![Unown [A]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/neo2/33_hires.png)
Pokémon · Neo
Unown [A]
Neo Discovery · #33 · Rare · 2001
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$8.30
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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
- 33 / 75
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- CR CG gangs
- Pokédex #
- 201
- Series
- Neo
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 [A] 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 ≥20 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 [A]
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by CR CG gangs
This card was illustrated by CR CG gangs.
![Unown [A]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/neo2/14.png)
![Unown [H]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/neo4/28.png)
![Unown [X]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/neo4/30.png)
![Unown [G]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/neo4/27.png)
![Unown [W]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/neo4/29.png)
Building around Unown [A]?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related."
Pokémon Power: [Anger]
Whenever 1 of your Pokémon with Unown in its name uses its Hidden Power attack, that attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on Unown [A]. If you have more than 1 Unown [A] in play, use only 1 [Anger] for each attack.
PHidden Power — 10
You may have up to 4 Basic Pokémon cards in your deck with Unown in their names.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $5.73 | $9.99 | $79.80 | $8.30 | — |
| 1st Edition | $10.71 | $13.72 | $222.50 | $18.31 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.45 |
| 7-day average | €5.41 |
| 30-day average | €7.44 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €7.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €7.43 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.92 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Unown [A] is real?
Unown [A] 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 [A] worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Unown [A] is $8.30; 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 [A] from?
Unown [A] is from the Pokémon set "Neo Discovery" in the Neo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Unown [A]?
Unown [A] is a Rare card in the Neo Discovery set.
Other Unown [A] printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
![Unown [A]](https://images.pokemontcg.io/dp1/65.png)
