Medal (GO)

In Pokémon GO, there are a number of medals that the player can earn, each with four ranks: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum.

A player's progress for each medal is represented by a circular progress bar that shows how close they are to the medal's next rank. If the player already has a gold medal, their grand total will appear on a banner below the medal. Obtaining Pokémon by evolution, hatching Eggs, or trade also counts towards "catching" Pokémon for relevant medals.

With the exception of medals named after regions, Unown, Berry Master, and the ones pertaining to Team GO Rocket, medals are all named after Trainer classes.

List of medals

Standard medals

Some of these medals unlock Style items that players can then purchase with PokéCoins to customize their avatars. Rewards for each medal may vary depending on the player character's gender. Additionally, the Hero and Purifier medals award bonus Premier Balls after defeating a Team GO Rocket Grunt, with the amount increasing based these medals' ranks.

Medal	Task	Bronze	Silver	Gold	45px Platinum	Rewards
						Male	Female
Jogger	Walk ___ km.	10	100	1,000	10,000	Jogger Sunglasses Jogger Watch Jogger Visor Jogger Shorts Jogger Shoes Jogger Tank Top
Kanto	Register ___ Kanto region Pokémon in the Pokédex.	5	50	100	151	FireRed Backpack FireRed Wristbands FireRed Cap FireRed Pants FireRed Top FireRed Shoes	LeafGreen Backpack LeafGreen Wristbands LeafGreen Cap LeafGreen Skirt LeafGreen Top LeafGreen Shoes
Collector	Catch ___ Pokémon.	30	500	2,000	50,000
Scientist	Evolve ___ Pokémon.	3	20	200	2,000
Breeder	Hatch ___ Eggs.	10	100	500	2,500
Backpacker	Visit ___ PokéStops.	10	1,000	2,000	50,000
Sightseer	Visit ___ unique PokéStops.	45px 10	45px 100	45px 1,000	2,000
Fisher	Catch ___ big Magikarp.	3	50	300	1,000	Fisher Cap Fisher Pants Fisher Boots Fisher Vest
Battle Girl	Win ___ Gym battles.	10	100	1,000	4,000		Battle Girl Gloves Battle Girl Shorts Battle Girl Shoes Battle Girl Tank Top
Ace Trainer	Train ___ times.	10	100	1,000		Ace Pants Ace Boots Ace Vest	Ace Belt Ace Skirt Ace Boots Ace Vest
Youngster	Catch ___ tiny Rattata.	3	50	300	45px 1,000
Pikachu Fan	Catch ___ Pikachu.	3	50	300	1,000	Pikachu Fan Headband Pikachu Fan Shorts Pikachu Fan Shoes Pikachu Fan Shirt
Unown	Catch ___ Unown.*	3	10	26	28
Johto	Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Johto region to the Pokédex.	5	30	70	100	Johto Bag Johto Cap Johto Pants Johto Top Johto Shoes	Johto Bag Johto Cap Johto Pants Johto Top Johto Shoes Johto Socks
Champion	Win ___ raids.*	10	100	1,000	2,000
Battle Legend	Win ___ Legendary raids.	10	100	1,000	2,000
Berry Master	Feed ___ Berries at Gyms.	10	100	1,000	15,000
Gym Leader	Defend Gyms for ___ hours.	10	100	1,000	15,000	Gym Leader Gloves Team Gym Leader Shorts Team Gym Leader Shoes Team Gym Leader Top
Hoenn	Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Hoenn region to the Pokédex.	5	40	90	135
Pokémon Ranger	Complete ___ Field Research tasks.	10	100	1,000	2,500
Idol	Become Best Friends with ___ Trainer(s).	1	2	3	20
Gentleman	Trade ___ Pokémon.	10	100	1,000	2,500
Pilot	Earn ___ km across the distance of all Pokémon trades.	1,000	100,000	1,000,000	10,000,000
Sinnoh	Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Sinnoh region to the Pokédex.	5	30	80	107
Great League Veteran	Win ___ Trainer Battles in the Great League.	5	50	200	1,000	Ace Gloves Ace Earbud Veteran Pants	Ace Gloves Ace Visor Veteran Leggings
Ultra League Veteran	Win ___ Trainer Battles in the Ultra League.	5	50	200	1,000	Ace Top Veteran Jacket	Ace Long Top Veteran Coat
Master League Veteran	Win ___ Trainer Battles in the Master League.	5	50	200	1,000	Ace Shorts Ace Shoes Veteran Boots	Ace Shoes Veteran Boots
Cameraman	Have ___ surprise encounters in GO Snapshot.	10	50	200	400
Unova	Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Unova region to the Pokédex.	5	50	100	156
Purifier	Purify ___ Shadow Pokémon.	5	50	500	1,000	+1 after Team GO Rocket Battles +2 after Team GO Rocket Battles +3 after Team GO Rocket Battles
Hero	Defeat ___ Team GO Rocket members.	10	100	1,000	2,000	+1 after Team GO Rocket Battles +2 after Team GO Rocket Battles +3 after Team GO Rocket Battles
Ultra Hero	Defeat Giovanni ___ time(s).	1	5	20	50	Giovanni Pants Giovanni Shoes Giovanni Shirt Giovanni Gloves
Best Buddy	Have ___ Best Buddy(ies).	1	10	100	200
Wayfarer	Earn ___ Wayfarer Agreements.	50	500	1,000	1,500
Successor	Mega Evolve a Pokémon ___ times.	1	50	500	1,000
Mega Evolution Guru	Mega Evolve ___ different species of Pokémon.	1	24	36	46
Rising Star	Defeat ___ different species of Pokémon in raids.	2	10	50	150
Rising Star Duo	Win ___ raids with a friend.	10	100	1,000	2,000
Triathlete	Achieve a Pokémon catch streak or PokéStop spin streak of seven days ___ times.	1	10	50	100
Picnicker	Use a Lure Module to help another Trainer catch ___ Pokémon.	5	25	500	2,500
Kalos	Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Kalos region to the Pokédex.	5	25	50	72
Friend Finder	Refer ___ Trainers.	45px 1	45px 10	45px 20	45px 50
Raid Expert	Made the Raid Battle Trainer Achievements screen ___ times.	45px 1	45px 50	45px 200	45px 500
Galar	Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Galar region to the Pokédex.	5	25	50	89
Hisui	Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Hisui region to the Pokédex.	45px 1	45px 3	45px 5	45px 7
Tiny Pokémon Collector	Catch ___ XXS Pokémon.	45px 5	45px 25	45px 100	45px 500
Jumbo Pokémon Collector	Catch ___ XXL Pokémon.	45px 5	45px 25	45px 100	45px 500
Vivillon Collector	Collect Vivillon from all over the world.	45px 1	45px 5	45px 10	45px 18

Type-specific medals

Since October 10, 2016, type-specific medals provide capture bonuses against wild Pokémon of that type. Bronze medals provide +1, silver medals provide +2, gold medals provide +3, platinum medals provide +4. If a Pokémon has two types, the bonus is the average of the medals for each of its types.

Medal	Task	Bronze	Silver	Gold	45px Platinum
Schoolkid	Catch ___ Normal-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Black Belt	Catch ___ Fighting-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Bird Keeper	Catch ___ Flying-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Punk Girl	Catch ___ Poison-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Ruin Maniac	Catch ___ Ground-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Hiker	Catch ___ Rock-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Bug Catcher	Catch ___ Bug-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Hex Maniac	Catch ___ Ghost-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Rail Staff*	Catch ___ Steel-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Kindler	Catch ___ Fire-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Swimmer	Catch ___ Water-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Gardener	Catch ___ Grass-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Rocker	Catch ___ Electric-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Psychic	Catch ___ Psychic-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Skier	Catch ___ Ice-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Dragon Tamer	Catch ___ Dragon-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Delinquent	Catch ___ Dark-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500
Fairy Tale Girl	Catch ___ Fairy-type Pokémon.	10	50	200	2,500

Special medals

These special medals can only be obtained by attending some real-life Pokémon GO events or participating in Ticketed Special Research.

Medal		Availability	Info
	Pokémon GO Fest 2017	Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 22, 2017	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: City Date
	Pikachu Outbreak 2017	Yokohama, Japan, August 2017	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: City Month
	Pokémon GO Safari Zone - Europe 2017	France, Spain & Germany, September 16, 2017 Czech Republic & Denmark, October 7, 2017 Sweden, October 14, 2017	Account can have 1x medal per event location. Medal text includes: Continent Date
	Pokémon GO Fest 2018	Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 14 - 15, 2018	Only 1x medal per account (under normal circumstances). Medal text includes: Admission type City Date Start location
	Special Weekend in Japan 2018 Special Weekend in South Korea 2018 Special Weekend in Japan 2019	Japan, July 26 - 29, 2018 South Korea, July 29, 2018 Japan, February 23, 2019 Japan, April 6–7, 2019	Account can have 1x medal per day of event. Medal text includes: Country Date
	Safari Zone Yokosuka	Yokosuka, Japan, August 29 - September 2, 2018	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: City Date
	Safari Zone Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre, Brazil, January 25 - 27, 2019	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: City Date
	Safari Zone Sentosa	Singapore, April 18 - 22, 2019	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: City Date
	Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago	Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 13 - 16, 2019	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: Admission type City Date Start location
	Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Dortmund	Dortmund, Germany, July 4 - 7, 2019	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: Admission type City Date
	Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan, August 6 - 12, 2019	Only 1x medal per account Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date
	Safari Zone Montreal	Montreal, September 18 - 22, 2019	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date
	EX Raid Boss Introduction: A Colossal Discovery A Drive to Investigate Community Day: Investigating Illusions Special Weekend 2020 - 2021 Other research: Tap... Tap... Tappity-Tap... Partner Research: Sushiro Partner Research: Tully's Partner Research: Yoshinoya Partner Research: Odakyu Partner Research: Don Quijote Partner Research: Softbank Team Building: Great League Partner Research: Verizon Partner Research: FamilyMart	EX Raid Boss Introduction: A Colossal Discovery: Worldwide, November 2, 2019, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. local time A Drive to Investigate: Worldwide, March 20, 2020, 8 a.m. - March 26, 2020 10 p.m. local time Community Day: Investigating Illusions: Worldwide, March 15, 2020, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. local time (formally) Investigating Illusions: Worldwide, April 25, 2020, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. local time (global replacement event) Special Weekend 2020 - 2021: Japan, November 7–8, 2020, 11 a.m - 2 p.m. Mexico, November 7, 2020, 11 a.m - 2 p.m. USA, November 7–8, 2020, 11 a.m - 2 p.m. Japan, May 29, 2021, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mexico, May 29, 2021, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. USA, May 29, 2021, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Japan, December 10–12, 2021, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mexico, December 11, 2021, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Other research: Tap... Tap... Tappity-Tap...: Worldwide, December 19, 2020 - December 20, 2020 Partner Research: Sushiro: Japan, April 7, 2022, until quantities run out or end of Season of Alola Partner Research: Tully's: Japan, April 18, 2022, to May 15, 2022 Partner Research: Yoshinoya: Japan, April 25, 2022, to May 31, 2022 Partner Research: Odakyu: Japan, June 14, 2022, to July 18, 2022 Partner Research: Don Quijote: Japan, June 10, 2022, to August 12, 2022 Partner Research: Softbank: Japan, August 2, 2022, to August 28, 2022 Team Building: Great League: Worldwide, August 18, 2022, to August 21, 2022 Partner Research: Verizon: USA, September 1, 2022, to November 30, 2022 Partner Research: FamilyMart: Japan, September 13, 2022, to October 10, 2022	Account can have 1x medal per event. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit month-year label. EX Raid Boss Introduction: A Colossal Discovery: medal text includes date of the event (formally had no text). A Drive to Investigate: medal text includes start date and end date of the event. Community Day medals text includes date of the event. Special Weekend 2020 - 2021 medal text includes date of the event and name of sponsor(s). Other research: Tap... Tap... Tappity-Tap...: medal text includes start date and end date of the event. Partner Research: medal text includes "<season name> Partner Research: <partner>" Team Building: Great League medal text includes "Team-building Exercise - Great League 2022 Pokémon World Championships, Bonus Timed Research"
45px	Safari Zone St Louis	St Louis, Missouri, USA, March 27 - 29, 2020 (formally) Worldwide, March 27 - 29, 2020 (global replacement event) St Louis, Missouri, USA & Worldwide, November 12 - 14, 2021 (2021 replacement event)	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date
45px	Safari Zone Liverpool	Liverpool, UK, April 17 - 19, 2020 (formally) Worldwide, April 17 - 19, 2020 (global replacement event) Liverpool, UK & Worldwide, October 15 - 17, 2021 (2021 replacement event)	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date
45px	Safari Zone Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 8 - 10, 2020 (formally) Worldwide, May 8 - 10, 2020 (global replacement event) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA & Worldwide, October 29 - 31, 2021 (2021 replacement event)	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date
45px	City Explorer Pass	Safari Zone Liverpool: Liverpool, UK, April 17 - 19, 2020 (formally) Worldwide, April 17 - 19, 2020 (global replacement event) Safari Zone Philadelphia: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 8 - 10, 2020 (formally) Worldwide, May 8 - 10, 2020 (global replacement event)	Only for eligible accounts with City Explorer pass. Account can have 1x medal per location of event. Medal text includes: City Year
45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2020	Worldwide, July 25 - 26, 2020	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: Global Date range Year
45px	City Spotlight 2020	November 22, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time: Kyoto, Japan (cancelled) Busan, Korea Auckland, New Zealand Tainan, Taiwan	Account can have 1x medal per event. Medal text includes: City Day of the Month Year
45px 45px	Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto	Worldwide, February 20, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time	Account can only have 1x medal for this event as both medals are mutually exclusive to each other. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit month-year label. Medal text includes: Global Date
45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2021	Worldwide, July 17 - 18, 2021	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: Global Date range Year
45px 45px	Pokémon GO Tour: Johto	Worldwide, February 26, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time	Account can only have 1x medal for this event as both medals are mutually exclusive to each other. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: Global Date
45px	Pokémon GO Tour: Live	February 27, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time: Adu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (cancelled) Monterrey, Mexico Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Only 1x medal per account per event. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Country Date
45px	Pokémon Air Adventures: Okinawa 2022	Okinawa, Japan, May 7–8, 2022	Only 1x medal per account per event. Medal text includes: Pokémon Air Adventures: <location>
45px	Safari Zone Seville 2022	Seville, Spain, May 13–15, 2022	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit month.day label. Medal text includes: Pokémon GO Safari Zone
45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2022	Worldwide, June 4–5, 2022	Only 1x medal per account. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label Medal text includes: Global June 4–5, 2022 and August 27, 2022
45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Berlin	Berlin, Germany, July 1–3, 2022	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: City Date Admission type
45px 45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2022—Park Experience	Seattle, United States, July 22–24, 2022 Sapporo Japan, August 5–7, 2022	Only 1x medal per account per city. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date Morning or Afternoon
45px 45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2022—City Experience	Seattle, United States, July 22–24, 2022 Sapporo, Japan, August 5–7, 2022	Only 1x medal per account per city. Medal text includes: City Date Morning or Afternoon
45px 45px 45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2022—Raid Lover	Berlin, Germany, July 1–3, 2022 Seattle, United States, July 22–24, 2022 Sapporo, Japan, August 5–7, 2022	Only 1x medal per account per city. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date
45px 45px 45px	Pokémon GO Fest 2022—Raid Lover	Berlin, Germany, July 1–3, 2022 Seattle, United States, July 22–24, 2022 Sapporo Japan, August 5–7, 2022	Only 1x medal per account per city. Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label. Medal text includes: City Date
45px	Safari Zone Goyang 2022	Goyang, South Korea, September 23 - 25, 2022	Only 1x medal per account. Medal text includes: City Date

Other medals

Medal		Task
45px	Legacy 40	Achieve level 40 by December 31, 2020.
45px	Elite Collector	Complete Collection Challenges.
45px	Professor's Research	Obtained the exclusive Professor Willow trading card.

As of January 05, 2021, the Elite Collector medal function differently from the other standard medals. It comes in gold and lists all completed Collection Challenge with date of completion. The number of completed collections is shown on the center of the medal.

As of July 1, 2021, it is possible to register unique 16 digit code found on some TCG cards to get exclusive Special Research and medal. The first of those cards are Professor Willow's. Those medals come in gold.

Updates

• As a result of the Gym update in June 2017, the Ace Trainer medal was retired from play, as the feature was no longer available. On December 13, 2018, it was reactivated, with a new objective of training against Professor Willow's assistants in battles.
• Upon the release of the Hoenn medal, the Johto medal was updated to reflect the design of the Johto Pokédex.
• The Cameraman medal was added on February 25, 2019, in conjunction with the release of Smeargle.
• The Hero and Purification medals were added on July 22, 2019, in conjunction with the release of Team GO Rocket invasions.
• The Ultra Hero medal was added on November 7, 2019, in conjunction with the release of Special Research Looming in the Shadows.
• The Best Buddy medal was added on March 4, 2020.
• The Wayfarer medal was added on June 8, 2020.
• The Successor and Mega Evolution Guru medals were added on August 27, 2020, with the release of Mega Raids worldwide.
• The Rising Star, Triathlete, and Picnicker medals were added on November 19, 2020, with the start of the Australian test of the GO Beyond features.
• The Sightseer, Rising Star Duo and Kalos medals were added on November 30, 2020, with the release of the GO Beyond features.
• The Legacy 40 medal was added on December 01, 2020.
• The Elite Collector medal was added on January 05, 2021 with the release of Collection Challenges.
• The Elite Collector medal was moved ahead of the Standard Medals on February 02, 2021. Prior to this date, it was listed after the Standard Medals.
• The Kanto Tour Green Version and the Kanto Tour Red Version medals were added on February 4, 2021.
• The Friend Finder medal was added on March 17, 2021, with the start of the Australian test of this feature.
• The Raid Expert medal was added on June 25, 2021.
• The Galar medal was added on August 18, 2021.
• The Hisui medal was added on August 27, 2022.
• The Tiny and Jumbo Pokémon Collector medals were added on December 8, 2022.
• The Vivillon Collector medal was added on December 15, 2022.

Trivia

• The Gentleman medal being related to trading is possibly a reference to the anime episode Battle Aboard the St. Anne, where Ash temporarily trades his Butterfree for a Gentleman's Raticate, before changing his mind and reversing the trade.

References

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