![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
10
ran Unown [G]
Tournaments scanned
293
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
5 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
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)
