diff --git a/include/pokemon.h b/include/pokemon.h
index 60ccb27f4..150486c0e 100644
--- a/include/pokemon.h
+++ b/include/pokemon.h
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ u8 GetDefaultMoveTarget(u8 battlerId);
 u8 GetMonGender(struct Pokemon *mon);
 u8 GetBoxMonGender(struct BoxPokemon *boxMon);
 u8 GetGenderFromSpeciesAndPersonality(u16 species, u32 personality);
-void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToPokemon(u16 species, u8 battlerPosition);
+void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToPokemon(u16 speciesTag, u8 battlerPosition);
 void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToTrainerBack(u16 trainerSpriteId, u8 battlerPosition);
 void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToTrainerFront(u16 arg0, u8 battlerPosition);
 
diff --git a/src/pokemon.c b/src/pokemon.c
index 76a850d5a..64b02021b 100644
--- a/src/pokemon.c
+++ b/src/pokemon.c
@@ -3413,7 +3413,7 @@ u8 GetGenderFromSpeciesAndPersonality(u16 species, u32 personality)
         return MON_MALE;
 }
 
-void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToPokemon(u16 species, u8 battlerPosition)
+void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToPokemon(u16 speciesTag, u8 battlerPosition)
 {
     if (gMonSpritesGfxPtr != NULL)
         gMultiuseSpriteTemplate = gMonSpritesGfxPtr->templates[battlerPosition];
@@ -3424,13 +3424,13 @@ void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToPokemon(u16 species, u8 battlerPosition)
     else
         gMultiuseSpriteTemplate = gUnknown_08329D98[battlerPosition];
 
-    gMultiuseSpriteTemplate.paletteTag = species;
+    gMultiuseSpriteTemplate.paletteTag = speciesTag;
     if (battlerPosition == B_POSITION_PLAYER_LEFT || battlerPosition == B_POSITION_PLAYER_RIGHT)
         gMultiuseSpriteTemplate.anims = gUnknown_082FF70C;
-    else if (species > SPECIES_SHINY_TAG)
-        gMultiuseSpriteTemplate.anims = gMonFrontAnimsPtrTable[species - SPECIES_SHINY_TAG];
+    else if (speciesTag > SPECIES_SHINY_TAG)
+        gMultiuseSpriteTemplate.anims = gMonFrontAnimsPtrTable[speciesTag - SPECIES_SHINY_TAG];
     else
-        gMultiuseSpriteTemplate.anims = gMonFrontAnimsPtrTable[species];
+        gMultiuseSpriteTemplate.anims = gMonFrontAnimsPtrTable[speciesTag];
 }
 
 void SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToTrainerBack(u16 trainerSpriteId, u8 battlerPosition)