100+ trophies

SoulGold Achievements and Trophies

Official trophy milestones: speak to the gentleman on Route 40. Fifteen trophies earn the Shiny Genome. Details from the official achievement guide.

Where to check progress

SoulGold contains more than 100 trophies. The milestone NPC is the gentleman in the Route 40 house: speak to him to view progress toward the next threshold and collect any earned reward.

Accumulate trophies naturally through the main story, collection goals, and postgame activities.
Return to Route 40 after crossing a listed threshold.
Inspect the Pokémon preview before accepting. Milestone Pokémon can roll shiny, and the preview displays that result.

SoulGold Route 40 achievement reward NPC — The Route 40 gentleman tracks milestone progress and hands out the major rewards.

Milestone rewards

Trophies	Reward	Why it matters	Planning note
15	Shiny Genome	Consumable that turns any owned Pokémon shiny.	Save it for a hard-to-reroll target or a final team member.
30	Ash-Greninja	Battle Bond transforms it after scoring a knockout.	Build around a cleanup role rather than treating it as a normal Greninja.
45	Poipole	Ultra Beast with a major payoff after learning Dragon Pulse.	Check its current SoulGold learnset before planning the evolution timing.
60	Eternal Floette	Special high-stat Floette that can Mega Evolve.	Pairs directly with the Fairytite Mega route.
75	Zarude	Late trophy mythical reward.	Useful as a major collection checkpoint before the 100 target.
100	Original Color Magearna	Prestige reward for reaching the highest listed milestone.	Its own Mega route uses Steeltite.

SoulGold trophy list interface — Trophy list

SoulGold achievement reward preview — Reward preview

SoulGold in-game trophy checklist — The in-game list tracks individual trophy objectives.

A practical trophy route

First target: 15. This is the most immediately flexible milestone because the Shiny Genome works on any Pokémon you already own.
Second target: 30. Ash-Greninja is a complete battle reward rather than a consumable, so it changes team-building options.
Collection route: 45–75. Poipole, Eternal Floette, and Zarude are unique species rewards that also contribute to broader Pokédex goals.
Completion route: 100. Original Color Magearna is the listed capstone, though the game contains more trophies beyond the milestone count.

Renamed in recent builds: older guides and videos call the 15-trophy reward the “Shiny Patch”. The official milestone guide now names it the Shiny Genome; it works the same way.

Side systems worth checking

The in-game trophy list is the authority on each objective. Before you head to the League, open it and compare it with the optional systems below, which are the easiest parts of SoulGold to skip:

Hidden Grottos. They reset daily; see the grotto locations.
Battle facilities. The Battle Factory opens after Gym 3; the trainer card also has a star for a 50-win streak in the Battle Tower or Factory.
Legendary and boss encounters. The legendary guide lists where each one is.
Mega Evolution. The Mega Ring arrives after the Goldenrod Rocket takeover; see Mega Evolutions.
Pokédex completion. Catching all 608 non-legendary, non-mythical Pokémon also earns Arceus from Professor Oak.

Trainer card stars

The official FAQ lists four stars for the trainer card. Trophies are one of them:

Star	Requirement
1	Hall of Fame entry
2	80 trophies
3	Pokédex completion
4	50-win streak in the Battle Tower or Battle Factory

The milestone table is not the full requirement list for every trophy. Use it as a reward roadmap, then inspect the in-game trophy menu for individual objectives. The shiny guide explains the Shiny Genome and shiny reward previews in more detail.