diff --git a/data/starter_choose.s b/data/starter_choose.s
index 6ab5a6376..ae81aae20 100644
--- a/data/starter_choose.s
+++ b/data/starter_choose.s
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ sPokeballCoords:: @ 85B1DEC
 gStarterChoose_LabelCoords:: @ 85B1DF2
 	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1df2, 0x6
 
-sStarterMons:: @ 85B1DF8
+sStarterMon:: @ 85B1DF8
 	.incbin "baserom.gba", 0x5b1df8, 0x8
 
 gUnknown_085B1E00:: @ 85B1E00
diff --git a/src/starter_choose.c b/src/starter_choose.c
index c730e0978..1f64a5db7 100644
--- a/src/starter_choose.c
+++ b/src/starter_choose.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #define STARTER_PKMN_POS_X 120
 #define STARTER_PKMN_POS_Y 64
 
-extern u16 sStarterChooseWindowId;
-
 // graphics
 extern const u32 gBirchHelpGfx[];
 extern const u32 gBirchBagTilemap[];
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ extern const u16 gBirchBagGrassPal[];
 extern const u8 gText_BirchInTrouble[];
 extern const u8 gText_ConfirmStarterChoice[];
 
-extern const u16 sStarterMons[STARTER_MON_COUNT];
+extern const u16 sStarterMon[STARTER_MON_COUNT];
 extern const struct BgTemplate gUnknown_085B1E00[3];
 extern const struct WindowTemplate gUnknown_085B1DCC[];
 extern const struct WindowTemplate gUnknown_085B1DDC;
@@ -78,11 +76,13 @@ static void CreateStarterPokemonLabel(u8 selection);
 static u8 CreatePokemonFrontSprite(u16 species, u8 x, u8 y);
 static void StarterPokemonSpriteCallback(struct Sprite *sprite);
 
+static IWRAM_DATA u16 sStarterChooseWindowId;
+
 u16 GetStarterPokemon(u16 chosenStarterId)
 {
     if (chosenStarterId > STARTER_MON_COUNT)
         chosenStarterId = 0;
-    return sStarterMons[chosenStarterId];
+    return sStarterMon[chosenStarterId];
 }
 
 static void VblankCB_StarterChoose(void)
diff --git a/sym_bss.txt b/sym_bss.txt
index bb9e21359..3746598fa 100644
--- a/sym_bss.txt
+++ b/sym_bss.txt
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ gUnknown_030011F6: @ 30011F6
 gUnknown_030011F7: @ 30011F7
 	.space 0x1
 
-sStarterChooseWindowId: @ 30011F8
-	.space 0x4
+    .include "src/starter_choose.o"
+    .space 0x2
 
 gUnknown_030011FC: @ 30011FC
 	.space 0x2