Pokémon Unite medals: What do the medals mean?

Pokemon Unite Medals In Purple Box
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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

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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.

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MedalHow it's earned
MVP CrownThe player on your team that performed the best overall during the round.
AssistHad the most assists during the round, meaning you helped another teammate knock out the enemy.
Best ScoreScored the most goals during the round.
HealedHealed the most damage during the round.
InjuredReceived the most damage during the round.
KOKnocked out the most opponents during the round.
Goal InterruptStopped opponents from scoring the most out of everyone on your team.
Silver All-RounderAn MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as an All-Rounder.
Silver AttackerAn MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as an Attacker.
Silver DefenderAn MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as a Defender.
Silver SpeedsterAn MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as a Speedster.
Silver SupporterAn MVP award given if you scored 70+ while playing as a Supporter.
Gold All-RounderAn MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as an All-Rounder.
Gold AttackerAn MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as an Attacker.
Gold DefenderAn MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as a Defender.
Gold SpeedsterAn MVP award given if you scored 80+ while playing as a Speedster.
Gold SupporterAn 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!

Rebecca Spear
Gaming Editor

Gaming aficionado Rebecca Spear is iMore's dedicated gaming editor with a focus on Nintendo Switch and iOS gaming. You’ll never catch her without her Switch or her iPad Air handy. If you’ve got a question about Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda, or just about any other Nintendo series check out her guides to help you out. Rebecca has written thousands of articles in the last six years including hundreds of extensive gaming guides, previews, and reviews for both Switch and Apple Arcade. She also loves checking out new gaming accessories like iPhone controllers and has her ear to the ground when it comes to covering the next big trend.