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Unown
Unseen Forces L/115 • rare
- Set
- Unseen Forces
- Number
- L/115
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2005
- Energy type
- psychic energy
- Market price
- $40.56
- Artist
- Nakaoka
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for another Unown and switch it with Unown. (Any cards attached to Unown, damage counters, Special Conditions, and effects on it are now on the new Pokémon.) If you do, put Unown on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. You can't use more than 1 Shuffle Poké-Power each turn.
Flip a coin. If heads, put damage counters on the Defending Pokémon until it is 10 HP away from being Knocked Out.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
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- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Unown L card was released in 2005 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion titled EX Unseen Forces. This set was notable for its heavy emphasis on the Johto region and the mysterious Unown creatures, which are patterned after letters of the alphabet. The card was designed to integrate into the game's mechanics of the era, focusing on the psychic typing that defined the Unown species in the wider franchise lore.
The visual design features the distinct, glyph-like appearance of the L-shaped Unown set against a stylized background, consistent with the aesthetic direction of the EX-era cards. Created as part of a collective effort by the illustrators at Creatures Inc., the set was well-received by players for introducing mechanics that rewarded collecting multiple unique Unown cards to bolster gameplay strategies. Its rarity reflects its status as a specialized piece within a set that catered specifically to fans of the more enigmatic aspects of Pokémon history.
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