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Unown J

Legends Awakened / #76/146

Unown J

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Legends Awakened
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Kent Kanetsuna
Source reference
dp6-76

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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
50
Type (source)
Psychic
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
201
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic +10

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

Shaped like an ancient writing, it is a huge mystery whether language or Unown came first.

Abilities

JUNK

Poke-POWER

Once during your turn, when you put Unown J from your hand onto your Bench, you may flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for a Trainer card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand.

Attacks

Hidden Power

Cost: Psychic

Damage: 10

Remove the Special Condition Asleep from the Defending Pokémon.

Documented variants

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

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

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