diff --git a/src/ui/dropdown.ts b/src/ui/dropdown.ts
index e16efe17036..6c0d2d66318 100644
--- a/src/ui/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/ui/dropdown.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export enum SortCriteria {
   COST = 1,
   CANDY = 2,
   IV = 3,
-  NAME = 4
+  NAME = 4,
+  GROWTH = 5
 }
 
 export class DropDownLabel {
diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 3a29f9431e7..df8c886f237 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
       new DropDownOption(this.scene, SortCriteria.CANDY, new DropDownLabel(i18next.t("filterBar:sortByCandies"))),
       new DropDownOption(this.scene, SortCriteria.IV, new DropDownLabel(i18next.t("filterBar:sortByIVs"))),
       new DropDownOption(this.scene, SortCriteria.NAME, new DropDownLabel(i18next.t("filterBar:sortByName")))
+      new DropDownOption(this.scene, SortCriteria.GROWTH, new DropDownLabel(i18next.t("filterBar:sortByGrowth")))
     ];
     this.filterBar.addFilter(DropDownColumn.SORT, i18next.t("filterBar:sortFilter"), new DropDown(this.scene, 0, 0, sortOptions, this.updateStarters, DropDownType.SINGLE));
     this.filterBarContainer.add(this.filterBar);
@@ -2555,6 +2556,8 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
           return (avgIVsA - avgIVsB) * -sort.dir;
         case SortCriteria.NAME:
           return a.species.name.localeCompare(b.species.name) * -sort.dir;
+        case SortCriteria.GROWTH:
+          return (a.species.growthRate - b.species.growthRate) * -sort.dir;
       }
       return 0;
     });