this, [[Tea Gardner (Duel Monsters 2)|Tea Gardner]] will award them one of the following cards:

* #024: "[[Skull Servant (DM2)|Skull Servant]]"
* #058: "[[Kuriboh (DM2)|Kuriboh]]"
* #393: "[[Zone Eater (DM2)|Zone Eater]]"

===Trading===
The Game Link Cable can be used to trade cards between games. With the exception of the [[#Restricted cards|restricted cards]], cards numbered 1 to 365 can be traded to ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (video game)|Duel Monsters I]]'' and all cards can be traded to other copies of ''Duel Monsters II''. Future games have the option to trade back to ''Duel Monsters II''.

This site has no documented way of obtaining permanent copies of the following cards other than by [[#Passwords|password]] or trading with ''Duel Monsters I''. Some of them can be obtained by [[#Temporarily obtaining cards|temporary means]].

* #007: "[[Winged Dragon 1 (DM2)|Winged Dragon #1]]"
* #017: "[[R Leg of Forbidden (DM2)|R Leg of Forbidden]]"
* #018: "[[L Leg of Forbidden (DM2)|L Leg of Forbidden]]"
* #022: "[[Summoned Skull (DM2)|Summoned Skull]]"
* #028: "[[Rock Ogre Grotto 1 (DM2)|Rock Ogre Grotto 1]]"
* #037: "[[Gaia the Dragon Ch (DM2)|Gaia the Dragon Ch]]"
* #051: "[[Armored Lizard (DM2)|Armored Lizard]]"
* #052: "[[Hercules Beetle (DM2)|Hercules Beetle]]"
* #056: "[[Larvae Moth (DM2)|Larvae Moth]]"
* #057: "[[Great Moth (DM2)|Great Moth]]"
* #060: "[[Great White (DM2)|Great White]]"
* #062: "[[Harpie Lady (DM2)|Harpie Lady]]"
* #063: "[[Harpie Lady Sister (DM2)|Harpie Lady Sister]]"
* #064: "[[Tiger Axe (DM2)|Tiger Axe]]"
* #066: "[[Kojikocy (DM2)|Kojikocy]]"
* #067: "[[Perfectly Ultimate (DM2)|Perfectly Ultimate]]"
* #069: "[[Thousand Dragon (DM2)|Thousand Dragon]]"
* #072: "[[Cocoon of Evolutio (DM2)|Cocoon of Evolutio]]"
* #092: "[[Rabid Horseman (DM2)|Rabid Horseman]]"
* #094: "[[Crawling Dragon (DM2)|Crawling Dragon]]"
* #102: "[[Mask of Darkness (DM2)|Mask of Darkness]]"
* #111: "[[Doma The Angel of (DM2)|Doma The Angel of]]"
* #112: "[[Life Eater (DM2)|Life Eater]]"
* #117: "[[Spirit of the Book (DM2)|Spirit of the Book]]"
* #128: "[[LaMoon (DM2)|LaMoon]]"
* #146: "[[Temple of Skulls (DM2)|Temple of Skulls]]"
* #151: "[[Rhaimundos of the (DM2)|Rhaimundos of the]]"
* #153: "[[Dokuroizo the Grim (DM2)|Dokuroizo the Grim]]"
* #163: "[[Lisark (DM2)|Lisark]]"
* #165: "[[The Judgement Hand (DM2)|The Judgement Hand]]"
* #216: "[[Dryad (DM2)|Dryad]]"
* #217: "[[B. Skull Dragon (DM2)|B. Skull Dragon]]"
* #234: "[[Beautiful Headhunt (DM2)|Beautiful Headhunt]]"
* #235: "[[Wodan the Resident (DM2)|Wodan the Resident]]"
* #238: "[[Yashinoki (DM2)|Yashinoki]]"
* #241: "[[Dark Assailant (DM2)|Dark Assailant]]"
* #249: "[[Water Omotics (DM2)|Water Omotics]]"
* #252: "[[Nekogal 1 (DM2)|Nekogal 1]]"
* #275: "[[Terra Bugroth (DM2)|Terra Bugroth]]"
* #278: "[[Petit Moth (DM2)|Petit Moth]]"
* #281: "[[Mystic Clown (DM2)|Mystic Clown]]"
* #284: "[[Tao the Chanter (DM2)|Tao the Chanter]]"
* #287: "[[Ogre of the Black (DM2)|Ogre of the Black]]"
* #288: "[[Dark Artist (DM2)|Dark Artist]]"
* #297: "[[Cyber Soldier of D (DM2)|Cyber Soldier of D]]"
* #299: "[[Sonic Maid (DM2)|Sonic Maid]]"
* #318: "[[Elegant Egotist (DM2)|Elegant Egotist]]"
* #351: "[[Yaranzo (DM2)|Yaranzo]]"
* #352: "[[Kanan the Swordmis (DM2)|Kanan the Swordmis]]"
* #353: "[[Takriminos (DM2)|Takriminos]]"
* #354: "[[Stuffed Animal (DM2)|Stuffed Animal]]"
* #355: "[[Megasonic Eye (DM2)|Megasonic Eye]]"
* #357: "[[Yamadron (DM2)|Yamadron]]"
* #358: "[[Seiyaryu (DM2)|Seiyaryu]]"
* #359: "[[Three-legged Zombi (DM2)|Three-legged Zombi]]"
* #361: "[[Flying Penguin (DM2)|Flying Penguin]]"
* #362: "[[Millennium Shield (DM2)|Millennium Shield]]"
* #363: "[[Fairy's Gift (DM2)|Fairy's Gift]]"

===Passwords===
Players could enter eight-digit numbers in the [[#Password|password menu]] to obtain a card associated with the number they entered. Each attempt costs 50 Deck Volume and players must have at least 600 Deck Volume in order to enter a password.

All cards, apart from the [[#Restricted cards|restricted cards]] could be obtained by password. Passwords could usually be found in the bottom-left corner of ''[[OCG]]'' cards. However some powerful cards, such as #217: "[[B. Skull Dragon (DM2)|B. Skull Dragon]]" and #067: "[[Perfectly Ultimate (DM2)|Perfectly Ultimate]]" did not have their password printed on their ''OCG'' counterpart. And some cards with passwords were not printed in the ''OCG''.

Images of cards printed in rulebooks or official magazines would often omit the password, in order to promote the notion of players needing to acquire a copy of the card to know its password.

This site has no documented way of permanently obtaining copies of the below cards, other than by password.

{{For|a list of passwords for all cards|List of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories'' cards}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Card
! scope="col" | Password
! scope="col" | Source
! scope="col" | Release date
|-
| 394 || "[[Steel Scorpion (DM2)|Steel Scorpion]]" || 13599884 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 396 || "[[Ocubeam (DM2)|Ocubeam]]" || 86088138 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 404 || "[[Tatsunootoshigo (DM2)|Tatsunootoshigo]]" || 47922711 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 408 || "[[Giant Mech-soldier (DM2)|Giant Mech-soldier]]" || 72299832 || ''[[Booster 2]]'' || 1999-05-25
|-
| 409 || "[[Metal Dragon (DM2)|Metal Dragon]]" || 09293977 || ''[[Vol.3]]'' || 1999-05-27
|-
| 418 || "[[Golgoil (DM2)|Golgoil]]" || 07526150 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 428 || "[[Magician of Faith (DM2)|Magician of Faith]]" || 31560081 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 433 || "[[Ancient Elf (DM2)|Ancient Elf]]" || 93221206 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 435 || "[[Water Girl (DM2)|Water Girl]]" || 55014050 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 437 || "[[Deepsea Shark (DM2)|Deepsea Shark]]" || 28593363 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 439 || "[[Bottom Dweller (DM2)|Bottom Dweller]]" || 81386177 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 448 || "[[Spike Seadra (DM2)|Spike Seadra]]" || 85326399 || ''[[Vol.3]]'' || 1999-05-27
|-
| 450 || "[[Kappa Avenger (DM2)|Kappa Avenger]]" || 48109103 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 454 || "[[Destroyer Golem (DM2)|Destroyer Golem]]" || 73481154 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 456 || "[[Minomushi Warrior (DM2)|Minomushi Warrior]]" || 46864967 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 458 || "[[Kaminari Attack (DM2)|Kaminari Attack]]" || 09653271 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 473 || "[[Vermillion Sparrow (DM2)|Vermillion Sparrow]]" || 35752363 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 480 || "[[Kuwagata α (DM2)|Kuwagata α]]" || 60802233 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 482 || "[[Pragtical (DM2)|Pragtical]]" || 33691040 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 487 || "[[Flower Wolf (DM2)|Flower Wolf]]" || 95952802 || ''[[Vol.3]]'' || 1999-05-27
|-
| 489 || "[[Barrel Lily (DM2)|Barrel Lily]]" || 67841515 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 498 || "[[Morinphen (DM2)|Morinphen]]" || 55784832 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 499 || "[[Kattapillar (DM2)|Kattapillar]]" || 81179446 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 502 || "[[D. Human (DM2)|D. Human]]" || 81057959 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 517 || "[[Sand Stone (DM2)|Sand Stone]]" || 73051941 || ''[[Vol.3]]'' || 1999-05-27
|-
| 521 || "[[Skullbird (DM2)|Skullbird]]" || 08327462 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 533 || "[[Kwagar Hercules (DM2)|Kwagar Hercules]]" || 95144193 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 537 || "[[Mega Thunderball (DM2)|Mega Thunderball]]" || 21817254 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 542 || "[[Misairuzame (DM2)|Misairuzame]]" || 33178416 || ''[[Vol.3]]'' || 1999-05-27
|-
| 543 || "[[Tongyo (DM2)|Tongyo]]" || 69572024 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 557 || "[[Steel OgreGrotto 1 (DM2)|Steel OgreGrotto#1]]" || 29172562 || ''[[Vol.3]]'' || 1999-05-27
|-
| 566 || "[[Yormungarde (DM2)|Yormungarde]]" || 17115745 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 570 || "[[Trakadon (DM2)|Trakadon]]" || 42348802 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 578 || "[[Leo Wizard (DM2)|Leo Wizard]]" || 04392470 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 580 || "[[Patrol Robo (DM2)|Patrol Robo]]" || 76775123 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 581 || "[[Takuhee (DM2)|Takuhee]]" || 03170832 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 586 || "[[Greenkappa (DM2)|Greenkappa]]" || 61831093 || ''[[Booster 6]]'' || 1999-12-01
|-
| 587 || "[[Mon Larvas (DM2)|Mon Larvas]]" || 07225792 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 588 || "[[Living Vase (DM2)|Living Vase]]" || 34320307 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 592 || "[[Muse-A (DM2)|Muse-A]]" || 69992868 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 595 || "[[Fiend Reflection 1 (DM2)|Fiend Reflection#1]]" || 68870276 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 607 || "[[Great Bill (DM2)|Great Bill]]" || 55691901 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 610 || "[[Electric Lizard (DM2)|Electric Lizard]]" || 55875323 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 614 || "[[Hunter Spider (DM2)|Hunter Spider]]" || 80141480 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 616 || "[[Hourglass of Coura (DM2)|Hourglass of Coura]]" || 43530283 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 618 || "[[Warrior of Traditi (DM2)|Warrior of Traditi]]" || 56413937 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 621 || "[[Succubus Knight (DM2)|Succubus Knight]]" || 55291359 || ''[[Vol.3]]'' || 1999-05-27
|-
| 630 || "[[Old Lizard Warrior (DM2)|Old Lizard Warrior]]" || 43230671 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 637 || "[[Trent (DM2)|Trent]]" || 78780140 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 644 || "[[Flame Viper (DM2)|Flame Viper]]" || 02830619 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 653 || "[[Warrior Eliminatio (DM2)|Warrior Eliminatio]]" || 90873992 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 659 || "[[Winged Trumpeter (DM2)|Winged Trumpeter]]" || 94939166 || || 
|-
| 660 || "[[Stain Storm (DM2)|Stain Storm]]" || 21323861 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 662 || "[[Eradicating Aeroso (DM2)|Eradicating Aeroso]]" || 94716515 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 663 || "[[Breath of Light (DM2)|Breath of Light]]" || 20101223 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 664 || "[[Eternal Draught (DM2)|Eternal Draught]]" || 56606928 || ''[[Vol.4]]'' || 1999-07-22
|-
| 667 || "[[Gate Guardian Ritu (DM2)|Gate Guardian Ritu]]" || 56483330 || || 
|-
| 670 || "[[Black Luster Ritua (DM2)|Black Luster Ritua]]" || 55761792 || || 
|-
| 671 || "[[Zera Ritual (DM2)|Zera Ritual]]" || 81756897 || || 
|-
| 673 || "[[War-lion Ritual (DM2)|War-lion Ritual]]" || 54539105 || || 
|-
| 674 || "[[Beastly Mirror Rit (DM2)|Beastly Mirror Rit]]" || 81933259 || || 
|-
| 675 || "[[Ultimate Dragon (DM2)|Ultimate Dragon]]" || 17928958 || || 
|-
| 678 || "[[Revival of Sennen (DM2)|Revival of Sennen]]" || 16206366 || || 
|-
| 680 || "[[Curse of Tri-Horne (DM2)|Curse of Tri-Horne]]" || 79699070 || || 
|-
| 689 || "[[Reverse Trap (DM2)|Reverse Trap]]" || 77622396 || ''[[Booster 3]]'' || 1999-07-05
|-
| 691 || "[[Revived Serpent Ni (DM2)|Revived Serpent Ni]]" || 39411600 || || 
|-
| 692 || "[[Turtle Oath (DM2)|Turtle Oath]]" || 76806714 || || 
|-
| 694 || "[[Resurrection of Ch (DM2)|Resurrection of Ch]]" || 39399168 || || 
|-
| 696 || "[[Javelin Beetle Pac (DM2)|Javelin Beetle Pac]]" || 41182875 || || 
|-
| 697 || "[[Garma Sword Oath (DM2)|Garma Sword Oath]]" || 78577570 || || 
|-
| 698 || "[[Cosmo Queen's Pray (DM2)|Cosmo Queen's Pray]]" || 04561679 || || 
|-
| 700 || "[[Fortress Whale's O (DM2)|Fortress Whale's O]]" || 77454922 || || 
|-
| 707 || "[[Skull Knight (DM2)|Skull Knight]]" || 02504891 || || 
|-
| 711 || "[[Mikazukinoyaiba (DM2)|Mikazukinoyaiba]]" || 38277918 || || 
|-
| 712 || "[[Meteor Dragon (DM2)|Meteor Dragon]]" || 64271667 || || 
|-
| 714 || "[[Firewing Pegasus (DM2)|Firewing Pegasus]]" || 27054370 || || 
|}

===Ante===
After a communication battle, the winner can take one card from their opponent's chest.

==Temporarily obtaining cards==
Players can acquire cards using these methods. Cards obtained with these methods are only kept until the end of the Duel. Cards used to create the temporary cards are returned to the player after the Duel.

===Fusion Summon===

===Ritual Summon===
A [[Ritual Summon]] is conducted by activating a [[Ritual Card]], while the player has three specific monsters on the field. The three monsters will be sacrificed and a new monster Summoned. If the three specific monsters were not on the field, the Ritual Card has no effect in the Duel and disappears from the player's Deck and chest afterwards.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Ritual Monster
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Ritual Card
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Sacrifices
|-
| rowspan="3" | 356 || rowspan="3" | "[[Super War-lion (DM2)|Super War-lion]]"
| rowspan="3" | 673 || rowspan="3" | "[[War-lion Ritual (DM2)|War-lion Ritual]]"
| 201 || "[[Frenzied Panda (DM2)|Frenzied Panda]]"
|-
| 403 || "[[Leogun (DM2)|Leogun]]"
|-
| 483 || "[[Garvas (DM2)|Garvas]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 357 || rowspan="3" | "[[Yamadron (DM2)|Yamadron]]"
| rowspan="3" | 366 || rowspan="3" | "[[Yamadron Ritual (DM2)|Yamadron Ritual]]"
| 029 || "[[Mountain Warrior (DM2)|Mountain Warrior]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 031 || "[[Koumori Dragon (DM2)|Koumori Dragon]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 101 || "[[Wings of Wicked Fl (DM2)|Wings of Wicked Fl]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 360 || rowspan="3" | "[[Zera The Mant (DM2)|Zera The Mant]]"
| rowspan="3" | 671 || rowspan="3" | "[[Zera Ritual (DM2)|Zera Ritual]]"
| 085 || "[[King of Yamimakai (DM2)|King of Yamimakai]]"
|-
| 298 || "[[Wicked Dragon with (DM2)|Wicked Dragon with]]"
|-
| 377 || "[[Ryu-kishin Powered (DM2)|Ryu-kishin Powered]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 362 || rowspan="3" | "[[Millennium Shield (DM2)|Millennium Shield]]"
| rowspan="3" | 665 || rowspan="3" | "[[Curse of Millenniu (DM2)|Curse of Millenniu]]"
| 255 || "[[Prevent Rat (DM2)|Prevent Rat]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 296 || "[[One-eyed Shield Dr (DM2)|One-eyed Shield Dr]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 629 || "[[Armored Rat (DM2)|Armored Rat]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 364 || rowspan="3" | "[[Black Luster Soldi (DM2)|Black Luster Soldi]]"
| rowspan="3" | 670 || rowspan="3" | "[[Black Luster Ritua (DM2)|Black Luster Ritua]]"
| 027 || "[[Beaver Warrior (DM2)|Beaver Warrior]]"
|-
| 038 || "[[Gaia The Fierce Kn (DM2)|Gaia The Fierce Kn]]"
|-
| 058 || "[[Kuriboh (DM2)|Kuriboh]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 365 || rowspan="3" | "[[Fiend's Mirror (DM2)|Fiend's Mirror]]"
| rowspan="3" | 674 || rowspan="3" | "[[Beastly Mirror Rit (DM2)|Beastly Mirror Rit]]"
| 186 || "[[Fiend Reflection 2 (DM2)|Fiend Reflection#2]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 261 || "[[Wicked Mirror (DM2)|Wicked Mirror]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 595 || "[[Fiend Reflection 1 (DM2)|Fiend Reflection#1]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 374 || rowspan="3" | "[[Gate Guardian (DM2)|Gate Guardian]]"
| rowspan="3" | 667 || rowspan="3" | "[[Gate Guardian Ritu (DM2)|Gate Guardian Ritu]]"
| 371 || "[[Sanga of the Thund (DM2)|Sanga of the Thund]]"
|-
| 372 || "[[Kazejin (DM2)|Kazejin]]"
|-
| 373 || "[[Suijin (DM2)|Suijin]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 380 || rowspan="3" | "[[B.eye Ultra Dragon (DM2)|B.eye Ultra Dragon]]"
| rowspan="3" | 675 || rowspan="3" | "[[Ultimate Dragon (DM2)|Ultimate Dragon]]"
| 001 || "[[B.eye White Dragon (DM2)|B.eye White Dragon]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 001 || "B.eye White Dragon"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 001 || "B.eye White Dragon"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 701 || rowspan="3" | "[[Performance of Swo (DM2)|Performance of Swo]]"
| rowspan="3" | 676 || rowspan="3" | "[[Commencement Dance (DM2)|Commencement Dance]]"
| 249 || "[[Water Omotics (DM2)|Water Omotics]]"
|-
| 395 || "[[Dancing Elf (DM2)|Dancing Elf]]"
|-
| 511 || "[[Bean Soldier (DM2)|Bean Soldier]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 702 || rowspan="3" | "[[Hungry Burger (DM2)|Hungry Burger]]"
| rowspan="3" | 677 || rowspan="3" | "[[Hamburger Recipe (DM2)|Hamburger Recipe]]"
| 014 || "[[Battle Steer (DM2)|Battle Steer]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 295 || "[[Bio Plant (DM2)|Bio Plant]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 547 || "[[Griggle (DM2)|Griggle]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 703 || rowspan="3" | "[[Sengenjin (DM2)|Sengenjin]]"
| rowspan="3" | 678 || rowspan="3" | "[[Revival of Sennen (DM2)|Revival of Sennen]]"
| 003 || "[[Hitotsu-me Giant (DM2)|Hitotsu-me Giant]]"
|-
| 064 || "[[Tiger Axe (DM2)|Tiger Axe]]"
|-
| 453 || "[[Millennium Golem (DM2)|Millennium Golem]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 704 || rowspan="3" | "[[Skull Guardian (DM2)|Skull Guardian]]"
| rowspan="3" | 679 || rowspan="3" | "[[Novox's Prayer (DM2)|Novox's Prayer]]"
| 160 || "[[M-warrior 1 (DM2)|M-warrior #1]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 161 || "[[M-warrior 2 (DM2)|M-warrior #2]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 535 || "[[Kamakiriman (DM2)|Kamakiriman]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 705 || rowspan="3" | "[[Tri-horned Dragon (DM2)|Tri-horned Dragon]]"
| rowspan="3" | 680 || rowspan="3" | "[[Curse of Tri-Horne (DM2)|Curse of Tri-Horne]]"
| 006 || "[[Feral Imp (DM2)|Feral Imp]]"
|-
| 047 || "[[Torike (DM2)|Torike]]"
|-
| 571 || "[[B. Dragon Jungle (DM2)|B. Dragon Jungle]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 706 || rowspan="3" | "[[Serpent Night Dra (DM2)|Serpent Night Dra]]"
| rowspan="3" | 691 || rowspan="3" | "[[Revived Serpent Ni (DM2)|Revived Serpent Ni]]"
| 168 || "[[Darkfire Dragon (DM2)|Darkfire Dragon]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 294 || "[[Dragoness the Wick (DM2)|Dragoness the Wick]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 604 || "[[Obese Marmot of Ne (DM2)|Obese Marmot of Ne]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 708 || rowspan="3" | "[[Cosmo Queen (DM2)|Cosmo Queen]]"
| rowspan="3" | 698 || rowspan="3" | "[[Cosmo Queen's Pray (DM2)|Cosmo Queen's Pray]]"
| 266 || "[[Princess of Tsurug (DM2)|Princess of Tsurug]]"
|-
| 635 || "[[Queen's Double (DM2)|Queen's Double]]"
|-
| 638 || "[[Queen of Autumn Le (DM2)|Queen of Autumn Le]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 709 || rowspan="3" | "[[Chakra (DM2)|Chakra]]"
| rowspan="3" | 694 || rowspan="3" | "[[Resurrection of Ch (DM2)|Resurrection of Ch]]"
| 178 || "[[Claw Reacher (DM2)|Claw Reacher]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 269 || "[[Versago the Destro (DM2)|Versago the Destro]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 288 || "[[Dark Artist (DM2)|Dark Artist]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 710 || rowspan="3" | "[[Crab Turtle (DM2)|Crab Turtle]]"
| rowspan="3" | 692 || rowspan="3" | "[[Turtle Oath (DM2)|Turtle Oath]]"
| 089 || "[[Catapult Turtle (DM2)|Catapult Turtle]]"
|-
| 449 || "[[Ancient W.Turtle (DM2)|Ancient W.Turtle]]"
|-
| 451 || "[[Kanikabuto (DM2)|Kanikabuto]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 715 || rowspan="3" | "[[Psycho-Puppet (DM2)|Psycho-Puppet]]"
| rowspan="3" | 695 || rowspan="3" | "[[Puppet Ritual (DM2)|Puppet Ritual]]"
| 166 || "[[Mysterious Puppete (DM2)|Mysterious Puppete]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 405 || "[[Saber Slasher (DM2)|Saber Slasher]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 416 || "[[Blocker (DM2)|Blocker]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 716 || rowspan="3" | "[[Garma Sword (DM2)|Garma Sword]]"
| rowspan="3" | 697 || rowspan="3" | "[[Garma Sword Oath (DM2)|Garma Sword Oath]]"
| 239 || "[[Vishwar Randi (DM2)|Vishwar Randi]]"
|-
| 378 || "[[Swordstalker (DM2)|Swordstalker]]"
|-
| 621 || "[[Succubus Knight (DM2)|Succubus Knight]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 717 || rowspan="3" | "[[Javelin Beetle (DM2)|Javelin Beetle]]"
| rowspan="3" | 696 || rowspan="3" | "[[Javelin Beetle Pac (DM2)|Javelin Beetle Pac]]"
| 052 || "[[Hercules Beetle (DM2)|Hercules Beetle]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 480 || "[[Kuwagata α (DM2)|Kuwagata α]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 533 || "[[Kwagar Hercules (DM2)|Kwagar Hercules]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 718 || rowspan="3" | "[[Fortress Whale (DM2)|Fortress Whale]]"
| rowspan="3" | 700 || rowspan="3" | "[[Fortress Whale's O (DM2)|Fortress Whale's O]]"
| 436 || "[[White Dolphin (DM2)|White Dolphin]]"
|-
| 441 || "[[Mech Bass (DM2)|Mech Bass]]"
|-
| 542 || "[[Misairuzame (DM2)|Misairuzame]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| rowspan="3" | 719 || rowspan="3" | "[[Dokurorider (DM2)|Dokurorider]]"
| rowspan="3" | 699 || rowspan="3" | "[[Revival of Skeleto (DM2)|Revival of Skeleto]]"
| 146 || "[[Temple of Skulls (DM2)|Temple of Skulls]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 479 || "[[Cockroach Knight (DM2)|Cockroach Knight]]"
|- style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"
| 485 || "[[Korogashi (DM2)|Korogashi]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 720 || rowspan="3" | "[[Mask of Shine & Da (DM2)|Mask of Shine & Da]]"
| rowspan="3" | 693 || rowspan="3" | "[[Contruct of Mask (DM2)|Contruct of Mask]]"
| 102 || "[[Mask of Darkness (DM2)|Mask of Darkness]]"
|-
| 182 || "[[Masked Clown (DM2)|Masked Clown]]"
|-
| 220 || "[[Masked Sorcerer (DM2)|Masked Sorcerer]]"
|}

===Evolution===
{{pound}}278: "[[Petit Moth (DM2)|Petit Moth]]" and its stages evolve into other cards after being on the field for one turn, in the order shown below.

{{pound}}278: "Petit Moth" → #056: "[[Larvae Moth (DM2)|Larvae Moth]]" → #072: "[[Cocoon of Evolutio (DM2)|Cocoon of Evolutio]]" → #057: "[[Great Moth (DM2)|Great Moth]]" → #067: "[[Perfectly Ultimate (DM2)|Perfectly Ultimate]]"

==Restricted cards==
There are 22 Monster Cards which can only be acquired through [[#Temporarily obtaining cards|temporary means]], namely Fusion and Ritual Summon. If the player somehow manages to obtain any of the cards through illegitimate means, there are restrictions in place to prevent them from being used.

None of the cards can be added to the player's Deck, all of them have a [[Deck Cost]] of 255, none of them have a [[password]], and none of them can be traded back from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories|Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holy God Advent]]''.

* #356: "[[Super War-lion (DM2)|Super War-lion]]"
* #360: "[[Zera The Mant (DM2)|Zera The Mant]]"
* #364: "[[Black Luster Soldi (DM2)|Black Luster Soldi]]"
* #365: "[[Fiend's Mirror (DM2)|Fiend's Mirror]]"
* #374: "[[Gate Guardian (DM2)|Gate Guardian]]"
* #380: "[[B.eye Ultra Dragon (DM2)|B.eye Ultra Dragon]]"
* #701: "[[Performance of Swo (DM2)|Performance of Swo]]"
* #702: "[[Hungry Burger (DM2)|Hungry Burger]]"
* #703: "[[Sengenjin (DM2)|Sengenjin]]"
* #704: "[[Skull Guardian (DM2)|Skull Guardian]]"
* #705: "[[Tri-horned Dragon (DM2)|Tri-horned Dragon]]"
* #706: "[[Serpent Night Dra (DM2)|Serpent Night Dra]]"
* #708: "[[Cosmo Queen (DM2)|Cosmo Queen]]"
* #709: "[[Chakra (DM2)|Chakra]]"
* #710: "[[Crab Turtle (DM2)|Crab Turtle]]"
* #713: "[[Meteor B. Dragon (DM2)|Meteor B. Dragon]]"
* #715: "[[Psycho-Puppet (DM2)|Psycho-Puppet]]"
* #716: "[[Garma Sword (DM2)|Garma Sword]]"
* #717: "[[Javelin Beetle (DM2)|Javelin Beetle]]"
* #718: "[[Fortress Whale (DM2)|Fortress Whale]]"
* #719: "[[Dokurorider (DM2)|Dokurorider]]"
* #720: "[[Mask of Shine & Da (DM2)|Mask of Shine & Da]]"

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DM2 GB title screen.png | Title screen, as shown on a Game Boy.
DM2 SGB title screen.png | Title screen, as shown on a Super Game Boy.
</gallery>

== Reception ==
''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories'' sold 1.45 million copies,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102224037/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml |title=Japan Platinum Game Chart |publisher=The Magic Box |accessdate=April 25, 2017 }}</ref> making it tied for the [[wikipedia:List of best-selling Game Boy video games|38th-best-selling Game Boy/Game Boy Color title]] of all time, alongside [[wikipedia:Tamagotchi#Video games|''Tamagotchi'' and ''Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi V2'']].

==See also==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories Game Guide 1]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories Game Guide 2]]''
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories promotional cards|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories'' promotional cards]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.konami.jp/products/yugioh_dm2_gb/ Offical Japanese website]
* [https://tcrf.net/Yu-Gi-Oh!_Duel_Monsters_II:_Dark_duel_Stories ''The Cutting Room Floor'' page]
* [https://datacrystal.tcrf.net/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_Duel_Monsters_II:_Dark_duel_Stories Data Crystal page]
* [https://retroachievements.org/game/14123 Retro Achievements page]
* [http://www.geocities.jp/yamikaikettouki/ Japanese website on DM2]

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