Pokémon · Neo

Unown [U]

Neo

Neo Discovery · #51 · Uncommon · 2001

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Card facts

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Set position: 51 / 75
Release year: 2001
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 40
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: CR CG gangs
Pokédex #: 201
Series: Neo

Card analysis

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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 [U] 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 [U]

Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.

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About this card

HP: 40Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

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

Pokémon Power: [Undo]

Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have Unown [U], Unown [N], Unown [D], and Unown [O] on your Bench, you may return your Active Pokémon and all cards attached to it to your hand.

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.

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 2026/07/07

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Unlimited	$0.75	$1.55	$24.91	$1.76	$2.79
1st Edition	$2.00	$5.99	$96.39	$3.77	$96.39

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.83
7-day average	€0.96
30-day average	€1.11
Low	€0.08
Trend price	€0.82
Low (excellent+)	€0.19
averageSellPrice	€1.01

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Unown [U] is real?

Unown [U] 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 [U] worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Unown [U] is $1.76; 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 [U] from?

Unown [U] is from the Pokémon set "Neo Discovery" in the Neo series, released in 2001.

What rarity is Unown [U]?

Unown [U] is a Uncommon card in the Neo Discovery set.