Unown

Unown official artwork
#0201

Unown

Symbol Pokémon

PSYCHIC

Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning.

Unown is No. 0201 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Psychic-type Symbol Pokémon. Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some meaning. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Unown first belongs to Generation Ii. Unown does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Attack, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Levitate, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Unown at a glance

Type
PSYCHIC
Weak to
BUGGHOSTDARK
Best base stat
Attack — 72
Abilities
Levitate
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
0.5 m
Weight
5.0 kg
Generation
Generation Ii
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
225
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp48
Attack72
Defense48
Special Attack72
Special Defense48
Speed48
Total336

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Unown is hit by each type:

Weak to

BUGGHOSTDARK

Resists

FIGHTING½×PSYCHIC½×

Based on Psychic typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

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

Silver

Its flat, thin body is always stuck on walls. Its shape appears to have some mean­ ing.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1Hidden PowerNORMAL60100