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, being the difference 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 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 during E3 in June 2018.
Question mark Unown was released during Pokémon GO Fest 2018 in August 2018.
Shiny form of Unown was released during 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 during Pokémon GO Fest 2020.
- Shiny Unown A, L, R, T and U were released during Enigma Week.
- Shiny Unown C was released during Pokémon GO City Spotlight.
- Shiny Unown F was released during Pokémon GO Fest 2021.
- Shiny Unown J was released during Pokémon GO Tour: Johto.
- Shiny Unown E, I, S, V were released during Pokémon GO Safari Zone Seville.
- Shiny Unown B was released during Pokémon GO Fest 2022.
Method | Maximum CP | Details |
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![]() 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) |
Global Unown events
These following events featured Unown globally giving Trainers all around the world a chance to capture this extremely rare Pokémon.
Event and date | Forms | Spelled word(s) | Shiny |
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Johto Journey (10-km Eggs only) September 2nd - 9th, 2019 |
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Ultra | |
Pokémon GO Fest 2020 (ticket-holders only) July 25th - 26th, 2020 |
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GO | |
Enigma Week (Tier 2 Raids only) August 7th - 14th, 2020 |
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Ultra | |
GO Fest 2020 makeup event (for ticket-holders only) August 16th, 2020 |
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GO | |
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 (ticket-holders only) July 17th - 18th, 2021 |
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Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time (Tier 1 Raids only) July 23rd - August 6th, 2021 |
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Pokémon GO Tour: Johto (ticket-holders only) February 26th, 2022 |
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GO TOUR J | |
Pokémon GO Tour: Johto (all players, Tier 1 Raids only) February 26th, 2022 |
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Pokémon GO Fest 2022 (ticket-holders only) June 4th - 5th, 2022 |
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UB GO | |
Adventure Week 2022 (Tier 1 Raids only) June 7th - 12th, 2022 |
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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:
Event, location and date | Forms | Spelled word(s) | Shiny |
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Pokémon GO Fest 2017 Grant Park, Chicago, United States July 22nd, 2017 |
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Chicago | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Europe: Unusual Sightings Various selected European cities August 4th - 21st, 2017 |
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Europe | |
Pokémon GO Park Yokohama, Japan August 9th - 15th, 2017 |
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Yokohama | |
Pokémon World Championships 2017 Anaheim, California, USA August 18th - 20th, 2017 |
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Worlds | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Europe: Germany, France and Spain September 16th, 2017 |
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Safari | |
Safari Zone in Europe: Denmark and Czech Republic October 7th, 2017 |
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Safari Zone in Europe: Sweden and The Netherlands October 14th, 2017 |
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TwitchCon in Long Beach, California, USA [2] October 20th - 22nd, 2017 |
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Twitch |
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Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2017 November 10th - 12th, 2017 |
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Seoul | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Japan November 24th - 26th, 2017 |
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Safari | |
RTX Convention in Sydney, Australia [3] February 3rd, 2018 |
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RTX | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Taiwan February 26th - March 3rd, 2018 |
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Chiayi Gong Xi Fa Cai | |
SXSW in Austin, Texas, USA [4] March 8th - March 15th, 2018 |
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SXSW | |
Game Developer Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco [5] March 21st - April 1st, 2018 |
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GDC | |
Armageddon Expo in Wellington, New Zealand [6] March 30th - April 1st, 2018 |
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Armageddon | |
Comic Con in Utrecht, the Netherlands [7] March 31st - April 2nd, 2018 |
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Comic Con | |
PAX East event in Boston, Massachusetts, USA [8] April 6th - 8th, 2018 |
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PAX | |
London, UK [9] April 7th and 14th, 2018 |
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London | |
Rio2C event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [10] April 7th - 8th, 2018 |
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Rio2C | |
E3 in Los Angeles, USA [11] June 12th - 14th, 2018 |
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Let's GO! | |
Latin America mini-event in Argentina [12] June 16th - 17th, 2018 |
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Vamos Arg | |
Latin America mini-event in Brazil [12] June 16th - 17th, 2018 |
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Vamos Bra | |
Latin America mini-event in Peru [12] June 16th - 17th, 2018 |
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Vamos Per | |
Latin America mini-event in Uruguay [13] June 17th - 18th, 2018 |
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Vamos Ury | |
Latin America mini-event in Mexico [14] June 17th - 18th, 2018 |
Vamos Mex | ||
Latin America mini-event in Costa Rica [15][16] June 17th - 20th, 2018 |
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Vamos Co Ri | |
Latin America mini-event in Panama June 17th - 18th, 2018 |
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Vamos Pan | |
Latin America mini-event in Colombia June 17th - 18th, 2018 |
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Vamos Col | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Dortmund June 30th - July 1st, 2018 |
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Dortmund | |
Japan Expo in Paris, France[17] July 5th - 8th, 2018 |
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Japan Expo | |
Pokémon GO Fest 2018 [18] July 14th - 15th, 2018 |
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Celebi? | |
Comic Con in San Diego, USA [19] July 19th - 23rd, 2018 |
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SD Comic Con | |
Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan July 26th |
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S B (Softbank) | |
Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan July 27th |
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T J (Toho, Tully's & Joyfull) | |
Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan July 28th |
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M C (McDonald's) | |
Pokémon GO Special Weekend Japan July 29th |
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A E (Aeon) | |
Pokémon GO Special Weekend Korea July 29th |
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SLT | |
Gamescom in Cologne, Germany [20][21] August 21st - 25th, 2018 |
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Gamescom | |
Pokémon World Championships 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA [22] August 24th - 26th, 2018 |
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Nashville | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Yokosuka August 29th - September 2nd, 2018 |
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Yokosuka Go! | |
PAX West event in Seattle, Washington, USA [23] August 30th - September 3rd, 2018 |
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PAX | |
Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, USA [24] August 30th - September 3rd, 2018 |
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Dragon Con | |
Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa [25] September 14th - 16th, 2018 |
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Africa | |
Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2018 September 21st - 23rd, 2018 |
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Chuseok | |
New York Comic Con in New York, USA [26] October 4th - 7th, 2018 |
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NY Comic Con | |
Milan Games Week in Milan, Italy [27] October 5th - 7th, 2018 |
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MGW | |
MAG convention in Erfurt, Germany [28] October 5th - 7th, 2018 |
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MAG! | |
PAX West event in Melbourne, Australia [29] October 26th - 28th, 2018 |
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PAX | |
MCM London Comic Con in London, UK [30] October 26th - 28th, 2018 |
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MCM London | |
Paris Games Week in Paris, France [31] October 26th - 30th, 2018 |
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PGW | |
Lucca Comics & Games Con in Lucca, Italy [32] October 31st - November 4th, 2018 |
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LCG | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Tainan November 1st - 5th, 2018 |
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Tainan Zone | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Porto Alegre January 25th - 27th, 2019 |
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Porto Alegre | |
Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, California, USA [33] March 18th - 22nd, 2019 |
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GDC | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Sentosa April 18th - 22nd, 2019 |
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Sentosa! | |
Pokémon GO Week in Korea 2019 May 4th - 6th, 2019 |
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Seoul | |
Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago: June 13th - June 16th, 2019 Dortmund: July 4th - 7th, 2019 Yokohama: August 6th - 12th, 2019 |
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Wake Up! | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Montreal September 20th - 22nd, 2019 |
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Quebec | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone New Taipei City October 3rd - 6th, 2019 |
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NTPC Safari | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone St. Louis March 27th - 29th, 2020 and November 12th - 14th, 2021 |
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St Louis | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Liverpool April 17th - 19th, 2020 and October 15th - 17th, 2021 |
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Liverpool | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia May 8th - 10th, 2020 and October 29th - 31st, 2021 |
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Philadelphia | |
Pokémon GO Special Weekend November 2020 November 7th - 8th, 2020 |
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SB (Softbank), MK (Matsumoto Kiyoshi), VZ (Verizon), GB (Grubhub), SE (7-Eleven) | |
Pokémon GO City Spotlight November 22nd, 2020 |
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Pokémon GO Special Weekend May 2021 May 29th, 2021 |
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V (Verizon), S (7-Eleven), Y (Yoshinoya) | |
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Seville May 13th - 15th, 2022 |
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Seville |
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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 aside from certain events in which it spawns more often.
- 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.[34]
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 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 Bulbapedia
- Unown article, on the Pokémon Wiki
- Pokémon GO - Unown Events page, on Serebii.net