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Unown

Lost Thunder / #90/214

Unown

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Lost Thunder
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference
sm8-90

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
60
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

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

Abilities

DAMAGE

Ability

Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, and if there are 66 or more damage counters on your Benched Pokémon, you may use this Ability. If you do, you win this game.

Attacks

Hidden Power

Cost: Psychic

Damage: 10

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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