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The Best Episodes of Digimon: Digital Monsters

Every episode of Digimon: Digital Monsters ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Digimon: Digital Monsters!

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While at summer camp, seven kids come across seven Digivices and are transported to a strange digital world. In this new world they make friends with creatures that call themselves Digimon who were born to

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9.7/10(3 votes)
#1 - Out on the Town
S1:E3310/24/1999
T.K. and Patamon get into a fight on their way home, and when Patamon flies off, Matt and T.K. follow him into Shibuya. They encounter Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon, who are more interested in having fun rather than helping Myotismon. When they refuse to fight Matt and T.K., Myotismon punishes them. Angered, WereGarurumon and Angemon drive Myotismon away.
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9.5/10(4 votes)
#2 - Departure for a New Continent
S1:E146/6/1999
Gennai urges the group to travel to Server to defeat another enemy. Gennai also tells about Crests that will allow Digimon to digivolve further. The kids build a raft and leave File Island and are taken by Whamon to where the Crests are hidden.
Director:Unknown
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9.5/10(2 votes)
#3 - His Master's Voice
S2:E136/25/2000
While searching for Gatomon's tail ring, Yolei, Kari, Ken, and their Digimon stumble into the Dark Ocean.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
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Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
9.3/10(3 votes)
#4 - Enter the Dark Masters
S1:E4012/12/1999
As the DigiDestined return to the Digital World, they encounter Chuumon, who tells them that the Dark Masters have taken over the Digital World while they were in Tokyo. The DigiDestined face the Dark Masters, who overpower their Digimon, and Chuumon sacrifices himself to protect Mimi. Pixiemon arrives to save the DigiDestined, sacrificing himself to allow them to escape.
Director:Unknown
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9.3/10(3 votes)
#5 - Joe's Battle
S1:E502/27/2000
As Joe goes off on his own to find Matt, Tai's group encounters LadyDevimon, one of Piedmon's servants. Sora and T.K. are sent to locate the rest of the missing DigiDestined while Angewomon and MegaKabuterimon face and defeat LadyDevimon. After LadyDevimon's defeat, Piedmon approaches the group.
Director:Unknown
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9.2/10(6 votes)
#6 - Home Away from Home
S1:E218/1/1999
Tai and Koromon arrive home, where they meet Tai's younger sister, Kari, and also learn that not much time has passed since they were in the Digital World. Later, Tai gets a message from Izzy telling him not to return, and he discovers that Digimon are appearing in the Real World. He concludes that they must return to the Digital World and help their friends. After Koromon Digivolves to Agumon to battle an Ogremon, a portal opens and transports both of them back to the Digital World.
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The 20 WORST Episodes of Digimon: Digital Monsters

9.2/10(5 votes)
#7 - Wizardmon's Gift
S1:E3711/21/1999
The DigiDestined reunite at Fuji TV Station to fight Myotismon and Phantomon. Myotismon tries to kill Kari and Gatomon, Wizardmon sacrifices himself to protect them. Distraught, Kari causes Gatomon to Digivolve into Angewomon, destroying Myotismon with a combined attack. However, fog still remains around Odaiba.
Director:Unknown
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9.2/10(5 votes)
#8 - The Crest of Friendship
S1:E513/5/2000
Piedmon and WarGreymon battle, but WarGreymon cannot stop him alone. Matt falls into a dark cave, but he escapes once he confronts his feelings. After rescuing Sora from her dark cave, they return with Joe. Matt makes up with Tai, activating the Crest of Friendship. With all of the DigiDestined but Mimi reunited, both WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon prepare to battle Piedmon.
Director:Unknown
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9.2/10(5 votes)
#9 - Now Apocalymon
S1:E533/19/2000
Although the Dark Masters are defeated, it is not enough to stop the complete destruction of the Digital World and the children and their Digimon are forced to face the true mastermind of all the chaos - Apocalymon.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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9.0/10(3 votes)
#10 - A Clue from the Digi-Past
S1:E105/9/1999
Mimi and Palmon escape Sukamon and Chuumon and cross over to the next island where Izzy and Tentomon landed, but end up getting lost in a labyrinth and attacked by Centarumon.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(6 votes)
#11 - The Earthquake of Metalgreymon
S1:E207/25/1999
While the rest of the DigiDestined distract Etemon's forces, Tai and Izzy infiltrate the pyramid to save Sora, where Datamon plans on cloning her to use her Crest and Biyomon to enact revenge on Etemon. Tai musters his courage and saves Sora while Datamon activates the Dark Network to absorb data, including Etemon. Etemon, fused with the Dark Network, fights the DigiDestined, but Tai's Crest allows Greymon to Digivolve into MetalGreymon. When Etemon is defeated, a portal swallows him while Tai and Koromon are sent to Tokyo.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#12 - Sora's Crest of Love
S1:E269/5/1999
The DigiDestined find Sora, realizing that she had been helping them in secret. Sora is convinced by DemiDevimon that her Crest would never glow, recalling her relationship with her mother. That night, Myotismon appears, defeating the Digimon. Sora tries to stop an injured Biyomon from fighting for her well-being and realizes that her mother's actions towards her were the same. Birdramon is able to Digivolve into Garudamon, and the DigiDestined escape.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#13 - The Eighth Digivice
S1:E3110/10/1999
After the DigiDestined return home, the eighth child's Digivice gets carried off by Tai's cat and sets off a signal that brings in DemiDevimon, Raremon and Izzy. Kabuterimon manages to defeat Raremon, but Izzy and Tentomon's search leads them to no results.
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#14 - Flower Power
S1:E3511/7/1999
Myotismon creates a barrier of fog around Odaiba and evil Digimon roam the streets. Bakemon and Phantomon begin taking people from their homes and holding them prisoner.
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#15 - City Under Siege
S1:E3611/14/1999
Myotismon uses Gatomon to try and identify the eighth child. Kari is found by Phantomon and gives herself up so that Matt and Sora are not harmed.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#16 - Piedmon's Last Jest
S1:E523/12/2000
Piedmon turns the DigiDestined and their Digimon into doll keychains. With T.K. and Kari remaining, T.K. imagines Matt giving him advice, regaining hope and activating his Crest. Angemon Digivolves into MagnaAngemon and saves the rest of the DigiDestined, and together, they defeat Piedmon when Mimi reunites with the group. The DigiDestined are unable to celebrate their victory when they receive an e-mail from Gennai, who reveals that another enemy is the true cause for the destruction of the Digital World.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(4 votes)
#17 - Enter Flamedramon
S2:E14/2/2000
The Digital World falls under attack from the Digimon Emperor, and the Digimon are unable to Digivolve. When Kari Kamiya, T.K. Takaishi, and their classmate, Davis Motomiya, enter the Digital World to save Tai Kamiya, Davis lifts the Digi-egg of Courage and meets Veemon, who is able to Armor Digivolve into Flamedramon and save them from an enslaved Monochromon
Director:Hiroyuki Kakudou
Writer:Atsushi Maekawa
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#18 - A New Digitude
S2:E34/16/2000
The DigiDestined are attacked by Tyrannomon. T.K. and Kari find the Digi-eggs of Hope and Light, allowing Patamon and Gatomon to Armor Digivolve into Pegasusmon and Nefertimon to save their friends and free Tyrannomon.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#19 - Iron Vegiemon
S2:E44/23/2000
Ken reminisces about his brother Sam, his digivice, an e-mail he got, and when he first went into the Digital World (despite his temporary amnesia in the real world).
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#20 - Old Reliable
S2:E54/30/2000
Davis, Kari, and T.K. find that their Digimon can't Digivolve. Cody is attacked by Thundermon, leading to Armadillomon's unexpected digivolution into Ankylomon.
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#21 - Family Picnic
S2:E65/7/2000
Mimi and the new DigiDestined have a picnic in the Digital World. But Mimi falls into a hole and, along with Yolei, is separated from the rest of the DigiDestined.
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#22 - Guardian Angel
S2:E75/14/2000
The DigiDestined see that Ken's base is about to explode. Okuwamon, a digimon made from control spires, attacks the DigiDestined. Ken comes, and Davis talks about friendship.
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#23 - Ken's Secret
S2:E85/21/2000
Paildramon and Okuwamon continue fighting. Ken puts his crest of kindness into a slot in the base, but it does not do anything.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#24 - The Emperor's New Home
S2:E95/28/2000
The DigiDestined arrive at the giant Giga House, where the strange woman lies in wait. As they draw closer to her, the group is attacked by different kinds of insect digimon.
Director:Unknown
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9.0/10(2 votes)
#25 - The Captive Digimon
S2:E106/4/2000
Yolei creates a counter to the strange woman's music (because she worked with Matt's band). She transforms into a Digimon called Arukenimon and a fight breaks.
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Best Episodes Summary

"Out on the Town" is the best rated episode of "Digimon: Digital Monsters". It scored 9.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/24/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Departure for a New Continent".