The Unown (Unown in the Pokédex) are one of the secret hunts in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Twenty-eight forms, from the letter A to Z plus the exclamation mark and the question mark, are hidden all over the Hisui region. They do not move around and have no favorite food: they are the only wild Pokémon in the game in that situation. You have to find them one by one, following clues the game writes into the research notes. This page gives the exact location of all 28 forms, area by area, along with how to spot them.
How to unlock the hunt
The Unown quest is triggered the first time you come back from the Solaceon Ruins, in the Crimson Mirelands: an Unown interrupts you and then flies off, and Professor Laventon adds the Unown research notes to your Pokédex. These notes track the number of forms you have caught and give a hint about the location of the next one. When you come across an Unown, throw a Poké Ball: if it escapes, leave the area and come back to make it reappear.
Unown.
Once you have caught all 28 forms, Unown also appear at the Solaceon Ruins and during Massive Mass Outbreaks; you can then catch more of them, including Alpha or shiny ones. For how Massive Mass Outbreaks work, see mass outbreaks and Massive Mass Outbreaks.
The 28 Unown, area by area
Obsidian Fieldlands (5 forms)
Form
Location
Where to look
E
Grueling Grove
on a lone tree in the middle of a pond in Grueling Grove
G
Obsidian Falls
at the very top of Obsidian Falls
I
Lake Verity
on the island in Lake Verity
S
Tidewater Dam
where branches and logs block the river
X
Grandtree Arena
by climbing the Grandtree
Avalugg.
Crimson Mirelands (5 forms)
Form
Location
Where to look
A
Diamond Settlement
in the Diamond Clan village, in the heart of the Crimson Mirelands
D
Golden Lowlands
in the Golden Lowlands, among the stumps and the ashes of a campfire
K
Shrouded Ruins
where stones are piled up in the Shrouded Ruins
M
Sludge Mound
on a fallen log in the mud of the Sludge Mound
V
Scarlet Bog
on a dead tree in the Scarlet Bog
Cobalt Coastlands (5 forms)
Form
Location
Where to look
B
Firespit Island
on Firespit Island, looking up toward the volcano
N
Sand’s Reach
at Sand’s Reach, where two rock “horns” rise out of the sea
Q
Spring Path
near two twin trees, at the water’s edge
R
Veilstone Cape
near the grave that stands on Veilstone Cape
Z
Deadwood Haunt
near a shipwreck washed up on the sand
Coronet Highlands (5 forms)
Form
Location
Where to look
C
Celestica Ruins
on the crumbling pillars of the Celestica Ruins
F
Ancient Quarry
on a rocky outcrop above mud puddles in the Ancient Quarry
J
Ancient Quarry
in a nook of the Ancient Quarry
L
Wayward Cave
in a dead end of Wayward Cave, decorated with two waterfalls
P
Fabled Spring
among the flowers of the Fabled Spring
Alabaster Icelands (5 forms)
Form
Location
Where to look
O
Ice Column Chamber
in the Ice Column Chamber, among three columns of ice
T
Avalugg’s Legacy
looking down from the top of the big glacier
U
Heart’s Crag
near an Intriguing Stone overlooking the snowfields
Y
Icebound Falls
by climbing the frozen Icebound Falls
!
Snowfall Hot Spring
near a dead tree next to the hot springs
Jubilife Village (3 forms)
Form
Location
Where to look
H
Jubilife Village
at the village gate
W
Jubilife Village
up high, above the village
?
Jubilife Village
where laundry is hung out to dry, in the village’s homes
Tips to find them without spending all night
Start with the five areas in the order in which you unlock them: the number of forms is the same everywhere (five per area) and three remain in Jubilife Village.
Look up high: several Unown are on trees, cliffs or pillars. The right mount, such as Sneasler for climbing or Braviary for gliding, saves time. See our mounts and legendaries.
Bring plenty of Poké Balls: an Unown that escapes only comes back after a trip out of the area.
Sneasler.Braviary.
This hunt is optional and unrelated to story progression, but it completes the Unown Pokédex page. For other collections, see the 107 Wisps and the side requests.
