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is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Unown first appeared in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver and in subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Unlike other characters in the franchise, Unown have no singular voice actors, but instead utilize several at once.

Known as the Symbol Pokémon, Unown are hieroglyph-like, thin, black symbols usually found on walls. There are 28 forms of Unown, one for each letter of the alphabet, a question mark and an exclamation point. They were featured as the main antagonists of Spell of the Unown, the third Pokémon movie. Unown have also appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee and the Pokémon Adventures manga. Unown have received generally negative reception; IGN describing them as "probably the single most useless Pokemon in existence".

Unown were created by Ken Sugimori for the 1999 Game Boy games, Pokémon Gold and Silver. Unown began as an alien-type Pokémon, but when artists began to sketch them, they started to look like letters of the alphabet.

Unown are hieroglyph-like, thin, black symbols usually found on walls. First appearing in Pokémon Gold and Silver, Unown have 28 different forms, based on the letters of the Latin alphabet; the two punctuation mark of a question mark and an exclamation point were released in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. In the Pokémon universe, it is said that each form has different abilities. It is unknown whether the Unown came first, or the letters they resemble. The in-game Pokédex states that Unown can make telepathic contact with other beings. If multiple Unown come together, their power increases, which is shown in Pokémon 3: The Movie, where a large cluster of Unown come together and are able to bend reality. Unown's only known move in battle is "Hidden Power", which is a different type move depending on the stat points of the user. In the movie, Professor Oak studies a new pair of Unown, which are actually modelled after the Cyrillic alphabet.

Images with a green border may be set as the character's main profile image. For images 200x200 or 300x300 pixels square.

Unown has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.