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

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'

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!

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.

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

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

• 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.

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

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.

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."

Thanks, Turt!

Got some new ones:

Superb Locator: "A Medal to prove the adventurous spirit of people who didn't miss rustling grass and dust clouds."

Castelia Boss: "A Medal for those who became the leader of the pack in Castelia City."

The medal guy told me I need to go to a medal ceremony in Castelia City but I don't know where it is.

I know one of the medals requires surfing in the sewers and finding a trio who each give you a battle, but I doubt that's the ceremony.

I've only have a total of 1 medal and for me that's good enough right now. I don't want worrying about the stystem till I hit post game so it will wait plus I want to see what I was all able to do in the time of getting there. I have my xbox 360 achievments to work for these will wait

"Pokerus Discovery"

I swear, I had no idea that I even discovered Pokerus in my game until that little medal popped up. Something rarer than Shinies...

The Pokerus Discovery one is cool! I just did a Feeling Check with myself, and I got the Ace of Heart medal because I'm compatible with myself by 85! (You only need 80 to get the medal.)

There's medals for completing an entire set of a movie (like all of Ghost Erasers) with good/average endings.

There's also one for catching a Dream Pokemon in the Entralink

Finally picked up the medal for getting 50 medals. Kinda funny the guy mentions that right outside the Pokémon League.

Thanks to Suicune, I got the Link Battle Amateur medals and the First Friend medal. All thanks to our sucky lame humiliating D: awesome first battle! I like the description for the first one, too. Praise the fresh competitive spirit!

I shared friend codes with 5 people and got another medal! (I now have 52)!

Hm, here are a few I've gotten recently:
- Feeling Master - I think you do five Feeling Checks
- 120 Boxed
- Dozing Capture - Use the Dream World
- First Cult Classic - Not really sure how I got a "strange movie," but it ended with a cliffhanger
- Veteran Guide - Guide 50 trainers in Join Avenue
- Egg Breeder - Hatch 10 eggs
- Participation Prize - Can't remember, but it's gold
- Pass Power ↑ - Use Pass Power
- Rookie Medalist - Collect 50 medals
- Wonder Writer - Save 100 times

I've got a few more that have already been mentioned or go with the ones above, with a total of 65.

I just got an interesting new favorite. "Face Board Memorial- A Medal for those who took a commemorative photo at the face board in Humilau City." So that Frillish board does have a nice easter egg to it. Just like the Croagunk board in Pastoria~!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cat333Pokémon - Participation Prize - Can't remember, but it's gold

Oh hey, I have actually stepped into that board, but I didn't get a photo taken.

Anyway, a few new ones:

Shop Builder - 10 shops in Join Avenue (yeah, you have to kick two out)
Mission Host Lv. 1 - Host 10 Funfest Missions
Subway Low Gear - Use the Battle Subway
Test Novice - Take the Battle Test
[REGION] Mightiest - Win the respective region's tournament in PWT
Participant Lv. 1 - Participate in a Funfest Mission
Good Rod Fisherman - Catch 10 fish with the Super Rod
Ruins Raider - Explore the entire Abyssal Ruins
Avenue of Fame - Change the name of the Join Avenue after leveling up enough
Indulgent Customer - Spend 1,000,000 Poké at stores
Sweet Home - Take a nap at home
[TYPE]-type Champ - Use only one type of Pokémon to defeat the league; dual-types are fine as long as at least one of the types is the type you're aiming for
One and Only - Defeat the league with one Pokémon

I got the 3 Medals that pushed me up to Elite Rank from beating the league. Grass Type Champ for obvious reasons, Fire Type Champ, and I only got that one as a result of shooting for One and Only with my prized Hihidaruma. So that got me 102 Medals, and the Elite Rank. The Elite Rank box is really pretty, too. It's this neato mystifying gray.

Time for some new ones:

• BP Wealthy - Earn 100 BP.
• Battle Virtuoso - Participate in 2,000 battles.
• Mightiest Leader - Win the World Leaders Tournament once.
• Archeology Lover - Resurrect a fossil.
• Egg Elite - Hatch 50 eggs.
• Frequent Trader - Make 50 trades.

I'm nearly halfway done (by count), but I know a lot of difficult ones are left.

• Heavy Machinery Pro - Answer all 5 questions in the TruQ in Twist Mountain.
• Tower Junior - Complete Area 5 in Black Tower.
• 50 Victories - Defeat 50 trainers in Black Tower.
• World's Mightiest - Win the Champions Tournament in the PWT.
• Pinpoint: Easy - Clear Area 2, 3, 4, or 5 within 4 battles in Black Tower.
• Quick Clear: Easy - Clear Area 2, 3, 4, or 5 within 100 steps in Black Tower.
• Quick Clear: Hard - Clear Area 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 within 1,000 steps in Black Tower.
• 360 Boxed - Use an Xbox 360...or deposit 360 Pokémon to your PC.
• Shop Constructor - Create 20 shops in Join Avenue. (Expect to lose some shops with this one.)
• Great Souvenir Getter - Get 50 souvenirs in Join Avenue.
• Broad Friendship - Swap Friend Codes with 10 people.

Thanks to a trade, I got a new one:

• Lucky Color - Obtain a shiny.

Woah, woah, woah. What is this?!

• Diamond Dust - "A Medal given to people who have seen the rare diamond dust."

Here's my most recent Medal: EXP Millionaire

Details: A medal awarded to those who managed to gain over 1,000,000 EXP in a single day.

I'm currently on my way to 100 Medals, trying to complete the Unova dex at the moment. If anyone lives in the UK and wants those 30+ People/1,000 Point Funfest medals in a single mission by the way then there's an event going on at the London Expo.

I've got a long way to go to get all the medals lol.

Getting thee meet-up ones (and by extension some of the Join Avenue ones) are really easy if you have at least one other buddy or two copies of the game plus two systems. Just meet, save, and reset repeatedly.

Among my friends, we have only five copies. Jeez.

Only way I can see 1,000 working would be either going to Japan where probably 1 in 10 people have a copy or going to a really crowded convention.

The most I've gotten wandering around campus was 11. The most I've had simultaneously was 5, and the most I've had simultaneously who I knew was 3.

Thanks to Scrafty and Keldeo I got the Dark and Water champ medals. And thanks to Suicune and his NEEDY POKEMON-EGG CRAVINGS (love you<3) I also got the Day-Care faithful medal (Pfft, would've gotten that one anyway.)

Of the people I know I usually run into about 2 or 3 other people.

Ooh, I should try to run through the league a few more times for that...and run through Area 8 of the Black tower to get one of those speed medals.

I havent connected with anyone yet, I have C-Gear on most of the time though. I think it's cause the DS I am using (Lite) is quite old and is almost broken.
I'l wait til I get a 3DS to get the 1000 people one (eventually).