Zarbi V

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Promo SWSH
Rarity (source): Promo
Illustrator: PLANETA Mochizuki
Source reference: swshp-SWSH300

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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: 180
Type (source): Psy
Stage (source): Base
Pokédex number: 201
Regulation mark: F
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Obscurité ×2
Resistance (source): Combat -30

Printed card text — French

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.

Attacks

Coup Louche

Cost: Psy

Damage: 30

Le Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire est maintenant Confus.

Symbole Victorieux

Cost: Incolore · Incolore · Incolore

Si vous utilisez cette attaque alors qu'il ne vous reste qu'une seule carte Récompense, vous gagnez cette partie.

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