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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Unown's appearances are corruptions of the modern {{wp|Latin alphabet}}, as well as the exclamation mark (!) and the question mark (?), while the G form of Unown is based on a double-story lowercase {{wp|G}}. The shapes of the Unown are used like graphic symbols in the [[Pokémon world]], although in [[Hoenn]] and the [[Sevii Islands]], their place is taken by {{wp|Braille}}. | Unown's appearances are corruptions of the modern {{wp|Latin alphabet}}, as well as the exclamation mark (!) and the question mark (?), while the G form of Unown is based on a double-story lowercase {{wp|G}}. The shapes of the Unown are used like graphic symbols in the [[Pokémon world]], although in [[Hoenn]] and the [[Sevii Islands]], their place is taken by {{wp|Braille}}. Unown being weak alone and strong together may be inspired by the idea that a single letter can not convey much information, but many letters forming a sentence can communicate a hypothetically infinite number of interpretations and ideas. | ||
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