Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
50
TypePsychic
RarityUncommon
IllustratorDaisuke Ito
WeaknessPsychic +10
Retreat●
SetGreat Encounters
Released2008
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Uncommon
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Non Holo | ~$5.59 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | ~$19 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy). |
TCGplayer market is an asking-price proxy and can run above realized eBay sold prices; verify against recent solds before buying or selling.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Unown — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #201).
- Required for any complete Unown master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Great Encounters set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Unown with 50 HP; top attack around 50 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: GUARD
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Unown G is on your Bench, you may discard all cards attached to Unown G and attach Unown G to 1 of your Pokémon as a Pokémon Tool card. As long as Unown G is attached to a Pokémon, prevent all effects of attacks, excluding damage, done to that Pokémon.
Hidden Power
If Unown G has any damage counters on it, this attack's base damage is 10.
- Weakness
- Psychic +10
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.
Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.
Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.