Unown [F] 56/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Unown [F] is 56/106, in position 56 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 55 Togetic, and after it is 57 Unown [G]. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Unown [F] is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 13. In the Pokédex this is Unown (#201), generation 2 (Johto).

Daisuke Ito illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 other cards in the catalog.

Unown (#201) has 95 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Unown [J] 38/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Unown [J], while this one is Unown [F]. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Hideki Kazama illustrated that card, and Daisuke Ito illustrated this one. 67 other cards of Unown list a different HP.

FAKE is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Unown F is on your Bench, you may use this power. Put a coin next to your Active Pokémon without showing your opponent and cover it with your hand. Your opponent guesses if the coin is heads or tails. If he or she is wrong, draw a card. The attack Hidden Power lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. You may flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, this attack's base damage is 30. Weakness is Psychic +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Shaped like ancient writing, it is a huge mystery whether language or UNOWN came first."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Unown can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Unown. I still need this card.