How Many Pokémon Have I Caught in Pokémon GO?

To see how many Pokémon you have caught in Pokémon GO, tap your Trainer portrait in the bottom-left corner of the map and scroll down to Total Activity on your Trainer Profile. That section holds the lifetime totals for your account, including the number of Pokémon caught. The same profile has a Medals section where a medal tracks your catch total against set milestones.

This guide applies to the current Pokémon GO app on iPhone and Android. The steps are the same on both, because the Trainer Profile is part of the game and not part of your phone’s settings. All you need is to be signed in to your account.

Check your total Pokémon caught

1. Open Pokémon GO and wait for the Map View to load. The Map View is the main screen that shows your avatar walking on the map.
2. Tap your Trainer portrait in the bottom-left corner. Your Trainer Profile opens, with your nickname, avatar, level, and buddy near the top.
3. Scroll down past your level progress until you reach Total Activity. Niantic describes this section as activity for the lifetime of your account.
4. Read the Pokémon caught figure in that section. It sits alongside other lifetime numbers, such as distance walked.
5. For a milestone view, keep scrolling to Medals and tap the medal for Pokémon caught. In the game’s medal list this is usually the Collector medal. Tapping a medal shows your progress toward its next tier.

Niantic labels every part of this screen in Viewing your Trainer Profile & Progress. If your profile opens on a list of friends instead, tap the toggle at the top of the screen to switch from the Friend List back to the Trainer Profile view.

What the catch total does and does not tell you

The Pokémon caught number is a running total for the whole life of your account. It is not the number of Pokémon you own today, and it is not the number of different species you have found. Those are separate counts that live in other parts of the app.

What you want to know	Where to look
Lifetime Pokémon caught	Trainer Profile, then Total Activity
Progress toward a catch milestone	Trainer Profile, then Medals
Which species you have caught or seen	Main Menu, then Pokédex
Pokémon you are holding right now	Main Menu, then Pokémon
What you caught recently	Trainer Profile, then Journal
When and where one Pokémon was caught	That Pokémon’s summary screen

See your catch progress in Medals

Medals are achievements you earn by reaching milestones for things like distance walked, PokéStops visited, and Pokémon caught. According to Niantic, each medal has four milestones: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum.

1. Open your Trainer Profile by tapping your Trainer portrait on the map.
2. Scroll to the Medals section near the bottom of the profile.
3. Tap a medal to see how far you are from its next milestone.

Besides the overall catch medal, there are medals for catching Pokémon of a particular type. Niantic’s example is the Bird Keeper medal for Flying-type Pokémon. Some of these milestones unlock a reward, such as a better chance of catching that type. The details are in How do I level up and earn medals?

Count the species you have caught in the Pokédex

The Pokédex is the in-game catalog of every Pokémon species you have seen or caught. Use it when your real question is how many different Pokémon you have, not how many catches you have made.

1. In Map View, tap the Main Menu button, which is the Poké Ball at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap Pokédex.
3. Browse the entries, which are organized by region. Pokémon you have caught appear in color. Pokémon you have seen but not caught appear as silhouettes. Pokémon you have neither seen nor caught appear only as a Pokédex number.
4. Use the categories along the bottom of the screen to view special groups, such as Shiny Pokémon, Lucky Pokémon, or Gigantamax Pokémon.

Do not be surprised if a Pokémon you already own shows as an outline inside one of those special categories. Niantic explains in Viewing the Pokédex that catching a regular Bulbasaur, for example, does not fill the Shiny Bulbasaur entry.

Count the Pokémon you have right now

Your Pokémon list shows what is currently in your storage. Tap the Main Menu button, then tap Pokémon. The top of that screen normally shows how many Pokémon you are holding next to your storage limit.

This number goes down whenever you transfer Pokémon. Before you transfer anything to make room, remember that Niantic states you cannot get a Pokémon back after it has been transferred. If you are clearing out a large collection, see how to transfer multiple Legendary Pokémon at once. If you also store Pokémon in Pokémon HOME, the steps there are different, so see how to release a Pokémon from Pokémon HOME on an iPhone.

Count catches from today or from a certain year

Pokémon GO has no documented daily catch counter on the Trainer Profile. The closest tool is the search field in your Pokémon list, which accepts keywords that filter by when or how you got each Pokémon.

1. Tap the Main Menu button, then tap Pokémon.
2. Tap the magnifying glass at the top of the list to open the search field.
3. Type a search term from the list below. The list narrows to the Pokémon that match.

• age0 shows Pokémon you caught within the last 24 hours. age1 shows Pokémon caught 24 to 48 hours ago.
• year2016 shows Pokémon you acquired in 2016. Swap in any year.
• hatched shows Pokémon that hatched from an Egg, and traded shows Pokémon you received in a trade.
• shiny, lucky, and legendary show those special kinds of Pokémon.
• Join two terms with & to require both. For example, age0&shiny shows Shiny Pokémon caught in the last 24 hours.

There is one limit to keep in mind. A search only covers Pokémon that are still in your storage, so anything you already transferred or traded away will not appear. Treat the result as a minimum, not an exact count of the day’s catches. The complete keyword list is in Niantic’s Searching & Filtering your Pokémon Inventory.

Two other places help with recent activity. The Journal on your Trainer Profile lists recent events, such as Pokémon you have caught. Each Pokémon’s summary screen also shows the location and time it was caught. For a hatched Pokémon, that line shows when and where you got the Egg instead.

Niantic is also rolling out a feature called the Explorer Gadget for Trainers at level 20 and higher. It tries to catch Pokémon while the app is not open, and its summary shows which Pokémon were caught and how many. The rollout is phased, so it may not be on your account yet. See The Explorer Gadget Debuts! on the official Pokémon GO site.

Who can see your catch count?

Friends can. Friends are the Trainers you have added with a Pokémon GO friend code. Niantic says that once two Trainers are friends, each can see the other’s Trainer Profile through the Friend List. That includes the number of Pokémon caught, the most recently caught Pokémon, Trainer level and XP, distance walked, and the number of battles won.

You have two documented ways to limit this:

• Hide which Pokémon you catch. A setting stops friends from seeing the Pokémon you have caught. Follow how to stop sharing recently caught Pokémon with friends. Niantic’s help page does not describe a setting that hides the total itself.
• Remove the friend. Open your Trainer Profile, tap the Friends tab, tap the friend, and tap Remove Friend at the bottom of their profile.

Think before you remove someone. Niantic notes that the person is not notified, but any friendship bonuses between you stop applying. Your Friendship level can be restored only if you add them again within a limited time. Removing a friend in one Niantic game also removes them in the others. The full list of what friends see is in Friend List & Friendship Levels.

The same profile screen shows your battle record. Here is where to see how many battles you’ve won.

If you can’t find the number

• You see friends instead of stats. The top of the profile screen switches between the Trainer Profile and the Friend List. Tap the toggle to go back to the profile view.
• Total Activity is not on screen. It is below your level progress, buddy history, Journal, and Style buttons. Keep scrolling down.
• The layout looks different. Pokémon GO changes its menus from time to time. Update the app from the App Store or Google Play, then compare your screen with Niantic’s current profile diagram linked above.
• The total looks out of date. Close the profile and open it again, or restart the app, so the game can sync with the server. This is a general step, not a documented fix for this specific number.
• The total is much higher than your Pokémon list. That is expected. The list only shows what you still hold, while Total Activity covers the lifetime of the account.
• A child’s account has no friends features. For child accounts, a parent or guardian controls friend features through the Niantic Kids Parent Portal or Pokémon Trainer Central. This affects who can see the profile, not the catch total itself.

Frequently asked questions

Does transferring Pokémon lower my caught total?

It should not. Total Activity is described as covering the lifetime of your account, while transferring only removes a Pokémon from your storage. Your Pokémon list count drops after a transfer, but the lifetime figure is a record of catches already made.

Do hatched or traded Pokémon count as caught?

Niantic does not publish exactly which actions add to the Pokémon caught figure, so do not rely on Eggs or trades to raise it. Hatched and traded Pokémon do join your collection, and you can list them with the hatched and traded search terms. To hatch more, here is how to put an Egg in an incubator.

Can I reset my Pokémon caught total?

There is no documented option to reset or edit lifetime stats. The total belongs to the account, so it follows you when you sign in on a new phone.

How do I see how many Shiny Pokémon I have?

Open the Pokédex and choose the Shiny category at the bottom to see which Shiny species you have registered. To see the Shiny Pokémon you currently hold, search your Pokémon list for shiny.

How do I find a specific Pokémon in a big collection?

Search your Pokémon list by name, by Pokédex number, or by nickname. You can also rename Pokémon so that your favorites are easy to pull up later.

Next step

Open your Trainer Profile now and note your Pokémon caught number, then tap the catch medal to see how far you are from the next tier. Checking the same two places after a big event is the simplest way to measure how much you caught.