Unown [L]

Great Encounters 91/106 • common

Set: Great Encounters
Number: 91/106
Rarity: Common
Released: 2008
Energy type: psychic energy
Market price: $1.51
Artist: Daisuke Ito

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Market

What it's worth

$1.51market price via TCGplayer · Oct 6, 2026$1.42 – $1.63 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Part of the 2008 Great Encounters expansion, this Unown [L] card is one of many variations designed to represent the diverse alphabet of this mysterious Pokémon species. Collectors often seek out these specific cards to complete the full "Unown alphabet" set, as the series is famously known for featuring every letter of the Latin script across different Pokémon expansions.

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Card face

What it does

50 HPBasic

Poké-BodyLINK

Unown L can use any attack from any Unown in play (both yours and your opponent's). (You still have to pay for that attack's Energy cost.)

Cost: psychic energy colorless energyHidden Power

Search either player's discard pile for up to any 2 cards, show them to your opponent, and put them on top of that player's deck in any order you like.

Weaknesspsychic energy+10Retreatcolorless energy

Shaped like ancient writing, it is a huge mystery whether language or UNOWN came first.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Unown [L] card was released as part of the Great Encounters expansion in early 2008, a set primarily focused on the Sinnoh region's Pokémon introduced in the Diamond and Pearl games. Designed for the Pokémon Trading Card Game by The Pokémon Company and Creatures Inc., the Unown cards were historically unique because they were designed to be collected in full sets to spell out various words, leaning into the creature's lore as an ancient, alphabet-shaped entity.

The artwork for this specific card, number 91/106, was illustrated by artist Kent Kanetsuna. Kanetsuna’s aesthetic for this series emphasized clean, minimalist character portraits that maintained the mysterious, solitary nature of the Unown. While common in rarity and primarily intended for players and collectors completing their base sets, it remains a notable piece for those interested in the artistic evolution of the card game during the mid-2000s.

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Other printings

Others named Unown [L]

Same name, different printings and different cards — these sources have no shared id tying a reprint to its original.

Unown [L]Neo Destiny · #86/105 · common · 2002$2.75

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About

About Unown [L]

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