diff --git a/asm/mauville_old_man.s b/asm/mauville_old_man.s
index 00f4192f8..950abfb64 100644
--- a/asm/mauville_old_man.s
+++ b/asm/mauville_old_man.s
@@ -5,147 +5,6 @@
 
 	.text
 
-	thumb_func_start sub_81210B8
-sub_81210B8: @ 81210B8
-	push {r4-r7,lr}
-	mov r7, r9
-	mov r6, r8
-	push {r6,r7}
-	mov r7, sp
-	mov r8, sp
-	ldr r0, =gUnknown_0859F288
-	ldr r0, [r0]
-	lsls r0, 3
-	lsrs r0, 3
-	adds r0, 0x3
-	lsrs r0, 2
-	lsls r0, 2
-	mov r1, sp
-	subs r1, r0
-	mov sp, r1
-	mov r9, sp
-	mov r0, sp
-	movs r1, 0x24
-	bl sub_8121064
-	movs r5, 0
-_081210E4:
-	ldr r1, =gUnknown_0859F048
-	mov r2, r9
-	adds r0, r2, r5
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	lsls r0, 4
-	adds r0, r1
-	ldrb r4, [r0]
-	ldrb r6, [r0, 0x1]
-	movs r1, 0
-	ldr r2, =gUnknown_0203A12C
-	ldr r0, [r2]
-	ldrb r0, [r0, 0x4]
-	cmp r0, r4
-	beq _08121112
-_08121100:
-	adds r1, 0x1
-	cmp r1, 0x3
-	bgt _08121112
-	ldr r0, [r2]
-	adds r0, 0x4
-	adds r0, r1
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	cmp r0, r4
-	bne _08121100
-_08121112:
-	cmp r1, 0x4
-	bne _08121162
-	adds r0, r4, 0
-	bl sub_8120E74
-	cmp r0, r6
-	bcc _08121162
-	ldr r0, =gUnknown_0203A12C
-	ldr r1, [r0]
-	movs r0, 0x1
-	strb r0, [r1, 0x1]
-	bl sub_8120ED8
-	lsls r0, 24
-	lsrs r0, 24
-	cmp r0, 0x4
-	bne _08121150
-	ldr r0, =gUnknown_03001178
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	adds r1, r4, 0
-	bl sub_8120FDC
-	b _0812115E
-	.pool
-_08121150:
-	bl sub_8120ED8
-	lsls r0, 24
-	lsrs r0, 24
-	adds r1, r4, 0
-	bl sub_8120FDC
-_0812115E:
-	movs r0, 0x1
-	b _0812116A
-_08121162:
-	adds r5, 0x1
-	cmp r5, 0x23
-	ble _081210E4
-	movs r0, 0
-_0812116A:
-	mov sp, r8
-	pop {r3,r4}
-	mov r8, r3
-	mov r9, r4
-	pop {r4-r7}
-	pop {r1}
-	bx r1
-	thumb_func_end sub_81210B8
-
-	thumb_func_start sub_8121178
-sub_8121178: @ 8121178
-	push {r4-r6,lr}
-	mov r6, r8
-	push {r6}
-	adds r5, r0, 0
-	ldr r6, =gUnknown_0203A12C
-	ldr r0, [r6]
-	adds r0, 0x4
-	adds r0, r5
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	mov r8, r0
-	ldr r4, =gStringVar1
-	adds r0, r5, 0
-	bl sub_8120F08
-	adds r1, r0, 0
-	adds r0, r4, 0
-	movs r2, 0
-	movs r3, 0xA
-	bl ConvertIntToDecimalStringN
-	ldr r4, =gStringVar2
-	mov r0, r8
-	bl sub_8120ECC
-	adds r1, r0, 0
-	adds r0, r4, 0
-	bl StringCopy
-	ldr r4, =gStringVar3
-	adds r0, r5, 0
-	adds r1, r4, 0
-	bl sub_8120F7C
-	ldr r0, [r6]
-	adds r0, 0x34
-	adds r0, r5
-	ldrb r1, [r0]
-	adds r0, r4, 0
-	bl ConvertInternationalString
-	mov r0, r8
-	bl sub_8120EC0
-	bl ShowFieldMessage
-	pop {r3}
-	mov r8, r3
-	pop {r4-r6}
-	pop {r0}
-	bx r0
-	.pool
-	thumb_func_end sub_8121178
-
 	thumb_func_start sub_81211EC
 sub_81211EC: @ 81211EC
 	push {r4,r5,lr}
diff --git a/data/mauville_old_man.s b/data/mauville_old_man.s
deleted file mode 100644
index fe7056541..000000000
--- a/data/mauville_old_man.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-	.include "asm/macros.inc"
-	.include "constants/constants.inc"
-
-	.section .rodata
-	.align 2, 0
-
-gUnknown_0859F288:: @ 859F288
-	.4byte 0x00000024, 0x00000008
diff --git a/ld_script.txt b/ld_script.txt
index c975586a6..e1cc109a6 100644
--- a/ld_script.txt
+++ b/ld_script.txt
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ SECTIONS {
         data/easy_chat.o(.rodata);
         src/mon_markings.o(.rodata);
         src/mauville_old_man.o(.rodata);
-        data/mauville_old_man.o(.rodata);
         src/mail.o(.rodata);
         data/menu_helpers.o(.rodata);
         src/heal_location.o(.rodata);
diff --git a/src/mauville_old_man.c b/src/mauville_old_man.c
index 04af0e066..4f85d4577 100644
--- a/src/mauville_old_man.c
+++ b/src/mauville_old_man.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "sound.h"
 #include "strings.h"
 #include "overworld.h"
+#include "field_message_box.h"
 
 #define CHAR_SONG_WORD_SEPARATOR 0x37
 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ void sub_8120E50(void);
 void sub_81339F8(void); // TraderSetup
 void sub_8133A60(void);
 
+IWRAM_DATA u8 gUnknown_03001178;
+
 struct BardSong gUnknown_03006130;
 
 EWRAM_DATA u16 gUnknown_0203A128 = 0;
@@ -1085,3 +1088,55 @@ void sub_8121064(u8 * arr, s32 count) // ScrambleStatList
         arr[b] = temp;
     }
 }
+
+struct UnknownStruct_0859F288
+{
+    u32 length;
+    u32 unused2;
+};
+
+const struct UnknownStruct_0859F288 gUnknown_0859F288 = {
+    36,
+    8
+};
+
+bool8 sub_81210B8(void) // StorytellerInitializeRandomStat
+{
+    u8 arr[gUnknown_0859F288.length];
+    s32 i;
+    s32 j;
+
+    sub_8121064(arr, 36);
+    for (i = 0; i < 36; i++)
+    {
+        u8 stat = gUnknown_0859F048[arr[i]].stat;
+        u8 minVal = gUnknown_0859F048[arr[i]].minVal;
+
+        for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
+        {
+            if (gUnknown_0203A12C->gameStatIDs[j] == stat)
+                break;
+        }
+        if (j == 4 && sub_8120E74(stat) >= minVal)
+        {
+            gUnknown_0203A12C->alreadyRecorded = TRUE;
+            if (sub_8120ED8() == 4)
+                sub_8120FDC(gUnknown_03001178, stat);
+            else
+                sub_8120FDC(sub_8120ED8(), stat);
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+void sub_8121178(u32 player) // StorytellerDisplayStory
+{
+    u8 stat = gUnknown_0203A12C->gameStatIDs[player];
+
+    ConvertIntToDecimalStringN(gStringVar1, sub_8120F08(player), 0, 10);
+    StringCopy(gStringVar2, sub_8120ECC(stat));
+    sub_8120F7C(player, gStringVar3);
+    ConvertInternationalString(gStringVar3, gUnknown_0203A12C->unk34[player]);
+    ShowFieldMessage(sub_8120EC0(stat));
+}
diff --git a/sym_bss.txt b/sym_bss.txt
index 24e6afa3b..186ff8ced 100644
--- a/sym_bss.txt
+++ b/sym_bss.txt
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@
 	.include "src/script_menu.o"
 	.include "src/record_mixing.o"
 	.include "src/tv.o"
+	.include "src/mauville_old_man.o"
 
-	.space 1 @ TODO: define this u32 in mauville_old_man
-gUnknown_03001178: @ 3001178
-	.space 0x4
-
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_0300117C: @ 300117C
 	.space 0x4