Unown is a Psychic-type Pokémon from the Johto region. It does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon. It has twenty eight different forms. Unown is the rarest Pokémon in the game.
Pokédex description
Possible attacks
Fast attacks
Charged attacks
Evolution family
Unown is part of a one-member family.
Forms
Unown has twenty-eight different forms, the difference being only visual. Each of these forms resembles letter of Latin alphabet with addition of exclamation (!) and question (?) marks. Unown Pokédex entry has custom form switches.
Availability
- Unown was released along with the main release of Johto-region Pokémon on February 16th, 2017.
- Initially, only the first 26 unique forms of Unown were available in Pokémon GO, one for each letter of the alphabet.
- Exclamation mark Unown was released at the start of E3 2018 on June 12th, 2018.
- Question mark Unown was released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2018 on July 14th, 2018.
- Shiny form of Unown was released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 on July 25th, 2020.
- Shiny Unown is only available during events.[1]
- The first shiny Unown, G and O, were released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2020.
- Shiny Unown A, L, R, T and U were released at the start of Enigma Week.
- Shiny Unown C was released at the start of Pokémon GO City Spotlight.
- Shiny Unown F was released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2021.
- Shiny Unown J was released at the start of Pokémon GO Tour: Johto.
- Shiny Unown E, I, S, V were released at the start of Pokémon GO Safari Zone Seville.
- Shiny Unown B was released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2022.
- Shiny Unown D and N were released at the start of Pokémon World Championships 2022.
- Shiny Unown P and X were released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Finale.
- Shiny Unown Y was released at the start of Pokémon GO Safari Zone Goyang.
- Shiny Unown H was released at the start of Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn - Las Vegas.
- Shiny Unown M and ! were released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Osaka.
- Shiny Unown ? was released at the start of Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Sendai.
Method | Maximum CP | Details |
---|---|---|
Wild |
1,015 1,100 (weather boosted) |
In wild since 2017 Feb 16
|
Eggs |
677 |
Increased chance/Previously in: |
Raid Battles |
677 846 (weather boosted) |
Tier 1 CP 3,808
Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance |
Research tasks |
508 | Special Research/Timed Research: Level 50 Challenge - Completing 1st part (random) Collection Challenge: Pokémon GO Tour: Johto – Raid (GJORTU) |
Global Unown events
These following events featured Unown globally giving Trainers all around the world a chance to capture this extremely rare Pokémon.
- Unown C, K, Q, V, W, Y, Z, ! and ? have not been released in global events yet
Event and date | Forms | Spelled word(s) | Shiny |
---|---|---|---|
Johto Journey (10-km Eggs only) September 2nd - 9th, 2019 |
Ultra | ||
Pokémon GO Fest 2020 (ticket-holders only) July 25th - 26th, 2020 |
GO | ||
Enigma Week (Tier 2 Raids only) August 7th - 14th, 2020 |
Ultra | ||
GO Fest 2020 makeup event (for ticket-holders only) August 16th, 2020 |
GO | ||
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 (ticket-holders only) July 17th - 18th, 2021 |
G(O) F(est) | ||
Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time (Tier 1 Raids only) July 23rd - August 6th, 2021 |
U(ltra) | ||
Pokémon GO Tour: Johto (ticket-holders only) February 26th, 2022 |
GO Tour J(ohto) | ||
Pokémon GO Tour: Johto (all players, Tier 1 Raids only) February 26th, 2022 |
U(ltra) | ||
Pokémon GO Fest 2022 (ticket-holders only) June 4th - 5th, 2022 |
U(ltra) B(east) GO | ||
Adventure Week 2022 (Tier 1 Raids only) June 7th - 12th, 2022 |
F(est) | ||
6th Anniversary (Tier 1 Raids only) July 6th - 12th, 2022 |
(f)E(st) | ||
Hisuian Discoveries (Tier 1 Raids only) July 27th - August 2nd, 2022 |
(fe)S(t) | ||
Bug Out 2022 (Tier 1 Raids only) August 10th - 16th, 2022 |
(fes)T | ||
Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Finale (ticket-holders only) August 27th, 2022 |
GO B(uzzwole), N(ihilego), P(heromosa), S(haymin), X(urkitree) | ||
Psychic Spectacular 2022 (Tier 1 Raids only) September 6th - 12th, 2022 |
E(xtra)S(ensory) P(erception) | ||
Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn - Global (Incense only) February 25th - 26th, 2023 |
Hoenn | ||
Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global (Incense only) August 26th - 27th, 2023 |
Diamond | ||
A Paldean Adventure (Tier 1 Raids only) September 5th - 10th, 2023 |
Paldea | ||
Ultra Unlock: Paldea (Tier 1 Raids only) September 10th - 15th, 2023 |
Paldea | ||
Psychic Spectacular 2023 (Tier 1 Raids only) September 20th - 24th, 2023 |
PSI | ||
Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh - Global (Incense only) February 24th - 25th, 2024 |
Sinnoh Hisui | ||
Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global (Incense only) July 13th - 14th, 2024 |
Day Night | ||
Ultra Unlock: Better Together (Tier 1 Raids only) July 17th - 22nd, 2024 |
B(etter) T(ogether) |
Regional 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:
- Main article: Unown/Regional Events
Gallery
Avatar Items
Game assets
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 aside from certain events in which it spawns more often.
- The Unown medal is unlocked and leveled up for trainers catching 3, 10, 26, and 28 unique Unown forms .
- Sprite of Unown N was updated on August 16th, 2019, possibly making it less confusing with Unown Z.[2]
- Unown is a tier 1 Raid Boss most recently. However, it used to be a tier 2 before.
References
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. For a limited time, lucky Trainers might encounter Shiny Unown! It seems these Shiny Pokémon will go back into hiding after Enigma Week.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2020-08-10.
- ↑ 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 Bulbapedia
- Unown article, on the Pokémon Wiki
- Pokémon GO - Unown Events page, on Serebii.net