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Unown is a Psychic-type Pokémon from the Johto region. It does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon. Unown is also the rarest Pokémon in the game.
Pokédex description
Symbol Pokémon
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.
- Unown's cry
Possible attacks
Fast attacks
| 15 (10) |
Charged attacks
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| 35 (16) |
Evolution family
Unown is part of a one-member family.
| 98. |  #201 Unown |
Forms
There are a total of 28 unique forms of Unown in the game.
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Availability
- Unown was released with the main release of Johto-region Pokémon on February 16th, 2017.
- Initially, there were 26 unique forms of Unown available in Pokémon GO, one for each letter of the alphabet.
- Exclamation mark Unown was firstly released in June, 2018, during the E3, and question mark Unown was firstly released in August, 2018, during the Pokémon GO Fest 2018. These two forms appear only in events.
| Method | Maximum CP | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Wild | 1,015 1,100 (weather boosted) | In wild since 2017 Feb 16 |
 Eggs | 677 |
Increased chance/Previously in: |
Unown events
In general, Unown is extremely rare all around the world, but there are certain regional events, such as Pokémon GO Safari Zone, during which spawnrate of certain Unown forms were higher. These more often spawning forms of Unown spell a word related to the event. This happened already during following events:
| Event and date | Forms | Spelled word(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon GO Fest 2017 (July 22nd, 2017) |
| Chicago |
| Pokémon GO Park (August 9th - August 15th, 2017) |
| Yokohama |
| Pokémon World Championships 2017 in Anaheim, California, USA (August 18th - August 20th, 2017) |
| Worlds |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Europe (September 16th - October 14th, 2017) |
| Europe |
| Safari | |
| TwitchCon in Long Beach, California, USA [1] (October 20th - October 22nd, 2017) |
| Twitch |
| Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2017 (November 10th - November 12th, 2017) |
| Seoul |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Tottori (November 24th - November 26th, 2017) |
| Safari |
| RTX Convention in Sydney, Australia [2] (February 3rd, 2018) |
| RTX |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Chiayi (February 26th - March 3rd, 2018) |
| Chiayi Gong Xi Fa Cai |
| SXSW in Austin, Texas, USA [3] (March 8th - March 15th, 2018) |
| SXSW |
| Game Developer Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco [4] (March 21st - April 1st, 2018) |
| GDC |
| Armageddon Expo in Wellington, New Zealand [5] (March 30th - April 1st, 2018) |
| Armageddon |
| Comic Con in Utrecht, the Netherlands [6] (March 31st - April 2nd, 2018) |
| Comic Con |
| PAX East event in Boston, Massachusetts, USA [7] (April 6th - April 8th, 2018) |
| PAX |
| London, UK [8] (April 7th and April 14th, 2018) |
| London |
| Rio2C event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [9] (April 7th - April 8th, 2018) |
| Rio2C |
| E3 in Los Angeles, USA [10] (June 12th - June 14th, 2018) |
| Let's GO! |
| Latin America mini-event in Argentina [11] (June 16th - June 17th, 2018) |
| Vamos Arg |
| Latin America mini-event in Brazil [11] (June 16th - June 17th, 2018) |
| Vamos Bra |
| Latin America mini-event in Peru [11] (June 16th - June 17th, 2018) |
| Vamos Per |
| Latin America mini-event in Uruguay [12] (June 17th - June 18th, 2018) |
| Vamos Ury |
| Latin America mini-event in Mexico [13] (June 17th - June 18th, 2018) |
| Vamos Mex |
| Latin America mini-event in Costa Rica [14][15] (June 17th - June 20th, 2018) |
| Vamos Co Ri |
| Latin America mini-event in Panama (June 17th - June 18th, 2018) |
| Vamos Pan |
| Latin America mini-event in Colombia (June 17th - June 18th, 2018) |
| Vamos Col |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Dortmund (June 30th - July 1st, 2018) |
| Dortmund |
| Japan Expo in Paris, France[16] (July 5th - July 8th, 2018) |
| Japan Expo |
| Pokémon GO Fest 2018 [17] (July 14th - July 15th, 2018) |
| Celebi? |
| Comic Con in San Diego, USA [18] (July 19th - July 23rd, 2018) |
| SD Comic Con |
| Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan (July 26th) |
| (Softbank) |
| Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan (July 27th) |
| (Toho, Tully's & Joyfull) |
| Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan (July 28th) |
| (McDonald's) |
| Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan (July 29th) |
| (Aeon) |
| Pokémon GO Special Weekend Korea (July 29th) |
| SLT |
| Gamescom in Cologne, Germany [19][20] (August 21st - August 25th, 2018) |
| Gamescom |
| Pokémon World Championships 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA [21] (August 24th - August 26th, 2018) |
| Nashville |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Yokosuka (August 29th - September 2nd, 2018) |
| Yokosuka Go! |
| PAX West event in Seattle, Washington, USA [22] (August 30th - September 3rd, 2018) |
| PAX |
| Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, USA [23] (August 30th - September 3rd, 2018) |
| Dragon Con |
| Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa [24] (September 14th - September 16th, 2018) |
| Africa |
| Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2018 (September 21st - September 23rd, 2018) |
| Chuseok |
| New York Comic Con in New York, USA [25] (October 4th - October 7th, 2018) |
| NY Comic Con |
| Milan Games Week in Milan, Italy [26] (October 5th - October 7th, 2018) |
| MGW |
| MAG convention in Erfurt, Germany [27] (October 5th - October 7th, 2018) |
| MAG! |
| PAX West event in Melbourne, Australia [28] (October 26th - October 28th, 2018) |
| PAX |
| MCM London Comic Con in London, UK [29] (October 26th - October 28th, 2018) |
| MCM London |
| Paris Games Week in Paris, France [30] (October 26th - October 30th, 2018) |
| PGW |
| Lucca Comics & Games Con in Lucca, Italy [31] (October 31st - November 4th, 2018) |
| LCG |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Tainan (November 1st - November 5th, 2018) |
| Tainan Zone |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Porto Alegre (January 25th - January 27th, 2019) |
| Porto Alegre |
| Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, California, USA [32] (March 18th - March 22nd, 2019) |
| GDC |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Sentosa (April 18th - April 22nd, 2019) |
| Sentosa! |
| Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2019 (May 4th - May 6th, 2019) |
| Seoul |
| Pokémon GO Fest 2019 (Chicago: June 13th - June 16th, 2019) (Dortmund: July 4th - July 7th, 2019) (Yokohama: August 6th - August 12th, 2019) |
| Wake Up! |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Montreal (September 20th - September 22nd, 2019) |
| Quebec |
| Pokémon GO Safari Zone in New Taipei City (October 3rd - October 6th, 2019) |
| NTPC Safari |
Gallery
Unown Pokédex entry
Form switches sprites
Sprites for form switches in the Pokédex.
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Trivia
- Considerably, Unown is the most highly prized possession in the game making it a huge stepping stone for players. It is because Unown often spawns in inaccessible areas, making it very hard to find. Only the most dedicated players would find this Pokémon.
- Exclamation and question mark Unown forms are counted in unique Unown caught in medals, making it possible to obtain the gold medal without completing the alphabet.
- Sprite of Unown N was updated on August 16th, 2019, possibly making it less confusing with Unown Z.[33]
References
- ↑ The Unown T, W, I, C & H can be found at TwitchCon 2017 /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-11.
- ↑ Sydney (Australia) RTX Convention is spawning Unowns spelling R, T, X. Nintendo is a sponsor /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ Increased Unown spawns during SXSW in Austin, Texas /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ San Francisco: Unown G, D, and C have started spawning for the Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Center /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ Armageddon Expo in Wellington, New Zealand, is hosting an Unown event this weekend /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ Unown spelling 'COMIC CON' spawning near and at Comic Con 31/3-1/4, Utrecht, the Netherlands /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ Unown available at PAX East! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ App Store tweets about Unowns spawning in London /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ Unown spawning at Rio2c event (Rio, Brazil) /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-04-11.
- ↑ T S G O ! (including exclamation mark) Unown all to spawn in LA for E3! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-06-13.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Unown event in Latin America! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-06-18.
- ↑ At 11:00 UTC V A M O S U R Y Unown letters started to spawn in Montevideo, Uruguay /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-07-21.
- ↑ Unown are starting to appear in Mexico! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Unown spawns in costa rica too /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Unown spawns still going strong in Costa Rica /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 10-12-2018.
- ↑ Unown J, A, P, N, E, X, P & O in Paris for the Japan Expo /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Pokemon Go fest 2018 Unown collage /r/pokemongo. Retrieved on 2018-08-10.
- ↑ Unown spawning in San Diego, CA for Comic Con /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Unown spawning in cologne. Presumably spelling gamescom /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ GAMESCOM Unown still spawning in Cologne, Germany? /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ NASHVILLE unowns! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Unowns Spawning in Seattle for PAX West! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Unown spawing Atlanta for dragoncon /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-12.
- ↑ Unowns Spawning in Johannesburg for Comic Con Africa /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-13.
- ↑ Unown spawns for NYCC? /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-13.
- ↑ Unown spawnin in Milan, Italy for Games Week! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-13.
- ↑ MAG! spawning in Erfurt for the MAG convention /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-13.
- ↑ Unown spawning at PAX Melbourne! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-27.
- ↑ 6 unowns released for London MCM comic-con. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-27.
- ↑ Unown spawning in Paris for Paris Games Week /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-27.
- ↑ Unown L, C and G spawning in Lucca for Lucca Comics & Games /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Gdc unown spotted! /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2019-04-05.
- ↑ unown N has been updated (old => new). /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2019-09-04.
External links
- Unown page, on the official Pokédex website
- Unown article, on the Pokémon Wiki
- Pokémon GO - Unown Events page, on Serebii.net
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