diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 82e9b8f4ce4..bc3c6b6c863 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -2751,7 +2751,7 @@ export class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
     }
     const updatedMoveset = starterMoveset.slice() as StarterMoveset;
     const formIndex = globalScene.gameData.getSpeciesDexAttrProps(this.lastSpecies, this.dexAttrCursor).formIndex;
-    const { starterDataEntry } = this.getSpeciesData(this.lastSpecies.speciesId);
+    const starterDataEntry = globalScene.gameData.starterData[speciesId];
     // species has different forms
     if (pokemonFormLevelMoves.hasOwnProperty(speciesId)) {
       // Species has forms with different movesets