diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 148600b8d..b9ed8195c 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         icon.setScale(0.5);
         icon.setOrigin(0, 0);
         icon.setFrame(species.getIconId(defaultProps.female, defaultProps.formIndex, defaultProps.shiny, defaultProps.variant));
+        this.checkIconId(icon, species, defaultProps.female, defaultProps.formIndex, defaultProps.shiny, defaultProps.variant);
         icon.setTint(0);
         this.starterSelectGenIconContainers[g].add(icon);
         this.iconAnimHandler.addOrUpdate(icon, PokemonIconAnimMode.NONE);
@@ -792,6 +793,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
                   const props = this.scene.gameData.getSpeciesDexAttrProps(species, this.dexAttrCursor);
                   this.starterIcons[this.starterCursors.length].setTexture(species.getIconAtlasKey(props.formIndex, props.shiny, props.variant));
                   this.starterIcons[this.starterCursors.length].setFrame(species.getIconId(props.female, props.formIndex, props.shiny, props.variant));
+                  this.checkIconId(this.starterIcons[this.starterCursors.length], species, props.female, props.formIndex, props.shiny, props.variant);
                   this.starterGens.push(this.getGenCursorWithScroll());
                   this.starterCursors.push(this.cursor);
                   this.starterAttr.push(this.dexAttrCursor);
@@ -1306,6 +1308,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
       const props = this.scene.gameData.getSpeciesDexAttrProps(this.lastSpecies, dexAttr);
       const lastSpeciesIcon = (this.starterSelectGenIconContainers[this.lastSpecies.generation - 1].getAt(this.genSpecies[this.lastSpecies.generation - 1].indexOf(this.lastSpecies)) as Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite);
       lastSpeciesIcon.setTexture(this.lastSpecies.getIconAtlasKey(props.formIndex, props.shiny, props.variant), this.lastSpecies.getIconId(props.female, props.formIndex, props.shiny, props.variant));
+      this.checkIconId(lastSpeciesIcon, this.lastSpecies, props.female, props.formIndex, props.shiny, props.variant);
       this.iconAnimHandler.addOrUpdate(lastSpeciesIcon, PokemonIconAnimMode.NONE);
     }
 
@@ -1548,12 +1551,7 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
 
         (this.starterSelectGenIconContainers[this.getGenCursorWithScroll()].getAt(this.cursor) as Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite)
           .setTexture(species.getIconAtlasKey(formIndex, shiny, variant), species.getIconId(female, formIndex, shiny, variant));
-        // Temporary fix to show pokemon's default icon if variant icon doesn't exist
-        if ((this.starterSelectGenIconContainers[this.getGenCursorWithScroll()].getAt(this.cursor) as Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite).frame.name != species.getIconId(female, formIndex, shiny, variant)) {
-          console.log(`${species.name}'s variant icon does not exist. Replacing with default.`);
-          (this.starterSelectGenIconContainers[this.getGenCursorWithScroll()].getAt(this.cursor) as Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite).setTexture(species.getIconAtlasKey(formIndex, false, variant));
-          (this.starterSelectGenIconContainers[this.getGenCursorWithScroll()].getAt(this.cursor) as Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite).setFrame(species.getIconId(female, formIndex, false, variant));
-        }
+        this.checkIconId((this.starterSelectGenIconContainers[this.getGenCursorWithScroll()].getAt(this.cursor) as Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite), species, female, formIndex, shiny, variant);
         this.canCycleShiny = !!(dexEntry.caughtAttr & DexAttr.NON_SHINY && dexEntry.caughtAttr & DexAttr.SHINY);
         this.canCycleGender = !!(dexEntry.caughtAttr & DexAttr.MALE && dexEntry.caughtAttr & DexAttr.FEMALE);
         this.canCycleAbility = [ abilityAttr & AbilityAttr.ABILITY_1, (abilityAttr & AbilityAttr.ABILITY_2) && species.ability2, abilityAttr & AbilityAttr.ABILITY_HIDDEN ].filter(a => a).length > 1;
@@ -1827,4 +1825,12 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
     if (this.statsMode)
       this.toggleStatsMode(false);
   }
+
+  checkIconId(icon: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite, species: PokemonSpecies, female, formIndex, shiny, variant) {
+    if (icon.frame.name != species.getIconId(female, formIndex, shiny, variant)) {
+      console.log(`${species.name}'s variant icon does not exist. Replacing with default.`);
+      icon.setTexture(species.getIconAtlasKey(formIndex, false, variant));
+      icon.setFrame(species.getIconId(female, formIndex, false, variant));
+    }
+  }
 }
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