diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 5ef26d1ba88..03defdbdb5c 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
   private pokemonCandyCountText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
   private pokemonCaughtHatchedContainer: Phaser.GameObjects.Container;
   private pokemonCaughtCountText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
+  private pokemonFormText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
   private pokemonHatchedIcon : Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite;
   private pokemonHatchedCountText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
   private pokemonShinyIcon: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite;
@@ -287,7 +288,6 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
   private starterSelectMessageBox: Phaser.GameObjects.NineSlice;
   private starterSelectMessageBoxContainer: Phaser.GameObjects.Container;
   private statsContainer: StatsContainer;
-  private pokemonFormText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
   private moveInfoOverlay : MoveInfoOverlay;
 
   private statsMode: boolean;
@@ -2288,6 +2288,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
       this.filterInstructionRowX += 50;
     }
   }
+
   updateInstructions(): void {
     this.instructionRowX = 0;
     this.instructionRowY = 0;
@@ -2826,6 +2827,8 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         this.pokemonShinyIcon.setTint(tint);
         this.pokemonShinyIcon.setVisible(defaultProps.shiny);
         this.pokemonCaughtHatchedContainer.setVisible(true);
+        this.pokemonFormText.setVisible(true);
+
         if (pokemonPrevolutions.hasOwnProperty(species.speciesId)) {
           this.pokemonCaughtHatchedContainer.setY(16);
           this.pokemonShinyIcon.setY(135);
@@ -2849,7 +2852,6 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
           this.pokemonCandyDarknessOverlay.setVisible(true);
           this.pokemonCandyCountText.setText(`x${this.scene.gameData.starterData[species.speciesId].candyCount}`);
           this.pokemonCandyCountText.setVisible(true);
-          this.pokemonFormText.setVisible(true);
           this.pokemonFormText.setY(42);
           this.pokemonHatchedIcon.setVisible(true);
           this.pokemonHatchedCountText.setVisible(true);