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Unown [H]

Neo Destiny / #28/105

Unown [H]

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Neo Destiny
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
CR CG gangs
Source reference
neo4-28

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About Unown’s forms

On ancient tablets, Unown's shapes resemble carved symbols. Yet the Pokédex leaves a question unanswered: did these forms inspire language, or did writing exist before them? Each shape deepens the sense of reading a message without knowing how to decipher it. Unown's story lies in this mystery, somewhere between a living creature and a character from a forgotten alphabet.

This background is shared by Unown’s forms; it does not tell a story specific to this letter.

A detail worth noticing

A lone Unown seems to cause no unusual phenomenon. According to the Pokémon Black Pokédex, a mysterious power appears when several gather together. This difference between being alone and being in a group adds another puzzle to their letter-like forms. The game describes the phenomenon without explaining exactly how it works.

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Card details

HP
40
Type (source)
Psychic
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
201
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

It is believed that the variety of types of this Pokémon were created by evolutionary adaptation, as each possesses a different ability.

Abilities

[Help]

Pokemon Power

Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have Unown H, Unown E, Unown L, and Unown P on your Bench, you may shuffle your hand into your deck, then draw a new hand of the same number of cards.

Attacks

Hidden Power

Cost: Psychic

Damage: 10

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • First Edition
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · 1st-edition

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