diff --git a/src/data/splash-messages.ts b/src/data/splash-messages.ts
index 531f2c5c24a..8db3f2d77c2 100644
--- a/src/data/splash-messages.ts
+++ b/src/data/splash-messages.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const SEASONAL_WEIGHT_MULTIPLIER = 10;
 
 const commonSplashMessages = [
   ...Array(BATTLES_WON_WEIGHT_MULTIPLIER).fill("battlesWon"),
+  "pokemon",
   "joinTheDiscord",
   "infiniteLevels",
   "everythingIsStackable",
diff --git a/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
index 0d69eae0efc..8a12ff7b4f8 100644
--- a/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { TimedEventDisplay } from "#app/timed-event-manager";
 import { version } from "../../package.json";
 import { pokerogueApi } from "#app/plugins/api/pokerogue-api";
 import { globalScene } from "#app/global-scene";
+import type { Species } from "#enums/species";
+import { getPokemonSpecies } from "#app/data/pokemon-species";
 
 export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
   /** If the stats can not be retrieved, use this fallback value */
@@ -92,6 +94,15 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
       });
   }
 
+  /** Used solely to display a random Pokémon name in a splash message. */
+  randomPokemon(): void {
+    const rand = Utils.randInt(1025, 1);
+    const pokemon = getPokemonSpecies(rand as Species);
+    if (this.splashMessage === "splashMessages:pokemon") {
+      this.splashMessageText.setText(i18next.t(this.splashMessage, { pokemonName: pokemon.name }));
+    }
+  }
+
   show(args: any[]): boolean {
     const ret = super.show(args);
 
@@ -111,6 +122,8 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
         this.eventDisplay.show();
       }
 
+      this.randomPokemon();
+
       this.updateTitleStats();
 
       this.titleStatsTimer = setInterval(() => {