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Unown Team Builder

Unown is a Gen 2 Psychic Pokemon. In this team builder, it is best treated as a coverage option while you check how the rest of the team covers its weaknesses. Start with Unown, then use the builder to see what teammates help cover the rough spots.

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Unown at a glance

Generation

Gen 2

Types

Psychic

Roles

Coverage

Base stat total

336

Species

Unown

Form

Base form

Availability

Direct version data

Version records

17

Unown brings a Psychic typing and a 336 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Bug and Ghost hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Unown's weaknesses

BugGhostDark

What Unown resists

FightingPsychic

Immune to

No listed immunities.

Where you can use Unown

Pokemon ShowdownHeartGold & SoulSilverEmeraldFireRed & LeafGreenPlatinumBlack & White
  • Direct version records exist for Unown, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
  • Planning contexts include HeartGold & SoulSilver, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, Platinum, Black & White.
  • 17 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Unown

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Unown's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Meowscarada Pokemon team builder artworkMeowscaradaresists ghost - resists dark - adds grass pressureSkeledirge Pokemon team builder artworkSkeledirgeresists bug - adds fire pressure - adds ghost pressureQuaquaval Pokemon team builder artworkQuaquavalresists bug - resists dark - adds water pressureLokix Pokemon team builder artworkLokixresists ghost - resists dark - adds bug pressurePawmo Pokemon team builder artworkPawmoresists bug - resists dark - adds electric pressurePawmot Pokemon team builder artworkPawmotresists bug - resists dark - adds electric pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Unown

  • Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to bug, ghost, and dark.