Unown Mode
The Unown Mode (Japanese: アンノーン ずかん illustrated Unknown encyclopedia), also known as Unowndex (in Pokémon Stadium 2) and Unown Dex,[1] is a Pokédex feature in the Generation II core series games and Pokémon Stadium 2. It is designed to display all 26 different types of Unown.
Unown Mode is installed by a Ruins of Alph scientist after the player has caught at least three different Unown. Unlike other Pokédex modes, Unown Mode does not list the Unown in any predefined order, but in the order in which they are caught. Filling all 26 slots of Unown Mode enables the ability to generate and print Alph Ruins Stamps from the printer in the Ruins of Alph Research Center.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Unown Mode is replaced by a Key Item called the Unown Report. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Hisui Pokédex has a section known as the Unown Research Notes, which functions somewhat differently from the Unown Mode.
Unown Mode entries
There is a word that is associated with each form, except for X. All language versions of the Generation II core series and Pokémon Stadium 2 use the same English words, written in Unown symbols.
Below, the different Unown forms are listed in alphabetical order, along with the word that they represent.
| Sprite | Word |
|---|---|
|
ANGRY Angry |
|
BEAR Bear |
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CHASE Chase |
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DIRECT Direct |
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ENGAGE Engage |
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FIND Find |
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GIVE Give |
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HELP Help |
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INCREASE Increase |
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JOIN Join |
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KEEP Keep |
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LAUGH Laugh |
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MAKE Make |
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NUZZLE Nuzzle |
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OBSERVE Observe |
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PERFORM Perform |
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QUICKEN Quicken |
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REASSURE Reassure |
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SEARCH Search |
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TELL Tell |
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UNDO Undo |
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VANISH Vanish |
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WANT Want |
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XXXXX XXXXX |
|
YIELD Yield |
|
ZOOM Zoom |
In other languages
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アンノーン ずかん Illustrated Unknown encyclopedia | |
| English | Unown Mode | |
| French | Mode Zarbi | |
| German | Icognito Index | |
| Italian | Modalità Unown | |
| Korean | 안농 도감 Annown Dogam | |
| Spanish | Mono Unown | |
Pokémon Stadium 2
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アンノーンずかん Illustrated Unknown encyclopedia | |
| English | Unowndex | |
| French | Dex Zarbi | |
| German | Icognitodex | |
| Italian | Unowndex | |
| Spanish | Unowndex | |
References
Trivia
- In the core series games, the Unown Mode and Unown Research Notes are the only Pokédex features to focus exclusively on one species of Pokémon, Unown.
- However, outside this game series, the Pikachu interaction system seen in Pokémon Adventures's Yellow arc predates them as a species-specific Pokédex feature.