diff --git a/src/locales/en/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/locales/en/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 60a50130686..19f8649dcc3 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const starterSelectUiHandler: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
     "gen5": "V",
     "gen6": "VI",
     "gen7": "VII",
-    "gen8": "VII",
+    "gen8": "VIII",
     "gen9": "IX",
     "growthRate": "Growth Rate:",
     "ability": "Ability:",