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Unown

Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver

Unown

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HeartGold & SoulSilver · #54 · Uncommon · 2010

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Market reference

$1.54

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Card facts

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Set position
54 / 124
Release year
2010
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
50
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Hideaki Hakozaki
Pokédex #
201
Series
HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
10 damage
10 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 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.
  • 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

  • Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.

More by Hideaki Hakozaki

This card was illustrated by Hideaki Hakozaki.

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About this card

HP: 50Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

"Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related."

Poké-Power: RETURN

Once during your turn, when you put Unown from your hand onto your Bench, you may return all Energy attached to 1 of your Pokémon to your hand.

PHidden Power — 10

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/01
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.52$1.50$56.40$1.54
Reverse Holofoil$17.00$199.10$299.99$12.82

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/19
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.45
7-day average€0.72
30-day average€0.66
Low€0.05
Trend price€0.71
Low (excellent+)€0.08
Reverse holo low€0.25
reverseHoloAvg1€9.99
Reverse holo 7-day€4.67
reverseHoloSell€3.50
averageSellPrice€0.64
Reverse holo 30-day€4.08
Reverse holo trend€5.07

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Unown is real?

Unown 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 worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Unown is $1.54; 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 from?

Unown is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Unown?

Unown is a Uncommon card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.