diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
index ddc16ab5a88..051d267259f 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
               if (!(passiveAttr & PassiveAttr.UNLOCKED)) {
                 const passiveCost = getPassiveCandyCount(speciesStarterCosts[this.starterId]);
                 options.push({
-                  label: `x${passiveCost} ${i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:unlockPassive")} (${allAbilities[this.passive].name})`,
+                  label: `x${passiveCost} ${i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:unlockPassive")}`,
                   handler: () => {
                     if (Overrides.FREE_CANDY_UPGRADE_OVERRIDE || candyCount >= passiveCost) {
                       starterData.passiveAttr |= PassiveAttr.UNLOCKED | PassiveAttr.ENABLED;
diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index a35f426e8bd..f24a3ff9265 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
             if (!(passiveAttr & PassiveAttr.UNLOCKED)) {
               const passiveCost = getPassiveCandyCount(speciesStarterCosts[this.lastSpecies.speciesId]);
               options.push({
-                label: `x${passiveCost} ${i18next.t("starterSelectUiHandler:unlockPassive")} (${allAbilities[this.lastSpecies.getPassiveAbility()].name})`,
+                label: `x${passiveCost} ${i18next.t("starterSelectUiHandler:unlockPassive")}`,
                 handler: () => {
                   if (Overrides.FREE_CANDY_UPGRADE_OVERRIDE || candyCount >= passiveCost) {
                     starterData.passiveAttr |= PassiveAttr.UNLOCKED | PassiveAttr.ENABLED;