Digimon Adventure Episode Guide 28-54
Episode Guide
28: "It's All In The Cards"
"Hurry! The Chase to Japan"
Season 1, Episode 28 (Overall Episode 28)
First airings: 
19-Sep-1999 
27-Nov-1999
The gang watches helplessly as Myotismon slips through the gate into the real world to find the eighth child. At Gennai's house under the lake, the wise old man gives the kids ten Digimon key cards, which, if played correctly, will open the gate. Before they can be used, however, the kids must learn the key cards' secret. Back at Myotismon's castle, the kids' Digimon battle Dokugumon, the castle's spider guardian and his parasite minions. At the last second, Izzy cracks the code of the cards and the kids leap through the gate!
29: "Return to Highton View Terrace"
"Mammon, The Great Clash at Hikarigaoka!"
Season 1, Episode 29 (Overall Episode 29)
First airings: 26-Sep-1999 11-Dec-1999
The kids are back in the real world at camp and must stop Myotismon before he finds the eighth child. They go to Highton View Terrace, where they are attacked by Myotismon's army. The kids suddenly realise that what they though was a bombing attack four years ago, was actually the appearance of the first Digimon. Izzy suggests that the eighth child must have been there, as well. The kids continue to search for the child before Myostismon can find him or her.
30: "Almost Home Free"
"Digimon, The Great Crossing of Tokyo"
Season 1, Episode 30 (Overall Episode 30)
First airings: 3-Oct-1999 11-Dec-1999
Trying to get home, the kids take the subway with the Digimon pretending to be stuffed animals. They sleep through their stop and end up somewhere in the city. Luckily, they are spotted by Sora's cousin Duane, who picks them up. Duane accidentally knocks Izzy off a bridge during a confrontation and Motimon digivolves into Tentomon and saves him. DemiDevimon and his henchmen appear. The Digimon digivolve and the kids are saved.
31: "The Eighth Digivice"
"Raremon! Surprise Attack on Tokyo Bay"
Season 1, Episode 31 (Overall Episode 31)
First airings: 10-Oct-1999 18-Dec-1999
Tai wonders if his sister Kari is the eighth child. Tai's cat Miko knocks a digivice over the balcony and goes after it. Meanwhile a new Digimon called Raremon begins to terrorise some people by the bay. Izzy checks his computer and Gennai tells him that the other kids are asleep in their houses. Izzy and Tentomon go after Raremon. Izzy's digivice indicates that the eighth child is nearby. He continues to track him, while Tentomon digivolves to Kabuterimon and defeats Raremon. Miko loses the digivice to various animals, until a crow ends up with it.
32: "Gatomon Comes Calling"
"Tokyo Tower Is Hot! Death Meramon"
Season 1, Episode 32 (Overall Episode 32)
First airings: 17-Oct-1999 18-Dec-1999
The city is rocked by the recent wave of monster sightings and bizarre weather patterns. Tai and the others search the Shibaura section of the city, hoping to find the eighth child before Myotismon does. One of his minions, Gatomon, happens to meet Kari in the park and is convinced that she's the eighth child. Meanwhile, Mimi and Sora stumble into the monstrous, flame-belching SkullMeramon. Agumon has to digivolve into Greymon and then MetalGreymon before finally giving the monster a fiery farewell.
33: "Out On The Town"
"Pumpmon and Gotsumon are Shibuya-type Digimon"
Season 1, Episode 33 (Overall Episode 33)
First airings: 24-Oct-1999 29-Jan-2000
Matt is taking little brother T.K. home on the train when T.K. and Patamon get into a fight. Patamon takes off and Matt, T.K. and Gabumon head out looking for him, but instead run into two of Myotismon's henchmen, Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon. When Myotismon shows up, the two "henchmen" don't have the hearts to attack the kids, so Myotismon blasts them to smithereens. It turns out they've just been zapped back to the Digital World, but the kids think they're gone for good. T.K. gets so upset that Patamon digivolves into Angemon! Soon Myotismon is running away, and the kids return to their search for the eighth chosen child.
34: "The Eighth Child Revealed"
"Destiny's Bond! Tailmon"
Season 1, Episode 34 (Overall Episode 34)
First airings: 31-Oct-1999 5-Feb-2000
Gatomon has been staking out Kari from a rooftop, but still can't be sure if she's the chosen child or not. Gatomon can't remember anything that happened before she met Myotismon. Wizardmon finds the digivice, but doesn't want Myotismon to get his hands on it, so he tricks Demidevimon into thinking he's still looking for clues. Wizardmon brings the digivice to Gatomon and helps her remember that all her life, she's been waiting for Kari. She approaches Kari and Agumon attacks, thinking she's hurting Kari. Gatomon protects Kari, proving that she's her Digimon and that Kari is the eighth child. Myotismon is not convinced that Gatomon is the chosen one, but thinks he can find the true eighth digidestined capturing Gatomon and using her as bait.
35: "Flower Power"
"Blossoms of Odaiba! Lillymon Blooms"
Season 1, Episode 35 (Overall Episode 35)
First airings: 7-Nov-1999 5-Feb-2000
With his fogbank barrier isolating the Odaiba district of the city, Myotismon searches for the eighth child, using Phantomon and his minions to round up the district's inhabitants, including Sora, Mimi, Tai and Matt. Joe and T.K. desperately try to find a way into Odaiba. Meanwhile, Sora blasts a self-help tape at Phantomon's spooks, neutralising them. But this only works temporarily and, with the arrival of the towering Dark Tyrannomon, things look bleak until Togemon transforms into Lillymon, and tames the beast. Sora is reunited with her estranged mother as Lillymon takes on the evil Myotismon herself.
36: "City Under Siege"
"Zudomon, Spark! Breat Through The Barrier!"
Season 1, Episode 36 (Overall Episode 36)
First airings: 14-Nov-1999 12-Feb-2000
Tai goes to rescue his parents and the others being held prisoner by Myotismon. Gennai tells Izzy how to create a Digital Barrier to protect his family from Bakemon. While trying to get into Odaiba to help, Joe and T.K. are attacked by MegaSeadramon. After Ikkakumon digivolves into Zudomon and defeats the beast, they find Wizardmon in the water with the crest of the eighth child. Phantomon follows Sora to Matt and Kari's hideout where he summons two Digimon to destroy the children. Feeling responsible, Kari confesses that she's the eighth child and offers to surrender to Phantomon if he will stop hurting her friends. The villain agrees and carries her off.
37: "Wizardmon's Gift"
"Sparkling Angewomon, Ultimates Attack Together!"
Season 1, Episode 37 (Overall Episode 37)
First airings: 21-Nov-1999 12-Feb-2000
Kari has just surrendered to Myotismon. Wizardmon tells the others they have to return Kari's tag and crest to defeat Myotismon. Myotismon tricks Gatomon into revealing that Kari is the eighth child. Myotismon is about to destroy them when the kids and Digimon arrive. Despite the Digimon fully digivolving, they still lack the power to defeat Myotismon. Myotismon unleashes a deathblow to Kari and Gatomon, but Wizardmon jumps in front and dies from the blast. Tai gets the Digivice back to Kari, which helps Gatomon digivolve to Angewomon. All the Digimon divert their power to Angewomon, who strikes down Myotismon with her Celestial Arrow. It seems that Myotismon is defeated, but the kids find it strange that the fog has still not cleared.
38: "Prophecy"
"Revival! Venom Vamdemon the Devil"
Season 1, Episode 38 (Overall Episode 38)
First airings: 28-Nov-1999 19-Feb-2000
Gennai uncovers a cryptic prophecy that could lead to the salvation of the Real and Digiworlds, if Izzy and the others can decipher it. Elements of the prophecy begin to come true: bats appear in the sky, the captured residents of Odaiba call out Myotismon's name in a trance, Gatomon digivolves into Angewomon, and Myotismon rises again, revealing himself in his "true" form, a towering, energy-devouring monster. In an attempt to bring about the last part of the prophecy, Angemon and Angewomon shoot arrows of light at Tai and Matt, causing Agumon and Gabumon to "warp-digivolve" into their mega forms: WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon.
39: "The Battle For Earth"
"War Greymon and Metal Garurumon! The Final Evolution!"
Season 1, Episode 39 (Overall Episode 39)
First airings: 5-Dec-1999 19-Feb-2000
Agumon and Gabumon warp-digivolve into WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon. Incredibly, their combined power is still not enough to defeat VenomMyotismon. Not until all the Digimon combine their attacks as one do their crests begin to glow and VenomMyotismon disintegrates. The kids look up to see the sky beginning to break apart and a huge landmass looming towards them. Terrible things begin to happen as Izzy deduces that the continent is in fact the Digital World! The kids and their Digimon realise that they must return and fix the problems there in order to save the Real World. Sadly, they say goodbye to parents and rise bravely into the sky.
40: "Enter The Dark Masters"
"Dark Masters! The Four Kings of Evil Mountain"
Season 1, Episode 40 (Overall Episode 40)
First airings: 12-Dec-1999 26-Feb-2000
The digidestined and their companion Digimon find themselves hurled back to the Digital World after defeating Myostismon. Chuumon tells them that the four Dark Masters have relocated the Digital World to Spiral Mountain and are planning to take it over. MetalSeadramon challenges them. The Digimon digivolve to champions, but are unable to defeat him, as he is an mega Digimon. They meet the second Dark Master, Machinedramon and can't defeat him, either. The third Dark Master, Puppetmon, controls them with strings and drops them off to meet the fourth Dark Master, Piedmon. Piximon comes to the rescue and the digidestined escape.
41: "Seasick and Tired"
"The Hardened King of the Seas! Metal Seadramon"
Season 1, Episode 41 (Overall Episode 41)
First airings: 19-Dec-1999 26-Feb-2000
Piximon sacrifices himself trying to save the digidestined from Piedmon. Our heroes find themselves back in the Digiworld, on the shores of MetalSeadramon's ocean domain. Shellmon attacks them, but they defeat him with little difficulty. MetalSeadramon sends his henchman, Scorpiomon. He and his evil master nearly succeed in barbecuing the kids and their Digimon. They're only saved when Togemon and Ikkakumon warp-digivolve into Lillymon and Zudomon. It's a close call, and Tai and the others doubt that the Digimons' abilities have developed enough to defeat their enemies. As if to prove it, MetalSeadramon reappears.
42: "Under Pressure"
"Silent Whamon at the Bottom of the Sea"
Season 1, Episode 42 (Overall Episode 42)
First airings: 26-Dec-1999 4-Mar-2000
After Whamon and the Digidestined escaped, MetalSeadramon and his henchmen, the Divermon, set out to find them. Izzy discovers that WarGreymon has the ability to destroy Dramon type of Digimon, like MetalSeadramon. The Divermon find and attack Whamon, who takes them on a deep pressure chase towards the bottom of the sea. The Divermon can't follow that deeply so the kids escape, temporarily. Using a makeshift SONAR device, Izzy finds a tunnel that leads to safety. However, Metal Seadramon intercepts them before they have a chance to escape. Whamon burrows his way through the tunnel and winds up safely in a bay, near land. But, Metal Seadramon has followed them through and attacks. Agumon warp digivolves into WarGreymon, who attacks MetalSeadramon.
43: "Playing Games"
"Pinochimon's Dangerous Game"
Season 1, Episode 43 (Overall Episode 43)
First airings: 9-Jan-2000 25-Mar-2000
MetalSeadramon is about to destroy WarGreymon, but Whamon swims in front and takes the deadly blast. WarGreymon then destroys MetalSeadramon with his own River of Power. Tai is excited to fight the other Dark Masters. Puppetmon devises an evil plan to destroy the kids. He makes voodoo dolls of the kids and separates Matt and T.K. from the others. Puppetmon corners T.K. and Kiwimon attacks the other kids. T.K. tricks Puppetmon and smashes his voodoo dolls. The Digimon defeat Kiwimon. Puppetmon swears revenge on T.K. Matt strangely vanishes.
44: "Trash Day"
"The Forest of Delusions, Jureimon"
Season 1, Episode 44 (Overall Episode 44)
First airings: 16-Jan-2000 1-Apr-2000
Tai and the others search for Matt, who's mysteriously walked out on the group. Matt is uncertain of his role in the group and is frustrated that the others are getting stronger and more confident. Cherrymon, a sinister and clever tree-like Digimon finds Matt in this vulnerable condition and convinces him that he must defeat Tai if he's ever to fulfill his potential. Meanwhile, Puppetmon and his nasty henchmen, the Garbagemon, attack the others. They have their hands full until Matt and MetalGarurumon suddenly appear and ice the last of their attackers. Then, to the others' amazement, MetalGarurumon turns on Tai's Digimon, Agumon and challenges him to a fight..
45: "The Ultimate Clash"
"The Clash of the Two Ultimates! War Greymon vs Metal Garurumon"
Season 1, Episode 45 (Overall Episode 45)
First airings: 23-Jan-2000 8-Apr-2000
Matt and Tai have a heated argument. Matt doesn't understand why the kids were chosen to be DigiDestined and wants to leave. MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon start to fight. Matt and Tai begin to fist fight. Everyone starts to get upset and several Digimon begin to get cross with each other. Puppetmon laughs because this was his plan all along. A friendly entity takes over Kari's body. All the kids and their Digimon are suddenly flying into the sky. Kari (the entity) explains that they are surrounded by images from the past. The kids are taken through the past and are shown how they were chosen to be DigiDestined. The crests represent the best quality that each child had four years ago. If that trait is lost, a Digimon can become corrupted. After the story, Kari returns to her body. Matt wants to be alone and leaves. Mimi wants to stay put and not move on with the group. Joe stays with her. The rest go on their way.
46: "Etemon's Comeback Tour"
"Metal Etemon Strikes Back"
Season 1, Episode 46 (Overall Episode 46)
First airings: 30-Jan-2000 15-Apr-2000
Ogremon is being chased by a tribe of Woodmon who are trying to steal his power. A meteor crashes down, scaring the Woodmon away and Ogremon is trapped under a tree. Joe and Mimi rescue him and nurse him back to health. Ogremon is touched by their kindness and becomes their friend. The kids explore Puppetmon's mansion. Puppetmon finds Joe and Mimi and MetalEtemon appears. While Puppetmon and MetalEtemon fight, Tai and the group meet the mansion guards who despise Puppetmon. One of the guards agrees to lead a cannon attack against Puppetmon. Ogremon tells Joe and Mimi that he wants to destroy Leomon. MetalEtemon finds the kids hiding in a tree and chases them through the jungle. A creature that resembles Leomon appears during the chase.
47: "Ogremon's Honor"
"The Wind! The Light! Saber Leomon"
Season 1, Episode 47 (Overall Episode 47)
First airings: 6-Feb-2000 22-Apr-2000
Mimi and Joe encounter SaberLeomon. He takes them to a safe hiding place with Ogremon. They meet up with Otamamon and Gekomon. Puppetmon challenges the other kids and leads them to a crowd of nasty Red Vegiemon, whom they destroy. Puppetmon is angered and makes his house come to life and tries to crush the kids. MetalEtemon confronts Leomon, who digivolves back to SaberLeomon and they fight. Ikkakumon digivolves to Zudomon to help destroy MetalEtemon. Puppetmon tries to enlist MetalGarurumon to attack the kids, but he refuses and destroys Puppetmon. A dying Leomon tells Mimi that he will come back to life in Primary Village, which has been demolished. Ogremon, Mimi, and Joe vow to defeat the Dark Masters and restore the Village.
48: "My Sister's Keeper"
"Bombing Mission, Mugen Dramon"
Season 1, Episode 48 (Overall Episode 48)
First airings: 13-Feb-2000 29-Apr-2000
As Tai and the others wander the desert, Kari collapses, ill. Tai becomes very upset and the others learn that years ago, Kari almost died because of Tai's negligence. Kabuterimon leads them to a deserted city where Kari can rest, while Tai goes to find medicine for her. With Izzy's Internet skills, they finally track the medicine down, only to find that Izzy's computer has led Machinedramon's evil forces to them. Izzy uses his computer to throw them off track and he and Tai manage to escape. They return to the others - just in time to see their temporary home obliterated in a missile attack. The others got out in time and a happy reunion is shared by all. Machinedramon appears. The kids run into a building and Machinedramon causes it to crumble on top of them.
49: "The Crest of Light"
"Farewell, Numemon"
Season 1, Episode 49 (Overall Episode 49)
First airings: 20-Feb-2000 6-May-2000
The kids have fallen into the sewers beneath Machinedramon's city. Sora, Biyomon, and Patamon find Kari, T.K., and Gatomon, as Kari awakens from her fever. Izzy, Tai, and their Digimon landed somewhere else. As Kari's group searches for Tai's group, they run into WaruMonzaemon, who has enslaved the Numemon. A strange light emerges from Kari, which makes the Digimon stronger than ever. With Kari leading, the group overtakes WaruMonzaemon and frees the Numemon. The group decides to follow the light, hoping it will lead them to Tai and the others. Machinedramon destroys WaruMonzaemon. Tai, Izzy, and their Digimon look for Kari's group. They run into Andromon and are attacked by Machinedramon. Soon after, they run into their friends. The strength of Kari's light enables WarGreymon to defeat Machinedramon.
50: "Joe's Battle"
"Woman's Battle! Lady Devimon"
Season 1, Episode 50 (Overall Episode 50)
First airings: 27-Feb-2000 13-May-2000
Tai and his crew are confronted with the powerful and ruthless LadyDevimon. Tai divides his forces, sending Sora and T.K. to find the others. Mimi and Joe find Elecmon in the destroyed Village of Beginnings and convince him to join their cause. Suddenly, Joe announces that he and Gomamon are going off for a while to find their place in the world. Meanwhile, with WarGreymon's help, Tai and his crew defeat LadyDevimon. But there is no time for celebration, as they are immediately faced with a far deadlier foe: Piedmon, the last Dark Master.
51: "The Crest of Friendship"
"The Clown from Hell, Piemon"
Season 1, Episode 51 (Overall Episode 51)
First airings: 5-Mar-2000 20-May-2000
Joe and Gomamon are on the lookout for Matt, when they discover his boat. Meanwhile, without much success, WarGreymon battles Piedmon. The kids realise they can't defeat Piedmon without the whole group. Lost in a cave, Matt decides that he is not needed, Gabumon comforts him and helps him realize that his friends need him as much as he needs them. They find their way out of the cave. Sora finds Matt's boat, but becomes depressed when she doesn't find Matt himself. She and Biyomon are sucked into the same cave by black mist. Matt, Joe, and the others climb down there to find her. Matt convinces her that the cave is a result of her depression and she must fight back to break free. She does and the cave disappears. The group goes to help Tai defeat Piedmon. Matt's Digimon gains strength when he realises that he and Tai are closer friends than ever.
52: "Piedmon's Last Jest"
"Holy Angemon, The Holy Warrior"
Season 1, Episode 52 (Overall Episode 52)
First airings: 12-Mar-2000 20-May-2000
The kids and their Digimon try to destroy Piedmon, but he begins turning them all into key chains, except Kari and T.K. T.K. calls on Angemon, who digivolves into MagnaAngemon and saves the two kids. MagnaAngemon turns the key chain kids back to normal. Piedmon attacks again with his army of Vilemon, but Mimi arrives with her army of Digimon, who are able to defeat the evil forces. Gennai sends an e-mail explaining that the real enemy is the force that created the Dark Masters. Right then, the ground starts to quake and Spiral Mountain begins to glow.
53: "Now Apocalymon"
"The Last Digimon of Darkness"
Season 1, Episode 53 (Overall Episode 53)
First airings: 19-Mar-2000 24-Jun-2000
Spiral Mountain begins to crumble and the kids are suspended in darkness. Gennai explains that the evil that created the Dark Masters came from the Wall of Fire. He tells an ancient story about a strange being who walked across the Wall of Fire and threatened the collapse of the Digital World. There were original DigiDestined children who defeated the evil the first time. The kids were summoned because a new evil stepped out from behind the fire. There's a prophecy that this evil will plunge the world into darkness, which is where the kids are currently floating. The transmission cuts out before Gennai can reveal the identity of the evil force. The villain soon appears in the form of Apocalymon, who has the attacks of all the evil Digimon the kids defeated in the past. He crushes their crests and disables the Digimon's ability to digivolve. He sends the kids and their Digimon to the world of data. The kids' faith in themselves restores the power of their crests. They return to their original forms and are ready to battle Apocalymon.
54: "The Fate Of Two Worlds"
"A New World"
Season 1, Episode 54 (Overall Episode 54)
First airings: 26-Mar-2000 24-Jun-2000
Just as Apocalymon launches his Total Annihilation attack, the children's power within causes their digivices to contain the blast. Apocalymon is defeated. Gennai arrives and explains that the DigiWorld will start over, beginning with File Island. The kids arrive on File Island and decide to stay until summer vacation is over because time is slower in the Digital World. Gennai explains that with the defeat of Apolcalymon, the two worlds now exist at the same rate of time. The portal to transport them back to the real world will soon close. Each DigiDestined and his Digimon say their goodbyes. T.K. and Kari somehow know they will meet again soon. Tai says he will never forget the Digimon and knows that someday they will be reunited.