diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
index 1b0bcf2e2a5..a8ebfb435cc 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
   private infoOverlay : PokedexInfoOverlay;
 
   private statsMode: boolean;
-  private starterIconsCursorXOffset: number = -3;
-  private starterIconsCursorYOffset: number = 1;
-  private starterIconsCursorIndex: number;
 
   private allSpecies: PokemonSpecies[] = [];
   private lastSpecies: PokemonSpecies;
@@ -2374,7 +2371,7 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
     } else {
       this.statsMode = false;
       this.statsContainer.setVisible(false);
-      this.pokemonSprite.setVisible(!!this.speciesStarterDexEntry?.caughtAttr);
+      this.pokemonSprite.setVisible(true);
       //@ts-ignore
       this.statsContainer.updateIvs(null); // TODO: resolve ts-ignore. !?!?
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
index 79c481fecac..e5847062ac4 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ export default class PokedexUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
   }
 
   setSpeciesDetails(species: PokemonSpecies, options: SpeciesDetails = {}): void {
-    let { shiny, formIndex, female, variant, abilityIndex, natureIndex } = options;
+    let { shiny, formIndex, female, variant } = options;
     const forSeen: boolean = options.forSeen ?? false;
     this.dexAttrCursor = 0n;
     this.abilityCursor = -1;
@@ -1811,8 +1811,6 @@ export default class PokedexUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
 
       if (!dexEntry.caughtAttr) {
         const props = this.getSanitizedProps(this.scene.gameData.getSpeciesDexAttrProps(species, this.getCurrentDexProps(species.speciesId)));
-        const defaultAbilityIndex = this.scene.gameData.getStarterSpeciesDefaultAbilityIndex(species);
-        const defaultNature = this.scene.gameData.getSpeciesDefaultNature(species);
 
         if (shiny === undefined || shiny !== props.shiny) {
           shiny = props.shiny;
@@ -1826,12 +1824,6 @@ export default class PokedexUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         if (variant === undefined || variant !== props.variant) {
           variant = props.variant;
         }
-        if (abilityIndex === undefined || abilityIndex !== defaultAbilityIndex) {
-          abilityIndex = defaultAbilityIndex;
-        }
-        if (natureIndex === undefined || natureIndex !== defaultNature) {
-          natureIndex = defaultNature;
-        }
       }
 
       if (forSeen ? this.speciesStarterDexEntry?.seenAttr : this.speciesStarterDexEntry?.caughtAttr) {