![Unown [G]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/dp4/57_hires.png)
Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Unown [G]
Great Encounters · #57 · Uncommon · 2008
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$6.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Daisuke Ito
- Pokédex #
- 201
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Unown [G] plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Hidden Power) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Unown [G]
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Unown [G]?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Shaped like ancient writing, it is a huge mystery whether language or UNOWN came first."
Poké-Power: GUARD
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Unown G is on your Bench, you may discard all cards attached to Unown G and attach Unown G to 1 of your Pokémon as a Pokémon Tool card. As long as Unown G is attached to a Pokémon, prevent all effects of attacks, excluding damage, done to that Pokémon.
PCHidden Power — 50
If Unown G has any damage counters on it, this attack's base damage is 10.
Weakness:P+10
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
9
ran Unown [G]
Tournaments scanned
296
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 6th
Top decks running Unown [G]
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $57.90 | $62.20 | $66.50 | $6.06 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $199.90 | $319.80 | $322.79 | $18.70 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.90 |
| 7-day average | €1.17 |
| 30-day average | €1.14 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.90 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.28 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Unown [G] is real?
Unown [G] is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Unown [G] worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Unown [G] is $6.06; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Unown [G] from?
Unown [G] is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Unown [G]?
Unown [G] is a Uncommon card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Unown [G] printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
![Unown [G]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/neo4/27.png)
