diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
index 5180d7bd956..ca1c9d67305 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1537,8 +1537,8 @@ export default class PokedexUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         case SortCriteria.COST:
           return (a.cost - b.cost) * -sort.dir;
         case SortCriteria.CANDY:
-          const candyCountA = globalScene.gameData.starterData[a.species.speciesId].candyCount;
-          const candyCountB = globalScene.gameData.starterData[b.species.speciesId].candyCount;
+          const candyCountA = globalScene.gameData.starterData[this.getStarterSpeciesId(a.species.speciesId)].candyCount;
+          const candyCountB = globalScene.gameData.starterData[this.getStarterSpeciesId(b.species.speciesId)].candyCount;
           return (candyCountA - candyCountB) * -sort.dir;
         case SortCriteria.IV:
           const avgIVsA = globalScene.gameData.dexData[a.species.speciesId].ivs.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / globalScene.gameData.dexData[a.species.speciesId].ivs.length;