diff --git a/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
index fa6e019361d..c3434faeeb7 100644
--- a/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import * as Utils from "../utils";
 import { argbFromRgba } from "@material/material-color-utilities";
 import { Button } from "#enums/buttons";
 import BBCodeText from "phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/bbcodetext";
-import { UiTheme } from "#app/enums/ui-theme";
 
 export interface OptionSelectConfig {
   xOffset?: number;
@@ -189,6 +188,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractOptionSelectUiHandler extends UiHandler {
 
     this.optionSelectContainer.setVisible(true);
     this.scrollCursor = 0;
+    this.fullCursor = 0;
     this.setCursor(0);
 
     if (this.config.delay) {
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ export default abstract class AbstractOptionSelectUiHandler extends UiHandler {
       globalScene.time.delayedCall(Utils.fixedInt(this.config.delay), () => this.unblockInput());
     }
 
+    if (this.config?.supportHover) {
+      // handle hover code if the element supports hover-handlers and the option has the optional hover-handler set.
+      this.config?.options[this.unskippedIndices[this.fullCursor]]?.onHover?.();
+    }
+
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
index 9a201330130..13cbfcd5a85 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1322,6 +1322,19 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
                     });
                     this.prevolutions.map(pre => {
                       const preSpecies = allSpecies.find(species => species.speciesId === pokemonPrevolutions[this.lastSpecies.speciesId]);
+
+                      let conditionText:string = "";
+                      if (pre.condition) {
+                        conditionText = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveGeneric");
+                      } else if (pre.level > 1) {
+                        conditionText = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveAtLv") + ` ${pre.level}`;
+                      } else if (pre.item) {
+                        conditionText = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveUsing") + i18next.t(`modifierType:EvolutionItem.${EvolutionItem[pre.item].toUpperCase()}`) +
+                          " (" + (pre.item > 50 ? "Ultra" : "Great") + ")";
+                      } else {
+                        conditionText = "";
+                      }
+
                       options.push({
                         label: pre.preFormKey ?
                           this.getFormString(pre.preFormKey, preSpecies ?? this.lastSpecies, true) :
@@ -1337,22 +1350,8 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
                           this.clearText();
                           ui.setMode(Mode.POKEDEX_PAGE, newSpecies, newFormIndex, this.starterAttributes);
                           return true;
-                        }
-                      });
-
-                      let label:string = "";
-                      if (pre.level > 1) {
-                        label = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveAtLv") + ` ${pre.level}`;
-                      } else if (pre.item) {
-                        label = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveUsing") + i18next.t(`modifierType:EvolutionItem.${EvolutionItem[pre.item].toUpperCase()}`) +
-                          " (" + (pre.item > 50 ? "Ultra" : "Great") + ")";
-                      } else {
-                        label = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveGeneric");
-                      }
-                      options.push({
-                        label: label,
-                        skip: true,
-                        handler: () => false
+                        },
+                        onHover: () => this.showText(conditionText)
                       });
                     });
                   }
@@ -1368,6 +1367,19 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
                       const evoSpecies = allSpecies.find(species => species.speciesId === evo.speciesId);
                       const evoSpeciesStarterDexEntry = evoSpecies ? globalScene.gameData.dexData[evoSpecies.speciesId] : null;
                       const isCaughtEvo = evoSpeciesStarterDexEntry?.caughtAttr ? true : false;
+
+                      let conditionText:string = "";
+                      if (evo.condition) {
+                        conditionText = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveGeneric");
+                      } else if (evo.level > 1) {
+                        conditionText = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveAtLv") + ` ${evo.level}`;
+                      } else if (evo.item) {
+                        conditionText = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveUsing") + i18next.t(`modifierType:EvolutionItem.${EvolutionItem[evo.item].toUpperCase()}`) +
+                          " (" + (evo.item > 50 ? "Ultra" : "Great") + ")";
+                      } else {
+                        conditionText = "";
+                      }
+
                       options.push({
                         label: evo.evoFormKey ?
                           this.getFormString(evo.evoFormKey, evoSpecies ?? this.lastSpecies, true) :
@@ -1384,23 +1396,8 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
                           this.clearText();
                           ui.setMode(Mode.POKEDEX_PAGE, newSpecies, newFormIndex, this.starterAttributes);
                           return true;
-                        }
-                      });
-                      let label:string = "";
-                      if (evo.condition) {
-                        label = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveGeneric");
-                      } else if (evo.level > 1) {
-                        label = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveAtLv") + ` ${evo.level}`;
-                      } else if (evo.item) {
-                        label = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveUsing") + i18next.t(`modifierType:EvolutionItem.${EvolutionItem[evo.item].toUpperCase()}`) +
-                          " (" + (evo.item > 50 ? "Ultra" : "Great") + ")";
-                      } else {
-                        label = i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:evolveGeneric");
-                      }
-                      options.push({
-                        label: label,
-                        skip: true,
-                        handler: () => false
+                        },
+                        onHover: () => this.showText(conditionText)
                       });
                     });
                   }
diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts
index 37727d85a73..0fc7171842a 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-scan-ui-handler.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default class PokedexScanUiHandler extends FormModalUiHandler {
   abilityKeys: string[];
   row: number;
 
-  constructor(scene, mode) {
+  constructor(mode) {
     super(mode);
   }