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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 15 - The HeX Factor
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The HeX Factor

    S2:E15

    Mystique frees a mutant called the Scarlet Witch from an asylum, hoping she'll help the Brotherhood, but Mystique doesn't know the witch is seeking revenge on Quicksilver and Magneto.

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  2. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 10 - Mindbender
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Mindbender

    S2:E10

    Jean is possessed by a mutant with telepathic powers, which he uses to control the students and have them help him in his plot to release the imprisoned Apocalypse, a mutant who wishes to enslave the human race.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 16 - Day of Reckoning (1)
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Day of Reckoning (1)

    S2:E16

    At Xavier's urging, the Brotherhood and the X-Men unite to battle Magneto; and the Institute begins to self-destruct while students are trapped in the mansion.

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  4. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 4 - The Stuff of Villains
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Stuff of Villains

    S3:E4

    Wanda goes searching for Pietro. Meanwhile the brotherhood's members are expelled from school, much to Lance's dismay.

    Director:Gary Graham

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  5. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 7 - The Toad, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Toad, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

    S3:E7

    Wanda receives a clue from one of Magneto's minions, Pyro, directing her to a ski resort. Meanwhile, Kurt is meeting Amanda's parents for the first time, and the Toad believes he can use Kurt's holo-inducer to disguise himself and win Wanda's love.

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  6. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 8 - Self Possessed
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Self Possessed

    S3:E8

    Rogue begins to lose control of all the people she's ever absorbed as they fight to take over. She discovers unsettling information about Mystique. Scott and Jean go on a date... or do they?

    Director:Curt Geda

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  8. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 9 - Under Lock and Key
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Under Lock and Key

    S3:E9

    Mesmero mentally controls Gambit into stealing half of the Spider Stone from Angel.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Sean Roche

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  9. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 10 - X23
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - X23

    S3:E10

    A mysterious female assassin terrorizes the X-Mansion, knocking out the X-Men one by one. Wolverine finds out that it is his clone, created by the Dr. Deborah Risman and raised without love by HYDRA, and she wants to kill him because she holds him responsible for her miserable life. Wolverine and X-23, as she is called, square off in a battle that Wolverine does not want to win.

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  10. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 1 - Growing Pains
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Growing Pains

    S2:E1

    When Cyclops and Nightcrawler save people from a car crash they question Xavier's desire to keep their identities a secret. Meanwhile, the Brotherhood terrorize people in a crowded stadium.

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  11. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 5 - Speed and Spyke
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Speed and Spyke

    S1:E5

    Ororo's nephew starts exhibiting mutant powers, but he's more interested in settling a rivalry with a fellow mutant than hearing about a ""school for freaks"".

    Director:Gary Graham

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  12. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 8 - Joyride
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Joyride

    S2:E8

    Avalanche wants to join the Institute, but has trouble being accepted by the others, especially after he's accused of taking joyrides on the X-vehicles at night.

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  13. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 17 - Day of Reckoning (2)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Day of Reckoning (2)

    S2:E17

    A traitor in the battle threatens the efforts of the X-Men and the Brotherhood against Magneto, who has another secret weapon -- the Sentinel robot.

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  14. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 5 - Blind Alley
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Blind Alley

    S3:E5

    Mystique escapes from imprisonment while the X-Men repair and rebuild the Institute. Disguised as Alex, she lures Scott into a trap - leaving him stranded in the middle of the Mexican desert without his glasses.

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  15. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 6 - X-Treme Measures
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - X-Treme Measures

    S3:E6

    Evan enters an extreme Skateboarding competition, and puts his skills to the test. But something is wrong: A mysterious woman is watching and following him during the competition.

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  16. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 11 - Dark Horizon (1)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Dark Horizon (1)

    S3:E11

    As Jean's and Scott's graduation day approaches, Rogue suddenly leaves the mansion.

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  17. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 12 - Dark Horizon (2)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Dark Horizon (2)

    S3:E12

    As all the monsters in the tomb attack, the teammates fight to survive and find a way out.

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  18. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 6 - Adrift
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Adrift

    S2:E6

    Havok is swept out to sea while surfing in Hawaii, and Scott saves him, but they both end up stranded and have to work together to survive.

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  19. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 14 - Operation: Rebirth
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Operation: Rebirth

    S2:E14

    Magneto steals plans for a top-secret project that produced super soldiers. Wolverine worked on it during World War II.

    Director:Boyd Kirkland

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  20. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 13 - Cruise Control
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Cruise Control

    S3:E13

    The X-Men are on vacation with Storm as their guardian. Amara falls ill while on the ship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Craig Kyle

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  21. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 4 - Mutant Crush
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Mutant Crush

    S1:E4

    The only thing bigger than Fred Dukes' strength and size, is his temper, which makes his first day at school rather difficult. When Jean Grey makes contact, trying to be friendly, he takes it just a bit to seriously.

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  22. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 1 - Strategy X
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Strategy X

    S1:E1

    Mystique sees an opportunity to get a spy in Xavier's institute when the morally shady Todd Tolanski starts exhibiting mutant powers. Kurt Wagner, Xavier's latest recruit, arrives and tries to familiarize himself with his new life as part of the X-Men.

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  23. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 6 - Middleverse
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Middleverse

    S1:E6

    Kurt accidently finds an abandoned lab, and is sucked into a pocket dimension by a strange device he finds there.

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  24. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 2 - Bada-Bing Bada-Boom
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Bada-Bing Bada-Boom

    S2:E2

    Nightcrawler has a crush on a new student. The wild girl is grounded for breaking the rules, but things get worse when her father arrives and asks that she help him in a bank robbery.

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  25. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 4 - Fun and Games
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Fun and Games

    S2:E4

    The young X-Men are left alone in the mansion when the adults respond to a jailbreak, and they throw a party that doesn't end well.

    Director:Frank Paur

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  26. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 7 - African Storm
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #25 - African Storm

    S2:E7

    The X-Men help Storm when her abilities are threatened by a visiting African witch doctor who attempts to steal her powers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The HeX Factor" is the worst rated episode of "X-Men: Evolution". It scored 6/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Cydne Clark, Steve Granat, it aired on 4/20/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mindbender".