PS354

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Knowledge of the Unown I/VS Unown I

VS アンノーン I

VS Unknown I

Info

Shogakukan full volume	Ch. 354 in Vol. 31
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 17 in Vol. 2
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Solaceon Town Pokémon News Press Solaceon Ruins

Knowledge of the Unown I/VS Unown I (Japanese: VS アンノーン I VS Unknown I) is the 354th chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Drifblim drops off Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum at Solaceon Town, then flies away to return to Fantina. As the three are discussing the next route to take to Mt. Coronet, they suddenly hear the snap of a camera and see someone run off into the distance. Platinum is unnerved, questioning the protection of Diamond and Pearl, whom she still believes are her bodyguards. Angered, Pearl chases after the photographer, leading the three to the Pokémon News Press.

Rushing inside, the group stumbles into a Cowgirl carrying newspapers, causing them to scatter everywhere. Pearl is infuriated to see a photo of himself and the other two on the front page. When Pearl yells at the Cowgirl for taking their photo without permission, her father enters the room and claims responsibility for the photo. He explains that he was actually taking a picture of two small figures floating above the three. He shows the image of the figures to Platinum, and she identifies them as Unown.

Platinum walks off to research the Unown with the newspaper editors as Diamond and Pearl head outside to practice their comedy routine. When the two finish, they call out to Platinum through the window. She turns around to see a D-shaped and a P-shaped Unown floating just above Diamond and Pearl’s heads. Platinum alerts them, causing the two to panic. After they understand that the Unown are not hostile, Diamond and Pearl realize that they are attempting to communicate with them. The Unown nudge Diamond and Pearl in a certain direction, and Platinum decides to follow them.

The Unown lead the three to a cave. Inside, Platinum draws their attention to a set of glyphs on the wall. Translating the glyphs, Platinum learns that the Unown have brought them to the Solaceon Ruins.

Major events

• Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum arrive in Solaceon Town.
• Fantina's Drifblim returns to her Trainer.
• The trio meet the D and P shaped Unown.
• The group enters the Solaceon Ruins.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

	Spoilers end here.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Gastrodon (East Sea)

Characters

Humans

• Diamond
• Pearl
• Platinum
• Professor Rowan (flashback)
• Mr. Berlitz (flashback)
• Belle & Pa

Pokémon

• Munchlax (Lax; Diamond's)
• Grotle (Tru/Wig; Diamond's)
• Chatot (Chatler/Chahiko; Pearl's)
• Monferno (Chimler/Chimhiko; Pearl's)
• Ponyta (Platinum's)
• Prinplup (Platinum's)
• Drifblim (Fantina's)
• Gastrodon (Pa's)
• Unown (×2; D and P)

Trivia

Errors

• In the Chuang Yi version, when Diamond and Pearl are looking through the window, the two Unown above them are not mirrored, to keep their appearance as letters. In the next page, Diamond and Pearl are not mirrored as well, looking like the two boys suddenly switched places.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 未知圖騰I (Taiwan) VS 未知图腾I (Mainland China)
French		De mystérieuses inscriptions
Korean		VS 안농 I
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Unown I
Vietnamese		VS Unknown I - Tòa soạn báo và những kí tự kì bí

← PS353 : Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra II

Diamond & Pearl arc

PS355 : Knowledge of the Unown II →

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.