Unown 30/98 · Ancient Origins

Ancient Origins is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. Unown is 30/98, in position 30 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is 29 Rotom, and after it is 31 Baltoy. The listed rarity is Common.

Unown is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Unown (#201), generation 2 (Johto).

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Unown (#201) has 95 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 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. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Hideki Kazama illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 60 other cards of Unown list a different HP.

Farewell Letter is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is on your Bench, you may discard this Pokémon and all cards attached to it (this does not count as a Knock Out). If you do, draw a card. The attack Hidden Power lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. 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 Ancient Origins, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ancient Origins 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.