diff --git a/data/starter_choose.s b/data/starter_choose.s
index 160046d4c..92b95d80c 100644
--- a/data/starter_choose.s
+++ b/data/starter_choose.s
@@ -4,68 +4,156 @@
 
 	.section .rodata
 
+	.align 2
 gBirchBagGrassPal:: @ 85B0A00
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b0a00, 0x80
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_bag.gbapal"
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_grass.gbapal"
 
+	.align 2
+gBirchBallarrow_Pal:: @ 85B0A40
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_ballarrow.gbapal"
+
+	.align 2
+gBirchCircle_Pal:: @ 85B0A60
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_circle.gbapal"
+
+	.align 2
 gBirchBagTilemap:: @ 85B0A80
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b0a80, 0x18c
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_bag_map.bin.lz"
 
+	.align 2
 gBirchGrassTilemap:: @ 85B0C0C
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b0c0c, 0x1f8
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_grass_map.bin.lz"
 
+	.align 2
 gBirchHelpGfx:: @ 85B0E04
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b0e04, 0xaa8
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_help.4bpp.lz"
 
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B18AC:: @ 85B18AC
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b18AC, 0x520
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_ballarrow.4bpp.lz"
 
+	.align 2
+gUnknown_085B1BCC:: @ 85B1BCC
+	.incbin "graphics/misc/birch_circle.4bpp.lz"
+
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1DCC:: @ 85B1DCC
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1dcc, 0x10
+	window_template 0x00, 0x03, 0x0f, 0x18, 0x04, 0x0e, 0x0200
+	null_window_template
 
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1DDC:: @ 85B1DDC
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1ddc, 0x8
+	window_template 0x00, 0x18, 0x09, 0x05, 0x04, 0x0e, 0x0260
 
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1DE4:: @ 85B1DE4
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1de4, 0x8
+	window_template 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0d, 0x04, 0x0e, 0x0274
 
 sPokeballCoords:: @ 85B1DEC
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1dec, 0x6
+	.byte 0x3c, 0x40, 0x78, 0x58, 0xb4, 0x40
 
 gStarterChoose_LabelCoords:: @ 85B1DF2
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1df2, 0x6
+	.byte 0x00, 0x09, 0x10, 0x0a, 0x08, 0x04
 
 sStarterMon:: @ 85B1DF8
 	.2byte SPECIES_TREECKO
 	.2byte SPECIES_TORCHIC
 	.2byte SPECIES_MUDKIP
 
-.align 2
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1E00:: @ 85B1E00
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1e00, 0xc
+	.4byte 0x000001f8, 0x00003072, 0x00001063
 
 gUnknown_085B1E0C:: @ 85B1E0C
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1e0c, 0x1c
+	.byte 0x00, 0x01, 0x03
+
+	.align 2
+gOamData_85B1E10:: @ 85B1E10
+	.2byte 0x00a0, 0x8000, 0x0400, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
+gOamData_85B1E18:: @ 85B1E18
+	.2byte 0x00a0, 0x8000, 0x0400, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
+gOamData_85B1E20:: @ 85B1E20
+	.2byte 0x03a0, 0xc000, 0x0400, 0x0000
 
 gUnknown_085B1E28:: @ 85B1E28
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1e28, 0xa8
+	.byte 0x3c, 0x20, 0x78, 0x38, 0xb4, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00
 
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAnim_85B1E30:: @ 85B1E30
+	.2byte 0x0030, 0x001e, 0xffff, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAnim_85B1E38:: @ 85B1E38
+	.2byte 0x0000, 0x001e, 0xffff, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAnim_85B1E40:: @ 85B1E40
+	.2byte 0x0010, 0x0004, 0x0000, 0x0004, 0x0020, 0x0004, 0x0000, 0x0004, 0x0010, 0x0004, 0x0000, 0x0004, 0x0020, 0x0004, 0x0000, 0x0004
+	.2byte 0x0000, 0x0020, 0x0010, 0x0008, 0x0000, 0x0008, 0x0020, 0x0008, 0x0000, 0x0008, 0x0010, 0x0008, 0x0000, 0x0008, 0x0020, 0x0008
+	.2byte 0x0000, 0x0008, 0xfffe, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAnim_85B1E88:: @ 85B1E88
+	.2byte 0x0000, 0x0008, 0xffff, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAnimTable_85B1E90:: @ 85B1E90
+	.4byte gSpriteAnim_85B1E30
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAnimTable_85B1E94:: @ 85B1E94
+	.4byte gSpriteAnim_85B1E38
+	.4byte gSpriteAnim_85B1E40
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAnimTable_85B1E9C:: @ 85B1E9C
+	.4byte gSpriteAnim_85B1E88
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAffineAnim_85B1EA0:: @ 85B1EA0
+	.2byte 0x0010, 0x0010, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0010, 0x0010, 0x0f00, 0x0000, 0x7fff, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAffineAnim_85B1EB8:: @ 85B1EB8
+	.2byte 0x0014, 0x0014, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0014, 0x0014, 0x0f00, 0x0000, 0x7fff, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000
+
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1ED0:: @ 85B1ED0
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1ed0, 0x8
+	.4byte gSpriteAffineAnim_85B1EA0
 
+	.align 2
+gSpriteAffineAnimTable_85B1ED4:: @ 85B1ED4
+	.4byte gSpriteAffineAnim_85B1EB8
+
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1ED8:: @ 85B1ED8
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1ed8, 0x10
+	obj_tiles gUnknown_085B18AC, 0x0800, 0x1000
+	null_obj_tiles
 
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1EE8:: @ 85B1EE8
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1ee8, 0x10
+	obj_tiles gUnknown_085B1BCC, 0x0800, 0x1001
+	null_obj_tiles
 
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1EF8:: @ 85B1EF8
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1ef8, 0x18
+	obj_pal gBirchBallarrow_Pal, 0x1000
+	obj_pal gBirchCircle_Pal, 0x1001
+	null_obj_pal
 
+	.align 2
 sSpriteTemplate_Hand:: @ 85B1F10
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1f10, 0x18
+	spr_template 0x1000, 0x1000, gOamData_85B1E10, gSpriteAnimTable_85B1E90, NULL, gDummySpriteAffineAnimTable, sub_81346DC
 
+	.align 2
 sSpriteTemplate_PokeBall:: @ 85B1F28
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1f28, 0x18
+	spr_template 0x1000, 0x1000, gOamData_85B1E18, gSpriteAnimTable_85B1E94, NULL, gDummySpriteAffineAnimTable, sub_813473C
 
+	.align 2
 gUnknown_085B1F40:: @ 85B1F40
-	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1f40, 0x18
+	spr_template 0x1001, 0x1001, gOamData_85B1E20, gSpriteAnimTable_85B1E9C, NULL, gSpriteAffineAnimTable_85B1ED4, StarterPokemonSpriteCallback
diff --git a/graphics/misc/birch_bag.png b/graphics/misc/birch_bag.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86bfbbbc0
Binary files /dev/null and b/graphics/misc/birch_bag.png differ
diff --git a/graphics/misc/birch_bag_map.bin b/graphics/misc/birch_bag_map.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddfad5ec9
Binary files /dev/null and b/graphics/misc/birch_bag_map.bin differ
diff --git a/graphics/misc/birch_ballarrow.png b/graphics/misc/birch_ballarrow.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f0a3d97
Binary files /dev/null and b/graphics/misc/birch_ballarrow.png differ
diff --git a/graphics/misc/birch_circle.png b/graphics/misc/birch_circle.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3501dfec4
Binary files /dev/null and b/graphics/misc/birch_circle.png differ
diff --git a/graphics/misc/birch_grass.png b/graphics/misc/birch_grass.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..838fa5f4c
Binary files /dev/null and b/graphics/misc/birch_grass.png differ
diff --git a/graphics/misc/birch_grass_map.bin b/graphics/misc/birch_grass_map.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7332940c
Binary files /dev/null and b/graphics/misc/birch_grass_map.bin differ
diff --git a/graphics_file_rules.mk b/graphics_file_rules.mk
index 9711b5195..47cc5ad7f 100644
--- a/graphics_file_rules.mk
+++ b/graphics_file_rules.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SLOTMACHINEGFXDIR := graphics/slot_machine
 PKNAVGFXDIR := graphics/pokenav
 PKNAVOPTIONSGFXDIR := graphics/pokenav/options
 PSSGFXDIR := graphics/pokemon_storage
+MISCGFXDIR := graphics/misc
 
 types := normal fight flying poison ground rock bug ghost steel mystery fire water grass electric psychic ice dragon dark
 contest_types := cool beauty cute smart tough
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ graphics/link_games/pkmnjump_bg.4bpp: %.4bpp: %.png
 graphics/pokenav/region_map.8bpp: %.8bpp: %.png
 	$(GFX) $< $@ -num_tiles 233
 
-graphics/misc/japanese_hof.4bpp: %.4bpp: %.png
+$(MISCGFXDIR)/japanese_hof.4bpp: %.4bpp: %.png
 	$(GFX) $< $@ -num_tiles 29
 
 $(INTERFACEGFXDIR)/menu.gbapal: $(INTERFACEGFXDIR)/menu_0.gbapal \
@@ -658,3 +659,6 @@ $(INTERFACEGFXDIR)/region_map.8bpp: %.8bpp: %.png
 
 $(INTERFACEGFXDIR)/region_map_affine.8bpp: %.8bpp: %.png
 	$(GFX) $< $@ -num_tiles 233
+
+$(MISCGFXDIR)/birch_help.4bpp: $(MISCGFXDIR)/birch_bag.4bpp $(MISCGFXDIR)/birch_grass.4bpp
+	@cat $^ >$@
diff --git a/src/starter_choose.c b/src/starter_choose.c
index 2d78af8fb..c2c553d46 100644
--- a/src/starter_choose.c
+++ b/src/starter_choose.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void Task_MoveStarterChooseCursor(u8 taskId);
 static void sub_8134668(u8 taskId);
 static void CreateStarterPokemonLabel(u8 selection);
 static u8 CreatePokemonFrontSprite(u16 species, u8 x, u8 y);
-static void StarterPokemonSpriteCallback(struct Sprite *sprite);
+void StarterPokemonSpriteCallback(struct Sprite *sprite);
 
 static IWRAM_DATA u16 sStarterChooseWindowId;
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static u8 CreatePokemonFrontSprite(u16 species, u8 x, u8 y)
     return spriteId;
 }
 
-static void sub_81346DC(struct Sprite *sprite)
+void sub_81346DC(struct Sprite *sprite)
 {
     sprite->pos1.x = gUnknown_085B1E28[gTasks[sprite->data[0]].tStarterSelection][0];
     sprite->pos1.y = gUnknown_085B1E28[gTasks[sprite->data[0]].tStarterSelection][1];
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static void sub_81346DC(struct Sprite *sprite)
     sprite->data[1] = (u8)(sprite->data[1]) + 4;
 }
 
-static void sub_813473C(struct Sprite *sprite)
+void sub_813473C(struct Sprite *sprite)
 {
     if (gTasks[sprite->data[0]].tStarterSelection == sprite->data[1])
         StartSpriteAnimIfDifferent(sprite, 1);
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static void sub_813473C(struct Sprite *sprite)
         StartSpriteAnimIfDifferent(sprite, 0);
 }
 
-static void StarterPokemonSpriteCallback(struct Sprite *sprite)
+void StarterPokemonSpriteCallback(struct Sprite *sprite)
 {
     //Move sprite to upper center of screen
     if (sprite->pos1.x > STARTER_PKMN_POS_X)