Unown Secret Message at a glance
10cards
1different Pokémon
6sets and promos
2010first card
First seen in HeartGold & SoulSilver Base
Unown Secret Message card list
10 cards where the Unown in the art spell out a hidden word, picked by hand, rarest first: from the Rare Ultra down to the Commons.
Unown Secret Message in numbers
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Most cards
The Pokémon with the most Unown secret message cards.
Rarity breakdown
Rarest at the top.
Rare Ultra1
Rare Holo VSTAR1
Rare3
Uncommon4
Common1
Cards per year
Unown Secret Message cards from 2010 to 2026.
42010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
32018
2019
2020
2021
22022
2023
2024
2025
12026
Busiest year: 2010, with 4 cards
Who drew them
7 illustrators worked on these cards.
Hideaki Hakozaki4
Toshinao Aoki1
PLANETA Mochizuki1
Masakazu Fukuda1
Hasuno1
Naoki Saito1
mingo1
Every Unown Secret Message card, rarest first
Rare Ultra
1
1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Rare Holo VSTAR
11 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Rare
33 cards from 1 set: 3 Pokémon cards.
Uncommon
44 cards from 3 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.
Common
1
1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
| No. | Card | Set | Rarity | Type | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177/195 | Unown V Spells VICTORY SYMBOL | Silver Tempest | Rare Ultra | Psychic | Toshinao Aoki |
| 066/195 | Unown VSTAR Spells VSTAR | Silver Tempest | Rare Holo VSTAR | Psychic | PLANETA Mochizuki |
| 90/214 | Unown Spells DAMAGE | Lost Thunder | Rare | Psychic | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 91/214 | Unown Spells HAND | Lost Thunder | Rare | Psychic | Hasuno |
| 92/214 | Unown Spells MISSING | Lost Thunder | Rare | Psychic | Naoki Saito |
| 51/102 | Unown Spells CURE | Triumphant | Uncommon | Psychic | Hideaki Hakozaki |
| 40/90 | Unown Spells DARK | Undaunted | Uncommon | Psychic | Hideaki Hakozaki |
| 54/123 | Unown Spells RETURN | HeartGold & SoulSilver Base | Uncommon | Psychic | Hideaki Hakozaki |
| 55/123 | Unown Spells FLASH | HeartGold & SoulSilver Base | Uncommon | Psychic | Hideaki Hakozaki |
| 072/128 | Unown Spells ANNIVERSARY | 30th Celebration | Common | Psychic | mingo |
Questions about Unown Secret Message cards
How many cards are on the Unown secret message list?
10 so far, from Unown in HeartGold & SoulSilver Base (2010) to the newest sets. They're all in the list above, rarest first.
What is the rarest Unown Secret Message card?
It's the Rare Ultra, like Unown V from Silver Tempest (177/195).
What do the Unown spell?
Unown are shaped like letters, and on these cards they spell a word hidden in the art, usually the card's own ability or attack: DARK, CURE, FLASH, RETURN, HAND, DAMAGE and MISSING, or VSTAR and VICTORY SYMBOL on the Silver Tempest cards. The 30th Celebration Unown spells ANNIVERSARY. Read each Unown as a letter to find the message. Each card was picked by hand, so the list grows as more are found.
Who drew the most Unown secret message cards?
Hideaki Hakozaki, with 4 cards, followed by Toshinao Aoki (1) and PLANETA Mochizuki (1).
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