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Teenagers Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Spike fight for a world that fears and hates them.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 6 - Adrift
    6.3/10(265 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 7 - African Storm
    6.3/10(258 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 13 - Walk on the Wild Side
    6.6/10(261 votes)

    #3 - Walk on the Wild Side

    S2:E13

    The women form a team of crime fighters after Jean and Amara are teased for having weaker powers, and they call themselves the Bayville Sirens.

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  4. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 8 - SpykeCam
    6.7/10(331 votes)

    #4 - SpykeCam

    S1:E8

    As an extra credit project, Evan is given a camera to record the ""current events"" in his life. Though most of them aren't keen on being caught on tape, Sabertooth is most definitively interested in the result.

    Director:Frank Paur

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  5. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 5 - Speed and Spyke
    6.8/10(341 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 2 - Bada-Bing Bada-Boom
    6.8/10(276 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 8 - Joyride
    6.8/10(256 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 12 - Retreat
    6.8/10(241 votes)

    #8 - Retreat

    S2:E12

    Beast is mistaken for Bigfoot by hunters while he's on a camping trip with the students.

    Director:Frank Paur

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  10. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 6 - X-Treme Measures
    6.8/10(233 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 13 - Cruise Control
    6.8/10(243 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. X-Men: Evolution Season 4 Episode 7 - Ghost of a Chance
    6.8/10(235 votes)

    #11 - Ghost of a Chance

    S4:E7

    Kitty is rescued by a mutant and invites her to join the institute. But the mutant soon vanishes, and only Kitty remembers her.

    Director:Unknown

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  13. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 4 - Mutant Crush
    6.9/10(357 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 6 - Middleverse
    6.9/10(338 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 2 - The X-Impulse
    7.0/10(390 votes)

    #14 - The X-Impulse

    S1:E2

    15-year-old Kitty Pryde wakes up one day and finds herself able to walk though objects. She tries to ignore it, but finds that hard when she's approached by Jean Grey and a mutant trouble maker, who both say they know what she's going through and want to help her. Meanwhile Wolverine's old nemesis, Sabertooth, arrives in town - looking for trouble.

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  16. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 4 - Fun and Games
    7.0/10(267 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. X-Men: Evolution Season 4 Episode 2 - No Good Deed
    7.0/10(234 votes)

    #16 - No Good Deed

    S4:E2

    The Brotherhood cause mishaps so they can stop them and appear to be heroes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. X-Men: Evolution Season 4 Episode 4 - Sins of the Son
    7.0/10(231 votes)

    #17 - Sins of the Son

    S4:E4

    Xavier is told he has a son, who has been kidnapped in Scotland. So he and the X-Men head there to find him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 1 - Strategy X
    7.1/10(461 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 1 - Growing Pains
    7.1/10(290 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 7 - The Toad, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
    7.1/10(238 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. X-Men: Evolution Season 1 Episode 11 - Grim Reminder
    7.2/10(310 votes)

    #21 - Grim Reminder

    S1:E11

    A news report from the Canadian mountains triggers something deep inside Wolverine, and he starts having berserk fits. To find out why, he takes the Blackbird to the site, not knowing that Kitty and Kurt are sitting in the back.

    Director:Frank Paur
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  23. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 5 - The Beast of Bayville
    7.2/10(266 votes)

    #22 - The Beast of Bayville

    S2:E5

    The serum Hank McCoy uses to control his mutation no longer works, and his students are afraid of his angry outbursts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. X-Men: Evolution Season 2 Episode 11 - Shadow Dance
    7.2/10(250 votes)

    #23 - Shadow Dance

    S2:E11

    Forge invents a teleporter, and Nightcrawler uses it to travel large distances, but inadvertently opens a portal that allows strange creatures to follow him back to the school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. X-Men: Evolution Season 3 Episode 4 - The Stuff of Villains
    7.2/10(239 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. X-Men: Evolution Season 4 Episode 3 - Target X
    7.2/10(234 votes)

    #25 - Target X

    S4:E3

    Wolverine finds his clone, X-23, who's trying to destroy Hydra, her creator, and the two team up to complete the mission.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Adrift" is the worst rated episode of "X-Men: Evolution". It scored 6.3/10 based on 265 votes. Directed by Steven E. Gordon and written by Greg Johnson, it aired on 11/3/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "African Storm".