Medal (GO)

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A medal (Japanese: メダル medal) is earned for each of several achievements in Pokémon GO. Each medal has 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.

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
File:Platinum Medal Pokémon GO.png
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 Bag
LeafGreen Wristbands
LeafGreen Hat
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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
10
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100
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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 Shoes
Ace Vest
Youngster Catch ___ tiny Rattata.
3

50

300

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
Gym Leader Shorts
Gym Leader Shoes
Gym Leader Top
Gym Leader Gloves
Gym Leader Skirt
Gym Leader Shoes
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 Boots
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 Premier Ball after Team GO Rocket Battles
+2 Premier Ball after Team GO Rocket Battles
+3 Premier Ball after Team GO Rocket Battles
Hero Defeat ___ Team GO Rocket members.
10

100

1,000

2,000
+1 Premier Ball after Team GO Rocket Battles
+2 Premier Ball after Team GO Rocket Battles
+3 Premier Ball 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
Kalos Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Kalos region to the Pokédex.
5

25

50

72
Alola Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Alola region to the Pokédex. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
5
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25
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50
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86
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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
1
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3
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5
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
7
Triathlete Achieve a Pokémon catch streak or PokéStop spin streak of seven days ___ times.
1

10

50

100
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
Picnicker Use a Lure Module to help another Trainer catch ___ Pokémon.
5

25

500

2,500
Successor Mega Evolve a Pokémon ___ times.
1

50

500

1,000
Mega Evolution Guru Mega Evolve ___ different species of Pokémon.
1

24

36

46
Friend Finder Refer ___ Trainers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
1
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10
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20
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50
Raid Expert Made the Raid Battle Trainer Achievements screen ___ times. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
1
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50
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200
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500
Tiny Pokémon Collector Catch ___ XXS Pokémon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
5
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25
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100
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500
Jumbo Pokémon Collector Catch ___ XXL Pokémon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
5
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25
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100
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500
Paldea Register ___ Pokémon first discovered in the Paldea region to the Pokédex. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
5
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30
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80
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103
Vivillon Collector Collect Vivillon from all over the world. Error creating thumbnail: File missing
1
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5
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10
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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
File:Platinum Medal Pokémon GO.png
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 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
Pikachu Outbreak 2017 Yokohama, Japan, August 2017 Only 1× 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 1× medal per event location.
Medal text includes:
  • Continent
  • Date
Pokémon GO Fest 2018 Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 14–15, 2018 Only 1× 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 1× medal per day of event.
Medal text includes:
  • Country
  • Date
Safari Zone Yokosuka Yokosuka, Japan, August 29 - September 2, 2018 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
Safari Zone Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, Brazil, January 25–27, 2019 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
Safari Zone Sentosa Singapore, April 18–22, 2019 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 13–16, 2019 Only 1× 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 1× 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 1× 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 1× medal per account.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date

EX Raid Boss Introduction:

Community Day:

Special Weekend 2020 - 2021
Other research:

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[1]

Community Day:

  • Investigating Illusions: Worldwide, March 15, 2020, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. local time (formally)[2]
  • 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 1× 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"
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  • St Louis, Missouri, USA, March 27–29, 2020 (formally)[3]
  • Worldwide, March 27–29, 2020 (global replacement event)
  • St Louis, Missouri, USA & Worldwide, November 12–14, 2021 (2021 replacement event)
Only 1× medal per account.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
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  • Liverpool, UK, April 17–19, 2020 (formally)[4]
  • Worldwide, April 17–19, 2020 (global replacement event)
  • Liverpool, UK & Worldwide, October 15–17, 2021 (2021 replacement event)
Only 1× medal per account.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
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  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 8–10, 2020 (formally)[4]
  • Worldwide, May 8–10, 2020 (global replacement event)
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA & Worldwide, October 29–31, 2021 (2021 replacement event)
Only 1× medal per account.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
File:GO City Explorer Pass Medal.png City Explorer Pass

Safari Zone Liverpool:

  • Liverpool, UK, April 17–19, 2020 (formally)[4]
  • Worldwide, April 17–19, 2020 (global replacement event)

Safari Zone Philadelphia:

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 8–10, 2020 (formally)[4]
  • Worldwide, May 8–10, 2020 (global replacement event)
Only for eligible accounts with City Explorer pass.
Account can have 1× medal per location of event.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Year
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pokémon GO Fest 2020 Worldwide, July 25–26, 2020 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • Global
  • Date range
  • Year
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November 22, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time:

  • Kyoto, Japan (cancelled)[5]
  • Busan, Korea
  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • Tainan, Taiwan
Account can have 1× medal per event.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Day of the Month
  • Year
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Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto

Worldwide, February 20, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time

Account can only have 1× 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
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Worldwide, July 17–18, 2021 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • Global
  • Date range
  • Year
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Pokémon GO Tour: Johto

Worldwide, February 26, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time

Account can only have 1× 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
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  • Adu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (cancelled)
  • Monterrey, Mexico
  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Only 1× medal per account per event.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Country
  • Date
File:GO Air Adventures Medal.png Pokémon Air Adventures: Okinawa 2022 Okinawa, Japan, May 7–8, 2022 Only 1× medal per account per event.
Medal text includes:
  • Pokémon Air Adventures: <location>
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Safari Zone Seville 2022 Seville, Spain, May 13–15, 2022 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit month.day label.
Medal text includes:
  • Pokémon GO Safari Zone
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Worldwide, June 4–5, 2022 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label
Medal text includes:
  • Global
  • June 4–5, 2022 and August 27, 2022
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Berlin Berlin, Germany, July 1–3, 2022 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
  • Admission type

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Pokémon GO Fest 2022—Park Experience
  • Seattle, United States, July 22–24, 2022
  • Sapporo Japan, August 5–7, 2022
Only 1× medal per account per city.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
  • Morning or Afternoon

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Pokémon GO Fest 2022—City Experience
  • Seattle, United States, July 22–24, 2022
  • Sapporo, Japan, August 5–7, 2022
Only 1× medal per account per city.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
  • Morning or Afternoon

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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 1× medal per account per city.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date

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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 1× medal per account per city.
Medal is inscribed with a 4 digit year label.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Safari Zone Goyang 2022 Goyang, South Korea, September 23–25, 2022 Only 1× medal per account.
Medal text includes:
  • City
  • Date

Other medals

Medal Task
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Legacy 40 Achieve level 40 by December 31, 2020.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Professor's Research Obtained the exclusive Professor Willow trading card.

As of January 5, 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

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: when were the Alola and Paldea medals added?
  • 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 1, 2020.
  • The Elite Collector medal was added on January 5, 2021 with the release of Collection Challenges.
  • The Elite Collector medal was moved ahead of the Standard Medals on February 2, 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

References


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