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Pokémon Power ⇢ [Metal]
Whenever a {M} Pokémon damages 1 of your Pokémon, reduce that damage by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). This power stops working if you have more than 1 Unown M in play. (This power works even if Unown M is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.)
{P} → Hidden Power : 10
· Unown rule: You may have up to 4 Basic Pokémon cards in your deck with Unown in their names.
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Warnock 2022
Here’s an interesting factoid: some Neo-era Unowns have Pokemon Powers that stay active through special conditions, much like Abilities do from Gen 5-present.
Others (like this one here) shut down when Unown gets asleep/confused/paralyzed. I imagine it’s a “nerfing” effect applied to stronger Pokemon Powers?
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It doesn’t seem like any of the Neo-era Unown Powers stop working if they’re affected by a Special Condition.
More notably, this is one of the 3 Unown Powers that WOTC appears to have deliberately mistranslated, as per the conversation on Unown D and, prior to that, TCGOne’s errata list¹. (The three are Unown M, Unown D, and Unown N.)
¹ https://forum.tcgone.net/t/wotc-erratas-complete-list/9383
Warnock 2022
Oh, you’re right–I misread the last sentence! Very consistent that they *all* stay active through special conditions.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unown_(TCG)