Medal

This article is about post-match recognition awards in in Splatoon 3. For medals given for weapon usage in Splatoon 2, see Weapon badge.
For postgame collectables in the Octo Expansion, see Mem medal.

Medals are post-match recognition awards introduced in Splatoon 3 which are used as a metric for a player's performance in a round relative to their team. The player gains medals at the end of each match for meeting specific conditions in a round. The order medals are displayed is based on a hierarchy. Up to three medals are awarded per game. If the player qualifies for more than three, only the top three are awarded. For example, if the player qualifies for #1 Popular Target, #1 Splat Assister, #1 Turf Inker and #1 Super Jump Spot, the medals earned will be, from top to bottom: #1 Turf Inker, #1 Popular Target, and #1 Super Jump Spot.

Earning medals has no apparent gameplay effect in Turf War and Anarchy Battle (Open) beyond summarizing a player's contribution, but they have an additional effect in Anarchy Battles (Series). At the end of a series, the player will receive 1p for every silver medal and 5p for every gold medal earned in that series.

List of medals

Medals come in two varieties: gold and silver. Medals which represent more important or difficult tasks are gold, while silver medals are tied to activity of lesser importance. Players are judged only against teammates, and opponents' statistics are not taken into consideration. If there is a tie, e.g. two people who have achieved the same number of splats, both players could earn a "#1 Enemy Splatter" medal. Gold medals always have higher priority to be earned than silver medals if both conditions are met, and gold medals award more points than silver in Anarchy Battles (Series).

Gold medals

Name	Description	Available Modes
#1 Overall Splatter	Get the most combined splats and assists	All
#1 Enemy Splatter	Splat the most opponents (not including assists)	All
#1 Splat Assister	Get the most assists	All
#1 Turf Inker	Ink the most turf	All
#1 Home-Base Inker	Cover your home base with the most ink	Turf War
#1 Enemy-Base Inker	Cover the enemy base with the most ink	Turf War
#1 Splat Zone Guard	Get the most splats while in control of the zone	Splat Zones
#1 Splat Zone Inker	Ink the most turf on the zone	Splat Zones
Record-Score Setter	Be holding the Rainmaker or be on the tower as it progresses the farthest	Rainmaker, Tower Control
#1 Score Booster	Score the most points or push the objective the farthest	Clam Blitz, Rainmaker, Tower Control
#1 Clam Carrier	Pick up the most clams	Clam Blitz
#1 Super Jump Spot	Be the target of the most Super Jumps	All
#1 Popular Target	Spend the most time in enemy players' fields of view, even behind walls	All

Silver medals

Name	Description	Available Modes
#2 Overall Splatter	Get the second most combined splats and assists	All
#2 Enemy Splatter	Splat the second most opponents (not including assists)	All
#2 Splat Assister	Get the second most assists	All
First Splat!	Be the first to splat an opponent (not including assists)	All
#2 Turf Inker	Ink the second most turf	All
#2 Home-Base Inker	Cover your home base with the second most ink	Turf War
#2 Enemy-Base Inker	Cover the enemy base with the second most ink	Turf War
#1 Base Defender	Get the most splats and assists of opponents in your home base	Turf War
#2 Splat Zone Guard	Get the second most splats while in control of the zone	Splat Zones
#2 Splat Zone Inker	Ink the second most turf on the zone	Splat Zones
#1 Splat Zone Hero	Re-ink the most turf in the zone while in control	Splat Zones
#2 Score Booster	Score the second most points or push the objective the second farthest	Clam Blitz, Rainmaker, Tower Control
#1 Checkpoint Breaker	Be holding the Rainmaker or be on the tower when it clears the most checkpoints	Rainmaker, Tower Control
#1 Tower Stopper	Splat the most opponents standing on the tower	Tower Control
#1 Rainmaker Carrier	Carry the Rainmaker the most	Rainmaker
#1 Rainmaker Stopper	Splat the Rainmaker carrier the most	Rainmaker
#2 Clam Carrier	Pick up the second most clams	Clam Blitz
#1 Clam Stopper	Splat the most opponents carrying Power Clams	Clam Blitz
#2 Super Jump Spot	Be the target of the the second most Super Jumps	All
#2 Popular Target	Spend the second most time in enemy players' fields of view, even behind walls	All
#1 Ink Consumer	Use the most ink	All
#1 Damage Taker	Take the most damage overall	All
#1 Ground Traveler	Run/swim the longest distance	All
#1 Big Bubbler User	Use the Big Bubbler the most	All
#1 Booyah Bomb User	Use the Booyah Bomb the most	All
#1 Crab Tank User	Use the Crab Tank the most	All
#1 Inkjet User	Use the Inkjet the most	All
#1 Ink Storm User	Use the Ink Storm the most	All
#1 Ink Vac User	Use the Ink Vac the most	All
#1 Killer Wail 5.1 User	Use the Killer Wail 5.1 the most	All
#1 Reefslider User	Use the Reefslider the most	All
#1 Tacticooler User	Use the Tacticooler the most	All
#1 Tenta Missiles User	Use the Tenta Missiles the most	All
#1 Triple Inkstrike User	Use the Triple Inkstrike the most	All
#1 Trizooka User	Use the Trizooka the most	All
#1 Ultra Stamp User	Use the Ultra Stamp the most	All
#1 Wave Breaker User	Use the Wave Breaker the most	All
#1 Zipcaster User	Use the Zipcaster the most	All

Gallery

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  2 gold medals plus 1 silver medal shown on the victory screen

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  3 gold medals shown on the results screen