How many Unown cards are there?

There are 95 Unown cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 18 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Unown card has the best artwork?

That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Unown art first, however common or rare the card.

Who illustrates Unown cards?

18 illustrators have drawn Unown. CR CG gangs has done the most at 25, followed by Nakaoka and Daisuke Ito.

What was the first Unown card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Wizards Black Star Promos, released in 1999. 41 of its 95 cards are Rare.

No. 201 · Johto · Psychic

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Unown is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 201 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 95
Sets: 18
Printed: 1999–2026
Illustrators: 18
Sightings: 13

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The strongest Unown art

01/06
Unown V
Silver Tempest · 2022
Drawn by Toshinao Aoki
Ultra Rare
02/06
Unown V
Silver Tempest · 2022
Drawn by N-DESIGN Inc.
Ultra Rare
03/06
Unown VSTAR
Silver Tempest · 2022
Drawn by PLANETA Mochizuki
Holo Rare VSTAR
04/06
Unown
30th Celebration · 2026
Drawn by mingo
Common
05/06
Unown R
Legends Awakened · 2008
Drawn by Kent Kanetsuna
Uncommon
06/06
Unown U
Legends Awakened · 2008
Drawn by Kent Kanetsuna
Uncommon

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Which is the better picture?

Two Unown cards, side by side.

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Unown by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Unown cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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in a cave17 cards in the ruins8 cards indoors7 cards in space8 cards at night5 cards

How Unown gets drawn

Unown is usually drawn mysterious, eerie and moody, in dim light, often in 3D.

Across 90 Unown artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

mysterious100%6× more than most Pokémon
nostalgic39%2.2× more than most Pokémon
eerie33%7× more than most Pokémon
wondrous19%
peaceful6%

Light and time

Glowing 67%In dim light 50%

Mysterious90 of 90 artworks Minimalist71 of 90 artworks In dim light45 of 90 artworks Moody73 of 90 artworks

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1999–2026

Unown through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

1999 Wizards Black Star Promos
2001 Neo Discovery
2002 Neo Destiny
2005 Unseen Forces Unown Collection
2007 Secret Wonders
2008 Legends Awakened
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2015 Ancient Origins
2018 Lost Thunder
2022 Silver Tempest
2026 30th Celebration

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Unown sightingsspotted in 13 other cards

Cards where Unown turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding. See all 13.

Every Unown card

95 cards, strongest artwork first.

Unown in numbers

Cards: 95
Sets: 18since Wizards Black Star Promos
Illustrators: 18most by CR CG gangs
Printed: 1999–2026
Printed as: Basic, VSTAR
Sightings: 13in other cards' art
HP on card: 30–250

They span 18 sets, from Wizards Black Star Promos to 30th Celebration. 18 illustrators have drawn it, most often CR CG gangs, Nakaoka and Daisuke Ito. It has been printed as Basic and VSTAR.

Who draws Unown

18 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

18 sets, by how many Unown cards each holds.

6 more sets

Rarity

Rare41Uncommon37Common12Ultra Rare2Holo Rare V1Holo Rare VSTAR1

Questions

How many Unown cards are there?: There are 95 Unown cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 18 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Unown card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Unown art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Unown cards?: 18 illustrators have drawn Unown. CR CG gangs has done the most at 25, followed by Nakaoka and Daisuke Ito.
What was the first Unown card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Wizards Black Star Promos, released in 1999. 41 of its 95 cards are Rare.