Monkey D. Luffy, the protagonist of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga, is known for his many epic battles. He has fought many opponents over the years, but some of these fights have managed to stand out from the rest, and one of these fights will be the subject of this article. The fight we are talking about is Luffy's fight against Charlotte Katakuri, one of the most powerful characters in the entire series and Big Mom's most powerful assistant. In this article, we will tell you about the episodes in which Luffy fought Katakuri.

Luffy fought Charlotte Katakuri in episodes 848 to 871, which aired between August 5, 2018, and February 3, 2019. It was one of the longest fights in the entire series, and while not every episode focused exclusively on the fight itself, the fight was the main event of the Whole Cake Island arc, which explains the high episode count.

The rest of this article will give you a detailed look at the fight between Luffy and Charlotte Katakuri. Now you know when it happened, we'll just give you the details so you have the full context. Be careful, though, because there are going to be plenty of spoilers, so if you haven't seen the fight, be careful how you approach this article.

In which episodes does Luffy fight Charlotte Katakuri?

Luffy fought Charlotte Katakuri in episodes 848 to 871, which aired between August 5, 2018, and February 3, 2019. This all took place during the Whole Cake Island arc and was the main event of this arc, which was one of the biggest events in the pre-Wano era. It was an epic clash and a fight that fans were waiting for, which explains why the epic fight lasted so many episodes.

How does the fight between Luffy and Katakuri go?

The fight, as we said, happened during the Whole Cake Island arc, when the Straw Hats got a better look at the workings of the Big Mom Pirates, the pirate crew of the fearsome Yonko, Big Mom, born Charlotte Linlin. It was undoubtedly one of the best arcs of the series and here is how its most important confrontation played out.

As Brûlée and the rest of the children prepared to intercept Luffy's group from the Mirroworld, Katakuri traveled with a team to the Thousand Sunny through a mirror and patiently waited for the Straw Hats. Moments later, Katakuri and his brother Perospero witnessed the powerful lightning Nami caused using Zeus.

Although Perospero assumed that it was Big Mom who had used Zeus, Katakuri remained skeptical. Brook and Chopper then arrived at the Sunny and prepared to fight Katakuri and the others. As the two fought the Chess Soldiers and other members of the Big Mom Pirates, Katakuri stood motionless on the ship's mast, commenting on Brook's tremendous strength.

As Perospero prepared to turn Chopper and Brook into candy, Katakuri warned him that Big Mom was chasing the Straw Hats towards the ship. He then ordered his soldiers to return to the Miro World, predicting his defeat by Luffy within five seconds. Perospero then attacked them, and Perospero's technique was destroyed by Luffy's gunshot, which Katakuri stopped.

After the initial clash, the two continued to fight until Katakuri grabbed Luffy's arm and punched him hard. However, while this was happening, Perospero was caught in an explosion caused by Pedro. Following the explosion, Katakuri attempted to stop the final preparations for his escape. Immediately, Carrot impulsively charged him and attempted to strike him, but was easily defeated.

After declaring that he would not allow the ship to sail, Luffy grabbed him and managed to drag him into the Mirro-World using Brûlée. Once there, Katakuri praised Luffy's strategy. After Luffy crushed the mirror connecting the ship, the two prepared to fight alone. As Sunny escaped from Big Mom and her fleet, Luffy and Katakuri began their solo match.

From the beginning, Katakuri decided to counter Luffy's techniques by mimicking them, blocking one of his Gatling Guns by sprouting extra mochi arms, and mimicking and surpassing Luffy's strength and speed. After receiving a powerful kick, Luffy prepared the Elephant Gun technique, but Katakuri mimicked him by creating a fist much larger than Luffy's, which he left embedded in the wall due to the powerful blow.

As Luffy lay on the ground, Katakuri contacted Perospero, who informed him of the situation outside; the rest of the Straw Hats were chasing him alongside Big Mom. After verbally humiliating Luffy, Katakuri ordered Brûlée to find another mirror to contact Sunny and set it on fire. After Joscarpone and Mascarpone arrived with a mirror, Luffy tried to break it, but Katakuri stopped him and reminded him of his promise of a single battle.

Katakuri continued his attacks on Luffy, warning him not to lay hands on his younger brothers. While defeating Luffy, he received a report from Perospero confirming the sinking of the Sunny, which worried Luffy. While his brothers were puzzled when the supposedly sunken ship appeared in the mirrors, Katakuri noticed Luffy fleeing and intercepted him with his mochi, then continued to beat him with various techniques.

With Luffy on the ground, critically injured, Katakuri asked for his last words and prepared to execute him. Taking Mogura, the trident, Brûlée mocked Luffy as he praised her brother's reputation as a perfect being. Fed up with this, Luffy tried to punch her, but Katakuri caught his fist and slammed him against the wall.

After considering how to maim Luffy, Katakuri began attacking him with his trident, causing severe damage to the Mirroworld. Tired of having his attacks dodged, Katakuri used his awakening ability to restrain Luffy and prevent Gear Fourth from activating. Despite his interest, he used his mochi to prevent Luffy from activating it.

After making it clear to Luffy that he wasn't going to be underestimated, Katakuri began transforming many of Mirro-World's structures into mochi before burying Luffy in a large mountain of mochi. After seemingly disposing of him, she summoned her personal chefs to begin his usual snack time; delayed forty minutes due to the fighting. So that no one could see him, he created a mochi house and locked himself inside to have a snack.

Shortly after, Luffy escaped from the mochi mountain and destroyed the house he had created, revealing a crispy Katakuri as he eagerly and rudely ate it. Filled with rage, Katakuri momentarily ignored Luffy to execute his leaders to avoid any potential witnesses. He then walked over to Luffy, and they both punched him.

Despite imbuing his hands with Busoshoku Haki, Luffy was unable to withstand Katakuri's angry blows. With both hands swollen, Luffy was about to receive one of Katakuri's blows, but managed to dodge it at the last moment and deliver a kick to the chin. Enraged, Katakuri tried to bury Luffy again, but Luffy finally activated his fourth gear and attacked him with a powerful punch that sent him flying into one of the Mirro-World's thick structures, colliding with it and being destroyed upon impact.

Despite the blow, Katakuri stood tall, but Luffy continued his rapid attack by advancing on him and punching him in the face instead of trying to push him away. As Luffy used Katakuri's ability, he struck him again as he tried to recover from the previous blow, this time knocking him to the ground. Sitting up, Katakuri began taking deep breaths to try to regain control of himself.

After a defiant look, Luffy charged again, multiplying his fists to attack, however, they began to pierce through the commander's body. At that moment, Katakuri began to explain to Luffy how he had managed to dodge his attacks, revealing that his previous state of rage did not allow him to use his Kenbunshoku Haki.

After congratulating Luffy, he managed to trap one of his arms inside his body and violently struck him with a thick, iron mochi arm. Completely calm, Katakuri maintained the upper hand over Luffy, whom he continued to hit with his new technique. When the time came, Katakuri realized that Luffy was losing his cool and began to escape, as he had reached the maximum time limit for his new form.

Despite Katakuri's pursuit, Luffy found Brûlée and escaped from Mirroworld to Nuts Island before Katakuri could catch her. After the escape, Katakuri wandered around the Mirroworld, trapped in search of a clue to Luffy's location. After some time, Luffy returned to the Mirroworld to begin his second confrontation with Katakuri, who was trying to figure out the reasons for his return. They immediately began fighting.

Despite Luffy's attempts to anticipate Katakuri's moves, Katakuri continued to demonstrate his supremacy over him. However, after numerous blows, Luffy began to dodge the commander's attacks until he managed to anticipate one of them and collide with his fist. Despite his victory, Katakuri was shocked to see Luffy access a higher level of Kenbunshoku Haki.

Aware of Luffy's improvement, Katakuri decided to end the battle quickly and used his spear to kill Luffy, who received a devastating wound despite his attempt to dodge. Angry at Luffy's involuntary loss of focus, Katakuri continued to hit him with his hardened mochi until he noticed Flampe's presence and moved towards her.

After realizing that Luffy's confusion was due to his sister's interference, he stabbed himself with his spear in the same spot he had stabbed Luffy to make the fight fair and square. Immediately afterward, he removed his scarf and berated his sister for her interference. Disappointed, Flampe began mocking the ugliness behind her scarf, comparing it to an eel and provoking laughter from her subordinates, who took a picture of her on Flampe's orders to reveal her appearance to the entire country.

When he returned to confront Luffy, he and Katakuri unleashed a wave of Haoshoku Haki that knocked out Flampe and his subordinates. Removing his jacket, Katakuri prepared to resume the fight, with Luffy considering him his equal. Afterward, the two continued their exchange of blows for hours, focusing their efforts on avoiding each other's blows with Kenbunshoku Haki.

With both of them at their limit, Luffy decided to activate a new variation of his fourth gear, the Snakeman; focused on speed. Upon activation, Katakuri was hit in the face by a punch he thought he had dodged. After several punches, Katakuri performed the Snakeman operation and dodged the next attack to hit Luffy, transforming his right arm into a huge spiked mace with which he crushed and plunged the captain into a huge crater.

After that, the two continued to strike each other until they triggered a massive explosion by hitting each other with their most powerful techniques. After the confrontation, Luffy's Gear Fourth was exhausted and he fell weakened into a hole in the Mirro-World just before Katakuri collapsed from the blows. Ten minutes later, Luffy emerged from the hole and found the commander standing before him.

Not intending to continue the fight, Katakuri asked if he would return to defeat Big Mom, and Luffy replied that he would become the Pirate King, to which Katakuri replied that he was looking too far into the future. After this, he collapsed again and fell permanently unconscious. Lying in front of Luffy, the young captain covered his mouth with the hat of his costume.

When Katakuri regained consciousness, he found Brûlée at his side, tending to his wounds. Realizing he had fallen backward on purpose, Brûlée revealed that she had always known the lies behind the legend surrounding him. After recalling a few episodes from his past, they both spoke with some implicit sympathy about Luffy and his escape from Totto Land.