Unown [A]

Numbered 33 of 75 in Neo Discovery, released in June 2001, Unown [A] is a Rare, a Basic Psychic-type carrying 40 HP.

As a Basic Pokémon, Unown [A] needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.

Illustrated by CR CG gangs.

Printed on the card, the Unown [A] Pokédex entry reads: "Their shapes look like hieroglyphs on ancient tablets. It is said that the two are somehow related."

Unown [A] is a non-holo Rare. In Neo Discovery, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Unown [A] trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.

Neo Discovery produced 1st Edition, Unlimited prints. For Unown [A], the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.

On Unown [A], look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Unown [A] in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.

For Unown [A], check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Unown [A] can make sense.