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The Best Episodes of Digimon Tamers

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

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Takato, Ruki, and Lee are children who have, by fate, received real Digimon, unlike the imaginary ones in the card game they play. Each of the children, or Digimon Tamers, have their different views on

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#1 Fan Favorite
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8.8/10(4 votes)
#1 - Guilmon Comes Alive
S1:E14/1/2001
Calumon is being attacked by a digimon and somehow appears in the real world. Meanwhile, a boy named Takato finds a mysterious blue card. His obsession with the Digimon game leads him to create a digimon, and when he finds a Digivice the Digivice copies his created digimon's data and creates a real digi-egg.
Director:Yukio Kaizawa
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Yukio Kaizawa
Writer:Unknown
8.3/10(3 votes)
#2 - To Fight or Not to Fight
S1:E34/15/2001
Henry and Terriermon stop the fight between Guilmon and Renamon, and Takato finds a perfect hiding place for Guilmon while he’s away.
Director:Takao Yoshizawa
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Takao Yoshizawa
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(4 votes)
#3 - Digimon, Digimon Everywhere
S1:E24/8/2001
Takato secretly sneaks Guilmon into his house and, in the meantime, Rika, a digimon tamer, and her digimon, Renamon, easily defeat a Goblimon.
Director:Noriyo Sasaki
Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
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Director:Noriyo Sasaki
Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
8.0/10(2 votes)
#4 - It Came from the Other Side
S1:E44/22/2001
Gargomon manages to de-digivolve to Terriermon and Henry is left thinking about destroying real living digimon after talking to Rika.
Director:Takenori Kawada
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Takenori Kawada
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#5 - Dream a Little Dream
S1:E54/29/2001
Calumon watches kids in Takato’s school play soccer and wishes to be a really good soccer player. He convinces Guilmon to come out of his hiding place and play with him.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#6 - O Partner, Where Art Thou?
S1:E65/6/2001
Rika is disappointed with her mother and with Renamon for not being able to digivolve while fighting Allomon and instead getting help from Guilmon and Terriermon.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
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The 20 WORST Episodes of Digimon Tamers

8.0/10(2 votes)
#7 - Now You See It, Now You Don't
S1:E75/13/2001
Guilmon vanishes due to an experiment. Worried about their digimon Henry and Rika join Takato in the quest of rescuing Guilmon without the help of Terriermon or Renamon.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#8 - A Question of Trust
S1:E85/20/2001
Impmon is scaring couples at night in the park, but Takato suspects Guilmon of causing this trouble. Impmon takes Guilmon out and when Takato finds him missing he suspects more of him.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#9 - Not as Seen on TV
S1:E95/27/2001
After the battle with Devidramon, Takato tries to make Growlmon de-digivolve into Guilmon, but all to no avail. When it begins to rain, Takato despairs of ever getting his old friend back.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#10 - The Icemon Cometh
S1:E106/3/2001
Rika is being followed by a mysterious icy force, which frightens her. Not wanting to admit it, she refuses help when Renamon offers to protect her.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#11 - Much Ado About Musyamon
S1:E116/10/2001
A Musyamon attacks Henry and Takato jumps to the rescue. But Guilmon isn't able to win this battle alone, so Henry has to fight with his own thoughts on the subject of Terriermon Digivolving since last time he couldn't handle the power of Gargomon.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#12 - Divided They Stand
S1:E126/17/2001
Rika and Renamon struggle as they contemplate whether or not they need each other to become powerful. Renamon is attacked by a swarm of hostile Flybeemon, but she defeats her enemies and then considers what Impmon told her about becoming powerful without the aid of a human tamer.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#13 - Juggernaut
S1:E136/24/2001
Takato and Guilmon are about to defeat a digimon when Yamaki comes and captures it.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#14 - Grow Mon Grow
S1:E147/1/2001
As a strange tiger ultimate level Digimon attacks the tamers begin to fight it.
Director:Yukio Kaizawa
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Yukio Kaizawa
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#15 - Snakes, Trains, and Digimon
S1:E157/8/2001
Takato is depressed after Henry and Rika have previous commitments and can't go Digimon patrolling, but he feels better when he goes with Guilmon to play with his school friends.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#16 - Back to Nature, Back to Battle
S1:E167/15/2001
During a school camping trip Takato, Henry, Guilmon, Terriermon and Calumon have a fun time relaxing.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#17 - Duel with the Deva
S1:E177/29/2001
Henry was given a worthless card by Kenta's friend Jeramie, but then the card turns into a Blue card when Henry tries to swipe it.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#18 - Digital Beauty
S1:E188/5/2001
Rika is having a hard time with her mother, who makes Rika attend a photo session with her.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#19 - Impmon's Last Stand
S1:E198/12/2001
Impmon says he hates humans to cover up his own insecurities. While the Tamers are battling the next Deva, Indramon, Impmon decides to battle this Deva all by himself.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(2 votes)
#20 - Out of the Blue
S1:E208/19/2001
Impmon is defeated by Indramon; Indramon then seems to self destruct willingly. Mr. Wong is introduced to the Juggernaut program and is asked to help destroy the Digimon.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#21 - Jeri's Quest
S1:E218/26/2001
Jeri and her friends go to find Takato, as they hide and discuss how they would be great tamers Jeri drops an impressive collection of digimon cards on the ground.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#22 - The Boar Wars
S1:E229/2/2001
A string of earthquakes are disturbing the city. The friends meet at Guilmon's hideout and while Rika helps Jeri learn about digicards Henry shows everyone that the devas are patterned after the Chinese horoscope animals.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#23 - A World Apart
S1:E239/9/2001
The pig deva keeps ploughing through the city and it has to be evacuated.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(2 votes)
#24 - The Journey Begins
S1:E249/16/2001
Guilmon finds a portal to the digital world in his shed and the kids decide to tell their parents various things.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
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8.0/10(2 votes)
#25 - Brave New Digital World
S1:E259/23/2001
Once the gang enters the digital world Rika spots "satellite" hoping Calamon would be there so they walk along trying to find Calumon but it turns out that the satellite Rika saw were Rock.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Guilmon Comes Alive" is the best rated episode of "Digimon Tamers". It scored 8.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Yukio Kaizawa and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/1/2001. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "To Fight or Not to Fight".