The WORST episodes of Digimon: Digital Monsters

Every episode of Digimon: Digital Monsters ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Digimon: Digital Monsters!

"Digimon" are "Digital Monsters". According to the stories, they are inhabitants of the "Digital World", a manifestation of Earth's communication network. The stories tell of a group of mostly pre-teens, the "Chosen Children" (DigiDestined in the English version), who accompany special Digimon born to defend their world (and ours) from various evil forces. To help them surmount the most difficult obstacles found within both realms, the Digimon have the ability to evolve (Digivolve). In this process, the Digimon change appearance and become much stronger, often changing in personality as well. The group of children who come in contact with the Digital World changes from season to season.

Last Updated: 3/22/2025Network: Fuji TVStatus: Ended

7.12

118 votes

#1 - DigiBaby Boom

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/23/1999

Devimon decides to focus on the one Digimon that hasn't digivolved since he knows he can defeat the others. What does this mean for TK and Patamon?

7.59

123 votes

#2 - A Clue From the Digi-Past

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/9/1999

After being chased off the island they were on, Mimi and Palmon find Izzy and Tentomon in a set of ruins. What awaits them in the ruins?

7.61

246 votes

#3 - The Birth of Greymon

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/1999

After being chased away by Kuwagamon, the digi-destined arrive at a beach where none of the phones work. Then Shelldramon arrives, and the Digimon are too weak to help. Can the kids or any of the digimon find a way to defeat him?

7.66

178 votes

#4 - Biyomon Gets Firepower

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/1999

Izzy figures out how the Digimon can digivolve. Can Biyomon master the skills to save her friends now, or will the fire Digimon Meramon destroy the kids and their friends?

7.72

138 votes

#5 - Departure For a New Continent

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/6/1999

The mysterious man named Gennai reveals that the kids can't return home until they've defeated the evil on his island. To do so, their Digimon need to digivolve again. How can this be achieved?

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7.74

172 votes

#6 - Kabuterimon's Electro Shocker

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/1999

Izzy finds computer code in a strange factory. What does this code have to do with Tentomon getting hotter and hotter, and can it help them free Andromon from a black gear?

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7.75

161 votes

#7 - Ikkakumon's Harpoon Torpedo

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/18/1999

Joe fills he must take some leadership because he is the oldest, but when he heads off on his own, trouble is the result. Can anyone protect him from his own ambitions?

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7.76

151 votes

#8 - Subzero Ice Punch!

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/2/1999

After being seperated from the others, Tai and Agumon find themselves in Freeze Land. Can they find the other digidestined and defeat Devimon, or will they look for their clothes first?

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7.78

133 votes

#9 - The Crest of Sincerity

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/27/1999

When Gennai appears and questions the kids abilities, the digimon wonder if they're being taken care of. How can the digi-destined prove to their Digimon that they know how to take care of them properly?

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7.82

142 votes

#10 - The Dancing Digimon

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/16/1999

Joe, Sora, Gomamon, and Biyomon get back together on an island with a church where they find a group of people. Are these people real, or is something more hideous being hidden from them?

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7.84

163 votes

#11 - Togemon in Toy Town

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/1999

After escaping in the sewers, the digidestined meet the strange Numemon who fall in love with Mimi. Can the digidestined get away from them, and if they do, what could be worse outside?

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7.86

137 votes

#12 - The Dark Network of Etemon

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/13/1999

With Whamon's help, the kids arrive at Server earlier than expected. They head toward a Koromon village, but no Koromon are in sight. What has happened to them?

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7.94

279 votes

#13 - And So It Begins...

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/1999

Seven kids are warped into a strange digital world where they get monsters for companions. Can they find a way home?

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7.95

135 votes

#14 - The Prisoner of the Pyramid

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/11/1999

When TK's crest is found, an e-mail comes to Izzy claiming he can help them if they will free him. Should they trust this unknown source?

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7.96

222 votes

#15 - Garurumon

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/1999

The digital world continues to have more monsters attack the kids. Can their digimon find a way to digivolve and keep their friends from being eaten?

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8.03

136 votes

#16 - The Piximon Cometh

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/4/1999

When Agumon and Tai begin doubting themselves, it's up to Piximon to show them the way. Can they pass his test?

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8.05

42 votes

#17 - BlackWarGreymon's Destiny

Season 2 - Episode 47 - Aired 3/4/2001

BlackWarGreymon finally realizes his destiny, to make sure no one can use the Highton View Terrace gate again. Will the digi-destined help him out, or do they think he has another destiny?

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8.08

158 votes

#18 - Evil Shows His Face

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/1999

Leomon is looking for the digidestined to help them in the battle. Instead of finding the digidestined, he is turned into a slave by Devimon. Can he find some way to get free, or will he be forced to destroy the digidestined?

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8.09

96 votes

#19 - Princess Karaoke

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/29/1999

Mimi is found with the royal treatment, and she doesn't want to leave. Can Joe and Tai manage to convience her of the truth, or will they be punished instead?

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8.12

42 votes

#20 - The Last Temptation of the DigiDestined

Season 2 - Episode 49 - Aired 3/18/2001

MaloMyotismon captures all the kids in fantasy worlds and decides to take over all the world with his new power. Can the digi-destined realize reality and stop him?

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8.19

128 votes

#21 - The Earthquake of MetalGreymon

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/25/1999

Tai and company realize that Sora and Datamon never left the pyramid, so they figure out where Datamon is at. Tai, Izzy, Agumon, and Tentomon plan a rescue mission, but they'll have to go through an electric wall to succeed. Can Tai master the courage and show he deserves the Crest of Courage?

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8.20

139 votes

#22 - The Arrival of SkullGreymon

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/20/1999

With Augumon being the only one that can get to Ultimate form now, Tai decides to give him special treatment, but when Etemon sends an evil Greymon to deal with the kids, what will be the results?

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8.21

89 votes

#23 - Etemon's Comeback Tour

Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 1/30/2000

When old enemies return (MetalEtemon and Ogremon), the kids must wonder how they can defeat 2 mega digimon. Perhaps an old friend can go mega to help them out.

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8.26

76 votes

#24 - The Good, the Bad, and the Digi

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/2000

When Biyomon gets a warrant for her arrest out, it's up to the digi-destined to prove her innocence.

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8.28

96 votes

#25 - Forget About It!

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/8/1999

When Agumon and Tai find Tokomon abandoned, they wonder what they can do to reunite the entire team.

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