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Height
1'08"
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0.5 m
Metric
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1'08"/0.5 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
11.0 lbs.
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5.0 kg
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11.0 lbs./5.0 kg
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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HP
0
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Atk
1
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Def
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1
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 61
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Battle Exp.: 611*
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Unown (Japanese: アンノーン Unknown) is a Psychic-type Pokémon.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, as of Generation III, Unown has 28 derivative shapes, chronicled in the Unown Dex in Generation II and the Unown Report in HeartGold and SoulSilver. There are 26 Latin alphabet characters, plus ? (question mark) and ! (exclamation mark) introduced in Generation III. In Generation II, its shape is determined by its individual values, whereas in Generation III and beyond, it is determined by its personality value.
Biology
Physiology
Unown are floating, flat, eye-shaped Pokémon with appendages that make them resemble letters. They are black all over. All alphabetic Unown have fully open eyes while the two punctuation Unown have half-closed eyes.
Gender differences
This Pokémon is genderless.
Special abilities
Unown's only known move in battle is the enigmatic Hidden Power.
In the anime, they are capable of reading the thoughts of other lifeforms. Great numbers of them are capable of warping reality to suit the dreams and wishes of whoever they read the thoughts of and is in control of the Unown. However, they can only do this when more Unown are present, so it could be a shared effort rather than an ability unique to each Unown.
Behavior
Unown can make telepathic contact with humans (as well as many other creatures). Unown have a timidness that makes them rarely venture outside of their dimension. They tend to stick to walls or orbit other Unown when in a group.
Habitat
Unown live in their own dimension.
When they move to the Pokémon world, Unown seem to prefer to make their habitat in ancient ruins stuck to the walls, appearing only in the Ruins of Alph in Johto, the Tanoby Chambers in the Sevii Islands, the Solaceon Ruins in Sinnoh, and Unown Relic and Aegis Cave in the Mystery Dungeon world. They have also been seen at the Sinjoh Ruins. They are to do with the mythology of most generation IV games.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Unown play a large role in the third movie, creating the illusions which drive the plot.
Notes about Unown can be seen on Professor Oak's computer at the beginning of the movie. The information (as presented in the Japanese version) has been cleaned up and transcribed here:
- Because of their very timid and careful character, Unown do not want to go out to the external world.
- Unown have the power to perceive the feelings of other creatures (including human beings).
- Unown communicate with each other over electromagnetic waves but cannot use telepathy.
- Given all this, Unown are still classified as a species of Pokémon, as opposed to any other sort of creature.
Other
An Unown fell out of the Unown dimension in Address Unown!. After it was healed by the group, it helped defend against Team Rocket and its mind merged with that of Ash's Larvitar so that the group could help it to address its inner pain.
Markings of Unown were on a tablet in Top-Down Training. Many Unown appeared in Journey to the Unown!, also the same tablet from its previous appearance is shown.
The tablet is written (in Romaji):
FRIEND
SUBETE NO INOCHI HA"
BETSU NO INOCHI TO DEAI
NANIKA WO UMIDASU
(In the dub, Dawn reads it as "When every life meets another life, something will be born").
Minor appearances
A Mirage Unown G appeared in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.
Multiple Unown also made a brief appearance in The Rise of Darkrai fleeing from Dialga and Palkia in a different dimension. Multiple of them also appeared in the opening of the movie.
Multiple Unown appeared on a stone tablet in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Entry
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| EP263
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Unown
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Ash's Pokédex
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Unown, the Symbol Pokémon. Unown are said to have existed since ancient times. There are many in form and shape but little is known about this mysterious Pokémon.
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| DP060
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Unown
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Unown, the Symbol Pokémon. Unown use telepathy to communicate with each other. Many different shapes of Unown have been discovered.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Unown first appeared in Volume 8 when Gold and Bugsy were in the Ruins of Alph. Gold had his Sunkern use Flash to blind Team Rocket, but accidentally disturbed the Unown from their slumber with the light from Flash. Bugsy later returns to study the Ruins further in Volume 11, where he captures an Unown (G).
Unown later appear in Volume 24, having been awakened by Sird from the Tanoby Ruins to use as a distraction while she fought Lorelei. The Unown later appear again throughout the volume, being employed by Team Rocket as living security cameras while impeding the progress of Red, Blue and Green.
It also appeared in DP saga when Diamond, Pearl and Platinum were visiting Solaceon Town. Diamond and Pearl befriended two Unown (D and P) who behaved like them.
Unown's most recent appearance is in the HGSS saga, being summoned forth at the Sinjoh Ruins while Arceus is attempting a creation ritual much like on the games. Unlike the games however, no Cynthia is present, all three of Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina appear, most likely under the influence of the Executives, known as the Four Generals in the manga.
In the TCG
- Main article: Unown (TCG)
Other appearances
When one Unown is released from a Poké Ball it will fly off the screen. It then returns with a large swarm similar to what Beedrill did in the original Super Smash Bros. The only difference is that Beedrill only attack from left or right while Unown can come from any direction. Any opponent caught in this is damaged and juggled.
There are also a number of Unown Pokéfloats. In the second half of the cycle, a number fly across the screen. Towards the end of the cycle, staying on the stage relies on hopping between the Unown.
Trophy Information
These Psychic-type symbol Pokémon resemble ancient hieroglyphics found on rocks, a resemblance that's said to be more than superficial. Quite a few different shapes of Unown have been confirmed, and it's believed that each type has unique abilities. These enigmatic Pokémon can be found in the Ruins of Alph.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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| Generation II
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Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related.
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| Silver
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Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.
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| Crystal
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Because different types of Unown exist, it is said that they must have a variety of abilities.
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Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related.
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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.
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| Sapphire
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{{{sapphiredex}}}
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| Emerald
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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.
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| FireRed
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Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.
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| LeafGreen
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Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related.
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Shaped like ancient writing, it is a huge mystery whether language or Unown came first.
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| Pearl
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They seem to communicate among each other telepathically. They are always found stuck on walls.
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| Platinum
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When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
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| HeartGold
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Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related.
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Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.
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When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
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| White
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{{{whitedex}}}
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| Black 2
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When alone, nothing happens. However, if there are two or more, an odd power is said to emerge.
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{{{white2dex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
In Pokémon Trozei, rounds at Mr. Who's Den that contain Unown will include multiple forms at the same time.
Each form of Unown is found on different floors in the Unown Relic:
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Floors
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Floors
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Floors
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Floors
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1, 7
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2, 8, 10
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1, 4, 10, 11
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3, 6, 10
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1, 7
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3, 7, 9, 11
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2, 4, 9, 10
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6
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1, 5, 6, 8, 11
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3, 5, 9, 10
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5, 8, 10, 11
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2, 6
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1, 8
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3, 7, 9, 11
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1, 5, 9
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7
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2, 6, 9, 11
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3, 9
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2, 5, 8, 9, 11
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1, 7
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2
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4, 8, 11
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3, 5, 10
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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2, 5, 8, 11
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4, 10
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1, 6, 8
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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Stats
Base Stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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48
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108 - 155
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206 - 300
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72
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69 - 136
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134 - 267
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48
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47 - 110
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90 - 214
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72
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69 - 136
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134 - 267
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48
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47 - 110
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90 - 214
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48
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47 - 110
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90 - 214
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Total: 336
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Unown
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Unown
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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| This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Unown
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Unown
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Unown in Generation V
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Unown in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Unown
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Unown
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Unown can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Unown cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Unown
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Unown
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
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Unown
Psychic
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Sprites
Trivia
- It is the first non-legendary to be in a central role in a Pokémon movie: Spell of the Unown.
- In the movie Professor Oak had some pictures of unreleased Unown on his computer. They resemble a few Greek alphabet letters, especially σ (lowercase sigma), Σ (capital sigma), Π (pi), and Ω (omega). The top left large image also resembles the Greek Ȣ (ou). However, lowercase letters have never been made into Unown before, so this may be an error or a misinterpretation by fans. The top-middle Unown may be also a variation of an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, the Eye of Horus, or the Russian letter Я (ya). One unreleased Unown resembles Russian letter Ю (yu). Another resembles the Cyrillic letter б (be). This may lead to the conclusion that there are more forms of Unown, being the prototypes of other known (or unknown) alphabets.
- It is, however, possible that the creators of the carvings drew Unown in the form of other letters and symbols, even if actual living equivalents did not exist.
- Despite being in the book of legendary Pokémon owned by Molly Hale, Unown is not considered a legendary Pokémon.
- It is also stated that the Unown communicate with each other using electromagnetic waves, specifically noting that they cannot use telepathy. However, this is contradicted by a later episode as well as Unown's Pearl Pokédex entry.
- Unown apparently generate a radio signal where they are found in large numbers, which can be listened to by any Trainer with a Pokégear. If the player listens closely, the radio signal plays the melody of the Azure Flute.
- If a player does not have Unown's Pokédex data on a Generation II game when in Oak's lab in Pokémon Stadium 2, Unown's Pokédex number is listed as 252 instead of 201. This happens regardless of which Pokédex display mode is selected.
- Unown, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, and Ditto are the only non-legendary, non-baby Pokémon that cannot breed with Ditto.
- Unown is the only Pokémon that has a base stat total of 336.
- Unown currently is represented in the Trading Card Game by the most cards of any Pokémon, at 86 unique cards.
- It has the smallest movepool of all Pokémon, learning only one move, Hidden Power, and being unable to learn any other moves through TMs, HMs, and Pokémon breeding (as it cannot breed). It shares this distinction with Ditto and Smeargle; however, unlike Unown, Ditto and Smeargle can potentially expand their move pools through the use of Transform and Sketch, respectively.
- Unown has the most officially recognized alternate forms of any Pokémon.
- Unown is the only Pokémon, barring external modification, that cannot be entered in a Pokémon Super Contest, as Ditto can use the Rage glitch to have more than one move.
- Unown is the only Generation II Pokémon that has not been featured in a Ranger series game.
- Due to Unown's letter and Shininess both being determined by IVs in Generation II, only Shiny Unown I and V are possible in these games.
Origin
Their appearances are corruptions of the modern Latin alphabet, as well as the exclamation mark (!) and question mark (?) punctuation marks, and the G form of Unown may be based on a double-story lower case G. The shapes of the Unown are used like runes in the Pokémon world, although in Hoenn and the Sevii Islands their place has been taken by Braille.
Name origin
Unown is a corruption of unknown.
Unknown is literally unknown.
In other languages
| Language
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Title
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Meaning
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アンノーン Unknown
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From unknown
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Zarbi
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From the word bizarre in Verlan, a youth language consisting of reversed words
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 Spanish
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Unown
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Same as English name
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 German
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Icognito
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From icon and inkognito
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 Italian
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Unown
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Same as English name
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안농 Annong
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Transliteration of its Japanese name
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未知圖騰 / 未知图腾 Wèizhītúténg
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Literally "Unknown totem".
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Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Unown images on Bulbagarden Archives.
