The current level requirements for Ingress are as follows:
Level AP Silver Gold Platinum Black L9 2,400,000 4 1 0 0 L10 4,000,000 5 2 0 0 L11 6,000,000 6 4 0 0 L12 8,400,000 7 6 0 0 L13 12,000,000 - 7 1 0 L14 17,000,000 - - 2 0 L15 24,000,000 - - 3 0 L16 40,000,000 - - 4 2
Considering higher-level requirements do not include less-level medals, is it possible to skip some levels entirely?
For example, would someone who has 17M AP and two platinum medals be promoted to L14, even if he hasn't the 7 gold medals required for L13?
Or are the levels applied sequentially so that L13 is an actual requirement for L14?
Best Answer
Levels are applied in sequence, you can not be promoted to a higher level until you've been through all levels before it, as shown from this profile:
While there is enough AP and the two platinum medals required for L14, I'm still stuck at L11 because I don't have enough gold medals for L12 (or L13).
However, as soon as I get the 7 gold medals required for L13, I should indeed get to L14 immediately. This might be considered as "skipping" L13, but in fact the game will apply the two level ups in sequence. (I'll update to confirm when I reach that point)