Pokémon Go Medals list, all Platinum Medals and Catch Bonus explained

Publish date: 2023-02-10

Medals in Pokémon Go act as a form of in-game achievement system, cataloguing your many accomplishments from across the game.

You'll be occasionally interrupted by full-screen prompts telling you about a Medal you've just unlocked as you play the game - not unlike the full-screen prompts you get when you increase a Trainer level - with the Medal tier you've just unlocked.

These Medals are not only stat-trackers, which record everything you do in the game - from the distance walked to the number of Pokémon Types you have caught - but are also give you a variety of bonuses and rewards.

In October 2016, earning type-based medals offered a Catch Bonus, while in November 2020, Platinum Medals - a fourth tier - for certain categories would help unlock certain Trainer Levels 40 and above was introduced as part of the Go Beyond update and Season of Celebration.

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A teaser for the Go Beyond update and catching a Gen 6 Pokémon.

How does Pokémon Go's Catch Bonus work?

To get started with Medals, you can view all your Medals by tapping your Trainer icon in the bottom left corner of the map screen and scrolling down.

The Medals screen is sorted into two sets; the upper set displaying 'traditional' Medal goals - such as distance walked and how many big Magikarp you've caught - which don't give you any bonuses, and the lower set grouping together all the Medals by Type, which reward Catch Bonuses.

The higher the Medal, the stronger the Catch Bonus for that Type; Bronze is worth +1, Silver is +2 and Gold is +3.

If the Pokemon you're facing has multiple types - such as the Flying / Normal Type Pidgey and its evolutions - then it'll take the average of those two Catch Bonuses.

The question is, plus three what exactly? Well, that's a bit of a mystery, and it currently has the Pokémon Go community scratching their heads.

The leading theory is it's a percentage increase, which might not sound a lot, but if it's for the base capture rate before bonuses from using more powerful Pokéballs and Razz Berrys are applied, it could be quite powerful for likes of Dragonite which are inherently tough to capture.

But in general, the Catch Bonus means the more Pokémon you catch, the higher your chances of catching Pokémon will be in the future, which is particularly handy when even low-level Pokémon become hard to grab at higher levels.

Pokémon Go Catch Bonuses list, including Platinum Catch Bonus requirements explained

Each Medal in Pokémon Go has Bronze, Silver, Gold and Silver requirements, and for the Type-specific Medal, a corresponding Catch Bonus, which are all listed below.

Thanks to the Silph Road subreddit (virodoran and ginji in particular) for helping us flesh this list.

Type-specific Medals with Catch Bonuses:

MedalActivityBronze (Catch Bonus)Silver (Catch Bonus)Gold (Catch Bonus)Platinum (Catch Bonus)
SchoolkidCatch Normal-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Black BeltCatch Fighting-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Bird KeeperCatch Flying-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Punk GirlCatch Poison-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Ruin ManiacCatch Ground-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
HikerCatch Rock-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Bug CatcherCatch Bug-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Hex ManiacCatch Ghost-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Depot AgentCatch Steel-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
KindlerCatch Fire-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
SwimmerCatch Water-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
GardenerCatch Grass-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
RockerCatch Electric-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
PsychicCatch Psychic-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
SkierCatch Ice-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Dragon TamerCatch Dragon-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
Fairy Tale GirlCatch Fairy-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)
DelinquentCatch Dark-type Pokémon10 (+1)50 (+2)200 (+3)2500 (+4)

Other Medals in Pokémon Go, including Platinum Medal requirements, listed

As well as the above Catch Bonus specific Medals, there are also other Medals you can unlock for completing activities in the game.

Most of these have no impact on the game itself, though some are requirements for unlocking specific Avatar equipment and certain Trainer Levels 40 and above.

Thanks to the Silph Road subreddit (virodoran and ginji in particular) for helping us flesh this list, which is written in the order these Medals appear in your Trainer profile.

MedalActivityBronzeSilverGoldPlatinum
BackpackerVisit PokéStops1001000200050000
JoggerWalk long distances10km100km1,000km10,000km
KantoRegister Kanto Pokémon in the Pokédex2050100151
CollectorCapture Pokémon30500200050000
ScientistEvolve Pokémon3202002000
BreederHatch Eggs1010010002500
FishermanCapture Big Magikarp3503001000
Battle GirlWin Gym battles10100010004000
YoungsterCatch tiny Rattata3503001000
PikachuCatch Pikachu3502001000
JohtoRegister Johto region creatures53070100
UnownCatch Unown1102628
Berry MasterFeed Berries at Gyms10100100015000
Gym LeaderDefend Gyms for a number of hours10100100015000
ChampionWin Raids1010010002000
HoennRegister Gen 3 Pokémon in the Pokédex54090135
SinnohRegister Gen 4 Pokémon in the Pokédex53080107
UnovaRegister Gen 5 Pokémon in the Pokédex550100156
Battle LegendWin Legendary Raids1010010002000
Pokémon RangerComplete Field Research tasks1010010002500
IdolBecome Best Friends with Trainers12320
GentlemanTrade Pokémon110010002500
PilotEarn km across the distance of all Pokémon trades1000100000100000010000000
Ace Trainer **Train in Trainer Battles1010010002000
CameramanHave surprise encounters in Go Snapshot10502002500
Great League VeteranWin Trainer Battles in the Great League5502001000
Ultra League VeteranWin Trainer Battles in the Ultra League5502001000
Master League VeteranWin Trainer Battles in the Master League5502001000
Best BuddyHave Best Buddies110100200
PurifierPurify Shadow Pokémon5505001000
HeroDefeat Team Rocket Grunts1010010002000
Ultra HeroDefeat the Team Go Rocket Boss Giovanni152050
Mega Evolution GuruNumber of unique Mega Evolutions1243646
SuccessorNumber of total Mega Evolutions1505001000
WayfarerReviewing Niantic Wayfarer submissions10075010001500
Rising StarDefeat different species of Pokémon in Raids21050150
Triathelete7 Days Streaks completed11050100
PicknickerPokémon caught by a Lure Module5255002500
SightseerVisit Unique PokéStops1010010002000
Rising Star DuoWin raids with a friend1010010002000
Friend FinderRefer new players1102050
Raid ExpertMake the Raid Achievement screen150200500
KalosRegister Gen 6 Pokémon in the Pokédex5255072
GalarRegister Gen 8 Pokémon in the Pokédex5255089

** This originally debuted as "Train at Gyms", but in the summer of 2017, the feature was revamped to remove that feature. This medal was later reintroduced in December 2018 with the introduction of Trainer Battles.

The Season of Go has arrived! The Pokémon TCG Crossover event is here, which includes the release of Wimpod and Golisopod. While Go Fest 2022 may be behind us, there are still three special research quests you might be working on - Pokémon Go Fest 2022, Rhi's Arrival and A Radiant World. Meanwhile, the Great League and Great League and Great League Remix are currently running in the Go Battle League Season 11. This season has also seen the lowering of the level requirement for Candy XL and introduced the first Ultra Beast, Nihilego.

Other things you should know about Catch Bonus and Medals in Pokémon Go

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