diff --git a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
index 3b8d3e8b9..ac4e1670e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
             }
         });
 
-      // Award various medals based on variation, difficulty, and scoring rank.
+      // Award various medals based on variation, difficulty, song ID, and scoring rank.
       if (scoreRank == ScoringRank.SHIT) Medals.award(LossRating);
       if (scoreRank >= ScoringRank.PERFECT && currentDifficulty == 'hard') Medals.award(PerfectRatingHard);
       if (scoreRank == ScoringRank.PERFECT_GOLD && currentDifficulty == 'hard') Medals.award(GoldPerfectRatingHard);
@@ -3062,19 +3062,18 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
                 },
             };
 
-          if (currentSong.validScore
-            && Save.instance.isLevelHighScore(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId, PlayStatePlaylist.campaignDifficulty, data))
+          #if FEATURE_NEWGROUNDS
+          // Award a medal for beating a Story level.
+          Medals.awardStoryLevel(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId);
+
+          // Submit the score for the Story level to Newgrounds.
+          Leaderboards.submitLevelScore(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId, PlayStatePlaylist.campaignDifficulty, PlayStatePlaylist.campaignScore);
+
+          Events.logCompleteLevel(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId);
+          #end
+
+          if (Save.instance.isLevelHighScore(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId, PlayStatePlaylist.campaignDifficulty, data))
           {
-            #if FEATURE_NEWGROUNDS
-            // Award a medal for beating a Story level.
-            Medals.awardStoryLevel(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId);
-
-            // Submit the score for the Story level to Newgrounds.
-            Leaderboards.submitLevelScore(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId, PlayStatePlaylist.campaignDifficulty, PlayStatePlaylist.campaignScore);
-
-            Events.logCompleteLevel(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId);
-            #end
-
             Save.instance.setLevelScore(PlayStatePlaylist.campaignId, PlayStatePlaylist.campaignDifficulty, data);
             isNewHighscore = true;
           }
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/ResultState.hx b/source/funkin/play/ResultState.hx
index 976fcd5ee..9a6cb0343 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/ResultState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/ResultState.hx
@@ -502,8 +502,9 @@ class ResultState extends MusicBeatSubState
           clearPercentCounter.curNumber = clearPercentTarget;
 
           #if FEATURE_NEWGROUNDS
+          var isScoreValid = !(params?.isPracticeMode ?? false) && !(params?.isBotPlayMode ?? false);
           // This is the easiest spot to do the medal calculation lol.
-          if (clearPercentTarget == 69) Medals.award(Nice);
+          if (isScoreValid && clearPercentTarget == 69) Medals.award(Nice);
           #end
 
           clearPercentCounter.flash(true);
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/charSelect/CharSelectSubState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/charSelect/CharSelectSubState.hx
index eb7adb6a7..48a88be33 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/charSelect/CharSelectSubState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/charSelect/CharSelectSubState.hx
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ class CharSelectSubState extends MusicBeatSubState
     else
     {
       #if FEATURE_NEWGROUNDS
+      // Make the character unlock medal retroactive.
       if (availableChars.size() > 1) Medals.award(CharSelect);
       #end
 
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ class CharSelectSubState extends MusicBeatSubState
         });
 
         #if FEATURE_NEWGROUNDS
+        // Grant the medal when the player unlocks a character.
         Medals.award(CharSelect);
         #end
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/results/ResultsDebugSubState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/results/ResultsDebugSubState.hx
index 011888991..81628f30f 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/results/ResultsDebugSubState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/results/ResultsDebugSubState.hx
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ class ResultsDebugSubState extends MusicBeatSubState
         characterId: "bf",
         difficultyId: "nightmare",
         isNewHighscore: true,
+        isPracticeMode: true, // Invalidates achievements/scores.
+        isBotPlayMode: true, // Invalidates achievements/scores.
         scoreData:
           {
             score: 1_234_567,