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Unown

Triumphant / #51/102

Unown

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Triumphant
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Hideaki Hakozaki
Source reference
hgss4-51

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

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.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

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
50
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

Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.

Abilities

CURE

Poke-POWER

Once during your turn, when you put Unown from your hand onto your Bench, remove all Special Conditions from your Active Pokémon.

Attacks

Hidden Power

Cost: Psychic

Damage: 10

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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