diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts
index b0689f0c370..3920c866486 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ export default class PokedexScanUiHandler extends FormModalUiHandler {
 
     this.reduceKeys();
 
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      input.setFocus(); // Focus after a short delay to avoid unwanted input
+    }, 50);
+
     input.on("keydown", (inputObject, evt: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if ([ "escape", "space" ].some((v) => v === evt.key.toLowerCase() || v === evt.code.toLowerCase()) && ui.getMode() === Mode.AUTO_COMPLETE) {
         // Delete autocomplete list and recovery focus.