Icognito M

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Geheimnisvolle Schätze
Rarity (source): Ungewöhnlich
Illustrator: Kazuyuki Kano
Source reference: dp2-66

CARDEX BACKGROUND

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): Psycho
Stage (source): Basis
Pokédex number: 201
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Psycho +10

Printed card text — German

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

Seine Form sieht aus wie antike Schrift. Was war zuerst da? Die Sprache oder ICOGNITO?

Abilities

MAGNET

Poké-POWER

Einmal während deines Zuges (vor deinem Angriff) kannst du, wenn Icognito M dein Aktives Pokémon ist, 1 Münze werfen. Bei „Kopf“ tausche 1 Verteidigendes Pokémon deines Gegners gegen 1 Pokémon auf der Bank deines Gegners aus. Diese Poké-Power kann nicht benutzt werden, wenn Icognito M von einem Speziellen Zustand betroffen ist.

Attacks

Kraftreserve

Cost: Farblos

Wirf 1 Münze. Bei „Kopf“ fügt dieser Angriff 30 Schadenspunkte zu. Bei „Zahl“ fügt dieser Angriff 1 deiner Pokémon 30 Schadenspunkte zu und der Schaden dieses Angriffs wird durch Schwäche und Resistenz nicht verändert.

Documented variants

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