diff --git a/src/main_menu.c b/src/main_menu.c
index 7c4e82c76..61a60a8e7 100644
--- a/src/main_menu.c
+++ b/src/main_menu.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ static void SpriteCB_MovePlayerDownWhileShrinking(struct Sprite *sprite)
 
 static u8 NewGameBirchSpeech_CreateLotadSprite(u8 a, u8 b)
 {
-    return CreatePicSprite2(SPECIES_LOTAD, 8, 0, 1, a, b, 14, -1);
+    return CreatePicSprite2(SPECIES_LOTAD, SHINY_ODDS, 0, 1, a, b, 14, -1);
 }
 
 static void AddBirchSpeechObjects(u8 taskId)
diff --git a/src/pokedex.c b/src/pokedex.c
index 78c204d2d..bd766fbf7 100644
--- a/src/pokedex.c
+++ b/src/pokedex.c
@@ -4674,7 +4674,7 @@ u32 sub_80C0E68(u16 a)
 u16 CreateMonSpriteFromNationalDexNumber(u16 nationalNum, s16 x, s16 y, u16 paletteSlot)
 {
     nationalNum = NationalPokedexNumToSpecies(nationalNum);
-    return CreateMonPicSprite_HandleDeoxys(nationalNum, 8, sub_80C0E68(nationalNum), TRUE, x, y, paletteSlot, 0xFFFF);
+    return CreateMonPicSprite_HandleDeoxys(nationalNum, SHINY_ODDS, sub_80C0E68(nationalNum), TRUE, x, y, paletteSlot, 0xFFFF);
 }
 
 u16 sub_80C0EF8(u16 species, s16 x, s16 y, s8 paletteSlot)
diff --git a/src/starter_choose.c b/src/starter_choose.c
index 348491992..11b84a9e2 100644
--- a/src/starter_choose.c
+++ b/src/starter_choose.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static u8 CreatePokemonFrontSprite(u16 species, u8 x, u8 y)
 {
     u8 spriteId;
 
-    spriteId = CreatePicSprite2(species, 8, 0, 1, x, y, 0xE, 0xFFFF);
+    spriteId = CreatePicSprite2(species, SHINY_ODDS, 0, 1, x, y, 0xE, 0xFFFF);
     gSprites[spriteId].oam.priority = 0;
     return spriteId;
 }