Stupid question I suppose, isn't it possible to wait for 8h20m, then recall your pokemon (s) yourself from the gym peacefully and collect the 50 coins? Or do they only get paid after they have been forcibly kicked out by foreign force? Thanks.

Unfortunately, yes. If your Pokemon stays past 0:00 coins for that day are “lost”. For free to play players, it’s best to find gyms with high turnover or find a friend on a different team to “send your Pokemon home” before midnight.

Asking myself the same question. Someone her know the answer?

I have a question. If your Pokémon dont come back before 00:00 that day and it goes over to the next day, are the Pokecoins from the first day lost?

And so if my Pokémon defend a gym for three days I only get 50 coins on the day it returns?