Pokémon Unite medals: What do the medals mean?
Trying to figure out how to earn those different medals in Pokémon Unite? Here's why they're awarded.
After playing hard through each Pokémon Unite round, you and your team are taken to the overview screen where you can see how many points each person scored. Whether you win or lose, medals are also awarded to both sides based on how well each teammate performed during the round. But what exactly do these icons mean, and how do you get them?
Pokémon Unite medals
Here's what each of those Pokémon Unite medals means and how you can get them. To get more medals, you need to use each Pokémon on the roster to their best advantage.
Medal | How it's earned |
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MVP Crown | The player on your team that performed the best overall during the round. |
Assist | Had the most assists during the round, meaning you helped another teammate knock out the enemy. |
Best Score | Scored the most goals during the round. |
Healed | Healed the most damage during the round. |
Injured | Received the most damage during the round. |
KO | Knocked out the most opponents during the round. |
Goal Interrupt | Stopped opponents from scoring the most out of everyone on your team. |
Silver All-Rounder | An MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as an All-Rounder. |
Silver Attacker | An MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as an Attacker. |
Silver Defender | An MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as a Defender. |
Silver Speedster | An MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as a Speedster. |
Silver Supporter | An MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as a Supporter. |
Gold All-Rounder | An MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as an All-Rounder. |
Gold Attacker | An MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as an Attacker. |
Gold Defender | An MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as a Defender. |
Gold Speedster | An MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as a Speedster. |
Gold Supporter | An MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as a Supporter. |
How to earn Pokémon Unite medals
You can earn multiple medals each round based on how well you play compared to others in the arena. If there's a specific medal you want to go after, make note of what requirements unlock it, and then aim to meet those challenges. For instance, if you want to get the Healed, Best Score, and Gold Supporter medals, you'll need to heal teammates as often as you can, score the most goals during the round, and score at least 80 points before time runs out. Decide on your goals before you start the round and work to make them a reality.
Medals for the very best
Work hard to defend your goal, knock out opponents, score points, or heal your teammates to get Pokémon Unite medals. The better you do in the battle arena, the more likely you will earn them whether you're playing on iPhone or Nintendo Switch! This is easily one of the best Pokémon games on Nintendo Switch as well as one of the best iPhone games, now that you know what the medals are and how to get them we hope you get some new achievements under your belt!
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