Changes: Unown

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Unown

Generation

Generation II

Pokédex

Index

Kalos

N/A

Evolves

From

None

Into

None

Footprint

Cry

Unown is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

Biology

Physiology

Unown is a flat, thin Pokémon shaped like an eye with appendages that make it resemble a letter of the latin alphabet or a punctuation mark. It is entirely black, except for its large white eye with a small, black pupil. Despite having an eye, they don't blink. They come in 28 different forms, 26 resembling each letter of the latin alphabet as well as a question mark and an exclamation point. The letter Unown have fully open eyes but the punctuation mark Unown have eyes that are only half-open, to mark the end of a sentence. Unown is said to resemble ancient writing and hieroglyphs. It is a mystery whether Unown predates or postdates written language, and therefore which one is based on the other.

Behavior

Unown rarely leave their home dimension. Together, a large amount of them can produce enough psychic power to reshape reality based on the dreams of whoever summoned them.

Evolution

Unown does not evolve.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Gold and Silver	Inside Ruins of Alph	Common
Crystal	Inside Ruins of Alph	Common
Ruby and Sapphire	Trade	None
FireRed and LeafGreen	Inside Tanoby Chambers	Common
Emerald	Trade	None
Diamond and Pearl	Solaceon Ruins	Common
Platinum	Solaceon Ruins	Always
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Inside Ruins of Alph	Common
Black and White	Trade	None
X and Y	Transfer	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Mirage Cave (South of Route 107)	Common

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Unown Relic
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Aegis Cave

Pokédex entries

Gold
Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related.
Silver
Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.
Crystal
Because different types of Unown exist, it is said that they must have a variety of abilities.
Ruby
This Pokémon is shaped like ancient writing. It is a mystery as to which came first, the ancient writings or the various Unown. Research into this topic is ongoing but nothing is known.
Sapphire
This Pokémon is shaped like ancient writing. It is a mystery as to which came first, the ancient writings or the various Unown. Research into this topic is ongoing but nothing is known.
FireRed
Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.
LeafGreen
Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related.
Emerald
This Pokémon is shaped like ancient text characters. Although research is ongoing, it is a mystery as to which came first, the ancient writings or the various Unown.
Diamond
Shaped like ancient writing, it is a huge mystery whether language or Unown came first.
Pearl
They seem to communicate among each other telepathically. They are always found stuck on walls.
Platinum
When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
HeartGold
Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related.
SoulSilver
Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.
Black
When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
White
When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
Black 2
When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
White 2
When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
X
Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.
Y
Shaped like ancient writing, it is a huge mystery whether language or Unown came first.
Omega Ruby
This Pokémon is shaped like ancient writing. It is a mystery as to which came first, the ancient writings or the various Unown. Research into this topic is ongoing but nothing is known.
Alpha Sapphire
This Pokémon is shaped like ancient writing. It is a mystery as to which came first, the ancient writings or the various Unown. Research into this topic is ongoing but nothing is known.

Stats

Stats
HP	48
Attack	72
Defense	48
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	48
Total	218

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation III
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation II
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Unown learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Unown does not learn any moves by Tutoring.

Sprites

Appearances

Anime

Unown

Trivia

The official artwork for Unown is always either an F or a G, as they are the initials of Game Freak.
Their home dimension was the battleground for Palkia and Dialga's fight; many of them can be seen fleeing from their fight in the beginning of the 10th movie.
The only move Unown can learn is Hidden Power.
In Super Smash Bros., Unown is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Poké Balls. When this happens, the one that appeared from the ball summons a vast flock of Unown to fly across the battlefield, each one doing minor damage to any players they strike.
- However, Unown is unable to learn Take Down in any form of main game.
Unown and Ditto are the only genderless Pokémon that are not Legendary or Mythical, can not evolve, and also can't be hatched from eggs.
In Pokémon Crystal, there is a rare chance that a wild Unown will flee.
In both Pokémon-Amie and Pokémon Refresh, none of the Unown forms like being pet on its eye.
In the Trading Card Game, each Unown form has a different meaning (please refer to the chart below).
Unown is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 336.
The Unown that live on the Sevii Islands resemble Braille.
In the third movie, photographs of Unown resembling Greek and Cyrillic characters can be seen.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, the wild Unown that can be found and recruited in Aegis Cave gives only 20-21 experience points when defeated. This is possibly to make it less likely that the player will level-up in Aegis Cave, seeing as he or she will be fighting a large number of them to collect the stones required to unlock the rooms and get through the dungeon and seeing as it is a mandatory dungeon in the story.
Unown never appears as the client of a job mission in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky. This is likely because the "Adventure Log" records the player's first encounter with Unown. As a result, it is impossible to unlock this achievement prior to unlocking Aegis Cave in the game.
Unown has 28 unique forms, making it the most forms until Generation VIII, when Alcremie was introduced with 63 unique forms.

Letter	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Meaning	Anger	Bear	Chase	Direct	Engage	Find	Give
Letter	H	I	J	K	L	M	N
Meaning	Help	Increase	Join	Keep	Laugh	Make	Nuzzle
Letter	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U
Meaning	Observe	Perform	Quicken	Reassure	Search	Tell	Undo
Letter	V	W	X	Y	Z	!	?
Letter	Vanish	Want	XXXXX	Yield	Zoom	!!!!!	?????

Origin

Unown is based on the modern Latin alphabet and two punctuation marks. Their relative weakness may be due to the fact that individual letters and punctuation on their own have little to no meaning.

Etymology

Unown and Annōn come from the word "unknown." Some fans, in light of its weakness, have joked that it may also come from the fact that a player might want to "un-own," or get rid of, it. Annōn may also come from "anonymous."

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