Trainer Card level

File:Trainer card Black White.png

The green Trainer card in Pokémon Black and White

Trainer stars are stars that appear on the Trainer card when the player has completed an in-game task, such as entering the Hall of Fame or completing the Pokédex. The Trainer card will change immediately on this task's completion, and the player will never be notified; they must notice the difference in their Trainer card when they next check it. The Trainer card will change color when each star is obtained, and the stars can be earned in any order after the game has been started.

Trainer stars were introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and appear in all Generation III and Generation IV games. Though the achievements and colors differ slightly between Ruby and Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen, and Emerald, when linked players view each other's cards the color will be consistent for Generation III games—a Trainer from FireRed and LeafGreen with one star will be said to all players to have a Green card, while a Trainer from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald with one star will be said to all players to have a Bronze card. In the Generation IV games, however, color is consistent from the point of view of the game: a Trainer from HeartGold and SoulSilver who has three stars will be seen as a Silver card from the point of view of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, although from HeartGold and SoulSilver's perspective the Trainer card is a Violet card. Likewise, the Sinnoh badge case, if the Trainer card viewed is that of a HeartGold or SoulSilver game, will always be empty.

While Trainer stars themselves do not appear in Pokémon Black and White, the Trainer card still changes color with the completion of certain tasks.

Although the Trainer stars and color changes are for the most part aesthetic, certain NPCs like the Pokémon Center Nurse change their greetings to acknowledge the player's achievement of obtaining 4 or 5 stars.

Details

Ruby and Sapphire

Green	Bronze	Copper	Silver	Gold
Stars to obtain
Get a record in the Hall of Fame Complete the Hoenn Pokédex, excluding Jirachi and Deoxys Win all Master Rank Pokémon Contests Defeat 50 Trainers in a row in the Battle Tower

FireRed and LeafGreen

Blue	Green	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Stars to obtain
Get a record in the Hall of Fame Complete the Kanto Pokédex, excluding Mew Complete the National Pokédex, excluding Mew, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Celebi, Jirachi, and Deoxys Jump 200 times in Pokémon Jump and get 200 Berries in Dodrio Berry Picking

Emerald

Green	Bronze	Copper	Silver	Gold
Stars to obtain
Get a record in the Hall of Fame Complete the Hoenn Pokédex, excluding Jirachi and Deoxys Win all Master Rank Pokémon Contests Win all Gold Symbols from the Battle Frontier

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

Red	Blue	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Black
Stars to obtain
Get a record in the Hall of Fame Complete the National Pokédex, excluding Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus Win one Master Rank Pokémon Super Contest Obtain the Platinum flag in the Underground Defeat 100 Trainers in a row in the Battle Tower

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Normal	Cobalt	Olive	Violet	Gray	Black
Stars to obtain
Get a record in the Hall of Fame Complete the National Pokédex, excluding Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus Beat records in all 10 Pokéathlon events Show a Pokémon with five Shiny Leaves to Ethan/Lyra Defeat 100 Trainers in a row in the Battle Tower

Black and White

Normal	Violet	Red	Silver	Gold	Black
					White
Achievements to complete
Defeat Ghetsis and Team Plasma Complete the National Pokédex, excluding Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect Collect all 100 Pokémon Musical Props Obtain all 33 Entralink pass powers Defeat both Ingo and Emmet on the Super Single and Super Double lines on the Battle Subway

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.