diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 25d5277b4c2..9f6a3647972 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -2095,27 +2095,21 @@ export class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
           const passiveAttr = starterData.passiveAttr;
           if (passiveAttr & PassiveAttr.UNLOCKED) {
             // this is for enabling and disabling the passive
-            if (!(passiveAttr & PassiveAttr.ENABLED)) {
-              options.push({
-                label: i18next.t("starterSelectUiHandler:enablePassive"),
-                handler: () => {
-                  starterData.passiveAttr |= PassiveAttr.ENABLED;
-                  ui.setMode(UiMode.STARTER_SELECT);
-                  this.setSpeciesDetails(this.lastSpecies);
-                  return true;
-                },
-              });
-            } else {
-              options.push({
-                label: i18next.t("starterSelectUiHandler:disablePassive"),
-                handler: () => {
-                  starterData.passiveAttr ^= PassiveAttr.ENABLED;
-                  ui.setMode(UiMode.STARTER_SELECT);
-                  this.setSpeciesDetails(this.lastSpecies);
-                  return true;
-                },
-              });
-            }
+            const label = i18next.t(
+              passiveAttr & PassiveAttr.ENABLED
+                ? "starterSelectUiHandler:disablePassive"
+                : "starterSelectUiHandler:enablePassive",
+            );
+            options.push({
+              label,
+              handler: () => {
+                starterData.passiveAttr ^= PassiveAttr.ENABLED;
+                persistentStarterData.passiveAttr ^= PassiveAttr.ENABLED;
+                ui.setMode(UiMode.STARTER_SELECT);
+                this.setSpeciesDetails(this.lastSpecies);
+                return true;
+              },
+            });
           }
           // if container.favorite is false, show the favorite option
           const isFavorite = starterAttributes?.favorite ?? false;