Okay so you want an Unown? Those weird floating letter Pokemon? Man, that was a headache to figure out. Let me walk you through my mess.
Thinking it was simple RNG nonsense
First I tried what usually works for rares. Wasted like three weeks walking around parks and downtown clicking every single spawn. Zero Unowns. Total joke. Even used insanely sticky lures at night – still zilch. Felt like the game was laughing at me.
Asking around like a lost puppy
Finally caved and asked my local raid group chat. Got roasted hard. “Bro Unown doesn’t spawn wild dummy” – that’s when it clicked. All those months of scanning nearby were pointless. Felt so damn stupid.
Grinding events like crazy
Turns out Unown ONLY shows up during special crap:
- Go Fest/Road: Last year’s had U D O R letters spawning everywhere
- Comic-Con collabs: Got C O M I during that virtual con event
- Raid Days: Random letters pop up in 1-star raids sometimes
My actual success story
Bookmarked Niantic’s event calendar religiously. When “Pokemon Go Safari Zone: Singapore” hit globally, I set alarms. Spammed incense for three hours straight. Clicked until my thumb hurt. Finally got like six different letters rattling around in my storage.
Big takeaways for anyone trying:
- Stop looking outside events. You’ll get old waiting.
- Twitter alerts save lives. Follow @PokemonGoApp for announcements.
- Stockpile coins. Remote raid passes and incense burn fast during Unown windows.
Still missing that damn Q letter though. The grind never ends.