Medals

[Cat333Pokémon]

I've just met the guy who gives these things out. They appear to be some form of achievement system, but I have yet to figure out exactly what their purpose is.

Achievement unlocked
First Step

Achievement unlocked
Dowsing Beginner

This thread will probably turn into a thread about getting help finding specific medals if that's the case.

[DashArmy]

I'll post what I have so far. Keep in mind, I have a friend with the opposing version whom I interact with on almost a daily basis, so I may have a little more then the rest of us.

1. First Step
2. Light Walker- Take 5000 steps on Unova land
3. Middle Walker- Take 10,000 steps on Unova land
4. Step-by-step Saver- Save your game 10 times
5. Pokemon Center Fan- Kind trainers who let their Pokemon rest at Pokemon Centers many times.
6. Starter Cycling- Ride the Bicycle (you get this in Castelia)
7. Evoloution Hopeful- Evolve your first Pokemon
8. Dowsing Beginner- Find a hidden/invisible item
9. Smart Shopper- A medal for thrifty shoppers who made bulk purchases (I just bought like 10 pokeballs and a few potions) and got bonus Premier Balls
10. The First Passerby (meet someone with your c-gear, just use your original BW for that if you're alone)
11. Beginning Trader- First Trade
12. Opposite Trader- Trading pokemon between two worlds. Whether this means opposing versions or from the original BW games, I dunno
13. First Friend- Trade FC's via infrared
14. New Face Hero- Medal commemerating the Pokestar Studios release of 'Brycen Man'

Note, these aren't currently in order.

[Cat333Pokémon]

Originally Posted by DashArmy

New Face Hero- Medal commemerating the Pokestar Studios release of 'Brycen Man'

What the heck? I assume just for poking by a movie theater or something?

[TurtwigX]

There are like hundreds of medals for the simplest things. You get one after defeating every gym leader and for each important thing you do. You even get medals for the unimportant things you do. I forget how many I had in my Japanese Black 2 (A lot) but they give you new Trainer Card ranks, just like Pokédex and E4 completion. Unlocking a bunch of achievements and then collecting all the medals for them is FUN!

[Cat333Pokémon]

It's a pity they don't pop up right when you complete tasks like achievements do, but at least it gives you a reason to see the guy often.

[Cat333Pokémon]

Originally Posted by DashArmy

• Beginning Trader- First Trade
• Opposite Trader- Trading pokemon between two worlds. Whether this means opposing versions or from the original BW games, I dunno
• First Friend- Trade FC's via infrared

Beginning Trader can occur over any trading mechanism in-game.

Opposite Trader must be between Black and White. The opposite color (either 1 or 2) will work, but the same color (either 1 or 2) will not. I tested B1 to B2 earlier, and it did not work, while W1 to B2 did.

First Friend just requires adding someone over the Pal Pad. I think you need to communicate with them.

[Cat333Pokémon]

New one! Link Battle Amateur - "A Medal to praise the fresh competitive spirit of Trainers who had a Link Battle for the first time."

[DashArmy]

More medals.

• Heavy Walker- Take 20,000 steps on Unova land
• Busy Saver- Saved 20 times
• Easy Cycling- Ride a bycicle 30 times
• Moderate Customer- Spend 10,000$ at various shops
• Battle Learner- Complete 100 battles (I'm assuming wild pokemon count considering I got this within the first 24 hours

edit: here's some more

• Vending Virtuoso- Buy 10 or more drinks at vending machines
• Lucky Drink- Get a free bonus drink after buying a previous drink
• Pure Youth-
  Spoiler Alert:    

  Accept N's Zorua you get from a former Team Plasma boss

  Driftveil City.
• Noneffective Artist- "made the cute mistake of using a non-effective move" gee thanks, that makes me feel smarter
• Super-effective Savant- A medal for trainers who saw though many foe's weak points and battled to their best advantage
• Driftveil Mightiest- Proves victory in the Driftveil PWT.

[Cat333Pokémon]

Hm, any idea how many there are total, and any idea how to hide those hint medals (or sort them to the end)?

[isbragg]

I thought I'd share two rather silly medals I've obtained.

Magikarp Award - A Medal to praise the guts of Trainers who kept using Splash no matter what.

Never Give Up - A Medal for those who don't know when to quit even when there's nothing they can do.

The Never Give Up medal has something to do with Struggle.

[Cat333Pokémon]

I like that Magikarp one.

I got a new one:

Trash Master - "A Medal for curiosity seekers who checked trash cans even though they knew they were empty."

[Luxray13579]

Originally Posted by Cat333Pokémon

Hm, any idea how many there are total, and any idea how to hide those hint medals (or sort them to the end)?

I'm assuming 50, because the guy who gives you the medals keeps saying 50.
Here are some medals that I have that I'm not sure if they were mentioned yet or not:
- Sweet Home (Visit your mom often to heal)
- Vending Virtuoso (Buy at least 10 drinks from the vending machine)
- Noneffectove artist (Use noneffictive moves a few times)
- Supereffective Savant (Opposite of the above)

I'm quite proud of myself, I have 22 medals in total!

Could we maybe have somebody update the first post and add a list of the medals we've shared with each other so far?)

[TurtwigX]

Originally Posted by Luxray13579

I'm assuming 50, because the guy who gives you the medals keeps saying 50.

Complete 50 Hint Medal things and he gives you extra space to collect more. In Black 2 JP I have over 100-something medals. 50 is just like a checkpoint.

[Luxray13579]

Originally Posted by TurtwigX

Complete 50 Hint Medal things and he gives you extra space to collect more. In Black 2 JP I have over 100-something medals. 50 is just like a checkpoint.

I see! Somebody should investigate on the internet how many medals there are. SOMEBODY has to have received all of them by now.

[TurtwigX]

Originally Posted by Luxray13579

I see! Somebody should investigate on the internet how many medals there are. SOMEBODY has to have received all of them by now.

Your wish is my command. 1 Serebii trip later, it seems that there are 200 medals that you can receive. These are split in to 5 different categories, although the gold ones come automatically after doing the actual challenging medals.