Medals

Earning a bronze medal for registering five unique Pokémon to the Pokédex

Medals are in-game achievements Trainers earn for reaching certain gameplay milestones. A Trainer's medals are displayed on their profile page. When a Trainer earns a medal, an animated pop-up displays in the Map View, similar to the one when a Trainer levels up.

Each medal has four tiers: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Some medals award Trainers with extra bonuses when they are earned, such as an increased chance of successfully catching certain Pokémon types or unlocking wardrobe pieces for purchase.

List of medals

A Trainer's medals are split into two sections: general milestones and catching specific Pokémon types. Medals are first sorted in order of tier. Medals at the same tier are then usually sorted by the order in which the related mechanic was added to the game.

General medals

The first section displays medals for general tasks and milestones. These include catching Pokémon, battling in Gyms, challenging other Trainers or Team GO Rocket, and completing each regional Pokédex.

Most of these medals are initially hidden until the player begins progressing them towards the bronze tier. The following medals will always appear even if the player has made no progress on them: Jogger, Collector, Scientist, Breeder, Backpacker, Battle Girl, Ace Trainer and Best Buddy.

Name	Requirement	None	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Jogger	Kilometers walked		10	100	1,000	10,000
Kanto	Kanto Pokédex entries registered		5	50	100	151
Collector	Pokémon caught		30	500	2,000	50,000
Scientist	Pokémon evolved		3	20	200	2,000
Breeder	Pokémon Eggs hatched		10	100	500	2,500
Backpacker	PokéStops visited		100	1,000	2,000	50,000
Sightseer	Unique PokéStops visited		10	100	1,000	2,000
Fisher	Big (>1 meter) Magikarp caught		3	50	300	1,000
Battle Girl	Gym Battles won		10	100	1,000	4,000
Ace Trainer	Team Leader Battles won		10	100	1,000	2,000
Youngster	Tiny (<1 kg) Rattata caught		3	50	300	1,000
Pikachu Fan	Pikachu caught		3	50	300	1,000
Unown	Unique Unown caught		3	10	26	28
Johto	Johto Pokédex entries registered		5	30	70	100
Champion	Non-legendary Raid Battles won		10	100	1,000	2,000
Battle Legend	Legendary Raid Battles won		10	100	1,000	2,000
Berry Master	Berries fed at Gyms		10	100	1,000	15,000
Gym Leader	Hours of defending Gyms		10	100	1,000	15,000
Hoenn	Hoenn Pokédex entries registered		5	40	90	135
Pokémon Ranger	Field Research tasks completed		10	100	1000	2,500
Idol	Become Best Friends with Trainers		1	2	3	20
Gentleman	Pokémon trades		10	100	1,000	2,500
Pilot	Earned km across the distance of all Pokémon trades		1,000	100,000	1,000,000	10,000,000
Sinnoh	Sinnoh Pokédex entries registered		5	30	80	107
Great League Veteran	Win Trainer Battles in the Great League		5	50	200	1,000
Ultra League Veteran	Win Trainer Battles in the Ultra League		5	50	200	1,000
Master League Veteran	Win Trainer Battles in the Master League		5	50	200	1,000
Cameraman	GO Snapshot photobombs		10	50	200	400
Unova	Unova Pokédex entries registered		5	50	100	156
Purifier	Shadow Pokémon purified		5	50	500	1,000
Hero	Defeat Team GO Rocket members		10	100	1,000	2,000
Ultra Hero	Defeat the Team GO Rocket Boss		1	5	20	50
Best Buddy	Have Buddy Pokémon at Best Buddy level		1	10	100	200
Wayfarer	Earn Wayfarer agreements		50	500	1000	1500
Kalos	Kalos Pokédex entries registered		5	25	50	72
Triathlete	Complete 7-day streaks		1	10	50	100
Rising Star	Unique Raid bosses defeated		2	10	50	150
Rising Star Duo	Raids won with a friend		10	100	1,000	2,000
Picnicker	Pokémon caught by other Trainers at your PokéStop Lures		5	25	500	2,500
Successor	Mega Evolve Pokémon		1	50	500	1,000
Mega Evolution Guru	Mega Evolve unique Pokémon		1	24	36	46
Friend Finder	Refer other Trainers		1	10	20	50
Galar unreleased	Galar Pokédex entries registered

Pokémon types

The second section displays medals for catching Pokémon with different types. Each medal corresponds to a specific type. Catching a dual-type Pokémon contributes progress towards both medals of the Pokémon's two types.

These medals all share the same catch requirements:

• 10 catches for a type's bronze medal,
• 50 catches for a type's silver medal,
• 200 catches for a type's gold medal, and
• 2,500 catches for a type's platinum medal.

Earning a new tier for a type's medal increases the Trainer's capture rate for Pokémon of that type by 10%. If a Pokémon has two types, the game will average the catch bonus trainer has for those two types.

Name	Requirement	None	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Bug Catcher	Bug-type caught
Delinquent	Dark-type caught
Dragon Tamer	Dragon-type caught
Rocker	Electric-type caught
Fairy-Tale Girl	Fairy-type caught
Black Belt	Fighting-type caught
Kindler	Fire-type caught
Bird Keeper	Flying-type caught
Hex Maniac	Ghost-type caught
Gardener	Grass-type caught
Ruin Maniac	Ground-type caught
Skier	Ice-type caught
Schoolkid	Normal-type caught
Punk Girl	Poison-type caught
Psychic	Psychic-type caught
Hiker	Rock-type caught
Rail Staff	Steel-type caught
Swimmer	Water-type caught

Exclusive medals

These medals are exclusive and were only obtainable during their event.

Name	Description	Event	Medal
Pokémon GO Fest	Chicago, July 22, 2017	Pokémon GO Fest 2017
Pikachu Outbreak 2017	Yokohama, August 2017	Pokémon GO Park
GO Safari Zone - Europe 2017	Europe, September 16, 2017	Pokémon GO Safari Zone
Pokémon GO Fest 2018	Chicago, July 14–15, 2018	Pokémon GO Fest 2018
Pokémon GO Special Weekend	Japan and S. Korea, July 26–29, 2018	Pokémon GO Special Weekend
Safari Zone Yokosuka	Yokosuka, August 29–September 2, 2018	Safari Zone Yokosuka
Safari Zone Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre, January 25–27, 2019	Safari Zone Porto Alegre
Safari Zone Sentosa	Sentosa, April 18–22, 2019	Safari Zone Sentosa
Pokémon GO Fest—Chicago 2019	Chicago, June 13–16, 2019	Pokémon GO Fest 2019
Pokémon GO Fest—Dortmund 2019	Dortmund, July 4–7, 2019	Pokémon GO Fest 2019
Pokémon GO Fest—Yokohama 2019	Yokohama, August 6–12, 2019	Pokémon GO Fest 2019
Safari Zone Montreal	Montreal, September 20–22, 2019	Safari Zone Montreal
Pokémon GO Fest	Global, July 25 - 26, 2020	Pokémon GO Fest 2020
Safari Zone St. Louis	Global, March 27–29, 2020	Safari Zone St. Louis
Safari Zone Liverpool	Global, April 17–19, 2020	Safari Zone Liverpool
Safari Zone Philadelphia	Global, May 8–10, 2020	Safari Zone Philadelphia
City Explorer Pass	Global, April 17–19, 2020 Global, May 8–10, 2020	Safari Zone Liverpool Safari Zone Philadelphia
Legacy 40	Global, December 31, 2020	Given to Trainers achieving level 40
Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto (green version)	Global, February 20, 2021	Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto
Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto (red version)	Global, February 20, 2021	Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto

Medal for Ticketed Research

There are exclusive medals for Ticketed Special Researches, including:

• A Colossal Discovery
• A Drive to Investigate
• Investigating Illusions
• Tap... Tap... Tappity-Tap...

These medals are inscribed with a 4 digit month-year label.

Elite Collector Medal

Elite Collector medal

Elite Collector medal registers how many Collection Challenges were completed by the trainer. The quantity is inscribed in the medal.

Main article: Collection Challenge

Rewards

For acquiring certain medals, mainly specific-type Pokémon related medals, there are some bonus rewards on each achieved level of such medal.

Catch bonus

Described in above.

Avatar items

Example avatar item locked until Medal tier is achieved.

Twelve medals for general actions grant trainers having them with special avatar items themed for each name of medal. These medals are:

• Jogger,
• Battle Girl,
• Fisher,
• Gym Leader,
• Pikachu Fan,
• Ace Trainer,
• Great League Veteran,
• Ultra League Veteran,
• Master League Veteran,
• Kanto,
• Johto
• and Ultra Hero.

Achieving higher tier of each medal unlocks more purchasable clothing for trainers.

Jogger and Fisher unlock only-male avatar clothes when Battle Girl unlocks only-female avatar clothes, therefore depending on which gender of avatar is currently chosen these wardrobe pieces are displayed in rewards section of medal in its detail view. Thus, if avatar is male there are no rewards for Battle Girl medal and if avatar is female there are no displayed rewards for Fisher nor Jogger medals.

Medal tier	Male avatar items	Female avatar items
Jogger
Bronze medal	Jogger Sunglasses Jogger Watch Jogger Visor
Silver medal	Jogger Shorts Jogger Shoes
Gold medal	Jogger Tank Top
Battle Girl
Bronze medal		Battle Girl Gloves
Silver medal		Battle Girl Shorts Battle Girl Shoes
Gold medal		Battle Girl Tank Top
Fisher
Bronze medal	Fisher Cap
Silver medal	Fisher Shorts Fisher Shoes
Gold medal	Fisher Tank Top
Gym Leader
Bronze medal	Gym Leader Gloves	Gym Leader Gloves
Silver medal	Gym Leader Shorts Gym Leader Shoes	Gym Leader Shorts Gym Leader Shoes
Gold medal	Gym Leader Shirt	Gym Leader Shirt
Pikachu Fan
Bronze medal	Pikachu Fan Headband	Pikachu Fan Headband
Silver medal	Pikachu Fan Shorts Pikachu Fan Shoes	Pikachu Fan Shorts Pikachu Fan Shoes
Gold medal	Pikachu Fan Shirt	Pikachu Fan Shirt
Ace Trainer
Bronze medal	Ace Pants	Ace Skirt Ace Belt
Silver medal	Ace Boots	Ace Boots
Gold medal	Ace Vest	Ace Vest
Great League Veteran
Silver medal	Ace Gloves Ace Earbud	Ace Gloves Ace Visor
Gold medal	Veteran Pants	Veteran Leggings
Ultra League Veteran
Silver medal	Ace Top	Ace Long Top
Gold medal	Veteran Jacket	Veteran Coat
Master League Veteran
Silver medal	Ace Shorts Ace Shoes	Ace Shoes
Gold medal	Veteran Boots	Veteran Boots
Kanto
Bronze medal	FireRed Backpack FireRed Wristbands FireRed Cap FireRed Pants FireRed Top FireRed Shoes	LeafGreen Backpack LeafGreen Wristbands LeafGreen Cap LeafGreen Skirt LeafGreen Top LeafGreen Shoes
Johto
Bronze medal	Johto Bag Johto Cap Johto Pants Johto Top Johto Shoes	Johto Bag Johto Cap Johto Pants Johto Top Johto Shoes Johto Socks
Ultra Hero
Silver medal	Giovanni Pants Giovanni Shoes	Giovanni Pants Giovanni Shoes
Gold medal	Giovanni Shirt Giovanni Gloves	Giovanni Shirt Giovanni Gloves

Premier Balls

Tiers of Purifier and Hero medals count towards the number of bonus Premier Balls given in Shadow Pokémon rescue mission.

Trivia

The original Pokémon type medals

• The medals for catching a certain number of each Pokémon type were originally generic bronze, silver, and gold medals. Version 0.41.2 replaced them with new medals that showed the corresponding Pokémon type in the medal itself. The generic medals have remained unused since then.
• The Ace Trainer medal was originally obtainable by training Pokémon in team-owned Gyms. Training was removed during the Gym rework. This medal was made available again when Trainer Battles were introduced.
  • The medal was still shown in game, keeping the progress when it was unavailable.
• Before the introduction of Team GO Rocket Leaders, the Hero medal description said "Defeat Team GO Rocket Grunts".
• Most of medals are named after Trainer Classes from the main game series.
  • Fisher and Rail Staff were previously called Fisherman and Depot Agent. The names were updated in mid-January 2020 corresponding to changes in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

External links

• Pokémon GO Support – Leveling Up & Earning Medals