diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 6bb7138e354..17cf08aa7e2 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { pokemonEvolutions } from "#balance/pokemon-evolutions";
 import { SpeciesId } from "#enums/species-id";
 
 /** The maximum size of the player's party */
@@ -54,15 +53,6 @@ export const defaultStarterSpecies: SpeciesId[] = [
   SpeciesId.QUAXLY,
 ];
 
-/**
- * The default species and all their evolutions
- */
-export const defaultStarterSpeciesAndEvolutions: SpeciesId[] = defaultStarterSpecies.flatMap(id => {
-  const stage2ids = pokemonEvolutions[id]?.map(e => e.speciesId) ?? [];
-  const stage3ids = stage2ids.flatMap(s2id => pokemonEvolutions[s2id]?.map(e => e.speciesId) ?? []);
-  return [id, ...stage2ids, ...stage3ids];
-});
-
 export const saveKey = "x0i2O7WRiANTqPmZ"; // Temporary; secure encryption is not yet necessary
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts b/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
index d42bce041c2..bf90ebb7edc 100644
--- a/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
+++ b/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { defaultStarterSpecies } from "#app/constants";
 import { globalScene } from "#app/global-scene";
 import { speciesStarterCosts } from "#balance/starters";
 import { allMoves } from "#data/data-lists";
@@ -1883,6 +1884,15 @@ export function initPokemonPrevolutions(): void {
 // TODO: This may cause funny business for double starters such as Pichu/Pikachu
 export const pokemonStarters: PokemonPrevolutions = {};
 
+/**
+ * The default species and all their evolutions
+ */
+export const defaultStarterSpeciesAndEvolutions: SpeciesId[] = defaultStarterSpecies.flatMap(id => {
+  const stage2ids = pokemonEvolutions[id]?.map(e => e.speciesId) ?? [];
+  const stage3ids = stage2ids.flatMap(s2id => pokemonEvolutions[s2id]?.map(e => e.speciesId) ?? []);
+  return [id, ...stage2ids, ...stage3ids];
+});
+
 export function initPokemonStarters(): void {
   const starterKeys = Object.keys(pokemonPrevolutions);
   starterKeys.forEach(pk => {
diff --git a/src/data/challenge.ts b/src/data/challenge.ts
index 3c282e7640e..01e6fa78ffc 100644
--- a/src/data/challenge.ts
+++ b/src/data/challenge.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { FixedBattleConfig } from "#app/battle";
 import { getRandomTrainerFunc } from "#app/battle";
-import { defaultStarterSpeciesAndEvolutions } from "#app/constants";
+import { defaultStarterSpeciesAndEvolutions } from "#balance/pokemon-evolutions";
 import { speciesStarterCosts } from "#balance/starters";
 import type { PokemonSpecies } from "#data/pokemon-species";
 import { AbilityAttr } from "#enums/ability-attr";