Pokémon HOME Adds New Medal Feature
The Pokémon Company has rolled out a brand-new feature for Pokémon HOME, giving trainers a fresh way to commemorate milestones and share memories with friends — introducing Medals!
What Are Medals?
Medals are a new collectible feature available in the smartphone version of Pokémon HOME. They serve as virtual keepsakes tied to your Pokémon journey, which can be earned through in-game achievements or by attending special real-world Pokémon events.
But they’re more than just souvenirs. Medals can be:
- Traded or gifted to other players
- Collected in various types and languages
- Used to represent personal memories or special experiences within the Pokémon community
Whether you earned it by attending a local event, completing a challenge, or trading with a friend overseas, each medal tells a story.
How to Use Medals
In order to use medals, you will need to link your smartphone version of Pokémon HOME to your Nintendo Account.
Storage Limits
How many medals can you collect? That depends on your Pokémon HOME plan:
- Free users: Up to 30 medals
- Premium Plan users (paid): Up to 1,000 medals
You can increase the number of medals you can hold by subscribing to the Premium Plan (for a fee).
Starting Gift
To celebrate the launch, all current users will receive 3 copies of a starter trio medal, featuring one of the nine regional starter sets. The idea is to encourage players to trade and gift their extra medals with others, fostering more community connection within the app.
Pokémon HOME Medals Feature List
- ✔ Earn medals through in-game tasks or real-world Pokémon events
- ✔ View and manage your medal collection in the smartphone app
- ✔ Trade or gift medals with friends around the world
- ✔ Medals vary by design, type, and language
- ✔ Starter trio medal gift for all users
- ✔ Free Plan: Hold up to 30 medals
- ✔ Premium Plan: Hold up to 1,000 medals
- ✔ Requires Nintendo Account linkage
This is the first time Pokémon HOME has introduced a feature that merges digital collection with physical-world participation, and it opens the door for future event-exclusive medals, limited-time distributions, and international trading.
If you haven’t opened Pokémon HOME in a while, now’s a great time to check it out and start your medal collection!
