diff --git a/src/field/trainer.ts b/src/field/trainer.ts
index 426f7e0cc1f..acbc8031dbc 100644
--- a/src/field/trainer.ts
+++ b/src/field/trainer.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class Trainer extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
             [this.name, this.partnerName] = this.name.split(" & ");
           }
         } else {
-          const partnerGenderKey = i18next.exists(`${classKey}.fenale`) ? ".fenale" : "";
+          const partnerGenderKey = i18next.exists(`${classKey}.female`) ? ".female" : "";
           [this.partnerNameKey, this.partnerName] = getRandomLocaleEntry(`${classKey}${partnerGenderKey}`);
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/utils/i18n.ts b/src/utils/i18n.ts
index 79e289c1f69..24f739fbb44 100644
--- a/src/utils/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/utils/i18n.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import i18next from "i18next";
  * not supporting arrays in any capacity.
  */
 export function getRandomLocaleEntry(key: string): [key: string, value: string] {
-  const keyName = `${key}.${randSeedItem(Object.keys(i18next.t("key", { returnObjects: true })))}`;
+  const keyName = `${key}.${randSeedItem(Object.keys(i18next.t(key, { returnObjects: true })))}`;
   return [keyName, i18next.t(keyName)];
 }